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How flying Dutchman Max Verstappen raced to his second F1 world championship

Max Verstappen has secured his second Formula One world championship after winning Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix. Here, the PA news agency charters Verstappen’s road to title glory. Bahrain Leclerc's eyes were darting all over his rear-view mirrors! ...

09 Oct 2022 at 10:59

Tennis

Dan Evans squanders six match points in Japan Open loss to Miomir Kecmanovic

Dan Evans missed six match points in a painful second-round defeat by Miomir Kecmanovic at the Japan Open in Tokyo. The British number two fought back from a set down and then recovered from 4-2 down in the deciding set against his Serbian ...

06 Oct 2022 at 17:46

World

Russian launches to space from US for first time in 20 years

For the first time in 20 years, a Russian cosmonaut has rocketed from the US, launching to the International Space Station alongside Nasa and Japanese astronauts despite tensions over the war in Ukraine. Their SpaceX flight was delayed by ...

05 Oct 2022 at 19:01

Tennis

World number one Carlos Alcaraz beaten by David Goffin at the Astana Open

World number one Carlos Alcaraz suffered a shock defeat by David Goffin on his return to the ATP Tour at the Astana Open. Alcaraz was playing his first tour event since lifting his maiden grand slam title at the US Open last month and ...

04 Oct 2022 at 13:31

World

North Korea sends missile soaring over Japan in escalation

North Korea has conducted its longest-ever weapons test, a nuclear-capable ballistic missile that flew over Japan and could reach the US Pacific territory of Guam and beyond, forcing the Japanese government to issue evacuation alerts ...

04 Oct 2022 at 13:45

Horse Racing

No Breeders’ Cup bid for Pyledriver

Pyledriver will bypass the Breeders’ Cup as co-trainers William Muir and Chris Grassick set their sights on the Far East with the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes hero. The five-year-old was hugely impressive when beating ...

03 Oct 2022 at 15:46

World

Publishing executive charged in Tokyo Olympics bribes scandal

A top executive at a major Japanese publishing company has been charged with bribing a former Tokyo Olympics organising committee member. The charges against Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, a major figure in Japan’s film and entertainment ...

04 Oct 2022 at 09:49

Horse Racing

Tasso team weighing up Japan Cup option

Connections of Torquator Tasso are debating a possible Japan Cup swansong following his fine effort in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at ParisLongchamp. The defending champion was handed a horror draw in stall 18 out of 20. ...

03 Oct 2022 at 17:47

World

North Korea fires ‘at least one’ ballistic missile over Japan

North Korea on Tuesday fired a ballistic missile over Japan, escalating tests of weapons designed to strike key targets in regional US allies amid stalled nuclear diplomacy. The Japanese prime minister’s office said at ...

04 Oct 2022 at 07:11

World

Ex-member of Tokyo Olympics organising committee arrested on bribery suspicions

A former board member of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee and three people from a clothing company that was a surprise sponsor of the 2020 games were arrested on suspicion of bribery on Wednesday. Haruyuki ...

17 Aug 2022 at 11:30

World

Japanese PM renews no-conflict pledge on anniversary of Second World War defeat

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has renewed Japan’s no-war pledge at a sombre ceremony as his country marked the 77th anniversary of its Second World War defeat. In his first address as prime minister since taking ...

15 Aug 2022 at 08:55

World

Tense Japan holds funeral for assassinated ex-leader Shinzo Abe

A tense Japan is holding a rare and controversial state funeral for assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe, its longest-serving modern leader and one of the most divisive. Tokyo was under maximum ...

27 Sept 2022 at 09:31

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