Soccer J2's Jef United Chiba held a memorial match for Ivica Osim, who once commanded the team and passed away in May this year at the age of 80, on November 20th.

“Someday, the players will have to graduate from this team. It was Takeo Kawamura's first season as a manager of the BC League. Kanagawa Future Dreams, who entered the route in BC league as a team in 2020 and won the league's first victory in the first year. Its third season ended on September 7. The league record is 22 wins, 35 losses and 5 minutes in 62 games. The final ranking was the lowest among the four teams in the south area, but in the final stage, the pitching and hitting were engaged, such as winning the match against Tochigi Golden Braves on September 9-3, and the season ended with five consecutive wins.

Professional wrestlers who participated in "Tako Matsuri 2022 ~ Tako Town Charity Pro Wrestling" held on September 10th (Tako Town Community Plaza Culture Hall, Chiba) were on October 5th at the Embassy of Ukraine in Japan in Minato Ward, Tokyo. Courtesy visit. Approximately 200,000 yen in donations raised at the event for the purpose of "humanitarian aid to Ukraine" was presented to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Sergiy Korsunsky.

The NPB exchange game between the Ibaraki Astro Planets, who won the first district championship in the route-in BC league, and the Yomiuri Giants (3rd Army) was held on September 4th at Hitachi Municipal Stadium. This day's game, Ibaraki, who was gaining momentum, won 11-9, and it seems that it was a valuable opportunity for the Ibaraki players to appeal before the autumn draft meeting. This time, we asked Norihiro Komada, manager of the Yomiuri Giants 3rd Army, about the summary of the day's game and the significance of the friendly match.

The 2022 season of the Route Inn BC League, now in its 16th year, left an impression on the Ibaraki Astro Planets, who had been in last place for three consecutive years until last year, won the district championship and advanced to the BCL Championship (de facto league championship). runner-up). Why was the team suddenly able to make such a huge leap forward? After the NPB exchange game against the Yomiuri Giants (third team), we asked GM Touma Irokawa and manager Ken Matsuzaka to tell us why.

It was route in BC league which finished season of the 16th year by championship of Shinano Grandse Rose, but many players said goodbye to ground this year. Shindai Inui, who has played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham and the Giants, is one of them. At the retirement game held on August 30, Inui, who went up to the mound as the starting pitcher, saying, "I want to fully show the skills I have refined so far without leaving any regrets," threw 133 pitches in the middle of the 7th inning and got hits. Contributed to the team's victory (3-2) with 6, 2 runs (1 earned run) and 10 strikeouts.

Junretsu, a music unit, won the BC League South District victory for the first time in the 4th year since the team was founded, and was appointed as a one-day cheerleader for Ibaraki Astro Planets, which also participated in the BCL Championship. Appeared in the opening ceremony of the Yomiuri Giants (3rd Army) game. "I'm confident in my control, so I want to throw strikes. I'm not confident in my wife's control, but..." said Otai, and the other four members showed off their strike pitches.

The “Tako Matsuri 2022 – Tako Town Charity Pro Wrestling” was held in Tako Town, Chiba Prefecture, with the aim of providing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, where the ravages of war have not subsided. This event also attracted a lot of attention, including a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Association of Japan, which was unusual in the professional wrestling world. The World Heavyweight Championship between Masato Tanaka and The Great Sasuke, which was held on this day, also excited the venue.

Tako Town Charity Pro Wrestling (Tako Town Community Plaza Culture Hall, Chiba Prefecture), which aims to ``make the town energetic and smiling,'' will be held for the second time on September 10th. Prior to the event, a press conference was held with promoter Hideo Arai, Masato Tanaka, The Great Sasuke, and Ukrainian refugee Kolyesnikova Ksenya.

To commemorate the launch of Nishikawa's new brand of functional bedding, Nishikawa Sleep Lab, which fosters health through sleep, Nishikawa Co., Ltd. conducted an interview with Tomoyoshi Miura, a long-time user of Nishikawa mattresses.

Pitcher Hiroyuki Takagishi of the comedy duo Mondi, who joined the Route In BC League's Tochigi Brave Thunders as a pitcher, made his first pitching appearance on the 14th against Saitama Musashi. Pitcher Takagishi struggled to control his pitches in the first inning, as his fielding was inconsistent and he was in a pinch.Through the second inning, pitcher Takagishi pitched 52 pitches, allowing 3 hits, 5 walks, and 3 runs. The first practice in 10 years was filled with tension. After the game ended in a 4-4 tie, pitcher Takagishi gave an interview and looked back on his first experience on the mound.

As the competition environment is subject to various restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, such as tournaments being canceled or postponed or held without spectators, an increasing number of athletes are thinking about their future competitive lives and life plans after retirement. On the other hand, many people concentrate only on competitions during their active careers, and many are worried about their future careers because they do not have enough information about second careers. In order to provide athletes with opportunities and information to think about, the Pasona Group is holding a talk event called ``What is an athlete's life without regrets - Designing your future athlete career?'' I will report on the situation.

