sports (Page 11)
In Iran, women are forbidden from stadiums, but for fans of soccer, drastic times call for drastic measures.
Stance that the sanctity of the sumo ring is tarnished by female presence extends all the way down to elementary school-age kids.
Video of the incident has critics saying sumo’s belief about women’s inherent impurities goes too far.
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Normally feel a bit peckish during an ultra-marathon? Then stop for some udon noodles, six times!
Startling video has commenters terrified and outraged, but the star herself has a different response.
Alina Zagitova wants to give her new Akita Inu a name that means “victory,” but there’s one thing she might be overlooking.
Believe it or not, there’s actually a perfectly logical reason this manly mythical beast needs both a sword and a gun.
After winning Japan’s first-ever medal in the sport, the five athletes are good on grains for quite a while.
With an Olympic medal on his resume, Shoma Uno says he’d like to enter a video game tournament.
Call for more balanced language following gold and silver medals for Japanese figure skaters runs into strong backlash.
What do you do when the power goes out during your favorite sport? Bust out your cellphone, of course!
New collaboration between part-time job hunting app an and Soccer King means you can fulfill your childhood dream of being a wall when you grow up.
Coach retains job, school says it does not think attacks by other students constituted bullying.
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