Japanese native Sugimoto makes great strides with Ontario Blue Jays
Ontario Blue Jays pitcher Kansai Sugimoto is hoping to make a name for himself in baseball after making the move from Japan to Canada.
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Hyndman, Desjardins and Moreau seek better results after tough time trial
Canada’s H3 handcycling team seeks to rebound after underwhelming finishes in the time trial event at Tokyo. Alex Hyndman, Joey Desjardins, and Charles Moreau rounded out the three Canucks who participated in a 16-rider…
A date with the host nation ahead for women’s sitting volleyball team
The Canadian women’s sitting volleyball team gears up to take on Japan in their final match of the preliminaries on Sept. 1. at 8:30 p.m. JST, 7:30 a.m. EST.
Tokyo 2020: Fear of heat moves Olympic marathon to Sapporo
The International Olympic Committee concluded Wednesday that the marathon and racing walking events will be held in Sapporo, Japan instead of Tokyo at the upcoming Olympic Games. In Sapporo, the temperatures are five to six…
Canada plays complete game in wheelchair basketball win over Japan
Patrick Anderson led the way with 34 points as Team Canada defeated Team Japan 76-55 in international friendly wheelchair basketball on Thursday night at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.
Tweet tweet: a little birdie told me
Where do you get your news from? It’s a simple question with a simple answer. Perhaps you read a daily newspaper. Maybe you watch the evening news every night at six. You might even listen to an all-news radio station on the way to work.
Now here’s the follow-up question: in five years, where will you be getting your news from? Will you still be reading that daily newspaper? You might be…for the crossword.
Paraguay advance to first-ever quarters after shootout win
Paraguay made it through to the quarterfinals for the first time in history as they hit all five penalty kicks in the shootout to defeat Japan. With Paraguay up 3-2 in the penalty shootouts, Yuichi…
Honda motor’s Japan past Denmark 3-1
Keisuke Honda revved up the throng of blue-clad supporters in Rustenburg on Thursday as Japan punched its ticket to the Round of 16 with a 3-1 victory over Denmark. Honda, Yasuhito Endo and Shinji Okazaki…
Netherlands earns second win, defeats Japan 1-0
Midfielder Wesley Sneijder scored to lead the Netherlands to a 1-0 win over Japan and the second win in as many games for the Oranje. The win, combined with Denmark’s 2-1 victory over Cameroon earned…
Japan shock Cameroon with 1-0 win
Keisuke Honda’s goal in the 39th minute was all Japan needed to beat Cameroon in early morning World Cup action. After six unsuccessful efforts (0-5-1), Japan finally got a win on foreign soil which puts…