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Shakhtar Donetsk players celebrate defender Mykola Matviyenko scoring the opening goal against Antwerp during a UEFA Champion's League Group H match in Hamburg on Nov. 28.
SOCCER
Dec 11, 2023

War-torn Shakhtar Donetsk looks to Saudi Arabia for financial boost

Deals with clubs in the Saudi Pro League may lead to lucrative player transfers and exhibition matches in the Gulf nation next season.
The Yas Marina Circuit, home to Formula One's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, will be the scene of a different sort of race in April when driverless race cars take to the track.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Dec 21, 2023

Driverless race cars on track for April debut in Abu Dhabi

The driverless Dallara Super Formula SF23 open-wheel cars have a computer in place of the cockpit and no need for a steering wheel or seat.
Surfers hold banners as they gather during a demonstration in Guethary, France, against the construction of a tower at the Olympic surfing venue in Polynesia.
OLYMPICS
Dec 21, 2023

Surfing tower will be built, Paris Games chief says

Tony Estanguet explained the option offered by the surfing body had been studied but was deemed insufficient.
U.S. golfer Tiger Woods reacts on the 9th green on day 2 of the British Open Golf Championship in 2022.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 9, 2024

Tiger Woods and Nike end partnership after 27 years

Despite rumors, Nike maintains that it’s still committed to golf.
Japanese regulations determine which hunters can handle certain firearms based on the individual's experience and the level of rifling in a long gun's barrel.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 3, 2024

Hokkaido hunters say more firepower means more humane kills

A revision to Japan’s firearms laws would mean new hunters would be temporarily limited to less potent shotguns.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner speaks with his wife, British singer Geri Halliwell, ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 3, 2024

Horner seeks to draw line under misconduct probe

"Obviously it’s not been pleasant, the unwanted attention, but the focus is now very much on the cars," Horner said.
Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Sunday ahead of the MLB opening series between the Dodgers and Padres.
BASEBALL
Mar 20, 2024

No explosives found at Seoul stadium after bomb threat against Ohtani

Authorities did not find anything at the venue after special investigators searched the premises in the morning.
All Blacks forward Ardie Savea wants New Zealand Rugby to reconsider the rule that only allows domestic-based players to be selected for the national team.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Apr 1, 2024

Savea calls for change in All Blacks' eligibility regulations

A number of high-profile New Zealanders have moved away from home, with a handful contracted to Japanese clubs.
Inter Miami’s signing of Lionel Messi has served to highlight the demand for top talent among U.S. soccer fans, said FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
SOCCER
May 7, 2024

MLS must attract best players to grow, says Infantino

Major League Soccer salary and roster restrictions mean that teams are unable to spend freely when it comes to signing top players.
Kazuto Takesako will open his Prizefighter campaign against British boxer Mark Dickinson in Osaka on July 15.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jun 3, 2024

$1 million purse on offer at revived Prizefighter event in Osaka

Eight fighters will get their first chance to punch their way to a big payday in Osaka on July 15.
Novak Djokovic speaks during a news conference after defeating Francisco Cerundolo during the French Open in Paris on June 3.
TENNIS
Jun 7, 2024

Novak Djokovic says knee operation 'went well'

The 24-time Grand Slam winner was forced to withdraw ahead of his Roland Garros quarterfinal against Casper Ruud.
Ukraine players applaud the fans in Stuttgart at the end of thir Euro 2024 run.
SOCCER
Jun 27, 2024

Ukrainians keen for a wartime success lament Euro elimination

Ukraine drew 0-0 against Belgium and finished the group stage with 4 points.
Leying (played by Jia Ling) hasn't been living up to her potential, but is pushed into a radical transformation by hitting rock bottom in the Chinese remake of a hit Japanese boxing drama in "YOLO."
CULTURE / Film
Jul 4, 2024

‘YOLO’: A classic zero-to-hero story with a real-life body transformation

Actor and comedian Jia Ling dropped 50 kilograms for her role in a Chinese remake of a hit Japanese boxing drama.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Sep 6, 2024

Zelenskyy overhauls Cabinet with slew of new ministers and top diplomat

Andrii Sybiha, 49, an experienced diplomat who does not have a prominent public profile, takes the reins of the foreign ministry, replacing Dmytro Kuleba.
Kingdom Arena in Riyadh in January ahead of a match between Inter Miami and Al-Hilal.
SOCCER
Dec 1, 2024

Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup bid presents 'medium risk' for human rights: FIFA

