Kawasaki Frontale failed to keep their J-League top spot when they crashed 1-0 to second division-bound Oita Trinita on Sunday. The only goal came in the 61st minute when midfielder Mu Kanazaki broke through the left field into the area and sent a cross for Brazilian striker Fernandinho, who flicked in the decider. "It was the best game for me ...

Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad grabbed a crucial away goal when defender Saleh Al Saqri scored 19 minutes from time to secure his side a 1-1 draw at Uzbekistan's Pakhtakor in the Asian Champions League quarter-finals on Thursday. Serbian midfielder Milan Nikolic had given the hosts a sixth-minute lead in the first leg clash, but Al Saqri equalised in ...

Kawasaki Frontale battled back from a goal down to beat fellow J-League side Nagoya Grampus 2-1 in the first leg of the AFC Champions League quarter-finals here on Wednesday. Lanky Australian striker Joshua Kennedy headed home in the 27th minute for Nagoya but Japan midfielder Kengo Nakamura pulled one back for Kawasaki on the hour mark and Brazilian striker Juninho ...