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Sabalenka overpowers Zheng to retain Australian Open crown

[ad_1] Reuters – Aryna Sabalenka continued to be an irrepressible force at the Australian Open as she powered to a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Chinese 12th seed Zheng Qinwen on Saturday to successfully defend her title and add a second Grand Slam trophy to her cabinet.The Belarusian second seed barely put a foot wrong at what has turned into her happiest hunting ground as she became the first woman to […]

todayJanuary 27, 2024

Japan

Kotonowaka beats Kirishima, stays tied for first with Terunofuji

[ad_1] Lone yokozuna Terunofuji and promotion-hunting sekiwake Kotonowaka head into a gripping final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in a two-way tie for the lead after each improving to 12-2 on Saturday.Kotonowaka defeated the other overnight leader, ozeki Kirishima (11-3), while Terunofuji won by default following the injury withdrawal of ozeki Hoshoryu on Day 14 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.Bidding for promotion to ozeki at the 15-day tournament, Kotonowaka […]

todayJanuary 27, 2024

Japan

Japan’s Rei Sakamoto wins junior Australian Open title

[ad_1] Japan's Rei Sakamoto, 17, became just the second Japanese player to win a junior boys' Grand Slam singles title on Saturday, topping Jan Kumstat of the Czech Republic in a tight three-set Australian Open final. Sakamoto, the No. 4 seed in Melbourne, had dropped just a single set on his way to the final but needed to dig deep in a 3-6, 7-6, 7-5 comeback win over Kumstat. The […]

todayJanuary 27, 2024

Japan

1970s bombing fugitive Satoshi Kirishima may have worked in Kanagawa

[ad_1] A man suspected of being on a wanted list for decades over one of a series of bombings in the 1970s may have worked in Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo before being admitted to hospital for cancer treatment earlier this month, investigative sources said Saturday.The man, believed to be Satoshi Kirishima, is likely to have kept himself hidden in the prefecture, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is investigating whether […]

todayJanuary 27, 2024

Africa

Cameroon vs Nigeria: The making of Africa’s biggest football rivalry

[ad_1] Saturday's game at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan will be a repeat of the 1984 Afcon final held at the same venue.On that occasion Cameroon, with stars like Roger Milla, Joseph-Antoine Bell and Theophile Abega, won 3-1 against a young Super Eagles team led by the late Stephen Keshi.Another painful defeat followed for Nigeria at the 1988 Afcon held in Morocco, with the Indomitable Lions sealing a second […]

todayJanuary 27, 2024

Japan

U.S. aims to use Israel-Hamas deal to open wider peace talks

[ad_1] The U.S. hopes a fresh hostage deal between Israel and Hamas will create the space for talks to achieve a more lasting regional peace agreement, a State Department official said Friday, offering a longer-term vision for the Biden administration as its negotiators crisscross the region in search of a breakthrough.CIA Director William Burns, who helped hammer out a previous deal to release Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, is […]

todayJanuary 27, 2024

Japan

NASA unveils images of Japan’s SLIM moon probe after landing success

[ad_1] NASA on Friday unveiled images taken by one of its satellites of Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) on the lunar surface after it succeeded in making a pinpoint landing. The images, taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter at an altitude of about 80 kilometers before and after the landing, show a slight change in reflectance around the lander due to engine exhaust sweeping the surface, NASA said. […]

todayJanuary 27, 2024

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