Japan’s on-loan Arsenal striker Takuma Asano scored his second goal for German second tier team Stuttgart in a 3-1 home win over Nuremburg on Monday. The 22-year-old speedster, who started in left midfield, broke clear and unselfishly cut back for Simon Terodde to tap home after three minutes, before Terodde got his second in the […]
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The Japan Volleyball League Organization said Tuesday it will extend the deadline until the end of the year for teams to nominate to join the new Super League. The JVLO said on Sept. 20 the plan for the professional league — scheduled to start in the fall of 2018 — will go ahead if six […]
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Right-hander Randy Messenger re-signed with the Hanshin Tigers on a new two-year deal worth ¥350 million ($3.1 million) a year, while closer Marcos Mateo also renewed his contract for a year, the Central League club announced Tuesday. The 35-year-old Messenger, who will enter his eighth season with the Tigers next year, vowed to fight for […]
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Joe Root’s determination and Haseem Hameed’s grit were not enough for England as India won the third test by eight wickets inside four days to go 2-0 up in the five-match series on Tuesday. Playing his first test in eight years, Parthiv Patel smashed an unbeaten 67 off 54 balls and the hosts chased down […]
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Urawa Reds moved a step closer to winning their first J. League title in a decade after beating Kashima Antlers 1-0 in the first leg of the championship final on Tuesday. Yuki Abe scored a 57th-minute penalty at Kashima Stadium after Daigo Nishi had fouled Shinzo Koroki in the box to give Urawa, which finished […]
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The football world is in mourning after a charter plane carrying Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense to the biggest game in its history crashed in the Colombian mountains after an electrical fault, killing 75 people on board, authorities said on Tuesday. Colombia’s worst air disaster in two decades killed all but three players on the up-and-coming […]
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