Yusaku Maezawa, founder of Japanese e-commerce site Zozo Inc, is also the first paying passenger to the moon on Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket. read more

Lewis Hamilton stands on the brink of securing his fifth championship after winning six of the past seven races for Mercedes to lead his German rival by 67 points with four races remaining. read more

A fruitful year behind her, where she won a Commonwealth Games gold and an Asian Games bronze, the multifaceted shooter is looking forward to qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games read more

Saina has been one of the best in the women’s circuit and is currently playing in the Korea Open. She has won 20 major titles, an Olympic bronze and a silver at the World Championships. read more

Mike Pompeo departed from Tokyo, where he spent the first leg of a tour that will include stops in Pyongyang, South Korea and China. read more

Lochte, 34, has won a total of 12 Olympic medals. His decision to pursue treatment follows an incident in California where police were called on Thursday morning after he tried to break into his own hotel room. read more

Dutee Chand, who improved on her national record to clock 11.29s in June, bagged silver in 100m and 200m at the Jakarta Asian Games. read more

A wholesaler takes a break after trading ends at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, Japan. Takako Arai’s (not pictured) earliest memories are of Tsukiji, playing hide-and-seek with her brother in the concrete maze of Tokyo’s sprawling fish market. Years later, she now runs the family’s seafood stall that sells mackerel and yellowfin tuna.

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The Hayabusa2 probe launched the French-German Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout, or MASCOT, towards the Ryugu asteroid’s surface, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said. read more

Hamilton was allowed to claim a 70th career win when Valtteri Bottas was ordered to move over in Sochi — with the world champion describing it as “the strangest day” of his career. read more

In a letter to his Secretary General Rajinder Singh, the HI chief said John will not be a part of the selection committee which will pick the Indian team for the upcoming World Cup in November-December. read more

The former US Open champion looked to be in complete control after pocketing the first set with a brutal drive volley, but things quickly unravelled for the Croatian when Struff suddenly caught fire. read more

Wawrinka was earlier on a five-match winning streak in Tokyo, having won the 500-level title in his last appearance in 2015 when he defeated Benoit Paire in the final. read more

Typhoon Trami made landfall in western Japan on Sunday evening and threatened heavy rains, strong winds and landslides on the northern-most main island of Hokkaido, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. read more

Private lunar exploration company ispace said it would blast a lander and rovers towards the moon on a SpaceX rocket on two separate missions. read more