LONDON – Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. is paying €220 million ($235.4 million) to emblazon its logo on the FC Barcelona soccer team’s jerseys for four years, in one of the biggest sponsorship deals in the sport. Rakuten, which has been trying to raise its profile outside Japan after billions of dollars worth of investments in U.S. and other internet…
Celtic will play either Northern Ireland’s Linfield or La Fiorita of San Marino in the second qualifying round of the Champions League. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Reuters • Second qualifying round draw throws up potentially problematic fixture • Celtic could play in Belfast on 12 July – a key date in the marching calendar Celtic, who reached the group stages…
With all meals, transport, and luggage handling included there s nothing for you to do on All-In Japan but sit back and enjoy the ride. Covering Japan s classic destinations with a few unusual twists, this trip is full of cultural experiences to give you a stress-free introduction to Japan. Read more > Sometimes, a holiday should just be a holiday: a chance…
Harbaugh, a former N.F.L. quarterback, made it clear that even as he was wooed by college programs, he wanted to jump to the N.F.L. Photo While leading Stanford to a 12-1 record, Jim Harbaugh was linked to jobs at his alma mater, Michigan, and in the N.F.L. with Miami and Denver. Credit John G. Mabanglo/European Pressphoto Agency “I view it as the perfect opportunity…
News: UK firm Zaha Hadid Architects has been selected to design the new national stadium for Japan. The new 80, -seat stadium will replace the existing Kasumigaoka National Stadium in Tokyo and could become the main sporting venue for the 2020 Olympic Games if Japan is successful in its bid to host the event. The arena is also earmarked to host the 2019 Rugby…
| Chronicle File Photo Duke football has earned a Public Recognition Award all 12 years the honor has existed. A recent run of success with three ACC championships this spring for the Blue Devils has coincided with continued excellence in the classroom. The NCAA honored 12 of Duke s 26 varsity teams—including football and men s basketball—with Public Recognition…
The 2016 AFC Futsal Championship culminated in yet another victory for Iran, who beat host nation Uzbekistan in the final. Yet while the winners were not unexpected, this was a tournament full of upsets, typified by the disappointing performance of defending champions Japan, who lost in the quarter-finals and failed to secure a place at the FIFA Futsal World…
Following this week’s matches we now know which teams have reached the UEFA Champions League Final Quarter-Final stage. To coincide with today’s draw we have launched our Spot the Ball competition; click here enter and you could win two tickets to the UEFA Champions League Final Cardiff 2017*. You will be able to watch the two best teams in Europe battle it out…
[ for 8 p.m. Sept. 16 on ABC). The ACC also said Wednesday that Miami’s Friday, Sept. 29 game at Duke will be a 7 p.m. kickoff, and the Hurricanes’ Thursday, Oct. 12 home game against Georgia Tech is an 8 p.m. start. Both of those games will be shown on ESPN. The ACC title game, which Miami hopes to play in for the first time since joining the league in 2004…
Princeton will face the Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters. (@PUTigerFootball) Maybe your college football team is doing something pretty cool for its spring game this year. Sorry, it s not as cool as what Princeton is doing. The Tigers announced this week that their 2015 spring game will take place March 21 at Kincho Stadium in Osaka, Japan, against the Kwansei…
• Australia 1-1 Japan • Iraq 4-0 Thailand • Uzbekistan 2-0 China • Iran 1-0 South Korea • Qatar 1-0 Syria • Saudi Arabia v UAE: Match report Round-up Qatar v Syria Qatar earned their first points in Group A, edging Syria in Doha. The Syrians had earlier shocked China and had a chance to go level on points with South Korea for third in the group, but could not…
The National Association of Speed and Explosion (NASE) was founded in 1986, by Dr. George B. Dintiman and Dr. Bob Ward, former strength and conditioning coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Its Board of Directors, Advisory Board and Certification Board are the most respected coaches, strength and conditioning coaches, personal trainers, educators, and physicians in sports…
You re in the army now, oh, oh, you re in the army now. Photograph: Getty. Plus: have any Nobel Prize winners represented their countries on the pitch?; do Panathinaikos have secret Irish connections?; and Matt Jansen: record holder. Email your questions and answers to Do many players actually do their military service, in countries that have conscription…
