36+ min ago  (806+ words) Like the protagonist in his taboo novel, former doctor-turned-author Yo Kusakabe believes chopping off elderly patients' useless limbs could help prevent a potential collapse of super-aging Japan's overstressed care industry. Now his extraordinary ideas are on display on the big…...

10+ hour, 31+ min ago  (380+ words) World number three Alexander Zverev advanced to the final eight of the Halle Open grass-court tournament on Thursday, continuing his winning run since his French Open victory on clay earlier in June. Welcomed by a supportive crowd, top seed Zverev…...

10+ hour, 30+ min ago  (498+ words) Australian qualifier Rinky Hijikata stunned Czech second seed Jiri Lehecka with a 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (9/7) victory to reach the Queen's Club quarterfinals on Thursday. Hijikata is ranked 92 places below Lehecka, but he shrugged off that vast gap with a vibrant display at the…...

4+ hour, 50+ min ago  (240+ words) Mexico took advantage of a defensive blunder by South Korea to win 1-0 and become the first team to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup on Thursday. It marks a major triumph for a team that failed to…...

10+ hour, 35+ min ago  (681+ words) Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Harry Kane all made blistering starts to the World Cup. And then there was Cristiano Ronaldo. Portugal coach Roberto Martinez has a major decision to make over the 41-year-old following the 1-1 draw with…...

7+ hour, 19+ min ago  (487+ words) Jonathan David scored three goals and Canada won its first World Cup match while all but securing a spot in the knockout round with a 6-0 victory over Qatar on Thursday. Qatar was reduced to nine players because of red cards…...

10+ hour, 31+ min ago  (643+ words) Tens of thousands of New York Knicks fans flooded Manhattan on Thursday for a heavily guarded victory parade, turning the city into a sea of blue and orange to mark their basketball team's NBA Finals victory. Chants of "Let's go…...

10+ hour, 25+ min ago  (438+ words) Pre-sales of "Grand Theft Auto VI," the feverishly anticipated video game release, will begin on June 25, Rockstar Games said on Thursday. "GTA VI," due to be released on November 19 after two delays, is the latest entry in the blockbuster franchise…...

10+ hour, 36+ min ago  (504+ words) Substitute Johan Manzambi scored his first World Cup goal on an outstanding volley in the 74th minute, and Switzerland erupted late for a 4-1 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Thursday to take control of its group. Rub'n Vargas scored in the 84th minute for…...

10+ hour, 35+ min ago  (492+ words) While many of the World Cup's competing nations are wracked by social divisions, some of their teams offer strikingly positive examples of how players from different backgrounds and religious faiths can cooperate closely in pursuit of a common goal. The…...