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CFL: Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign Global Draft selection LB Les Maruo

Graphic: Igor Lazarevic The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League have announced that they have signed their first round 2021 CFL Global Draft selection, linebacker Les Maruo. The 25 year old Maruo, ...

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Japan’s XLeague cancels all spring/preseason football

admin Apr 26, 2021

Graphic: Igor Lazarevic In response to the State of Emergency just declared in Japan, the XLeague – Japan’s top level American football organization – has canceled all games for all four divisions in May ...

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Re-branded South China Bowl returns after one-year hiatus.

admin Apr 6, 2021

After pausing in 2020 due to Covid-19, the South China Bowl, an annual ad-hoc competition featuring teams from Southern China, will be back this year with a new name and a new format. Originally ...

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9 decades of Japan Rugby – What is next?

admin Mar 18, 2021

You can go ahead and pick your jaw from the floor now. Yes, it has been over nine decades of rugby in the land of the rising sun. It is a bit odd for ...

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Hangzhou Smilodons capture their first ever Chinese National Football League title

admin Feb 16, 2021

The Chinese National Football League capped off their 2020-2021 season with a championship game featuring two teams making their first-ever championship game appearance, the Hangzhou Smilodons and the Chengdu Pandaman. After an exciting back ...

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End of an era in Japan – no more college teams in the Rice Bowl

admin Feb 2, 2021

The winners of every Rice Bowl since 1984 are shown in this graphic provided courtesy of Inside Sport: Japan It has been an event unique in football throughout the world. Japan’s annual Rice Bowl. ...

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China: CNFL Championship Game: Hangzhou Smilodons v. Chengdu Pandaman – The shield versus the spear.

admin Jan 8, 2021

Graphic: Igor Lazarevic The Chinese National Football League winds up its pandemic season this Saturday, January 9 with a matchup of contrasts as the Hangzhou Smilodons and Chengdu Pandaman clash at Hangzhou Thunder Football ...

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And then there were two – Chinese semifinals produce one winner and a COVID-19 finalist

admin Jan 5, 2021

The finish line for the Chinese National Football League 2020-2021 season is fast approaching, although the semifinals produced only one winner. The outcome of the second game was decided by the COVID-19 pandemic. Smilodons ...

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AFI’s All-Pandemic Team: LB – Satoru Takahashi, Obic Seagulls

admin Dec 28, 2020

Graphic: Igor Lazarevic The key to picking an all star squad is to look for consistency and the highest level of play and to try to ignore the spectacular. In the case of selecting ...

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Arizona State RB Jackson He blazing a trail for football in China

admin Dec 28, 2020

Photo: Arizona State Four carries, seven yards and one touchdown. It’s hardly the type of stat line that is typically associated with college football stardom. In a sport so often defined by video game ...