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National Bank Open - Womens Singles Quarter-finals - Montreal

National Bank Open - Womens Singles Quarter-finals - Montreal

Victoria Mboko of Canada looks at her wrist after she falls on court during her match against Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan during semifinal tennis action at the National Bank Open in Montreal, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. Photo by Christinne Muschi/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Golf: Masters Tournament

Golf: Masters Tournament

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan holds his right wrist after playing a shot out of the rough on the 11th hole during the third round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 12, 2025.

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The Latest Gaza Hostage Exchange

The Latest Gaza Hostage Exchange

A view of the wrist of a former Palestinian prisoner after his release in Ramallah on February 1, 2025. The inmates were freed as part of a fourth prisoner-hostage exchange under the ceasefire deal, following the release of three Israeli hostages by Hamas in Gaza. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan PM Ishiba

Japan PM Ishiba

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba allows a Hercules beetle to crawl on his wrist during a gathering for those honored with awards for their contribution to regional development at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba

Japan PM Ishiba

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba admires a Hercules beetle on his wrist during a gathering for those honored with awards for their contribution to regional development at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2025.

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Brand Booth at 7TH CIIE in Shanghai

Brand Booth at 7TH CIIE in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 7, 2024 - A twin-wrist robot welcomes visitors at the nachi booth of the 7th CIIE in Shanghai, China, Nov 7, 2024.

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Baseball: Rays vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Rays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani holds his left wrist after being hit by a pitch in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Aug. 25, 2024.

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Baseball: Rays vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Rays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani holds his left wrist after being hit by a pitch in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Aug. 25, 2024.

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Baseball: Rays vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Rays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani runs to first base while holding his left wrist after being hit by a pitch in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Aug. 25, 2024.

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Baseball: Rays vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Rays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani runs to first base while holding his left wrist after being hit by a pitch in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Aug. 25, 2024.

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Baseball: Rays vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Rays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani holds his left wrist after being hit by a pitch in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Aug. 25, 2024.

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First childrens train carriage departs from Kharkiv

First childrens train carriage departs from Kharkiv

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 8, 2024 - A train attendant puts a special wristband on a boy, indicating his compartment and parents contact number, outside the first childrens train carriage launched by the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) and Ukrainian state railway company Ukrzaliznytsia along the Kharkiv-Yasinia route as part of the N15/16 train, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.

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First childrens train carriage departs from Kharkiv

First childrens train carriage departs from Kharkiv

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 8, 2024 - A train attendant puts a special wristband on a boy, indicating his compartment and parents contact number, outside the first childrens train carriage launched by the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) and Ukrainian state railway company Ukrzaliznytsia along the Kharkiv-Yasinia route as part of the N15/16 train, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.

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Educational centre for displaced children inaugurated in Zaporizhzhia

Educational centre for displaced children inaugurated in Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - JULY 18, 2024 - A teacher ties a blue and yellow ribbon bracelet around a girl's wrist at the new educational centre for children from displaced families, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine. The centre was opened with the support of USAIDs Ukraine Confidence Building Initiative and Support Ukraine Today Charity Foundation.

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Fire engulfs high-rise building in Spain

STORY: Fire engulfs high-rise building in Spain SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the building on fire 2. various of rescue work STORYLINE: Fire engulfed a 14-story residential block in Valencia of eastern Spain on Thursday and rescue work is still going on, local media reported. No death has been confirmed so far, but at least seven people suffered minor injuries or smoke inhalation, including a fireman with a broken wrist. There are fears that some people might have been trapped inside the building. It is unknown how the fire had started at around 5:30 p.m. local time. Witnesses said gales sweeping at 60 kilometers per hour made the flames spread incredibly fast, causing almost the entire building to be enveloped in flames within 30 minutes. "Half an hour later, the entire building was in flames," Carlos Jorro, a local resident, said on Spanish TV network, "La Sexta." Firemen from the neighboring regions of

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China's star spiker Zhu scores 7 points in Scandicci's victory to Trentino

STORY: China's star spiker Zhu scores 7 points in Scandicci's victory to Trentino SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:02 LOCATION: SCANDICCI, Italy CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the game 2. various of Zhu Ting 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MASSIMO BARBOLINI, Scandicci's head coach 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHU TING, China women's volleyball star spiker STORYLINE: China's volleyball star spiker Zhu Ting scored seven points as Scandicci defeated bottom-ranked Trentino 3-0 in the Italian Serie A1 volleyball league on Sunday. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MASSIMO BARBOLINI, Scandicci's head coach "We know she is the strongest player in the world, so she must maintain this level. I know she can make a difference in important matches, and I'm sure that she will do." Zhu told Xinhua that her physical condition has not been particularly good recently due to the intensive competition, and she has also been slowly recovering from a wrist injury. Regarding her career plans and whether

