Nishikori loses to Cilic in straight sets in Swiss Indoors final

Kei Nishikori’s hopes of a claiming his second title of the season were wrecked with a straight-sets defeat to Croatia’s Marin Cilic in the final of the Swiss Indoors on Sunday. Cilic, who beat Nishikori in the 2014 U.S. Open final, rode a dominant serve and strong forehand to his 16th tour title, winning 6-1, […]

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Goeido in hunt for yokozuna promotion

Goeido, who has been mostly mediocre during his time at the second-highest rank of ozeki, will have the unlikely chance of reaching the exalted rank of yokozuna at the Nov. 13-27 Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. Two years on from appearing as ozeki for the first time at the 2014 Autumn tourney, Goeido exceeded all expectations […]

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Misfiring Warriors edge past Suns

The Golden State Warriors with Kevin Durant are still an early season work in progress, as evidenced by a close call against the Suns in Phoenix. Durant scored 37 points, Stephen Curry added 28 and the Warriors held off the pesky Suns 106-100 on Sunday. “We are not clicking and everybody can see that,” Golden […]

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Matsuyama sets sights on major

Hideki Matsuyama set his sights firmly on winning a major after destroying a world-class field to become the first Asian to win a World Golf Championship at the weekend. The 24-year-old Matsuyama finished on 23 under par to win by seven shots — the biggest margin in the history of the event dubbed “Asia’s Major” […]

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Crawford leads Blackhawks to win

Corey Crawford was perfect when needed, and the Chicago Blackhawks finally came through with a complete effort. Crawford made 32 saves, Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa each had a power-play goal and Chicago beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 on Sunday night.? “All areas of our game were solid,” coach Joel Quenneville said. “I thought […]

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Carp to retire Kuroda’s No. 15

The Hiroshima Carp are set to retire the No. 15 shirt worn by retired right-hander Hiroki Kuroda, the Central League club’s owner Hajime Matsuda said Monday. “There are two reasons, the first is his record along with the fact that we won the pennant this year,” said Matsuda. “The other is that he showed today’s […]

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Ota to run for place on fencing board

Yuki Ota, Japan’s first and only fencing world champion and a double Olympic medalist, will seek a place on the executive board of the International Fencing Federation, a source told Kyodo News on Monday. The 30-year-old Ota was selected as head of the player’s executive committee in 2013. He attended FIE board meetings and held […]

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Asano opens Stuttgart account in win at Karlsruher

Japan striker Takuma Asano opened his account for Stuttgart on Sunday, scoring the opener in his side’s 3-1 derby win away to Karlsruher in the Bundesliga second division. Asano, who is on loan in Germany from English Premier League giants Arsenal, fired the visitors in front on 10 minutes, slamming home a powerful effort after […]

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Prescott rallies Cowboys past Eagles

Dak Prescott won the rookie quarterback duel with Carson Wentz. Prescott rallied Dallas in the fourth quarter and threw a 5-yard pass to Jason Witten in overtime to give the Cowboys a 29-23 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night. Prescott won his sixth straight game filling in for Tony Romo, the 10-year starter […]

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Nakazaki, Yanagita withdraw from Samurai Japan squad

Hiroshima Carp closer Shota Nakazaki and Fukuoka Softbank Hawks outfielder Yuki Yanagita pulled out of Japan’s friendlies against Mexico and the Netherlands due to injuries, the national team said Monday. Nakazaki is suffering from pain in his right hip and groin, while Yanagita has an inflamed right elbow. The two have been replaced by their […]

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