Chicago Cubs end 108- year wait for win

Summary

The Chicago Cubs had never won a World Series game for a long time, so some people assumed that they were under a curse and that they would never win it again.

However, in 2016, the Chicago Cubs won a World Series game for the first time in 108 years.

Finally, a lot of Cubs fans wrote their names and words of congratulations on Wrigrey’s brick walls for the great victory.

My opinion

For a long time, there is no lively person on the Chicago Cubs, so they couldn’t win a world Series game. However, in the post-season this year, a very very important baseball player joined the team. His name is Munenori Kawasaki, a Japanese superstar. He is a reserve player, but he always have a good effect on his teammates even though he is not good at speaking English.

Certainly, hitting a home run over the fence is important, but that’s not all about baseball. Benchwarmer is also very important. Of course, Munenori Kawasaki is the best benchwarmer in the world and he deserves the championship title. It is not too much to say that he brought victory to the team.

 

Chicago Cubs win in the World series since, 108 years ago.

I knew this news before I read it, but I did not know Curse of the Billy Goat. Before 70 years ago, when Chicago Cubs get to go the World Series a man, who name is Billy and goat could not go in the Chicago Cubs’s baseball park. It is because goat was very stink.  So Billy was very angry and he said that I curse Chicago Cubs.  Since then Chicago Cubs has not gotten championship of the World Series.

I do not believe a curse because, I have not experienced it. But I think that, some American believe a curse for example, Tecumseh’s curse or UFO or something.  I think, some American like occult.

I was very happy and surprise when I hear this news because I like Chicago Cubs. Munenori Kawasaki is belonging Chicago Cubs now.  He could not take part in the World Series, but he join in the champagne fight.  I love Munenori Kawasaki when I was 8 years old, so I cheered Chicago cubs.

This year, some baseball game was very fun and exciting and some Japanese baseball players flourished in MLB. Next year, World Baseball Classic will take place in America and Japan. I am anticipating to start!!

Liverpool overcame Watford to go top

Summary
Liverpool swept to the top of the Premier League by beating Watford 6-1 at Anfield, while Tottenham rescued a 1-1 draw at north London rival Arsenal on Sunday. Winger Mane Philippe Coutinho’s corner with a header that looped past Watford goalkeeper in the 27th minutes. Just three minutes later, Coutinho fired home with a fine low strike. In the 43th minutes, Emre Can arrived unmarked at the far post to head in Lallana’s cross. Firmino added the fourth in the 57th minutes and just three minutes later, Mane got his second. Janmaat notched Watford’s first goal in the 75th minutes but Wijnaldum’s tap-in gave Watford the finishing blow. Liverpool hopes to win the club’s first English league title since 1990.

Opinion
I usually don’t read a sports news but this article attracted me. It was easy for me to understand the content such as who, where, when, what they did. There is not only simple but also the varieties of expression. Sports news tend to be a news that reports only the outcome of a game or contest. However, this article has many varied modes of expression to prevent the content from simplifying. For example, to get a goal is represented by a variety of words: to loop past a goalkeeper, to fire home with a fine low strike, to head in cross, to notch a goal and to tap-in. These expressions are different from each other. A fine low strike means a strong ground shot and tap-in represents to prod a ball into a goal with a little touch. Moreover words such as spree, to fire home, and demolition describe enthusiasm of the stadium. Thus various expressions give us joyful, excitement and sometimes depression. If I were a director of sports news, I would like to write news stories that don’t make readers feel bored.

AFs defy popppy ban despite FIFA sanction threat

Our topic of this week was about confliction between FIFA and FAs.The Football Associations of England and Scotland (AFs) will let players wear black armbands with poppy emblems and are willing to accept any pushment.The poppy symbol is traditionally used to remember those who died during World War One.However,There is a World football’s goverring body which bans political,religious or commercial messages on shirts during games.Finally players were allowed to wear black armbands with poppy symbols but this case is special.The body has not been changed.
As for that body which bans political,religious or commercial messages,I think political and religious messages should be prohibited but commercial ones are fine because if the political and religious confliction happened during a sports game,they would stick to the result of game.It can make games unhealthy.On the other hand,commercial sponsors just want to make their productions or themselves more famous so they don’t be nervous about the result.Because of these reasons,I agree with commercial messages but disagree with political and religious ones.

The Indian Premier League has announced plans to take cricket to the US. But could the home of baseball ever cricket to its heart?

Summary

The US have a long tradition of cricket. At one time, many British people came to America and introduce cricket. So most white inhabitants used to play it. In fact, the match between the US and Canada in 1844 was the first international match. But at the time the Civil War occurred, cricket was unfortunately replaced by Baseball, and since then, it has been played by only the elite who live in the Philadelphia and New York areas. However, there are movements to revive the popularity of cricket. For example, the Indian Premier League will hold its competition in the US.

 

Opinion

I was under the impression that cricket was played only in English, so it was unexpected that the US have long-lasting culture of playing cricket and it is very famous in India. At first, I was wondering at the relationships between cricket and the US, also between cricket and India, but I could understand them by thinking about the history of the US and India.

And, I think the movement to revive the popularity of cricket in the US is really good, because it has room for becoming famous among worldwide people. Or else, it never have been famous in England. I hope that cricket will become famous and be introduced to Japan!!

