RSS Feed for Japan Today http://www.japantoday.com/feed Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:45:53 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/houlton-solid-matsunaka-homers-in-hawks-win-over-fighters D.J. Houlton pitched seven solid innings and Nobuhiko Matsunaka hit a two-run homer as the Softbank Hawks edged the Nippon Ham Fighters 3-2 to move… Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:35:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/federer-beats-roddick-in-wimbledon-final-for-record-15th-grand-slam A year ago, Roger Federer left Centre Court a broken man after losing an epic five-set final, his Wimbledon title ripped away and his aura… Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:57:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/struggling-japan-beaten-by-bulgaria-in-world-league Japan picked up its second win of the men's World League on Sunday with a hard-fought victory over Bulgaria in the second match of a… Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:24:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/10-man-kashima-holds-kawasaki-1-1 Ten-man Kashima Antlers underlined their champions pedigree to hold in-form Kawasaki Frontale to a 1-1 draw and retain their comfortable lead in the J-League standings… Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:59:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/smackdown-wwe-lands-with-a-thump-at-nippon-budokan If you think professional wrestling is all a sham, spare a thought for Mitsuharu Misawa, one of the legendary wearers of the “Tiger Mask,” who… Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:37:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/matsui-hits-12th-homer-in-yankees-win New York Yankees designated hitter Hideki Matsui hit a solo home run and went 2-for-4 in a 6-5, 12-inning win over the Toronto Blue Jays… Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:40:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/nishida-triumphs-at-grand-slam-rio Yuka Nishida clinched the gold medal in the women's 52-kilogram final at the Grand Slam Rio on Saturday. Nishida overpowered Frenchwoman Audrey La Rizza to… Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:24:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/ota-nails-3-peat-at-nationals Kazuomi Ota clinched his third consecutive men's over 105-kilogram title on the final day of the national weightlifting championships on Sunday. Ota lifted 170-kg in… Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:22:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/tokyo-tower-lit-up-in-5-colors-in-hopes-to-host-olympics Tokyo Tower was lit up in five colors Saturday night to demonstrate the Japanese capital's hopes to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. It was… Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:30:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/tamura-hits-go-ahead-two-run-homer-as-hawks-rally-over-fighters Hitoshi Tamura hit a go-ahead two-run homer and Hidenori Tanoue put the icing on the cake with a three-run drive as the Softbank Hawks beat… Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:55:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/takahara-leads-urawa-to-win-in-j-league Former Eintracht Frankfurt forward Naohiro Takahara scored twice Saturday to lead Urawa Reds to a 3-2 win over Montedio Yamagata in the J-League. Takahara headed… Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:58:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/fujin-comes-up-short-in-womens-wba-title-bid Raika Fujin failed in her bid to wrest the women's WBA female lightweight title away from champion Layla McCarter after losing a decision to the… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:23:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/record-breaking-hashida-wins-4th-straight-national-weightlifting-crown Mayu Hashida set three Japanese records in winning the women's 63-kilogram category on the second day of the national weightlifting championships on Saturday. Hashida lifted… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:18:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/kuroda-earns-3rd-win-as-dodgers-beat-padres Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Hiroki Kuroda worked 5-1/3 effective innings to pick up his third win of the season in a 6-3 victory over the… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:23:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/matsuzaka-off-to-florida-for-rehab Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka will head to Florida on Monday to begin a strengthening program for his ailing right shoulder. ''We're going to… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:23:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/asia-olympic-council-backs-tokyos-2016-bid The Olympic Council of Asia has endorsed the bid of Tokyo to host the Summer Games in 2016. "Asia will always support any city from… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:12:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/nakamura-gg-sato-lead-seibu-past-rakuten Takeya Nakamura hit his Japanese baseball-leading 26th homer and Takahiko G.G. Sato added a go-ahead double in a four-run eighth inning as the Seibu Lions… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:53:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/last-gasp-try-sees-fiji-edge-japan-40-39 Netani Talei scored a try in the dying seconds as Fiji edged Japan 40-39 on Friday in the last match in rugby's Pacific Nations Cup,… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:37:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/sugiyama-sa-lose-in-mixed-doubles-quarter-finals-at-wimbledon Japan's Ai Sugiyama and Brazilian partner Andre Sa lost to top seeds Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Leander Paes of India 6-3, 6-3 in the… Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:58:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/hamaguchi-set-for-comeback-at-poland-open Kyoko Hamaguchi is gearing for her return to competition at the Poland Open in August, the five-time women's world champion and Beijing Olympic bronze medalist… Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:11:00 +0100