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Bills quarterback Josh Allen scores against the Ravens in the second quarter in Orchard Park, New York, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jan 20, 2025

Bills outlast Ravens to set up showdown with Chiefs in AFC title game

In Sunday's other playoff game, the Eagles beat the Rams to reach the NFC championship game.
Sepp Straka celebrates with the trophy after winning the The American Express in La Quinta, California, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jan 20, 2025

Sepp Straka shakes off nerves to win The American Express

Former world No. 1 Justin Thomas finished second.
Novak Djokovic attends a news conference at the Australian Open on Sunday.
TENNIS
Jan 20, 2025

Novak Djokovic gets apology from TV host after 'insulting' comments

Djokovic said he would boycott interviews with the TV station until he got an apology.
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (right) and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts meet on the field after their playoff game in Philadelphia on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jan 20, 2025

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford noncommittal future after playoff loss

The quarterback, who will turn 37 on Feb. 7, is under contract for two more seasons.
Lewis Hamilton in Kuala Lumpur on Dec. 10
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jan 21, 2025

Hamilton begins 'new chapter' at Ferrari

The 40-year-old announced last February that, after 12 successful years with Mercedes, he was moving on.
Scottie Scheffler of Team USA plays in a singles match during the final round of The Presidents Cup golf tournament in Ile Bizard, Quebec, Canada, on Sept. 29.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jan 21, 2025

Scheffler won't 'rush back' to golf after Christmas hand injury

The player indicated he could launch his season at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am next week.
Haas mechanics prepare for the U.S. Grand Prix last October.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jan 22, 2025

Haas makes Laura Mueller F1's first female race engineer

Mueller will serve as the race engineer for driver Esteban Ocon, who will debut with the U.S. team this year.
Naoya Inoue at a news conference in Yokohama on Wednesday ahead of his world super bantamweight title bout against Kim Ye-joon, scheduled for Friday in Tokyo.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jan 22, 2025

Inoue believes unusual leadup to Kim fight could be 'big plus'

Inoue was supposed to face Sam Goodman last month. Instead, he will defend his belts on Friday against Kim Ye-joon, who stepped in after Goodman was injured in training.
Lewis Hamilton drives a Ferrari F1 car around the Fiorano circuit during testing in Fiorano Modenese, Italy, on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jan 23, 2025

Lewis Hamilton calls first laps in Ferrari car 'one of the best feelings'

The 40-year-old Briton shocked the paddock last February when he announced he was departing for the iconic Italian team after 12 highly successful years with Mercedes.
Tourists visit shops near Kyoto's Fushimi Inari Shrine on Jan. 13. The nation's growing tourism sector, set to hit 40 million visitors in 2025, boosts the economy but is straining the nation's infrastructure.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 23, 2025

Japan has '$100 billion' reasons to welcome more visitors

Japan's growing tourism, set to hit 40 million visitors in 2025, boosts the economy but strains infrastructure, highlighting a need for smarter policies to manage overtourism.
Transparent Display installed at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
JAPAN / Society
Jan 31, 2025

Smoother communication breaking barriers in Tokyo with Transparent Display

The Transparent Display can translate and project the text in 32 different languages.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is pressured by Bills defensive end Greg Rousseau during a game between the two rival teams earlier this season in Orchard Park, New York.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jan 24, 2025

Rivals Bills and Chiefs clash again with Super Bowl on the line

The rivalry between the Chiefs and the Bills may not have the long history of the great divisional clashes, but its intensity is fueled by the high stakes in their recent meetings.
Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue celebrates after defeating Kim Ye-joon in their title fight at Ariake Arena on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jan 24, 2025

Naoya 'Monster' Inoue retains undisputed title with 4th-round knockout

Promoter Bob Arum announced after the fight that Inoue will fight in Las Vegas this spring.
Canada's James Crawford celebrates on the podium after winning the Kitzbuehel World Cup downhill race on Saturday.
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Jan 26, 2025

Crawford wins Kitzbuehel downhill for maiden World Cup victory; Odermatt sixth

Crawford, with just four podium places to his name in seven seasons on the circuit, laid down a near-perfect run.
Liverpool's Cody Gakpo scores his side's fourth goal during the club's win over Ipswich Town on Saturday.
SOCCER
Jan 26, 2025

