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Padhoge likhoge to hoge nawaab, Kheloge kudoge to hoge kharaab.” These so-called eye-opening lines redundantly spoken to Indian youngsters have nipped many a budding sporting careers in the bud. No ... ( read original story ...)

Mizuno have teamed up with J-League side Nagoya Grampus to drop a series of capsule collections which paid homage to the club’s iconic ‘93 jersey, and before the final whistle blows on the project, ... ( read original story ...)

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has confirmed horse riding will be dropped from the sport after the Paris Olympics in 2024. ( read original story ...)

Crude oil prices in Tokyo dipped after major oil producing nations decided not to increase output next month beyond the current plan. ( read original story ...)

A German navy frigate, the Bayern, has arrived at a port in Tokyo. The ship is on a mission to the Indo-Pacific region. ( read original story ...)

German coach Kim Raisner was ejected from the Tokyo Games after she struck a horse that was refusing to jump a fence. ( read original story ...)

The internal investigation committee appointed to look into the disqualification of F20 (intellectual disability) shot putter Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli at the recent Tokyo Paralympic Games found that ... ( read original story ...)

Olympian Vishnu Saravanan and Mohit Saini are set to take part in the men’s Laser World Championships 2021 sailing, starting on Tuesday. This will be Saravanan's second World Championship, while in ... ( read original story ...)

Indian women’s hockey star Salima Tete wants to use her experience gained in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the upcoming FIH Women’s Junior World Cup, in South Africa. The Indian team has been clubbed ... ( read original story ...)

Japan says it will ease border controls beginning Monday for fully vaccinated travelers excluding tourists, responding to requests from the business community following a rapid decline in infections. ( read original story ...)

While the rates of suicides by men and full-time working women dropped, the overall figure was up, and women without stable employment seem to have been hit hardest. ( read original story ...)

Please call me ‘Big Boss.’” It may have been an unusual request in Japan’s baseball world, but Shinjo has never been an ordinary figure in the sport. At the presser, he gave an indication of how he ... ( read original story ...)

Hitomaro Yano, executive officer at Orix, also said his firm’s initial investment in the JPY1.08-trillion (US$9.50-billion) scheme (pictured in an artist’s rendering), would be circa JPY200 billion, i ... ( read original story ...)

After the Nikkei index saw a more than 3 percent increase in the past three trading days, Tokyo stocks finished lower on Friday, with major automakers facing selling on the stronger yen. The 225-issue ... ( read original story ...)

The practice of not informing inmates of the timing until shortly before execution has been decried by rights groups for the stress it places on prisoners. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo, Japan - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that the transfer of its Hamatite business to the Sika Group, a Switzerland-based specialty chemicals company, was completed on November 1, as ... ( read original story ...)