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RUGBY - Sei Nazioni - Italy vs France

Rome, Italy - 23.02.2025: French players hug each other first before the Guinness Six Nations 2025 match between Italy and France at Olympic Stadium.

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Rugby - Six Nations - Italia vs Francia

Rome, Italy - 23.02.2025: Italian players hug each other first before the Guinness Six Nations 2025 match between Italy and France at Olympic Stadium.

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RUGBY - Sei Nazioni - Italy vs France

Rome, Italy - 23.02.2025: Italian players hug each other first before the Guinness Six Nations 2025 match between Italy and France at Olympic Stadium.

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Rugby - Six Nations - Italia vs Francia

Rome, Italy - 23.02.2025: French players hug each other first before the Guinness Six Nations 2025 match between Italy and France at Olympic Stadium.

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Carp ace Maeda among 6 named to Samurai Japan squad

TOKYO, Japan - Japan baseball manager Hiroki Kokubo announces in Tokyo on July 17, 2014, the first six players selected for this year's national team. The team's big test this autumn will be five games against a team of visiting major leaguers in November.

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China's Zhang wins LPGA Players Championship in playoff

INZAI, Japan - China's Zhang Na is elated after beating Sakura Yokomine in a playoff at the Kracie Philanthropy LPGA Players Championship on July 22 for her second title on the Japan LPGA tour. The victory came six weeks after she became the first player from mainland China to win on the top-tier Japanese circuit at the Suntory Ladies Open.

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Lee Dong Hwan wins career 1st in Japan at shortened Mizuno Open

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Lee Dong Hwan lifts his first silverware on the Japanese tour after playing just five holes at the Yomiuri Country Club in Hyogo on June 24 as the final round of the Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic was canceled due to bad weather. The up-and-coming South Korean shot three straight 68s through the third round and wrapped up the shortened tournament with a 54-hole total of 12-under 204, four strokes clear of six players tied for second.

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Tickets for 1st lottery with carryover jackpot go on sale

TOKYO, Japan - Two people in Tokyo buy tickets that went on sale Oct. 2 for a lottery with Japan's first jackpot that can accumulate with successive draws. Loto 6 requires players to choose six numbers between 1 and 43. The tickets allow for a possible grand prize of up to 400 million yen.

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Kiryu Daiichi wins high school baseball title

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Kiryu Daiichi players celebrate their victory after defeating Okayama Ridai Fuzoku 14-1 in the championship game of the 81st National High School Baseball Tournament. Ace southpaw Itsuki Shoda (center) pitched a six-hitter at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture to give Gunma its first high school baseball national championship team.

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Japan beats Hong Kong in Olympic qualifier

Japan's under-22 players defeat Hong Kong 2-0 in an Asian Olympic qualifying match at Tokyo's National Stadium on July 2. Japan had already secured top spot in first-round Group Six. Photo shows Shunsuke Nakamura (L) scoring Japan's 1st goal of the game in the first half.

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China remain only unbeaten team in Men's World Chess Championship

STORY: China remain only unbeaten team in Men's World Chess Championship DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of preparations for the chess championship games in Jerusalem 2. various of Chinese players during the games 3. various of children open the games with a gong 4. various of players during the games STORYLINE: China became the only unbeaten team after the second day of the 2022 Men's World Team Chess Championship in Jerusalem on Monday. China beat Ukraine 3-1 and the Netherlands 3.5-0.5 in the six-team Group A, raising their record to full eight points from four matches and securing their spot in the quarterfinals with one round to go. Bai Jinshi and Li Di scored 3.5 points from four games for China so far, while Xu Xiangyu contributed three points. China captain Wen Yang, a gold medalist from the 2017 World Team Championship, told Xinhua that the team is very young, and this is the first time for some players to participate i

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Lee Dong Hwan wins career 1st in Japan at shortened Mizuno Open

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Lee Dong Hwan lifts his first silverware on the Japanese tour after playing just five holes at the Yomiuri Country Club in Hyogo on June 24 as the final round of the Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic was canceled due to bad weather. The up-and-coming South Korean shot three straight 68s through the third round and wrapped up the shortened tournament with a 54-hole total of 12-under 204, four strokes clear of six players tied for second. (Kyodo)

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China's Zhang wins LPGA Players Championship in playoff

INZAI, Japan - China's Zhang Na is elated after beating Sakura Yokomine in a playoff at the Kracie Philanthropy LPGA Players Championship on July 22 for her second title on the Japan LPGA tour. The victory came six weeks after she became the first player from mainland China to win on the top-tier Japanese circuit at the Suntory Ladies Open. (Kyodo)

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Kokubo names Japan-based candidates for Premier 12

Japanese national baseball team manager Hiroki Kokubo (C) and six players pose for photos in Tokyo on July 16, 2015. The six are among Kokubo's 65 candidates to play in the inaugural Premier 12 tournament, to be held in Japan and Taiwan in November: (From L to R) Hanshin Tigers pitcher Shintaro Fujinami, Softbank Hawks outfielder Yuki Yanagita, Hiroshima Carp pitcher Kenta Maeda, Kokubo, Rakuten Eagles catcher Motohiro Shima, Nippon Ham Fighters first baseman Sho Nakata and DeNA BayStars outfielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dustin Johnson leads British Open after 1st round

Dustin Johnson tees off on the 10th hole during the first round of the British Open at the Old Course of St. Andrews in Scotland on July 16, 2015. Johnson shot a 7-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead over six players. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dustin Johnson leads British Open after 1st round

Dustin Johnson holds up his ball after making a birdie on the ninth hole during the first round of the British Open at the Old Course of St. Andrews in Scotland on July 16, 2015. Johnson shot a 7-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead over six players. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Carp ace Maeda among 6 named to Samurai Japan squad

TOKYO, Japan - Japan baseball manager Hiroki Kokubo announces in Tokyo on July 17, 2014, the first six players selected for this year's national team. The team's big test this autumn will be five games against a team of visiting major leaguers in November. (Kyodo)

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Volleyball: Japan wins for 1st time in 6 years against Brazil

Japan players celebrate after defeating Brazil for the first time in six years, winning their 2017 women's World Grand Prix match 3-2 in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on July 16, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tickets for 1st lottery with carryover jackpot go on sale

TOKYO, Japan - Two people in Tokyo buy tickets that went on sale Oct. 2 for a lottery with Japan's first jackpot that can accumulate with successive draws. Loto 6 requires players to choose six numbers between 1 and 43. The tickets allow for a possible grand prize of up to 400 million yen.

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Kiryu Daiichi wins high school baseball title

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Kiryu Daiichi players celebrate their victory after defeating Okayama Ridai Fuzoku 14-1 in the championship game of the 81st National High School Baseball Tournament. Ace southpaw Itsuki Shoda (center) pitched a six-hitter at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture to give Gunma its first high school baseball national championship team.

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Japan beats Hong Kong in Olympic qualifier

Japan's under-22 players defeat Hong Kong 2-0 in an Asian Olympic qualifying match at Tokyo's National Stadium on July 2. Japan had already secured top spot in first-round Group Six. Photo shows Shunsuke Nakamura (L) scoring Japan's 1st goal of the game in the first half.

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Japan beats Hong Kong in Olympic qualifier

Japan's under-22 players defeat Hong Kong 2-0 in an Asian Olympic qualifying match at Tokyo's National Stadium on July 2. Japan had already secured top spot in first-round Group Six. Photo shows Shunsuke Nakamura (L) scoring Japan's 1st goal of the game in the first half.