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246.            <title><![CDATA[ Melissa Jefferson-Wooden takes 100-meter title and sets championships record in Tokyo ]]></title>
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286.            <title><![CDATA[ Yuki Joseph Nakajima sets national record en route to 400-meter semifinals at worlds ]]></title>
287.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/14/more-sports/nakajima-400-national-record-worlds/</link>
288.            <category>MORE SPORTS</category>
289.            <pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 19:40:00 +0900</pubDate>
290.                        
291.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ STAFF WRITER ]]></jto:credit>
292.                        
293.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ World Athletics Championships, Yuki Joseph Nakajima ]]></jto:tag>
294.                
295.            <jto:author>Sam Byford</jto:author>
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297.            <description><![CDATA[Nakajima’s time was sixth fastest among participants in the first round, tied with Botswana’s Lee Bhekempilo Eppie.]]></description>
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305.        <item>
306.            <title><![CDATA[ Terence Crawford makes history with upset of Canelo Alvarez ]]></title>
307.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/14/more-sports/crawford-beats-canelo/</link>
308.            <category>MORE SPORTS</category>
309.            <pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 15:31:00 +0900</pubDate>
310.                        
311.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ REUTERS ]]></jto:credit>
312.                        
313.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ Terence Crawford, Canelo Alvarez, Las Vegas, super middleweight ]]></jto:tag>
314.                
315.            <jto:author></jto:author>
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317.            <description><![CDATA[Crawford set the pace with a measured display that showcased his incredible hand speed and precise footwork on his way to becoming undisputed super middleweight champion.]]></description>
318.                
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322.            </media:content>
323.        </item>
324.    
325.        <item>
326.            <title><![CDATA[ Shohei Ohtani's 49th homer highlights Dodgers' rout of Giants ]]></title>
327.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/14/baseball/mlb/ohtani-49-homers/</link>
328.            <category>BASEBALL</category>
329.            <pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 14:02:00 +0900</pubDate>
330.                                        
331.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants ]]></jto:tag>
332.                
333.            <jto:author></jto:author>
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335.            <description><![CDATA[Ohtani hit a 454-foot bomb that not only was the longest by a Dodger this season but also the longest at San Francisco's Oracle Park in 2025.]]></description>
336.                
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340.            </media:content>
341.        </item>
342.    
343.        <item>
344.            <title><![CDATA[ Kenya's Jepchirchir wins women's marathon gold at worlds in Tokyo ]]></title>
345.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/14/more-sports/jepchirchir-womens-marathon/</link>
346.            <category>MORE SPORTS</category>
347.            <pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 10:07:00 +0900</pubDate>
348.                        
349.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ Reuters ]]></jto:credit>
350.                        
351.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ Peres Jepchirchir, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tigst Assefa, Julia Paternain, Uruguay, World Athletics Championships ]]></jto:tag>
352.                
353.            <jto:author></jto:author>
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355.            <description><![CDATA[Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa finished just behind for silver, with Julia Paternain of Uruguay taking bronze.]]></description>
356.                
357.            <media:thumbnail url="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/09/14/thumbs/400x400/493601.jpg" />
358.            <media:content url="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/09/14/493601.JPG" medium="image">
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360.            </media:content>
361.        </item>
362.    
363.        <item>
364.            <title><![CDATA[ PSG begins title defense as Champions League kicks off ]]></title>
365.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/14/soccer/psg-champions-league-title-defense/</link>
366.            <category>SOCCER</category>
367.            <pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 10:03:00 +0900</pubDate>
368.                        
369.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ AFP-JIJI ]]></jto:credit>
370.                        
371.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ Paris Saint-Germain, Champions League ]]></jto:tag>
372.                
373.            <jto:author>Andy Scott</jto:author>
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375.            <description><![CDATA[PSG ended over a decade of disappointment in continental competition when it lifted the trophy in May, tearing Inter Milan apart in the final.]]></description>
376.                
377.            <media:thumbnail url="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/09/14/thumbs/400x400/493604.jpg" />
378.            <media:content url="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/09/14/493604.jpg" medium="image">
379.                <media:credit><![CDATA[POOL / VIA REUTERS]]></media:credit>
380.            </media:content>
381.        </item>
382.    
383.        <item>
384.            <title><![CDATA[ Chelsea blows chance to top Premier League at Brentford ]]></title>
385.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/14/soccer/chelsea-brentford-match/</link>
386.            <category>SOCCER</category>
387.            <pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 09:46:00 +0900</pubDate>
388.                        
