Japan&#39;s players go on strike, weekend games called off
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TOKYO Baseball players in Japan are going on strike for the first time in the sport&#39;s history there. Games this weekend are being called off after extended negotiations with team officials failed to bear fruit.
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Japanese baseball players elected to stage the first strike in the history of the sport in Japan on Friday after extended negotiations with team officials failed to reach an agreement.
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Danish footballers have suspended a week-long strike, called to protest against FIFA transfer rules, allowing next weekend&#39;s games to go ahead.
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Qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix scheduled for Saturday was postponed Friday because a typhoon was approaching the area. Race organizers and Formula One moved pre-qualifying and
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Japanese baseball players and club representatives reached a deal Thursday to end the first strike in the 70-year history of the sport in Japan, with owners agreeing to let newcomers into the leagues as early as next season.
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On paper, the matchup of Hideki Matsui against Pedro Martinez didn&#39;t look like a good one for the Yankees. But, as Derek Jeter always says, that&#39;s why they don&#39;t play the games on paper.
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Maybe he read the wrong scouting report, and mixed up his Japanese pitchers. Maybe Barry Bonds was looking for the gyroball instead of the fastball that the Giants' slugger took from Hideki Okajima for a third strike in the eighth inning yesterday afternoon, with a game there to be won for the visitors.
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NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman all but killed the 2004-05 season yesterday. Not only did club owners reject the players&#39; union offer to take a 24 percent pay reduction, but Bettman also put a
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Baseball fans let out a cheer when players cancelled their strike over the planned merger of the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and Orix BlueWave.
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Since 1998, major league baseball teams have had to pay posting fees for the right to negotiate with Japanese players who are still under contract.
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The planned London Underground strike on New Year&#39;s Eve has been called off after last ditch talks. Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union were planning to strike on New Year&#39;s Eve in a dispute over pay and hours.
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A labor dispute between the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and players has halted World Cup preparations and could result in the national team using replacement players for the Feb. 9 opening of the final round of qualifying in Trinidad &amp; Tobago.
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The start of a WTA Tour event was delayed a day because of a planned strike in the area aimed at shutting down public services and private businesses.
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The powerful Japan Football Association on Wednesday become the latest organisation to reject plans by the English Premier League to stage matches overseas.
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Japan's professional baseball players go on strike for the first time since the game was introduced 70 years ago.
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The first players' strike in Danish soccer temporarily ended Wednesday after a week, allowing two teams to field full rosters for UEFA Cup games.
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Japanese baseball players will strike for the first time if owners proceed with a proposed merger of two teams, the players' union said Monday.