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SOCCER

Oct 25, 2007

Reds win shootout to advance to final

SAITAMA — Ryota Tsuzuki saved a penalty and Tadaaki Hirakawa slotted home the winning spot-kick as Urawa Reds advanced to the AFC Champions League final with a 5-3 shootout victory over Seongnam Ilhwa on Wednesday.

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SOCCER

Oct 24, 2007

Osieck remains focused on task at hand

SAITAMA — Urawa Reds stand just a few games from greatness, but Holger Osieck isn't falling into the trap of speculating on the enviable position in which the Saitama giants find themselves.

SOCCER / World cup

Oct 18, 2007

Okubo notches pair of goals in rout of Egypt

Yoshito Okubo opened his international account in style on Wednesday evening with a well-taken brace in Japan's 4-1 thrashing of Egypt.

Japan Times

SOCCER / J. League

Oct 14, 2007

Frontale into Nabisco final

KAWASAKI — Kawasaki Frontale advanced to the Nabisco Cup final with a 4-2 victory over local rivals Yokohama F. Marinos at Todoroki Stadium on Saturday.

Japan Times

SOCCER / J. League

Oct 11, 2007

Juninho sparks Frontale past Marinos in first leg

YOKOHAMA — Kawasaki Frontale's inconsistent season took a potentially richly rewarded turn for the better Wednesday evening, Juninho scoring twice in a 2-1 victory over Yokohama F. Marinos in their Nabisco Cup semifinal, first-leg match at Nissan Stadium.

TENNIS

Oct 6, 2007

Venus makes final

Top seed Venus Williams survived a second-set wobble to book a place in the AIG Japan Open final with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Caroline Wozniacki on Friday.

TENNIS

Oct 4, 2007

Venus shrugs off questions about health after beating King in straight sets

Maybe Venus Williams needs that vacation after all.

TENNIS

Oct 3, 2007

Venus dispatches Craybas in straight sets

Venus Williams was planning on spending this week with her feet up on a well-earned vacation in Thailand before she received a late invite to the AIG Japan Open.

MORE SPORTS

Oct 1, 2007

Hamilton masters conditions for victory

OYAMA, Shizuoka Pref. — McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won a rain-lashed Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday to move closer to clinching the world crown in his debut season in Formula One.

SOCCER

Sep 24, 2007

Inamoto hoping to get career back on track in Frankfurt

FRANKFURT — It's fair to say that if Junichi Inamoto had begun his European adventure at Eintracht Frankfurt instead of Arsenal his star would probably be shining that much brighter now.

TENNIS

Sep 24, 2007

Romaina outlasts Japan on final day to advance in Davis Cup

OSAKA — Romania beat Japan 3-2 in their Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group playoff tie Sunday, Victor Hanescu overcoming Go Soeda 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-3) in the deciding rubber.

TENNIS

Sep 23, 2007

Japan hammers Romanians in Davis Cup doubles match

OSAKA — Takao Suzuki and Satoshi Iwabuchi rolled back the years as Japan took a 2-1 lead in its Davis Cup World Group playoff against Romania on Saturday, the doubles pair steamrollering Florin Mergea and Horia Tecau in straight sets.

TENNIS

Sep 22, 2007

Romania wins late match to tie Japan

OSAKA — Japan's Davis Cup playoff against Romania is on a knife-edge going into the second day after Takao Suzuki beat Victor Hanescu to put the hosts up 1-0 before Andrei Pavel leveled the tie with victory over Go Soeda.

TENNIS

Sep 21, 2007

Japan captain likes team's chances at home against Romania

Japan team captain Eiji Takeuchi has said that playing on home turf will give his players a huge advantage over their Romanian opponents in their Davis Cup World Group playoff tie this weekend.

Japan Times

SOCCER

Sep 15, 2007

Takahara finding his feet at Frankfurt

FRANKFURT — Naohiro Takahara puts almost all of his Japanese striking contemporaries to shame by possessing that rare something that is hard to come by on the national team: a killer instinct.

SOCCER / World cup

Sep 13, 2007

Japan survives late to beat Qatar

An early header from Yohei Kajiyama proved enough as Japan's Under-22s survived Takuya Honda's second half sending off to beat Qatar 1-0 in their Beijing Olympics' Asian final qualifying round match on Wednesday evening.

Japan Times

SOCCER / J. League

Aug 19, 2007

Tanaka makes case for call-up

Tatsuya Tanaka did all he could to convince Japan coach Ivica Osim to pick him for the upcoming friendly against Cameroon with a blistering display for Urawa Reds in a 4-1 victory over Ventforet Kofu on Saturday evening that moved the defending champions to the top of the J. League.

SOCCER

Aug 14, 2007

J Sports signs deal for live PL

J Sports announced Monday it has signed a contract to show live English Premier League matches for the remainder of the 2007-08 season.

Japan Times

SOCCER

Aug 8, 2007

Unheralded Giovani leads Barcelona squad past F. Marinos

YOKOHAMA — Japanese fans caught a glimpse of Barcelona's dazzling attacking triumvirate of Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto'o, but it was little-known Mexican Giovani who did what the crowd craved from the three superstars with a late second-half goal in a 1-0 friendly win over Yokohama F....

SOCCER

Jul 30, 2007

Osim admits mistakes after disappointing finish in Asian Cup

HANOI — Ivica Osim felt he had "dropped his trousers" for the second straight game as Japan's Asian Cup campaign ended with an embarrassing penalty shootout defeat to 10-man South Korea in Saturday's third-place playoff.

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