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Leeds United striker Lukas Nmecha celebrates after scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot during the Premier League match against Everton at Elland Road in Leeds on Monday.
SOCCER
Aug 19, 2025
Nmecha penalty gets Leeds up and running on Premier League return
James Tarkowski's handball gave the hosts the opportunity to snatch victory six minutes from time.
Lamine Yamal (right) celebrates scoring Spain's third goal against France on Thursday.
SOCCER
Jun 6, 2025
Spain beats France 5-4 in thriller to reach Nations League final
Spain's teenage sensation Lamine Yamal inspired his country to send the holders through to their third successive Nations League final.
Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah crosses the ball during an English Premier League away fixture against Manchester United on Sunday.
SOCCER
Sep 2, 2024
Salah says current season will be last at Liverpool
The Egyptian helped Liverpool administer an emphatic 3-0 victory over Manchester United on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 15, 2023
Erik ten Hag hails 'unstoppable' Marcus Rashford after derby goals
The England star scored for the ninth successive home match in all competitions to snatch a late win for United over derby rival Manchester City.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 2, 2022
Why some Iranians want their own country banned from the World Cup
A group of current and former athletes has called on FIFA to ban Iran from the upcoming World Cup in light of its recent violent crackdown on protesters and other human rights violations.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 25, 2022
'Small gains': How Katie Ormerod relearned walking before jumping
In 2018, the Yorkshire rider came off a rail too soon on a practice run and split her heel bone in half, with medics taking two hours to cut her out of her boot.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 23, 2021
Elite clubs will attempt to seize power again despite Super League failure
With huge global fan bases, commercial appeal and sizeable brands, their attempt to launch a breakaway showed they view the rest of their domestic rivals as inferior.

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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