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Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrates after winning the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy, on Sunday.
TENNIS
Sinner caps eventful year with ATP Finals triumph over great rival Alcaraz
The Italian brought the house down by winning the championship match tennis fans wanted to see.
Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after defeating Lorenzo Musetti during the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy, on Thursday.
TENNIS
Alcaraz beats Sinner to year-end world number one after defeating Musetti at ATP Finals
Carlos Alcaraz knocked rival Jannik Sinner off the top of the standings on Thursday after securing the year-end world No. 1 spot by beating Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-1, at the ATP Finals in Turin.
Carlos Alcaraz plays a backhand return to Taylor Fritz during the ATP Finals tennis tournament in Turin on Tuesday.
TENNIS
Alcaraz fights back to beat Fritz at ATP Finals
The five-time Grand Slam champion moved to within one win of securing the year-end No. 1 ranking for the second time.
Jannik Sinner hits the ball during his match against Felix Auger-Aliassime at the ATP Finals tennis tournament in Turin, Italy, on Monday.
TENNIS
Nov 11, 2025
Sinner dominates injury-hit Auger-Aliassime in ATP Finals opener
Nine days after their duel in the final of the Paris Masters, Sinner was again the strongest, winning 7-5, 6-1.
Aryna Sabalenka hits a shot against Coco Gauff during their match at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Thursday.
TENNIS
Nov 7, 2025
Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula reach semifinal round at WTA Finals
The top-seeded Sabalenka ended the title defense of Coco Gauff by defeating the American 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 in the closing match of the round-robin stage
Amanda Anisimova celebrates after beating Iga Swiatek at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Wednesday to secure a berth in the semifinals.
TENNIS
Nov 6, 2025
Amanda Anisimova rallies past Iga Swiatek to reach semifinals at WTA Finals
Anisimova improved her three-set record this season to an impressive 15-3 by posting her 10th top-10 win of the year.
Aryna Sabalenka in action during her WTA Finals group stage match against Jessica Pegula in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday
TENNIS
Nov 5, 2025
Sabalenka to take on Kyrgios in 'Battle of the Sexes' match
By Aadi Nair
Sabalenka will face Kyrgios in a modern rendition of tennis icon Billie Jean King's 1973 showdown with fellow American Bobby Riggs
Elena Rybakina returns the ball to Iga Swiatek during their tennis match at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Monday.
TENNIS
Nov 4, 2025
Rybakina downs Swiatek to enter semis at WTA Finals
World No. 2 Swiatek made 36 unforced errors in the last two sets while Rybakina made 17.
Novak Djokovic serves to Tomas Martin Etcheverry during their men's singles match on Day 3 of the Paris ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament in Paris in November 2023.
TENNIS
Nov 4, 2025
Djokovic confirmed for ATP Finals, says Italian federation boss
The ATP Finals is the traditional season-closer, bringing together the eight best players of the year.
Victoria Mboko of Canada hits a return to Spain's Cristina Bucsa during the women's singles final at the Hong Kong Tennis Open on Sunday.
TENNIS
Nov 3, 2025
Canadian teen sensation Mboko makes top-20 debut in rookie season
By Shrivathsa Sridhar
Ranked 350th in the world this time last year, Mboko stormed into the top 20 for the first time when the list was updated on Monday.

A beloved Tokyo penguin¡¯s end presages Suica¡¯s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
Japan sends senior official to China to cool boiling tensions
A Chinese tour group in the Ginza shopping district of Tokyo on Sunday. China has advised its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan, following a diplomatic feud sparked by remarks from Tokyo's new prime minister about a hypothetical attack on Taiwan.
More 911±¬ÁÏÍø firms relax rules in tussle for workers
Hinako Mori, 22, arranges products at a Don Quijote outlet in Tokyo in October. The 911±¬ÁÏÍø retailer, which relaxed its rules concerning hair and nail polish three years ago, says nearly a quarter of its employees sport brightly colored hair.
What you need to know about the shift to My Number health insurance cards
With the government's integration of health insurance with My Number cards, conventional health insurance cards will no longer be accepted at clinics and hospitals across Japan from Dec. 2.
Bears attacks and sightings continue in northern Japan
A bear walks in front of a box trap set up at a park in the city of Akita on Nov. 2.
How Band-Maid brought anime energy into the hard-rock sound of ¡®Scooooop¡¯
Members of Band-Maid combine heavy riffs and maid-inspired visuals in their latest project, "Rock Is a Lady¡¯s Modesty."
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
Who is cricket¡¯s Shohei Ohtani?
South African cricket legend Jacques Kallis plays a shot during the final day of a cricket test match against India in Johannesburg in December 2013.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents¡¯ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents¡¯ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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An illustration features the 911±¬ÁÏÍø signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
By Kathryn Wortley

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