389.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ AFP-JIJI ]]></jto:credit>
390.                        
391.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ Premier League, Chelsea, Brentford ]]></jto:tag>
392.                
393.            <jto:author></jto:author>
394.            <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/631147/</guid>
395.            <description><![CDATA[The world club champion squad paid for Enzo Maresca's experimental team selection and sits behind a quartet of standings leaders.]]></description>
396.                
397.            <media:thumbnail url="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/09/14/thumbs/400x400/493598.jpg" />
398.            <media:content url="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/09/14/493598.jpg" medium="image">
399.                <media:credit><![CDATA[AFP-JIJI]]></media:credit>
400.            </media:content>
401.        </item>
402.    
403.        <item>
404.            <title><![CDATA[ Japan's top sprinters fail to keep up in 100 meters at world championships ]]></title>
405.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/13/more-sports/japan-sprinters-100-heats-eliminated/</link>
406.            <category>MORE SPORTS</category>
407.            <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 21:58:00 +0900</pubDate>
408.                        
409.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ STAFF WRITER ]]></jto:credit>
410.                        
411.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ Yoshihide Kiryu, Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, Yuhi Mori, World Athletics Championships, TEAM JAPAN ]]></jto:tag>
412.                
413.            <jto:author>Sam Byford</jto:author>
414.            <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/631145/</guid>
415.            <description><![CDATA[No Japanese runner will compete in the 100-meter final on Sunday night.]]></description>
416.                
417.            <media:thumbnail url="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/09/13/thumbs/400x400/493579.jpg" />
418.            <media:content url="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/09/13/493579.jpg" medium="image">
419.                <media:credit><![CDATA[JIJI]]></media:credit>
420.            </media:content>
421.        </item>
422.    
423.        <item>
424.            <title><![CDATA[ Olympic medal-winning German race walker blazes on after battle with depression ]]></title>
425.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/13/more-sports/german-race-walker-hilbert-depression/</link>
426.            <category>MORE SPORTS</category>
427.            <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 14:54:00 +0900</pubDate>
428.                        
429.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ STAFF WRITER ]]></jto:credit>
430.                        
431.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ Jonathan Hilbert, World Athletics Championships, RACE WALKING, DEPRESSION, MENTAL HEALTH ]]></jto:tag>
432.                
433.            <jto:author>Jason Coskrey</jto:author>
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435.            <description><![CDATA[German Jonathan Hilbert earned a silver medal in the 50K race walk at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, but battled depression following his triumph.]]></description>
436.                
437.            <media:thumbnail url="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/09/13/thumbs/400x400/493571.jpg" />
438.            <media:content url="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/09/13/493571.jpg" medium="image">
439.                <media:credit><![CDATA[AFP-JIJI]]></media:credit>
440.            </media:content>
441.        </item>
442.    
443.        <item>
444.            <title><![CDATA[ Race walkers brave gripping humidity in opening event of world championships in Tokyo ]]></title>
445.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/13/more-sports/race-walkers-brave-heat/</link>
446.            <category>MORE SPORTS</category>
447.            <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 14:36:00 +0900</pubDate>
448.                        
449.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ STAFF WRITER ]]></jto:credit>
450.                        
451.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ World Athletics Championships, Rhydian Cowley, Katie Burnett, RACE WALKING ]]></jto:tag>
452.                
453.            <jto:author>Jason Coskrey</jto:author>
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455.            <description><![CDATA[Organizers at the World Athletics Championships pushed up the start time for the race walk and marathon events on Saturday in Tokyo amid the heat.]]></description>
456.                
457.            <media:thumbnail url="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/09/13/thumbs/400x400/493570.jpg" />
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459.                <media:credit><![CDATA[AFP-JIJI]]></media:credit>
460.            </media:content>
461.        </item>
462.    
463.        <item>
464.            <title><![CDATA[ Evan Dunfee captures first gold of world championships as Japan earns first medal ]]></title>
465.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/13/more-sports/35k-race-walk-world-championships/</link>
466.            <category>MORE SPORTS</category>
467.            <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 10:08:00 +0900</pubDate>
468.                        
469.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ STAFF WRITER ]]></jto:credit>
470.                        
471.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ Evan Dunfee, World Athletics Championships, Hayato Katsuki, TEAM JAPAN ]]></jto:tag>
472.                
473.            <jto:author>Jason Coskrey</jto:author>
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475.            <description><![CDATA[Japan's Hayato Katsuki took bronze in the men’s 35-kilometer race walk at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.]]></description>
476.                
