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Tennis: Nishikori

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against compatriot Kaichi Uchida in the quarterfinals of the men's singles at the Yokohama Keio Challenger tennis tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025. Nishikori returned to competition after a hiatus of about three months due to a back injury.

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Tennis: Nishikori

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against compatriot Kaichi Uchida in the quarterfinals of the men's singles at the Yokohama Keio Challenger tennis tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025. Nishikori returned to competition after a hiatus of about three months due to a back injury.

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Tennis: Nishikori

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against compatriot Kaichi Uchida in the quarterfinals of the men's singles at the Yokohama Keio Challenger tennis tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025. Nishikori returned to competition after a hiatus of about three months due to a back injury.

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Tennis: Nishikori

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against South Korea's Shin San Hui in the second round of the men's singles at the Yokohama Keio Challenger tennis tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 20, 2025. Nishikori returned to competition after a hiatus of about three months due to a back injury.

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Tennis: Nishikori

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against South Korea's Shin San Hui in the second round of the men's singles at the Yokohama Keio Challenger tennis tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 20, 2025. Nishikori returned to competition after a hiatus of about three months due to a back injury.

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Tennis: Nishikori returns to competition

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against compatriot Taisei Ichikawa in the first round of the men's singles at the Yokohama Keio Challenger tennis tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 18, 2025, returning to competition after a hiatus of about three months due to a back injury.

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Tennis: Nishikori returns to competition

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against compatriot Taisei Ichikawa in the first round of the men's singles at the Yokohama Keio Challenger tennis tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 18, 2025, returning to competition after a hiatus of about three months due to a back injury.

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Tennis: Nishikori returns to competition

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against compatriot Taisei Ichikawa in the first round of the men's singles at the Yokohama Keio Challenger tennis tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 18, 2025, returning to competition after a hiatus of about three months due to a back injury.

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Tennis: Nishikori returns to competition

Former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan plays against compatriot Taisei Ichikawa in the first round of the men's singles at the Yokohama Keio Challenger tennis tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 18, 2025, returning to competition after a hiatus of about three months due to a back injury.

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Matsuyama withdraws from Wells Fargo C'ship

Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama (C) grimaces as he withdraws due to a back injury during practice before the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 9, 2024.

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Matsuyama withdraws from Wells Fargo C'ship

Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama (R) withdraws due to a back injury during practice before the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 9, 2024.

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Matsuyama withdraws from Wells Fargo C'ship

Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama (C) grimaces as he withdraws due to a back injury during practice before the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 9, 2024.

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-TENNIS(CN)

(230926) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yang Zhaoxuan of China sits on a wheelchair due to injury during the Women's Doubles Round Match of Tennis between Yang Zhaoxuan/Wang Xinyu of China and Jeong Boyoung/Back Dayeon of South Korea at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 26, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Chenguang)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-TENNIS(CN)

(230926) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yang Zhaoxuan of China leaves the court due to injury during the Women's Doubles Round Match of Tennis between Yang Zhaoxuan/Wang Xinyu of China and Jeong Boyoung/Back Dayeon of South Korea at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 26, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Chenguang)

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AFGHANISTAN-HERAT-CLUSTER BOMBS-DAMAGES

(230723) -- HERAT, July 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man shows his back injury caused by an attack of U.S. cluster bombs in 2001, in Herat Province, Afghanistan, July 15, 2023. According to the Cluster Munition Coalition, from 2001 to 2002 the U.S. forces dropped 1,228 cluster bombs containing 248,056 bomblets in Afghanistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghans haunted by U.S. cluster bomb attacks more than 20 years ago" (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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China secures 2nd win in AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification

STORY: China secures 2nd win in AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification DATELINE: June 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U-20 women's football match between China and Nepal 2. various of the Thuwunna Stadium 3. various of the press conference after the match STORYLINE: China secured its second consecutive win in the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification after triumphing 5-0 over Nepal on Thursday. At Thuwunna Stadium of Yangon, Myanmar, the Chinese players wasted no time in making their presence felt on the pitch from the opening whistle. In the 16th minute, forward Ouyang Yuhuan unleashed a brilliant strike, which found the back of the net to give her team a well-deserved lead. The other four goals for China were scored by Huo Yuexin in the 26th minute, Yin Lihong and Lu Jiayu in the injury time of the first half, and Yu Jiaqi in the 87th minute. "With today's result, we have already advanced to the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup finals," s

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Summer Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Terunofuji (back) defeats sekiwake Kiribayama on the 14th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 27, 2023, clinching his eighth Emperor's Cup in a comeback from injury.

