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Jeremy Lin retires after 15 years that included ‘Linsanity’ with the Knicks
Lin became a New York icon and inspired a new generation of young Asian American baske…
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Japan's Yamaguchi cruises to third badminton world title
The Japanese fifth seed rarely looked troubled on court in Paris and needed just 37 mi…
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Manchester United's first win not a 'turning point' for Amorim
After exiting the League Cup to fourth-tier Grimsby on Wednesday, the Red Devils twice…
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Norris needs 'some magic' to beat pole-sitter Piastri in Zandvoort
Piastri has a slender nine-point advantage over Norris but can hope to take that back …
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Osaka shines to set up U.S. Open last-16 clash with Gauff
Osaka lit up Louis Armstrong Stadium in broad daylight, turning her third-round clash …
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Max Verstappen: Fan favorite but — for once — not race favorite for home GP
It is impossible to avoid Max Verstappen at Zandvoort during the Dutch Grand Prix. But…
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Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa walks unique path in college football
The Chiba native picked up the sport just over five years ago as a 20-year-old, learni…
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Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber blasts 4 home runs in win over Braves
Schwarber is the 21st player in big league history to hit four home runs in a game. …
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Naomi Osaka criticizes Jelena Ostapenko for comments to Taylor Townsend
Townsend and Ostapenko were involved in a confrontation after their second-round match…
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Naomi Osaka shines on way to third round at U.S. Open
Osaka needed just 70 minutes to complete a lopsided win over Hailey Baptiste. from S…
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McLaren in driver's seat as Formula One heads to Max Verstappen's backyard
McLaren's championship leader Oscar Piastri and teammate Lando Norris, nine points…
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Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
A young player’s dream was to play in the National High School Baseball Championship. …
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Sumo’s grueling summer tour reveals wrestlers' true condition
The heat and length makes the summer tour by far the most physically taxing in sumo, g…
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Wood can help New Zealand break new ground at World Cup, says coach
Wood was the youngest member of New Zealand's last World Cup squad at South Africa…
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Alcaraz eases into U.S. Open second round as Venus makes emotional exit
Alcaraz, sporting a new buzz cut that has sparked plenty of chatter on social media, d…
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Baseball-hungry Netflix to carry World Baseball Classic in Japan
The news comes as Netflix is reportedly on the verge of entering the MLB fray by picki…
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Browns trading QB Kenny Pickett to Raiders, say reports
The Raiders were reportedly searching for a quarterback after backup Aidan O'Conne…
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Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. released from prison pending trial
U.S. authorities arrested Chavez in July for being in the United States illegally. f…
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Ireland tops spirited Japan to open Women's Rugby World Cup campaign
Japan coach Lesley McKenzie was proud of the way her side stuck to its attacking game.…
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Tommy Fleetwood earns first PGA Tour win and FedEx Cup at Tour Championship
The win came in Fleetwood's 164th career start on tour, which included 30 top-5 fi…
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Novak Djokovic overcomes blisters to get off to winning start at U.S. Open
Djokovic won 6-1, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 to launch his latest quest for a record 25th major ti…
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Naha celebrates as Okinawa Shogaku clinches first Summer Koshien title
Having already claimed the spring invitational tournament on two occasions, the victor…
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Argentina stuns All Blacks with historic 29-23 upset win
The Pumas were outscored three tries to two in Buenos Aires but replacement flyhalf Sa…
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Saudi Arabia and Olympic Council weigh moving Asian Winter Games
The event is seen as a key marker for Saudi Arabia’s global ambitions and the kingdom …
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Fraser-Pryce aiming to end career in 'magnificent way' at Tokyo worlds
While Fraser-Pryce has struggled this season to hit the speeds she once did, she is in…
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Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz joins Forest from Juventus
The 27-year-old, who won Olympic gold with Brazil in Tokyo, spent one season at Juvent…
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All Blacks' 'big bodies' look to outmuscle Pumas in Buenos Aires
The bulked-up back row has been seen as a longer-term plan to muscle up to world champ…
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Cowboys optimistic Micah Parsons will play Week 1 despite trade request
Parsons has sat out all training camp practices while seeking a long-term extension to…
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Injury setback could delay Caitlin Clark's return to Fever
Clark has been sidelined since July 15. from Sports - The Japan Times https://ift.tt…
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Olympic champion Khelif denies 'malicious' claims of retirement
Khelif has not competed since winning Olympic gold in Paris. from Sports - The Japan…
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Brazilian goalkeeper Fabio claims world record for most games
The 44-year-old equaled the landmark held by former England stopper Peter Shilton on S…
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Is sumo becoming a victim of its own popularity?
