Top Sports Stories in Japan… (July 9)

Humid, humid, humid.

Today’s top stories in sports, in Japan…

• Fighters sweep Marines… [Daily Yomiuri]
• Hakuho wins first, Asa loses!… [Japan Times]
• Mizuki Noguchi wins Sapporo half-marathon… [Daily Yomiuri]

A wrap-up of Asian Cup matches, and a discussion on Sumo to follow later today/tomorrow…

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