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From samurai threat to Asian Games as Japan cricket fights obscurity
AFP, Published on 13/06/2025
» SANO (JAPAN) - Legend has it that death threats from disgruntled samurai warriors were behind Japan's first cricket match in 1863 and the sport has battled for recognition in the baseball-mad country ever since.
US ice dancers deny Japanese 'legend' Takahashi to win Four Continents gold
AFP, Published on 22/01/2022
» TALLINN: US ice dancers Caroline Green and Michael Parsons won gold in the Four Continents Figure Skatings Championships on Friday, denying Japanese figure skating legend Daisuke Takahashi who gave his country a first silver medal in the discipline with partner Kana Muramoto.
Biles absence clears path for gymnastics' new wave
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» KITAKYUSHU (JAPAN) - Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles is not competing at this week's world championships in Japan, but a new generation are hoping to make a name for themselves in her absence.
Blackmore becomes first woman jockey to win Grand National
AFP, Published on 11/04/2021
» AINTREE (UNITED KINGDOM) - Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win the Grand National on Saturday, coming home clear on Minella Times in the world's most gruelling steeplechase which was first staged in 1839.
Blackmore becomes first woman jockey to win Grand National
AFP, Published on 11/04/2021
» AINTREE: Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win the Grand National on Saturday, coming home clear on Minella Times.
Brother gets life for 'honour killing' of Pakistan social media star
AFP, Published on 27/09/2019
» MULTAN (PAKISTAN) - The brother of Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch was on Friday sentenced to life in prison for her murder -- the patriarchal country's highest-profile "honour killing".
Brother gets life for 'honour killing' of Pakistan social media star
AFP, Published on 27/09/2019
» MULTAN (PAKISTAN) - The brother of Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch was on Friday convicted of her murder and sentenced to life in prison in the patriarchal country's highest-profile "honour killing".
Biles shrugs off hospital scare to shine at worlds
AFP, Published on 28/10/2018
» DOHA: Simone Biles overcame the drama of being rushed to hospital with a kidney stone in a hugely impressive return to international competition just hours later at the world championships on Saturday.
Osmond, Jin lead in skating Cup of China
AFP, Published on 19/11/2016
» BEIJING - Canada’s Kaetlyn Osmond and China’s own Jin Boyang took the lead on the first day of the Cup of China on Friday, the penultimate heat of the ISU Grand Prix of figure skating.
US star Wagner wins Skate America title
AFP, Published on 23/10/2016
» CHICAGO - Ashley Wagner, a three-time US champion and this year's world championship runner-up, captured her second Skate America women's crown Saturday after finishing second in the free skate.