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Martyn Herman
Japan's Moyuka Uchijima in action during her Billie Jean King Cup quarterfinal match against Britain's Katie Boulter in Shenzhen, China, on Sept. 18
TENNIS
Jan 20, 2026
Italy to face Japan in revamped Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers
Fourteen ?nations will contest the qualifiers with seven going on to join hosts China in the Finals in September.
Manchester City's Erling Haaland reacts after the match against Brighton and Hove Albion at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Jan 8, 2026
Arsenal gets title boost as Man City and Villa both drop points
Erling Haaland scored his 150th goal for City?against Brighton and Hove Albion from the penalty spot but Kaoru Mitoma equalized for the visitors?on the hour.
Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez scores past Manchester City's Gianluigi Donnarumma at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Sunday.
SOCCER
Jan 5, 2026
Man City drops points in chase of Arsenal as Liverpool and Man Utd also draw
Enzo Fernandez pounced to give Chelsea a worthy 1-1 draw, three days after the club sacked coach Enzo Maresca.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reacts during the match against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Thursday.
SOCCER
Jan 2, 2026
Premier League rings in New Year with goal drought as Man City loses ground
Second-placed City would have reduced Arsenal's advantage to two points but instead was frustrated as its winning streak in all competitions was halted.
Auckland City players take a drink break during a Club World Cup match against Boca Juniors in Nashville in June.
SOCCER
Sep 10, 2025
Extreme heat a rising threat to 2026 World Cup venues, report says
By 2050, nearly 90% of North America's host stadiums will require adaptation to extreme heat while one-third will face water demand equaling or exceeding supply.
Newcastle's ?55 million move for Brentford striker Yoane Wissa capped a record summer of spending in the Premier League.
SOCCER
Sep 2, 2025
Premier League clubs spend record ?3 billion in summer frenzy
The 20 clubs have spent ?650 million more in this window than the previous highest summer spend in 2023.
Jannik Sinner kisses the winner's trophy as he poses for pictures following his victory against Carlos Alcaraz at the end of their men's singles final tennis match at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships in Wimbledon, London, on Sunday.
TENNIS
Jul 14, 2025
Sinner rises above adversity to make Italian history at Wimbledon
The ice-cool 23-year-old beat Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to become Italy's first Wimbledon singles champion.
Declan Rice scores Arsenal's first goal from a free kick during the Champions League quarterfinal first leg against Real Madrid at the Emirates Stadium in London on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Apr 9, 2025
Rice gamble pays off in stunning fashion as Arsenal routs Real Madrid
Arsenal has one foot in the semifinals for the first time since 2009 but Rice says nothing is decided yet against the record 15-time?winners.
England manager Thomas Tuchel gives instructions to Myles Lewis-Skelly during a World Cup European Qualifiers game between England and Latvia on Monday.
SOCCER
Mar 25, 2025
So far so good for Tuchel as England earns back-to-back wins
England already looks well on course to win a modest Group K and take its place in next year's World Cup finals.
Newcastle United's English midfielder Anthony Gordon (left) shoots the ball past Arsenal's French defender William Saliba during the English League Cup semi-final second leg between Newcastle United and Arsenal at St James' Park, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Feb 6, 2025
Howe's master-plan pays off as Newcastle reach Wembley again
Newcastle's intense pressing smothered Arsenal from the start and forced the likes of Gabriel, William Saliba and Declan Rice into a series of uncharacteristic mistakes.
Arsenal's Leandro Trossard shoots toward the goal during his club's draw at Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.
SOCCER
Jan 5, 2025
Arsenal and Chelsea both drop points as Newcastle's surge continues
Liverpool kicks off the new year on Sunday at home to Manchester United. The club will have a chance to move eight points clear of its pursuers with a game in hand.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after beating Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in the men's singles final at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
OLYMPICS / Tennis
Aug 6, 2024
Roland Garros delivered an Olympic tourney for the ages
The 37-year-old's win over Carlos Alcaraz was one of the best Olympic matches since the sport returned to the fold in 1988.
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after beating Serbia's Novak Djokovic during their men's singles final tennis match on the fourteenth day of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships on Sunday.
TENNIS
Jul 15, 2024
No escape from Alcaraz as Djokovic suffers Wimbledon mauling
For much of Alcaraz's 6-2 6-2 7-6(4) victory ¡ª a scoreline that flattered Djokovic ¡ª the packed crowd in the old arena were left stunned at what they were witnessing.
