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Canada's mixed 4x400-metre team earned the country's lone medal at the IAAF World Relays on Sunday in Yokohama, Japan. Austin Cole, Aiyanna-Brigitte Stiverne, Zoe Sherar and Philip Osei earned silver ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA--In mounting anger against sexual violence across Japan, about 250 demonstrators on May 11 here denounced recent court rulings that found offenders not guilty of sexual violence against women. ... ( read original story ...)

Previews of each of the nine races to be contested at the IAAF World Relays Yokohama 2019, which take place on 11-12 May, are now available. Facts & Figures - IAAF World Relays Yokohama 2019, the ... ( read original story ...)

I want them to come out saying how delicious it looks." (Japanese original by Shinichiro Kawase, Nagoya News Center) ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Officials of track and field's world governing body -- the IAAF -- said before a news conference on Friday in Japan that president Sebastian Coe would not comment further on the ... ( read original story ...)

MADRID (Reuters) - World number one Naomi Osaka lost in three sets to unseeded Swiss Belinda Bencic in the Madrid Open quarter-finals on Thursday as Simona Halep, Sloane Stephens and Kiki Bertens ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The U.S Navy said Thursday it has suspended its search for a Japanese air force F-35A stealth fighter that crashed off Japan's coast last month, after the allies scrambled to locate the ... ( read original story ...)

The IAAF World Relays Yokohama 2019 take place at Yokohama International Stadium this weekend, 11-12 May, and you can follow all the action on the IAAF website, its associated platforms and via more ... ( read original story ...)

There may not be World Championships places at stake in the 4x200m, but many of the world’s leading sprinters have opted to contest the rarely-run event at the IAAF World Relays Yokohama 2019 as part ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Residents of Japan began entering a ticket lottery on Thursday, hoping to land seats for next year's Tokyo Olympics. People overseas will have to wait until June 15 when tickets are put on ... ( read original story ...)

The IAAF World Relays Yokohama 2019 take place at Yokohama International Stadium this weekend, 11-12 May, and you can follow all the action on the IAAF website, its associated platforms and via more ... ( read original story ...)

Fans from the following territories and countries can tune in to coverage of the IAAF World Relays Yokohama 2019 on Saturday and Sunday 11 and 12 May. Fans from territories and countries not listed ... ( read original story ...)

MADRID (Reuters) - World number one Naomi Osaka delivered an improved display to reach the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open on Wednesday, beating Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2 6-3 while Petra Kvitova ... ( read original story ...)

In July 2018, Japan legalized casino gambling, and will allow three casino resorts to open in the 2020s. Officials stopped in Windsor on their way to a Toronto conference to look at Ontario's only ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) -- The Tokyo Olympics are caught between the proverbial rock and hard place. Tokyo organizers are trying to cut spending, under pressure from the International Olympic Committee, which has ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's Emperor Naruhito performed a Shinto ritual at the palace Wednesday to report to imperial family gods the plans for the main ceremonies of his succession later this year. Naruhito ... ( read original story ...)