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China's Wang Haoyu celebrates winning the men's 4x100m freestyle relay final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha in February 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Jul 14, 2025

China swimmers dope-tested most ahead of World Aquatics Championships

From Jan. 1, Chinese swimmers had an average of 8.8 anti-doping tests, while those from Britain were tested 2.2 times, a report said.
Rory McIlroy signs autographs for fans during a practice round at the Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jul 15, 2025

McIlroy embracing return to Northern Ireland for the Open

McIlroy is coming off a good experience, shooting four rounds in the 60s and finishing tied for second at the Genesis Scottish Open on Sunday.
Scottie Scheffler speaks during a news conference in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday ahead of the British Open.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jul 16, 2025

'What's the point?' Scheffler says in candid talk ahead of British Open

When asked how long he celebrates his victories, an introspective Scheffler veered off into questioning what was even the point of being the best golfer in the world.
Truist Park in Atlanta on Tuesday ahead of the start of the MLB All-Star Game.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 16, 2025

Tony Clark blasts MLB salary cap idea as 'collusion' during All-Star break

The current MLB collective bargaining agreement is set to expire on Dec. 1, 2026, and a deal will need to be reached by then to avoid a lockout.
Climate change affecting food sources and hibernation times, along with depopulation caused by an aging society, are causing bears to venture into towns more frequently, scientists say.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 16, 2025

Bear stops play again at Japan golf event

The bear was spotted in the morning near the first tee at the Meiji Yasuda Ladies tournament at Sendai Classic Golf Club, a stop on the JLPGA Tour.
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.
Tadej Pogacar rides during Stage 11 of the Tour de France in Toulouse, France, on July 16.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Jul 17, 2025

Race favorite Tadej Pogacar escapes unscathed after crash at Tour de France

Pogacar went down about five kilometers from the line, and the peloton eased off to allow the overall race favorite to rejoin.
The Tokyo district has the highest number of candidates in the 2025 Upper House election with 32 people in the running for seven seats.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 18, 2025

In Upper House race, younger voters in Tokyo turn to DPP for new direction

Many younger voters, especially in the capital, are drawn to the party's idea that the working generation must be supported for the sake of everyone.
Sega's first brick-and-mortar store in Japan is an example of how the country's video game industry is thinking of its digital products as tangible experiences.
LIFE / Digital
Jul 18, 2025

Sega’s first Japan store signals ‘immersive entertainment’ push

Opened on July 18 in the Shibuya Parco building, the video game company’s brick-and-mortar venture hints at a broader trend in Japan’s gaming landscape.
Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice (left) catches a pass against San Francisco 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward during overtime in Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada on Feb 11, 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jul 18, 2025

Chiefs ace Rice gets 30-day jail term for hit-and-run crash

The Chiefs ace left the scene of the crash in Dallas on March 30 last year after racing in his Lamborghini at speeds of up to 191 kilometers per hour.
Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya finishes first in the women’s race to set a new world record during the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 13, 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Jul 18, 2025

Marathon world record-holder Chepngetich suspended over banned substance

Women's marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for the presence and use of the prohibited substance hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).
Rory McIlroy reacts on the 18th hole during the first round of The 153rd Open Championship golf tournament at Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jul 18, 2025

Packed British Open leaderboard as McIlroy scrambles to stay in touch

After early sunshine on the Dunluce Links, heavy rain and wind made conditions difficult for the players.
Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium after winning the 13th stage of the Tour de France in the the Pyrenees mountains on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Jul 19, 2025

Dominant Pogacar not in a giving mood as Tour lead swells

After storming to his fourth stage victory, the three-time Tour de France winner dismissed the idea that he should back off to spare his competitors.
Scottie Scheffler watches a shot on the 16th tee during his second round at the British Open on Friday at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jul 19, 2025

Scottie Scheffler holds lead at midway point of British Open

Dodging rain at times, Scheffler shot a 7-under-par 64, moving into the top spot in his bid for a second major championship of the year.
Connor O'Leary comes in an event in California in 2019. O'Leary won the title at the Corona Open J-Bay in South Africa on Friday, his first World Surf League Championship Tour.
MORE SPORTS / Surfing
Jul 19, 2025

Japan's O'Leary beats world No. 1 Dora to take first surfing tour win

World No. 2 Gabriela Bryan won the women's event with a hard-fought victory over Australian world No. 1 Molly Picklum.
Scottie Scheffler walks up the 17th fairway during the third round of the British Open at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jul 20, 2025

Scottie Scheffler inches closer to victory at British Open

Scheffler is one round away from his fourth major championship in four years after opening up a four-stroke lead on Saturday.
Hitomi Obara competes at the London Olympics in August 2012.
MORE SPORTS / Wrestling
Jul 20, 2025

