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Japan soccer star 'King Kazu' to play on at the age of 58
Evergreen 58-year-old striker Kazuyoshi Miura is set to join a Japanese third-division team to begin his 41st season as a professional soccer player, local media reported Sunday. Miura, known as "King Kazu", will join Fukushima United on a year-long loan after spending last season with fourth-tier Atletico Suzuka. The signing… Read
White Sox add Murakami with $34 million, 2-year contract
The rebuilding Chicago White Sox added Munetaka Murakami to their lineup on Sunday, agreeing to a $34 million, two-year contract with the Japanese slugger. Murakami, who turns 26 on Feb. 2, joins a promising group of young hitters that also includes Colson Montgomery, Kyle Teel and Chase Meidroth. The White… Read
Aston Villa beats Man United 2-1 to seal 10th straight win
Morgan Rogers scored two brilliant solo goals to down Manchester United 2-1 and keep Aston Villa in the hunt for the Premier League title. The win at Villa Park on Sunday was a 10th straight victory in all competitions for Unai Emery's team, which is third in the standings and… Read
Japan forward Minamino stretchered off with knee injury in Monaco's French Cup game
Japan forward Takumi Minamino left the field on a stretcher after hurting his left knee playing for Monaco during a French Cup game at Auxerre on Sunday. The 30-year-old Minamino was expected to be a leading player for Japan at the World Cup next year. It was not immediately known… Read
Schwarz scores World Cup giant slalom victory with favored Marco Odermatt sixth
Yes, a Marco won the World Cup giant slalom Sunday. Just not the one expected at Alta Badia. Marco Schwarz was first on the classic Gran Risa course where Marco Odermatt, the dominant skier of his generation, had won five of the past six giant slaloms. Wearing start bib No.… Read
Sofia Goggia gets overdue World Cup win in super-G; Lindsey Vonn third
Lindsey Vonn heads to Aspen for the holidays happy with another good result Sunday, standing on the podium for a fourth time in five World Cup races to complete an impressive first act of her Olympic season at age 41. Vonn was third in a super-G won by Sofia Goggia,… Read
Bazball revolution falters for England in the Ashes, but it's not the end of the system
The architects of the Bazball revolution that England aimed to use to summit test cricket have conceded the preparation wasn't quite right for the Ashes. That's not to say the strategy will be shelved. After arriving on Australian shores with great expectations, coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes were… Read
Masters fields reaches 86 players with 13 from the world ranking
Ryan Gerard made his 10,000-mile trip worth the effort Sunday when he was runner-up at the Mauritius Open, good enough for him to join 13 other players who qualified for Masters invitations by finishing the year in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. That brings the field… Read
Dodgers to pay record $169 million luxury tax after winning 2nd straight World Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers will pay a record $169.4 million luxury tax after winning their second straight World Series title, raising their two-year tax bill to $272.4 million. The New York Mets have the second-highest tax assessment among the record-tying nine teams that pay at $91.6 million despite missing the… Read
Australia retains Ashes with 2 tests to spare after tense victory over England in Adelaide
Australia retained the Ashes with two matches to spare after paceman Mitchell Starc took three of the last four wickets to blunt England's defiant comeback Sunday in a tense fifth-day finish to the third cricket test. Australia started Day 5 needing four wickets to retain the Ashes, with England resuming… Read
