For Gus Fielding's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Gamba Osaka midfielder Yosuke Ideguchi is hoping to vindicate Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic's handing him his first crack at the national team for Friday's friendly against Oman and a crunch World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia next week in Saitama. The Rio Olympian was called ...
Spain's world No. 3 Garbine Muguruza is relishing the prospect of getting revenge on Anastasija Sevatsova at the Pan Pacific Open and vowed on Monday to put "everything on the barbecue" for the final swing of the WTA Tour. As the top seed, French Open ...
After encountering an early stumbling block on the road to Russia for the 2018 World Cup finals, Japan comfortably beat Thailand 2-0 on Tuesday night to pick up its first three points of the final round of Asian qualifiers — and perhaps save coach ...
Having been a pivotal figure in the Switzerland team that stunned the world in winning the Under-17 World Cup on the country's maiden appearance in the tournament in 2009, Charyl Chappuis is no stranger to surprises. Fast-forward seven years and the Swiss-born midfielder is now ...
Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic ripped into his players and accused them of not being nasty enough after their lack of a mean streak was laid bare in Tuesday night's 2-1 Kirin Cup final defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hiroshi Kiyotake gave Japan a 28th-minute lead, ...
In-form striker Yoshito Okubo scored twice to help fire Kawasaki Frontale back to the top of the J. League first division with a 3-1 come-from-behind win at home against 10-man Vissel Kobe on Saturday. Okubo, the all-time leading scorer in the Japanese top flight with ...
Goals in each half from Yuki Muto and substitute Shinzo Koroki gave Urawa Reds a winning start to the year as Mihailo Petrovic's men downed Sydney FC in their Group H opener in the Asian Champions League on Wednesday night. Muto, who got his break ...
Jesus may not love him, but striker Junya Tanaka is not looking back in anger. Frozen out at Portuguese powerhouse Sporting Lisbon by coach Jorge Jesus, Tanaka has instead vowed to reproduce the kind of form that got him a move to Europe in the ...
Long-serving Urawa Reds midfielder Keita Suzuki won every domestic title on offer in the Japanese game before recently deciding to call time on his 16-year playing career. But the 34-year-old former Japan international says that helping Reds avoid relegation to the second tier in 2011 ...
Brazilian striker Patric scored twice as Gamba Osaka retained the Emperor's Cup with a 2-1 win over Urawa Reds in the final in Tokyo on Friday, the last day of the Japanese soccer season. Patric, who was also on target in Gamba's 3-1 extra-time win ...
