Month: January 2024

[ad_1] Next week, three foreign residents of Japan will file a lawsuit against the government over alleged racial profiling by police, in a case that would be the first of its kind, their lawyers said Wednesday.The three men — one born in Pakistan, an African American and a Pacific Islander — have been repeatedly questioned by police because of their ethnicity or appearance, their lawyers said in a statement."It would […]

[ad_1] MELBOURNE – Third seed Daniil Medvedev was forced to dig deep into his reserves to outlast Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in an epic quarterfinal on Wednesday and reach the last four of the Australian Open for the third time.The Russian, twice a losing finalist at Melbourne Park, went toe-to-toe with the big Pole for almost four energy-sapping hours on Rod Laver Arena before finally setting […]

[ad_1] Doha – Japan cruised into the last 16 of the Asian Cup and a possible showdown with South Korea after a 3-1 win over Indonesia on Wednesday.Ayase Ueda struck in each half to go with a late Indonesia own goal in Doha to send the pre-tournament favorites through as group runners-up behind Iraq.Sandy Walsh scored a consolation goal for Indonesia in injury time at the end of the game. […]