Hitomi Obara, 2012 Olympic champion in wrestling, dies at 44

The cause of her death and other details are unknown.
Oleksandr Usyk celebrates after winning his heavyweight title fight over Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jul 20, 2025

Usyk knocks out Dubois to become undisputed world heavyweight champion

The victory saw Ukraine's Usyk extend his unbeaten professional record to 24 fights as the WBA, WBC and WBO champion added his British opponent's IBF belt to his collection.
Manny Pacquiao (right) fights Mario Barrios in Las Vegas on Saturday in the 46-year-old's return to boxing after a four-year absence.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jul 20, 2025

Pacquiao held to draw by Barrios in world title return

Barrios, 30, retained his belt despite being dominated for several rounds by Pacquiao, who was making a comeback to the ring after a four-year retirement.
China's Shi Yuqi hits a return to France's Alex Lanier during the final of the Japan Open on Sunday in Tokyo.
MORE SPORTS / Badminton
Jul 20, 2025

Shi beats Lanier to win Japan Open badminton title

South Korea's An Se-young downed China's Wang Zhiyi 21-12, 21-10 in the women's final to capture an incredible sixth title in seven tournaments so far this year.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (left) and Donald Trump during their meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on March 8, 2024
WORLD / Politics
Jul 21, 2025

'Trump before Trump': Orban's illiberal model on show

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been accused of silencing critical voices from the judiciary, academia, media and civil society, and of restricting minority rights.
Scottie Scheffler poses with the Claret Jug after winning the British Open in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jul 21, 2025

Scottie Scheffler cruises to first British Open crown

Scheffler resembled a towering giant among men all week on the glorious Causeway Coast.
Tim Wellens celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win Stage 15 of the Tour de France in Carcassonne, France, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Jul 21, 2025

Tim Wellens wins Stage 15 as Team UAE continues to dominate Tour de France

Team UAE rider Tadej Pogacar held on to the overall lead.
The New Zealand team celebrates with the trophy after winning the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix, in Portsmouth, England.
MORE SPORTS / Sailing
Jul 21, 2025

New Zealand spoils Great Britain's party in SailGP showdown

Twelve national teams had battled across seven fleet races for the coveted spots in the three-boat final.
Peruvian chef Mitsuharu Tsumura’s restaurant Maido in Lima was named the best restaurant on the planet on June 19 by the influential “World's 50 Best Restaurants” list.
COMMENTARY
Jul 21, 2025

Why there isn’t a best chef in the world

Awards are one thing but the culinary universe has no real center. For that you can thank two chefs.
Luke Donald during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 16
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jul 22, 2025

European captain Luke Donald agrees to Ryder Cup rules change

Donald agreed to change the rule to allow one of the American vice captains to assume counterpart Keegan Bradley's advisory duties.
Oliver Rowland of Team Nissan during qualifying for the ABB Formula E Series race at the Homestead Motor Speedway in Miami on April 12
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jul 22, 2025

Rowland targets multiple titles after Formula E breakthrough

Rowland said his ambition for the future was to try to cement himself as one of the top drivers in the series.
Ichiro Suzuki will soon become the first Japanese player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
BASEBALL
Jul 22, 2025

Induction of Ichiro has Cooperstown fretfully preparing

The star's entry into baseball's Hall of Fame could bring an influx of fans from far away.
England flanker Guy Pepper runs with the ball past Argentina fly-half Santiago Carreras during an international rugby test match in San Juan, Argentina, on July 12.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Jul 22, 2025

England players suffered racist abuse from fans in Argentina, World Rugby says

"While it is clear that an incident took place, we regret that the individuals responsible could not be identified," World Rugby said.
Komeito head Tetsuo Saito speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 22, 2025

Upper House election confirms inexorable decline of voting blocs

Unaffiliated voters were the kingmakers in Sunday’s election.
Hypothermia in the land of the rising Sanae
Amid the election of Sanae Takaichi as Liberal Democratic Party president, and possibly the next prime minister, Japan's economy shows signs of recovery, but weak wages, a conservative corporate culture and currency issues raise doubts about a true economic thaw.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
Could an opposition candidate become Japan's next prime minister?
The lawmaker that secures a majority of votes in the Lower House will become prime minister. If no one gets a majority, the two top contenders will enter a runoff in which the person with the highest number of votes gets elected.
Coalition talks could bring Takaichi closer to being PM
Nippon Ishin no Kai leader and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura meets with Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Wednesday.
As temperatures drop in Japan, bear attacks shoot up to historic highs
Bear warning signs at the Akita Prefectural Government building
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
Pace eyes great strides for Japan’s art market
Pace Japan Vice President Kyoko Hattori, the de facto head of the nation’s business, believes a larger, more lucrative art market will allow Japan to be more attractive for collectors.
A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
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