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Red Bull's Max Verstappen in action during the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Red Bull adviser confirms Max Verstappen staying for 2026
A widely reported exit clause in Verstappen's Red Bull contract could have allowed him to leave the team at year's end, but he cannot now fall far enough in the standings.
China's Yu Zidi in action during the women's 200m medley final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
I'm no genius, says 12-year-old Yu after just missing podium at worlds
Yu, who shaved over a second off her personal best, received high praise from fellow competitors but said she was focusing only on her training.
Oscar Piastri, still wearing his helmet, celebrates with his team after winning the Belgian Grand Prix in Stavelot, Belgium, on Sunday.
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Oscar Piastri uses earlier disappointment as fuel to win Belgian Grand Prix
It was McLaren's first Belgian triumph since Jenson Button won from pole in 2012.
Tadej Pogacar, wearing the leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium with his team after winning the Tour de France in Paris on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Jul 28, 2025
Dominant Tadej Pogacar cruises to fourth Tour de France title
Pogacar, the defending champion, embarked from the start in Lille as clear favorite and won four stages along the way.
U.S. President Donald Trump plays a shot during a round of golf at his Turnberry course in Scotland on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jul 27, 2025
Trump's Turnberry visit puts British Open back on agenda
By Peter HUTCHISON
The trip underlines the U.S. president's long-held desire to host golf's illustrious British Open at the famous course, despite numerous stumbling blocks.
Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium as the overall leader of the Tour de France on Saturday in Jura.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Jul 27, 2025
One of the hardest Tours, Pogacar says, as he moves to brink of fourth win
By Julien Pretot
The defending champion leads Jonas Vingegaard by 4:24 in the general classification heading into Stage 21, which will feature a spectacular finale in Paris.
McLaren's Lando Norris drives during the qualifying session for the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jul 27, 2025
Norris takes pole for all-McLaren front row in Belgium
By Alan Baldwin
The Briton blasted around the long Spa-Francorchamps circuit in a best time of one minute, 40.562 seconds on Saturday, just ahead of his teammate.
Ronald Acuna of the Atlanta Braves next to Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his manager, Dave Roberts, before the MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta on July 15.
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Jul 26, 2025
All-Star Games may be flawed but still a boon for professional sports leagues
By Frank Pingue
Several factors, including a lack of competitive furor and social media, have left many to wonder whether the standard All-Star Game model is broken.
Canadian swimming star Summer McIntosh competes at the Paris Olympics last August.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Jul 26, 2025
Golden Summer beckons for swimming world championships in Singapore
By Ian Ransom
The battle between Canadian teen Summer McIntosh and American icon Katie Ledecky highlights the program at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.
Tadej Pogacar leads rival Jonas Vingegaard during the ascent of La Plagne on Friday in the French Alps.
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Jul 26, 2025
Master Pogacar has Tour de France peloton under his thumb
By Julien Pretot
The contrast with Pogacar's almost effortless style on the last mountain day was striking as the three-time champion controlled his chief rival.

Japan to start new residency system for foreign workers
Students hoping to work in Japan attend a Japanese class at a job placement company in Hanoi in October 2022.
Japan to regularly accept assistant language teachers from India
Indian assistant language teachers pose for a photo with Japanese Ambassador Keiichi Ono (center) at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Friday.
At LDP’s post-election meeting, calls intensify for Ishiba’s resignation
Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba, flanked by LDP Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama (left) and LDP Vice President Yoshihide Suga, speaks at a meeting of party lawmakers and executives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
Why Ishiba refuses to quit even amid intense pressure for him to go
Supporters of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba take part in a rally across the street from the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Vietnamese technical intern arrested over Saga murder
Saga Prefectural Police officials speak during a news conference held in the city of Imari, Saga Prefecture, early Monday following the arrest of a Vietnamese man a day earlier on suspicion of murder.
Amid fossil fuel shift in U.S., hope emerges for India and Japan tie-up on solar
A technician works on the assembly line at a solar panel manufacturing hub on the outskirts of New Delhi last October.
Japan and NATO to launch defense-industrial talks, top envoy says
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte looks at military equipment on the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami stealth frigate during a visit to the MSDF's naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in April.
‘Killer satellites’ beware: Japan unveils first space defense guidelines
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani speaks to reporters during a visit to the Air Self-Defense Force's Space Situation Awareness radar in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Monday.
Three decades and a pile of notebooks: The beat writer who chronicled Ichiro’s career
Reporters and photographers, including long-time baseball beat writer Keizo Konishi, swarm around Ichiro Suzuki during the World Baseball Classic in San Diego in 2009.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
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