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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speaks on the first day of the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai on Sunday.
OLYMPICS
Oct 16, 2023

IOC members call on Bach to stay on past 2025

Elected in 2013, Bach is due to step down in 2025 in line with current Olympic Charter rules.
Fiji's outside center and captain Waisea Nayacalevu (left) is tackled by England fly-half and captain Owen Farrell during the France 2023 Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match between England and Fiji.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 16, 2023

Borthwick backs England to rise once more for World Cup semis

"A lot of people said we wouldn't get out of the pool. We got out of the pool, now we got out of the quarterfinal," said the England coach.
France's head coach Fabien Galthie (top, center) stands with his players ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match between France and South Africa in Saint-Denis, France, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 16, 2023

France coach Galthie has no regrets over defeat to South Africa

Fabien Galthie's first thoughts after the 29-28 defeat were for the fans who had supported the team so vociferously.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a government meeting to discuss measures against sexual abuse against children, on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 16, 2023

Kishida seeks steps to protect children from sexual abuse

"The environment surrounding the safety and security of children has been threatened. The government needs to act quickly," the prime minister said.
Kenya has experienced a surge in doping cases, with 70 athletes receiving bans in the last five years.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Oct 17, 2023

Kenyan marathon runner Titus Ekiru hit with 10-year doping ban

Kenya has seen a surge in doping cases that have stained the reputation of the athletics powerhouse.
Australia head coach Eddie Jones speaks at a news conference in Sydney on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 17, 2023

Eddie Jones says he's committed to Australia, stands by youth push

The 63-year-old Australian, whose mother and wife are Japanese, has been linked with the vacant Japan head coaching job.
Hawks reliever Ryosuke Otsu (left) is comforted on the mount by pitching coach Kazumi Saito after surrendering the game-winning run against the Marines in Game 3 of the first stage of the PL Climax Series in Chiba on Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 17, 2023

Hawks relievers and coaches endure agony of 10th-inning collapse

That bell tolled for Yuki Tsumori and Ryosuke Otsu on Monday night at Zozo Marine Stadium as they allowed four pitches in the bottom of the 10th inning.
Lotte's Hiromi Oka slides home to score the winning run against SoftBank in Game 3 of the PL Climax Series first stage in Chiba on Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 17, 2023

Marines and Carp hope to maintain Climax Series momentum

The CL and PL league champions, the Hanshin Tigers and Orix Buffaloes, will enter the fray with places in the Japan Series on the line.
Spain's Olga Carmona and Ona Batlle celebrate after the Women's World Cup final in Sydney on Aug. 20. The team had been in dispute with the Spanish federation before the tournament.
SOCCER
Oct 19, 2023

FIFA official urges nations to fully support women's soccer

Soccer associations need to properly support their women's teams so they can perform at their best, FIFA's Sarai Bareman said.
The All Blacks perform the haka before their World Cup match against Uruguay in Lyon, France, on Oct. 5
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 19, 2023

All Blacks hit reset button ahead of semifinal against Argentina

New Zealand edged Ireland in a pulsating quarterfinal last weekend to reach the semifinal round at the Rugby World Cup.
Max Verstappen won his third straight Formula One title in Qatar on Oct. 8.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oct 20, 2023

Max Verstappen keeping foot on gas with more milestones in sight

Max Verstappen will be racing for pride, points and records this weekend at the United States Grand Prix.
Kanata Kimoto had his womb and ovaries removed in Thailand when he was 24, so he could have his legal gender status changed. Now he questions whether such an invasive and costly procedure was necessary.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 22, 2023

Calls grow to abolish Japan's surgery requirement for gender change

Between 2004 and 2022, a total of 11,919 people had their gender changed through the law in Japan.
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.
South Africa's Siya Kolisi celebrates after his team's quarterfinal win over France at the Rugby World Cup in Saint-Denis, France, on Oct. 15.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 20, 2023

Siya Kolisi says South Africa's purpose goes beyond winning trophies

"I believe we are a purpose-driven team, we're not a trophy-driven team," Kolisi said.
South Africa's Handre Pollard (left) converts an eventual match-winning penalty kick against England during their Rugby World Cup semifinal in Paris on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 22, 2023

Handre Pollard's late penalty sends Springboks into RWC final

It was a second successive single-point victory for South Africa after it beat France 29-28 in the quarterfinals.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen races in the U.S. Grand Prix sprint at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 22, 2023

