"Regina Cougars woman's soccer team and the University of Saskatchewan Huskies men's and women's soccer teams compete in Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Some Saskatchewan players who have made history in soccer have been Norman Sheldon, David Greyeyes, Lorne Gray B.E., M.Sc. and L.L.D., and David Steele. The ""Sons of England Football"" team was one Saskatchewan notable teams which played as early as 1910 in Saskatchewan. Teams would compete for the Holmes Cup and Caswell Cup. The University of Regina Cougars and the University of Saskatchewan Huskies are men's and women's volleyball teams which compete in Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Saskatoon also held"
"He managed at 1962 World Cup qualification and 1962 Asian Games until 1962. After that, he managed for Hitachi. On February 5, 2000, Takahashi died of pneumonia in Meguro, Tokyo at the age of 83. In 2009, he was elected Japan Football Hall of Fame. Hidetoki Takahashi Takahashi was born in Fukushima on April 11, 1916. He played for Waseda University. He won 1938 Emperor's Cup with Sei Fuwa, Sekiji Sasano, Kunitaka Sueoka, Shogo Kamo and so on. After graduation from university, he played for Hitachi from 1941 to 1958. From 1955, Takahashi started managering career too. In 1957, he"
"some success during the mid-1970s, winning several Emperor's Cup and JSL titles and contributing several players to the Japanese national team. In 1986, the team relocated from Kodaira to Kashiwa, but it took a while to adapt to the new town, as they were relegated to the JSL Division 2 at the season's closing. They made it back to the top flight in 1989, only to drop back in 1990 and return in 1991. As the J. League advent had come too soon for them, Hitachi chose to relegate itself in the last JSL season. The team joined the Japan"
"people who can enter the SG Cup is 4 people from each area in Japan. There is also a Prize Money Cup . The prize money cup lasts for four days. And the people who can enter the Prize Money Cup is the top 12 prize money winners. Prize money cup is the last match for the whole year. Monkey Turn The series follows Kenji Hatano, a young man who sets out to master conquer the world of ""kyōtei"" (hydroplane racing). Over the course of the series he develops a serious rivalry with fellow racer Hiro Doguchi. The ranks is"
"switched positions on the team, with Kitaguchi skipping the rink. They would find immediate success with their new lineup, winning their first WCT event, the inaugural Morioka Ice Rink Memorial Cup. Mizuki Kitaguchi Mizuki Kitaguchi (born April 17, 1994) is a Japanese curler. She currently skips a team on the World Curling Tour. Kitaguchi represented Japan at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, playing third on the team. The team would finish 7th at the event, with a 4-4 record. Kitaguchi also played in the mixed doubles event with partner Thomas Muirhead of Great Britain. The pair would finish 17th. Kitaguchi"
"trainer and co-owner Mike LeCesse was contacted by Japanese racing officials about his horse racing in the Japan Cup Dirt (JPN-G1) with all expenses paid for Tin Cup Chalice to compete. The race, worth $USD 2.4 million, takes place on December 7 at Hanshin Racecourse. The Japan Cup Dirt is run clockwise around the oval (as many English races are run, and as American races once were run before the American Revolutionary War) so Tin Cup Chalice was tested, as a requirement of the Japan Racing Club, to determine his ability to adapt to running against his usual direction. That"
"Takahashi announced his return to competitive skating after previously having retired on October 14, 2014. Born in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, Takahashi began figure skating when he was 8 years old. When a skating rink was built near his house, he went with his mother to watch the skaters at the rink, and afterwards, enrolled in the figure skating club. His mother intended for him to enroll in the ice hockey club, but he did not like the protective gear of ice hockey and enrolled instead in the figure skating club. Takahashi had a successful junior career, winning the 2002"
"NHK Cup (2014) each lost games for making an illegal move called nifu. In the 61st NHK Cup (2011), the Round 1 game between Takuya Nagase (""sente"") and Yasumitsu Satō (""gote"") ended in sennichite. ""Sente"" and ""gote"" were switched and the game was replayed. The second game also ended in sen'nichite. ""Sente"" and ""gote"" were switched again and a third game was played between the two which Nagase won. A young amateur player aspiring to become a professional typically asks a more experienced professional to formally become their sponsor (i.e., teacher/mentor) and help them through the process. In some cases,"
