Baseball: Dodgers vs. Phillies

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Phillies

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki leaves the mound midway during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 5, 2025.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Phillies

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Phillies

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki (11) is pictured in the dugout after leaving the mound midway during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 5, 2025.

Tennis: Australian Open

Tennis: Australian Open

Novak Djokovic (L) of Serbia shakes hands with Alexander Zverev of Germany after retiring from an Australian Open tennis tournament midway through a men's singles semifinal match due to an injury in Melbourne on Jan. 24, 2025.

Tennis: Australian Open

Tennis: Australian Open

Novak Djokovic of Serbia attends a press conference after retiring from an Australian Open tennis tournament midway through a men's singles semifinal match against Alexander Zverev of Germany due to an injury in Melbourne on Jan. 24, 2025.

Tennis: Australian Open

Tennis: Australian Open

Novak Djokovic of Serbia leaves the court after retiring from an Australian Open tennis tournament midway through a men's singles semifinal match against Alexander Zverev of Germany due to an injury in Melbourne on Jan. 24, 2025.

Tennis: Australian Open

Tennis: Australian Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan attends a press conference after retiring from an Australian Open tennis tournament midway through a third-round match against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland due to an injury on Jan. 17, 2025 in Melbourne.

Tennis: Australian Open

Tennis: Australian Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan reacts after losing a point during the third round of the women's singles against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 17, 2025. Osaka retired from the match midway due to an injury.

Tennis: Australian Open

Tennis: Australian Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan attends a press conference after retiring from an Australian Open tennis tournament midway through a third-round match against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland due to an injury on Jan. 17, 2025 in Melbourne.

Tennis: Australian Open

Tennis: Australian Open

Belinda Bencic of Switzerland plays against Naomi Osaka of Japan in the third round of the women's singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 17, 2025. Osaka retired from the match midway due to an injury.

Tennis: Australian Open

Tennis: Australian Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan leaves the court after retiring from an Australian Open tennis tournament midway through a third-round match against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland due to an injury on Jan. 17, 2025 in Melbourne.

Tennis: Australian Open

Tennis: Australian Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan leaves the court after retiring from an Australian Open tennis tournament midway through a third-round match against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland due to an injury on Jan. 17, 2025 in Melbourne.

Tennis: Australian Open

Tennis: Australian Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan plays against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland in the third round of the women's singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 17, 2025. She retired from the match midway due to an injury.

Tennis: Australian Open

Tennis: Australian Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan plays against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland in the third round of the women's singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 17, 2025. She retired from the match midway due to an injury.

Tennis: Australian Open

Tennis: Australian Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan plays against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland in the third round of the women's singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 17, 2025. She retired from the match midway due to an injury.

Tennis: Australian Open

Tennis: Australian Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan plays against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland in the third round of the women's singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 17, 2025. She retired from the match midway due to an injury.

Tennis: Australian Open

Tennis: Australian Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan plays against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland in the third round of the women's singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 17, 2025. She retired from the match midway due to an injury.

US: Passengers Stranded At Chicago Midway International Airport Due To Possible Tornado

Passengers at Chicago Midway International Airport were stranded on Monday, July 15, as a possible tornado was spotted on the ground near the airport. Another tornado was reported to have touched down at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The National Weather Service confirmed as many as 10 tornadoes in the Chicago metro area.

US: Sirens Blare Through Downtown Chicago Amid Tornado-Warned Storms 2

The National Weather Service confirmed as many as 10 tornadoes in the Chicago metro area on Monday, July 15. Tornado sirens blared through the downtown area as the storms rolled in. A tornado was reported touching down in Chicago O'Hare International Airport and a separate possible one was spotted on the ground near Midway International Airport, hampering flight departures and arrivals.

US: Sirens Blare Through Downtown Chicago Amid Tornado-Warned Storms

The National Weather Service confirmed as many as 10 tornadoes in the Chicago metro area on Monday, July 15. Tornado sirens blared through the downtown area as the storms rolled in. A tornado was reported touching down in Chicago O'Hare International Airport and a separate possible one was spotted on the ground near Midway International Airport, hampering flight departures and arrivals.

Badminton: All England

Badminton: All England

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi plays in the women's singles final against Spain's Carolina Marin at the All England Open Badminton Championships on March 17, 2024, in Birmingham, England. Yamaguchi withdrew from the match midway due to an injured hip.

Badminton: All England

Badminton: All England

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi plays in the women's singles final against Spain's Carolina Marin at the All England Open Badminton Championships on March 17, 2024, in Birmingham, England. Yamaguchi withdrew from the match midway due to an injured hip.

Badminton: All England

Badminton: All England

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi plays in the women's singles final against Spain's Carolina Marin at the All England Open Badminton Championships on March 17, 2024, in Birmingham, England. Yamaguchi withdrew from the match midway due to an injured hip.