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(SP)MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-BADMINTON-MALAYSIA OPEN-WOMEN'S DOUBLES

(230114) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's Apriyani Rahayu (back) hugs Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti as Ramadhanti suffers from injury and the pair have to quit the women's doubles semi final match against China's Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan at Malaysia Open 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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Matsui makes comeback on defense in Yankees win

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui hits a single to center in the second inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sept. 26. Back on defensive for the first time since returning from injury on Sept. 12, Matsui went 1-for-3 with a walk as the Yankees won 5-4.

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Japan edge Yemen 1-0 in Asian Cup qualifier

SANAA, Yemen - Japan's Kazuki Ganaha (L, front) is congratulated by Seiichiro Maki (L in back) and Marcus Tulio Tanaka (R) after scoring the only goal of the game against Yemen in injury time as Japan scraped past Yemen 1-0 in their Asian Cup qualifier in Sanaa on Sept. 6.

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Asashoryu disposes of Kisenosato

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (L), bouncing back from an elbow injury layoff at the summer meet in May, disposes of 20-year-old rising-star Kisenosato on the first day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 9.

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Tochiazuma wins for 5th straight day at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Injury-plagued ozeki Tochiazuma (back) beats Kyokutenho and shares the lead at 5-0 with Mongolian Hakuho at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Jan. 12.

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Shimizu back in action from lower back injury

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyasu Shimizu, a two-time Olympic medal-winner in speed skating, smiles at a news conference he gave in Tokyo after an hour of light workout July 12. Shimizu, who struggled with a pain in his lower back on his way to earning an Olympic silver medal in the men's 500 meters at Salt Lake City in February, put an end to the longest break of his career.

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(9) Senegal vs. France

SEOUL, South Korea - France's Zinedine Zidane (Back), sidelined by injury, looks worry from the bench as the French national team struggles in World Cup opening match against Senegal in Seoul on May 31. France lost 1-0.(World Cup 2002)

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Takeda wins men's 500

NAGANO, Japan - Toyoki Takeda beats veteran Manabu Horii to win the men's 500-meter title in the speed skating single-distance national championships meet at the M-Wave ice arena in Nagano on Nov. 4. World record holder Hiroyasu Shimizu pulled out of the meet because of a lower back injury.

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Kaio pulls out of autumn sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (file photo), who has been touted as a candidate for sumo's top rank of yokozuna, pulled out of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 12 after aggravating a long-term back injury.

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Sugiyama forced to withdraw from U.S. Open women's doubles

NEW YORK, United States - Ai Sugiyama speaks to reporters as her hopes of winning back-to-back women's doubles titles at the U.S. Open was dashed Aug. 30 after her partner, Kim Clijsters of Belgium, pulled out of the doubles event because of muscle strain in her right leg. A dejected Sugiyama said, ''I'm really disappointed that we couldn't play, but at the same time I knew that Kim has an injury.''

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Yokozuna Takanohana looks sharp in sparring

Yokozuna Takanohana (R) says June 27 he is back in fighting form ahead of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, which gets under way at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 4. ''I'm pretty much injury-free. I feel like I'm moving well and I'll be out to win the tournament,'' said Takanohana, who missed the summer tourney in May with a separated right shoulder.

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Takeda wins men's 500

NAGANO, Japan - Toyoki Takeda beats veteran Manabu Horii to win the men's 500-meter title in the speed skating single-distance national championships meet at the M-Wave ice arena in Nagano on Nov. 4. World record holder Hiroyasu Shimizu pulled out of the meet because of a lower back injury.

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Tochiazuma wins for 5th straight day at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Injury-plagued ozeki Tochiazuma (back) beats Kyokutenho and shares the lead at 5-0 with Mongolian Hakuho at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Jan. 12. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu disposes of Kisenosato

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (L), bouncing back from an elbow injury layoff at the summer meet in May, disposes of 20-year-old rising-star Kisenosato on the first day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 9. (Kyodo)

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Japan edge Yemen 1-0 in Asian Cup qualifier

SANAA, Yemen - Japan's Kazuki Ganaha (L, front) is congratulated by Seiichiro Maki (L in back) and Marcus Tulio Tanaka (R) after scoring the only goal of the game against Yemen in injury time as Japan scraped past Yemen 1-0 in their Asian Cup qualifier in Sanaa on Sept. 6. (Kyodo)

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Sugiyama forced to withdraw from U.S. Open women's doubles

NEW YORK, United States - Ai Sugiyama speaks to reporters as her hopes of winning back-to-back women's doubles titles at the U.S. Open was dashed Aug. 30 after her partner, Kim Clijsters of Belgium, pulled out of the doubles event because of muscle strain in her right leg. A dejected Sugiyama said, ''I'm really disappointed that we couldn't play, but at the same time I knew that Kim has an injury.''