In 2025, fans and tourists alike are all too often getting an experience that pales in…
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Isak says 'change' best for everyone after Newcastle trust broken
Liverpool has reportedly had a £110 million bid ($149 million) rejected for the 25-yea…
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Global soccer players' union urges India to revive top league
The fate of the Indian Super League, which is usually played between September and Apr…
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Javelin star Kitaguchi finds new home in small Czech town
The 27-year-old Japanese athlete is getting ready for next month's world champions…
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Lakers' Luka Doncic cleared to play for Slovenia after injury scare
Doncic initially appeared to be in severe pain before walking off the court and to the…
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Alcaraz and Swiatek clinch Cincinnati Open titles
World No.1 Jannik Sinner retired due to illness in the first set of the men's fina…
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Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
The prize’s committee did not deem anyone worthy last year and simply did not name a w…
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Ritsu Doan strikes twice in debut with Eintracht Frankfurt in German Cup win
Doan, who joined Frankfurt from Bundesliga rival Freiburg in the summer, scored in eac…
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Arsenal edges Manchester United at Old Trafford in season opener
The Gunners were far from impressive at Old Trafford but earned a huge three points th…
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Top MLB prospect Rintaro Sasaki is committed to doing it 'the hard way'
The Stanford slugger could have taken an easier path with a quicker payday. Instead he…
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All Blacks beat Argentina 41-24 to reclaim top world rank
Ahead 31-10 at the interval, New Zealand held off a second-half fightback from the Pum…
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New gene tests system in disarray ahead of world championships in Tokyo
With the world championships in Tokyo looming, athletics federations are struggling to…
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Recent deaths of Japanese boxers underline importance of emergency action plans
Such plans are crucial to minimize delays and increase a fighter’s chances of survival…
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Wales' Louis Rees-Zammit returns to rugby after NFL dream ends
English Premiership side Bristol said Thursday that Rees-Zammit was joining with "…
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Los Angeles Olympics to sell naming rights to venues in first
In a statement released on Thursday, LA28 organizers said the "landmark change&qu…
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Masahiro Tanaka still two giant steps away from Meikyukai
The Giants pitcher's pursuit of 200 career victories between NPB and MLB remains s…
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PSG rallies late and beats Tottenham in shootout to win UEFA Super Cup
It is the first time PSG, or any French club, has lifted the Super Cup, as it takes it…
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Olympic medalist Kerley provisionally suspended for whereabouts failure
Kerley took 100m silver in Tokyo and bronze last year in Paris as well as the 2022 wor…
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Will Wakatakakage bring balance to the banzuke?
