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Sky forward Angel Reese (center) reacts after receiving a flagrant foul from Fever guard Caitlin Clark (left) during their game in Indianapolis on Saturday.
BASKETBALL
May 19, 2025

WNBA vows to investigate racial comments directed at Angel Reese during opener

The Women's National Basketball Players Association also addressed the reports of "hateful comments" in a statement Sunday, saying, "Such behavior is unacceptable in our sport."
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.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri passes the checkered flag to win the Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on June 1.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jun 10, 2025

Imola axed from 2026 F1 calendar as Spain gets two races

Japan will be round 3 as a standalone event on March 29.
A ball kid holds tennis balls during a women's quarterfinal match at Wimbledon in July 2023.
TENNIS
Jun 12, 2025

WTA players undergoing fertility treatments to receive protected ranking

Sloane Stephens, the 2017 U.S. Open champion, said the rule will reduce the pressure on players to return to the court too quickly.
The Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk, seen holding the Stanley Cup after Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, was included on the United States' preliminary roster for the 2026 Olympics.
OLYMPICS
Jul 3, 2025

NHL players officially cleared to compete at 2026 Olympics

The agreement also covers NHL players taking part in the 2030 Winter Games in France.
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2025

Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave

Included among the alerts were the first of the year for central Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture.
Argentina's Lionel Messi is presented with the World Cup trophy by Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamil bin Hamad Al Thani and FIFA president Gianni Infantino at Lusail Stadium on Dec. 18, 2022.
OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2025

Qatar bids to host 2036 Olympic Games in Doha

Should it be chosen, Qatar would become the first country in the Middle East to host the Olympic Games.
Crystal Palace's Daichi Kamada (right) in action with Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai during the Community Shield match at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday
SOCCER
Aug 12, 2025

Crystal Palace loses appeal against Europa League demotion

Nottingham Forest, which finished seventh in the Premier League last season, will replace Palace in the Europa League.
Gable Steveson of the United States poses with his gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Aug. 6, 2021.
OLYMPICS / Wrestling
Aug 21, 2025

Olympic champion wrestler Steveson set for MMA debut

Steveson won a gold medal in the super heavyweight category at the Tokyo Olympics four years ago.
U.S. guard Stephen Curry celebrates after making a shot in the gold medal game against France during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.
OLYMPICS
Aug 21, 2025

LA28 basketball to start two days before opening ceremony

The basketball competition will take place at the Inglewood Dome, with the United States looking to defend their men's and women's titles.
Team Europe's Jon Rahm lines up a putt during the Ryder Cup in Rome in October. The two-time major champion is heading to LIV Golf after signing a mega-deal with the PGA Tour rival.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 8, 2023

Jon Rahm joins LIV in deal reportedly worth over $300 million

The Spaniard's deal is another hit for the PGA Tour as it races to finalize an agreement to ally with the Saudi-backed league.
Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Shane Bieber will spend this season off the pitch, after his team disclosed that he needed to undergo Tommy John surgery.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 9, 2024

MLB insiders 'pretty worried’ by rise in young pitchers' arm injuries

There is reason to believe it is getting even more challenging to keep pitchers healthy.
Britain's Andy Murray waves to the crowd after his men's doubles match on Thursday at Wimbledon in London.
TENNIS
Jul 5, 2024

'I wish I could play forever,' says tearful Murray at Wimbledon farewell

Murray and brother Jamie were defeated in the first round of men's doubles as the British great prepares to call it a career.
Gold medalist Imane Khelif celebrates on the podium after her victory in the women's boxing 66-kg class at the Paris Olympics on Friday.
OLYMPICS / Boxing
Aug 11, 2024

Gender row Olympic boxing champion Khelif files complaint for online harassment

Imane Khelif won the women's 66-kg final against China's Yang Liu in a unanimous points decision.
Jannik Sinner has been cleared to continue competing despite failing two doping tests this year.
TENNIS
Aug 22, 2024

Tennis players decry double standards after Jannik Sinner avoids doping ban

Some players have suggested that the Italian received preferential treatment.
Anthony Joshua gets knocked down by Daniel Dubois during their IBF heavyweight title bout on Saturday in London.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Sep 22, 2024

Dubois destroys Joshua to retain IBF world heavyweight crown

The 27-year-old dominated the bout from the start in front of 96,000 passionate fans, dropping the former two-time heavyweight champion multiple times.
Liam Lawson, 22, has been Red Bull reserve since 2022 and filled in for 35-year-old Ricciardo at five races last year when the eight-times grand prix winner was injured.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 27, 2024

