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Tiger Woods waves to the fans at The Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Torrey Pines in San Diego on Feb. 16.
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Mar 12, 2025

Tiger Woods has surgery for ruptured Achilles tendon

The recovery time from an Achilles rupture can often last several months, which would almost certainly rule Woods out from playing in any of this season's majors.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri ahead of pre-season testing in Bahrain on Feb. 27
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Mar 12, 2025

Piastri commits long-term to McLaren

Piastri won a sprint race in his rookie season and finished fourth overall in 2024, when he was also the only driver to complete every racing lap.
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin walks back to the bench after an interception during the fourth quarter against the Denver Broncos in an AFC wild card game at Highmark Stadium on Jan 12.
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Mar 13, 2025

Damar Hamlin returns to Bills with one-year extension

Hamlin started 14 games for the Bills last season, part of his remarkable comeback since going into cardiac arrest after a hit to the chest during a game in 2023.
Naoya Inoue celebrates after winning a fight in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2019. Inoue has fought eight times in Japan since his last overseas bout, a KO against Michael Dasmarinas in Las Vegas in June 2021.
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Mar 13, 2025

Naoya Inoue to end four-year Las Vegas absence against Ramon Cardenas

The 31-year-old, known as "Monster," will defend his undisputed super bantamweight world titles in his first fight outside of Japan since 2021.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc during a practice session ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, in Melbourne on Friday.
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Mar 14, 2025

Leclerc fastest in second Australian GP practice as Hamilton slots fifth

Yuki Tsunoda has a good session in his RB and finished with the fourth-fastest time.
McLaren's Lando Norris celebrates after qualifying in pole position for the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday in Melbourne.
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Mar 15, 2025

Norris edges Piastri for Australia pole as Tsunoda qualifies fifth

In scorching hot conditions at Melbourne's Albert Park, world champion Max Verstappen came third in a tense qualifying session.
France's scrumhalf Nolann Le Garrec holds the trophy as France's players celebrate winning the Six Nations tournament on Saturday at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris.
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Mar 16, 2025

Record-breaking France clinches Six Nations title with Scotland win

Les Bleus matched England's number of titles since Italy joined the championship in 2000 and did so in style, scoring 30 tries in a pulsating campaign.
The Tigers Teruaki Sato (center) celebrates with his teammates after their win over the Dodgers.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 17, 2025

NPB clubs show there's more to Japanese baseball than MLB stars

The four exhibition games between the MLB and NPB clubs showed that the well of talent in Japan runs deeper than the nation’s big leaguers.
Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali (left) speaks to Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra during a meeting in Bangkok on Tuesday.
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Mar 19, 2025

Thailand eyes hosting Formula One race from 2028, prime minister says

The government will study the investment requirement, economic benefits to Thailand and the possibility of holding the competition in a street circuit.
Eddie Jordan at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest in August 2000.
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Mar 20, 2025

Former F1 team boss Eddie Jordan dies of cancer at 76

Jordan, who later became a television pundit, entered Formula One with his eponymous Silverstone-based team in 1991 and ran it until 2005.
Yuki Tsunoda after qualifying in ninth position for the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday in Shanghai.
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Mar 22, 2025

Tsunoda shines again as Lawson's struggles continue

While New Zealander Lawson qualified last, Tsunoda reached the top 10 for the second race in a row and starts ninth in Shanghai on Sunday.
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.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri celebrates after winning the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday.
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Mar 23, 2025

Piastri wins Chinese Grand Prix from pole in McLaren one-two

George Russell finished third for Mercedes, ahead of Red Bull's reigning champion Max Verstappen.
George Foreman knocks out Michael Moorer during the 10th round of their bout in Las Vegas on Nov. 5, 1994.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Mar 24, 2025

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman calls George Foreman's record unbreakable

Professional boxing is an unforgiving sport, and Sulaiman believes nobody can match or break Foreman's record of winning heavyweight titles two decades apart.
Chinese Grand Prix winner Oscar Piastri (right) and second-place finisher Lando Norris stand on the podium after the race in Shanghai on Sunday.
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Mar 24, 2025

Lando Norris excited about prospect of battling teammate Oscar Piastri for title

Piastri led Norris in a McLaren 1-2 at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, a week after Norris won the season-opener in Australia.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson (center) passes in the second quarter against the Baltimore Ravens in an AFC wild card game at M&T Bank Stadium on Jan. 11.
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Mar 26, 2025

