Turn enough corners and you can end up back where you started; a place the Blues have found themselves since they last made the Super Rugby playoffs in 2011.To throw another tortured sports truism into the mix as we reflect on the…
Month: March 2019
After Ronaldo bruising in 2016, Toulouse’s Gen Shoji eyes stopping Kylian Mbappe
Japan defender Gen Shoji has already endured a bruising experience against one global superstar in Cristiano Ronaldo, but hopes that experience will work in his …
Japanese basketball granted host nation spots for Tokyo Olympics
Both Japan’s women’s and men’s basketball teams will compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games after the sport’s governing body decided Saturday to allocate them …
Steady Christophe Lemaire steers Almond Eye to victory at Dubai Turf
Jockey Christophe Lemaire steered Almond Eye to the horse’s first Grade 1 victory outside of Japan at the Dubai Turf on Saturday.The four-year-old filly came …
Junya Ito scores in Genk’s playoff opener against Anderlecht
Japanese forward Junya Ito scored for Belgian first-division side Genk in their 3-0 championship playoff win over Anderlecht at home on Saturday.Playing on the right …