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US OPEN

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TENNIS
May 27, 2018
Kurumi Nara exits French Open after first-round defeat
Kurumi Nara made an early exit from the French Open on Sunday, losing in three sets to Barbora Strycova.
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TENNIS
May 15, 2018
Kei Nishikori beats Feliciano Lopez in first round of Italian Open
Kei Nishikori advanced to the second round of the men's singles at the Italian Open after beating Spain's Feliciano Lopez in straight sets on Monday.
TENNIS
May 6, 2018
Taro Daniel reaches Istanbul Open final
Taro Daniel and Tunisian Malek Jaziri will be aiming for their first ATP World Tour titles when they face off in the Istanbul Open final on Sunday.
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TENNIS
Apr 28, 2018
Rafael Nadal extends super run on clay, reaches Barcelona Open semifinals
Rafael Nadal extended his astonishing winning run on clay to 42 consecutive sets as he reached the semifinals of the Barcelona Open with a 6-0, 7-5 victory over Slovakia's Martin Klizan on Friday.
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Apr 27, 2018
Japan claims two golds on opening day of Artistic Swimming World Series third leg
Japan got off to a winning start Friday with golds in the solo and team technical routines on the opening day of the Japan Open, the third leg of the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series.
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TENNIS
Apr 25, 2018
Kei Nishikori retires from first match at Barcelona Open
Kei Nishikori retired from his first match at the Barcelona Open on Wednesday just three days after contesting an ATP Masters Series final with world No. 1 Rafael Nadal.
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TENNIS
Apr 24, 2018
Yuichi Sugita exits Barcelona Open with first-round loss to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez
Yuichi Sugita failed to match last year's best-eight performance as he was knocked out of the Barcelona Open after suffering a 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5) first-round defeat to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez on Monday.
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WORLD / Society
Apr 17, 2018
Italian court releases migrant rescue ship seized last month, justifies vessel's actions
An Italian court on Monday ordered the release of a Spanish charity ship that was seized after prosecutors said it was helping to ferry migrants illegally from Libya.
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TENNIS
Apr 5, 2018
Naomi Osaka advances to third round at Charleston Open
Naomi Osaka booked a spot in the third round of the Charleston Open on Wednesday by beating Germany's Laura Siegemund in straight sets.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 3, 2018
Japan's Indo-Pacific strategy falls short
The government must demonstrate that its commitment to international law and democratic values is more than just a fig leaf.
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TENNIS
Apr 3, 2018
Naomi Osaka defeats Jennifer Brady in opening round at Charleston Open
Naomi Osaka breezed past Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-4 on Monday to reach the second round of the Charleston Open, the largest women's-only tennis tournament in North America.
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Mar 26, 2018
Kasumi Ishikawa leads big day for Japanese women at German Open
Kasumi Ishikawa beat South Korea's Seo Hyo-won 4-1 to win the German Open women's singles title on Sunday, while compatriots Mima Ito and Hina Hayata won the women's doubles final.
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TENNIS
Mar 23, 2018
Nishioka tops De Minaur in Miami Open first round
Yoshihito Nishioka advanced to the second round of the Miami Open with a straight sets victory Thursday over Alex De Minaur of Australia.
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TENNIS
Mar 10, 2018
Naomi Osaka whips Agnieszka Radwanska, advances to third round at BNP Paribas Open
Naomi Osaka beat former world No. 2 Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3, 6-2 in a singles match Friday to advance to the third round at the BNP Paribas Open.
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Feb 3, 2018
Hideki Matsuyama exits Phoenix Open with thumb injury
Two-time defending champion Hideki Matsuyama withdrew on Friday from the Waste Management Phoenix Open due to an injury at the base of his left thumb.
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Feb 1, 2018
Hideki Matsuyama targets three-peat at Phoenix Open
Hideki Matsuyama will be looking to tie one of golf legend Arnold Palmer's records this week when he goes for his third consecutive victory at the Phoenix Open.
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Jan 27, 2018
Tiger makes cut with birdie on 18th hole
Tiger Woods acknowledged that his long game was poor in the second round at the Farmers Insurance Open, but said he was excited to make the cut and qualify for the final two rounds.
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TENNIS
Jan 17, 2018
Yuichi Sugita, Yoshihito Nishioka knocked out of Australian Open in second round
Yuichi Sugita bowed out in the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday after losing a five-set marathon against big-serving Croat Ivo Karlovic.
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TENNIS
Jan 15, 2018
Yuichi Sugita and Yoshihito Nishioka pull off upsets at Australian Open
Yuichi Sugita scored one of the upsets of the Australian Open's first round on Monday, beating eighth seed Jack Sock of the United States in four sets.
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Jan 13, 2018
Daisuke Kataoka still hopeful despite dropping to 12th at Sony Open
Daisuke Kataoka fell down the leaderboard into a five-way tie for 12th place Friday after shooting a 2-under-par 68 in the second round of the Sony Open.

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