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), a team from the French first division, came to Japan in July and took Japan by storm, playing three games in 10 days and appearing at many events. On the 1st after returning to Japan, PSG played against Nantes in the French Super Cup (Tel Aviv, Israel) and won 4-0. Even in the tournaments where they have won nine times in the past 10 years, they have shown their continued strength and appear to be making good adjustments. With the new season finally starting on the 6th Japan time, we would like to take a look back at PSG's Japan tour.

The Route Inn BC League will be comprised of eight teams starting in 2022. The BC League selection team, selected from eight teams, played an exchange game against the Seibu Lions second team on June 9th. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was only held at the end of the season for the past two years, but this year it was held at the CAR3219 field in June, making it a showcase for NPB scouts to gather.

In April, AK-69, who successfully performed his fifth Nippon Budokan live, released the song ``Break through the wall,'' which supports young people who face obstacles in sports. The music video for the song spotlights the achievements of next-generation athletes, and features athletes who have overcome various obstacles, each expressing their thoughts. This time, we have a Zoom conversation between AK-69 and Takumi Tomizawa, one of the athletes who appeared in the music video, who currently plays for Corrimal Rangers FC in Australia. The two talked about their impressions of the song and how to challenge obstacles.

Figure skater Mao Asada and Nathan Chen, who won the gold medal in the men's individual figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics, attended a new product launch event by bedding manufacturer Airweave, marking their first appearance together.

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), a soccer team in the French first division, held a tour to Japan and played a total of three games against the J.League.

Takeru (K-1 GYM SAGAMI-ONO KREST), the 4th K-1 WORLD GP Super Featherweight Champion, appeared at the first pitch ceremony of the match between the Giants and Hiroshima (Tokyo Dome) on July 16th, and was 140 He showed off his kilo fastball.

Yokohama DeNA announced that three players from Yokohama F. Marinos, who are also based in Yokohama, will hold a ceremonial pitch at the "I☆YOKOHAMA SERIES" (June 28-30, match against Hanshin at Yokohama Stadium).

In conjunction with the exchange game between Saitama Seibu and the Giants (June 7th to 9th), Seibu Railway and Seibu Railway will operate a chartered train tour in which former players from both teams will participate, with talk shows, photo shoots, and the presentation of autographs. He deepened his interaction with fans through such activities. After the event ended, Eio Kaku (former Giants) and Hironori Ishige (former Seibu) spoke on behalf of both teams and spoke about their thoughts on the innovative project and their thoughts on professional baseball these days.

When the news reported that he was going to have a retirement match, there were a lot of reactions like, ``What, he didn't retire?!'' Has there ever been a retirement match like that? April 29, 2022. The location is Urayasu. GG Sato officially signed a one-day contract with the Route In BC League Saitama Musashi Heat Bears, and participated in the official game against the Kanagawa Future Dreams as the number 1 DH in the starting lineup. He had 3 hits in 4 at-bats, reached base in all 4 at-bats, and left a brilliant official record with a batting average of .750. Kota Kaku, Yasutaka Hattori, Ikuhiro Kiyota, Tatsuya Uchi, Tomohito Yoneno... They officially retired from active duty on that day, surrounded by their friends who had been with them during their time as NPB players.

Yokohama Football Film Festival 2022, an event where you can enjoy selected soccer movies from around the world, will be held at Kanakku Hall (June 4th to 5th) and Cinema Jack & Betty (6th to 10th) in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. It will be held at This time, the 12th time, there will be a screening of all eight films, Kengo Nakamura of Kawasaki Frontale FRO, Mitsuru Murai, who retired as chairman of the J League in March of this year, and the Japan-Korea World World Championship held 20 years ago. Luxury guests are also scheduled to appear on stage, including Philippe Troussier (appearing via Zoom), who led the Japanese national team to the final 16 at the Cup.

子供の頃の夢はプロサッカー選手。その後の夢は「体育の先生」、「鹿島アントラーズのスポーツトレーナー」などスポーツに携わるものばかり。清掃会社を起業し、縁があって現在はスポーツに携われていると言う。そんな立花徹社長の紆余曲折の人生に迫った。

埼玉西武ライオンズの本拠地ベルーナドームで行われた西武対楽天戦の始球式に、女優の新川優愛さんが登場。自身がプロデュースしたユニフォームを纏った新川さんは、左腕からの投球を披露。「ふわふわして、震えるくらい緊張した」と、感想を語った。

埼玉西武ライオンズは、毎年恒例となっている「ライオンズフェスティバルズ」で着用する限定ユニフォームの発表会を実施。平井克典投手、外崎修汰選手、愛斗選手と、地元所沢出身でアンバサダーを務めるEXILEのNAOTOさんが期間内に着用する「WILDユニフォーム」に袖を通し、意気込みを語った。