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in Japanese coastal waters. According to Agence France-Presse news agency, five vessels from whaling communities left a port in Kushiro with their harpoons. Photos later showed a boat returning with a ... ( read original story ...)

For the second consecutive year, Yokohama Tire and Porsche Motorsport North America are teaming up for another run in the “Race to the Clouds.” Yokohama is the sponsor and exclusive tire supplier for ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka, the world’s No. 2 ranked women’s tennis player, is out at Wimbledon after just the first round. Osaka lost 7-6(4), 6-2 to No. 39 ranked Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan on Monday, a huge ... ( read original story ...)

No. 2 seed Naomi Osaka made a first-round exit from Wimbledon, losing to unseeded Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan in straight sets on Monday. Putintseva, the No. 39-ranked player in the world ... ( read original story ...)

LONDON (Reuters) - World number two Naomi Osaka's hopes of a third Grand Slam title were shredded on Centre Court as she was dumped out of Wimbledon in the first round, losing 7-6(4) 6-2 to Kazakhstan ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka, who was ranked No. 1 in the world until last week, lost to Yulia Putinseva 7-6 (4), 6-2 on Monday in the first round at Wimbledon. The second-seeded Osaka won the U.S. Open last year and the ... ( read original story ...)

Unseeded Yulia Putintseva sent Naomi Osaka packing from Wimbledon, defeating the No. 2-ranked star in their first-round matchup, 7-6(4), 6-2. More to come. ... ( read original story ...)

Other major champions in Day 1 action include Naomi Osaka and Stan Wawrinka. More AP Tennis: https://www.apnews.com/apf-Tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Subscribe for FREE today. Get breaking ... ( read original story ...)

LONDON: Naomi Osaka's bid to win a third Grand Slam title ... Download The Times of India News App for Latest Sports News. ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka of Japan reacts in her Ladies' Singles first round match against Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan during Day 1 of The Championships - Wimbledon 2019 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet ... ( read original story ...)

Three-time rowing gold-medallist Marnie McBean has been named Canada's Olympic chef de mission for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games ... after from COC president Tricia Smith to give her the news. "I've ... ( read original story ...)

Japan rolled back the years and rose to the challenge, as the first Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games test event of 2019 came to a thrilling conclusion on Sunday. A total of 72 athletes from more than 20 ... ( read original story ...)

The catch quota for the rest of this year will be 227 whales, fewer than the 637 that Japan hunted in the Antarctic and the northwestern Pacific in its research program in recent years. (Masanori ... ( read original story ...)

United will now provide twice-daily service aboard a Boeing 737 to the Japanese city. That raises the total weekly number of flight to Nagoya from 11 to 14. In a news release announcing the additional ... ( read original story ...)

head of the Japan Small-Type Whaling Association. "People have hunted whales for more than 400 years in my hometown." "I'm a bit nervous but happy that we can start whaling," one whaler told AFP news ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Japan moved to cut off materials vital to South Korea’s tech industry, escalating a long-running dispute over colonial compensation into a threat to the core economic interests of its ... ( read original story ...)