DUBAI (AFP) - Victoire Pisa led home a Japanese 1-2 in the world's richest race, the Dubai World Cup, here at the Meydan racecourse on Saturday with Transcend finishing second in an emotional victory coming in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami disaster that struck the country.
Victoire Pisa, trained by Yoshimi Ichikawa, was brilliantly ridden by Mirco Demuro, who sported a black armb [...]
MADRID (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday his country's Bushehr nuclear plant has taken every security precaution and relies on more modern technology than Japan's.
Spain's public television asked the Iranian leader in an interview in Tehran whether Iran could handle a similar event to the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered the Japanese nuclear accident.
"We [...]
DOHA (AFP) - Tadanari Lee scored an extra-time winner as Japan edged Australia 1-0 to win a pulsating Asian Cup final and become the most successful team in the history of the competition.
The unmarked substitute sent a stunning left-foot volley past the diving Mark Schwarzer in the 109th minute to hand his country their fourth title at the continental showcase, a feat no-one else has ach [...]
DOHA (AFP) - Three-time champions Japan have long expected to face South Korea at the Asian Cup and are ready for a tough semi-final with their old cross-strait rivals.
South Korea edged Iran 1-0 on Saturday with a 105th-minute winner from substitute Yoon Bit-Garam to book a last-four clash with the Blue Samurai, who struggled past hosts Qatar 3-2 in their quarter-final.
"We had hoped to [...]
DOHA (AFP) - South Korean substitute Yoon Bit Ga-Ram grabbed a sensational 105th-minute extra-time winner on Saturday to see off a stubborn Iran 1-0 and set up a semi-final clash with arch East Asian rivals Japan.
Korea finally emerged victorious in what was the fifth quarter-final meeting between the two regional giants in as many Asian Cups -- putting them 3-2 up in their mini-series an [...]
DOHA (AFP) - Qatar coach Bruno Metsu expressed admiration for his side's battling spirit after a last-minute goal consigned them to an agonising 3-2 defeat in their Asian Cup quarter-final against Japan.
The hosts twice took the lead at the Al Gharafa Stadium on Friday evening, through Uruguayan-born striker Sebastian Soria and then substitute Fabio Cesar, only for Japan forward Shinji Ka [...]
DOHA (AFP) - A dramatic last-minute goal from defender Masahiko Inoha saw 10-man Japan twice come from behind to snatch a 3-2 win over heartbroken hosts Qatar in their Asian Cup quarter-final on Friday.
Inoha struck in the 90th minute at a nearly full Al Gharafa Stadium to keep alive Japan's bid for a fourth continental title and crush Qatar's dreams of a first ever semi-final appearance. [...]
DOHA (AFP) - Shinji Okazaki scored a hat-trick as Japan crushed Saudi Arabia 5-0 in their last Asian Cup group match Monday, booking a quarter-final spot and mauling the pride of their fellow three-time champions.
Ryoichi Maeda also struck twice, either side of half-time, as the Blue Samurai avenged their loss to the Saudis in the 2007 semi-finals, which denied them a record third straigh [...]
DOHA (AFP) - Japan said Friday they will protest a red card controversially handed to goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima in their cliff-hanging 2-1 win over Syria at the Asian Cup.
"We will send a letter to the Asian Football Confederation asking them to make sure there is no recurrence of such an incident for the development of football," Japan Football Association spokesman Hideki Kato told AFP.
But [...]
DOHA (AFP) - Ten-man Japan struggled past Syria 2-1 in a high-octane and controversial Asian Cup group match Thursday to keep alive their hopes of reaching the knockout rounds.
Captain Makoto Hasebe opened the scoring for the three-time champions in the 35th minute but Syria pulled one back from a penalty controversially awarded against goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima on 76 minutes.
Kawashima was ad [...]
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