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Athletes compete in the final of the women's 100 meter hurdles at the Paris Olympics in August last year.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
New gene tests system in disarray ahead of world championships in Tokyo
With the world championships in Tokyo looming, athletics federations are struggling to comply with new rules concerning gene tests for female athletes.
Former U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps testifies before Congress during a hearing on anti-doping measures in Washington on June 25.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
U.S. legend Michael Phelps slams USA Swimming and calls for overhaul
Phelps traced his frustrations back through his competitive career, saying he often felt that his voice went unheard.
Michael Phelps poses at Champions Park in Paris during the 2024 Paris Games.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Michael Phelps makes a splash with Ravens' swimming lessons
Phelps happily jumped into the pool this week with the Ravens, working on skills such as holding their breath underwater, kicking their feet and floating on their backs.
The Japan Boxing Commission's safety protocols have been thrust into the spotlight following the deaths of Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, who suffered fatal brain injuries while fighting on the same card on Aug. 2.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Aug 15, 2025
Recent deaths of Japanese boxers underline importance of emergency action plans
By Mai Yoshikawa
Such plans are crucial to minimize delays and increase a fighter’s chances of survival after sustaining a serious injury in the ring.
Louis Rees-Zammit participates in training camp with the Jaguars in Jacksonville, Florida, on July 24.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Aug 15, 2025
Wales' Louis Rees-Zammit returns to rugby after NFL dream ends
English Premiership side Bristol said Thursday that Rees-Zammit was joining with "immediate effect" ahead of the new league season.
Sweden's Armand Duplantis celebrates after setting a new pole vault record of 6.29 meters during the Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix in Budapest on Aug. 12.
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Aug 15, 2025
Record-setting Armand Duplantis expects 'super-sick' worlds in Tokyo
The U.S.-born Swede has been in electric form, setting a 13th world record, of 6.29 meters, in Budapest on Tuesday.
Jerry Jones says he was diagnosed with Stage 4 melanoma in 2010.
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Aug 14, 2025
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says experimental drug saved him after cancer diagnosis
Jones said he was diagnosed in 2010 and began treatment. Over the next decade, he said, he had two lung surgeries and two lymph node surgeries.
Rory McIlroy stands on the 17th green during the final round of the British Open in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on July 20.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Aug 14, 2025
Rory McIlroy balks at suggestion of being playing captain at future Ryder Cup
The U.S. Ryder Cup captain is Keegan Bradley, whose strong form in 2025 has the 39-year-old in 10th place in the qualification standings.
The Cowboys' Micah Parson, seen at training camp in Oxnard, California, is in an ongoing contract dispute with the team.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Aug 14, 2025
Micah Parson stays silent as contract dispute with Cowboys continues
Parsons, 26, was present on but never took the field as the Cowboys went through their final padded practice of camp on Wednesday.
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce during a preseason NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday
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Aug 13, 2025
Travis Kelce admits he 'slipped a little bit' given off-field pursuits
The certain future Pro Football Hall of Fame member says some of his celebrity activities have impacted his play.

The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Japanese star convicted of indecent assault in Hong Kong
J-pop idol Kenshin Kamimura leaves the West Kowloon Law Courts on bail in Hong Kong on Wednesday, after he was found guilty of indecent assault of a woman who worked as his interpreter at a restaurant in Mong Kok district in March this year.
Tens of thousands left stranded at Osaka Expo by train service interruption
Visitors rest inside the Osaka Expo venue early Thursday morning
Welcoming foreign residents benefits Japan, three quarters of economists say
The streets of Tokyo's Ginza district in April. The number of foreign residents in Japan hit a record high at 3.76 million as of the end of last year, comprising just over 3% of the population.
Hiker missing in Hokkaido after bear attack found dead
The Rausu mountain range at Hokkaido's Shiretoko National Park. A man in his 20s who went missing after being attacked by a bear while hiking on Mount Rausu has been found dead.
Recent deaths of Japanese boxers underline importance of emergency action plans
The Japan Boxing Commission's safety protocols have been thrust into the spotlight following the deaths of Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, who suffered fatal brain injuries while fighting on the same card on Aug. 2.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Will Ishiba's critics be able to garner enough support for a leadership race?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's political survival likely hinges on whether a leadership race will take place within the Liberal Democratic Party following its decision to have its election committee canvass the opinions of party members and prefectural chapters on the subject.
Hidden rosters and the legacy of Japan’s germ warfare
Katsutoshi Takegami, 77, in his storehouse attic where he discovered his father's Unit 1644 documents
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
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