Liverpool and Arsenal both win as Nottingham Forest thrashed by Bournemouth

Liverpool cruised to a 4-1 win over Ipswich Town while Arsenal overcame the loss of defender Myles Lewis-Skelly to a harsh straight red card to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts scores against the Commanders during the NFC championship came in Philadelphia on Sunday
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jan 27, 2025

Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley propel Eagles into Super Bowl

The loss marked the end of the Commanders' fairy-tale season.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes runs with the ball during the AFC title game in Kansas City on Sunday. The Chiefs defeated the Bills to advance to the Super Bowl.
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Jan 27, 2025

Chiefs outlast Bills in AFC title game to reach third straight Super Bowl

Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Feb. 9.
Lara Gut-Behrami celebrates with her team after winning the women's World Cup super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Alpine skiing
Jan 27, 2025

Lara Gut-Behrami wins super-G in Garmisch; Lindsey Vonn 13th

Gut-Behrami, who won gold in the event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, finished 0.35 seconds ahead of Norwegian Kajsa Vickhoff Lie.
The mural that artist Jonas Never painted during Kobe Bryant's last NBA season is seen on Jan. 19.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 27, 2025

Kobe Bryant still reigns over Los Angeles on hundreds of murals

Artists behind some of the murals say that they illustrate how Bryant captivated everyday people.
Kanoa Igarashi surfs in the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach competition in Oahu, Hawaii, on Feb. 18.
MORE SPORTS / Surfing
Jan 28, 2025

Kanoa Igarashi dreams big as surfing championship tour gets underway

With new tricks up his sleeve, the Olympic silver medalist is eyeing a world title.
Harris English plays his shot from the fairway on the 15th hole during the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament in San Diego, California, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jan 28, 2025

PGA Tour's slow pace rears head after pedestrian start to season

The PGA Tour has said it expects slow play to improve from next year due to smaller fields being introduced for many events.
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni celebrates in the closing minutes of a victory over the Commanders in the NFC Championship game on Sunday in Philadelphia.
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Jan 29, 2025

Sirianni revisits painful defeat as he fine-tunes Super Bowl strategy

The Eagles let a 10-point halftime lead slip through their fingers two years ago as the Chiefs triumphed 38-35 at Super Bowl 57.
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli ahead of last season's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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Jan 29, 2025

Antonelli, Hamilton's F1 replacement, passes his driving test

The Italian turned 18, the minimum age to drive on public roads in Italy, last August.
Hoshoryu (front, second from left) celebrates after being promoted to yokozuna on Wednesday in Tokyo.
SUMO
Jan 29, 2025

Sumo’s newest yokozuna is all smiles — but major challenges await

For all the feel-good energy that has surrounded Hoshoryu the past few days, the Mongolian will need to take his sumo to another level if he is to last in the rank.
U.S. surfer John John Florence rides a wave during a practice session earlier this month off the north shore of Maui, Hawaii.
MORE SPORTS / Surfing
Jan 29, 2025

Absent champions, fresh venues in focus as surfing's world tour begins

Hawaii's John John Florence, who won his third world title last year, is taking the year off tour but will compete as a wildcard at the season opener in Hawaii.
The Vince Lombardi Trophy is displayed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 22.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jan 30, 2025

NFL enhances Super Bowl security after New Year's Day attack in New Orleans

The NFL is set to host the Super Bowl on Feb. 9, with the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles facing off at New Orleans' Superdome.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (right) and head coach Andy Reid will be looking for their fourth title in six seasons in this year's Super Bowl.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jan 30, 2025

Rob Gronkowski says Patriots' legacy secure as Chiefs chase history

Gronkowski said his former team's legacy is secure — for now.
An ocean vista at a resort in Thailand on Dec. 26
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2025

'The White Lotus' is already driving a travel boom in Thailand

Ahead of the HBO show’s third season premiere, Thai tourism authorities, hoteliers and travel agents are readying for a surge in visitors.
France's Antoine Dupont runs with the ball during a practice in Marcoussis, France, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Jan 30, 2025

France set to open Six Nations campaign against 'transitioning' Wales

France's results have vastly improved since Galthie took over in 2020.
Scottie Scheffler competes during the The Presidents Cup in Ile Bizard, Quebec, on Sept. 29, 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jan 30, 2025

No. 1 Scheffler ready to go in season debut at Pebble Beach

A freak Christmas dinner accident, while using a wine glass to shape ravioli, resulted in a wound to his hand that required surgery and delayed Scheffler's start to the campaign.

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