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India's Varun Chakravarthy (left) is bowled out by England's Adil Rashid during their T20 international match at Trent Bridge Cricket Ground in Nottingham, England, on July 7.
OLYMPICS / Cricket
Jul 28, 2026
How cricket could become the IOC¡¯s gateway to India
Cricket offers the International Olympic Committee something no recent addition has: direct access to a fan base of more than 2 billion people.
The New York/New Jersey FIFA World Cup 2026 logo is revealed during the kickoff event in Times Square in New York in May 2023.
BUSINESS
May 5, 2026
FIFA may lose fifth of World Cup streaming reach as India and China deals stall
The lack of a confirmed broadcast agreement with India or China is unusual at this stage.
Fans react as Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi departs from the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday.
SOCCER
Dec 16, 2025
Chaos in Kolkata, confetti in Delhi: Messi wraps up eventful India tour
The hype around Messi¡¯s visit was a contrast to the general sense of gloom around the state of Indian football.
India players celebrate after winning the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Nov. 3, 2025.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Nov 3, 2025
India wins maiden Women¡¯s World Cup title after Verma-Sharma show
India found an unlikely hero in opener Shafali Verma, whose whirlwind 87 was key to its total of 298-7.
World Boxing president Boris van der Vorst at the Olympic Council of Asia general assembly in New Delhi on Sunday
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Sep 10, 2024
World Boxing chief urges national federations to save Olympic dream
The IOC has warned boxing would miss the cut in Los Angeles if national federations failed to appoint a new global body.
Gold medalist Sakura Motoki during the medal ceremony for the Olympic women's 62-kg freestyle event at Champs de Mars Arena in Paris on Saturday.
OLYMPICS / Wrestling
Aug 11, 2024
Sakura Motoki adds to Â鶹´«Ã½ wrestling gold rush in Paris
Her victory against Ukrainian Iryna Koliadenko in the 62-kg final extended Â鶹´«Ã½ big lead in the wrestling medal table.
Japan's Rei Higuchi (red) wrestles U.S.' Spencer Richard Lee (blue) in their men's freestyle 57-kg wrestling final match at the Champ-de-Mars Arena during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Friday.
OLYMPICS / Wrestling
Aug 10, 2024
Wrestling golds from Higuchi and Sakurai fuel Â鶹´«Ã½ dominance on mat
Powerhouse Japan claimed two of Friday¡¯s three freestyle wrestling gold medals at the Paris Olympics through Rei Higuchi and Tsugumi Sakurai.
Olympic gold medalist Akari Fujinami celebrates after receiving her medal for winning the women's 53-kg freestyle event at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on Thursday.
OLYMPICS / Wrestling
Aug 9, 2024
Japanese juggernaut Fujinami wrestles to freestyle gold
The 20-year-old arrived in Paris with a 130-0 record and was virtually unchallenged in her gold-medal campaign.
Kenichiro Fumita celebrates after his win over China's Cao Liguo in their men's Greco-roman 60 kg wrestling final match at the Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS
Aug 7, 2024
Â鶹´«Ã½ Kenichiro Fumita wins Greco-Roman gold in 60 kg
Fumita claimed the first wrestling gold of the Paris Olympics by beating Cao Liguo of China, who settled for silver.
Members of the Australian national team celebrate after winning the Cricket World Cup final at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Nov 21, 2023
One-day format revived as Australia gatecrashes India¡¯s World Cup
It was a remarkable journey for Australia, which began its campaign with back-to-back defeats yet still won the trophy for the sixth time.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
TCC Therapy Park is supported financially by racing organizations as well as donations from members of the public.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
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