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Nov 10, 2021

Aaron Rodgers admits he 'misled' people about his vaccine status

Days after he tested positive, the former Super Bowl champion defiantly told 'The Pat McAfee Show' that he had not lied, but returned to the program on Tuesday to clarify his comments.
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TENNIS
Nov 4, 2021

Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai says former vice premier forced her into sex

Former world No.1 tennis doubles player Peng Shuai, one of China's biggest sports stars, has publicly accused a former Chinese vice premier of forcing her into sex several years ago in a social media post that was later deleted.
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Oct 30, 2021

South Korea slowly beginning to embrace esports

Despite the growing international status and interest among prospective professional players, government support for the esports industry has been lackluster.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 13, 2021

Nets bar Kyrie Irving from all games until he’s vaccinated

The barring of Irving complicates what looked like a surefire path to the finals for the Nets and could set up a battle with the players' union.
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SPORTS
Sep 21, 2021

Megan Rapinoe and other female athletes back abortion rights

More than 500 athletes and groups argued that abortion rights have helped the growth of women's sports and expressed concern that future athletes would suffer without those protections.
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TENNIS
Sep 13, 2021

Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez offer glimpse of exciting future for women's tennis

No one could have predicted it would be left to two teenagers to create this kind of frenzied hype in women's tennis.
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PARALYMPICS
Sep 6, 2021

Taekwondo's Paralympic debut showed the sport's democratizing effect

The sport does not require expensive equipment or large training facilities, and even saw the participation of one of Afghanistan's two Paralympians.
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TENNIS
Sep 5, 2021

Why does playing tennis make so many pros miserable?

Tennis players and coaches speak of the singular form of intensity and loneliness that accompanies the game, even compared to other individual sports such as golf.
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PARALYMPICS
Sep 5, 2021

'Inspiration porn': Paralympians know it when they see it

The phrase has gained increasing prominence, motivating — or shaming — some news organizations into reconsidering the language and substance of their coverage of people with disabilities.
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PARALYMPICS
Sep 4, 2021

After Paralympic bronze, Japan women's goalball team aims to grow the sport

The Japan women's goalball team left the Games with bronze medals around their necks and the hope that the noise they made in the silent sport will reverberate across Japan.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2021

In this remote American outpost, pandemic recovery is a faraway dream

A year and a half into the pandemic, Guam's tourism-dependent economy remains paralyzed, and officials say a full recovery is probably years away.
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JAPAN / History
Aug 10, 2021

Unearthing the story of an uncle's prewar past in Hiroshima

Masakatsu Takeyari hopes newly unearthed remains of the location where his uncle's military unit was based will be fully utilized for education and commemoration.
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BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2021

U.S. ratings for Tokyo Olympics plunge to half of 2012 Games

Comparisons with previous Olympic Games are imperfect given the different times zones, the pandemic and fewer streaming options in the past.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 8, 2021

Italy basks in Tokyo Games medal glory as COVID-19 gamble pays off

While other nations were shutting gyms, pools and tracks amid the pandemic, Italy provided an exemption for some 250 elite athletes to keep training for much of the past 18 months.
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JAPAN / View from Osaka
Aug 6, 2021

Kansai looks to lessons from Olympics for own international events

Political and business leaders are likely to focus on the good and bad points of Tokyo's experience as they look ahead to the World Masters Games Kansai and the 2025 World Expo.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2021

Singapore ready to cash in on Southeast Asia's esports boom

The tiny city-state is emerging as a force in hosting events related to mobile and video games, and is cultivating itself as a hub for the industry.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2021

Yamaha wants to put the vroom-vroom back into electric vehicles

The company is crafting a range of soundscapes to replicate the noise an internal combustion engine car makes upon acceleration.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2021

Olympic success gives Hong Kong an emotional lift in hard times

As China clamps down on its civil and political rights, Hong Kong is finding solace and hope in its best-ever Olympic showing.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2021

Day 7 recap: Novak Djokovic's golden dream ends on day of upsets marred by doping slur

Ethiopia's Selemon Barega fells the reigning world 10,000-meter Olympic champion on a day of upsets that saw doping allegations surface at the swimming pool.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2021

Thrilling — and dangerous — nature of BMX on full display at Tokyo Games

For fans of extreme sports, BMX racing is surely in the top tier as one of the most exciting competitions to watch at the Tokyo Games. It's also among the most dangerous.
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JAPAN
Jul 30, 2021

Olympic tone shifts in Japan as medal success outshines concerns

Analysis has shown positive remarks on Twitter about the Olympics have risen significantly since the opening ceremony on June 23.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 29, 2021

'Of course I can': Pitcher Yukiko Ueno ensures legacy with golden Olympic repeat

As Japan has done countless times for nearly 20 years, Japan went to Ueno in the softball gold medal game to ask her to shoulder the burden once more.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 29, 2021

Men's Olympic soccer and the struggle for legitimacy

Poor performances by some of the sport's powerhouses, including France — who were beaten by Japan 4-0 on Wednesday — are a reminder that the Olympic tourney is a different beast.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021

Simone Biles said she was not in a good place mentally to compete

American gymnast says she left the event because she wasn't in the right place mentally, and she is not certain whether she will compete again in Tokyo.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021

How a front-line nurse trained for the Olympics in a time of pandemic

When COVID-19 struck Singapore in 2020, rower Joan Poh put her athletic training on hold to go back to work.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 24, 2021

What to watch on Day 1 of the Tokyo Olympics

The Summer Olympics kick off in full on Saturday with 11 sets of medals to be awarded. Here's a rundown of some of the top events to look out for.
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OLYMPICS / Faces of Tokyo 2020
Jul 23, 2021

Japanese athletes who have overcome adversity to be at the Tokyo Games

The miraculous return of Rikako Ikee might grab headlines, but the country's swimming star isn't the only athlete who needed to battle tough times to qualify for the Games.

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