Britain's Emma Raducanu celebrates after winning her third-round match against Greece's Maria Sakkari on Friday.
TENNIS
Jul 6, 2024
Alcaraz survives as Raducanu roars on at Wimbledon
The 21-year-old Alcaraz, bidding for his fourth major, ran into inspired American Frances Tiafoe in a repeat of their thrilling semifinal at the 2022 U.S. Open.
Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova hits a backhand during her first-round defeat to Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Tuesday in London.
TENNIS
Jul 3, 2024
Defending champion Vondrousova out with a whimper as Djokovic cruises
The Czech sixth seed slumped to a 6-4, 6-2 defeat as her reign ended with a whimper and there was also crushing disappointment for two-time champion Andy Murray.
Croatia fans let off a flare in the stands during the team's match against Albania on Wednesday in Hamburg, Germany.
SOCCER
Jun 21, 2024
Serbian soccer association demands punishment for Croatia and Albania
The head of the Football Association of Serbia said a formal complaint had been submitted, claiming that Croatia and Albania fans chanted "Kill, kill, kill the Serb."
Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson (left) argues with the club's manager Pep Guardiola following a decision to substitute him during a Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur in London on Tuesday.
SOCCER
May 15, 2024
Job not done, warns Guardiola, as City edge toward title
Manchester City are two points ahead of Arsenal heading to the finale of a neck-and-neck race.
The Olympics Aquatics Centre under construction in Saint-Denis, near Paris, on Thursday
SPORTS
Dec 31, 2023
All roads lead to Paris in 2024 in world of sports
The first post-COVID Olympic Games loom large on the horizon, but the two-week extravaganza will merely be the centerpiece for another 12 months of compelling theater.
Protesters against the proposal for a new European Super League outside Chelsea's Stamford Bridge Stadium in London in April 2021.
SOCCER
Dec 22, 2023
Fan power remains European Super League's biggest obstacle
Although a ruling against UEFA was hailed by those still seeking to make the Super League a reality, fan power could once again be their biggest hurdle.
Bobby Charlton scored 249 goals in 758 appearances for Manchester United, as well as 49 goals in 106 caps for England.
SOCCER
Oct 22, 2023
Bobby Charlton, England and Manchester United great, dies at 86
A survivor of the infamous 1958 Munich air crash, Charlton later helped England win its only World Cup and guided United to European glory.
Germany considers joining GCAP fighter project with Japan, U.K. and Italy
A concept model of the Global Air Combat Program fighter jet on display at the Defense and Security Equipment International Japan conference in Chiba last May
Struggling Nissan forecasts $4.2 billion full-year net loss
Nissan intends to reduce the number of its vehicle production plants from 17 to 10 by March 2028, and is targeting 20,000 job cuts worldwide by that date.
Why Asia can¡¯t undo decades of falling fertility rates
Singapore¡¯s stalled birthrate reflects a broader pattern across wealthy Asian economies where higher living standards, shifting values and gender imbalances have made low fertility persistent and resistant to quick policy fixes.
Why we¡¯ll never see a yokozuna in the Super Bowl
Wrestlers from Onoe stable with Fujitsu Frontiers cornerback Al-Rilwan Adeyemi (front) at the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2017
Yen strengthens decisively after strong showing by LDP boosts confidence
The yen has strengthened decisively since the Liberal Democratic Party gained a supermajority in the Lower House.
Japanese skier hits back at trolls and brings attention to online abuse at Olympics
Freestyle skier Kokone Kondo skis during a training session in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 4.
Inside Yokohama¡¯s ¡®quit your job¡¯ bar, where drinks and advice are free
At the new Tenshoku Sodan Bar, owner Shota Umemoto (right) and recruiting staff from Yokohama-based LIA Group serve up cocktails and career advice in equal measure.
Landslide election victory lets Takaichi confront China on her terms
The resounding victory by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party in Sunday's general election has sent a strong signal that Takaichi is likely to be around for some time, giving her the bandwidth to adhere to her strategy of putting the onus on Chinese President Xi Jinping to reengage with Japan.
Is Takaichi on course for a long-term reign?
Sanae Takaichi, prime minister and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, at the party¡¯s headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday
Against the grain: Japanese wine aged in local barrels
At Buryu Winery, owner Keiji Yamaguchi (left) and assistant winemaker Kaede Narita created a cedar-infused red wine by fermenting it in a 1,000 liter "kioke" cedar tub.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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