Web Magazine about Japan Sports
Web Magazine about Japan Sports
There was the Men’s Rugby sevens match of Japan vs France in Rio Olympics at Deodoro Stadium, on August 10. This was the quarterfinals match. In group stage, Japan won New Zealand All Blacks and Kenya, so was the 2-position in group C. France won Spain and Australia, so was the 2-position in group B. In the 3rd minute of …
On August 9, there was the Men’s Rugby sevens match of Japan vs New Zealand in Rio Olympics at Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro. In Japan team, Akihito Yamada who’s the star player of Japan national rugby union was not the last member with injury, but Sonny Bill Williams was the starting lineups in All Blacks. In the 3rd …
There was the game of Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons at Nagoya Dome, on August 9. Tetsuto Yamada of Swallows entered the batting order as 3rd hitter. In the top of the 1st inning, Yamada ground out to third. He was a second baseman, took up defensive positions in the bottom of inning. But he complained of heavy …
There was the game of Miami Marlins vs Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, August 7. Starting pitcher was Adam Conley of Marlins and Jonathan Gray of Rockies. On this day, Alex Rodriguez of New York Yankees announced his retirement but Ichiro Suzuki of Marlins entered the batting order as 6th hitter. In the top of the 7th inning, Ichiro got …
“Meiji Cup” of Japan LPGA tournament held until August 5 to August 7, at Sapporo International Country Club in Hokkaido. In this tournament, Bo-Mee Lee rounded score of 69 on 1st day and 67 on 2nd day. She became the tournament leader together with Ai Suzuki. The last day, Lee played the stats of 70 so her score …
There was the game of Yokohama Dena Baystars vs Chunichi Dragons at Yokohama Stadium, in August 5. Starting pitcher was Kenta Ishida of Baystars and Raul Valdes of Dragons. In the top of the 1st inning, Masahiro Araki of Dragons hit a double from Ishida, Dragons was the first to score. But in the bottom of the 6th inning, Takayuki Kajitani …
Football of Rio Olympic games began, there was the match of Japan vs Nigeria at Arena da Amazonia in Manaus, on August 4. Before the match, Nigeria national team had been practicing in Atlanta, United states of america. Because they got the gold medal in 1996 Atlanta Olympics, so practiced in there for good luck. In addition, the reason that …
On August 3, Cerezo Osaka of J-League announced that Yoichiro Kakitani had surgery and Complete recovery is three months. Kakitani injured in the match of June 8, and had diagnosed with ligament damage in his right foot. Kakitani is 26-year-old and can play in the position of midfielder and forward. When first grader in high school, he became a professional player in Cerezo on …
FC Metz of Ligue 1 announced that contract with Eiji Kawashima, August 1. The contract period is 1-year. He is the goalkeeper of Japan national team, and played in Dundee United FC of Scottish Premiership, 2015-2016 season. According to the news report in Japan, There was a rumor that Panathinaikos F.C. of Superleague Greece are considering the contract of Kawashima in this …