Hanshin Walk-Off Win: Teru Sato’s Heroics Lead Tigers to Victory Over Giants
April 19, 2024 6:00 am Hanshin vs. Giants In the bottom of the 10th inning, Hanshin with no outs and the bases loaded, Teru Sato (left), who hit a walk-off hit to right field, gets splashed with water and I congratulate him (Photo by Takumi Kono) ◇18◇Koshien This is the first comeback win of the […]
Fueled by Young Rivals: Nozomi Tanaka Prepares for Paris Olympics with Strong Performance
◇13 ◇Kumamoto Egao Health Stadium ◇Women’s 800 meters and more Nozomi Tanaka (24, New Balance), who placed eighth in the 5000 meters at last summer’s world championships, will use her first clash with two rising stars as fuel for the Paris Olympics. Competing in two events, she placed 2nd overall in both the 800 meters […]
Tanaka and Drury Shine at Kanakuri Memorial Invitational Track Meet
◇13 ◇Egao Health Stadium, Kumamoto ◇Women’s 1500 m 2 groups (time trial final) Nozomi Tanaka (24, New Balance), who placed 8th in the women’s 5,000 meters at the 2023 World Championships, recorded a time of 4:07.98 in the second 1,500-meter race, placing 2nd in her group and 2nd overall. Eiri Drury (16, sophomore at Tsuyama […]
The Rise of Luis Neri: Challenging the Unified Champion Naoya Inoue
Luis Neri (29, Mexico), a former two-division professional boxing champion and No. 1 WBC world class, will challenge Naoya Inoue (31, Ohashi), the unified champion of the four super bantamweight groups, at the Tokyo Dome on May 6 Response to media interviews. In an interview with American media Boxing Scene on the 9th (10am Japan […]
Kazuki Kameda’s TKO Victory: A Road to Three Weight class Crown
Kazuki Kameda vs. Kevin Villanueva Kazu Kameda (right) wins and is declared the winner (Photo by Kenta Tao) ◇March 31◇Nagoya International Conference Center Kazuki Kameda (32 = TMK), a former two-division champion and #5 ranked IBF featherweight world, started it all over again with a TKO victory at the end of the 5th round. His […]
Takasaki Health and Welfare University Takasaki Claims Victory in Senbatsu High School Baseball Final
Hotoku Gakuen vs. Takasaki Health and Welfare University Takasaki Hotoku Gakuen starting pitcher Konomaru (Photo by Mitsuru Maeda) ◇31st◇Finals Takasaki Health and Welfare University Takasaki (Gunma) won its first Koshien championship in the spring and summer. In the Senbatsu final against Hotoku Gakuen (Hyogo), they were ahead by two runs in the first inning, but […]
Kazuki Kameda Makes Triumphant Return with TKO Victory at 3150FIGHT vol.8
◇March 31◇Nagoya International Conference Center Kazuki Kameda (32 = TMK), a former two-division champion and #5 ranked IBF featherweight world, started it all over again with a TKO victory at the end of the 5th round. His original opponent was Lerato Dlamini (29, South Africa), runner-up in his IBF class, who he lost 1-2 in […]
Osaka Toin Manager Koichi Nishitani Makes Koshien History With Most Wins: A Journey of Triumph and Tears
Osaka Toin manager Koichi Nishitani (54) equaled former Chiben Wakayama manager Hitoshi Takashima (77) for the most wins in Koshien history with 68. In the first round in the summer of 2005, they accumulated victories from their first victory in Koshien against Kasukabe Kyoei (Saitama), and today they achieved a comfortable victory against Hokkai (Hokkaido), […]
RISE 3.17 Tokyo Event Recap: Knockouts, Upsets, and Controversy
[RISE]Hiroshi Nakamura loses by third-round knockout to Yuki Yoza: “Maybe I should go to China for financial training” “But if it’s a fight, I’ll lose” – Martial Arts Nikkan Sports Kodai Kaneko completed his revenge against Masahiko Suzuki by knocking him down twice. The three consecutive strikes that knocked him out were: “The first strike […]
Analysis of Chunichi vs. Hanshin Spring Training Game: A Look at the Batting Lineups
March 17, 2024 6:00 Chunichi vs. Hanshin Top of the 4th inning, Manager Okada on the bench (Photo by Koichi Morimoto) ◇16◇Vantelin Dome Although it was an open game, 30,510 people attended the Vantelin Dome. The atmosphere was similar to that of an official match, but from the Hanshin team’s point of view it seems […]
