Tag: East Asia
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
Feb. 20
1887 — The International Association, the first minor league...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
Feb. 24
1960 — Bill Cleary’s four goals lead the United...
Biden rolling out plan for $4 billion global vaccine effort
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden will use his first big presidential moment on the global stage at Friday’s Group of Seven meeting of world leaders...
Canada lawmakers to vote on accusing China of genocide
TORONTO — Canada’s main opposition party called Thursday for the House of Commons to formally declare that China is committing genocide against more than...
Rangers RHP Arihara starts transition to majors from Japan
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Japanese pitcher Kohei Arihara says he settled on the Texas Rangers because they told the right-hander what they thought he could...
Sawamura eager to follow Uehara’s footsteps to Red Sox
<p>BOSTON — Hirokazu Sawamura already copied Koji Uehara's entrance music and now he is following the former Red Sox closer to Boston.</p>
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Rangers RHP Arihara starts transition to majors from Japan
<p>SURPRISE, Ariz. — Japanese pitcher Kohei Arihara says he settled on the Texas Rangers because they told the right-hander what they thought he could...
China steps up online controls with new rule for bloggers
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Ma Xiaolin frequently wrote about current affairs on one of China's leading microblogging sites, where he has 2 million followers. But...
Olympic boxing qualification events canceled, postponed
<p>LAUSANNE, Switzerland — A global boxing qualifying tournament for the Tokyo Olympics has been canceled and a European event was postponed from April to...
Red Sox sign RHP Hirokazu Sawamura to 2-year deal
<p>BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox signed Japanese right-hander Hirokazu Sawamura to a two-year contract on Tuesday. </p>
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