Max Verstappen beats Louis Hamilton to Austin sprint race victory

The main event at the Texas track is on Sunday, with Red Bull's Verstappen chasing his 50th grand prix win from sixth on the grid.
Francis Ngannou trains in Las Vegas on Sept. 26 ahead of his Oct. 28 world heavyweight title bout with Tyson Fury.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Oct 22, 2023

MMA star’s $10 million boxing payday continues shakeup

Francis Ngannou will fight world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
Collin Morikawa receives the winner's trophy after the final round of the Zozo Championship in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Oct 22, 2023

Collin Morikawa cruises to Zozo Championship title

The two-time major winner was playing his first tournament since being part of the American team that failed to retain the Ryder Cup in Rome.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen drives ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris during the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oct 23, 2023

Dominant Max Verstappen earns 50th career win

Yuki Tsunoda finished 10th for Alpha Tauri and secured an extra point for the fastest lap.
South Africa flyhalf Handre Pollard (left) is tackled by England's Dan Cole (center) and George Martin during their Rugby World Cup semifinal in Paris on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 23, 2023

Springboks have work to do ahead of RWC final against All Blacks

This year's Rugby World Cup final will be a rematch of the 1995 title game between South Africa and New Zealand.
Soccer star Christiano Ronaldo (center) and FIFa President Gianni Infantino (right) welcome Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (left) during the announcement of the Esports World Cup in Riyadh on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / esports
Oct 24, 2023

Saudi gamer prince announces Esports World Cup

Saudi Arabia has invested heavily in the sector since the 38-year-old became first in line to the throne six years ago.
South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi has been accused of verbally abusing England's Tom Curry during a Rugby World Cup semifinal on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 24, 2023

Springboks clam up on abuse allegations after England semifinal

South African Rugby said on Sunday that it had launched its own internal investigation and that it was "reviewing the available evidence."
New Zealand's All Blacks will be looking to get off to a fast start against the Springboks in Saturday's Rugby World Cup final.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 24, 2023

Early scores may be secret to settling outcome of World Cup final

All Blacks defense coach Scott McLeod believes the first 20 minutes of Saturday's final in Paris will determine the destination of the Webb Ellis Cup.
New Zealand's blindside flanker Shannon Frizell (left) takes part in a training session in Rueil-Malmaison, France, on Tuesday ahead of the Rugby World Cup final.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 25, 2023

New Zealand and South Africa take ultimate rivalry to grandest stage

The rich history of this 102-year-old matchup has seen political turmoil, countless bruising battles, a previous World Cup final and even a 0-0 draw.
England's outside center Joe Marchant (left) scores a try against Fiji during the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup in Marseille, France, on Oct. 15.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 25, 2023

World Rugby changes open pathway for smaller nations

World Rugby has announced a series of changes that will increase the number of matches between traditional powerhouses and smaller teams.
Japan’s Naoya Inoue holds a news conference to announce his next bout, in Yokohama on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Oct 25, 2023

'Monster' Inoue eyes second undisputed crown against Tapales

The boxer last year became the first undisputed bantamweight world champion in half a century, before vacating his belts to move up to superbantamweight.
Taro Yamada, parliamentary vice minister for education, speaks to reporters at the parliament building in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 26, 2023

Parliamentary Vice Minister Taro Yamada steps down over affair

The first Cabinet resignation since a mid-September reshuffle deals a blow to Kishida at a time when public support rates have plummeted.
Hawks pitcher Joe Stanka (left) and Tigers pitcher Gene Bacque meet at the Kobe Oriental Hotel on Oct. 7,1964.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 26, 2023

All-Kansai Japan Series offers new chance to remember foreign aces

The 1964 Japan Series featured two of the best foreign pitchers in Japanese baseball history.
New Zealand lock Brodie Retallick runs with the ball during a training session at the Stade du Parc in Rueil-Malmaison, near Paris, on Thursday, ahead of Saturday's Rugby World Cup final against South Africa.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 27, 2023

World Cup fever builds in New Zealand ahead of 'cracking' final

The All Blacks and the Springboks are both bidding to become the first nation to win the World Cup for a fourth time.
South Africa players huddle ahead of the second half of the team's semifinal game against England in the Rugby World Cup, in Saint-Denis, France, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 27, 2023

Springboks expect 'grind' against All Blacks in World Cup final

South Africa has never lost a World Cup final, winning the 1995, 2007 and 2019 editions.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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