A fresh market finds its feet
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-04-26 10:36:32 -0700 | sports-news
Novice Chinese skiers test themselves at Yabuli ski resort near Harbin. Photo: Alamy China is about to carve out a new tourist trail, Rachael Oakes-Ash discovers, by investing heavily in snow. Cashed-up Chinese middle-class and new-world millionaires are flocking to...
Sato credits AJ Foyt Racing for 1st IndyCar win
Source: Ledger-Enquirer
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-04-26 13:28:06 -0700 | sports-news
Takuma Sato says joining AJ Foyt Racing put him in position to become the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race. Sato returned to Japan on Friday to speak about his historic win last Sunday in the Grand Prix...
Restaurant Review: Union Bar in Cliffside Park
Source: Montclair Times
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-04-25 23:26:00 -0700 | sports-news
First (and most notably), it actually has a bar in this land of BYOs. But second, Union Bar's stylish decor with pressed-tin walls and a prominent Dale Chihuly-esque chandelier means there's plenty to look at while you're eating. Union Bar's...
Golf-Merion U.S. Open attracts highest ever entry total
Source: Turks and Caicos Free Press
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-04-25 11:42:32 -0700 | sports-news
The number of applicants for the June 13-16 tournament eclipsed the previous best of 9,086 for the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York. "The fact that we have a record number of entries, from across the...
Manchester United agree yet another sponsorship deal
Source: The independent
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-04-25 06:45:08 -0700 | sports-news
Manchester United's drive to seek all possible forms of revenue shows no signs of abating after the club announced that they have agreed a two-year deal with Japanese company gloops. The deal sees the social gaming company become the club's...
Mariners hope to party into next week
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-04-25 03:39:41 -0700 | sports-news
The stop-start celebrations of A-League champions Central Coast are set to continue into next week if they pull off a third piece of club history. The Mariners returned to Australia on Thursday morning after following up Sunday's maiden A-League grand...
NRL: Vatuvei still on Warriors' wishlist
Source: New Zealand Herald
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-04-24 10:53:22 -0700 | sports-news
The Warriors are on the verge of re-signing Manu Vatuvei, raising the possibility that the giant winger will be a one-club player. The 27-year-old has had a wretched run with injuries this season and will miss tonight's game against the...
Aussie veteran dies on eve of Anzac Day
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-04-24 08:18:31 -0700 | sports-news
Joe Da Roza was an operative in the `Z' Special Unit and parachuted behind Japanese lines on the island of Borneo in 1945 to recruit and train native fighters to disrupt Japanese operations. Following the war, he was the local...
A prisoner's anguish
Source: The Age
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-04-24 07:39:41 -0700 | sports-news
As a prisoner of war on the Burma railway, Fred Smith learnt it was folly to think too much of home, even though your mind often strayed there. ''You couldn't dwell too much on home. Back home was just a...
Japanese star Kensuke Tanaka trying to shine with Fresno Grizzlies
Source: The Fresno Bee
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-04-24 00:26:16 -0700 | sports-news
12 AM Text Size: tool goes here In Japan, Kensuke Tanaka is a baseball star. He was a three-time Mitsui Golden Glove winner and last season was one of the Best Nine, an honor given to the top overall players...
Craig to say 'sayonara' for now
Source: The Courier-Mail
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-04-23 23:32:13 -0700 | sports-news
Craig Williams will again ride in Japan this year with the champion hoop to start a two-month stint on Monday. Williams said he was excited to accept a two-month contract with owner Katsumi Yoshida and host trainer Yasutoshi Ikee and...
Former AB Mark Robinson joins NZRU board
Source: New Zealand Infotech Weekly
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-04-24 10:53:22 -0700 | sports-news
Former All Black Mark Robinson has been elected to the New Zealand Rugby Union's board. Robinson, a former chief executive of the Taranaki Rugby Union, is the new representative for the central zone, taking over from ex-All Blacks captain Graham...
Keeping Score: Mets Pitcher Harvey Already Has a Historically Strong Start
Source: International Herald Tribune
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-04-23 17:38:06 -0700 | sports-news
Yankees The answer, given baseball's history, is that being excited is risky but, in Harvey's case, may be perfectly appropriate. Harvey, a second-year starter, may not be quite up to the gold standard for a season's beginning, set by Fernando...
Seattle Mariners (8-13) at Houston Astros (5-14), 8:10 p.m. (ET)
Source: Ledger-Enquirer
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-04-23 08:06:32 -0700 | sports-news
The Sports Network Hisashi Iwakuma will try to keep the lowly Houston Astros reeling as he takes the ball for the Seattle Mariners in the middle contest of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park. The Mariners' offense finally came...
Knicks' Pablo Prigioni Likely to Return in Game 2 Against Celtics
Source: International Herald Tribune
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-04-22 22:50:59 -0700 | sports-news
Liberty Prigioni missed Saturday's series opener after spraining his right ankle in the Knicks' regular-season finale. The Knicks hardly seemed to miss him, taking an 85-78 victory at Madison Square Garden. Prigioni practiced with the team Monday and was listed...
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