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Football: ex-Japan star Miura to play in Portuguese 2nd tier

Former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura meets the press after training in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 8, 2023. Miura, who has been on loan from Yokohama FC to Suzuka Point Getters in the fourth-tier Japan Football League, has reached an agreement to play for Portuguese second-division outfit Oliveirense at age 55.

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Football: former Japan star Miura to play in Portuguese 2nd tier

Photo taken on Dec. 10, 2022, shows former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura. The 55-year-old, who has been on loan from Yokohama FC to Suzuka Point Getters in the fourth-tier Japan Football League, has reached an agreement to play for Portuguese second-division outfit Oliveirense, a source related to him said on Jan. 8, 2023.

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Mariners' Ichiro to play as AL leadoff batter in All-Star game

MILWAUKEE, United States - Chicago Cubs' slugger Sammy Sosa (L) and Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki (R) stand together at Miller Park in Milwaukee on July 8 to be recognized as top vote-getters in balloting for the All-Star game to be held on July 9. (MLB)

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Football: 55-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura

Kazuyoshi Miura of Suzuka Point Getters, 55, warms up during half time of a Japan Football League game against Sony Sendai FC on Nov. 6, 2022, at a stadium in Yokkaichi in Mie Prefecture.

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Football: 55-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura

Suzuka Point Getters' Kazuyoshi Miura, 55, stretches his leg during the second half of a match against Rein Meer Aomori in the fourth-tier Japan Football League on March 13, 2022, in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture.

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Football: 55-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura

Suzuka Point Getters' Kazuyoshi Miura (top L), 55, tries to deflect a cross with a header during the first half of a match against Rein Meer Aomori in the fourth-tier Japan Football League on March 13, 2022, in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture.

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Football: Kazuyoshi Miura joins Suzuka Point Getters

Kazuyoshi Miura, the oldest active player in Japanese professional soccer at age 54, poses with his new uniform of Suzuka Point Getters in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 31, 2022, as he joins the fourth-tier team. (Pool photo)

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Football: Kazuyoshi Miura joins Suzuka Point Getters

Kazuyoshi Miura, the oldest active player in Japanese professional soccer at age 54, attends a press conference in Suzuka in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 31, 2022, as he joins fourth-tier Suzuka Point Getters. (Pool photo)

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Football: Kazuyoshi Miura joins Suzuka Point Getters

Kazuyoshi Miura, the oldest active player in Japanese professional soccer at age 54, attends a press conference in Suzuka in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 31, 2022, as he joins fourth-tier Suzuka Point Getters. (Pool photo)

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Football: Former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura

Former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura speaks to the press in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Jan. 2, 2022. The 54-year-old said he has "agreed almost 100 percent" to join Suzuka Point Getters, a Japan Football League club managed by his older brother Yasutoshi.

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Democrats poll majority, but rem

Hong Kong's democrats grabbed the majority of popular vote in the first election, May 24, under Chinese rule. Martin Lee (C), leader of the Democratic Party, shouted in triumph May 25. Pro-democracy candidates were the top vote-getters in all five geographic constituencies, which voted for one-third of the legislature's 60 seats. ==Kyodo

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Mariners' Ichiro to play as AL leadoff batter in All-Star game

MILWAUKEE, United States - Chicago Cubs' slugger Sammy Sosa (L) and Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki (R) stand together at Miller Park in Milwaukee on July 8 to be recognized as top vote-getters in balloting for the All-Star game to be held on July 9. (MLB)