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Female shogi player asks association to review pregnancy rules

Japanese shogi pro player Kana Fukuma (2nd from L), who holds six titles in the women's category, speaks during a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 10, 2025, after submitting a request to the Japan Shogi Association to revise rules that bar pregnant players from championship matches near their due dates.

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Female shogi player asks association to review pregnancy rules

Japanese shogi pro player Kana Fukuma (2nd from L), who holds six titles in the women's category, speaks during a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 10, 2025, after submitting a request to the Japan Shogi Association to revise rules that bar pregnant players from championship matches near their due dates.

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Female shogi player asks association to review pregnancy rules

Japanese shogi pro player Kana Fukuma, who holds six titles in the women's category, speaks during a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 10, 2025, after submitting a request to the Japan Shogi Association to revise rules that bar pregnant players from championship matches near their due dates.

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Female shogi player asks association to review pregnancy rules

Japanese shogi pro player Kana Fukuma (2nd from L), who holds six titles in the women's category, speaks during a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 10, 2025, after submitting a request to the Japan Shogi Association to revise rules that bar pregnant players from championship matches near their due dates.

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French Women's Rugby Team Training - Marcoussis

Training in the rain, in Marcoussis (National Rugby Center) for the French women's rugby team which will meet Wales in Cardiff on Sunday April 21. This is the fourth match of the six nations tournament and so far the French women's XV of Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz have won all their matches and are ranked second in the standings behind England who they will meet on April 27 next. Marcoussis, France on April 17, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Women's Rugby Team Training - Marcoussis

Training in the rain, in Marcoussis (National Rugby Center) for the French women's rugby team which will meet Wales in Cardiff on Sunday April 21. This is the fourth match of the six nations tournament and so far the French women's XV of Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz have won all their matches and are ranked second in the standings behind England who they will meet on April 27 next. Marcoussis, France on April 17, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Women's Rugby Team Training - Marcoussis

Training in the rain, in Marcoussis (National Rugby Center) for the French women's rugby team which will meet Wales in Cardiff on Sunday April 21. This is the fourth match of the six nations tournament and so far the French women's XV of Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz have won all their matches and are ranked second in the standings behind England who they will meet on April 27 next. Marcoussis, France on April 17, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Women's Rugby Team Training - Marcoussis

Training in the rain, in Marcoussis (National Rugby Center) for the French women's rugby team which will meet Wales in Cardiff on Sunday April 21. This is the fourth match of the six nations tournament and so far the French women's XV of Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz have won all their matches and are ranked second in the standings behind England who they will meet on April 27 next. Marcoussis, France on April 17, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Women's Rugby Team Training - Marcoussis

Training in the rain, in Marcoussis (National Rugby Center) for the French women's rugby team which will meet Wales in Cardiff on Sunday April 21. This is the fourth match of the six nations tournament and so far the French women's XV of Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz have won all their matches and are ranked second in the standings behind England who they will meet on April 27 next. Marcoussis, France on April 17, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Women's Rugby Team Training - Marcoussis

Training in the rain, in Marcoussis (National Rugby Center) for the French women's rugby team which will meet Wales in Cardiff on Sunday April 21. This is the fourth match of the six nations tournament and so far the French women's XV of Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz have won all their matches and are ranked second in the standings behind England who they will meet on April 27 next. Marcoussis, France on April 17, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Women's Rugby Team Training - Marcoussis

Training in the rain, in Marcoussis (National Rugby Center) for the French women's rugby team which will meet Wales in Cardiff on Sunday April 21. This is the fourth match of the six nations tournament and so far the French women's XV of Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz have won all their matches and are ranked second in the standings behind England who they will meet on April 27 next. Marcoussis, France on April 17, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Women's Rugby Team Training - Marcoussis

Training in the rain, in Marcoussis (National Rugby Center) for the French women's rugby team which will meet Wales in Cardiff on Sunday April 21. This is the fourth match of the six nations tournament and so far the French women's XV of Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz have won all their matches and are ranked second in the standings behind England who they will meet on April 27 next. Marcoussis, France on April 17, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Women's Rugby Team Training - Marcoussis

Training in the rain, in Marcoussis (National Rugby Center) for the French women's rugby team which will meet Wales in Cardiff on Sunday April 21. This is the fourth match of the six nations tournament and so far the French women's XV of Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz have won all their matches and are ranked second in the standings behind England who they will meet on April 27 next. Marcoussis, France on April 17, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Women's Rugby Team Training - Marcoussis