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Raksha Bandhan Festival - Kashmir

Raksha Bandhan Festival - Kashmir

August 30,2023, Srinagar Kashmir, India : A Hindu woman threads Rakhi on the wrist of her brother during the Raksha Bandhan festival in Srinagar. Raksha Bandhan means "a bond of protection" where sisters tie sacred threads onto their brothers' wrist for their well being in return for their vows to protect them. The ritual is observed during the full moon in the Hindu month of Shravan. On August 30,2023 in Srinagar Kashmir, India. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Raksha Bandhan Festival - Kashmir

Raksha Bandhan Festival - Kashmir

August 30,2023, Srinagar Kashmir, India : People queue up to enter the Shankaracharya Temple during the Raksha Bandhan festival in Srinagar. Raksha Bandhan means "a bond of protection" where sisters tie sacred threads onto their brothers' wrist for their well being in return for their vows to protect them. The ritual is observed during the full moon in the Hindu month of Shravan. On August 30,2023 in Srinagar Kashmir, India. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Raksha Bandhan Festival - Kashmir

Raksha Bandhan Festival - Kashmir

August 30,2023, Srinagar Kashmir, India : A Hindu woman rings a traditional bell during the Raksha Bandhan festival in Srinagar. Raksha Bandhan means "a bond of protection" where sisters tie sacred threads onto their brothers' wrist for their well being in return for their vows to protect them. The ritual is observed during the full moon in the Hindu month of Shravan. On August 30,2023 in Srinagar Kashmir, India. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Raksha Bandhan Festival - Kashmir

Raksha Bandhan Festival - Kashmir

August 30,2023, Srinagar Kashmir, India : A Hindu woman perform rituals during the Raksha Bandhan festival in Srinagar. Raksha Bandhan means "a bond of protection" where sisters tie sacred threads onto their brothers' wrist for their well being in return for their vows to protect them. The ritual is observed during the full moon in the Hindu month of Shravan. On August 30,2023 in Srinagar Kashmir, India. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Raksha Bandhan Festival - Kashmir

Raksha Bandhan Festival - Kashmir

August 30,2023, Srinagar Kashmir, India : People queue up to enter the Shankaracharya Temple during the Raksha Bandhan festival in Srinagar. Raksha Bandhan means "a bond of protection" where sisters tie sacred threads onto their brothers' wrist for their well being in return for their vows to protect them. The ritual is observed during the full moon in the Hindu month of Shravan. On August 30,2023 in Srinagar Kashmir, India. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Raksha Bandhan Festival - Kashmir

Raksha Bandhan Festival - Kashmir

August 30,2023, Srinagar Kashmir, India : A man prostrates past People queue up to enter the Shankaracharya Temple during the Raksha Bandhan festival in Srinagar. Raksha Bandhan means "a bond of protection" where sisters tie sacred threads onto their brothers' wrist for their well being in return for their vows to protect them. The ritual is observed during the full moon in the Hindu month of Shravan. On August 30,2023 in Srinagar Kashmir, India. (Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group

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Raksha Bandhan Festival - Kashmir

Raksha Bandhan Festival - Kashmir

August 30,2023, Srinagar Kashmir, India : A man prays outside the Shankaracharya Temple during the Raksha Bandhan festival in Srinagar. Raksha Bandhan means "a bond of protection" where sisters tie sacred threads onto their brothers' wrist for their well being in return for their vows to protect them. The ritual is observed during the full moon in the Hindu month of Shravan. On August 30,2023 in Srinagar Kashmir, India. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Raksha Bandhan Festival - Kashmir

Raksha Bandhan Festival - Kashmir

August 30,2023, Srinagar Kashmir, India : People queue up to enter the Shankaracharya Temple during the Raksha Bandhan festival in Srinagar. Raksha Bandhan means "a bond of protection" where sisters tie sacred threads onto their brothers' wrist for their well being in return for their vows to protect them. The ritual is observed during the full moon in the Hindu month of Shravan. On August 30,2023 in Srinagar Kashmir, India. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Raksha Bandhan Festival - Kashmir

