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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.
Katie Ledecky competes in the final of the women's 1500m freestyle swimming event during the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Jul 30, 2025

Ledecky wins 22nd world title as Popovici savours 'scary' gold

The masterful win in Singapore moved Ledecky four short of the retired Phelps' career tally of 26 world gold medals.
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.
Rugby World Cup Australia Managing Director Chris Stanley (far left), Rugby Australia Chief Executive Phil Waugh (next left), former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper (center left), Chairman of World Rugby Brett Robinson (center right), World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin (next right) and former Australia sevens player Chloe Dalton (far right) pose with the Webb Ellis Cup at the launch of ticketing for the 2027 Rugby World Cup at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Australia on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Jul 30, 2025

'Most accessible ever' tickets planned for Australia's 2027 Rugby World Cup

More than a million tickets for every stage will be priced at under A$100.
Leon Marchand celebrates after breaking the men's 200-meter individual medley world record at the world championships in Singapore on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Jul 31, 2025

Leon Marchand shatters 200-meter individual medley world record

The Frenchman wiped more than a second off the previous record of 1:54.00 set by Ryan Lochte in 2011.
China's Yu Zidi reacts after a women's 200-meter butterfly semifinal at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Jul 31, 2025

World Aquatics to review rules as 12-year-old makes waves at world championships

American silver medalist Alex Walsh said Yu was "phenomenally talented at such a young age."
Germany's Laura Dahlmeier died after a mountaineering accident in Pakistan, her management team said Wednesday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2025

German Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier dies after mountaineering accident

The accident occurred around noon on Monday, at an altitude of approximately 5,700 meters at Laila Peak, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said on Tuesday.
A Tokyo court has upheld a lower court ruling ordering Dentsu to pay a fine for rigging Olympic-related bids.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 31, 2025

Tokyo court upholds fine of ¥300 million for Dentsu in Olympic bid-rigging case

The high court also upheld a ruling that sentenced the former assistant head of the sports department of Dentsu to two years in prison, suspended for four years.
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.
Max Verstappen said it was always clear that he would stay at Red Bull next season.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Aug 1, 2025

Max Verstappen shuts down rumors by committing to Red Bull for 2026

Verstappen has fallen into third place, 81 points behind series leader Oscar Piastri of McLaren, in the drivers' championship this year.
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.
MORE SPORTS
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.
Chargers quarterback Trey Lance passes against the Lions during the first quarter of the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Aug 1, 2025

Chargers rout Lions in Hall of Fame Game to kick off NFL preseason

With the star quarterbacks, Los Angeles' Justin Herbert and Detroit's Jared Goff, among the many regulars sitting out, Lance completed 13 of 20 passes for 120 yards.
Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin has asked the team to trade him amid a lack of progress in negotiations toward a contract extension.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Aug 1, 2025

Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin requests trade

Frustrated by the lack of progress in negotiations toward a contract extension, McLaurin sat out the first four days of training camp before reporting on Sunday.
Miyu Yamashita plays a shot during the second round of the Women's British Open on Friday in Porthcawl, Wales.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Aug 2, 2025

Miyu Yamashita rides stellar 65 into Women's British Open lead

Yamashita held third place after the first round at Royal Porthcawl and took control Friday with a bogey-free, seven-birdie round.
Miyu Yamashita walks off the 18th green after completing her third round at the Women's British Open at Royal Porthcawl in Wales on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Aug 3, 2025

Miyu Yamashita takes slim lead into final round at Women's British Open

After holding a three-shot lead through the midway point of the tournament, Yamashita was at 9-under par through three rounds as her advantage was narrowed.
Katie Ledecky celebrates after winning gold in the women's 800-meter freestyle event at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Aug 3, 2025

Imperious Ledecky beats McIntosh to win 800-meter free thriller

Ledecky won her seventh career gold in the event but she was challenged all the way, touching the wall in a championship-record 8 minutes, 5.62 seconds.
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jordan Spence helps lead the Dreamskate Japan hockey camp in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on July 5.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Aug 3, 2025

