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TENNIS

Carlos Alcaraz plays a backhand return to Taylor Fritz during the ATP Finals tennis tournament in Turin on Tuesday.
TENNIS
Alcaraz fights back to beat Fritz at ATP Finals
The five-time Grand Slam champion moved to within one win of securing the year-end No. 1 ranking for the second time.
Jannik Sinner hits the ball during his match against Felix Auger-Aliassime at the ATP Finals tennis tournament in Turin, Italy, on Monday.
TENNIS
Sinner dominates injury-hit Auger-Aliassime in ATP Finals opener
Nine days after their duel in the final of the Paris Masters, Sinner was again the strongest, winning 7-5, 6-1.
Aryna Sabalenka hits a shot against Coco Gauff during their match at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Thursday.
TENNIS
Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula reach semifinal round at WTA Finals
The top-seeded Sabalenka ended the title defense of Coco Gauff by defeating the American 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 in the closing match of the round-robin stage
Amanda Anisimova celebrates after beating Iga Swiatek at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Wednesday to secure a berth in the semifinals.
TENNIS
Nov 6, 2025
Amanda Anisimova rallies past Iga Swiatek to reach semifinals at WTA Finals
Anisimova improved her three-set record this season to an impressive 15-3 by posting her 10th top-10 win of the year.
Aryna Sabalenka in action during her WTA Finals group stage match against Jessica Pegula in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday
TENNIS
Nov 5, 2025
Sabalenka to take on Kyrgios in 'Battle of the Sexes' match
By Aadi Nair
Sabalenka will face Kyrgios in a modern rendition of tennis icon Billie Jean King's 1973 showdown with fellow American Bobby Riggs
Elena Rybakina returns the ball to Iga Swiatek during their tennis match at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Monday.
TENNIS
Nov 4, 2025
Rybakina downs Swiatek to enter semis at WTA Finals
World No. 2 Swiatek made 36 unforced errors in the last two sets while Rybakina made 17.
Novak Djokovic serves to Tomas Martin Etcheverry during their men's singles match on Day 3 of the Paris ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament in Paris in November 2023.
TENNIS
Nov 4, 2025
Djokovic confirmed for ATP Finals, says Italian federation boss
The ATP Finals is the traditional season-closer, bringing together the eight best players of the year.
Victoria Mboko of Canada hits a return to Spain's Cristina Bucsa during the women's singles final at the Hong Kong Tennis Open on Sunday.
TENNIS
Nov 3, 2025
Canadian teen sensation Mboko makes top-20 debut in rookie season
By Shrivathsa Sridhar
Ranked 350th in the world this time last year, Mboko stormed into the top 20 for the first time when the list was updated on Monday.
Jannik Sinner poses with the trophy after winning the Paris Masters men's singles final against Felix Auger-Aliassime at the Paris La Defense Arena on Sunday.
TENNIS
Nov 3, 2025
Sinner returns to world No. 1 with Paris Masters win
By Neil FULTON
The Italian first claimed the No. 1 ranking in June last year and held it for 65 weeks until he lost the U.S. Open title match to Alcaraz in September.
Cameron Norrie reacts during his round of 32 match against Carlos Alcaraz at the Paris Masters on Tuesday.
TENNIS
Oct 29, 2025
Cameron Norrie stuns world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz at Paris Masters
By Janina Nuno Rios
Alcaraz's defeat was the first time he had lost before a final since March, halting a dominant Masters 1000 run stretching back to the Miami Open.

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.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.

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