Fujii defends Meijin title

Fujii defends Meijin title

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (L) reviews his match against Masayuki Toyoshima after defending the most prestigious Meijin title by beating him in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series in Monbetsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan. With his first defense of Meijin, Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, has won or defended all 22 title matches he has fought.

Fujii defends Meijin title

Fujii defends Meijin title

Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, poses with a bouquet of flowers after defending the most prestigious Meijin title 4-1 in a best-of-seven series against Masayuki Toyoshima in Monbetsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 27, 2024. With his first defense of Meijin, Fujii has won or defended all 22 title matches he has fought.

Fujii defends Meijin title

Fujii defends Meijin title

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (L) reviews his match against Masayuki Toyoshima after defending the most prestigious Meijin title by beating him in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series in Monbetsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan. With his first defense of Meijin, Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, has won or defended all 22 title matches he has fought.

Fujii defends Meijin title

Fujii defends Meijin title

Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, poses with a bouquet of flowers after defending the most prestigious Meijin title 4-1 in a best-of-seven series against Masayuki Toyoshima in Monbetsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 27, 2024. With his first defense of Meijin, Fujii has won or defended all 22 title matches he has fought.

Reigning Snooker World Champion Luca Brecel visits Hong Kong

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Nakamura named SPL Player of the Year

Nakamura named SPL Player of the Year

GLASGOW, Scotland - Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura was named the Scottish Professional Footballers' Association's Player of the Year on April 22. Nakamura has played in all of Celtic's 34 league matches this season and scored nine goals, including the one that sealed Celtic's second successive Scottish Premier League title in a dramatic 2-1 victory away to Kilmarnock earlier in the day. The 28-year-old Nakamura became the first Japanese player to win back-to-back titles in Europe.

Nakamura named SPL Player of the Year

Nakamura named SPL Player of the Year

GLASGOW, Scotland - Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura was named the Scottish Professional Footballers' Association's Player of the Year on April 22. Nakamura has played in all of Celtic's 34 league matches this season and scored nine goals, including the one that sealed Celtic's second successive Scottish Premier League title in a dramatic 2-1 victory away to Kilmarnock earlier in the day. The 28-year-old Nakamura became the first Japanese player to win back-to-back titles in Europe. (Kyodo)