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Nyjah Huston of the United States competes in the men’s street finals during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games on July 29, 2024.
OLYMPICS / Skateboarding
Aug 5, 2025
Nyjah Huston targets Olympic skateboarding gold at LA28
Inspired by Los Angeles skateboarding videos, Huston moved to Southern California at 15 and remains deeply connected to the region.
Lakers star Luka Doncic speaks during an interview on Saturday in El Segundo, California, after his contract extension was announced.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 3, 2025
Doncic embraces championship hopes after inking $165 million contract extension
Doncic, 26, arrived in Los Angeles in a stunning February trade that sent Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks.
Eugenie Bouchard returns the ball against Emiliana Arango in first-round play at IGA Stadium in Montreal, Canada on Monday.
TENNIS
Jul 29, 2025
Bouchard extends career with first-round win at Canadian Open
The Montreal native announced earlier this month she would walk away from the sport after the tournament but added a condition to that plan in the wake of her thrilling victory.
The Los Angeles Games will mark the first-ever appearance of flag football at the Olympics.
OLYMPICS
Jul 15, 2025
Flag football to make prime-time Olympic debut in Los Angeles
"Flag football will definitely be a hot ticket at the Games," International Federation of American Football President Pierre Trochet has said.
The Dodgers, coming off a World Series championship in 2024, are a cultural icon in Los Angeles and have a large Latino fan base.
BASEBALL
Jun 21, 2025
Dodgers pledge $1 million to support families impacted by U.S. immigration raids
The Dodgers will partner with the city to get the money to those in "critical need," the team said.
The planned wheelchair basketball venue for the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games is seen in a digital artist's rendering released on Tuesday.
PARALYMPICS
Jun 4, 2025
LA28 unveils venue plan for largest ever Paralympics
The Paralympics will seek to take advantage of the city's vast network of existing sports venues when it hosts the event for the first time.
Shohei Ohtani jerseys displayed for sale at an MLB pop-up store in Tokyo on March 6.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 1, 2025
Dodgers' Ohtani has most popular jersey in MLB
The reigning National League MVP has led sales in the U.S., Japan and globally for 18 consecutive months
Alexandra Eala celebrates after her match against Iga Swiatek at the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on Wednesday.
TENNIS
Mar 27, 2025
Philippine wildcard Eala stuns Swiatek to reach Miami semis
The big-hitting 19-year-old showed no signs of being intimidated playing against one of her idols and dismantled Swiatek's serve early on to grab control of the match.
A video board highlights LeBron James' 50,000 career point milestone after the Lakers forward scored a three point basket against the Pelicans in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Mar 5, 2025
LeBron James becomes first NBA player to score 50,000 total points
James has shown no sign of slowing down in his 22nd season in the league.
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in action during his Qatar Open round of 16 match against Italy's Luca Nardi in Doha, Qatar, on Feb. 19
TENNIS
Mar 4, 2025
Alcaraz guns for Indian Wells three-peat as Sinner serves ban
Poland's Iga Swiatek, meanwhile, will look to become the only woman to win the tournament three times.
U.S. President Donald Trump salutes during the national anthem at the Super Bowl on Sunday in New Orleans, Louisiana
MORE SPORTS / Football
Feb 10, 2025
Super Bowl LIX kicks off with Trump and Swift in attendance
The Super Bowl in New Orleans' Superdome has attracted a star-studded crowd that includes U.S. President Donald Trump, Taylor Swift and Hollywood celebrities.
The sky over Los Angeles is filled with smoke from wildfires on Thursday evening.
SPORTS
Jan 14, 2025
Los Angeles sports teams donate $8 million to wildfire relief efforts
The teams and the Fanatics store will also distribute $3 million worth of sports merchandise to evacuated residents.
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (left) dribbles against Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins in San Francisco on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 31, 2024
LeBron, 40, says he wants to finish his career with the Lakers
The player said his exit would come before he felt he could no longer compete "at a high level."
A Netflix advertisement for the Christmas Day NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers at a railway station in Munich on Nov. 10
MORE SPORTS / Football
Dec 24, 2024
Christmas Day games on Netflix to help NFL expand global reach
Two games will be available to almost all of Netflix's more than 270 million international subscribers.
In 2024, Scottie Scheffler won seven PGA Tour events, including the Masters, and took home the gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Dec 11, 2024
Scheffler voted PGA Tour Player of the Year for third straight time
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are the only players beside Scheffler to win the award three or more times.
Shohei Ohtani runs to first base during the first inning of the 2024 MLB Seoul Series Game 2 between the Dodgers and the Padres in Seoul on March 21. Ohtani underwent surgery to his left shoulder on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 6, 2024
Ohtani undergoes successful shoulder surgery, Dodgers say
"He is expected to be ready for Spring Training," the team said in a statement.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a fly ball against the Yankees in the first inning for Game 2 of the 2024 MLB World Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 29, 2024
World Series setting viewership records in Japan
Fewer people have been watching "America's Pastime" in the U.S. than in Japan.
Lakers guard Bronny James (left) and his father, LeBron James, guard the Timberwolves' Julius Randle during Los Angeles' season-opening win on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 23, 2024
'Family over everything': LeBron and son Bronny share court in NBA first
The sold-out crowd let out a roar when 20-year-old Bronny checked into the game alongside LeBron, who was reentering the game with four minutes to play in the first half.
Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum during a preseason game against the Denver Nuggets in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 6
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 22, 2024
Celtics tip off new season with chip on their shoulders
Ticket demand for the team is nearly double that of last season, according to retailer StubHub, trailing only the New York Knicks.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass at city hall on Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Oct 19, 2024
'Time to get busy': LA mayor says 2028 Games preparations underway
The Paris Games were widely seen as a triumph of planning and execution and set a high bar for Los Angeles.
Millions told to evacuate as heavy rain sparks flooding and landslides in Kyushu
Heavy rain falls in the city of Kumamoto on Monday morning.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
Chinese vessels collide while pursuing Philippine boat in South China Sea
This handout video grab released and taken on August 11, 2025 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows an incident between a Chinese Navy vessel (left) and a Chinese Coast Guard ship as seen from a Philippine fisheries boat near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.
Weather agency warns of landslides and flooding in Kyushu as heavy rain continues
An embankment on the Amikake River that collapsed due to heavy rain in Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Friday. Downpours continued in the Kyushu region over the weekend.
Tokyo’s WWII museums hold diverse views on war and peace
A carrier-based Type 52 Zero fighter marks the entrance foyer of Yasukuni Shrine's Yushukan, a museum that tells a more nuanced story of Japan's experience in World War II than the controversies around the shrine might suggest.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.

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