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Silvio Berlusconi has failed in his attempt to topple the Italian government, leaving him weaker than ever and zapping the aura of invincibility that has surrounded him for two decades as he faces the possible loss of his Senate seat and a ban from ...
Hatsudai has a lot going for it. This quiet low-rise residential neighborhood just minutes west of Shinjuku boasts a friendly traditional shōtengai (shopping street) and a lively annual Awa Odori dance festival. Now add to that a really outstanding restaurant. Anis opened in early ...
International events undermine Japan's democracy. Shame on the International Olympic Committee for being a party to it.
In the glitzy and gossipy world of Japanese celebrity, hardly a week goes by without revelations being made about — or made by — Ichikawa Ebizo XI. For years, the charismatic young star of the kabuki world has never long been out of the ...
Reigning champion Kei Nishikori made quick work of Feliciano Lopez, walloping the Spaniard in a straight-sets victory Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Rakuten Japan Open. The world No. 13 Nishikori needed little over an hour to put away Lopez, 7-6 (7-4), 6-0 ...
Defending champion Kei Nishikori was two points from defeat in his first-round match at the Rakuten Japan Open on Tuesday, but stormed back to beat unseeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 6-2 with a huge show of will. Playing indoors at Ariake ...
Sam Mikulak competed against his sporting hero at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on Monday and it was easy to see why he holds Kohei Uchimura in such awe. The triple defending world and reigning Olympic all-around champion produced his traditional show of ...
Drew Brees made his latest claim to the moniker of Mr. Monday Night. He also gave the Miami Dolphins another reason to regret not making a harder push to sign him when they had the chance seven years ago. Brees passed for 413 yards ...
Benched Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman says he has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and voluntarily entered the NFL substance abuse program more than a year ago after mistakenly taking a medication to treat the condition. Freeman said Monday night in a statement released ...
The end for Lane Kiffin came in the middle of the night at the airport, as his team sped off into the darkness without him. There’s little sentiment left anywhere in college football, but give USC athletic director Pat Haden some credit. At least ...
J.J. Watt’s face was blood-splattered from a gash on the bridge of his nose which required six stitches. His white pants were splayed with crimson from the same injury. But his mangled nose and filthy uniform weren’t as troubling as the rage Houston’s star ...
After helping Oracle to a memorable victory in the America’s Cup, Ben Ainslie wants to win sailing’s premier event with a British team. The four-time Olympic champion says he will hold talks in the coming days about the possibility of entering a team from ...
Using the sun’s rays, the Olympic flame lighting for the Winter Games in Sochi went off without a hitch in southern Greece Sunday, ahead of its journey across Russia’s nine time zones and even a trip to space before the Feb. 7-23 games. The ...
France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated compatriot Gael Monfils 6-3, 7-6 (10-8), in a first-round match at the Japan Open on Monday. Tsonga, ranked eighth in the world, used a strong serve and powerful ground strokes to win a baseline battle with Monfils at Ariake Colosseum ...
Sidney Crosby leaned down to unlace his skates in the locker room after a spirited practice at Army’s Tate Rink, then glanced around and smiled at all the familiar faces. Home away from home for the Pittsburgh Penguins’ superstar. “It’s nice to have everyone ...
Wilson Kipsang of Kenya set a world record in winning the 40th Berlin Marathon in 2 hours, 3 minutes, 23 seconds on Sunday. The 31-year-old Kipsang knocked 15 seconds off compatriot Patrick Makau’s previous mark of 2:03:38 set in Berlin in 2011. Kipsang was ...
Lord Kanaloa threw himself into contention for horse-of-the-year honors as the defending champion won the Sprinters Stakes for his fifth consecutive Grade 1 win on Sunday. The 5-year-old Lord Kanaloa lost in the Sprinters Stakes’ Grade 2 trial, the Centaur Stakes, earlier this month ...