Padres ace Yu Darvish to miss 2026 MLB season after elbow surgery

The 39-year-old right-hander holds the record for the most strikeouts in MLB by a Japanese pitcher.

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Scotland bids to end 32-test winless streak against All Blacks

Rugby union superpower New Zealand has won 30 of the 32 tests between the two countries spanning 117 years. The other two were draws.

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Ohtani teases 'three-peat' as Dodgers parade draws Los Angeles crowds

Blue and white confetti showered fans as players rode by atop double-decker buses.

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Sinner returns to world No. 1 with Paris Masters win

The Italian first claimed the No. 1 ranking in June last year and held it for 65 weeks until he lost the U.S. Open title match to Alcaraz in September.

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History-making Japanese golf twins push each other to greater heights

Akie and Chisato Iwai were born just a minute apart and now the identical twins are making history together on the LPGA Tour.

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Dodgers clinch back-to-back World Series titles as Blue Jays downed in thriller

Yoshinobu Yamamoto — who had started Friday's Game 6 victory — closed out the win by getting the final three outs and was named Most Valuable Player of the series.

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Springboks plunder nine tries in 61-7 rout of Japan

Japan’s lone try came via fullback Yoshitaka Yazaki in a rare entry into the Springbok 22, but they could not cope with the physicality of their opponents in difficult conditions.

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