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Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole vault final during a Diamond League meet in Zurich on Sunday.
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Mondo Duplantis soars to fifth Diamond League crown
Duplantis, who improved on his own world record with a vault of 6.29 in Budapest two weeks ago, now has five Diamond League trophies.
Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito throws the ball against the Patriots at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Thursday.
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Giants waive quarterback DeVito as Patriots cut 2022 first-rounder Strange
NFL teams were required to reach the regular-season roster limit of 53 players by Tuesday.
Red Bull's Sergio Perez celebrates during the podium ceremony after finishing second at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah on March 9, 2024.
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Perez just wants to enjoy racing as Cadillac shuts down Horner speculation
By Alan Baldwin
Cadillac was quick to shut down speculation about Christian Horner having a role in running the team.
Japan Boxing Commision Secretary-General Tsuyoshi Yasukochi gives a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 12.
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Deaths could spell end for Japanese boxing, says commission chief
By Andrew MCKIRDY
Japanese boxing authorities are considering a raft of new measures to make the sport safer.
Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas (front) celebrates after winning the Turkish Grand Prix with third-placed Red Bull's Sergio Perez in Istanbul on Oct. 10, 2021.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Aug 26, 2025
Cadillac set to name Perez and Bottas as F1 drivers
Perez was dropped by Red Bull Racing at the end of the 2024 season, but the 35-year-old is not far removed from finishing second in the 2023 F1 championship and third in 2022.
Shi Ming (left) fights against Bruna Brasil during the UFC Fight Night event in Shanghai on Friday.
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Aug 26, 2025
A healer and a fighter: The double life of UFC star Shi Ming
By Emily Wang
Shi shot to fame in November when she won a contract with UFC with a devastating kick that saw Chinese compatriot Feng Xiaocan carried out of the octagon on a stretcher.
Browns quarterback Kenny Pickett throws a pass during mini camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus in Berea, Ohio on June 12.
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Aug 26, 2025
Browns trading QB Kenny Pickett to Raiders, say reports
The Raiders were reportedly searching for a quarterback after backup Aidan O'Connell suffered a fractured wrist in preseason.
The Saudi Arabia delegate waves the OCA flag during the closing ceremony of the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, on Feb. 14.
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Aug 25, 2025
Olympic Council of Asia says Asian Winter Games in Saudi Arabia 'on schedule'
Saudi Arabia is supposed to host the next edition of the regional winter competition in a move derided by environmental groups.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. walks to the ring for his fight against Jake Paul in Anaheim, California, on June 28.
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Aug 25, 2025
Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. released from prison pending trial
U.S. authorities arrested Chavez in July for being in the United States illegally.
Japan's Misaki Matsumura attempts to avoid a tackle by Ireland's Sam Monaghan during their match at the Women's Rugby World Cup in Northampton, England, on Sunday.
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Aug 25, 2025
Ireland tops spirited Japan to open Women's Rugby World Cup campaign
Japan coach Lesley McKenzie was proud of the way her side stuck to its attacking game.

Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Japan Post to stop accepting some parcels for shipment to the U.S.
Japan Post's UGX will still be available for many rejected packages.
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Is Kishida plotting a return of the king? Or would he rather stay a kingmaker?
Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chairs a plenary session at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Aug. 21.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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