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Double amputee Everest climber pledges to work for benefit of people with disabilities
KATHMANDU, Nepal ((DailyNews)) — The first double above-the-knee amputee to climb Mount Everest returned from the mountain on Tuesday pledging to dedicate the...
Scandal-plagued China soccer hit by new corruption probes
BEIJING ((DailyNews)) — China’s scandal-plagued football association has been rocked by new corruption probes into its chiefs of discipline and competition. The sports ministry...
Japanese beating Americans in baseball is must-see viewing
TOKYO ((DailyNews)) — Japanese television stuck to its live coverage from Miami for almost two hours after Japan defeated the United States 3-2 to...
Ohtani fans Trout, Japan tops US 3-2 for WBC championship
MIAMI ((DailyNews)) — Shohei Ohtani emerged from the bullpen and fanned Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out in the matchup...
Shohei Ohtani and Japan: It’s much more than just baseball
TOKYO ((DailyNews)) — He’d paid about $80 for his ticket. He wore a Japan cap above a blue Los Angeles Angels jersey. And as...
Pitcher Roki Sasaki next ‘big thing’ from Japanese baseball
TOKYO ((DailyNews)) — In Japan they call pitcher Roki Sasaki the “Monster of the Reiwa Era,” which translates roughly into a “once-in-a-generation superstar.”In simple...
Athlete dead in shipwreck left Pakistan to help disabled son
QUETTA, Pakistan ((DailyNews)) — A Pakistani national soccer team player who died in a migrant shipwreck off of Italy’s southern coast embarked on the...
Sports pitch for level playing field in cricket-mad Pakistan
ISLAMABAD ((DailyNews)) — On Islamabad’s outskirts, burly men bind together in a scrum on a rugby pitch that has seen better days. The sign...
Kyrgios pleads guilty to assault, has no conviction recorded
CANBERRA, Australia ((DailyNews)) — Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios apologized for shoving a former girlfriend to the ground two years ago after he escaped...
Novak Djokovic claims 10th Australian Open title, 22nd Slam
MELBOURNE, Australia ((DailyNews)) — Novak Djokovic climbed into the Rod Laver Arena stands to celebrate his 10th Australian Open championship and record-tying 22nd Grand...