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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 18, 2023
Leandro Cedeno and Shumpeita Yamashita lift Orix as Hawks lose 9th straight
Yamashita and two relievers combined on a four-hit shutout, with the 21-year-old starter allowing just two singles and striking out eight over seven innings of work.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 17, 2023
Leandro Cedeno and Shumpeita Yamashita help Buffaloes send Hawks to ninth straight loss
Leandro Cedeno homered for the second straight game to back a strong pitching performance by Shumpeita Yamashita as the Orix Buffaloes completed a three-game sweep of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks with a 3-0 win Monday.
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SOCCER / J. League
Dec 7, 2021
Joint-top scorer Leandro Damiao named MVP in Frontale-centric Best XI
The Brazilian, who led the scoring chart alongside Celtic-linked Daizen Maeda, is the ninth player in J. League history to be named the MVP while being the top scorer.
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SOCCER / J. League
Oct 2, 2021
Frontale steps closer to fourth title with win over rival Tokyo
The defending J. League champion won its sixth game in a row, including five on short rest since being eliminated from the Asian Champions League last month.
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SOCCER
Jul 9, 2021
Leandro Damiao scores hat trick as Kawasaki reaches ACL knockout phase
Leandro Damiao netted a hat trick as Kawasaki Frontale reached the knockout stage of the Asian Champions League on Thursday, beating Daegu FC of South Korea 3-1 for their fifth straight win to confirm their top spot in Group I.
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SOCCER / J. League
Apr 29, 2021
Frontale rout Grampus in matchup of J. League's top two teams
Frontale's slick passing and precise movement off the ball opened up Nagoya's defense like a sardine can.
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SOCCER / J. League
Apr 11, 2021
Akihiro Ienaga and Leandro Damiao lead Frontale in Clasico victory
J. League first division champion Kawasaki Frontale outclassed FC Tokyo 4-2 in their "Tamagawa Clasico" game at Tokyo's Ajinomoto Stadium on Sunday behind an early brace from Akihiro Ienaga.
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SOCCER / J. League
Mar 11, 2021
Leandro Damiao scores twice to keep Frontale perfect
Leandro Damiao scored two goals for the second straight game as J. League champions Kawasaki Frontale remained perfect after four rounds with a 2-0 win over promoted Tokushima Vortis on Wednesday.
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SOCCER / J. League
Mar 4, 2021
Frontale overcomes vintage night by Yoshito Okubo to beat Cerezo
Leandro Damiao twice equalized to match Okubo's brace and helped set up Kaoru Mitoma's 62nd-minute winner.
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SOCCER
Nov 28, 2020
Leandro helps propel FC Tokyo to victory in Asian Champions League
The win lifted FC Tokyo to second in the group with seven points from four games.
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SOCCER / J. League
Nov 25, 2020
Frontale clinches third J. League title after routing Gamba
Boasting the league's best offense and stingiest defense, Toru Oniki's men set a new J1 point record with four rounds remaining.
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SOCCER / J. League
Aug 29, 2020
Frontale smashes S-Pulse as Kengo Nakamura scores in return
Kawasaki Frontale fans arrived at Todoroki Stadium on Saturday hoping not only to see their team rebound after their first loss of the season, but also to welcome back a club legend after a long recovery from injury.
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SOCCER / J. League
Aug 15, 2020
Tokyo protects Leandro goal to beat Nagoya in Sei Muroya's last game
FC Tokyo right back Sei Muroya may be bound for Germany, but he made sure not to make manager Kenta Hasegawa regret sending him out for one last shift.
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SOCCER
Feb 18, 2020
Leandro's late goal leads FC Tokyo past Perth Glory
A late goal from Leandro gave FC Tokyo a 1-0 win Tuesday over Australian side Perth Glory in the Asian Champions League.
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Rugby
Sep 30, 2019
Uruguay's upset of Fiji boosts interest in rugby at home
Uruguay notched its biggest win at the Rugby World Cup with an opening-game upset of Fiji in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture on Wednesday, a result that has made the team a hot topic back home.
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SOCCER / J. League
May 17, 2019
Frontale salvage home draw against Grampus
Two of the league's strongest attacking clubs, a packed Todoroki Stadium and one of Japan's most popular all-girl rock acts bringing down the house.
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SOCCER / J. League
Feb 16, 2019
Frontale top Reds in Super Cup
A goal by Leandro Damiao was enough for defending J. League champion Kawasaki Frontale to triumph 1-0 over 2018 Emperor's Cup winner Urawa Reds on Saturday at the Fuji Xerox Super Cup.
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SOCCER / J. League
Sep 8, 2017
Vissel's Leandro undergoes season-ending knee surgery
Leandro is done for the J. League season and beyond after the Vissel Kobe striker was ruled out for eight to nine months with a damaged left anterior cruciate ligament, the team announced Friday.
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SOCCER / J. League
Aug 26, 2017
Leandro lifts Antlers past Cerezo with lone goal in 88th minute
The Kashima Antlers continued to pad their lead in the J. League on Saturday as the defending champions seized a 1-0 victory in a top-of-the-table clash with Cerezo Osaka.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 28, 2017
Vissel's Leandro expected to miss six months due to knee injury
Vissel Kobe's Brazilian striker Leandro will be out of action for around six months after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury in his left knee, the J. League first-division side said Tuesday.

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