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Golf: Injured Ishikawa won't return before May

Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa, seen in an undated photo, will not return from a lower-back injury before May 2016, sources close to him said on April 1. Ishikawa was diagnosed with lumber discopathy after pulling out of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February and has been absent from the PGA Tour since. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Ishikawa out indefinitely with back injury

Photo shows Japanese professional golfer Ryo Ishikawa, who said March 20, 2016, he will be out indefinitely with a back injury. "I was a step away from having a slipped disk," Ishikawa said on his official website. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Probe begins after Asiana Airlines failed landing in Hiroshima

Investigators examine on April 15, 2015, wireless communication equipment, which an Asiana Airlines aircraft from Seoul (back) is believed to have struck before running off the runway at Hiroshima airport the previous day. Police said they have investigated the accident site as a crime scene, potentially involving corporate negligence resulting in injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Probe begins after Asiana Airlines failed landing in Hiroshima

Investigators examine on April 15, 2015, wireless communication equipment, which an Asiana Airlines aircraft from Seoul (back) is believed to have struck before running off the runway at Hiroshima airport the previous day. Police said they have investigated the accident site as a crime scene, potentially involving corporate negligence resulting in injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nagatomo reinjures leg in Inter victory

Japan and Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (R) collapses with an injury to the back of his right thigh during the first half of an Italian Serie A game in Milan against Palermo on Feb. 8, 2015. Inter won 3-0. Nagatomo felt pain in his thigh during the Asian Cup campaign the previous month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Otani back in business after "God-sent" rest

Shohei Otani walks back to the dugout after striking out in his eighth-inning, pinch-hit appearance in the Nippon Ham Fighters' 6-0 loss to the SoftBank Hawks at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on June 27, 2017. Otani batted for the first time in nearly three months after being sidelined with a thigh-muscle injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 'Dani Alves' out to win battle of Sakais

Photo taken June 11, 2015 shows Hiroki Sakai sending a header wide in the first half of Japan's 4-0 win in a friendly against Iraq at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama. Sakai is determined to capitalize on the injury-enforced absence of Atsuto Uchida and also cement his place in the team at right-back. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(9) Senegal vs. France

France's Zinedine Zidane (Back), sidelined by injury, looks worry from the bench as the French national team struggles in World Cup opening match against Senegal in Seoul on May 31. France lost 1-0.

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Matsui makes comeback on defense in Yankees win

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui hits a single to center in the second inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sept. 26. Back on defensive for the first time since returning from injury on Sept. 12, Matsui went 1-for-3 with a walk as the Yankees won 5-4. (Kyodo)

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Sumo: Back injury forces Kakuryu out of November meet

Mongolian-born sumo grand champion Kakuryu, seen in this file photo, has to sit out the November Grand Sumo Tournament beginning Nov. 8, 2020, the final meet of the year, because of a lower back injury.

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Baseball: Otani back in business after "God-sent" rest

Shohei Otani walks back to the dugout after striking out in his eighth-inning, pinch-hit appearance in the Nippon Ham Fighters' 6-0 loss to the SoftBank Hawks at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on June 27, 2017. Otani batted for the first time in nearly three months after being sidelined with a thigh-muscle injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: 46-year-old Date back on court after injury layoff

Japanese tennis player Kimiko Date acknowledges the crowd after losing to Zhu Lin of China in the first round of the Kangaroo Cup in Gifu, central Japan, on May 3, 2017. It was the former world No. 4 player's first official competition in 16 months after recovering from a knee injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: 46-year-old Date back on court after injury layoff

Japanese tennis player Kimiko Date hits a forehand during her first-round loss to Zhu Lin of China at the Kangaroo Cup in Gifu, central Japan, on May 3, 2017. It was the former world No. 4 player's first official competition in 16 months after recovering from a knee injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: 46-year-old Date back on court after injury layoff

Japanese tennis player Kimiko Date hits a backhand during her first-round loss to Zhu Lin of China at the Kangaroo Cup in Gifu, central Japan, on May 3, 2017. It was the former world No. 4 player's first official competition in 16 months after recovering from a knee injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Otani homers in preseason game

Nippon Ham Fighters two-way player Shohei Otani hits a two-run homer during the sixth inning of a preseason game against the DeNA BayStars at Sapporo Dome on March 14, 2017. Otani, who came back from an ankle injury, went 2-for-3 in his first preseason game with the top team. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Muto returns after 4-month layoff in Mainz's draw

Japan forward Yoshinori Muto (R) vies for the ball during the first half of a German Bundesliga match in Mainz on Jan. 22, 2017. Muto made his comeback in Mainz's scoreless home draw against Cologne after four months on the sidelines recovering from a right knee injury and lower back pain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Muto returns after 4-month layoff in Mainz's draw

Japan forward Yoshinori Muto (R) vies for the ball during the second half of a German Bundesliga match in Mainz on Jan. 22, 2017. Muto made his comeback in Mainz's scoreless home draw against Cologne after four months on the sidelines recovering from a right knee injury and lower back pain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo