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Former world No. 1 Simona Halep arrives at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland, in February.
TENNIS
Mar 6, 2024
Simona Halep free to return after four-year doping ban reduced by CAS
The two-time Grand Slam singles champion had appealed to CAS in February, arguing that her positive test was the result of a "contaminated product."
Organizers say they hope that the 2024 Paris Paralympics attracts packed audiences.
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Feb 27, 2024
Paralympics chief hopes for full stadiums and extensive TV coverage
Fewer than one million tickets out of a total of 2.8 million have been sold so far.
Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee competes during the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Jan 28, 2024
Russian skater Valieva's future rests on sports court's decision
Valieva's positive doping test ignited a scandal at the 2022 Winter Olympics when she was just 15 years old.
Mercedes' George Russell said the new amount drivers can be fined "seems obscene."
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oct 20, 2023
Formula One drivers stunned by threat of increased fines
The sport's governing body quadrupled the amount that stewards can fine drivers.
Kamila Valieva's doping case has divided the figure skating community since it first came to light during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Sep 26, 2023
Top sports court to hear Russian skater Kamila Valieva's doping case
Tuesday's hearing follows Valieva's exoneration by Russia's anti-doping agency, which ruled that she bore "no fault or negligence" for the positive test.
Winner Sorato Anraku (center), second-place Shion Omata (left) and third-place Taisei Homma stand on the podium of the men's final at a sport climbing lead World Cup event in Wujiang, China, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Sport climbing
Sep 26, 2023
Sorato Anraku and Ai Mori win as Japan dominates lead World Cup meet
The 16-year-old Anraku claimed his third straight lead World Cup win after reaching 39+ in the final.
Ai Mori competes in the women's combined final at the world sport climbing championships in Bern, Switzerland, on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Sport climbing
Aug 13, 2023
Japanese duo secure sport climbing bronzes and Olympic berths
Tomoa Narasaki and Ai Mori will represent Japan in the urban sport's second Summer Games appearance.
Ai Mori climbs during the final round of the women's lead competition at the world championships in Bern, Switzerland, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 7, 2023
Ai Mori captures Japan's first lead world championship
Compatriot Sorato Anraku fell just short of completing a sweep for Japan after claiming silver in the men's event.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 3, 2023
Ryo Omasa becomes first Japanese to reach podium in World Cup speed event
Ryo Omasa became the first Japanese sport climber to reach the podium in a World Cup speed event after coming third in the men's category on Sunday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 21, 2023
Sports court rejects IBA appeal, while IOC condemns leadership language
The CAS decision comes after the IOC decided two weeks ago to strip the IBA of its recognition as the official international body for the sport over its failure to meet reform criteria.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 13, 2023
International Boxing Association to appeal loss of IOC recognition
The IOC"s executive board last week recommended withdrawing recognition of the IBA over its failure to meet a set of reforms.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 24, 2023
Mejdi Schalck wins bouldering title at season-opening World Cup event
French teenager Mejdi Schalck won the men's bouldering at sport climbing's season-opening World Cup meet in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Sunday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 23, 2023
Anon Matsufuji wins bouldering bronze for first World Cup medal
Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Miho Nonaka ended in 11th failed to qualify for the final in Hachioji.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Feb 22, 2023
WADA to appeal to CAS over figure skater Kamila Valieva's doping case
A Russian tribunal found that, although the athlete had committed an anti-doping rule violation, she had committed "no fault or negligence."
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 8, 2022
Wrestlers with amateur backgrounds becoming new normal in sumo
These days elite top-tier wrestlers without an amateur background are an increasingly scarce sight.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 9, 2022
Ecuador cleared to play at World Cup
Sport's highest court ruled that defender Byron Castillo was eligible to play for Ecuador in the qualifying stage for the upcoming tournament in Qatar.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 9, 2022
Kamila Valieva's doping case referred to CAS
WADA had issued a "formal notice" to Russian anti-doping authorities last month after raising concerns with the ongoing delay in the figure skater's case.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Oct 28, 2022
World Anti-Doping Agency warns Russia over Kamila Valieva's doping case
The World Anti-Doping Agency has warned the Russian Anti-Doping Agency it will take the case of teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva to the Court of Arbitration for Sport if the Russian agency does not promptly resolve its investigation.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 23, 2022
Teenager Ai Mori grabs climbing World Cup gold for Japan in Iwate
The World Cup in Morioka featured the new boulder and lead format to be used at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where speed climbing will be contested as a separate event.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 6, 2022
Football Union of Russia withdraws appeal over FIFA ban
Russia's hopes of competing at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar were effectively ended after CAS rejected a request to freeze FIFA's suspension while the country's appeal was being heard.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world