# Yokohama

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2022

# like a fine wine

World's oldest footballer 'King Kazu' signs for new club aged 54

Ex-Japan international Kazuyoshi Miura extended his decades-long playing career on Tuesday.

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Jan 12th 2022, 8:55 AM

All time

# Hope

'In South Africa, pressure is having a close relative who is murdered' - Erasmus

Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus explains how his team embraced any pressure at the World Cup.

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Nov 2nd 2019, 4:28 PM

# Preview

Eddie Jones' England have qualities to secure World Cup against Boks

Rassie Erasmus’ South Africans will back themselves to match the English power in Yokohama.

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Nov 2nd 2019, 12:57 AM

# marching on

'I'm not 100% sure a World Cup is going to be won by a very expansive game plan'

Rassie Erasmus’ Springboks ground their way into a World Cup final against England.

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Oct 27th 2019, 12:45 PM

# slugfest

Gatland's Wales and Rassie's Boks to battle for final spot against England

The second semi-final in Yokohama promises to be a brutally physical affair.

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Oct 27th 2019, 1:15 AM

# CONFIRMED

Game ON! Scotland's clash with Japan given the go-ahead in Yokohama

We have a game.

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Oct 13th 2019, 7:00 AM

# Up and Running

Schmidt's Ireland dominant as they lay down World Cup marker against Scots

A bonus-point win in front of the Green Army was the perfect start in Japan.

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Sep 22nd 2019, 10:51 AM

# On the Move

Schmidt's Ireland 'simmering up' for blockbuster weekend in Yokohama

The All Blacks and Springboks will whet the appetite even further on Saturday.

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Sep 18th 2019, 8:00 AM

# like a fine wine

The world's oldest footballer set for 34th season as a pro

Evergreen Japanese great Kazuyoshi Miura is showing no signs of slowing down.

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Jan 11th 2019, 1:35 PM

# crawl before you walk

600 babies just set a world record for crawling

You have to foster a competitive instinct early after all…

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Nov 24th 2015, 6:10 AM

# rwc 2019

Japan green lit for fresh Rugby World Cup schedule

Yokohama will now host a second World Cup final after it was the scene of Brazil’s 2002 triumph.

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Sep 28th 2015, 12:20 PM

# class is permanent

48 year-old Japanese football legend 'Kazu' scores, dances like no-one is watching

Kazuyoshi Miura was playing in the J-League when Gary Lineker was there in the early 1990s.

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Apr 6th 2015, 12:05 AM

# fool me four times

Check out this outrageous free kick replete with FOUR dummies

Take a bow, Kyoto Sanga of Japanese second division fame.

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May 9th 2014, 3:22 PM

# Yokohama

Triathlon: Reid into World Series top 10 after strong finish in Japan

Meanwhile, Bryan Keane ended up well short of Britain’s Jonathan Brownlee in the men’s race.

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May 11th 2013, 4:10 PM

# Japan

One dead, 900 hurt in heavy Japan snowfall

A “bomb cyclone” has dumped eight centimetres of snow in nine hours in Tokyo – leading to multiple injuries and one fatality.

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Jan 15th 2013, 8:14 AM

# Preview

Preview: Rafa Benitez seeks Club World Cup boost

The European champions face Corinthians in Japan tomorrow.

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Dec 15th 2012, 10:21 AM

# blues cruise

Club World Cup: Rafa feeling jetlag, not pressure in Japan

He’s done all this before.

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Dec 10th 2012, 11:42 AM

# team ireland

Back to the day job: The challenges keep on coming for Irish Olympians

Bronze Medal winner Cian O’Connor competes in China while triathlete Aileen Morrison is in Yokohama, Japan.

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Sep 28th 2012, 6:50 PM

# Golazo!

The only thing better than this incredible 75-yard strike is the silly celebration afterward

10/10 on both counts for Tosihiro Aoyama.

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May 15th 2012, 12:29 PM

# Japan

Another Japanese earthquake could trigger 34-metre tsunami: report

Government reports say if the tide was right, a similar earthquake to last year’s could result in even greater havoc.

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Apr 1st 2012, 3:10 PM