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Apple is reportedly challenging current Formula One broadcaster ESPN for the sport's U.S. television rights next year.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jul 9, 2025

Apple eyes U.S. Formula 1 broadcast rights after movie success: report

The report follows the strong box office performance of Apple's high-octane racing film "F1: The Movie."
Red Bull's Christian Horner at the Bahrain Grand Prix in April. Horner was fired from his role as team principal and CEO on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jul 9, 2025

Red Bull fires team principal Christian Horner

The 51-year-old was the longest-serving team principal, having been in the position since Red Bull made its Formula One debut in 2005.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner before a practice session at the Austrian Grand Prix on June 27
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Jul 10, 2025

For Christian Horner, a brutal end to a highly successful reign at Red Bull

With this season's car not competitive with rival McLaren, a discontented Verstappen and the constant hemorrhaging of pivotal backroom talent, Horner's tenure ended brutally.
Naoya Inoue following a news conference in Tokyo. Inoue will face Murodjon Akhmadaliev in Nagoya in September.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jul 10, 2025

'Monster' Inoue to face Akhmadaliev in Nagoya

After a bout in Vegas, the 32-year-old returns to his home country to take on Murodjon Akhmadaliev, who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics.
Racing Bulls team principal Laurent Mekies speaks with Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda ahead of practice for the Miami Grand Prix on May 2. Mekies was named Red Bull team principal on Wednesday.
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Jul 11, 2025

Laurent Mekies gets started new Red Bull team principal

Max Verstappen's future with the team remains uncertain, despite a contract until 2028, with Mercedes and Aston Martin keen to secure his services.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Luke Donald during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 16
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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.
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.
UAE Team Emirates XRG's Tadej Pogacar in action during stage 18 of the Tour de France in Vif, France on Thursday
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Jul 25, 2025

Tour de France stage shortened due to infected cattle

The stage will now be just 95 kilometers long instead of the planned 129.9 km.
Carter Hart leaves court after a judge found him and his teammates not guilty in the trial involving players from Canada’s 2018 gold medal-winning world junior hockey team, who were charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room, at the Superior Court of Justice in London, Ontario, Canada on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Jul 25, 2025

Five former Hockey Canada players found not guilty in sexual assault trial

Justice Maria Carroccia told the courtroom that she did not find the complainant's evidence to be "credible or reliable."
McLaren's Oscar Piastri (right) and Lando Norris drive during the Formula One British Grand Prix at Silverstone, England, on July 6.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jul 25, 2025

Formula 1's renewable energy shift drives 26% drop in carbon footprint

F1 said in a statement on Wednesday that it’s halfway toward achieving its minimum 50% reduction target, as set out in its "net zero by 2030” commitment. 
Red Bull's Max Verstappen (right) with former team principal Christian Horner ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit on April 4
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Jul 25, 2025

Verstappen says Horner exit will not influence own F1 future

Horner's dismissal this month ended a 20-year tenure and fueled speculation about Verstappen, with Mercedes already interested in securing the four-time world champion.
Canadian swimming star Summer McIntosh competes at the Paris Olympics last August.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Jul 26, 2025

Golden Summer beckons for swimming world championships in Singapore

The battle between Canadian teen Summer McIntosh and American icon Katie Ledecky highlights the program at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.
Tadej Pogacar leads rival Jonas Vingegaard during the ascent of La Plagne on Friday in the French Alps.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Jul 26, 2025

Master Pogacar has Tour de France peloton under his thumb

The contrast with Pogacar's almost effortless style on the last mountain day was striking as the three-time champion controlled his chief rival.
Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium as the overall leader of the Tour de France on Saturday in Jura.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Jul 27, 2025

One of the hardest Tours, Pogacar says, as he moves to brink of fourth win

The defending champion leads Jonas Vingegaard by 4:24 in the general classification heading into Stage 21, which will feature a spectacular finale in Paris.
China's Yu Zidi in action during the women's 200m medley final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Jul 29, 2025

I'm no genius, says 12-year-old Yu after just missing podium at worlds

Yu, who shaved over a second off her personal best, received high praise from fellow competitors but said she was focusing only on her training.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen in action during the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jul 29, 2025

Red Bull adviser confirms Max Verstappen staying for 2026

A widely reported exit clause in Verstappen's Red Bull contract could have allowed him to leave the team at year's end, but he cannot now fall far enough in the standings.
Raiders defensive tackle Christian Wilkins celebrates after a penalty overturned a scoring play by the Cleveland Browns during the fourth quarter at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada on Sep. 29, 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jul 30, 2025

Raiders tiptoe around release of DT Christian Wilkins

ESPN reported Wilkins attempted to kiss a teammate on top of the head in the locker room and the action was not appreciated.
Rio Takeda hits a shot during the first round of the Women's British Open in Porthcawl, Wales, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Aug 1, 2025

Rio Takeda grabs lead as Japanese golfers set pace at Women's British Open

Takeda, 22, bounced back from a double-bogey on the ninth hole with four birdies down the stretch.
Canada's Summer McIntosh competes in the women's 200-meter butterfly final during the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Aug 1, 2025

Summer McIntosh and Leon Marchand outpace rivals at world championships

McIntosh earned her third individual gold medal of the meet.
Yu Zidi earned a medal as part of China's 4x200-meter freestyle relay team at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.
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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.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Japan ranked one of the most peaceful places in Asia as global tensions rise
Visitors look at paper cranes hung at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 8, a day ahead of the 80th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombing of the city.
Misinformation over JICA’s Africa ‘hometown’ initiative sparks controversy
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrives at a photo session for the Tokyo International Conference on African Development as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa reacts, in Yokohama, last week.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
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