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Nick Kyrgios during practice at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 15
TENNIS
Jun 10, 2026
Kyrgios ‘thrilled to be back’ after first singles win in 15 months
The 31-year-old Australian looked in impressive form as he showed off the best of his grass-court game to down Frenchman Corentin Moutet ​6-3, 6-4 at the Stuttgart Open.
England manager Thomas Tuchel talks to reporters at a news conference in Palm Beach Gardens in Florida on Tuesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 10, 2026
Tuchel says England not World Cup favorites but can dare to dream
Most bookmakers have England among the leading title contenders but Thomas Tuchel reckons the six-decade drought since the nation’s solitary triumph in 1966 counts against it.
Then-Australia head coach Dave Rennie in Edinburgh in October 2022. Rennie was named coach of the All Blacks on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Mar 4, 2026
Rennie appointed Robertson’s successor as All Blacks coach
The 62-year-old former Wallabies coach beat out Jamie Joseph for one of the biggest jobs in world rugby after an extensive recruitment process.
Australia players celebrate with the Waterford Crystal Ashes Trophy at the end of the fifth test match against England at Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Jan 8, 2026
Australia gets over the line in Sydney for 4-1 Ashes triumph
England will take credit for making a game of it and not being ‍ground into the Sydney dirt as previous tourists have in end-of-series dead rubbers.
Former All Black Dan Carter holds up a ball during the draw for the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup in Sydney on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Dec 4, 2025
Springboks and All Blacks on quarterfinal collision course after 2027 World Cup draw
Japan, meanwhile, was drawn into a group with France, the United States and Samoa.
Sauber team principal Jonathan Wheatley at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku last month.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oct 12, 2025
From Sauber to Audi, Wheatley prepares to disrupt in F1 revolution
The Swiss-based outfit, in Formula One since 1993 and with one grand prix triumph and 28 podiums, will become the Audi works team next year.
Gold medalist Beatrice Chebet (left) celebrates with Kenyan compatriot Faith Kipyegon after the women's 5000-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 21, 2025
Chebet beats Kipyegon in stunning sprint finish to win 5,000-meter showdown
The world record-holder’s victory completed her set of global distance titles and denied 1,500-meter champion Kipyegon a double of her own in Tokyo.
Australia's Gout Gout celebrates winning the men's 200 meters in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on June 24.
SPORTS
Sep 15, 2025
Schoolboy sensation Gout targets personal best at first worlds
The big-striding 17-year-old has earned comparisons with sprinting great Usain Bolt after breaking the long-standing Australian record for 200 meters.
Rugby World Cup Australia Managing Director Chris Stanley (far left), Rugby Australia Chief Executive Phil Waugh (next left), former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper (center left), Chairman of World Rugby Brett Robinson (center right), World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin (next right) and former Australia sevens player Chloe Dalton (far right) pose with the Webb Ellis Cup at the launch of ticketing for the 2027 Rugby World Cup at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Australia on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Jul 30, 2025
‘Most accessible ever’ tickets planned for Australia’s 2027 Rugby World Cup
More than a million tickets for every stage will be priced at under A$100.
An external view of the Centenary Pool, which will be redeveloped to host the aquatics during the 2032 Olympics, at Spring Hill, Brisbane on Monday
OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2025
Brisbane 2032 Olympics on track seven years out but with little wiggle room
The opening ceremony of Australia’s third Summer Games will take place exactly seven years from Wednesday.
New Zealand's Ardie Savea in action against Ireland at Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Nov. 8
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Jun 17, 2025
All Black Savea to skip Super Rugby for Japan sabbatical in 2026
Moana Pasifika coach Tana Umaga said Savea, who was the inaugural Super Rugby Pacific Player of the Year this season, would be welcomed back with open arms in 2027.
Kazuyoshi Miura takes part in a training session for Yokohama FC in Yokohama, Japan on March 21, 2017.
SOCCER
Jun 16, 2025
Japan’s ‘King Kazu’ wants more after first appearance of 40th season
The former international forward, who turned 58 in February, came on as a late substitute in Atletico Suzuka’s 2-1 win over YSCC Yokohama on Sunday.
Japan's head coach Hajime Moriyasu (left) reacts after the loss against Australia in Perth on Thursday.
SOCCER
Jun 6, 2025
Moriyasu mourns end of unbeaten run after loss to Australia
“It ended up being an extremely frustrating and disappointing result,” Moriyasu told reporters.
Australia's Milos Degenek celebrates after qualifying for the knockout stages of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on Nov. 30, 2022
SOCCER
Jun 4, 2025
Australia targets easier World Cup path ahead of Japan clash
If Australia does beat Samurai Blue on Thursday, it still faces a long wait to confirm whether a berth has been secured for a sixth straight World Cup finals.
Australia's Jackson Irvine (right) scores a goal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification football match between China and Australia at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou, China on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Mar 26, 2025
China’s World Cup dream on life support after Australia loss
The 1-0 loss to the Saudis in Riyadh last week and Tuesday’s 2-0 reverse at the hands of the Socceroos put paid to hopes of direct qualification.
The International Olympic Committee's headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland
OLYMPICS
Mar 14, 2025
Olympians make climate plea to IOC presidential candidates
Seven candidates are vying to replace Thomas Bach as president in a ballot of IOC members at Costa Navarino, Greece, on March 20.
Former Greece manager Gus Poyet gestures during a Euro 2024 qualifying match against The Netherlands on Sep. 7, 2023. Poyet is now in charge of South Korea's Jeonbuk Motors.
SOCCER
Mar 12, 2025
Poyet unleashes on Asian soccer bosses ahead of Sydney tie
The Jeonbuk Motors coach railed against the selection of match officials, the use of VAR and a forced change of venue after Jeonbuk’s pitch was ruled sub-par.
Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (right) drives with the ball as Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason defends during the first quarter at Toyota Center in Houston on March 8.
BASKETBALL
Mar 11, 2025
New Orleans Pelicans to play in Australia’s first NBA games
The Pelicans will play the NBL’s Melbourne United on Oct. 3 and South East Melbourne Phoenix two days later at Melbourne Park
All Blacks flyhalf Beauden Barrett takes a selfie with children at an event in Yokohama on Nov. 28, 2017.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Feb 6, 2025
Beauden Barrett wants Japan back in expanded Super Rugby
“I’d love to see the Japanese become part of the competition,” Barrett said. “I feel like we need to grow the competition and in that respect, that would be great.”
China's Zheng Qinwen reacts after winning the first set of her first round match at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.
TENNIS
Jan 12, 2025
Rusty Zheng into second round as Grand Slam tennis returns to Melbourne
The fans were sent scurrying for cover inside the first hour when a dramatic thunderstorm swept across the area.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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