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Jamaica's Kishane Thompson (left) crosses the line to win the men's 100 meter final at the Silesia Diamond League meet in Chorzow, Poland, on Saturday.
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Aug 17, 2025

Thompson beats Lyles in Olympic final rematch in Silesia

Thompson blasted out of the blocks and never looked like being beaten while posting a time of 9.87 seconds, while Lyles ran strongly at the end.
New Zealand's Ardie Savea wins the lineout against Italy at Allianz Stadium in Turin on Nov. 23.
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Aug 22, 2025

All Blacks' 'big bodies' look to outmuscle Pumas in Buenos Aires

The bulked-up back row has been seen as a longer-term plan to muscle up to world champions South Africa in the collisions.
McLaren's Lando Norris leaves the pits during the Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring circuit in Mogyorod, Hungary, on Aug. 3.
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Aug 28, 2025

McLaren in driver's seat as Formula One heads to Max Verstappen's backyard

McLaren's championship leader Oscar Piastri and teammate Lando Norris, nine points behind after 14 of 24 races, have finished the last four races 1-2.
The Cowboys traded Micah Parsons to the Packers on Thursday.
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Aug 29, 2025

Cowboys trade Micah Parsons to Packers in blockbuster deal

The Packers sent three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and first-round draft picks in 2026 and 2027 to the Cowboys in the blockbuster trade.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (center) in action alongside Rani Rosius of Belgium (right) and Gladymar Torres of Puerto Rico during the 100m heats at the 2024 Olympic games in Paris on Aug 2, 2024.
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Sep 1, 2025

Jamaican sprint great Fraser-Pryce to retire after Tokyo worlds

Fraser-Pryce shattered negative notions around pregnancy in sport by winning the 100m at the 2019 worlds and retaining the title in 2022.
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce speaks during a news conference in Sao Paulo on Thursday.
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Sep 5, 2025

Chiefs' Travis Kelce speaks about engagement to Taylor Swift ahead of opener

Kelce said his life has changed in some ways since he began dating pop star Taylor Swift.
Emma Aalto (left) and Millie Colling train in Helsinki on Sept. 1.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Sep 5, 2025

Same-sex duo to compete in ice dance in Finland following rule change

The Finnish federation's rules now refer to ice dancers as "Skater A" and "Skater B" instead of "man" and "woman." 
Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy rushes the ball against the Bears during the second half at Soldier Field in Chicago on Monday.
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Sep 9, 2025

McCarthy sparks late rally as Vikings edge Bears in NFL opener

After throwing an interception that was returned for a touchdown to give Chicago a 17-6 lead, McCarthy ignited a Minnesota fightback with three fourth-quarter TDs.
Toshikazu Yamanishi competes in the men's 20K race walk final during the world championships in Eugene, Oregon, on July 15, 2022.
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Sep 11, 2025

World Athletics Championships road events to start earlier due to heat in Tokyo

Last month, more than 3,300 people were taken to hospital for heat stroke in the Japanese capital, according to the metropolitan fire department.
Tokyo's National Stadium will host the World Athletics Championships from Sept. 13 to 21.
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Sep 11, 2025

National Stadium to finally fulfill destiny years after hosting Olympics without fans

Originally built in 2019 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, National Stadium was robbed of its original purpose when the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down.
Evan Dunfee competes during the 35-kilometer race walk during the world championships in Budapest on Aug. 24, 2023.
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Sep 11, 2025

Canada's Evan Dunfee hopes to create race walk to remember at world championships

Having won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Dunfee will be vying for gold when the 2025 World Athletics Championships begin on Sunday.
Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir crosses the finish line to win the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
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Sep 14, 2025

Kenya's Jepchirchir wins women's marathon gold at worlds in Tokyo

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa finished just behind for silver, with Julia Paternain of Uruguay taking bronze.
Naoya Inoue (left) battles Murodjon Akhmadaliev in Nagoya on Sunday.
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Sep 14, 2025

'Smart' Inoue beats Akhmadaliev by unanimous decision

The unbeaten Inoue gradually picked off a fighter who had been described as the most dangerous opponent of his career to finish the final round in Nagoya in complete control.
Cordell Tinch of the U.S. (left), Jamaica's Orlando Bennett (center) and Japan's Rachid Muratake in action during the 110-meter hurdles final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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Sep 16, 2025

Muratake misses out on medal as Tinch takes 110-meter hurdle gold

After finishing fifth at last year’s Paris Olympics, Muratake was aiming to claim Japan’s first world hurdles medal in 20 years.
Australian sprinter Gout Gout during the men's 200-meter semifinals at the World Athletics Championships on Thursday in Tokyo
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Sep 19, 2025

