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Boxing: WBA minimumweight title match

Japanese boxer Takeshi Ishii (C) poses for a photo with his championship belt after knocking out Wilfredo Mendez of Puerto Rico in the first round of their WBA minimumweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishii rewrote Naoya Inoue's record for the fastest knockout by a Japanese male boxer in a world title bout.

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Boxing: WBA minimumweight title match

Japanese boxer Takeshi Ishii raises his championship belt after knocking out Wilfredo Mendez of Puerto Rico in the first round of their WBA minimumweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishii rewrote Naoya Inoue's record for the fastest knockout by a Japanese male boxer in a world title bout.

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Boxing: WBA minimumweight title match

Japanese boxer Takeshi Ishii (R) celebrates after knocking out Wilfredo Mendez of Puerto Rico in the first round of their WBA minimumweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishii rewrote Naoya Inoue's record for the fastest knockout by a Japanese male boxer in a world title bout.

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Boxing: WBA minimumweight title match

Japanese boxer Takeshi Ishii (C) celebrates after knocking out Wilfredo Mendez of Puerto Rico in the first round of their WBA minimumweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishii rewrote Naoya Inoue's record for the fastest knockout by a Japanese male boxer in a world title bout.

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Boxing: WBA minimumweight title match

Japanese boxer Takeshi Ishii (C) celebrates after knocking out Wilfredo Mendez of Puerto Rico in the first round of their WBA minimumweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishii rewrote Naoya Inoue's record for the fastest knockout by a Japanese male boxer in a world title bout.

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Boxing: WBA minimumweight title match

Japanese boxer Takeshi Ishii celebrates after knocking out Wilfredo Mendez of Puerto Rico in the first round of their WBA minimumweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishii rewrote Naoya Inoue's record for the fastest knockout by a Japanese male boxer in a world title bout.

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Boxing: WBA minimumweight title match

Japanese boxer Takeshi Ishii (R) lands a punch on Wilfredo Mendez of Puerto Rico in the first round of their WBA minimumweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026. Ishii rewrote Naoya Inoue's record for the fastest knockout by a Japanese male boxer in a world title bout. ==Kyodo

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira (L) knocks down Venezuelan Carlos Canizales in the seventh round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira raises his belt after defeating Venezuelan Carlos Canizales by technical knockout in the seventh round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira celebrates after defeating Venezuelan Carlos Canizales by technical knockout in the seventh round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira (R) celebrates after defeating Venezuelan Carlos Canizales by technical knockout in the seventh round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira (C) celebrates after defeating Venezuelan Carlos Canizales by technical knockout in the seventh round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira celebrates after defeating Venezuelan Carlos Canizales by technical knockout in the seventh round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira celebrates after defeating Venezuelan Carlos Canizales by technical knockout in the seventh round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira (L) fights against Venezuelan Carlos Canizales in the seventh round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira (L) fights against Venezuelan Carlos Canizales in the fourth round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira (L) fights against Venezuelan Carlos Canizales in the sixth round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira (L) fights against Venezuelan Carlos Canizales in the fifth round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Daiya Kira (R) fights against Venezuelan Carlos Canizales in the seventh round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2026.

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Basketball: Rui Hachimura

Los Angeles Clippers forward Rui Hachimura (R) trains in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Aug. 26, 2026, before Japan faces Saudi Arabia in the second round of the 2027 Basketball World Cup Asian qualifier.

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Basketball: Rui Hachimura

Los Angeles Clippers forward Rui Hachimura trains in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Aug. 26, 2026, before Japan faces Saudi Arabia in the second round of the 2027 Basketball World Cup Asian qualifier.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan smiles after making a winning birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan smiles after making a winning birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan hits off the fourth tee during the final round of the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan makes a birdie putt on the fifth hole during the final round of the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Golf: CPKC Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita of Japan hits off the first tee during the final round of the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 23, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs watches the flight of his solo home run as he starts to round the bases in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Golf: Wyndham Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan acknowledges the crowd after making a birdie on the eighth hole during the final round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Golf: Wyndham Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan acknowledges the crowd after making a birdie on the eighth hole during the final round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Golf: Wyndham Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan acknowledges the crowd after making a birdie on the eighth hole during the final round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Golf: Wyndham Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits out of a bunker on the 15th hole during the final round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Aug. 9, 2026.

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Golf: Rocket Classic

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays during the final round of the Rocket Classic golf tournament on Aug. 2, 2026, at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan.

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Golf: Rocket Classic

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays during the final round of the Rocket Classic golf tournament on Aug. 2, 2026, at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan.

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Golf: Rocket Classic

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan acknowledges the crowd after making a birdie on the ninth hole during the final round of the Rocket Classic golf tournament on Aug. 2, 2026, at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan.

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Golf: Rocket Classic

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays during the final round of the Rocket Classic golf tournament on Aug. 2, 2026, at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan.

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Golf: Women's British Open

Shiho Kuwaki of Japan smiles after making a winning putt in a playoff against Esther Henseleit of Germany during the final round of the Women's British Open golf tournament on Aug. 2, 2026, at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England.

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Golf: Women's British Open

Shiho Kuwaki of Japan celebrates after making a winning putt in a playoff against Esther Henseleit of Germany during the final round of the Women's British Open golf tournament on Aug. 2, 2026, at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England.

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Golf: Women's British Open

Yuka Saso of Japan makes a par putt on the first hole during the final round of the Women's British Open golf tournament on Aug. 2, 2026, at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England.

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Golf: Women's British Open

Shiho Kuwaki of Japan makes a birdie putt on the second hole during the final round of the Women's British Open golf tournament on Aug. 2, 2026, at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England.

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Golf: Women's British Open

Ayaka Furue of Japan hits off the first tee during the final round of the Women's British Open golf tournament on Aug. 2, 2026, at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England.

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Golf: Women's British Open

Shiho Kuwaki of Japan plays a shot on the first hole during the final round of the Women's British Open golf tournament on Aug. 2, 2026, at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England.

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Golf: Women's British Open

Minami Katsu of Japan hits off the first tee during the final round of the Women's British Open golf tournament on Aug. 2, 2026, at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England.

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Golf: Women's British Open

Shiho Kuwaki of Japan acknowledges the crowd after making a par putt on the first hole during the final round of the Women's British Open golf tournament on Aug. 2, 2026, at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England.

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Golf: Women's British Open

Shiho Kuwaki of Japan hits off the first tee during the final round of the Women's British Open golf tournament on Aug. 2, 2026, at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England.

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Golf: Women's British Open

Rio Takeda of Japan makes a birdie putt on the first hole during the final round of the Women's British Open golf tournament on Aug. 2, 2026, at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England.

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Golf: Women's British Open

Ayaka Furue of Japan hits off the first tee during the final round of the Women's British Open golf tournament on Aug. 2, 2026, at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England.

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Golf: Women's British Open

Chisato Iwai of Japan hits out of a bunker on the first hole during the final round of the Women's British Open golf tournament on Aug. 2, 2026, at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England.

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Golf: Women's British Open

Mao Saigo of Japan hits a putt on the first hole during the final round of the Women's British Open golf tournament on Aug. 2, 2026, at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England.

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Golf: Women's British Open

Yuna Araki of Japan lines up a putt on the second hole during the final round of the Women's British Open golf tournament on Aug. 2, 2026, at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England.

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Golf: Women's British Open

Akie Iwai of Japan plays a shot on the first hole during the final round of the Women's British Open golf tournament on Aug. 2, 2026, at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England.