Ozeki Takakeisho

Ozeki Takakeisho

Ozeki Takakeisho is pictured after training in Tokyo on May 3, 2023, ahead of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament starting on May 14. Takakeisho pulled out of the spring tournament midway with a knee injury in March.

Asian Games: Marathon

Asian Games: Marathon

Japan's Hikari Onishi squeezes water out of a sponge midway through the women's marathon at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 5, 2023.

Biden Picks 1st Female Admiral To Lead Navy

Biden Picks 1st Female Admiral To Lead Navy

Handout file photo dated October 25, 2019 shows Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, delivers remarks inside Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall during a pass in review graduation ceremony at Recruit Training Command (RTC) i Great Lakes, Illinois US President Biden has chosen a female admiral to lead the US Navy, the first time a woman has been nominated to head a Pentagon military service branch. Lisa Franchetti is a former head of the US 6th Fleet and US naval forces in South Korea, and has also served as an aircraft carrier strike commander. Her nomination must still be confirmed by the US Senate. If confirmed as Chief of Naval Operations she will be the first woman to become a member of the elite group of senior military officers who make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Spencer Fling via ABACAPRESS.COM

Ozeki Takakeisho

Ozeki Takakeisho

Ozeki Takakeisho is pictured after training in Tokyo on May 3, 2023, ahead of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament starting on May 14. Takakeisho pulled out of the spring tournament midway with a knee injury in March.

China beats U.S. 4-1 in FIH Hockey Pro League women's match

STORY: China beats U.S. 4-1 in FIH Hockey Pro League women's match DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:21 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of FIH Hockey Pro League women's match STORYLINE: The Chinese women's hockey team beat the United States in the 2022-2023 FIH Hockey Pro League women's match on Monday in Wellington, New Zealand. The opening goal came for the Chinese women's hockey team through a penalty stroke. Then they doubled their lead early in the second half. The U.S. team scored midway through the final quarter. The Chinese team finally won the game 4-1. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wellington. (XHTV)

Woods withdraws from Bridgestone tourney for back pain

Woods withdraws from Bridgestone tourney for back pain

AKRON, United States - Tiger Woods (L) appears to be in discomfort as he rides a cart at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, where he withdrew midway through the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament due to severe back pain on Aug. 3, 2014.

Grimacing Woods gets in car at Firestone CC

Grimacing Woods gets in car at Firestone CC

AKRON, United States - Tiger Woods gets in a car at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 3, 2014, after withdrawing midway through the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament due to back pain.

Nadeshiko Japan beat Australia in Olympic sendoff

Nadeshiko Japan beat Australia in Olympic sendoff

TOKYO, Japan - Aya Miyama, captain of Japan's national women's soccer team, scores its first goal from the penalty spot midway through the first half of an Olympic sendoff match against Australia at National Stadium in Tokyo on July 11, 2012. Japan won 3-0.

Maruyama at ABC Championship

Maruyama at ABC Championship

KATO, Japan - Japan's Shigeki Maruyama responds to the crowd after sinking a birdie on the 18th hole at the Mynavi ABC Championship at ABC Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 28, 2011. Maruyama shared second place at the midway point with an 8-under 136.

Ishikawa at ABC Championship

Ishikawa at ABC Championship

KATO, Japan - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa takes a shot at the Mynavi ABC Championship at ABC Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 28, 2011. Ishikawa was 16th at the midway point with a 4-under 140.

Tomida leads ABC Championship

Tomida leads ABC Championship

KATO, Japan - Japan's Masaya Tomida takes a shot at the Mynavi ABC Championship at ABC Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 28, 2011. Tomida took the lead at the midway point of the tournament with a 9-under 135.

Ishikawa makes cut at Japan PGA c'ship

Ishikawa makes cut at Japan PGA c'ship

ONO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa launches a shot during the Japan PGA Championship at Onotoyo Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on May 13, 2011. Ishikawa shot his second straight even-par 71 on the same day, making the cut in the tournament. Ishikawa is tied for 26th at the midway point in the first major of the year.

Olympic torch arrives in Squamish

Olympic torch arrives in Squamish

VANCOUVER, Canada - Torchbearer Kristen McBride lights an Olympic cauldron from her wheelchair during a ceremony in Squamish, located midway between Vancouver and Whistler, on Feb. 4, 2010.

Olympic torch arrives in Squamish

Olympic torch arrives in Squamish

VANCOUVER, Canada - Torchbearer Kristen McBride brings the Olympic torch on her wheelchair to a ceremony in Squamish, located midway between Vancouver and Whistler, on Feb. 4, 2010.

Ichiro reaches midway point for 9th straight 200-hit season

Ichiro reaches midway point for 9th straight 200-hit season

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hits a single, his 100th hit of this season, to left in the second inning of a game against the San Diego Padres at Safeco Field in Seattle on June 24. Ichiro became the first player in the major leagues this season to reach 100 hits in his quest for a ninth consecutive 200-hit season, a feat unprecedented in major league history.

