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Jannik Sinner waves to the crowd after his victory in the men's final at Wimbledon in London on July 12.
TENNIS
Aug 10, 2026
No. 1 Jannik Sinner withdraws from Cincinnati Open with knee injury
The 24-year-old Italian, ?who claimed ?his fifth Grand Slam title ?at Wimbledon last month, had also pulled out of the Canadian Open, a key warm-up ?event for the U.S. Open.
Tarik Skubal is scheduled to make his first start at home with the Dodgers during the team's series opener against the Royals on Sunday.
BASEBALL
Aug 10, 2026
Slumping Dodgers refuse to press panic button
Los Angeles ended its skid Saturday in a ?tight 2-1 victory before falling 4-2 to the Diamondbacks to close out a 1-5 trip Sunday. The ?Dodgers are ?11-17 since July 5.
Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola (center) and his players applaud fans after a preseason friendly against Monaco at Anfield in Liverpool, England, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Aug 10, 2026
Liverpool coach says team currently unable to maintain high level throughout matches
Liverpool squandered a two-goal advantage for the second straight game after losing 4-2 to Leeds ?United earlier this month.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts against the Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Sunday.
BASEBALL
Aug 10, 2026
Diamondbacks beat Dodgers to win season series
The Diamondbacks, 18-9 since July 9, ?won the ?season series 7-6 for their first series win over the Dodgers since 2018.
Naomi Osaka hits a return against Leylah Fernandez during the Canadian Open in Toronto on Sunday.
TENNIS
Aug 10, 2026
Naomi Osaka and Elena Rybakina win to set up clash in Canadian Open quarterfinals
Osaka eliminated local favorite Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-4.
Don Nelson was the winningest coach in NBA history when he retired in 2010.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 10, 2026
Hall of Fame NBA coach Don Nelson dies at 86
Nelson¡¯s family announced the passing of the five-time champion ?as a player but didn¡¯t divulge a manner of death.
Michael Brennan celebrates with the trophy after winning the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Aug 10, 2026
FedEx Cup playoff field takes shape as Michael Brennan punches ticket with win
There were ramifications up ?and down the ?leaderboard as golfers jockeyed for position, in need of a top-70 spot in the season?standings to advance to the FedEx Cup playoffs.
A view from inside the Pacific League Marketing office in Tokyo. The company was founded by NPB's six PL clubs in May 2007.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 9, 2026
Pacific League Marketing sets sights abroad to build Japanese baseball fan base
By Jason Coskrey
While Japanese baseball has long been plagued by an inability, or intransigence, to market itself outside of Japan, Pacific League Marketing wants to make games more accessible.
Japan's Ryunosuke Ito (C) runs to score a try against Australia at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashiosaka, Osaka prefecture, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 9, 2026
Japanese university sensation Ryunosuke Ito earns praise from Australia¡¯s coach
Ito¡¯s dazzling runs, neat chip kicks and snappy passing kept the Wallabies guessing right to the end.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino attends the inauguration of Abelardo De La Espriella as Colombia's president, in Cali, Colombia, on Saturday.
SOCCER
Aug 9, 2026
FIFA warns of efforts to undermine Gianni Infantino amid leadership crisis
The statement came amid an increasingly bitter standoff over Infantino¡¯s leadership.
Rugby balls are seen on the field before a Six Nations match in Edinburgh, Scotland, in February 2020.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 9, 2026
Fijian rugby player dies after suffering suspected heatstroke in Japan
Japan has experienced an ?intense heatwave in ?recent weeks, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius??in some ?cities.
Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinee Roger Craig poses on stage during the Class of 2026 enshrinement ceremony in Canton, Ohio, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Aug 9, 2026
Roger Craig reveals dementia diagnosis during Hall of Fame ceremony
Craig used Saturday¡¯s ?platform to ?reach out to successive generations of players to seek medical care when ¡°something ?doesn¡¯t feel right.¡±
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
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