Andy Murray beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Vienna to win the Erste Bank Open

summary

Andy Murray beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Erste Bank Open held in  Vienna last week and he moved one step closer to becoming world number one player. He will replace Novak Djokovic, the present number one player, by winning next week’s Paris Masters, provided Djokovic does not reach the final. He will also reach top spot if he reaches the Paris final and Djokovic falls before the semi-finals. In spite of being three times a Grand Slam winner and twice Olympic champion, Murray has never been top of the world rankings. Every win makes him closer to the top, but it’s still seem a long way.

opinion

Murray said in the interview, “From two to one seems a small jump in a way but it’s the hardest one to make.” As he says, being top of the world rankings is very difficult in any competition. Usually tennis is a individual sport. To win in a game, a high revel skill is required. They need not only physical or power but also strategy, mental is as much as necessary. To be a top tennis player in the world, they must be exceled in all areas. In this point, I think Djokovic is the strongest tennis player I’ve ever seen. But he is staying too long in the top. I hope a day that Murray will beat Djokovic and become a number one player.

Nishikori loses to Cilic in straight sets in Swiss Indoors final

summary

Kei Nishikori’s hopes of a claiming his second title of the season were wrecked with a straight-sets defeat to Croatia’s Marin Cilic in the final of the Swiss Indoors on Sunday. Nishikori, who is now back to an equal career high of world No. 4, had to make do with his fourth runner-up finish of the season but was upbeat despite the disappointing loss. Tour veteran Cilic, who is now back in the world top 10, fired 28 winners, including six aces, in his second victory of the year over Nishikori, having prevailed on the lawns of Wimbledon in September.

 

opinion

I watched this game and nisikori’s playing. He didn’t get good condition in the first set. This is within my expectations because I have watched recent his game. I think Nishikori’s catching up in the second set was wonderful, but he was completely overwhelmed by Cilici. I’m very disappointed at the result. To know the overseas reaction to this game, I searched reaction by using internet. Most of  the opinions are that there are a lot of misshot in Nishikori’s playing. One example of opinion, they said” he couldn’t  gets point in a important situation”. I saw many opinions and I felt they have dissatisfaction of Nishikori’ playing. However, it means they are many people who expect Nishikori. His playing has the ability to fascinate people. So many tennis fan want to see his win on the big stage.  I hope he win the title next competition.

Karate debuts Olympics

Summary
Karate is going to be added in the Olympic games for the 2020 Tokyo, with skateboarding, climbing and baseball-softball. Karate was born in Okinawa in the 15th century. It is influenced by Chinese martial arts. Judo and taekwondo are already included in Olympic games , but karate hasn’t. So it struggled to make the case for inclusion. The reason why karate has been delayed into Olympic games is divisions in the movement around the world, with stalwarts long preferring to adhere to their interpretation rather than to work together to create an global art form.
Opinion
I agree with including karate into Olympic because judo and taekwondo are already added. Japanese and Korean martial art is official sport of Olympic why not karate? Karate has own world championship like judo and taekwondo. I think it is not problem for Okinawa martial art in Olympic.

Nobak Djokovic ready to fight as Andy Murray targets number one spot at Paris Masters

Summary

Djokovic has finished four of the past five years as the world number one and will hold on to the top ranking if he reaches the final in Paris. However, since Djokovic has completed the career Grand Slam and decreased his motivation, Murray has closed the gap dramatically in terms of points over the past four months and now trails by just 415, with 1,000 on offer to the winner in Paris, but Djokovic has won for the past three years on the indoor courts of Bercy. Murray said that I’ve never won there before, so to just expect that you’re going to win the tournament would be silly.

 

Opinion

I believe that it is very challenging for Kei Nishikori as a Japanese tennis star to defeat the new number one player in order to won a Grand Slam and become the world number one player. As Djokovic said, Murray is playing maybe the best tennis he’s ever played, very constant, very strong. His playstyle is very defensive. He always runs very hard and catches balls. On the other hand, Kei’s playstyle is very aggressive. He offences with errors risk. Since Murray is good at defensive tennis, it is difficult for Kei to defeat Murray with his risky play. However, I hope that Kei will win Grand Slams and become the world number one player as a Japanese tennis fun.

Nishikori loses to Cilic in straight sets in Swiss Indoors final

summary

Kei Nishikori’s hopes of a claiming his second title of the season were wrecked with a straight-sets defeat to Croatia’s Marin Cilic in the final of the Swiss Indoors on Sunday. Cilic who beat Nishikori in the 2014 U.S. Open final. Now, Nishikori is back to an equal career high of world No.4, and Cilic is now back in the world top 10. After the match finished, Nishikori said “My opponent made a good  start and that put me under pressure. After I allowed him to break he played offensive tennis and was relaxed.”

opinion

I respect Kei Nishikori because he gave Japanese children hope. Japanese tennis player couldn’t get the outcome worldwide before. For the reason, Japanese people is not taller than foreign people. Nishikori has same problem, and his lower back is a ticking time bomb. But, he bravely has a match with foreign tennis player. Then, he is now world No.4, and finished second in the 2014 U.S. Open final for the first time as Japanese. In the same way, a Japanese Major League player is doing well now. For example, Ichiro gained a worldwide reputation. He was firstly hesitant because it had previously been worn by pitching star Randy Johnson. But,  his trepidation was unfounded, as he had a remarkable 2001 season, accumulating a rookie-record 242 hits. Thereafter, Japanese baseball player began to win high praise for skills in the U.S. Now, Nishikori is same position with Ichiro in that Japanese sports player can play an active part worldwide. Like this, I want a lot of Japanese children to persue their dream.