Raksha Bandhan Festival - Kashmir

August 30,2023, Srinagar Kashmir, India : A Girl ties 'Rakhi' or a colorful band on the wrist of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper during the Raksha Bandhan festival in Srinagar. Raksha Bandhan means "a bond of protection" where sisters tie sacred threads onto their brothers' wrist for their well being in return for their vows to protect them. The ritual is observed during the full moon in the Hindu month of Shravan. On August 30,2023 in Srinagar Kashmir, India. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Raksha Bandhan Festival - Kashmir

Raksha Bandhan Festival - Kashmir

August 30,2023, Srinagar Kashmir, India : People queue up to enter the Shankaracharya Temple during the Raksha Bandhan festival in Srinagar. Raksha Bandhan means "a bond of protection" where sisters tie sacred threads onto their brothers' wrist for their well being in return for their vows to protect them. The ritual is observed during the full moon in the Hindu month of Shravan. On August 30,2023 in Srinagar Kashmir, India. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Military Training in Huai'an

Students Military Training in Huai'an

HUAI'AN, CHINA - AUGUST 11, 2023 - Freshmen wrist wrestling with an instructor during a military training session in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, August 11, 2023.

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Chinese doctors extend help beyond borders

STORY: Chinese doctors extend help beyond borders DATELINE: July 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sun Rongxin talking with Baigenkina Fania 2. various of Chinese medical team's tour to Kazakhstan 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Kazakh): ABAI HABATAYEVICH BIRGENKIN, Fania's husband 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SUN RONGXIN, Doctor 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Kazakh): ABAI HABATAYEVICH BIRGENKIN, Fania's husband STORYLINE: After a week of recovery, Baigenkina Fania's right wrist is getting better. The Kazakh woman accidentally fell four months ago. After surgery, her right wrist suffered from limb deformity. In June, a Chinese medical team from Xinjiang had a medical exchange tour to Kazakhstan, during which she sought advice from Chinese doctors. The Chinese doctors suggested Fania do another surgery. SOUNDBITE 1 (Kazakh): ABAI HABATAYEVICH BIRGENKIN, Fania's husband "Doctor Sun (Rongxin) checked the condition of my wife. He said she'd better have another surgery. We really ap

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MALTA-MARSAXLOKK-MIGRANTS-RESCUE

MALTA-MARSAXLOKK-MIGRANTS-RESCUE

(230417) -- MARSAXLOKK (MALTA), April 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member puts a slip of paper with a registration number on the wrist of a rescued migrant in Marsaxlokk, Malta, on April 17, 2023. Around 60 migrants were taken to Malta on Monday evening after being rescued from rough seas as they attempted to cross to Europe from Libya. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

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Tennis: Nishikori meets press ahead of Madrid Open

Tennis: Nishikori meets press ahead of Madrid Open

MADRID, Spain, May 8 Kyodo - Japan's Kei Nishikori speaks at a press conference in Madrid on May 8, 2017, ahead of the Madrid Open. The world No. 8 player withdrew from the Barcelona Open in April with a right wrist injury sustained in Miami in March.

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Goal-line technology for World Cup demonstrated

Goal-line technology for World Cup demonstrated

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A wrist watch-type device designed to be worn by referees in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil shows the word "goal" during a demonstration of the goal-line technology system in Rio de Janeiro on June 9, 2014.

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Expensive watch

Expensive watch

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Evolution 3-1, a Franck Muller wrist watch that is on sale for 157.5 million yen ($1.6 million) at the Mitsukoshi Department Store in Nihonbashi in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on July 10, 2013.

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Japanese golfer Koga to retire

Japanese golfer Koga to retire

TAKASAKI, Japan - Japanese golfer Miho Koga wipes away tears as she formally announces that she will retire at the end of this season during a press conference in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2011. The 2008 Japan LPGA money winner has struggled since injuring her left wrist in May 2009.

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Japanese golfer Koga to retire

Japanese golfer Koga to retire

TAKASAKI, Japan - Japanese golfer Miho Koga announces that she will retire at the end of this season during a press conference in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2011. The 2008 Japan LPGA money winner has struggled since injuring her left wrist in May 2009.

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Japan's Nishikawa at triathlon world c'ship

Japan's Nishikawa at triathlon world c'ship

LAS VEGAS, United States - Japan's Kimihito Nishikawa nears the finish line of the marathon portion of the Ironman World Championship 70.3 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sept. 11, 2011. Nishikawa finished sixth in the male athletes age 45-49 category, having overcome surgery for his amputated right wrist and ensuing rehabilitation.

