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Yoshitomo Tsutsugo hit his first home run of the year, a two-run shot, to help power the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. The high fly to left center came in the Pirates’ four-run first inning of their doubleheader…

John Lee, the Hong Kong government’s former No. 2, was selected as the city’s next chief executive in an uncontested election on Sunday, becoming the first person to secure the top job after rising through the ranks of the police. As the sole candidate…

The New York Mets announced Saturday they have claimed infielder Gosuke Katoh off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays and optioned him to their Triple-A affiliate Syracuse. A 10th-year pro, the 27-year-old Katoh signed a minor league deal with Toronto o…

Daizen Maeda struck the equalizer and Japanese compatriot Kyogo Furuhashi headed in the winner as the duo helped power Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic in a 4-1 home win over Hearts on Saturday. Trailing 1-0 on the half-hour mark at Parkhead, manage…

Japan’s transport ministry is considering revoking the license of the operator of a tour boat that sunk off Hokkaido two weeks ago leaving 14 people dead and 12 missing, ministry sources said Saturday, marking what would be the heaviest administrative …

Munetaka Murakami hit his second grand slam in two days, helping power the defending Central League champion Yakult Swallows past the Yomiuri Giants 6-2 and into first place on Saturday. Yakult entered the day a half game back of the Giants at Tokyo Do…

Yoshifumi Kashiwa scored a goal in each half Saturday as Sanfrecce Hiroshima stunned J-League first-division leaders Kashima Antlers 3-0 in an aggressive display of counterattacking football. Hiroshima rebounded from a 2-1 loss to Kashiwa Reysol on Tue…

Japan Airlines Co. said Friday it expects to return to the black in the business year ending next March on expectations that travel demand will grow as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have begun to ease. JAL reported a net profit forecast of 45 bi…

Shohei Ohtani made the most of his pitching debut at Fenway Park on Thursday, striking out 11 in seven scoreless innings to lead the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Ohtani (3-2) became the first player to bo…

Tokyo stocks were slightly higher Friday morning, as buying of export-oriented shares picked up late in the session as the yen’s weakening eased concern over a plunge in U.S. stocks overnight and the impact of the U.S. central bank’s biggest interest r…