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SOCCER
Sep 26, 2006

No final match for Hide

Hidetoshi Nakata will not have a final match to mark his retirement, Japan Football Association President Saburo Kawabuchi said Monday.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 9, 2006

Continuing antics of Mourinho, Chelsea starting to wear thin

LONDON -- Three years after Roman Abramovich rode into town with his billions and bought Chelsea, the Russian's popularity is dropping faster than hopes of Wembley ever re-opening.
SPORTS / MULLY'S MISSIVES
Jul 11, 2006

Mully waxes about Germany 2006's place in history

BERLIN -- It was the best of World Cups, it was the worst of World Cups. Opinion will be forever divided on whether Germany 2006 was good, bad or ugly but it generated numerous talking points.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 2, 2006

Defense powers Italy in quarters

HAMBURG, Germany -- Marcelo Lippi lavished praise on his "first class" defense after the Italians' 3-0 victory over Ukraine gave them their fourth clean sheet in five matches.
SPORTS / E-LIST
Jun 11, 2006

Fun in kitchen with half-baked Central League

The Central League's other shoe finally hit the floor.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 2, 2005

English media in dilemma over Eriksson and national team

LONDON -- England continued its march toward the 2006 World Cup finals, but the impression is that its progress has left many in the hack pack who report the national team with a dilemma.
SOCCER / World cup
Feb 11, 2005

Man Utd to play twice in Japan this summer

English Premier League powerhouse Manchester United plans to play two friendly matches in Japan this summer as part of its Asian tour, Japan Football Association Vice President Junji Ogura said Thursday.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 30, 2003

Howard hoping to end revolving door in goal for Man United

LONDON -- Tim Howard, an American goalkeeper who has a tattoo on his right bicep and suffers from Tourette's Syndrome, never thought he would have the chance to play for a big Premiership club, let alone the biggest club in the world.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 2, 2003

Van Nistelrooy should be Premiership's main man

LONDON -- In the autumn of 1998 a few English journalists were in Holland and had dinner with Sir Bobby Robson, who had recently taken over at PSV Eindhoven.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 13, 2003

Zico eyes Kawaguchi for national team

Japan coach Zico is set to give a surprise call-up to Portsmouth goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi for the national team's upcoming friendlies in the United States.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 15, 2002

Urawa Reds knock Jubilo off pedestal

Urawa forwards Yuichiro Nagai and Tatsuya Tanaka scored goals in the second half as the Reds stunned J. League first-stage champion Jubilo Iwata 2-1 at Iwata Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 15, 2002

Red Devils win game of Russian roulette

SHIZUOKA -- The Red Devils of Belgium qualified for the Round of 16 as runnersup of Group H after a dramatic 3-2 victory over Russia at the Shizuoka Ecopa Stadium on Friday. The seesaw battle revived memories of Belgium's 4-3 extra-time win over the same team in Mexico '86, with Belgium again gaining...
MORE SPORTS
Apr 29, 2001

Japan fumbles in tennis' Fed Cup

The presence of ace Ai Sugiyama was sorely missed Saturday as host Japan went down 2-0 to Argentina in the opening singles matches of their Fed Cup World Zone first-round encounter.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Mar 12, 2023

Reina Iizuka: ‘Rugby and football are basically cousins’

She was the first woman to play university-level men's tackle football in Canada and now Reina Iizuka has come to Japan and joined a rugby squad.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 24, 2021

CONMEBOL confirms Australia and Qatar's withdrawal from Copa America

Australia and Qatar, the two non-South American sides due to take part in this year's Copa America, have pulled out of the tournament, the secretary general of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on Tuesday.
Rugby
Jun 16, 2019

Former All Blacks player recalls the day Kamaishi was washed away

March 11, 2011, is a date that will stick long in the memory of former All Black Pita Alatini, and not just because it was his birthday and he was in Japan.

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