All posts tagged "Finland"
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Basketball
/ 2 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Basketball World Cup Showed That Japan is Headed in the Right Direction
With Basketball World Cup victories over Finland, Venezuela and Cape Verde, Japan elevated its profile as a much-improved team on the...
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Basketball
/ 2 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] The Next Generation of Akatsuki Japan Backcourt Stars Has Arrived
Yuki Kawamura and Keisei Tominaga are only 22 years old, but the talented guards appear ready to be cornerstones of the...
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Basketball
/ 2 years agoJapan Overwhelms Finland in Fourth Quarter to Secure a Basketball World Cup Win
Josh Hawkinson notched his first Basketball World Cup double-double and 22-year-old guards Yuki Kawamura and Keisei Tominaga combined for 42 points.
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Basketball
/ 2 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Yudai Baba Fills a Vital Role for Japan National Team
Hustling, converting numerous scoring chances and playing aggressively, Yudai Baba energized Japan despite its loss to Germany at the Basketball World...
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Basketball
/ 2 years agoAustralia Routs Finland in Teams' Basketball World Cup Opener
Patty Mills scored a game-high 25 points and Josh Giddey flirted with a triple-double to lead Australia to victory in the...
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Judo
/ 2 years agoKosei Inoue: Excitement for World Judo Championships and Checking Out Europe Ahead of Paris Olympics
May's world championships will shine the spotlight on 2024 Olympic judo medal hopefuls. Prior to that, a trip to Europe was...
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Winter Sports
/ 3 years agoJapan Women Edge Finland in Dramatic Shootout, Finish 5th at World Championship
The unexpected result gave the Hinomaru its best finish ever at the world hockey tourney and represented a remarkable reversal of...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Finland Collects Men’s Hockey Gold For The First Time
Hannes Bjorninen scored 31 seconds into the third period to lift Finland past Russia.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Japan Women’s Curling Team Edges Switzerland to Reach Gold-Medal Match for First Time
Skip Satsuki Fujisawa and her teammates handled the pressure of a high-stakes match and played more consistently in a bounce-back win...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Akito Watabe Comes Up Short in First Nordic Combined Event at Beijing Games
The Pyeongchang silver medalist could never recover from a sub-par jump on the normal hill.
