For a Japanese-Canadian squash pro, the Asian Games are personal

Erisa Sano Herring chose to represent Japan over Canada at age 18.

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13-year-old Chinese swimming prodigy Yu Zidi cruises through heats at Asian Games

Yu became the youngest swimming world championships medalist in history last year when she won bronze as a 12-year-old as part of China's 4x200-meter freestyle relay team.

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Arsenal gets wake-up call with upset loss against Brighton

Brighton dominated from the start at Amex Stadium and punched holes in Arsenal's normally resolute defense.

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Japanese triathlete Takumi Hojo claims first gold of Asian Games

Hojo finished the 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike ride and 5,000-meter run in 52 minutes, 56 seconds, nine seconds ahead of China's Zhang Xirui.

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Olympic Council of Asia President wants to keep politics out of Asian Games

The buildup to the Aichi-Nagoya Games has been overshadowed by complaints from national team delegations over organizational issues.

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Allen lights up Bills’ new stadium with 41-31 win over Lions

In the first regular-season game at the $2.2 billion Highmark Stadium, Josh Allen passed for 248 yards and three touchdowns.

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Rams anxious for another gameday with ‘confident’ Giants on deck

The Rams are trying to turn the page after a rough opener in Australia.

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