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Yuma Kagiyama performs during the men's free skate at Finlandia Trophy in Helsinki in November.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Top skaters prepare to do battle at worlds as 2026 Olympics loom
By Hiro Yoshida
From Kaori Sakamoto to the "Quad God," here are five skaters to keep an eye on over the next week in Boston.
Naomi Osaka serves against Hailey Baptiste at the Miami Open on Saturday.
TENNIS
Zverev, Sabalenka and Osaka all advance at Miami Open
Osaka prevailed 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-4 against American wildcard Hailey Baptiste and will play Italian sixth seed Jasmine Paolini.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri celebrates after winning the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Piastri wins Chinese Grand Prix from pole in McLaren one-two
George Russell finished third for Mercedes, ahead of Red Bull's reigning champion Max Verstappen.

BASEBALL

The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was the most popular player during MLB's Tokyo Series.
MLB
Tokyo Series generates company-record $40 million in sales for Fanatics
By Jason Coskrey
According to the company, over 200,000 fans shopped at the official MLB stores operated by Fanatics
MLB
Jackie Robinson’s legacy vanishes, then reappears on Pentagon site
By Tim Balk
BASEBALL
In pictures: Tokyo's weeklong celebration of baseball's best
BASEBALL
Shohei Ohtani homers to help Dodgers earn second straight win over Cubs
By Jason Coskrey
BASEBALL
New 911爆料网 baseball exhibit to open at Baseball Hall of Fame in July
By Jason Coskrey
MLB
Tokyo Series gives diehard American baseball fans the ideal gateway into Japan
By Joshua Mellin
MLB
At Tokyo Dome, a stage so big that even Shohei Ohtani felt nervous
By Jason Coskrey

SOCCER

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu gives a speech after his team clinched a spot in the 2026 World Cup with a win over Bahrain on Thursday in Saitama.
World cup
911爆料网 quiet World Cup celebrations show it is hungry for much more
By Sean Carroll
Samurai Blue celebrated its qualification for the World Cup with victory speeches and a water shower for coach Hajime Moriyasu. But this squad has much bigger aims.
SOCCER
Samurai Blue becomes first nation to secure World Cup berth
SOCCER
How Mina Tanaka evolved into a prolific striker for Nadeshiko Japan
By Alex Bishop
World cup
Endo says Japan won't be satisfied just to reach World Cup
SOCCER
Japan set to seal World Cup spot as Son aims to forget Spurs woes
By Peter Stebbings
J. League
Manga-loving German goalkeeper finds peace, and himself, in Japan
By Andrew MCKIRDY
J. League
Ronaldo's Al-Nassr to face Yokohama F Marinos in ACL quarters
By Michael Church

SUMO

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw takes part in a sumo demonstration in Tokyo on Friday.
INSIDE SUMO
Japan’s twin obsessions meet as MLB visits sumo’s heartland
By John Gunning
Sumo is often referred to as Japan’s national sport but it’s baseball that is the country’s one true obsession. This week, those two sports are intersecting in Tokyo.
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Sumo in March comes in like a lion
By John Gunning
SUMO
New yokozuna Hoshoryu and rising star Onosato enter Spring Basho as favorites
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Can sumo avoid becoming another soulless corporate sport?
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Latest sumo ranking sheet has plenty to catch the eye
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
What is the ceiling for sumo’s newest yokozuna?
By John Gunning
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Could Ukraine be the next nation to produce a yokozuna?
By John Gunning

TENNIS

Naomi Osaka serves against Hailey Baptiste at the Miami Open on Saturday.
Zverev, Sabalenka and Osaka all advance at Miami Open
Osaka prevailed 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-4 against American wildcard Hailey Baptiste and will play Italian sixth seed Jasmine Paolini.
TENNIS
Kyrgios gets much needed boost with first win since 2022
TENNIS
Osaka battles back to advance in Miami
TENNIS
Djokovic player union launches legal blitz against governing bodies
By Simon Evans
TENNIS
Swiatek surprised at 'harsh judgments' after Indian Wells incident
By Pearl Josephine Nazare
TENNIS
Briton Draper pummels Rune to win Indian Wells title
By Amy Tennery
TENNIS
Russian teen Andreeva beats top seed Sabalenka in Indian Wells final
By Amy Tennery