Training in the rain, in Marcoussis (National Rugby Center) for the French women's rugby team which will meet Wales in Cardiff on Sunday April 21. This is the fourth match of the six nations tournament and so far the French women's XV of Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz have won all their matches and are ranked second in the standings behind England who they will meet on April 27 next. Marcoussis, France on April 17, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Women's Rugby Team Training - Marcoussis

Training in the rain, in Marcoussis (National Rugby Center) for the French women's rugby team which will meet Wales in Cardiff on Sunday April 21. This is the fourth match of the six nations tournament and so far the French women's XV of Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz have won all their matches and are ranked second in the standings behind England who they will meet on April 27 next. Marcoussis, France on April 17, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Women's Rugby Team Training - Marcoussis

Training in the rain, in Marcoussis (National Rugby Center) for the French women's rugby team which will meet Wales in Cardiff on Sunday April 21. This is the fourth match of the six nations tournament and so far the French women's XV of Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz have won all their matches and are ranked second in the standings behind England who they will meet on April 27 next. Marcoussis, France on April 17, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Women's Rugby Team Training - Marcoussis

Training in the rain, in Marcoussis (National Rugby Center) for the French women's rugby team which will meet Wales in Cardiff on Sunday April 21. This is the fourth match of the six nations tournament and so far the French women's XV of Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz have won all their matches and are ranked second in the standings behind England who they will meet on April 27 next. Marcoussis, France on April 17, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Women's Rugby Team Training - Marcoussis

Training in the rain, in Marcoussis (National Rugby Center) for the French women's rugby team which will meet Wales in Cardiff on Sunday April 21. This is the fourth match of the six nations tournament and so far the French women's XV of Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz have won all their matches and are ranked second in the standings behind England who they will meet on April 27 next. Marcoussis, France on April 17, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Women's Rugby Team Training - Marcoussis

Training in the rain, in Marcoussis (National Rugby Center) for the French women's rugby team which will meet Wales in Cardiff on Sunday April 21. This is the fourth match of the six nations tournament and so far the French women's XV of Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz have won all their matches and are ranked second in the standings behind England who they will meet on April 27 next. Marcoussis, France on April 17, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Women's Rugby Team Training - Marcoussis

Training in the rain, in Marcoussis (National Rugby Center) for the French women's rugby team which will meet Wales in Cardiff on Sunday April 21. This is the fourth match of the six nations tournament and so far the French women's XV of Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz have won all their matches and are ranked second in the standings behind England who they will meet on April 27 next. Marcoussis, France on April 17, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Women's Rugby Team Training - Marcoussis

Training in the rain, in Marcoussis (National Rugby Center) for the French women's rugby team which will meet Wales in Cardiff on Sunday April 21. This is the fourth match of the six nations tournament and so far the French women's XV of Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz have won all their matches and are ranked second in the standings behind England who they will meet on April 27 next. Marcoussis, France on April 17, 2024. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Xinjiang Boxing International Invitational of China held in Horgos

STORY: Xinjiang Boxing International Invitational of China held in Horgos SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 21, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: HORGOS, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ABDUXIKUR MIJITI, Director of Boxing Management Center, Sports Bureau of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): ASHRAF ILYAR, Athlete from Kazakhstan STORYLINE: The Xinjiang Boxing International Invitational of China was held in Horgos on Thursday. A total of 44 athletes from China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, India, and other countries competed in the event. The two-day event was divided into youth and adult categories. The youth category featured 16 matches across eight weight classes ranging from 57 kg to 92 kg. The adult category showcased five exciting boxing matches in the 80 kg and 92 kg weight classes. Six international referees officiated the event. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ABDUXIKUR MIJITI, Director of Boxing Management Center, Sports B

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Gaza beach volleyball team chases dream at Hangzhou Games

STORY: Gaza beach volleyball team chases dream at Hangzhou Games DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:04 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the training 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABDULLAH AL-ARQAN, Gaza-based beach volleyball player 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED AL-QISHAWI, Gaza-based beach volleyball player 4. various of the training STORYLINE: Racing against time, a five-member beach volleyball team from Gaza has been busy training for the 19th Asian Games in China's Hangzhou. The team, including four athletes and a coach, told Xinhua they spend eight hours a day in order to be able to challenge their competitors in China. Gaza-based player Abdullah Al-Arqan started to play volleyball when he was six years old as he used to attend matches with his father, who was the famous volleyball player in Gaza. However, Al-Arqan's path to competing was not smooth, as he was physically very thin. Moreover, the instable political and economic situation in the Gaza Strip, home t