477.            <media:thumbnail url="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/09/13/thumbs/400x400/493558.jpg" />
478.            <media:content url="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/09/13/493558.JPG" medium="image">
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480.            </media:content>
481.        </item>
482.    
483.        <item>
484.            <title><![CDATA[ Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred looking to add world title to Olympic gold in 100 ]]></title>
485.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/12/more-sports/julien-alfred-chases-world-olympic-double/</link>
486.            <category>MORE SPORTS</category>
487.            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 11:38:00 +0900</pubDate>
488.                        
489.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ AFP-JIJI ]]></jto:credit>
490.                        
491.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ Saint Lucia, Julien Alfred, World Athletics Championships ]]></jto:tag>
492.                
493.            <jto:author></jto:author>
494.            <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/article/631091/</guid>
495.            <description><![CDATA[Alfred convincingly beat reigning world champion Sha'Carri Richardson in the women's 100-meter sprint at the Paris Olympics last year.]]></description>
496.                
497.            <media:thumbnail url="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/09/12/thumbs/400x400/493368.jpg" />
498.            <media:content url="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/09/12/493368.JPG" medium="image">
499.                <media:credit><![CDATA[REUTERS]]></media:credit>
500.            </media:content>
501.        </item>
502.    
503.        <item>
504.            <title><![CDATA[ England's Football Association charges Chelsea with 74 breaches of rules ]]></title>
505.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/12/soccer/chelsea-fa-74-charges/</link>
506.            <category>SOCCER</category>
507.            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 11:18:00 +0900</pubDate>
508.                        
509.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ REUTERS ]]></jto:credit>
510.                        
511.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ Chelsea, Football Association, Roman Abramovich ]]></jto:tag>
512.                
513.            <jto:author></jto:author>
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515.            <description><![CDATA[The FA did not elaborate on the charges, but Chelsea said the matters were "self-reported" by the club after the change in ownership in May 2022.]]></description>
516.                
517.            <media:thumbnail url="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/09/12/thumbs/400x400/493364.jpg" />
518.            <media:content url="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/09/12/493364.jpg" medium="image">
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520.            </media:content>
521.        </item>
522.    
523.        <item>
524.            <title><![CDATA[ National Stadium to finally fulfill destiny years after hosting Olympics without fans ]]></title>
525.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/11/more-sports/national-stadium-world-championships/</link>
526.            <category>MORE SPORTS</category>
527.            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:16:00 +0900</pubDate>
528.                        
529.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ STAFF WRITER ]]></jto:credit>
530.                        
531.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ World Athletics Championships, 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Sebastian Coe, Kengo Kuma, Zaha Hadid, NATIONAL STADIUM, TOKYO ]]></jto:tag>
532.                
533.            <jto:author>Sam Byford</jto:author>
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535.            <description><![CDATA[Originally built in 2019 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, National Stadium was robbed of its original purpose when the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down.]]></description>
536.                
537.            <media:thumbnail url="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/09/11/thumbs/400x400/493196.jpg" />
538.            <media:content url="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2025/09/11/493196.jpg" medium="image">
539.                <media:credit><![CDATA[SAM BYFORD]]></media:credit>
540.            </media:content>
541.        </item>
542.    
543.        <item>
544.            <title><![CDATA[ Canada's Evan Dunfee hopes to create race walk to remember at world championships ]]></title>
545.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/11/more-sports/race-walking-evan-dunfee/</link>
546.            <category>MORE SPORTS</category>
547.            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:48:00 +0900</pubDate>
548.                        
549.            <jto:credit><![CDATA[ STAFF WRITER ]]></jto:credit>
550.                        
551.            <jto:tag><![CDATA[ Evan Dunfee, race walking, World Athletics Championships ]]></jto:tag>
552.                
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564.            <title><![CDATA[ Usain Bolt backs Jamaicans to knock Noah Lyles off 100-meter throne ]]></title>
565.            <link>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/11/more-sports/bolts-back-jamaicans-over-lyles/</link>
566.            <category>MORE SPORTS</category>
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584.            <title><![CDATA[ Broadcaster TBS taps Hello Kitty and Yuji Oda in bid to sell World Athletics ]]></title>
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590.                        
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604.            <title><![CDATA[ Ange Postecoglou determined to bring trophies to Nottingham Forest ]]></title>
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606.            <category>SOCCER</category>
607.            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:25:00 +0900</pubDate>
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