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Japanese men's national soccer coach Akira Nishino announces Japanese squad members for the World Cup Russia during a press conference in Tokyo Thursday, May 31, 2018.

Nishino names veteran-led Japan squad for World Cup

May 12, 2019 at 2:25 p.m.

Japan coach Akira Nishino is relying heavily on veteran players with previous World Cup experience in his 23-man squad for the tournament. Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa and Shinji Okazaki were...

Japan's goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima, in orange jersey, fails to save the ball, during a friendly soccer match between Japan and Ghana in Yokohama, Japan.

Ghana upend Japan in Nishino managerial debut

May 12, 2019 at 2:24 p.m.

Akira Nishino made his debut as Japan coach on Wednesday in a 2-0 loss to Ghana. In steady rain at Nissan Stadium, Thomas Partey gave Ghana a 1-0 lead in...

Former Barcelona player Andres Iniesta, right, holds his new uniform with Hiroshi Mikitani, left, owner of Vissel Kobe, during a press conference to join Japan's Vissel Kobe in Tokyo Thursday, May 24, 2018.

Iniesta joins Japanese club Vissel Kobe

December 14, 2018 at 8:28 a.m.

Andres Iniesta is, finally, a member of Japanese club Vissel Kobe. The former Barcelona great appeared at a packed news conference at a central Tokyo hotel on Thursday along with...

Irina Avvakumova, of the Olympic Athletes of Russia, reacts after the women's normal hill individual ski jumping competition on Feb. 13, 2018.

Michael Glasder, Kevin Bickner and Casey Larson fall short in normal hill ski jumping; German Andreas Wellinger wins gold

June 20, 2019 at 11:42 p.m.

The cold was biting. The wind was brutal. And for Andreas Wellinger, it added up to Olympic gold. The 22-year-old German won the men's normal hill title Saturday at the...

Would-be closer brings heat for Broncos

August 21, 2021 at 5:20 a.m.

He's pushing 35, an age when most NFL defensive backs are hitting Titleists, not tailbacks. But then, the Denver Broncos' John Lynch isn't like most NFL defensive backs. Lynch played...

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