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LEAGUE CUP

Newcastle defender Dan Burn (center) celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal of the English League Cup final between Liverpool and Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.
SOCCER
Mar 17, 2025
Newcastle stuns Liverpool to end 56-year trophy drought
Eddie Howe's side made history at Wembley with a superb display that left the runaway Premier League leaders shell-shocked.
Newcastle United's English midfielder Anthony Gordon (left) shoots the ball past Arsenal's French defender William Saliba during the English League Cup semi-final second leg between Newcastle United and Arsenal at St James' Park, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Feb 6, 2025
Howe's master-plan pays off as Newcastle reach Wembley again
Newcastle's intense pressing smothered Arsenal from the start and forced the likes of Gabriel, William Saliba and Declan Rice into a series of uncharacteristic mistakes.
Tottenham's Lucas Bergvall celebrates after the club's win over Liverpool on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Jan 9, 2025
Tottenham's faith in young players pays off in surprise win over Liverpool
While Tottenham's season has been chronically inconsistent there are signs that, given time, it can flourish under Australian coach Ange Postecoglou.
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou celebrates after the club's win over Manchester United in London on Thursday.
SOCCER
Dec 20, 2024
Spurs' Ange Postecoglou defends style after reaching League Cup semifinals
Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou bristled at suggestions he should tone down his side's entertaining style.
Liverpool's Wataru Endo celebrates after the club's win over Southampton in the League Cup quarterfinals on Thursday.
SOCCER
Dec 19, 2024
Liverpool gets back on track to reach League Cup semifinals
Rare goals from Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott sent the 10-time League Cup winner into the last four for a record 20th time.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says he still believes that English football's League Cup is a "significant" competition.
SOCCER
Sep 17, 2024
League Cup still 'significant' for United boss Ten Hag
Many leading English clubs regard the League Cup as an inconvenience that hampers their quest for more prestigious honors.
Liverpool celebrates after defeating Chelsea in the League Cup final in Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday.
SOCCER
Feb 26, 2024
Liverpool's fearless youngsters topple Chelsea to win League Cup
The old saying that you can't win anything with kids was thrown out of the window on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 27, 2023
Resurgent Manchester United captures League Cup to end six-year trophy drought
Ending United's longest trophy drought in 40 years is no guarantee of future success, but manager Erik ten Hag appears capable of thriving in the unrelenting spotlight at Old Trafford.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 12, 2023
Southampton stuns Manchester City in League Cup quarterfinals
City's surprise exit from the League Cup continued a worrying trend of lackluster performances.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 23, 2022
Manchester City holds off Liverpool in League Cup thriller
Manchester City beat League Cup holder Liverpool 3-2 in an cracking game on Thursday, taking the lead three times before holding on to reach the quarterfinals.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 23, 2021
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer concerned by slow starts after Cup exit
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said his club must eliminate the "pedestrian" starts from its game after an early goal from West Ham United's Manuel Lanzini knocked United out of the League Cup in the third round on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 7, 2021
John Stones helps send Man City past United in League Cup semifinals
City will meet Tottenham in the final at Wembley on April 25 as the club goes for its fourth straight League Cup title.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 24, 2017
Model club Southampton hoping to claim silverware
Some clubs change managers regularly and most still don't get it right.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
Air India crash report to offer peek into last seconds
Members of the Indian Army's engineering arm prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India aircraft in Ahmedabad on June 14.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.

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