CYCLING/ Olympian hopes to keep devastated hometown in the news
Track cyclist Kazunari Watanabe is hoping his upcoming appearance in the London Olympics will help keep the media spotlight on his hometown, which was evacuated after last year’s nuclear disaster.
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SOCCER/ Japan’s Kashiwa into last 16 of ACL
NAGOYA--Japan's Kashiwa Reysol eliminated 2011 runner-up Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2-0 to reach the last 16 of the Asian Champions League on May 15.
GYMNASTICS/ Coach guides son, athletes in bid for...
Hiroyuki Kato was ecstatic when his eldest son, Ryohei, was chosen to represent Japan at the London Olympics over the Golden Week holidays.
Japan's Judo team for the London Olympics (The Asahi Shimbun)
JUDO/ Japan pins judo hopes on young blood
Japanese judo has been in a state of decline in recent years but the country is pinning its hopes on an infusion of new blood at the London Olympics.
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OLYMPICS/ Rising sun brightens Olympic gymnastics...
Sekiwake Toyonoshima, right, topples maegashira No. 4 Tochiozan on Day 11 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 16. (Kazuo Yamamoto)
SUMO/ Kisenosato rolls in rematch over Kakuryu to...
Ozeki Kisenosato came within a hair of losing at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 16 but came back in a rematch to stay on top with a two-win buffer and only four days left to go.
SUMO/ Kisenosato takes charge after dispatching...
SUMO/ Kisenosato beats Kotoshogiku on Day 9 while...
SUMO/ Three ozeki share lead on Day 8 while Hakuho...
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish delivers to the Los Angeles Angels on May 11 in Arlington, Texas. Darvish returned after a nearly two hour rain delay to continue in the game. (AP Photo)
MLB/ Rangers ride out storm to pour more misery on...
Free-swinging Josh Hamilton provided the fireworks and pitcher Yu Darvish lit up the mound on a stormy evening in Texas as the Rangers thumped the Anaheim Angels 10-3 on May 12.
NPB/ Penny the latest big name to disappoint in...
MLB/ Dice-K pitches 4 2-3 scoreless in 3rd rehab...
MLB/ Indians hand Rangers' Darvish first loss
Dortmund's Shinji Kagawa of Japan, center left, celebrates after winning the German soccer cup final in Berlin on May 12. (AP Photo)
SOCCER/ Dortmund thrash Bayern in Cup final to win...
BERLIN -- Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund further challenged Bayern Munich's hold over German football on May 12 by crushing their rivals 5-2 with a treble by Poland's Robert Lewandowski to lift the German Cup and land...
SOCCER/ Japan want European 18 for Azerbaijan test
SOCCER/ Player hopes to close gap in skills at...
SOCCER/ Dortmund's Kagawa to decide on future after ...