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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 25, 2019
Lions repeat as Pacific League champions
The Seibu Lions lost their best pitcher and one of their best hitters off last year's Pacific League title winner.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 20, 2019
Mavericks sign free agent Yudai Baba to contract
As expected, the Dallas Mavericks finalized a contract with Yudai Baba on Thursday, signing the 23-year-old free agent to a contract in the run-up to the team's 2019-20 preseason training camp.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 18, 2019
Antlers fall on away goals in Asian Champions League quarterfinals
Defending champions Kashima Antlers exited the Asian Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday with a 1-1 home draw against China's Guangzhou Evergrande.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Sep 18, 2019
Thai star drives J. League's popularity abroad
After seven years of hard work, the J. League's vaunted "Asian Strategy" has resulted in some significant successes.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 17, 2019
Urawa Reds move past Shanghai SIPG into ACL semis on away goals
Urawa Reds advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Champions League on away goals Tuesday after their quarterfinal tie with Shanghai SIPG ended in a 3-3 aggregate draw.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 12, 2019
Arsene Wenger says Man United not mature enough to contend for Premier League title
Manchester United's current squad lacks the maturity required to mount a serious challenge for the Premier League title, although Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's players have potential, former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said.
SOCCER
Sep 12, 2019
Top European clubs concentrate transfer spending on young players
The clubs involved in this season's Champions League and Europa League group stages invested more than half of their transfer spending in the last window on players age 24 and under, a report by European soccer body UEFA said on Thursday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 12, 2019
Flyhalf Bernard Foley to join Kubota Spears after Rugby World Cup
Australia flyhalf Bernard Foley will join the Top League's Kubota Spears after the Rugby World Cup, the club announced on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 12, 2019
Akita, Shimane are model local teams
Japan's pro basketball landscape completely changed during the bj-league's 11 seasons of operations. From six franchises in its inaugural 2005-06 season to 24 in the final year, new teams sprouted up every year throughout the nation.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 5, 2019
Former Toyota Verblitz player Ryota Kabashima pleads guilty to cocaine possession
Former Toyota Verblitz flyhalf Ryota Kabashima pleaded guilty on Thursday to possessing cocaine in his first court appearance in the case.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 2, 2019
Mallorca's Takefusa Kubo has uneventful debut in loss against Valencia
Young playmaker Takefusa Kubo made his debut for Mallorca in the Spanish first division in an anticlimactic 2-0 loss at Valencia on Sunday
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 31, 2019
Man City signee Ryotaro Meshino loaned to Scottish club Heart of Midlothian
Forward Ryotaro Meshino signed on Friday a season-long loan deal with Scottish club Heart of Midlothian from Premier League side Manchester City, which he joined earlier this month.
Rugby
Aug 30, 2019
Top League season to begin on Jan. 12
The Japan Rugby Top League's first season after Japan hosts this year's Rugby World Cup will begin on Jan. 12, the league announced Friday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 29, 2019
Antlers leave Guangzhou with scoreless draw
The Kashima Antlers kicked off their Asian Champions League quarterfinal tie with a 0-0 draw in hot and humid conditions against Guangzhou Evergrande on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2019
Italy inches closer to new government amid party haggling
Tense talks aimed at forming a new Italian government inched forward on Wednesday as two major political parties, struggling to bury years of hostility and avoid snap elections, agreed to re-install Giuseppe Conte as prime minister.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Aug 28, 2019
Fernando Torres retires with positive J. League legacy
After a night of pomp and circumstance, Fernando Torres' professional career came to a close on Friday as he played his last game wearing the neon blue and pink of Sagan Tosu.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 27, 2019
Italy close to coalition deal as ex-PM meets party chiefs in bid to avert polls and rise of Matteo Salvini
A deal on forming a government in Italy between the 5-Star Movement and the opposition Democratic Party (PD) looked close on Monday after the PD indicated it had dropped a veto on Giuseppe Conte serving another term as prime minister.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 19, 2019
Italy's 5-Star says Matteo Salvini is no longer a credible partner
Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement said Sunday that Matteo Salvini, leader of the far-right League, was no longer a credible partner, apparently closing the door on any possibility of resurrecting the ruling coalition.
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 14, 2019
Gotoku Sakai to join Vissel
Following more than 200 games in the German first and second divisions, former Japan defender Gotoku Sakai will return to the J. League with Vissel Kobe, the club said Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 10, 2019
Gamba's Ryotaro Meshino to join Manchester City
Gamba Osaka forward Ryotaro Meshino's transfer to English Premier League club Manchester City is ready to go through, the J. League first-division club said Friday.

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