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Tokyo education board to dispatch Olympians to schools as lecturers

Sports › Friday 09th January, 06:31 AM JST

TOKYO — The Tokyo board of education said Thursday it will dispatch former Japanese Olympians, including softball gold medalist Yukiko Ueno, and their coaches to schools in…

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Asashoryu set to make comeback

Sports › 05:19 AM JST - 9th January

TOKYO — Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu is set to make his return to the raised ring at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament kicking off in Tokyo…

Celtic's Nakamura sidelined with groin injury

Sports › 04:25 AM JST - 9th January

GLASGOW — Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura is set to miss Celtic's Scottish Cup match against Dundee on Saturday due to a groin injury. Nakamura was hurt in…

Honda considering 12 offers for Formula One team

Sports › 03:40 AM JST - 9th January

LONDON — Honda's Formula One executives are considering 12 offers for the team with its parent company in Japan, which pulled out of the sport amid the…

Major league outfielder Johnson to join BayStars

Sports › 03:01 AM JST - 9th January

YOKOHAMA — The Yokohama BayStars said Thursday they have acquired major league outfielder Dan Johnson on a one-year contract carrying a salary of $1.2 million. Johnson hit…

Nishikori knocked out of Brisbane International

Sports › 01:45 AM JST - 9th January

BRISBANE — Kei Nishikori bowed out of the Brisbane International after a straight-sets defeat to Paul-Henri Mathieu of France in the quarterfinals of the men's singles on…

Lotte makes Iguchi 3-year, Y600 mil offer

Sports › 07:19 AM JST - 8th January

NAGO — The Lotte Marines offered infielder Tadahito Iguchi a three-year deal worth a total of about 600 million yen after opening negotiations on Wednesday. Iguchi, who…

Gamba Osaka drawn into Group F for ACL

Sports › 04:56 AM JST - 8th January

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Defending champion Gamba Osaka will face FC Seoul, Shandong Luneng and Sriwijaya in the group stage of the next Asian Champions League. The 2009 tournament,…

Japanese team proposed for Tucson spring training

Sports › 04:49 AM JST - 8th January

TUCSON, Ariz — Tourism officials want to bring a Japanese club to play up to 15 spring training games in Tucson by 2010 to replace the Chicago White…

Uehara reportedly agrees on 2-year deal with Orioles

Sports › 03:00 AM JST - 8th January

NEW YORK — The Baltimore Orioles have agreed in principle on a two-year deal with Japanese right-hander Koji Uehara, the Baltimore Sun reported in its online edition Tuesday,…