Australian teen sensation Gout Gout hails learning experience at debut worlds

Following his exit, Gout reflected on what it was like to rub shoulders with some of sprinting's biggest names.
U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles celebrates with a gesture from the "Dragon Ball" anime series after winning gold in the men's 200-meter final on Friday in Tokyo.
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Sep 20, 2025

Noah Lyles wants athletics to stop being an ‘amateur sport’

The American sprinter has consistently voiced his frustration with the sport’s dwindling public interest in non-Olympic years.
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after placing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday
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Sep 22, 2025

World championships bring few medals but win big with the crowds

Japan is now looking ahead to the Asian Games in Nagoya in 2026, the next world championships in Beijing in 2027 and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda arrives at the circuit ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku on Sunday.
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Sep 24, 2025

Red Bull in no rush to make 2026 driver decisions after strong weekend in Baku

Only Max Verstappen can be completely sure of who he will be racing for next year and Red Bull is in no rush to decide his teammate after a record of failure with previous moves.
Ducati rider Marc Marquez leads the San Marino MotoGP on Sept. 14.
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Sep 24, 2025

Brilliant Marquez poised to seal seventh MotoGP title in Japan

The Spanish Ducati rider is on a whopping 512 points and needs just three points more than his brother Alex Marquez to win the title.
Tomokazu Harimoto waits for China's Wang Chuqin to serve during the men's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama 2025 tournament on Aug. 11.
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Sep 26, 2025

Can Japan crack the China code in table tennis?

Japan has much more work to do if it is to be a proper rival for its neighbor.
Abbi Pulling, seen after a W Series race, finished 17th in Formula E's rookie test in July. She was the highest-placed woman.
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Oct 9, 2025

Formula E chief rejects idea of creating female-only series in motorsports

Formula E's Girls on Track, in its seventh year, has supported over 4,500 young people aged 12 to 18 in a sport in which women make up only 3% of licensed competitors worldwide.
Brian Harman poses with the Claret Jug after winning the British Open in Hoylake, England, on Sunday.
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Jul 24, 2023

Unflappable Brian Harman wins British Open

Brian Harman, an avid hunter back home in Georgia, simply refused to allow himself to fall prey to the world's leading golfers as he showed nerves of steel to win the British Open on Sunday.
U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles (right) beats the field to the finish line to win the 100-meter final at the world championships in Budapest on Sunday.
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Aug 21, 2023

U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles eager to pick up baton Usain Bolt left behind

Noah Lyles is ready to take aim at Usain Bolt's 200-meter world record after winning the 100 at the word championships.
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Aug 25, 2023

Japan's Yuka Saso grabs first round lead at CPKC Women's Open

The U.S. Women's Open in 2021, came alive with four straight birdies and added two more to ensure a one-stroke lead over Sweden's Linn Grant.
England flyhalf George Ford kicks a penalty during a 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool D match against Argentina in Marseille, France, on Saturday.
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Sep 10, 2023

Fantastic George Ford kicks 14-man England to win over Argentina

The flyhalf scored all the points, including a record-equaling three drop goals in a 10-minute first-half blitz that seemed to sap Argentina's spirit.
Yuki Tsunoda takes part in a practice session on Day 1 of the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, on Friday.
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Sep 22, 2023

Tsunoda races into Suzuka as his F1 career reaches critical stage

The driver's homecoming to a track he knows all too well comes as his long-term future at the pinnacle of motorsport remains uncertain.
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Oct 10, 2023

Japanese rugby faces murky future following World Cup exit

The 2019 Rugby World Cup, and all that it promised, feels like a long time ago after the Brave Blossoms' pool-stage exit in France.
Mercedes' George Russell said the new amount drivers can be fined "seems obscene."
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Oct 20, 2023

Formula One drivers stunned by threat of increased fines

The sport's governing body quadrupled the amount that stewards can fine drivers.
South Africa's Siya Kolisi celebrates after his team's quarterfinal win over France at the Rugby World Cup in Saint-Denis, France, on Oct. 15.
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Oct 20, 2023

Siya Kolisi says South Africa's purpose goes beyond winning trophies

"I believe we are a purpose-driven team, we're not a trophy-driven team," Kolisi said.
Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the Formula One Brazil Grand Prix in Sao Paulo on Sunday.
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Nov 7, 2023

Three things we learned from the Brazilian Grand Prix

Only McLaren, with a strong second half of the season, has lifted itself into a position to maintain a challenge.

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