No sooner has the excitement from the last soccerWorld Cup died down - along with the racket from the South African fans' vuvuzela horns - than campaigning for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments has begun. Whoever wins the right to stage these two showcases of "the...
5/8/2010, 4:33 a.m. EDT> The Associated Press (AP) — OSAKA, Japan - Two-time Olympicchampion Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica has won the women's 100 meters at the Osaka Grand Prix. Campbell-Brown finished in 11.02 seconds on...
5/4/2010, 8:47 a.m. EDT> The Associated Press (AP) — OSAKA, Japan - Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang has pulled out of this weekend's Osaka Grand Prix because of an Achilles' tendon injury. Organizers said Tuesday the...
OSAKA, April 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)—A team of researchers at Osaka University led by robotics professor Hiroshi Ishiguro unveiled Saturday a remote-control robot modeled on a real woman in her 20s...
OSAKA, March 28 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDS QUOTES, MINOR EDITS) Grand champion Hakuho came perilously close to fluffing his lines before seeing off fellow Mongolian Harumafuji to win the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect 15-0 record on Sunday. Needing...
OSAKA, March 28 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: WILL UPDATE) Grand champion Hakuho came perilously close to fluffing his lines before seeing off fellow Mongolian Harumafuji to win the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect 15-0 record on Sunday. Needing victory to avoid...
promotion+ (AP) - OSAKA, March 27 (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDS MUSASHIGAWA QUOTE IN 12TH GRAF) Grand champion Hakuho flipped over Kotooshu to zero in on his 13th championship title while Baruto assured himself promotion to ozeki with a classy win at the Spring Grand Sumo...
OSAKA, March 27 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDS QUOTES, DEATILS IN 6TH, 7TH AND 11TH GRAFS) Grand champion Hakuho flipped over Kotooshu to zero in on his 13th championship title while Baruto assured himself promotion to ozeki with a classy win at the Spring Grand Sumo...
By EUAN MCKIRDY Osakans love to shop. And why wouldn't they? The city--the third-largest in Japan--has a long, colorful history as a commercial hub. It was here, after all, that Japanesetrade with China and Korea began. And its port on Osaka Bay is still one of the...
Add Osaka to the growing list of cities that have now been conquered by Ethiopia's women marathoners. Amane Gobena became the first Ethiopian to win the Osaka International Ladies Marathon in its 29-year history, taking the title Sunday in a personal best of 2 hours 25...
