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CHAMPIONSHIP

Jhonattan Vegas, seen during the Byron Nelson tournament on May 4, leads the PGA Championship after one round.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
May 16, 2025
Jhonattan Vegas grabs first-round lead at PGA Championship
No other golfer representing Venezuela has ever been among the top 10 on the leaderboard at the end of any round of a major.
Xander Schauffele pitches up to the green on the 10th hole during the first round of the PGA Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday.
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May 16, 2025
No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and No. 3 Xander Schauffele blast PGA over 'mud balls'
The PGA of America said Wednesday it would not use preferred lies to allow players to lift, clean and place balls despite the rain dumped on the course.
Rory McIlroy watches his shot during a practice round for the PGA Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
May 15, 2025
Relaxed Rory McIlroy unburdened by pressure to chase 'north star'
The 36-year-old is still a force wherever he tees it up, but even he finds it hard to imagine anything that could top what he achieved at Augusta National in April.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, pictured during a tournament last month, expects fast greens this week at the PGA Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
May 14, 2025
McIlroy, Scheffler and Schauffele together for rainy PGA battle
Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler, a two-time Masters winner, will join defending champion Xander Schauffele and new Masters champion Rory McIlroy in the tournament's premier grouping.
Keegan Bradley chips onto the 18th green during the second round of the Truist Championship in Philadelphia on Friday.
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May 12, 2025
U.S. players thinking about Ryder Cup as major season heats up
U.S. captain Keegan Bradley has become a fan favorite, especially after the Netflix series "Full Swing" documented how he was left off the 2023 Ryder Cup team.
Justin Thomas ended a long winless drought at the RBC Heritage in April.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
May 8, 2025
Justin Thomas content to fly under radar ahead of PGA Championship
Thomas won for the first time in almost three years at the RBC Heritage last month.
Michael Block signs autographs during a practice round for the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 15, 2024.
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May 2, 2025
Club pro Michael Block qualifies for PGA Championship
Block tied for 15th with the aid of a hole-in-one at the par-3 15th hole in the final round of the 2023 PGA Championship.
Mao Saigo (right) receives the winner's trophy after winning the Chevron Championship in The Woodlands, Texas, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Apr 28, 2025
Mao Saigo wins playoff to claim first major title at Chevron Championship
Saigo, 23, had not won on American soil before Sunday.
Viktor Hovland celebrates with the trophy after winning the Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Mar 24, 2025
Viktor Hovland ends PGA title drought with Valspar Championship victory
Hovland claimed his seventh U.S. tour title, but his first since the Tour Championship in 2023.
Tiger Woods speak at The Genesis Invitational in San Diego, on Feb. 16.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Mar 6, 2025
Tiger Woods says 'heart not into practicing right now'
With the Masters looming five weeks away, it may prove challenging for the 15-time major champion to be ready for Augusta.
Lydia Ko poses with the trophy after winning the HSBC Women's Championship in Singapore on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Mar 2, 2025
Lydia Ko adds 'Asia's Major' to trophy haul with Singapore crown
Ko, a three-time major winner, started the final round with a one-shot lead over a tightly packed field.
Leeds United's Ao Tanaka (center) scores his side's second goal against Sheffield United in Sheffield, England, on Monday.
SOCCER
Feb 25, 2025
Tanaka scores in Leeds' late-show win over Sheffield United
Ao Tanaka headed into the top corner two minutes from time to spark delirious scenes among the traveling fans.
U.S. surfer John John Florence rides a wave during a practice session earlier this month off the north shore of Maui, Hawaii.
MORE SPORTS / Surfing
Jan 29, 2025
Absent champions, fresh venues in focus as surfing's world tour begins
Hawaii's John John Florence, who won his third world title last year, is taking the year off tour but will compete as a wildcard at the season opener in Hawaii.
Kanoa Igarashi surfs in the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach competition in Oahu, Hawaii, on Feb. 18.
MORE SPORTS / Surfing
Jan 28, 2025
Kanoa Igarashi dreams big as surfing championship tour gets underway
With new tricks up his sleeve, the Olympic silver medalist is eyeing a world title.
Luke Litter competes during semifinals of the World Darts Championship in London on Thursday.
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Jan 3, 2025
Luke Littler beats 'The Bullet' to reach World Darts Championship final
The 17-year-old Englishman took the darts world by storm last year when he reached his first final.
South Africa's Corbin Bosch (left) celebrates after the dismissal of Pakistan's Saim Ayub during the third One Day International cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan in Johannesburg on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Dec 24, 2024
South Africa aims for place in World Test Championship final
A run of five successive test victories in the last five months has catapulted South Africa to first in the WTC standings.
Tiger Woods and his son Charlie Woods walk off the seventh green during a practice round for the U.S. Open golf tournament in Pinehurst, North Carolina, on June 11.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Dec 11, 2024
Tiger and Charlie Woods set to compete in next week's PNC
"Playing together is something we look forward to," said Tiger Woods.
Shun Ikeda holds the trophy after winning his second consecutive amateur yokozuna title on Sunday at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 4, 2024
Lightning strikes twice for Shun Ikeda at All Japan Championships
Ikeda, now a corporate worker, has completed the rare feat of winning back-to-back amateur "yokozuna" titles.
Thierry Neuville and his co-driver, Martijn Wydaeghe, drive their Hyundai during Rally Japan, the final event of the World Rally Championships, in Ena, Gifu Prefecture, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Nov 24, 2024
Neuville wins world title after Tanak crashes at Rally Japan
Tanak went off the road near the end of the opening stage on the final day, meaning he could not catch championship leader Neuville in the overall standings.
Hyundai's Thierry Neuville and co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe compete during an event in Finland last year.
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Nov 21, 2024
'Sport will have the last word' as World Rally title goes down to the wire in Japan
The only certainty about this year's World Rally Championship is that a Hyundai driver will take the title.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Struggling Nissan considers closing two plants in Kanagawa
Automaker Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama
Closing the gap between what you learn and what you say in Japanese
A few tweaks to the conversations you learn in your Japanese class will help you sound like a native when you step out the door.
In Nintendo’s backyard, foreign indie game devs are thriving
Kyoto's gaming landscape is dominated by Nintendo's headquarters, but a contingent of foreign-born indie developers is also working in the gaming giant's shadow.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Nissan hoping to electrify home crowd as Formula E returns to Tokyo
Nissan's Oliver Rowland drives during qualifying for Miami E-Prix at Homestead Motor Speedway in Homestead, Florida, on April 12.
For his first feature film, director Ryuya Suzuki created a masterpiece
"Jinsei," which follows its protagonist over a century, probes themes of identity and societal issues with a dark comic touch. The director, however, says he created the story without knowing where it would lead.
Historian Rob Fitts discovers earliest ever reference to baseball in Japan
Japan's Shohei Ohtani carries the Japanese flag onto the field before the start of the World Baseball Classic final against the United States in Miami on March 21, 2023.

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