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Apr 19, 2023
Formula One stewards dismiss Ferrari's penalty petition
Carlos Sainz was deemed 'wholly to blame' for the first-corner collision with Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, who ended up third in a race that featured three red flags.
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Apr 5, 2023
Safety makes F1's red flag controversy a difficult debate
Sunday's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne ended behind the safety car after two late stoppages, much to the chagrin of drivers who would have preferred to race on.
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Apr 3, 2023
Formula One under scrutiny after chaotic Australian Grand Prix
Formula One takes a three-week break from racing but debate over the balance between safety and entertainment may rage through to the next stop in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Apr 3, 2023
Fan left with bloody arm after being hit by debris during Australian Grand Prix
A spectator at the Formula One Australian Grand Prix suffered a cut to his arm when struck by a piece of debris from Kevin Magnussen's car, putting the spotlight on organizers' safety protocols.
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Apr 2, 2023
Red Bull's Max Verstappen wins chaotic Australian Grand Prix
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton came home second ahead of Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, who made it three podiums from three this year.
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TENNIS
Jan 31, 2023
Australian Open sets Grand Slam attendance record
A record 839,192 fans flocked to Melbourne Park from Jan. 16 to 29 for the first tournament in two years free of COVID-19 restrictions.
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TENNIS
Jan 30, 2023
Stefanos Tsitsipas keeps head held high after falling in Australian Open final
Stefanos Tsitsipas dreamed of holding the Australian Open trophy aloft after nodding off on the eve of Sunday's final but Novak Djokovic ended up giving the confident Greek a rude awakening.
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TENNIS
Jan 30, 2023
Novak Djokovic reignites GOAT debate with latest Australian Open triumph
If the debate is to be decided in terms of Grand Slam success, it now moves on to the French Open with Djokovic and Rafael Nadal tied with 22 titles.
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TENNIS
Jan 30, 2023
Emotional Novak Djokovic exhales after 'biggest victory' of career in Australian Open final
'I have to say that this has been one of the most challenging tournaments I have played in my life, considering the circumstances,' Djokovic said.
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TENNIS
Jan 29, 2023
Jubilant Aryna Sabalenka celebrates Grand Slam breakthrough
The powerful Belarusian, who will become world No. 2 on Monday, showed a new side to her personality, posing effortlessly in front of the cameras.
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TENNIS
Jan 29, 2023
Big risks and big rewards for Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open
The Belarusian put her name on the trophy and secured her first Grand Slam women’s singles title with a brilliant and bold performance.
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TENNIS
Jan 28, 2023
Aryna Sabalenka wins Australian Open for first Grand Slam crown
An emotional Aryna Sabalenka battled back from a set down to beat Elena Rybakina and win the Australian Open on Saturday for her first major title.
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TENNIS
Jan 28, 2023
Japanese pair each fall short in their Australian Open wheelchair finals
Tokito Oda, 16, the heir apparent to all-time great Shingo Kunieda, lost in the men's singles final while Yui Kamiji lost a three-set affair in the women's final.
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TENNIS
Jan 27, 2023
Stefanos Tsitsipas beats gutsy Karen Khachanov to reach first Australian Open final
Winning his first Grand Slam crown this weekend would see Tsitsipas take the No. 1 one spot from Spain's Carlos Alcaraz.
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TENNIS
Jan 27, 2023
Japanese pair reach Australian Open women's doubles final
Doubles specialist Shibahara is aiming for her second career Grand Slam crown after winning last year's French Open mixed doubles with Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof.
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Jan 27, 2023
Australian Open women’s final will be all strength and power
There will be a first-time champion at Melbourne Park, and there will be no shortage of full-cut, high-velocity tennis along the way.
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TENNIS
Jan 26, 2023
Belarusian and Russian charge in Melbourne throws spotlight on Wimbledon ban
With the conflict in Ukraine showing no sign of ending, a decision about Russian and Belarusian players competing at the All England Club is pressing.
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TENNIS
Jan 25, 2023
American men 'push each other' to tennis resurgence at Australian Open
The last time three American men reached a Grand Slam quarterfinal was the 2005 U.S. Open, led by Andre Agassi, James Blake and Robby Ginepri.
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TENNIS
Jan 24, 2023
For some players at the Australian Open, no spotlight is no problem
In tennis, there is a long history of success and exposure crushing champions or sucking the joy out of them.
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TENNIS
Jan 23, 2023
Tsitsipas battles into Australian Open quarterfinals in a day of upsets
Tournament is the first Grand Slam in the Open era to lose the top two seeds in the men's and women's draws before the quarterfinals.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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