Stories By Stephen Wade
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Olympics
/ 3 years agoQ&A: Things to know about feud over Tokyo’s Olympic marathon
The International Olympic Committee abruptly announced two weeks ago it was moving next year’s Olympic marathon from Tokyo to the northern...
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News
/ 3 years agoParalympian Marieke Vervoort fulfills wish to take own life
Paralympian Marieke Vervoort said when the day arrived, she had signed the euthanasia papers and was prepared to end her life....
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NBA
/ 3 years agoCould Yao Ming mend the fences between the NBA and China?
Yao Ming could be the man in the middle if the NBA and China are going to mend fences. Yao is...
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Olympics
/ 3 years agoTokyo Games: Union wants venue inspection, worker interviews
An international labor union investigating worker safety and the use of migrant workers at venues for next year’s Tokyo Olympics is...
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Olympics
/ 3 years agoTokyo Olympic organizers: 6,900 tickets bought through fraud
Tokyo Olympic organizers are investigating the fraudulent purchase of 6,900 tickets worth 180 million yen ($1.67 million) that were obtained in...
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Rugby
/ 3 years agoKamaishi shaken by quake after Uruguay rattles World Cup
Just 90 minutes after Uruguay shook the Rugby World Cup with an upset win over Fiji, the venue in Kamaishi was...
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Rugby
/ 3 years agoWorld Cup goes to area devastated by earthquake, tsunami
Nodoka Kikuchi’s job as a tour guide at the Tsunami Memorial Hall is to detail the earthquake and deadly tsunami that...
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International
/ 3 years agoFIBA: Spain beats Australia in double overtime to reach World Cup final
BEIJING — No one on Spain’s basketball team is looking past Sunday’s World Cup final. Certainly not Marc Gasol, who scored...
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International
/ 3 years agoFIBA: Plenty of NBA talent left among 4 World Cup semifinalists
BEIJING — There’s plenty of NBA talent left among the World Cup semifinalists, even if that foursome does not include the...
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International
/ 3 years agoFIBA: Czech Republic, US complete World Cup quarterfinal field
The Czech Republic and the United States completed the field on Monday for the quarterfinals of the basketball World Cup. The...