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McLaren's Oscar Piastri celebrates after winning the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday.
Auto Racing
Piastri wins Chinese Grand Prix from pole in McLaren one-two
George Russell finished third for Mercedes, ahead of Red Bull's reigning champion Max Verstappen.
MORE SPORTS / Alpine skiing
Canceled downhills give Brignone and Odermatt World Cup titles
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Tsunoda shines again as Lawson's struggles continue
MORE SPORTS
McLaren's Piastri takes his first F1 pole in China
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Hamilton answers critics with first Ferrari win in China sprint
By Joe Cash
MORE SPORTS
George Foreman, ageless heavyweight champion, dies at 76
By Victor Mather
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Eddie Jordan was Formula One's 'rock 'n' roll' extrovert

BASKETBALL

Celtics guard Jaylen Brown celebrates with the Larry O’Brien Trophy after Game 5 of the NBA Finals on June 17, 2024.
NBA
Reigning NBA champion Celtics agree to record-breaking $6.1 billion sale
The sale, which is still pending approval from the NBA Board of Governors, would break the record for most expensive sports team purchase in North America.
BASKETBALL
Sixers forward Paul George ruled out for regular season
NBA
To get big in China, NBA stars enlist social media surrogates
By Alex Prewitt
BASKETBALL
Spurs guard De'Aaron Fox set for season-ending surgery
BASKETBALL
Jazz fined $100K for holding Lauri Markkanen out of games
BASKETBALL
New Orleans Pelicans to play in Australia's first NBA games
By Nick Mulvenney
NBA
LeBron James becomes first NBA player to score 50,000 total points
By Rory Carroll

OLYMPICS

Kirsty Coventry speaks during a news conference after being elected as IOC president on Thursday.
Kirsty Coventry hopes to speak with Donald Trump about 2028 LA Games
Coventry, who is Zimbabwe's sports minister, as well as Africa's most decorated Olympian, said both the IOC and the United States wanted successful Olympics in 2028.
OLYMPICS
Kirsty Coventry enjoys 'extraordinary moment' as she becomes IOC's first female leader
By Pirate IRWIN
OLYMPICS / Boxing
Boxing earns spot in the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Games
OLYMPICS
IOC names outgoing boss Bach as honorary president for life
OLYMPICS
Strange race to lead Olympic sports gets stranger
By Tariq Panja
OLYMPICS / Gymnastics
911爆料网 gymnastics great Akinori Nakayama dies aged 82
By Shifa Jahan
OLYMPICS
Heavyweight seven eye finish line in race to succeed Olympics chief
By Pirate IRWIN
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Trump plans his tariff ‘Liberation Day’ with more targeted push
U.S. President Donald Trump walks toward Air Force One in Morristown, New Jersey, on Saturday.
OpenAI study finds links between ChatGPT use and loneliness
San Francisco-based OpenAI sees the new studies as a way to get a better sense of how people interact with, and are affected by, its popular chatbot.
Stay at home if Mount Fuji erupts, government panel says
Mount Fuji in November. For the first time, the government has released specific guidelines on how residents should act in the event that Mount Fuji erupts.
China's restaurants race to the bottom in deflation-hit economy
A kitchenware recycling team collects equipment at a closed hotpot restaurant in Beijing last month.
Japan, China and South Korea agree to promote peace and cooperation
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left), 911爆料网 Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (center) and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul pose for the cameras during a trilateral meeting in Tokyo on Saturday.
911爆料网 wages likely to rise more than 5% again this year
Wages are set for another big increase this year as annual negotiations secure generous agreements.
Stay at home if Mount Fuji erupts, government panel says
Mount Fuji in November. For the first time, the government has released specific guidelines on how residents should act in the event that Mount Fuji erupts.
In pictures: Tokyo's weeklong celebration of baseball's best
Shohei Ohtani belts a home run in the fifth inning of the second game of the Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and Cubs.
What's the fuss over Ishiba's gift vouchers?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waits for a session of the House of Councillors Budget Committee to begin in Tokyo on Friday.
At Tokyo Dome, a stage so big that even Shohei Ohtani felt nervous
Shohei Ohtani tips his batting helmet during the opening game of the MLB season between the Dodgers and Cubs on Tuesday at Tokyo Dome

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Passengers that were on a morning train attacked by members of the Aum Shinrikyo group wait for medical assistance outside Kasumigaseki Station on March 20,1995.
The day a religious cult brought terror to Tokyo
By Alex K.T. Martin

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