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Apple Might be Entering into Live Sports
After Amazon entered into the live sports market by investing in a 1-billion-dollar deal for airing “Thursday Night Football”, Apple has been trying to follow the lead.
Sources privy to the matter have said that Apple is working to acquire rights to air the weekday games of ...
BASEBALL TEAM OF AUSTRALIA GIVES UP ON OLYMPIC BID
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- The baseball team of Australia gives up on the Olympic bid because of the covid-19 travel news
- Glenn Williams said, the decision for withdrawing has made the Olympic qualification impossible
The baseball team of Australia...
SHINSEGAE GROUP ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF A PRO-BASEBALL CLUB OWNED BY SK GROUP
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- Shinsegae Group announced acquisition of a pro-baseball club owned by SK Group.
- E-Mart Inc. will buy the SK Wyverns of the KBO from SK Telecom Co.
- E-Mart is expected to officially sign the main contract on Feb. 23 ...
TOMOYUKI SUGANO RE-SIGNS CONTRACT WITH YOMIURI GIANTS FOR $7.6 MILLION
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- Tomoyuki Sugano re-signs contract with Yomiuri Giants for $7.6 million.
- He re-signed with Giants on a one-year deal.
- Sugano is a two-time MVP in the Central League and a two-time winner of the Eiji Sawamura Award. ...
ON SATURDAY’S JAPAN SERIES SOFTBANK HAWKS WIN OVER YOMIURI GIANTS
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- On Saturday’s Japan series SoftBank Hawks win over Yomiuri Giants.
- SoftBank Hawks Ryoga Kurihara led the win 5-1 in Saturday’s Game 1.
- Kurihara gave a two-run homer and a two-run double.
- In th...
SEIBU LIONS STREGTHENS BID FOR PACIFIC LEAGUE PLAYOFF SPOT
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- Seibu Lions strengthens bid for Pacific League playoff spot on Tuesday match.
- Lions won against Nippon Ham Fighters by 5-4 in the 7th inning RBI.
- Takumi Kuriyama and Cory Spangenberg hit a home run for the Lions. ...
HIGH-TECH DEVICES BEING USED BY JAPAN TO FILL UP SPORTS STADIUMS
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- High-tech devices being used by Japan to fill up sports stadiums.
- An experiment to see if 32,000 seats in Yokohama baseball stadium can be filed safely will be conducted.
- Officials are using high-precision cameras, carbo...
TOKAI UNIVERSITY TO SUSPEND ITS BASEBALL CLUB ACTIVITIES DUE TO ILLEGAL DRUG USE
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- Tokai University to suspend its baseball club activities due to illegal drug use.
- The university was a four-time Japanese national university champion.
- The Kanagawa prefectural police had raided the university dormitory.<...
ACE BASEBALL PLAYER JACINDA BARCLAY PASSES AWAY AT 29
ACE BASEBALL PLAYER JACINDA BARCLAY PASSES AWAY AT 29
HIGHLIGHTS
- Prominent Western Sydney AFLW player Jacinda Barclay, who additionally represented Australia at five baseball World Cups, passed away at 29 years old
In an announcement delivered on Wedn...
LEGENDARY YANKEES PITCHER WHITEY FORD PASSES AWAY AT 91
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• Exactly 12 days before his 92nd birthday, legendary New York Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford has left this world and the announcement of his demise was made by the Yankees on Friday
• Commissioner Rob Manfred said today all of Major League Baseball mourns th...
RAKUTEN EAGLES EARN THEIR 1,000TH WIN AT NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL
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- Rakuten Eagles earn their 1,000th win at Nippon Professional Baseball.
- Rakuten Eagles won by 12-4 over the Lotte Marines.
- Rakuten Eagles Hideto Asamura went deep three times and drove in seven runs.
- The Lotte M...
SOFTBANK HAWKS WIN OVER NIPPON HAM FIGHTERS IN THURSDAY’S PACIFIC LEAGUE MATCH
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- SoftBank Hawks win over Nippon Ham Fighters in Thursday’s Pacific League match.
- Nippon Ham Fighters’ outfielder Akira Nakamura secures his 1,000th career hit.
- The match between the two teams remained scoreles...
SEIBU LIONS WIN AGAINST SOFTBANK HAWKS ON SUNDAY
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- Seibu Lions win against SoftBank Hawks on Sunday.
- Shuta Tonosaki made a home run in the opening frame from Seibu Lions.
- The Lions survived the ninth inning when Tatsushi Masuda from Hawks pitched out of a one-out jam.
SOFTBANK HAWKS ALFREDO DESPAIGNE LEADS A WIN AGAINST RAKUTEN EAGLES
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- SoftBank Hawks Alfredo Despaigne leads a win against Rakuten Eagles.
- Despaigne was unable to join the Hawks until July due to travel restrictions.
- He opened his season with a home run account with a second-inning solo sh...
DECLINING COVID-19 CASES MIGHT LEAD EASE IN CROWD SIZE FOR EVENTS; JAPAN GOVERNMENT
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- Declining COVID-19 cases might lead ease in crowd size for events; Japan Government.
- The current rule allows venues to hold up to 50 percent of their capacity.
- By Sept.19, the government is planning scrap the same rule.<...
NIPPON HAM FIGHTERS HARUKI NISHIKAWA LEADS TO A WIN OVER SEIBU LIONS
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- Nippon Ham Fighters Haruki Nishikawa leads to a win over Seibu Lions.
- Nishikawa lead the win in an eight-inning tie with a two-out three-run triple
- Nippon Ham Fighters won by 6-2 over Seibu Lions.
- Fighters ace...
SEIBU LIONS KONA TAKAHASHI LEADS A WIN AGAINST LOTTE MARINES; BASEBALL
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- Seibu Lions Kona Takahashi leads a win against Lotte Marines; Baseball.
- Kona Takahashi has earned his fourth win of the season.
- Takahashi 4-6 had a no-hitter in sight heading into the seventh inning.
- Seibu Lio...
BASEBALL VETERAN KYUJI FUJIKAWA ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT AFTER THE END OF THIS SEASON
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- Baseball veteran Kyuji Fujikawa announces retirement after the end of this season.
- The reliever had been playing for Hanshin Tigers.
- The 40-year-old is known for his high-velocity fastballs in Japanese baseball. <...
HANSHIN TIGERS DEBUTANT HARUTO TAKAHASHI DELIVERED BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE ON THURSDAY
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- Hanshin Tigers debutant Haruto Takahashi delivered brilliant performance on Thursday.
- He avoided being swept at home by winning over the Yomiuri Giants.
- Haruto’s start to the season was delayed due to his fitness is...
GOV. ANDREW CUOMO INVITES MLB TEAM TO PLAY OUT THE REST OF THEIR SEASON IN NEW YORK
Highlights
- The state can provide better protection from COVID – 19
- The game was postponed due to the outbreak
On Tuesday, Gov. Cuomo invited Major League Baseball teams to New York. He asked to play out the rest o...