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Indonesia stripped of hosting Under-20 World Cup by FIFA
GENEVA (AP) — Indonesia was stripped of hosting rights for the Under-20…
Shohei Ohtani and Japan: It’s much more than just baseball
TOKYO (AP) — He’d paid about $80 for his ticket. He wore…
Shohei Ohtani and Japan: It’s much more than just baseball
TOKYO (AP) — He’d paid about $80 for his ticket. He wore…
Klinsmann hired to coach South Korea’s national soccer team
SEOUL (AP) — Former Germany great Jurgen Klinsmann was hired Monday to…
Sports pitch for level playing field in cricket-mad Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — On Islamabad’s outskirts, burly men bind together in a…
Rybakina meets Sabalenka in Australian Open women’s final
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka figures she’ll feel some jitters when…
Australian Open lookahead: Djokovic returns after COVID ban
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — LOOKAHEAD TO TUESDAY Novak Djokovic is set to…
Djokovic advances to face Medvedev in Adelaide semis
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic beat Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-4 at…
Red Sox sign Japanese batting champ Masataka Yoshida
BOSTON (AP) — Former Boston pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka passed along some advice…
Fans’ wild World Cup fashion draws praise, scorn in Qatar
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The World Cup in Qatar has become a…
Son exits World Cup without showing his best for South Korea
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — As Brazil’s big-time player made his return to…
Unvaccinated Djokovic set for visa to play Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A year after Novak Djokovic’s high-profile deportation from…
Tennis star Kyrgios to fight charge on mental health grounds
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios will apply to have…
Women to get more rest between hoop games at next World Cup
SYDNEY (AP) — Players at this year’s World Cup had a few…
Indonesian soccer fan recalls sting of tear gas before crush
MALANG, Indonesia (AP) — Dicky Kurniawan felt the sharp sting in his…
Indonesia police chief, others removed over soccer disaster
MALANG, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian police chief and nine elite officers…
Qinwen, Samsonova set up China-Russia tennis final in Tokyo
TOKYO (AP) — Rising teenager Zheng Qinwen continued her winning run at…