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Veterans like Liverpool’s Wataru Endo, 31, had been rumored as possible options to supplement the 18-man squad, but instead Japan will be counting on youth in Paris.

Competitors believe innovation can be the difference in a sport where medals are sometimes decided by a mere fingertip, although the evidence is not as clear.

This month marks the final sumo tournament for Nagoya's Dolphins Arena, and the rankings list could look very different when the new venue opens next year.

The Czech sixth seed slumped to a 6-4, 6-2 defeat as her reign ended with a whimper and there was also crushing disappointment for two-time champion Andy Murray.

Merih Demiral struck in each half for Turkey in a 2-1 full-throttle victory that had pundits raving that it was the tournament's best game so far.

The 19-year-old former University of Southern California player was chosen by the Lakers last week with the 55th pick in the NBA draft.

For Waseem Abu Sal, traveling abroad to train or compete comes with its own difficulties.

National team coach Daisuke Hayakawa said that the number of skaters in Japan had tripled since the Tokyo Games.

Investigators have raised suspicions that the two women filed a criminal complaint based on false or incorrect accounts, sources said.

"Definitely disappointed I didn't hit the ball as well as I have all week," Fujita said. "I was really hoping to take that trophy home."

The team's players have memories to cherish after holding England 0-0 to progress from the group stage.

The image of a tearful Ronaldo being comforted after a missing a penalty on Monday stunned fans around the world.

The player recovered from a break down in the final set to defeat Diane Parry of France.

Some think Akatsuki Japan is sending the best team it has ever assembled to the Olympics.

The aim was simply to pique the curiosity in cricket among Americans, and the game raised its profile.

Bellingham's effort took the match to extra time, with Harry Kane heading home for a 2-1 win.

Ara Style Senior is Japan's only breaking club made up of older citizens.

Kohli, who later announced his retirement from T20 internationals, steadied the India innings with his fine 76 taking the team to a strong 176-7.

The superstar's Lakers future is hardly in doubt given they selected his son in the second round of the NBA Draft on Thursday.

A shockingly one-sided match in Berlin led to a dismal last-16 exit after Luciano Spalletti's side had scraped through the group stage by the skin of its teeth.

After a long drought for the soccer power, Germany deservedly ran out as a 2-0 winner in Dortmund to reach a first major tournament quarterfinal in eight years.

The Japanese golfer sits at 14-under 196, two shots ahead of Steve Stricker and three in front of Australian Richard Green.

Playing for 17 seasons in the major leagues, Cepeda hit 379 home runs, had 2,351 hits, drove in 1,365 runs and had a career batting average of .297.

Fresh from her fourth French Open title, the 23-year-old will head to the All England Club primed to go past the quarterfinals for the first time.

Celebrini, who turned 18 on June 13, was the youngest player in NCAA Division I last season and the youngest-ever to win the Hobey Baker Award.

If Djokovic struggles in his return from injury, all eyes would then be on Alcaraz and Sinner as they usher in a new era at Wimbledon.

Basketball star Victor Wembanyama joined other leading French athletes on Thursday in warning against voting for the "extremes" in this weekend's parliamentary election.

Twenty-two Russian and 17 Belarusian athletes were invited to compete at the Paris Olympics as neutrals.

"The Giro-Tour double is difficult to achieve," the Team UAE rider said Thursday. "It's a big challenge, but I'm ready to take it on."

Murray says it is unlikely that he will compete in the singles competition at Wimbledon.