Kenya's Njenga wins rain-hit Tokyo Marathon

Kenya's Njenga wins rain-hit Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Kenya's Daniel Njenga crosses the finishing line for a comfortable victory in the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 18 after favorite and fellow Kenyan Sammy Korir pulled up midway through the revamped race. The 30-year-old Njenga, the 2004 Tokyo International Marathon champion, clocked 2 hours 9 minutes, 45 seconds in rainy weather to win the race, the Japanese capital's first large-scale event of its kind, replacing its predecessor, the Tokyo International Marathon.

Kase takes control at Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo

Kase takes control at Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo

GOTEMBA, Japan - Hideki Kase carded his second straight 6-under-par 66 to move into sole possession of the lead at the midway point of the Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters at Taiheiyo Club's Gotemba Course on Nov. 11.

Izawa takes control at Under Armour KBC Augusta

Izawa takes control at Under Armour KBC Augusta

SHIMA, Japan - Toshimitsu Izawa acknowledges cheers by fans after sinking a birdie putt during the second round of the Under Armour KBC Augusta at the par-71 Keya Golf Club in Fukuoka Prefecture on Aug. 26. He moved into a two-shot lead after carding a 6-under-par 65 at the midway point.

(1)Miyazato holds on to lead midway through ANZ Ladies

(1)Miyazato holds on to lead midway through ANZ Ladies

GOLD COAST, Australia - Japanese teenager Ai Miyazato appears confident before the start of the second day of the ANZ Ladies Masters golf tournament in Australia on Feb. 25. She shot a second-round 4-under-par 68 to maintain the overnight lead.

(3)Miyazato holds on to lead midway through ANZ Ladies

(3)Miyazato holds on to lead midway through ANZ Ladies

GOLD COAST, Australia - Japanese teenager Ai Miyazato followed up a record-equaling 63 with a second-round 4-under-par 68 on Feb. 25 to maintain the overnight lead at the ANZ Ladies Masters golf tournament.

(2)Miyazato holds on to lead midway through ANZ Ladies

(2)Miyazato holds on to lead midway through ANZ Ladies

GOLD COAST, Australia - Japanese teenager Ai Miyazato tees off to begin the second day of the ANZ Ladies Masters golf tournament in Australia on Feb. 25. She shot a second-round 4-under-par 68 to maintain the overnight lead.

S. African Schwartzel takes lead at Casio World Open

S. African Schwartzel takes lead at Casio World Open

KAIMON, Japan - South African player Charl Schwartzel overcomes a two-stroke deficit to claim sole possession of the lead at 9-under-par 135 midway through the Casio World Open at Ibusuki Golf Club in Kagoshima Prefecture on Nov. 26.

Britain's Clarke takes 2-shot lead at Taiheiyo Masters

Britain's Clarke takes 2-shot lead at Taiheiyo Masters

GOTEMBA, Japan - Britain's Darren Clarke holed a pair of eagles on the way to a 7-under-par 65 to open up a two-shot lead at the midway point of the Mitsui-Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters at Taiheiyo Club in Shizuoka Prefecture on Nov. 12.

Kamiyama moves into lead at ABC Championship

Kamiyama moves into lead at ABC Championship

TOJO, Japan - Takashi Kamiyama opened up a one-stroke lead after shooting a 6-under-par 66 at the midway point of the ABC Championship at ABC Golf Course on Oct. 29.

Murata takes lead after Japan Women's Open 2nd round

Murata takes lead after Japan Women's Open 2nd round

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - Unheralded Rie Murata took a one-stroke lead over tour veteran Fuki Kido midway through the Japan Women's Open after shooting a second-round 70 at Hiroshima Country Club in Hiroshima Prefecture on Oct. 1.

Wei maintains lead midway through JLPGA Championship

Wei maintains lead midway through JLPGA Championship

MASHIKO, Japan - Taiwan's Wei Yun-jye held onto her overnight lead by shooting an even-par 72 in the second round of the Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Taiheiyo Club and Associates in Tochigi Prefecture on Sept. 10.

(18)Japan vs. China Asian Cup final

(18)Japan vs. China Asian Cup final

BEIJING, China - Japan midfielder Koji Nakata runs in celebration after scoring to put Japan 2-1 ahead midway through the second half of the Asian Cup final against China at Workers' Stadium in Beijing on Aug. 7. Japan beat China 3-1 to win their second successive Asian Cup and third overall.

Kim moves into lead midway through NST Niigata Open

Kim moves into lead midway through NST Niigata Open

TOYOURA, Japan - South Korea's Kim Jong Duk climbed his way to the top of the leaderboard at 11-under-par 131 after two rounds of the NST Niigata Open at Forest Golf Club in Niigata Prefecture on July 23.