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Lady Gaga arrives in Japan

Lady Gaga arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Popular American pop singer-songwriter Lady Gaga raises her left hand sporting a wrist band bearing a message, ''Nihon no tame ni Inori o (Pray for Japan),'' at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 21, 2011, responding to cheers from some 200 avid fans who waited for her arrival.

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Cabinet minister slapped on wrist over report of relationship

Cabinet minister slapped on wrist over report of relationship

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Nakai, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and state minister in charge of the abduction issue, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2010, about a magazine report alleging he compromised the security of a government-built housing complex for parliamentarians by giving his girlfriend a key to the building. Nakai said he will not resign over the issue.

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Cabinet minister slapped on wrist over report of relationship

Cabinet minister slapped on wrist over report of relationship

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Nakai, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and state minister in charge of the abduction issue, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2010, about a magazine report alleging he compromised the security of a government-built housing complex for parliamentarians by giving his girlfriend a key to the building. Nakai said he will not resign over the issue.

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Cabinet minister slapped on wrist over report of relationship

Cabinet minister slapped on wrist over report of relationship

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Nakai, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and state minister in charge of the abduction issue, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2010, about a magazine report alleging he compromised the security of a government-built housing complex for parliamentarians by giving his girlfriend a key to the building. Nakai said he will not resign over the issue.

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Sharapova wins Toray title as Jankovic retires

Sharapova wins Toray title as Jankovic retires

TOKYO, Japan - Russia's Maria Sharapova (in back) looks on as Jelena Jankovic of Serbia (front R) receives treatment for a sore wrist during the first set of the final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Oct. 3, 2009.

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Sharapova wins Toray title as Jankovic retires

Sharapova wins Toray title as Jankovic retires

TOKYO, Japan - Russia's Maria Sharapova holds up the victory plate after defeating Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, who retired with a sore wrist trailing 5-2 in the first set of the final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Oct. 3, 2009.

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Sharapova wins Toray title as Jankovic retires

Sharapova wins Toray title as Jankovic retires

TOKYO, Japan - Russia's Maria Sharapova returns the ball to Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in the final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Oct. 3, 2009. Sharapova defeated Jankovic who retired with a sore wrist trailing 5-2 in the first set.

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H. Matsui hits 1st homer since return

H. Matsui hits 1st homer since return

NEW YORK, United States - Fans give a standing ovation to Hideki Matsui who hit his first homer since his return from a broken left wrist in the New York Yankees' 7-4 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 14. (MLB)

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H. Matsui hits 1st homer since return

H. Matsui hits 1st homer since return

NEW YORK, United States - Hideki Matsui hits his first homer since his return from a broken left wrist in the New York Yankees' 7-4 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 14. (MLB)

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Yankees' Matsui hits RBI single in minor league game

Yankees' Matsui hits RBI single in minor league game

TRENTON, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui hit an RBI single to right in the seventh inning of a Double-A game against the Portland Sea Dogs in Trenton, New Jersey, on Sept. 6. Matsui went 1-for-3 with an intentional walk as the designated hitter for the Trenton Thunder in his first game appearance since breaking his left wrist on May 11.

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Yankees' Matsui begins batting practice

Yankees' Matsui begins batting practice

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui, who suffered a fractured left wrist on May 11, begins free batting practice at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 1. (MLB)

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H. Matsui allowed to resume batting practice

H. Matsui allowed to resume batting practice

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui, recuperating from a fractured left wrist, speaks with reporters in New York on Aug. 22 after being allowed by his doctor to resume batting practice. (MLB) (Pool photo)

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Yankees' Matsui returns to New York for doctor check

Yankees' Matsui returns to New York for doctor check

TAMPA, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui, who is continuing rehabilitation for a fractured left wrist, leaves Tampa, Florida, for New York on Aug. 10 for a doctor's examination.

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Yankees' Matsui joins major team members

Yankees' Matsui joins major team members

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui (L), who continues rehabilitation for a fractured left wrist, is asked about his condition by pitcher Mike Myers at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 11. Matsui joined the major team members after training in Tampa, Florida.

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Yankees' Matsui joins major team members

Yankees' Matsui joins major team members

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui (L), who continues rehabilitation for a fractured left wrist, joins major team members at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 11. But his doctor has not yet allowed him to do full tee-batting after training in Tampa, Florida.

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