Today's Sports Headlines from JIJIPRESS

Boxing: Japan's Ioka Passes Weigh-in for WBA Bantamweight Title Match on Wed.

Soccer: FC Tokyo in J.League 1st Division Renews Contract with Nagatomo, 39

Soccer: Kazuyoshi Miura, 58, Joins Fukushima United in J.League 3rd Division

Dodgers Trade Former Stolen Base Champ Ruiz to Marlins in Exchange for Pitcher

Aoyama, Komazawa, Kokugakuin, Chuo among Top Contenders for Hakone Ekiden

Sprinter Ryota Yamagata, Holder of 100m Japan Record, Announces His Marriage

Aomori Yamada Advances to 2nd Round of Japan High School Soccer Tournament

Mina Sato Wins Women's 2025 "Keirin" Cycle Racing Grand Prix in Kanagawa Pref.

Ski Jumping: Kobayashi Ends 6th in Oberstdorf Four Hills Tournament Opening Leg

Fukudai Ohori Wins 2nd Straight Japan Men's High School Basketball Championship

Time Magazine Puts Ohtani on 2025 Special Edition Cover with Trump, Taylor Swift

NBA: Hachimura Scores 12 Points, Grabs 4 Rebounds as Lakers Beat Kings 125-101

Ski Jumping: Kobayashi Finishes 7th in Men's World Cup Large Hill Qualification

Alpine Skiing: Chisaki Maeda of Japan Finishes 22nd in Women's World Cup Slalom

Japanese Speed Skater Miho Takagi Picked to Compete in Her 4th Olympics

Premier League Soccer: Brighton's Mitoma Misses Game vs. Arsenal Due to Illness

Germany's Top Ski Jumper Katharina Schmid to Retire after Season

Boxing: Naoya Inoue Keeps 4 Super Bantam Belts with 27th Straight Title Bout Win

Aoyama Gakuin Likely to Claim Hakone Ekiden Three-Peat, Toshihiko Seko Says

Speedskating: Wataru Morishige Wins Men's 500 Meters at All Japan Championships

NBA: Lakers' Hachimura Scores No Points after Sidelined for 2 Games with Injury

Baseball: Ohtani, Kikuchi, Matsui in Japan's 8-Member Initial WBC Roster

Soccer: Former Japan Midfielder Takashi Inui to Join Kobe after Leaving Shimizu

New Year's Hakone Ekiden to Accept 3 More Universities Starting with 2028 Race

Japan Baseball: Pitcher Arihara, Released from SoftBank, to Return to Nippon-Ham

Sumo Assn Demotes Stablemaster Kise by 2 Ranks over Violence by Wrestler

Boxing: Unified Champ Naoya Inoue Opens to Media Training Session in Riyadh

High School Basketball: Kyoto Seika Reaches 3rd Round of Women's Championships

Golf: PGA Tour Runs Obituary of Japan's "Jumbo" Ozaki

Japan Baseball: SoftBank Right-Hander Uwasawa Renews Contract at 250 M. Yen

Shohei Ohtani 1st in Hakuhodo's 2025 Survey on Most Successful Japanese Athletes

Soccer: J. League Reprimands FC Machida Coach for Inappropriate Behavior

Japan Sumo Association Holds Ceremony Marking 100th Anniv. of Its Founding

Phillies Star Bryce Harper to Play for US in 2026 World Baseball Classic

Women's Curling: Japan to Face Sweden on Feb. 12 in Milan Cortina Games Opener

Legendary Japanese Professional Golfer Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki Dies at 78

Japan Targets Record 19 or More Medals at 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics: Official

MLB: Munetaka Murakami to Donate $10,000 to Chicago before Joining White Sox

Soccer: Spain Continues to Lead Men's FIFA Rankings; Japan Remains 18th

Speed Skating: Milan-Cortina Slots Secured for All Japan National Team Members

Ball Sports Padel, Teqball May Be Added to 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games

MLB: Munetaka Murakami, Set to Join White Sox, Says He Will Keep Challenging

Soccer: Minamino Likely Unable to Compete in 2026 World Cup Due to Knee Injury

Men's Volleyball: Osaka Bluteon Ends 2nd in Club World Championships

Soccer: Ex-Japan Team Striker Miura, 58, Expects to Decide His Future by Yr-End

Ski Jumping: Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi Achieves 37th World Cup Win

Figure Skating: Kagiyama among Members of Japan's Milan-Cortina Olympic Team

Fukushima Pref.'s Gakuho Ishikawa Wins Japan High School Ekiden Race for Men

MLB: Munetaka Murakami, 25, White Sox Agree on $34-Million, 2-Year Contract

Asian Soccer: AFC Planning to Launch "Nations League" Competition in Future

Women's Figure Skating: Kaori Sakamoto Secures Milan-Cortina Olympic Berth