In the major leagues, injuries to ace pitchers have become a hot topic of conversation early in the season. Last season’s Cy Young Award-winning right-hander, Yankees’ Gerrit Cole, missed the start of the season due to discomfort in his right elbow. After the season opened, it was announced that 2020 Cy Young Award winner Shane … Read more
April 5, 2024, 6:00 AM Hanshin vs. DeNA Top of the 6th inning DeNA 1 out, bases loaded, Kirishiki allows pinch hitter Kusumoto a timely 2-run hit, allowing a comeback (Photo by Ya Kato) ◇4th◇Kyocera Dome Osaka It is said that this is the first time for “Commander Akifu Okada” to lose in the opening … Read more
◇23rd◇Edion Arena Osaka Masago Yuri Akui (28 = Moriyasu Kurashiki), the number one challenger in his class who aimed for the world championship from a gym in Okayama, achieved his dream. He took on undefeated champion Artem Darakian (36, Ukraine) and won by a 3-0 decision. From the start of the match until the final … Read more
The Golden Globe Awards, which attracted attention as the first serious Hollywood awards since the end of the long-drawn Actors Guild and Writers Guild strike last year, was held in Beverly Hills, USA on the 7th, and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” won five titles. It has also become a hot topic that director Hayao Miyazaki’s “How … Read more
◇22nd◇Round 18 [Cádiz (Spain), 21st = Correspondent Tomoyuki Takahashi]Japan representative midfielder Takefusa Kubo of Spain’s first-division Real Sociedad played the entirety of the match against Cadiz, but the team ended in a scoreless draw. He was exposed to multiple rough plays during the game. In the first half, he received a violent charge to the … Read more
Rashford (right) (Reuters) ◇16th◇Old Trafford Brighton, to whom Japanese national team midfielder Kaoru Mitoma (26) belongs, played against Manchester United (Man U), and “Rashford’s zero millimeter” was born. 0-1 in the first 40 minutes. Manchester United’s forward Rashford dribbled into the penalty area, held on until the very edge of the goal line, and crossed … Read more
◇2nd ◇Section 2 ◇Cerro del Espino [Mahandahonda (Madrid, Spain) = Correspondent Tomoyuki Takahashi]Midfielder Takuhiro Nakai (19), also known as “Pipi”, who transferred from Real Madrid to Rayo Majadahonda on loan this season, made his official match debut at the new world. He started on the bench, but was put on the pitch in the 37th … Read more
On the 9th, Ren Hiramoto (25), who is active in the martial arts “RIZIN”, expressed his anger at the travel agency Expedia on X (former Twitter). Suddenly, he criticized Expedia by name, saying, “Travel agency Expedia is too garbage.” “I made a reservation for business and paid for it, but when I arrived at the … Read more
Johnny’s Jr. On the 23rd, HiHi Jets, an internal unit, held an arena tour in Tokyo at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on the 23rd. The group’s first solo tour. Yuto Takahashi (23), who appeared on the main stage, shouted, “Can’t you speak? Can you have fun!?”, 15,000 people cheered. On stage, they sprinted freely around … Read more
Nishiki (left) defeats Haru Wakamoto by crossing over (photographed by Shinji Kawata) ◇ 5th day ◇ 13th ◇ Dolphins Arena Nishikigi (32 = Ise no Umi), who leads the East Front, has been showing a good run with five consecutive wins since the first day. He stopped by Sekiwake’s Wakamoto Haru, who is about to … Read more