"in Bergamo, Italy. She also competed at the 2016 Japan Open. She placed fifth in the individual event and first as a member of Team Japan in the team event. Higuchi's first Grand Prix event was the 2016 Trophée de France in Paris, France. She placed fifth in the short program, third in the free skate, and third overall. At her second Grand Prix event of the season, the 2016 NHK Trophy, Higuchi placed fifth in the short program, fourth in the free skate, and fourth overall. At the 2016-17 Japan Championships, Higuchi placed third in the short program and"
"a bigger role with the Japanese team over the past four years; his best tournament performance to date was at the FIBA Asia Championship 2009, in which he averaged 9.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. Despite his performance, Japan stumbled to a disappointing tenth-place finish, its worst ever performance in 24 FIBA Asia Championship appearances. Takeuchi played professionally with the Hitachi SunRockers of the JBL Super League. In the 2009-10 season, Takeuchi entered the month-long winter break averaging 16.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game for the third-place Seahorses. He was also named to the JBL All-Star Game as"
"days. Tomoaki Honma was originally announced for the tournament, but was pulled out and replaced with Yuji Nagata after suffering a spinal cord injury. The 2018 New Japan Cup took place between March 9 and 21.The winner of the tournament, Zack Sabre Jr., challenged Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Sabre also became the second gaijin, after Giant Bernard, to win the New Japan Cup. New Japan Cup The New Japan Cup (often abbreviated NJC) is an annual single-elimination professional wrestling tournament held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Originally intended for every April, it was rescheduled to March in 2007."
"also became the first person to reach the NJC finals twice, and the first to win both the New Japan Cup and G1 Climax. The 2008 New Japan Cup was a 16-man tournament held from March 9 to March 23. The winner, Hiroshi Tanahashi, became the first two-time winner of the NJC and went on to fail in his challenge against IWGP Champion Shinsuke Nakamura on March 30. This match originally ended in a double countout at 2:35, but it was restarted with Makabe winning via pinfall in 14:49. The 2009 New Japan Cup was a 14-man tournament held from"
"defending world champions were the Japanese team of Yūsuke Minato, Taihei Kato, Akito Watabe, and Norihito Kobayashi. The last World Cup event prior to the 2010 Games in this format took place on 12 December 2009 in Harrachov, Czech Republic, but that event was cancelled on 4 December 2009 to warm weather and lack of snow. A team normal hill event took place prior to the 2010 Winter Games in Schonach, Germany on 24 January 2010 and was won by the German team of Georg Hettich, Eric Frenzel, Björn Kircheisen, and Tino Edelmann. Each of the four team members performed"
"Mizuki Kitaguchi Mizuki Kitaguchi (born April 17, 1994) is a Japanese curler. She currently skips a team on the World Curling Tour. Kitaguchi represented Japan at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, playing third on the team. The team would finish 7th at the event, with a 4-4 record. Kitaguchi also played in the mixed doubles event with partner Thomas Muirhead of Great Britain. The pair would finish 17th. Kitaguchi represented Japan again, at the 2014 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships. She played third on the team, which was skipped by Mayu Minami. The team would win a bronze medal at the"
"in the sport. He also is working to create a governing body for the sport in Japan. Kazuhiro Koshi Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the men's skeleton event at Salt Lake City in 2002. He was the oldest member of the Japanese team at the 2010 Winter Olympics and, because of this, was referred to in media reports as, ""the hope of the middle class."" Originally a shot putter, Koshi's first attempt at sliding sports fell short when he failed to make the Japanese bobsleigh team for the 1992 Winter Olympics in"
"Kazuhiro Koshi Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the men's skeleton event at Salt Lake City in 2002. He was the oldest member of the Japanese team at the 2010 Winter Olympics and, because of this, was referred to in media reports as, ""the hope of the middle class."" Originally a shot putter, Koshi's first attempt at sliding sports fell short when he failed to make the Japanese bobsleigh team for the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. He later took up skeleton, a new sport in Japan, and became the first Japanese"
"CWHL Draft. Appearing with the Inferno in the 2016 Clarkson Cup finals, she joined teammate Kanae Aoki as the first women from Japan to win the Clarkson, as the Inferno prevailed in a convincing 8–3 final against Les Canadiennes de Montreal. Through 2014–15 season Aina Takeuchi Takeuchi was selected for the Japan women's national ice hockey team in the 2014 Winter Olympics. She played in all five games, recording one assist. Takeuchi also played for Japan in the qualifying event for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Takeuchi competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics. As of 2015, Takeuchi has also appeared for"
