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New Zealand's Mark Tele'a in action in October 2023

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All Black wing Tele'a announces Japan switch

Media reports have suggested that the 28-year-old will join Toyota Verblitz.

Kimitaka Sakurai displays a sharpening stone for working on skate blades, in Yokohama on March 28. Sakurai has been sharpening skates full time for 14 years.

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The man who helps Japanese figure skaters stay sharp

By Mai Yoshikawa

Skate sharpening is not a lucrative endeavor, but Kimitaka Sakurai has been doing it full time for 14 years, and he is a master at his craft.

ICC chairman Jay Shah (left) attends an Indian Premier League match on March 30.

MORE SPORTS / Cricket

International Cricket Council creates fund for displaced Afghan female players

Afghanistan had 25 contracted female cricketers in 2020, most of whom have resettled in Australia with humanitarian visas due to restrictions at home.

McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri (left) and Lando Norris (right) celebrate with team principal Andrea Stella after the Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir, Bahrain, on Sunday.

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Apr 14, 2025

Oscar Piastri's victory in Bahrain GP puts McLaren in F1 driver's seat

McLaren faces a welcome but nonetheless potentially complex question of how to deal with two talented teammates battling for the same prize.

Masters champion Rory McIlroy receives his green jacket from 2024 winner Scottie Scheffler after the final round at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on Sunday.

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Apr 14, 2025

Rory McIlroy wins Masters in dramatic fashion to complete career Grand Slam

It marked the fifth major championship for McIlroy, and his first since capturing the PGA Championship for the second time in 2014.

Ronnie Quintarelli speaks to Nissan fans at Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture last year after announcing his retirement from racing.

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Apr 13, 2025

How Italian driver Ronnie Quintarelli endeared himself to Japan's rabid racing fans

By Jamie Klein

Much of the driver's appeal has to do with the unique circumstances by which he came to Japan.

Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson arrives at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, on Thursday.

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Apr 11, 2025

Liam Lawson reflects on 'crazy' start to season after being dropped by Red Bull

Lawson feels the hectic schedule has helped him avoid dwelling too much on what has been a tough start to 2025.

Ken Griffey Jr. takes photographs during the sixth inning of a game between the Cubs and Dodgers at Tokyo Dome on March 18.

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Apr 11, 2025

Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. working as photographer at Masters

Griffey will reportedly be working for the entire week.

Justin Rose reacts after finishing his round at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on Thursday.

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Apr 11, 2025

Justin Rose gets off to fast start to grab first-round lead at Masters

Hideki Matsuyama, the 2021 champion, finished in a group of 13 golfers who ended the round at 1-over.

Caddie Carl Jackson carries the bag of former champion Ben Crenshaw during the first round of the 2011 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

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Apr 10, 2025

Augusta National celebrates legacy of Black caddies at Masters

By Paul Sullivan

Until 1982, every golfer playing in the Masters had to use an Augusta National caddie.

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.

Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.

By Tomoko Otake

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