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France: Nantes Game Abandoned After Ultras Storm Field 2

A Ligue 1 game between Nantes and Toulouse was abandoned Sunday, May 17, after ultras stormed the field in the 22nd minute, throwing flares and breaching security barriers at Stade de La Beaujoire. Players fled to the locker rooms as riot police intervened. Referee Stéphanie Frappart called off the match on security grounds. The incident appeared to be a protest against the club's relegation after a dismal season in which Nantes won just five of 33 league games.

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France: Nantes Game Abandoned After Ultras Storm Field

A Ligue 1 game between Nantes and Toulouse was abandoned Sunday, May 17, after ultras stormed the field in the 22nd minute, throwing flares and breaching security barriers at Stade de La Beaujoire. Players fled to the locker rooms as riot police intervened. Referee Stéphanie Frappart called off the match on security grounds. The incident appeared to be a protest against the club's relegation after a dismal season in which Nantes won just five of 33 league games.

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Table tennis: Team worlds

(clockwise from top L) Head coach Seiya Kishikawa, Sora Matsushima, Tomokazu Harimoto, Hiroto Shinozuka, Yukiya Uda and Shunsuke Togami pose for a photo after Japan won silver in the men's event at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in London on May 10, 2026.

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Table tennis: Team worlds

(from L) Head coach Seiya Kishikawa along with team members Tomokazu Harimoto, Sora Matsushima, Shunsuke Togami, Yukiya Uda and Hiroto Shinozuka pose for a photo after Japan won silver in the men's event at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in London on May 10, 2026.

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Table tennis: Team worlds

Chinese men's table tennis team members (R) pose on the podium after winning gold at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in London on May 10, 2026, alongside Japanese team members, who won silver. ==Kyodo

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Table tennis: Team worlds

(from L) Rin Mende, Miwa Harimoto, Hina Hayata, Honoka Hashimoto and Miyu Nagasaki pose for a photo after Japan won silver in the women's event at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in London on May 10, 2026.

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Table tennis: Team worlds

(clockwise from top L) Rin Mende, Honoka Hashimoto, Miyu Nagasaki, Hina Hayata and Miwa Harimoto pose for a photo after Japan won silver in the women's event at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in London on May 10, 2026.

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Football: Copa del Rey

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo holds the trophy after the team won the Copa del Rey football final against Atletico Madrid in Seville, Spain, on April 18, 2026.

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Football: Copa del Rey

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo holds the trophy after the team won the Copa del Rey football final against Atletico Madrid in Seville, Spain, on April 18, 2026.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara are pictured at the spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. The pair, who won Japan's first pairs gold medal at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, announced their retirement from competition the same day.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (front, L) and Ryuichi Kihara are pictured at the spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. The pair, who won Japan's first pairs gold medal at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, announced their retirement from competition the same day.

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Figure skating: Olympic champion pair Miura, Kihara retire

Combined photo shows Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara, who won Japan's first pairs gold medal at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. The pair announced their retirement from competition on April 17, 2026.

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Figure skating: Kagiyama announces break from competitive figure skating

Japanese Olympic silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama posts on his social media account on April 13, 2026, that he would take a break from competitive figure skating for the 2026-2027 season. Kagiyama won silver in the men's figure skating at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

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Figure skating: Kagiyama announces break from competitive figure skating

Photo taken in Milan on Feb. 13, 2026, shows Japanese figure skater Yuma Kagiyama who won silver in the men's figure skating at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. He posted on his social media account on April 13, 2026, that he would take a break from competitive figure skating for the 2026-2027 season.

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Basketball: woman's league

Players of Denso Iris pose for a photo after the team won its maiden Women's Japan Basketball League title with a victory over Toyota Antelopes in the best-of-five finals in Chofu, Tokyo, on April 12, 2026.

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Basketball: woman's league

Players of Denso Iris pose for a photo after the team won its maiden Women's Japan Basketball League title with a victory over Toyota Antelopes in the best-of-five finals in Chofu, Tokyo, on April 12, 2026.

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Baseball: Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto meets the press after his team won their season opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 26, 2026.

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JAF Motorsports Japan 2026 in Yokohama

JAF Motorsports Japan 2026 in Yokohama. The photo shows the “Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III Group A” that won the 1996 1000 Lakes Rally.=March 20,2026,Kanagawa

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JAF Motorsports Japan 2026 in Yokohama

JAF Motorsports Japan 2026 in Yokohama. The photo shows the “Mitsubishi Pajero Prototype,” the vehicle that won the overall title at the 1985 Dakar Rally.=March 20,2026,Kanagawa

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima (R) waves to fans during a parade held after he won the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 22, 2026.

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Venezuela: Crowd Floods Caracas Streets to Celebrate WBC Victory

The Venezuelan national team won the 2026 World Baseball Classic, defeating the United States 3–2 at LoanDepot Park in Miami on March 17, securing the country’s first professional baseball world title. The streets of Caracas and cities across Venezuela erupted in celebration, and Acting President Delcy Rodríguez declared March 18 a national public holiday. The first part of the video was filmed on Bolívar Avenue.

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Venezuela's 1st WBC championship

Immigrants from Venezuela celebrate in New York on March 17, 2026, after the country won its first World Baseball Classic title with a victory over the United States earlier in the day.

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Paralympic medalists return to Japan

Milan Cortina Paralympics medal-winning alpine skiers Momoka Muraoka (front) and Takeshi Suzuki arrive at Tokyo's Haneda airport on March 18, 2026, after returning from the Games. Muraoka won silvers in the women's super-G sitting and the women's giant slalom sitting, while Suzuki won bronze in the men's slalom sitting.

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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

Maikel Garcia (L) of Venezuela celebrates with champagne after his country won its first World Baseball Classic title with a 3-2 victory over the United States in the final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 17, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

Maikel Garcia (C) of Venezuela celebrates with champagne after his country won its first World Baseball Classic title with a 3-2 victory over the United States in the final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 17, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

Ronald Acuna Jr. of Venezuela celebrates with champagne after his country won its first World Baseball Classic title with a 3-2 victory over the United States in the final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 17, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

Ronald Acuna Jr. of Venezuela celebrates with champagne after his country won its first World Baseball Classic title with a 3-2 victory over the United States in the final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 17, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

Ronald Acuna Jr. of Venezuela celebrates with champagne after his country won its first World Baseball Classic title with a 3-2 victory over the United States in the final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 17, 2026.

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