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SOCCER / World cup
Jun 15, 2022
Costa Rica books place at 2022 World Cup finals after playoff win
Costa Rica qualified for a sixth World Cup in total and will compete in Group E at the finals against Germany, Japan and Spain.
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Jun 15, 2022
Avalanche look to crush Lightning's dreams of Stanley Cup three-peat
Colorado, the oddsmakers' favorite, will need to be at its best to get past Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy when the series kicks off in Denver on Wednesday.
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SOCCER
Jun 15, 2022
Japan handed World Cup wakeup call in loss to Tunisia
The Samurai Blue, 23rd in the FIFA rankings, wasted several first-half chances before conceding twice from defensive errors by captain Maya Yoshida against the 35th-ranked North Africans.
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SOCCER
Jun 13, 2022
FIFA confident about semi-automated VAR for World Cup
The body that regulates the sport's rules has ratified, as expected, the use of five substitutes into the Laws of the Game.
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Jun 12, 2022
Lightning clip Rangers to advance to Stanley Cup Final
The Lightning, who have won seven consecutive home games, are the first team to reach the Cup Final in three consecutive seasons since the Edmonton Oilers in 1983-85.
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SOCCER / From the Spot
Jun 7, 2022
Spirited defense against Brazil offers Japan hope for success in Qatar
Monday's narrow loss showed the Samurai Blue's back line can endure against some of the world's best players, even if the team is still looking for a reliable attacking spark.
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SOCCER
Jun 6, 2022
Brazil narrowly beats Japan through late Neymar penalty
The Samurai Blue held out until the 77th minute, when the Paris Saint-Germain star stutter-stepped his way to the penalty spot before chipping the ball past Japan keeper Shuichi Gonda.
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May 31, 2022
Chris Kreider scores twice as Rangers eliminate Hurricanes in Game 7
The Rangers, who are 5-0 in elimination games this postseason, will face the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference finals.
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May 30, 2022
Rimu Nakamura wins BMX Freestyle Park World Cup event
Rimu Nakamura won the men's park title at the UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup season opener in Montpellier, France, on Sunday.
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SOCCER
May 29, 2022
Rising Samurai Blue star Kaoru Mitoma targets World Cup starting spot
The 25-year-old winger scored twice against the Socceroos after coming off the bench late at Sydney's Stadium Australia, staking his claim to a bigger role for the national team.
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May 20, 2022
Stuttgart's Hiroki Ito gets first call-up as Japan reveals squad for upcoming matches
New Europa League winner Daichi Kamada of Eintracht Frankfurt gets a recall alongside AZ Alkmaar defender Yukinari Sugawara and Sanfrecce Hiroshima goalkeeper Keisuke Osako.
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SPORTS
May 20, 2022
Yoshimi Yamashita among first women chosen as referees for men's World Cup
The 36-year-old Yamashita officiated at the 2019 Women's World Cup and at last year's Tokyo Olympics.
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SOCCER
May 18, 2022
Japan 'sounded out' about hosting 2023 Asian Cup
Japan has the stadium infrastructure in place to stage the event in June and July of 2023, having recently hosted rugby's global showpiece in 2019 and last year's Olympic soccer tournament.
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May 18, 2022
Japan captain Yoshida seeks to exorcise 'ghosts' and reach last eight
Japan will face a challenging World Cup group in Qatar, but the Sampdoria defender is eager to write history and send his country into the quarterfinals for the first time.
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May 17, 2022
Chinese soccer in a tailspin after 10-year shift from boom to bust
The decision to relinquish the rights to next year's Asian Cup finals, which was made by China last weekend citing COVID-19 uncertainties, has left Chinese soccer facing an uncertain future.
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Rugby
May 17, 2022
Wallabies get boost as scrumhalf Nic White spurns Japan
The livewire halfback has been first choice in the No. 9 shirt since Dave Rennie took over as Australia coach and should win his 50th cap in the July test series against England.
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May 15, 2022
China gives up 2023 Asian Cup hosting rights
The event, which is played every four years and features 24 national teams from across the continent, was due to be held in 10 Chinese cities from June 16 to July 16 next year.
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Rugby
May 13, 2022
Japan's 2015 Rugby World Cup prop Kensuke Hatakeyama retires
Former Japan prop Kensuke Hatakeyama, part of the famous Brave Blossoms side that beat South Africa at the 2015 World Cup in England, announced his retirement on Friday.
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SOCCER / World cup
May 7, 2022
Qatar's World Cup gamble not guaranteed to pay off
Analysts and academics are not convinced that the big spending from its gas revenues will mean Qatar can achieve its economic dream once the World Cup ends.
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May 1, 2022
Lightning enter playoffs seeking rare Stanley Cup three-peat
Two Florida teams will be aiming to lift the fabled Stanley Cup at the end of the grueling playoff tournament, while three Canadian teams are hoping to end that country's 29-year drought.

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