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Conor Benn in action with Chris Eubank Jr. during their middleweight fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in on Saturday
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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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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.
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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.
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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
China's Yu Zidi reacts at the end of heat 2 of the women's 400-meter medley at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Aug. 3.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Nov 12, 2025
China's 13-year-old Yu claims first Asian record at National Games
By Ian Ransom
Yu finished nearly a second quicker in the 200-meter individual medley than 20-year-old runner-up Yu Yiting, the 2022 Asian Games champion.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen makes a pit stop during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday.　
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Nov 12, 2025
Red Bull F1 teams to hold 2026 launch in Detroit in January
By Alan Baldwin
Red Bull Ford powertrains will debut as a power unit manufacturer next season, the first of the sport's new engine era.
McLaren's Lando Norris celebrates with the trophy and champagne after winning the Sao Paulo Formula One Grand Prix in Sao Paulo on Sunday.
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Nov 11, 2025
Norris now clear favorite for F1 title, barring late twist
By Alan Baldwin
Norris is favorite to follow seven-time title-winner Lewis Hamilton as the latest in a line of British world champions.

China warns citizens not to visit Japan as row over Taiwan heats up
Chinese tourists wear kimonos as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
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.
China warns of military response if Japan intervenes in Taiwan contingency
Representatives from the Japan Innovation Party hand over a proposal to designate Xue Jian, the Chinese consul-general in Osaka, as persona no grata, to a staff of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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 may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
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.
Stablecoins: Boring goes big, and now in Japan
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, acknowledges a number of potential risks related to stablecoins.
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.

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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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