"53rd NHK Cup. Hatakeyama's promotion history is as follows: In 2014, Hatakeyama received the Japan Shogi Association's ""25 Years Service Award"" for being an active professional for twenty-five years. Mamoru Hatakeyama Hatakeyama's twin brother Naruyuki is also a professional shogi player. They are the only twins to become professional in history and both became (4-dan) professionals on the same day. Hatakeyama was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on June 3, 1969. He earned how to play shogi when he was seven years old after watching his eldest brother playing against his father. Although he and his twin brother Naruyuki learned the"
"the ""student"" may even decide to go live with their ""teacher"" and family. There have been two occasions in NHK Cup play where a student has played their teacher, and on both occasions the student won: Tatsuya Sugai beat Keita Inoue in round 2 of the 61st NHK Cup (2011) and Daisuke Nakagawa beat Kunio Yonenaga in quarterfinals of the 45th NHK Cup (1995). NHK Cup (shogi) The NHK Cup (shogi), or as it is officially known the is a professional shogi tournament organized by the Japan Shogi Association and sponsored by Japan's public broadcaster NHK. Formerly known as the"
"is 2nd in a 500 m A race at Stavanger in 2017–18. His best overall finish in the World Cup is 9th, in the 2017–18 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 500 metres. Daichi Yamanaka Yamanaka competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Japan. In the 1000 metres he finished 36th overall. Yamanaka competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics for Japan. In the 500 metres he finished 5th overall and in the 1000 metres he finished 24th overall. Yamanaka made his World Cup debut in December 2012. As of September 2014, Yamanaka's top World Cup finish is 6th in"
"All Japan Ice hockey Championship has been held, in which four teams compete. It has been held annually since the 1930s and is one of the oldest sporting competitions in the country. A women’s counterpart has been held since 1982. Japan has men’s, women’s and junior national teams. The Japan women's national team qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. Ice hockey in Japan Ice hockey is a minor sport that is gaining popularity in Japan. Baseball and football (soccer) have dominated Japanese sports for decades, but ice hockey has"
"Yoshitada Yamaguchi Yamaguchi was born in Fujieda on September 28, 1944. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Hitachi (later ""Kashiwa Reysol"") in 1967. In 1972, the club won the champions at Japan Soccer League and Emperor's Cup. The club also won 1975 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1975. He played 121 games and scored 15 goals in the league. He was elected Best Eleven for 7 years in a row (1968-1974). In October 1964, he Yamaguchi elected Japan national team for 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. At this competition, he debuted and played all matches. In 1968, he was"
"Japan until 1974. Shusaku Hirasawa Hirasawa was born in Akita Prefecture on March 5, 1949. After graduating from high school, he joined Hitachi in 1967. In 1972, the club won the champions at Japan Soccer League and Emperor's Cup. The club won 1975 Emperor's Cup and 1976 JSL Cup. He retired in 1978. He played 160 games and scored 20 goals in the league. On August 4, 1972, Hirasawa debuted for Japan national team against Philippines. In 1973, he was elected Japan for 1974 World Cup qualification. He also played at 1974 Asian Games. He played 11 games and scored"
"put up on the ballots, three years after a similar attempt failed to gain support from IOC members during the 114th IOC Session in Mexico City. Prior to the voting, baseball, softball, modern pentathlon, taekwondo and fencing were considered as most likely to be dropped. Five non-Olympic sports would then be voted to get in, in case any of the existing sports would be dropped, as IOC rules allow a maximum of 28 Summer Olympic sports. These sports – golf, roller sports, squash, rugby and karate – were recommended by the IOC Olympic Games Program Committee, which has shotlisted the"
"features seven sports. Ice hockey will have not only a men's and women's tournament but also an individual skills challenge. In luge, figure skating and short track speed skating there will be mixed NOC events that will allow athletes from various countries to compete together in teams. Alpine and cross-country skiing will have events in which men and women will compete on mixed-gendered teams. Other youth-driven sports may eventually be contested if backed by international sports federations. Education and culture are also key components for the Youth edition. Not only does the education/culture aspect apply to athletes and participants, but"
