Ray Parks' Nagoya Diamond Dolphins cruised to a lopsided 94-68 victory over the Toyama Grouses to spoil Dwight Ramos' highly-awaited debut in the 2021 Japan B. League on Saturday at the Toyama City ... ( read original story ...)
Parks finally breaks B. League slump, schools debuting Ramos in rout
Ray Parks plays his best game yet in the Japan B. League as the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins overwhelm Dwight Ramos and the Toyama Grouses ... ( read original story ...)
B.League: Parks spoils Ramos debut as Nagoya routs struggling Toyama
Bobby Ray Parks' best game so far for the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins came at the expense of the debuting Dwight Ramos ... ( read original story ...)
Bryan Bagunas, Oita Miyoshi dispatch Osaka to open V. League campaign
Bryan Bagunas came through for Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler as they opened their 2021-22 Japan V. League Division 1 campaign with a hard-earned 25-19, 25-20, 21-25, 28-26 win over the Osaka Sakai Blazers ... ( read original story ...)
Shohei Ohtani’s mentor Hideki Kuriyama to step down as Fighters manager
Nippon Ham Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama, who orchestrated Shohei Ohtani's development as a two-way star, announced Saturday that he will step down at the end of the season. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo posts 66 new COVID-19 cases Saturday
Tokyo reported 66 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, down by 16 from the week before and holding below 100 for the eighth straight day, along with seven deaths. The latest seven-day average of new cases ... ( read original story ...)
3 reasons China in the 2020s could start slowing dramatically like Japan in the 1990s
China is dealing with high levels of debt, an ageing population, a hostile US, and even the potential for a financial crisis. Sound familiar? ( read original story ...)
Baseball: Shihei Ohtani’s mentor Kuriyama to step down as Fighters manager
Nippon Ham Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama, who orchestrated Shohei Ohtani's development as a two-way star, and won the most games ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 66 coronavirus cases
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday reported 66 new coronavirus cases, up nine from Friday and 16 down from last Saturday. The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo records 66 coronavirus infections on Oct. 16, 8th day in row under 100
The Japanese capital recorded 66 COVID-19 cases on Oct. 16, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced, the eighth day in a row it has seen ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Yip Pin Xiu earns $800k for Tokyo Paralympic golds as DBS doubles award payout
DBS Bank announced it will match the sponsorship of the Athletes Achievement Awards, with Yip Pin Xiu becoming the first beneficiary after her two-gold feat at the Tokyo Paralympics. ( read original story ...)
Marck Espejo, FC Tokyo fall to defending champion Suntory in five-set V.League thriller
Marck Espejo and his FC Tokyo team fell short against reigning champions Suntory Sunbirds after a 24-26, 22-25, 25-23, 25-21, 11-15 beating to open their 2021-2022 Japan V. League campaign on Saturday ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles opens up on putting ‘myself first’ at Tokyo Olympics
Earlier, Simone Biles wrote on Instagram, "This Olympics doesn’t erase the past accomplishments I’ve achieved nor does it define who I am as an athlete" ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama FC – Tokushima Vortis
Follow the Meiji Yasuda J1 League live Football match between Yokohama FC and Tokushima Vortis with Eurosport. The match starts at 09:00 on 16 October 2021. Who will come out on top in the battle of ... ( read original story ...)
Spain’s Paula Badosa moves into Indian Wells final, hopes to follow path paved by Osaka, Andreescu
The 23-year-old Spaniard hopes to follow in footsteps of Osaka and Andreescu as champions to burst on tennis scene after Indian Wells ... ( read original story ...)
Limited-time Tom and Jerry cafés are now open in Tokyo and Shinjuku to serve up cartoony cuisine
The American cartoon superstars serve up some limited-edition classic chow in two big Japanese cities. Who doesn’t love Tom and Jerry? The quintessential cat-and-mouse duo has been entertaining us ... ( read original story ...)