Terunofuji and promotion-chasing sekiwake trio open basho with wins
Neither of sumo's two ozeki, veteran Takakeisho or newcomer Kirishima, competed on the first day of the 15-day meet at Nagoya's Dolphins Arena due to ...
Neither of sumo's two ozeki, veteran Takakeisho or newcomer Kirishima, competed on the first day of the 15-day meet at Nagoya's Dolphins Arena due to ...
Hirotaka Yoshii, Keisei Tominaga, Josh Hawkinson and Yudai Nishida hit double figures for 36th-ranked Japan.
Grampus had a late goal ruled out for a tight offside call and settled for a point at Toyota Stadium.
Nippon Ham starter Naoyuki Uwasawa (6-6) was charged with three runs in 6⅔ innings, while Lotte closer Naoya Masuda picked up his league-leading 21st save.
The 24-year-old had the best round of the day in sunny but windy conditions, with nobody else in the field better than 2-under.
Japan took an early lead through Rikiya Matsuda's penalty but found itself chasing for the rest of the match.
The winger currently has 199 caps over a span of 17 years playing for her country and also won an Olympic gold medal in London ...