"the decision, and the two sports were scheduled to be discontinued after their last appearance at the 2008 Olympics. The IOC then voted on whether or not to replace them; karate, squash, golf, roller sports and rugby sevens were considered. Karate and squash were the two final nominees, but neither received enough votes to reach the required two-thirds majority. Although formal demonstration sports were eliminated after the 1992 Summer Olympics, special tournaments for non-Olympic sports can be run during the Games, such as the Wushu tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics. There were attempts to run Twenty20 cricket and netball"
"his first event. It was later reported that Takahashi would undergo surgery to repair ligament damage and his right meniscus and would miss the entire 2008-2009 season. A bolt was inserted into his right knee. He was able to return to the ice in April and began practicing jumps in June. After recovering from the surgery and getting back to training normally, Takahashi began the Olympic season at the 2009 Finlandia Trophy, which he won. For the Grand Prix season, he was assigned to compete at the 2009 Skate Canada International and 2009 NHK Trophy for the 2009-2010 season. He"
"He placed first in the men's event and Japan took the team gold medal. He switched to new skating boots just after returning from training in the U.S. in October. This affected his practice schedule leading up to his Grand Prix events. Takahashi said: ""The shoes happened to be uncomfortable beyond my expectations, which attributed to difficulty in blade adjustments. As a result, I was not able to practice as I had scheduled."" At the 2012 Cup of China, his first Grand Prix event of the season, he won the silver medal behind Tatsuki Machida. Takahashi won the silver medal"
"the 2018–19 season in order to, among stated reasons, prepare its venues for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Finland hosted a replacement 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki event between November 2–4, 2018, in Helsinki. Cup of China The Cup of China is one of the series of six senior-level, international figure skating competitions held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The Cup of China joined the series in 2003, replacing the event in Germany. The competitors are selected by invitation only. Organized by the Chinese Skating Association, the Cup of China has been held in Beijing, Harbin,"
"free skate, and third overall. She won the team event with Team Japan as well. Higuchi competed at the 2017 Lombardia Trophy and scored new personal bests for the short program and combined total to win the silver medal. Higuchi won the bronze medal at the 2017 Rostelecom Cup. She won the silver medal at the 2017 Cup of China. Her results qualified her for her first senior Grand Prix Final, held in Nagoya, Japan where she placed 6th overall. At the 2017-18 Japan Figure Skating Championships, Higuchi finished 4th behind Satoko Miyahara, Kaori Sakamoto, and Rika Kihira. Based on"
"Post. ""(Small medals for short program and free skating awarded only at World, Four Continents, and World Junior Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.)"" ! colspan=""3"" style=""border-top: 5px solid #78FF78;"" |World Records Holder Daisuke Takahashi Takahashi represented Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics, 2010 Winter Olympics, and 2014 Winter Olympics. His bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics was the first Olympic medal for Japan in the men's singles event. He was also the first Asian man to win a World title at the 2010 World Championships. At the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final, Takahashi made history"
"sports are figure skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. The five skiing sports are alpine, cross-country, freestyle, ski jumping, and snowboarding. The other three sports are biathlon, curling and ice hockey. The two bobsleigh disciplines of bobsleigh and skeleton, luge and Nordic combined (all Olympic disciplines) are not scheduled to be held, nor is bandy, which was on the programme in the last games in 2011. ""Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sports discipline."" 32 NOCs (including the two invited Oceania NOCs) competed. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan and Vietnam made their"
"event, finishing behind South Korea and China respectively. Kitaguchi played for the Japan team at the 2015 Winter Universiade, representing Sapporo Gakuin University. Once again, she was third on the team, and it was skipped by Minama. The team finished in 9th place with a 1-8 record. From 2013 to 2015, Kitaghuchi played third for Minami on the World Curling Tour as well. They did not win any events together. They played in one Grand Slam event, the 2014 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic, where they were eliminated after losing their first three games. In 2015, Kitaguchi and Minami"