Major sports events scheduled in Japan for Thursday, Sept. 23:

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BASEBALL

Central League

DeNA vs Yakult. Yokohama Stadium. 5:45 p.m.

Chunichi vs Hanshin. Vantelin Dome Nagoya. 2 p.m.

Hiroshima vs Yomiuri. Mazda Stadium. 1:30 p.m.

Pacific League

Seibu vs Rakuten. MetLife Dome. 2 p.m.

Lotte vs SoftBank. Zozo Marine Stadium. 2 p.m.

Orix vs Nippon Ham. Kyocera Dome Osaka. 2 p.m.

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SUMO

Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. 12th day. Ryogoku Kokugikan. 9:05 a.m.

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