The release of the report Saturday comes ahead of the FIFA Congress on Dec. 11, when a vote will be held to officially appoint the hosts for the 2030 and 2034 World Cups.
Afghanistan's Azmatullah Omarzi (second right) celebrates with teammates during a One Day International cricket match between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Dec. 17.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Jan 7, 2025

England urged to boycott Afghanistan match by British politicians

Female participation in sport has effectively been outlawed since the Taliban's return to power in 2021.
Japan’s ski resorts are popular with tourists and knowing some basic Japanese will help you navigate the slopes a lot easier.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 9, 2025

Japanese ski vocabulary: Hit the books before you hit the slopes

Knowing some basic terms will help you graduate from that linguistic bunny slope in no time.
The peloton rides from Florence to Rimini, Italy, during the first stage of the 2024 Tour de France.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 28, 2025

For Tour de France, foreign starts make financial sense

The Barcelona start will be the 27th non-French starting location since the Tour first went on the road internationally in Amsterdam in 1954.
Panathinaikos BC celebrates after winning the Euroleague title in Berlin on May, 26, 2024.
BASKETBALL
Apr 24, 2025

Euroleague CEO pushes back as NBA ponders new league in Europe

Motiejunas said the Euroleague is staunchly opposed to a new operator in the region.
Max Verstappen says he is happy with Red Bull amid questions about his future.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jul 4, 2025

Max Verstappen sidesteps questions about future ahead of British GP

The 27-year-old said that staying with one team was an interesting prospect for him.
Poland's Iga Swiatek kisses with the winner's trophy, the Venus Rosewater Dish, on the thirteenth day of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships on Saturday.
TENNIS
Jul 13, 2025

Unforgiving Swiatek crushes Anisimova 6-0 6-0 to win maiden Wimbledon crown

Already a U.S. Open champion and a four-times French Open winner, Swiatek becomes the youngest woman since Serena Williams in 2002 to lift major titles on all three surfaces.
Manny Pacquiao trains at Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles on June 25. Pacquiao will face Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight title in Las Vegas on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jul 17, 2025

Manny Pacquiao embraces underdog status ahead of comeback fight against Barrios

The 46-year-old Filipino feels rejuvenated after four years away from the ring and said he was returning for another opportunity to make history.
Yu Zidi earned a medal as part of China's  4x200-meter freestyle relay team at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 1, 2025

12-year-old swimmer Yu Zidi becomes youngest to win medal at worlds

Twelve-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi said she felt "quite emotional" after she became the youngest swimmer in history to win a world championships medal.
Elderly people experience taking part in esports in Ono, Fukushima Prefecture.
JAPAN / Science & Health / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Oct 16, 2023

Fukushima town turns to esports as a health tool for the elderly

Ono and Fukushima Medical University have been holding trial sessions and analyzing the effects of gaming experience on cognitive functions.
Max Verstappen celebrates winning the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Nov 19, 2023

Verstappen battles through to win Las Vegas Grand Prix thriller

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc overtook Red Bull's Sergio Perez on the last lap to grab second place ahead of the Mexican.
West German midfielder Franz Beckenbauer (left) fights for the ball with Moroccan Benkhrif Boujemaa during a World Cup first round soccer match in Leon, Mexico, in June 1970. Beckenbauer died age 78 on Sunday.
SOCCER
Jan 9, 2024

German football mourns 'sublime' Beckenbauer

Franz Beckenbauer, a World Cup winner as both a player and a coach, died on Sunday at the age of 78.
Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, where Super Bowl 58 will be held on Sunday. The city is promising a spectacle around the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers showdown.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Feb 6, 2024

Las Vegas planning Super Bowl supernova to cement sports hub status

The spectacle could be biggest television event in the United States since Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon in 1969.
Singer Taylor Swift celebrates with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce after Kansas City's win in Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Feb 12, 2024

Taylor Swift gets share of spotlight as Chiefs win second straight Super Bowl

The 34-year-old was the brightest in a galaxy of stars attending the game.
Ahead of the Paris Games, authorities are conducting three preliminary investigations into possible favoritism in the awarding of around 20 contracts worth tens of millions of euros, while a fourth is scrutinizing the pay of chief organizer Tony Estanguet.
OLYMPICS
Feb 21, 2024

Paris 2024: A 'new era' of corruption-free Olympics?

Ahead of the Paris Olympics in July and August, French prosecutors are working on four probes into possible wrongdoing.
Sauber's Zhou Guanyu poses for pictures with fans after the world premiere of a documentary about his life in Shanghai on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 19, 2024

Local hero Zhou Guanyu expects to feel 'mix of emotions' at Chinese GP

Formula One is returning to China for the first time in five years after previous editions were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight