Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara vow to remain together after Olympic triumph

Of the 24 medals Japan won, a record for the nation at a Winter Games, the gold for Miura and Kihara was arguably the most memorable.

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U.S. women's hockey captain responds to Donald Trump's 'distasteful joke'

Knight has preferred to emphasize her team's achievement.

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FIFA boss 'very reassured' about World Cup in Mexico despite violence

"Very reassured, everything's good. It's going to be spectacular," Infantino said in the Colombian city of Barranquilla.

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Physical banzuke ranking reveals sumo’s storylines

Many sumo stories don’t fully reveal themselves unless you are holding a physical copy of the rankings.

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Team Japan hails best-ever Winter Olympics performance

Japan's total of 24 medals was six higher than the previous record set at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022.

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'Ugly' England aims to spin its way to the T20 World Cup semifinals

A win against Pakistan on will be enough to see the 2010 and 2022 T20 World Cup champion into the last four.

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Mayweather to fight Pacquiao in Las Vegas in September

The bout between two of boxing's biggest names comes days after Mayweather announced he is coming out of retirement.

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