Lawson to replace Ricciardo at RB for rest of F1 season

The move was widely expected following mounting speculation that the Australian's Formula One career had reached the end of the road.
Jerry Jones, owner and president of the Dallas Cowboys (left) and Roger Penske, chairman and chief executive officer of Penske Corp., during an interview in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Oct 9, 2024

Jerry Jones sees ‘huge growth left’ as private equity enters NFL

High interest from outside institutions "gives you a sense of the strength” of the business of football, Jones said.
Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrates with the Australian Open trophy after winning a straight-sets final over Alexander Zverev on Sunday in Melbourne.
TENNIS
Jan 26, 2025

Clinical Sinner surges past Zverev to retain Australian Open title

The 23-year-old Italian came through a tense final between the two highest-ranked players 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Italy's Federica Brignone celebrates her overall and downhill World Cup titles after the final event of the season in Sun Valley, Idaho, was canceled on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Alpine skiing
Mar 23, 2025

Canceled downhills give Brignone and Odermatt World Cup titles

Last season, Brignone finished second in the overall, slalom and giant slalom standings.
Sareee holds Konami by the limbs during a Sukeban event in Miami on Dec. 6. A unique form of Japanese wrestling that mixes fashion and theatrics has arrived in the United States.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 14, 2023

Can Sukeban make Japan-style female wrestling fashionable with Americans?

In Japanese women’s wrestling, athletes perform theatrical, hard-hitting punches and clever defenses while telling a story with their moves and costumes.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic hits a return during a practice session ahead of the Australian Open, in Melbourne on Tuesday,
TENNIS
Jan 10, 2024

Djokovic poised to scale Grand Slam peak at favorite stomping ground

The 36-year-old enjoyed one of the most dominant seasons of his career in 2023.
Iga Swiatek won the WTA Finals in November 2023 to end an event that featured bad weather and a number of complaints from the players.
TENNIS
Jan 15, 2024

WTA and ATP Tours embarking on year of formative changes

The WTA is looking to take steps toward equal pay for women at combined events, and the ATP hopes to align the interests of its players and tournaments.
Jannik Sinner serves against Daniil Medvedev in their semifinal match in the Miami Open in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Friday. Sinner went on to win the tournament by beating Grigor Dimitrov in the final on Sunday.
TENNIS
Apr 1, 2024

Sinner relishing the moment after magnificent Miami Open performance

"This is a special moment," Sinner said after beating Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-1 in the final.
Zhang Yufei celebrates after winning the women's 200-meter butterfly at the Tokyo Olympics. Zhang is one of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance seven months before the Games.
OLYMPICS
Apr 22, 2024

Australian swim coach rejects claims of systemic Chinese doping

An Australian coach who works with the Chinese Swimming Association has rejected claims of systemic state-run doping.
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning his semifinal match against Italy's Jannik Sinner.
TENNIS
Jun 8, 2024

Alcaraz and Zverev win to set up tantalizing French Open final

Having already captured a Wimbledon and U.S. Open trophy at the age of 21, Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach major finals on all three of the sport's surfaces.
Members of the Australian swimming team for the 2024 Paris Olympics pose for a group photo after the Australian Swimming Trials in Brisbane on Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Jun 17, 2024

Australia coach calls worrying about Chinese doping scandal 'a waste of energy'

Rohan Taylor said it was not worth wasting time worrying about something they had no control over.
Emma Raducanu serves against Lulu Sun during their match at Wimbledon on Sunday in London.
TENNIS
Jul 8, 2024

Emma Raducanu 'stands by decision' to withdraw from mixed doubles with Andy Murray

Raducanu was scheduled to play with Murray, a former Wimbledon champion, on Saturday, but opted to pull out of the tie due to a stiff wrist.
China's Quan Hongchan competes in the women's 10-meter platform diving final on Tuesday at the Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Diving
Aug 7, 2024

Perfectionist Quan wins third Olympic diving gold at age 17

Quan's first dive was given perfect scores of 10 across the board on the way to sealing a China one-two in the women's 10-meter platform.
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Goldman sells Tokyo office area to JR East for over ¥50 billion
GranTokyo South Tower (center). East Japan Railway has bought the 14th to 18th floors of the office building at a price of more than ¥50 billion from Goldman Sachs Group.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
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