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ATHLETIC

Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 15, 2023
Takefusa Kubo scores in Real Sociedad's win over Bilbao
Kubo received a diagonal through pass from David Silva, before dribbling past a defender and slotting home to make it 2-0 in the 37th minute.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 12, 2022
Saudi-hosted Spanish Super Cup sparks debate as fans 'forgotten'
The issue of Saudi Arabia's human rights record has been discussed widely since the Spanish FA signed a lucrative contract with the West Asian nation through 2029.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 30, 2020
Athletes and coaches react to cancellation of Inter-High School Sports Festival
For many high school athletes, the Inter-High School Sports Festival is an event they aim for each year.
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 1, 2019
Keio boys triumph as Japan's oldest sides play memorial match
A memorial match between two of Japan's oldest rugby clubs was held in Yokohama on Sunday to commemorate the country's longest rivalry.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 6, 2019
Yokohama commemorates its rugby history ahead of RWC
With the Rugby World Cup starting in just two weeks, a monument was unveiled Thursday, marking the city's place in the 150-year history of the sport in Japan.
SPORTS
Jul 30, 2019
The Athletic reaches 500,000 subscribers
The Athletic, a sports-news subscription service launched in 2016, said it has reached more than 500,000 subscribers and expects to nearly double that total by the end of the year.
Japan Times
Rugby / ADDING THE EXTRAS
Nov 1, 2018
Young players make new friends at YCAC rugby clinic
While the All Blacks and Wallabies were doing their bit to woo Japanese rugby fans at last weekend's Bledisloe Cup match at Nissan Stadium, another group of Antipodean rugby players were in Japan doing an equally important job.
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Jan 19, 2018
IBF super featherweight champ Kenichi Ogawa fails doping test, Teiken Gym announces
Kenichi Ogawa failed a doping test prior to his winning the then-vacant IBF super featherweight title in December, his gym announced Friday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 19, 2017
Sato sets meet record in 400-meter race to capture second gold medal
Tomoki Sato captured his second gold medal of the World Para Athletics Championships by winning the men's 400 meter T52 wheelchair race in a meet record of 56.78 seconds on Tuesday.
Japan Times
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Jun 25, 2017
Sani Brown seals sprint double with 200-meter victory
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown dominated the talk at the national athletics championships from start to finish, the 18-year-old rising star winning the men's 200 meters Sunday, capping his 100-200 sprint double.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jun 17, 2017
Fans travel far, wide to show support for Ireland rugby squad
Ireland rugby fans attending their country's test match against Japan in Shizuoka on Saturday were confident that supporters around the Asia-Pacific region will help make the 2019 World Cup an international festival.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 8, 2017
Suzuki shines for South Georgia Tech
The South Georgia Technical College women's basketball team has quietly built a stellar program in recent years. With a vision and purposeful planning, coach James Frey, in his fifth season at the helm, and his staff have recruited smartly and found players, from near and far, including Japan, who fit in well with the Lady Jets' style of play and overall goals.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 15, 2014
1866 and all that: the untold early history of rugby in Japan
The history of rugby in Japan is arguably longer than that of every major rugby-playing country in the world outside of the British Isles and Australia. Very sorry France, New Zealand and South Africa! Regarding early documented rugby history, Japan wins. Until the recent discovery of an 1864 article in a Welsh newspaper, it seemed that rugby in Japan had a longer history than club rugby in Wales, too.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 16, 2013
Wigan's Miyaichi awaits season-ending ankle surgery
Japan winger Ryo Miyaichi will undergo season-ending surgery on his right ankle, Premier League club Wigan Athletic said Thursday on its official website.

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