From Osaka to the NHL: Jordan Spence hopes to inspire young Japanese hockey players

The Ottawa Senators defenseman briefly returned to Japan last month to help run a hockey camp in Hokkaido.
Miyu Yamashita poses with the trophy after winning the Women's British Open in Porthcawl, Wales, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Aug 4, 2025

Miyu Yamashita shows nerves of steel to win Women's British Open

Yamashita's previous best performance in a major was a tie for second place at last year's Women's PGA Championship.
Canada's Summer McIntosh (left) and France's Leon Marchand celebrate after winning best female and male swimmer at the World Aquatics Championships.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Aug 4, 2025

Leon Marchand and Summer McIntosh underline dominance on final day of worlds

Marchand and McIntosh won golds on the final day of competition.
Noah Lyles (left) defeats Kenny Bednarek to win the 200-meter final at the U.S. track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Aug 4, 2025

Noah Lyles' win over rival Kenny Bednarek in 200 ends with staredown and shove

Lyles, the reigning Olympic 100-meter champion, will attempt to defend both his 100 and 200 crowns at the world championships in Japan.
McLaren's Lando Norris (right) and Oscar Piastri (left) stand on the podium with Mark Ingham, the team's head of design, after the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest on Sunday. Norris led a 1-2 finish in the race.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Aug 4, 2025

Lando Norris enjoying battle with Oscar Piastri after winning Hungarian GP

The outcome was McLaren's fourth consecutive 1-2 finish and Norris's fifth win this year and ninth of his career.
Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami celebrates after hitting a home run against the BayStars in Yokohama on July 29.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Aug 4, 2025

Return of Munetaka Murakami could get hearts racing at Jingu Stadium again

The Swallows have not been good this year but have a chance to end the season on a positive note.
McLaren chief executive Zak Brown arrives ahead of practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Aug 5, 2025

McLaren must also deal with disappointment amid runaway success

As the title battle between Oscar Piastri and teammate Lando Norris heats up, McLaren boss Zak Brown conceded he was also thinking about how to handle the aftermath.
Nyjah Huston of the United States competes in the men’s street finals during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games on July 29, 2024.
OLYMPICS / Skateboarding
Aug 5, 2025

Nyjah Huston targets Olympic skateboarding gold at LA28

Inspired by Los Angeles skateboarding videos, Huston moved to Southern California at 15 and remains deeply connected to the region.
A mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima taken from a U.S. military aircraft on Aug. 6, 1945. Copying the photo without permission is prohibited.
JAPAN / History / Longform
Aug 6, 2025

80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped

As a 7-year-old boy in Hiroshima, Howard Kakita was hoping to catch the vapor trail of a B-29 bomber. A sudden blast knocked him out.
Otake <i>oyakata</i> and his wrestlers at Otake stable in April 2018
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Aug 6, 2025

Fresh start for stable founded by legendary yokozuna Taiho

In a historically significant move, the Otake sumo stable will be taken over by someone without a direct connection to its founder.
Francisco Villarreal moved to Japan in 2014 to attend a teacher training program and has forged deep ties to the kindergarten in Tokyo's Asakusa district where he has worked since 2018.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 11, 2025

Kindred spirits, kindergarten connections: From Buenos Aires to east Tokyo

An Argentinian teacher finds echoes of his hometown in the working-class neighborhoods of eastern Tokyo.
Giants quarterback Russell Wilson looks to pass during training camp in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Aug 7, 2025

New Giants QB Russell Wilson praises coach Brian Daboll’s 'beautiful mind'

Wilson has also expressed his eagerness to play alongside talented second-year receiver Malik Nabers.
Leroy Carters competed for New Zealand in rugby sevens during the 2024 Paris Olympics.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 7, 2025

Leroy Carter's first All Blacks call-up nearly goes awry after dog eats passport

Carter, a utility back named among the injury replacements in Scott Robertson's All Blacks squad

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years