16 groups of three teams Top two qualify for last 32 Knock-out stage from last 32 onwards 80 matches in total 32-day tournament UEFA want at least 16 places for European teams Africa and Asia could see allocation increased from their total of five USA, Canada and Mexico set to host the finals The figures are mind-bogging with the sport’s governing body set to…
Japan, who have played in the last three major women’s tournament finals, will not be at the Olympics this summer. The fourth ranked team in the world has failed to qualify for Rio after a disastrous Asian Football Confederation Olympic qualifying that saw them eliminated from contention before their final match. The confederation’s qualifying saw six teams play…
Iraqi supporters will be hoping for a repeat of the 2007 Asian Cup victory when their team take on Iran on Friday. Photograph: Wissam Al-Okaili/AFP/Getty Images • Iraq aiming to repeat their Asian Cup victory in 2007 • Iran have not been crowned continental champions since 1976 Emotions are always high when Iran and Iraq meet on the football pitch. The political…
Kazuyoshi Miura greeting fans in 2014 in Yokohama. The 49-year-old is still playing, and scoring, in Japan’s professional football league. Photograph: Masashi Hara/Getty Images His hair is greying and the years have taken their toll on his legs, but at 49 Kazuyoshi Miura proved on Sunday he is not ready to retire, after breaking his own record as the oldest goal…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A 61-year-old Vietnam veteran and grandfather of five became the oldest player ever to get in a college football game. Alan Moore kicked an extra point for NAIA Faulkner in its season-opener on Saturday. Moore wore a square-toe shoe and kicked old-school style, not soccer style - trends that were popular when he first played college football…
The Japanese National Honor Society – College Chapter (JNHS–CC) recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement and excellence in the study of the Japanese language. The American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) is pleased to assist teachers with a way to recognize their outstanding students, to maintain high standards in Japanese language education…
Photo Guangzhou Evergrande defender Kim Young-gwon, right, at the FIFA Club World Cup this month. Kim was a starter for the South Korean World Cup team in 2014 and is seen as a player who could soon move to a top European league. Credit Kiyoshi Ota/European Pressphoto Agency But the last title came in 2012, and a new end-of-season tradition is developing in its…
Kazuyoshi Miura is still playing in J2 with Yokohama FC despite the age of 50. V-Varen Nagasaki and Yokohama FC played to a fairly unremarkable 1-1 draw last Saturday in Japan s second tier, but some fairly remarkable history was made as well. Kazuyoshi Miura was subbed off in the second half after becoming the became the oldest ever player to feature in a professional…
Over the course of the past week, more than a dozen players and staff members in the Pittsburgh Steelers organization have come down with a flu bug that has made its way around the team. Some players were forced to sit out a day or two of practice, and it really could not have come at a worse time. No matter what, though, all of those on the Steelers roster are…
Titles, triumphs and tears. The German national team stands for major success and huge emotions, for sporting excellence and excellent integration. And for millions of fans, it stands for unforgettable moments. The association has a variety of duties to fulfil, in social and in socio-political areas, in grass-roots sport and in recreational sport. But above all…
Power Sport Images / Getty Images UEFA use a coefficient system to decide how many teams from each country gain entry into the group stages and how many must go through Champions League qualifying. The teams who occupy the top three league places in the countries ranked 1 to 3 in UEFA competition gain automatic entry into the group stages for the following season’s…
Akira Matsunaga was a speedy forward who ran the 100 metres in 10.8 seconds. He first played for the Shida Shizuoka Prefectural Junior High School and the Tokyo Higher Normal School (now University of Tsukuba). He was attending Tokyo Imperial University when he was selected to join Japan’s national team for the Berlin Olympics in 1936. He scored the winning goal…
The Jersey FA representative Football Jersey FA Senior Mens Representative Teams The Jersey FA Senior Men s Representative Team is run by Head Coach Martin Cassidy & his assistant Andrew McLaughlin. The Senior Representative compete in a number of friendly and competitive matches throughout the year including the Hepburn s Muratti Vase Final. Manager…
With apologies to Cal Ripken, Ichiro Suzuki is baseball s modern day iron man. The 43-year-old may be the oldest position player in the majors, but he s still an offensive weapon. The Miami Marlins outfielder hit .291 last season. Suzuki s career MLB hit total of 3, 030 is greater than any other active player, a fact that s even more impressive when you consider…