Recent performances and sumo’s need for two ōzeki should help the veteran’s promotion …
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Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani sued over $240 million Hawaii development
Ohtani and his agent allegedly "exploited their celebrity leverage to destabilize…
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Italian orienteering athlete dies at World Games in China
Mattia Debertolis was rushed to hospital after being found unconscious during the men&…
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Paramount wins exclusive U.S. rights to UFC in $7.7 billion deal
Streaming service Paramount+ will carry the complete U.S. slate of 13 numbered UFC sho…
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Fever coach says Caitlin Clark still not ready to return to practice
Clark only began running full-court last week and has not yet added more to her worklo…
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Steely Sinner advances amid Cincinnati power-failure chaos
In the WTA event, top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka fought through a three-hour battle to hol…
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Kaoru Mitoma looks to build on Premier League success with Brighton
No Japanese player will be more essential for their team’s Premier League ambitions th…
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Australia loses Charlotte Caslick ahead of Women's Rugby World Cup
Caslick, who was named sevens World Player of the Year in 2016, damaged her ankle agai…
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Donald Trump praises Grant Forrest for 'brilliant' win on Trump-owned course
Trump, who recently spent five days in Scotland, playing golf and sealing a major trad…
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Mariners to honor Ichiro with statue at T-Mobile Park in 2026
The Seattle Mariners will unveil a statue of franchise legend Ichiro Suzuki at T-Mobil…
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Hiroshima school exits Summer Koshien tournament over bullying
An outcry over alleged violence earlier this year within the Koryo High School basebal…
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Jen Pawol becomes first woman to umpire in MLB
The 48-year-old, who worked in more than 1,200 minor league games before getting the c…
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Two Japanese boxers on same card die from brain injuries
Shigetoshi Kotari died on Friday and Hiromasa Urakawa on Saturday after being injured …
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Montreal protagonists Mboko and Osaka out of Cincinnati Open
Mboko cited the wrist injury she suffered in the semifinals, while four-time Grand Sla…
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Dodgers top Jays in Clayton Kershaw-Max Scherzer showdown
Shohei Ohtani had three hits and scored twice for the Dodgers, who had dropped two of …
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Venus Williams falls in first round in Cincinnati
Williams, 45, was competing for the second time in three weeks after returning to the …
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Ritsu Doan joins Eintracht Frankfurt on deal through 2030
Doan made 123 appearances for Freiburg, scoring 26 goals with 23 assists. from Sport…
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Cheer with caution: expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
The consequences of extreme heat exposure range from dehydration to heatstroke and eve…
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New Giants QB Russell Wilson praises coach Brian Daboll’s 'beautiful mind'
Wilson has also expressed his eagerness to play alongside talented second-year receive…
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Resurgent Naomi Osaka books spot in Canadian Open final
Osaka will be playing for her first tour-level title since the 2021 Australian Open. …
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Shohei Ohtani pitches and homers for 1,000th hit in Dodgers' loss to Cardinals
Ohtani joined newly minted Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui as the only J…
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Son Heung-min 'here to win' after joining LAFC for record transfer fee
The 33-year-old will reportedly cost an MLS-record $26 million transfer fee. from Sp…
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Fresh start for stable founded by legendary yokozuna Taiho
In a historically significant move, the Otake sumo stable will be taken over by someon…
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Shin returns to South Korea vowing to revitalize champions Ulsan
The 54-year-old has walked into a club attempting a rapid turnaround in the aftermath …
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Sizzling Osaka to face Tauson in WTA Canadian Open semis
Osaka seeks her eighth WTA-level title, and her first since a maternity leave comeback…
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Trump to sign order creating Olympics task force ahead of 2028 games
The United States will host the Olympics in Los Angeles in three years. from Sports …
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Christian Coleman defends Sha'Carri Richardson after reported arrest
Reigning 100-meter world champion Richardson was arrested for domestic violence at a S…
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Lando Norris enjoying battle with Oscar Piastri after winning Hungarian GP
The outcome was McLaren's fourth consecutive 1-2 finish and Norris's fifth win…
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Noah Lyles' win over rival Kenny Bednarek in 200 ends with staredown and shove
Lyles, the reigning Olympic 100-meter champion, will attempt to defend both his 100 an…
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Naomi Osaka cruises into quarterfinals at Canadian Open
It is the first time Osaka has reached the last eight of a 1000-level event or Grand S…
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Leon Marchand and Summer McIntosh underline dominance on final day of worlds
Marchand and McIntosh won golds on the final day of competition. from Sports - The J…
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Miyu Yamashita shows nerves of steel to win Women's British Open
Yamashita's previous best performance in a major was a tie for second place at las…
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Canadian teen Mboko stuns top-seeded Gauff in Montreal
The 18-year-old wild card saved all four break points she faced, and broke reigning Fr…
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Doncic embraces championship hopes after inking $165 million contract extension
Doncic, 26, arrived in Los Angeles in a stunning February trade that sent Anthony Davi…
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U.S. track star Sha'Carri Richardson reportedly arrested for domestic violence in Seattle
Richardson withdrew from the 100-meter semifinals at the U.S. track championships in E…
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Son Heung-min to leave Tottenham this summer after decade with Spurs
The 33-year-old attacker joined the Premier League side from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015 …
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Sevastova topples Pegula as Osaka advances to fourth round in Montreal
Osaka is one match away from her first quarterfinal run at either a Grand Slam or WTA …
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