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Sumo

Most great YOKOZUNA Chiyonofuji dies age 61

On july 31, Sumo stable master Kokonoe died at the hospital in Tokyo. He was 61 year old, the cause of death was pancreatic cancer. His sumo wrestler’s stage name was Chiyonofuji, and he was the greatest Yokozuna. Chiyonofuji was born at Hokkaido in 1955. Because his parents was a fisherman, so he was helped fishery in childfood. He trained …

Baseball

Yoshitomo Tsutsugo got 16 home run in July alone

There was the game of Yokohama Dena Baystars vs Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium, July 31. Starting pitcher was Shota Imanaga of Baystars and Akitake Okada of Carp. Until yesterday, Yoshitomo Tsutsugo got 16 home run in July alone. But in this game, he can’t got the home run. After all he had 16 home runs in July …

Baseball

Orioles contract Logan Ondrusek, but he made trouble in Japan

On july 29, Baltimore Orioles announced that contract with Logan Ondrusek. He is the reliever, previously he was a member of Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Japan proffesional baseball. Ondrusek is 31 years old, and was nominated to 13th place from Cincinnati Reds in 2005’s draft. He threw at first in MLB on April 5, 2010. He played in 60 games on …

Football (soccer)

Besart Abdurahimi, Fabricio, & Moestafa El Kabir go J-League

In this summer, Some international football players contracted with the club of J-League. First, Besart Abdurahimi was transfer of loan deal to Cerezo Osaka, from Sporting Lokeren of Jupiler Pro League Belgium. Abdurahimi is 25 year old and born in Croatia. He convened in Macedonia national team, and played in 12 match. Abdurahimi is an excellent technician, so he is expected that take the point as Forward. His contract was …

Rugby

Ayumu Goromaru opened coaching clinic for children

On July 25, Ayumu Goromaru of RC Toulon opened Rugby clinic for 200 children of the primary school in Japan. This event was opened at the Nissan Stadium in Yokohama that is carried out of the final, 2019 Rugby World Cup. He played Tag rugby with children, and showed the goal kick. Goromaru has injured the shoulder in the …

Baseball

Does Christian Yelich attend 2017 WBC in Japanese team?

According to the news report in Japan, Christian Yelich of Miami Marlins wants to participate in the Japan national baseball team, on 2017 World Baseball Classic. His grandmother is Japanese, so there is a possibility to enter the Japan national team. It seems that Donald Mattingly of Marlins’s manager also admits that Yelich participate in Japan team. It would really be achieved? Eligible …

Sumo

Yokozuna Harumafuji got 8th victory at Nagoya

On the 15th day that the Sumo tournament at Nagoya, there was the match of Hakuho vs Harumafuji, July 24. This is a matchup between Yokozuna, but Harumafuji beat Hakuho by “Yorikiri” that mean “forcing out”. So Harumafuji was 13 wins and 2 losses, won the Sumo tournament at Nagoya. Harumafuji won 8th time in tournament, and won for 3rd time …