Giants to sign 10-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson: reports

Wilson is one of the most accomplished quarterbacks of his era; he is a 10-time Pro Bowl selection and won a Super Bowl in 2014.
Racing Bulls' Yuki Tsunoda in action during the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit on Sunday
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Mar 26, 2025

Red Bull set to swap Lawson for Tsunoda: reports

Lawson was promoted from Racing Bulls to replace Sergio Perez this season but has struggled in his first two race weekends.
Alysa Liu competes in the women’s short program during the World Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden in Boston on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 27, 2025

Women's skating favorites falter as Liu leads at worlds

Three-time defending champion Kaori Sakamoto, trying to become the first woman in 65 years to capture four consecutive world crowns, was a disappointing fifth.
Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson prior to a practice session at least year's Qatar Grand Prix.
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Mar 28, 2025

Tsunoda and Lawson both have plenty to prove after swap

For Tsunoda the task at Red Bull is clear: Score substantial points toward the constructors' championship and support Verstappen's bid for a fifth successive drivers' title.
Gold medalist Alysa Liu (center) is flanked by silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto and bronze medalist Mone Chiba during the medal ceremony for the women's singles event at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 30, 2025

Resurgent Liu wins women's figure skating world title over Sakamoto

Liu, who walked away from the sport in 2022 at the age of 16 and returned just a year ago, defied the pressure Sakamoto piled on with a brilliant free skate of her own.
Ilia Malinin celebrates after winning gold at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 30, 2025

Malinin retains world title as Kagiyama stumbles

With a dazzling performance, Malinin put the world on notice less than a year to go before the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (left) celebrates with teammate Tom Wilson after scoring against the Hurricanes in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Wednesday.
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Apr 3, 2025

Alex Ovechkin moves within two goals of Wayne Gretzky's record

Gretzky's record of 894 goals is a mark that was once thought to be unapproachable.
U.S. President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he boards Air Force One before leaving Miami International Airport on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Apr 4, 2025

Donald Trump says PGA-LIV merger would be 'great thing'

Speaking on Air Force One as he traveled to Florida ahead of this weekend's LIV Golf Miami event at Trump National Doral, the U.S. leader said he believed a merger was inevitable.
Jon Rahm hits a shot during a practice round ahead of the Masters on Wednesday. Rahm is one of 12 players from LIV Golf in the 95-player field.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Apr 10, 2025

Masters not planning to create exemption for LIV Golf players

Augusta National Golf Club Chairman Fred Ridley pointed out that the Masters is an invitational tournament, and Augusta National can extend special invitations to anyone.
Masters champion Rory McIlroy receives his green jacket from 2024 winner Scottie Scheffler after the final round at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on Sunday.
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Apr 14, 2025

Rory McIlroy wins Masters in dramatic fashion to complete career Grand Slam

It marked the fifth major championship for McIlroy, and his first since capturing the PGA Championship for the second time in 2014.
ICC chairman Jay Shah (left) attends an Indian Premier League match on March 30.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Apr 14, 2025

International Cricket Council creates fund for displaced Afghan female players

Afghanistan had 25 contracted female cricketers in 2020, most of whom have resettled in Australia with humanitarian visas due to restrictions at home.
New Zealand's Mark Tele'a in action in October 2023
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Apr 15, 2025

All Black wing Tele'a announces Japan switch

Media reports have suggested that the 28-year-old will join Toyota Verblitz.
Rory McIlroy celebrates with his green jacket and the trophy after winning the Masters in Augusta, Georgia, on Sunday.
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Apr 15, 2025

Rory McIlroy’s Masters win is most-watched since 2018 tournament

McIlroy’s road to his first Masters title was dramatic and likely gave a much-needed boost to the tournament’s ratings.
Japan Head Coach Eddie Jones
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Apr 15, 2025

Jones' under-23 Japan team beaten by his old club Randwick

The Japan team's defeat came after it was hammered 54-27 by Australia's under-20 side in Coffs Harbour last week.
Ilia Malinin skates during an exhibition in Boston on March 30.
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Apr 16, 2025

Skating 'Quad God' Malinin ready for Olympic favorite tag

The American, known as the "Quad God," for his dazzling arsenal of quadruple jumps, will be competing in Tokyo this week for the World Team Trophy.

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