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Lucas Pinheiro Braathen celebrates on the podium with a reindeer after winning the men's slalom event in Kittila, Finland, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Winter Sports
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen earns Brazil's first Alpine Ski World Cup win
Norway-born Pinheiro Braathen is racing for his mother's homeland of Brazil after falling out with the Norwegian ski federation.
Two Iranian girls compete during an all-female karate competition in Tehran on Nov. 6. The event featured around 230 participants, including 5-year-old girls.
MORE SPORTS / Karate
Iranian girls use karate to kick down social barriers
By Majid SOURATI
All martial arts were temporarily banned for women after the 1979 Islamic Revolution but were later reinstated under stricter dress code regulations.
Alysa Liu celebrates with an American flag after winning Skate America in Lake Placid, New York, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Alysa Liu rallies past Rinka Watanabe to win Skate America
The American was less than a point off the lead after Saturday's short program and looked stunned when the final results were announced
Conor Benn in action with Chris Eubank Jr. during their middleweight fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in on Saturday
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Nov 16, 2025
Benn puts on middleweight masterclass in rematch win over Eubank Jr.
For his part, Eubank Jr. was gracious in defeat, giving no excuses for his flat performance and hailing his opponent as the better man.
The opening ceremony for the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics was held Saturday in the capital, with Japan hosting the quadrennial international sporting event for people with hearing difficulties for the first time.
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Nov 16, 2025
Tokyo Deaflympics kick off as Japan hosts games for first time
A record 3,081 athletes from 81 countries and regions were registered, including Russias and Belarusians competing as neutral athletes.
Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara finished in first place in the pairs free skate during Skate America at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Nov 16, 2025
Japan's Miura and Kihara capture Skate America pairs gold
The pair's victory sends them to the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya next month and maintains their status as the pair to watch for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February.
Japan wing Kippei Ishida dives over the line to score a try during the Autumn Nations Series International rugby union test match between Wales and Japan at the Principality Stadium, in Cardiff, Wales, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Nov 16, 2025
Wales' Evans denies Japan historic win with last-gasp penalty
For Wales, it ended a run of 10 successive home defeats stretching back to 2023 and ensured that they stay above Japan in the world rankings.
England's Brydon Carse warms up during the Ashes tour warm-up match between England and England Lions XI at Lilac Hill Park in Perth, Australia, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Nov 16, 2025
Ashes to Ashes, cricket's oldest rivalry endures
By Ian Ransom
Attention spans have shortened in the era of smartphones and social media, but generations of cricket fans remain enthralled by the Ashes.
Wales' Louis Rees-Zammit will be in the starting lineup against Japan on Saturday.
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Nov 14, 2025
Wales' Louis Rees-Zammit to return to starting lineup against Japan
Louis Rees-Zammit will make his first start for Wales since the 2023 Rugby World Cup in Saturday's clash with Japan in Cardiff after coach Steve Tandy said he was "ready to return."
Formula One driver Sergio Perez (right) poses with Dan Towriss, Cadillac's F1 team CEO, in Mexico City on Aug. 27.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Nov 13, 2025
Sergio Perez urges Formula One fans to respect race winners
Lando Norris is leading the championship over teammate Oscar Piastri but has drawn boos among the cheers from some spectators

Fears rise of rupture in Japan-China ties in wake of Taiwan remarks
Two Chinese tourists wearing kimonos take a selfie as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
A beloved Tokyo penguin’s end presages Suica’s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Ashfall warning issued in southern Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.
The challenges awaiting Japan’s new finance minister
Finance minister Satsuki Katayama answers questions from reporters in a group interview on Oct. 24.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
By Kathryn Wortley

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