Naomi Osaka continued to shine in the City of Light as she beat American teenager Iva Jovic 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (3/7), 6-4, in the French Open third round on Saturday. On Court Suzanne Lenglen, the Japanese star once again made an eye-catching entry, wearing a gold jacket and a voluminous gold train, an outfit, bracketed […]
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In a first, ‘Malakhra vs Sumo Wrestling’ competition held in Osaka
In a historic first, the world witnessed a unique cultural and sporting event as Malakhra and Sumo wrestling came face-to-face during the 1st Pakistan-Osaka Cultural Festival 2026 held in Osaka city of Japan. The landmark event brought together two ancient wrestling traditions-Malakhra from Sindh, Pakistan, and Sumo from Japan-serving as a powerful symbol of cultural […]
Residents survey damage after powerful Japan quake
Soma, Japan : People in northeast Japan were cleaning up and surveying the damage on Thursday after a powerful 7.4-magnitude quake derailed a bullet train, opened cracks in highways and initially cut power to over two million homes. At least one death was directly caused by the overnight quake, government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno said, but […]
7.3-magnitude quake hits east Japan, tsunami advisory issued
Tokyo :A powerful 7.3-magnitude quake jolted east Japan on Wednesday night, rattling the capital Tokyo and prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the northeast coast, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The quake was centred off the coast of the Fukushima region at a depth of 60 kilometres and shortly after it hit at 11:36 […]
Japan tennis star Osaka crashes out of Tokyo Olympics
Japan’s Naomi Osaka suffered a 6-1, 6-4 defeat to Marketa Vondrousova in the third round of the Tokyo Games on Tuesday, crushing her dreams of winning Olympic gold at home. Osaka, who lit the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony, struggled in an error-strewn display under the centre court roof at Ariake Tennis Park and […]
Osaka pulls out of Stuttgart semis with injury, Kvitova through to final
World number one Naomi Osaka has pulled out of Saturday’s semi-finals at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart after failing to recover from an abdominal injury she suffered in her quarter-final match. The top seed’s withdrawal gives her opponent Anett Kontaveit a walkover and the Estonian goes through to Sunday’s final where she will […]
Osaka, Kvitova dig deep to advance to Stuttgart semis
World number one Naomi Osaka came from behind in the final set to beat Croatian Donna Vekic 6-3 4-6 7-6(4) on Friday and move into the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix semi-finals. Osaka comfortably won the opening set but was tested by the Croatian, who pushed her to the limit in the second and third. The […]
Osaka ‘dodged bullet’ as rival Halep pulls out of Stuttgart Open
World number one Naomi Osaka said Tuesday she had “dodged a bullet” after Simona Halep, her main pursuer in the WTA rankings, pulled out of this week’s tournament in Stuttgart. Japanese rising star Osaka, 21, launches her clay season in Stuttgart this week, and her hopes of holding on to her spot at the top […]
Japan’s Abe to visit US, France on pre-G20 tour
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Monday plans to visit the United States, Canada and France this month before his country hosts the G20 later this year. The tour from April 22 to 29 will also include stops in Italy, Belgium and Slovakia, a foreign ministry official said. The trip comes ahead of long-awaited trade […]