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Australia players celebrate with the Waterford Crystal Ashes Trophy at the end of the fifth test match against England at Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday.
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Jan 8, 2026
Australia gets over the line in Sydney for 4-1 Ashes triumph
England will take credit for making a game of it and not being ?ground into the Sydney dirt as previous tourists have in end-of-series dead rubbers.
England's Ben Stokes applauds fans after the fourth Ashes test match against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.
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Dec 29, 2025
Melbourne curator in ¡®state of shock¡¯ after Ashes Test carnage
Page and his team left 10 millimeters of grass on the wicket, providing fast bowlers with excessive seam movement and bounce, which made batting treacherous.
England head coach Brendon McCullum said the team may have made mistakes in its preparation for the Ashes.
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Dec 22, 2025
England coach admits to mistakes as team looks to salvage pride in Ashes
England¡¯s Ashes demise in just 11 days was the tied for the second quickest in more than a century.
Australian players Marnus Labuschagne (left), Usman Khawaja (center) and Alex Carey celebrate after beating England to clinch the Ashes on Sunday in Adelaide.
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Dec 21, 2025
Australia beats England by 82 runs to win third test and retain Ashes
The visitors needed a win to keep the five-match series alive after being crushed by eight wickets at Perth and Brisbane.
Ben Stokes answers questions during a news conference after the second Ashes test in Brisbane.
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Dec 15, 2025
Desperate England heads into third Ashes test looking for miracle
A win for Australia will ensure the five-match showdown will be over inside three tests for the fourth consecutive series in Australia.
Australia's Travis Head has been one of the stand-in players who has played well for the team during the Ashes.
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Dec 12, 2025
Australia¡¯s depth making major difference against England during Ashes
Australia is taking?a 2-0 lead into the third test in?Adelaide on Dec. 17?and needs only a draw to keep the famous urn and pile more humiliation on Ben Stokes¡¯ tourists.
Australia's Steve Smith hits a shot on Day 4 of the second Ashes test in Brisbane on Sunday.
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Dec 8, 2025
Australia¡¯s ability to adapt has nation in prime position to retain Ashes
Australia defeated England in the first two tests in?Perth and Brisbane.
England coach Brendon McCullum (right) talks to captain Ben Stokes during practice in Perth on Nov. 20.
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Nov 24, 2025
McCullum tells England fans to ¡®keep the faith¡¯ after Perth capitulation
England suffered an eight-wicket defeat inside two days after its cavalier attacking game, dubbed ¡°Bazball¡± after the coach¡¯s nickname, backfired.
England captain Ben Stokes reacts after his team's loss against Australia in the first Ashes test in Perth on Saturday.
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Nov 23, 2025
Former greats slam England as ¡®brainless¡¯ after loss in first Ashes test
Going into the test, Stokes labeled the former players who had criticized England¡¯s low-key buildup as ¡°has-beens¡±
England's Jamie Smith (far left) and Josh Tongue (center left) pose with Australia's Cameron Green (center right) and Alex Carey during a media event ahead of the Ashes cricket test series, in Perth on Tuesday.
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Nov 18, 2025
Grateful Green primed for full-throttle Ashes opener
The 26-year-old fast-bowling all-rounder was set back by a side strain last month having overcome a serious 2024 back injury.
England's Brydon Carse warms up during the Ashes tour warm-up match between England and England Lions XI at Lilac Hill Park in Perth, Australia, on Saturday.
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Nov 16, 2025
Ashes to Ashes, cricket¡¯s oldest rivalry endures
Attention spans have shortened in the era of smartphones and social media, but generations of cricket fans remain enthralled by the Ashes.
Australia's Pat Cummins, seen during the 2025 ICC World Test Championship Final, is hoping to return for the second Ashes test against England.
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Nov 6, 2025
Australia¡¯s Pat Cummins hints at possible return for second Ashes test
The 32-year-old has not played since suffering a lower back injury against the West Indies more than three months ago.
Former cricket player Stuart Broad before the start of the third test match between England and India at Lord's Cricket Ground in London on July 10
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Oct 15, 2025
Australia¡¯s team is worst since 2010-11 Ashes, says England¡¯s Broad
England last won the Ashes in 2015 and has not won in Australia since 2011.
England's Gus Atkinson is bowled by India's Mohammed Siraj to win the fifth test match for India and draw the series 2-2 at the Oval in London on Monday.
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Aug 5, 2025
England faces searching Ashes questions after India series thriller
One of the most dramatic Test series of recent times ended in a 2-2 draw on Monday as England suffered an agonizing six-run loss to India at the Oval.
England and Wales Cricket Board signage is seen at Lord's Cricket Ground before the second Ashes test in London on June 28, 2023. ECB signage before the start of the second test Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra
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Mar 7, 2025
England and Wales Cricket Board apologizes for ¡®ill-judged¡¯ post about pope
¡°This was an ill-judged post and was swiftly deleted,¡± an ECB spokesman said. ¡°We apologize for any offense.¡±
England captain Ben Stokes waits for the start of play on Day 2 of the second test against New Zealand in Wellington on Dec. 7.
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Dec 13, 2024
Stokes wary of Ashes distractions as England aims for sweep
England begins its?17th and final test of the year at Seddon Oval on Friday.
England captain Ben stokes celebrates after catching Australian batter Pat Cummins out during the final Ashes test in London on Monday.
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Aug 1, 2023
Ben Stokes says optimism, experience helped with Ashes pressure
England¡¯s turnaround came after the hosts lost the first two tests, won the third and then missed out on a possible win in the fourth due to rain.
England's Stuart Broad discusses his decision to retire following the end of play on Day 3 of the final Ashes test in London on Saturday.
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Jul 30, 2023
England cricket great Stuart Broad to retire after ¡®wonderful ride¡¯
The 37-year-old seamer is the fifth most successful bowler in test history with 602 wickets.
Japan Times
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Jul 10, 2023
Australia captain Pat Cummins refuses to guarantee David Warner¡¯s place at Ashes
Australia captain Pat Cummins insisted all options remained open as he refused to rule out dropping struggling opener David Warner for the finale of the Ashes series.
Japan Times
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Jul 6, 2023
Australian brewery to ship ¡®England Bitter¡¯ beer to rivals after Ashes defeat
Even Australia¡¯s and England¡¯s prime ministers have traded barbs over wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow¡¯s controversial dismissal at Lord¡¯s during the second test.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
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Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
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Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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