noun
Sports Nippon (newspaper)
Proper noun; a Japanese daily sports newspaper. Often abbreviated as スポニチ.
スポーツニッポンは毎朝発行されている。
Sports Nippon is published every morning.
Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
Common abbreviation of スポーツニッポン, used in everyday conversation and headlines.
From English 'sports' + 'Nippon' (Japan).