Japan Under-19 coach Uchiyama to stay in charge for U-20 World Cup

The Japan Football Association’s executive committee confirmed Tuesday that Japan Under-19 coach Atsushi Uchiyama will remain in charge through next year’s Under-20 World Cup in South Korea. Uchiyama guided Japan to the U-19 Asian Championship title with a 5-3 penalty shootout win over Saudi Arabia following a 0-0 after extra time in Sunday’s final in […]

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Yoshida undecided on future plans for competition

Three-time Olympic women’s freestyle champion Saori Yoshida suggested Tuesday that she may not take part at the wrestling world championships in Paris next August. “I have given it no thought at all,” said Yoshida, who has won the world title at 53 kg (formerly 55 kg) 13 times in succession since making her debut at […]

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Minimumweight champ Kuroki to face Ando in title defense

Women’s WBC minimumweight champion Yuko Kuroki will make her fifth title defense in Fukuoka next month, her gym said Tuesday. Kuroki, 25, will take on compatriot Mari Ando at Fukuoka Kyuden Kinen Gymnasium on Dec. 18 and says she is targeting a knockout. “I want to win with a good performance. I’ll aim for a […]

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Bony powers Stoke past Swansea

Cote d’Ivoire striker Wilfried Bony ended a 10-month goal drought with a brace against former club Swansea City as Stoke City’s revival continued with a 3-1 win in Monday’s Premier League clash. Both goals for the 27-year-old Manchester City loanee were set up by another former Swansea favorite, Joe Allen, with Alfie Mawson also putting […]

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Slow start to season nothing new for Hanyu

Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu has made a habit of starting slowly during the Grand Prix season in recent years. But as the old axiom in sports goes: “It’s not how you start. It’s how you finish.” Such was the case at Skate Canada on Saturday, when Hanyu roared back from a weak fourth-place showing in […]

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New-look Bulls thrash Nets to stay unbeaten

Dwyane Wade left his defender in the dust with a vintage crossover that brought players on the Chicago bench and fans behind them to their feet. “He’s still got some ‘ahh’ in his bag,” teammate Jimmy Butler said. “Very impressive.” So are the new-look Bulls. Butler scored 22 points, Wade had 12 in the first […]

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Ex-Fighters skipper Hillman ready for Korea challenge

It has been a hectic two weeks, to say the least, for Trey Hillman. One minute, Hillman, who guided the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to a Japan Series title in 2006, was preparing to return for his third year as bench coach for the Houston Astros. The next, he and his wife were hosting officials […]

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