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China defender Chen aims for best form for FIFA Women's World Cup

STORY: China defender Chen aims for best form for FIFA Women's World Cup DATELINE: July 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: ADELAIDE, Australia CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the training session in Adelaide 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHEN QIAOZHU, Chinese footballer STORYLINE: China defender Chen Qiaozhu said on Tuesday that she hoped to reach top form through warm-up matches before the FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off next week. On a sunny and warm afternoon, the Chinese team continued their training in Ellis Park in Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. The Chinese team, which reached the round of 16 at the 2019 World Cup, will fly to Gold Coast on Wednesday for a warm-up match against Brazil, which is currently ranked eighth in the world, six places higher than China. Chen, who is set to make her World Cup debut, told Xinhua that it was her childhood dream come true. "In my memory, it is a very, very big competition. I never thought I can one day compete in it when I sta

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Yoshida's winning streak stopped at 119

TAIYUAN, China - Athens Olympic gold medalist Saori Yoshida (L) looks disappointed as her winning streak was snapped at 119 matches after a shock defeat to American Marcie Van Dusen in the 55-kilogram weight category at women's freestyle wrestling World Cup team competition in Taiyuan, China, on Jan. 19. Yoshida's stretch, which kicked off more than six years ago, came to an end when Van Dusen scored points on reversal maneuvers en route to a 2-0 ruling, sending the hitherto unrivaled Yoshida into a state of shock.

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(3)Japan takes opening-day lead over S. Korea in team event

OTSU, Japan - Japan's Sakura Yokomine (L) and Ai Miyazato give their autographs after the opening day of a team competition between Japan and South Korea at Otsu Country Club in Shiga Prefecture on Dec. 4. Japan won six matches with two draws and four losses to take a 14-10 lead over Korea.

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China remain only unbeaten team in Men's World Chess Championship

STORY: China remain only unbeaten team in Men's World Chess Championship DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of preparations for the chess championship games in Jerusalem 2. various of Chinese players during the games 3. various of children open the games with a gong 4. various of players during the games STORYLINE: China became the only unbeaten team after the second day of the 2022 Men's World Team Chess Championship in Jerusalem on Monday. China beat Ukraine 3-1 and the Netherlands 3.5-0.5 in the six-team Group A, raising their record to full eight points from four matches and securing their spot in the quarterfinals with one round to go. Bai Jinshi and Li Di scored 3.5 points from four games for China so far, while Xu Xiangyu contributed three points. China captain Wen Yang, a gold medalist from the 2017 World Team Championship, told Xinhua that the team is very young, and this is the first time for some players to participate i

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(3)Japan takes opening-day lead over S. Korea in team event

OTSU, Japan - Japan's Sakura Yokomine (L) and Ai Miyazato give their autographs after the opening day of a team competition between Japan and South Korea at Otsu Country Club in Shiga Prefecture on Dec. 4. Japan won six matches with two draws and four losses to take a 14-10 lead over Korea. (Kyodo)

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Yoshida's winning streak stopped at 119

TAIYUAN, China - Athens Olympic gold medalist Saori Yoshida (L) looks disappointed as her winning streak was snapped at 119 matches after a shock defeat to American Marcie Van Dusen in the 55-kilogram weight category at women's freestyle wrestling World Cup team competition in Taiyuan, China, on Jan. 19. Yoshida's stretch, which kicked off more than six years ago, came to an end when Van Dusen scored points on reversal maneuvers en route to a 2-0 ruling, sending the hitherto unrivaled Yoshida into a state of shock. (Kyodo)

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Soccer: Japan in danger of missing out on Rio after draw with S. Korea

Members of the Japanese women's soccer team (in navy blue) react after a 1-1 draw with South Korea at Kincho Stadium in Osaka in an Asian final qualifier for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on March 2, 2016. The result left Japan in fifth place on just one point from two matches in the six-team, round-robin qualifying tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Photos from Rio de Janeiro Olympics

Children play soccer outside Amazoia Arena, the venue for six soccer matches for the Rio Olympics, on the evening of July 30, 2016, (Kyodo) ==Kyodo