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TENNIS

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
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
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.
Switzerland's Belinda Bencic kisses the trophy to celebrate winning her Pan Pacific Open final against the Czech Republic's Linda Noskova in Tokyo on Sunday.
TENNIS
Oct 26, 2025
Belinda Bencic surprises herself as Pan Pacific Open win in Tokyo brings 10th title
By Andrew MCKIRDY
The Swiss Bencic beat the Czech Republic's Linda Noskova 6-2, 6-3 in the final, following up her success at the Abu Dhabi Open in February.
Novak Djokovic reacts during his Six Kings Slam third-place match against Taylor Fritz in Riyadh on Saturday.
TENNIS
Oct 22, 2025
Djokovic withdraws from Paris Masters
The player fell in the semifinals of the Shanghai Masters to eventual champion Valentin Vacherot of Monaco earlier this month.

The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
New satellite images suggest 'mass graves' in Sudan's El-Fasher
A general view of a berm construction in Kinin Village near El-Fasher.
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.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
Takaichi calls for the updating of Japan's economic security law
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to a panel on promoting economic security in Japan on Friday.
These are the hottest lower-division rikishi to watch right now
Fukazaki (right) grapples with Enho at the IG Arena in Nagoya on July 13.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
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