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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/18/sumo/basho-reports/goeido-stays-front-preserves-ozeki-status/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-18T19:44:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Goeido (center) reacts after beating Yoshikaze at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/18/basketball/b-league/basketball-veteran-orimo-skeptical-b-leagues-benefit-national-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-18T20:45:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Levanga Hokkaido veteran Takehiko Orimo has doubts over the benefits of the newly established B. League.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/18/more-sports/horse-racing/take-picks-4000th-win-jra-horse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-18T20:49:48+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/18/more-sports/nishikori-japan-aiming-high-davis-cup-playoff-sweep/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-18T22:07:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan team members (from left) Yoshihito Nishioka, Taro Daniel, Kei Nishikori and Yuichi Sugita celebrate after completing a 5-0 sweep over Ukraine in their Davis Cup World Group playoff tie in Osaka on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/18/more-sports/mchale-edges-siniakova-japan-womens-open-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-18T22:07:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Christina McHale of the United Sates holds the Japan Women's Open winner's trophy after beating Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic in Sunday's final at Ariake Tennis Forest Park.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/18/baseball/japanese-baseball/van-den-hurk-returns-hawks-winning-form/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-18T22:18:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fukuoka SoftBank's Rick Van den Hurk pitches during the Hawks' 8-5 win over the Lions on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/19/olympics/japan-leaves-rio-without-winning-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-19T16:00:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Misato Michishita celebrates after earning silver in the women's T12 marathon at the Rio Paralympics on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/19/basketball/japan-loses-china-asia-challenge-finale/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-19T16:22:58+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/19/sumo/basho-reports/ozeki-goeido-retains-lead-autumn-basho/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-19T20:25:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Goeido (right) grapples with Aoiyama at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/19/baseball/japanese-baseball/race-pl-flag-going-wire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-19T20:26:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nippon Ham's Shohei Otani should have a chance to make his mark on the final phase of the PL race when the Fighters meet the Hawks on Wednesday and Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/19/baseball/japanese-baseball/baystars-beat-carp-reach-climax-series-first-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-19T20:28:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yokohama manager Alex Ramirez celebrates with fans after the BayStars booked their place in the Climax Series with a 3-1 win over the Carp on Monday at Yokohama Stadium.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/19/soccer/muto-scores-mainz-grabs-first-league-win-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-19T20:35:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mainz forward Yoshinori Muto shoots during his team's 3-1 win over Augsburg in the German Bundesliga on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/19/basketball/b-league/b-league-president-heralds-new-era/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-19T20:53:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[B. League chairman Masaaki Okawa, seen in his Tokyo office, envisions a future in which basketball is one of Japan's major sports and is expecting the country's new professional circuit to lead the way.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/19/more-sports/osaka-beats-doi-pan-pacific-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-19T22:09:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naomi Osaka runs for a return during her Pan Pacific Open first-round win over Misaki Doi on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/10/baseball/japanese-baseball/hiroshima-carp-capture-first-pennant-since-1991/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-20T09:51:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-jason-d-20160911.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-d-20160911.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hiroshima Carp players storm out of their dugout to celebrate the team's Central League pennant-clinching victory over the Yomiuri Giants on Saturday night at Tokyo Dome.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/20/more-sports/blossoming-star-osaka-keeping-things-fun-court/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-20T16:55:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-osaka-a-20160921.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-osaka-a-20160921.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naomi Osaka reached the third round of all three Grand Slam events she participated in this year.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/20/baseball/japanese-baseball/baystars-primed-follow-carps-example-cl/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-20T17:02:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-jason-a-20160921.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20160921.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[BayStars manager Alex Ramirez (left) and slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo have played major roles in helping the team reach the Central League Climax Series this season.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/20/more-sports/sunwolves-open-home-17/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-20T17:58:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-rugby-a-20160921.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-rugby-a-20160921.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Sunwolves' Akihito Yamada dives to score a try against the Cheetahs during a match on March 12, 2016 in Singapore.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/20/baseball/japanese-baseball/baystars-mainstay-miura-retire-25th-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-20T19:28:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-kaz-a-20160921.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20160921.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The BayStars' Daisuke Miura speaks during a news conference to announce his retirement on Tuesday in Yokohama.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/20/sumo/basho-reports/goeido-remains-atop-leaderboard-10-0/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-20T19:31:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-sumo-a-20160921.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20160921.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kisenosato (left) grapples with Kotoshogiku on Tuesday at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Kisenosato won the match, improving to 8-2 at the 15-day meet.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/20/baseball/mlb/no-nonsense-skipper-baker-good-fit-title-contending-nationals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-20T19:33:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-mas-a-20160921.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-mas-a-20160921.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manager Dusty Baker has led the Washington Nationals to an 88-62 record, the best in the NL East, through Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/20/more-sports/cibulkova-prevails-safarova-opening-round-pan-pacific-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-20T19:34:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-wtennis-a-20160921.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-wtennis-a-20160921.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia hits a return against the Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova in the first round of the Pan Pacific Open on Tuesday at Ariake Colosseum.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/20/more-sports/jones-confident-england-can-overtake-blacks-2019-rugby-world-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-20T22:18:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[England rugby coach Eddie Jones]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/20/more-sports/volleyball/japan-volleyball-league-organization-sets-target-new-super-league-2018/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-20T22:20:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-jvolley-a-20160921.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jvolley-a-20160921.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan Volleyball League Organization chief Kenji Shimaoka (left) and vice president Naoji Sato attend a news conference on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/20/baseball/japanese-baseball/mejia-asamura-spark-lions-runaway-victory-buffaloes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-20T22:26:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-jball-a-20160921.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jball-a-20160921.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Lions' Hotaka Yamakawa hits a solo home run in the eighth inning against the Buffaloes on Tuesday at Kyocera Dome. Yamakawa finished with two homers and Seibu trounced Orix 11-1.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/20/soccer/j-league/j-league-chairman-denies-single-stage-return-done-deal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-21T09:58:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-andrew-a-20160921.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20160921.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gamba Osaka's Kotaro Omori (center) scores against Nagoya Grampus in a J. League match last Saturday. J. League chairman Mitsuru Murai said Tuesday that the league is considering returning to a single-stage format.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/19/more-sports/world-no-3-muguruza-ready-put-everything-barbecue-pan-pacific-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-21T17:21:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-muguruza-a-20160920.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-muguruza-a-20160920.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Garbine Muguruza lost to Latvian world No. 35 Anastasija Sevatsova in the second round of the U.S. Open earlier this month and could face the same opponent in Tokyo this week.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/21/more-sports/japan-marks-three-years-rugby-world-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-21T18:33:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20160922.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan prop Kensuke Hatakeyama shakes hands with a fan at a 2019 Rugby World Cup countdown event in Tokyo on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/21/soccer/okazaki-bags-brace-leicester-citys-extra-time-loss-chelsea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-21T18:42:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-league-cup-a-20160922.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-league-cup-a-20160922.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Leicester City's Shinji Okazaki scores his second goal against Chelsea in a League Cup third-round match on Tuesday. Chelsea won 4-2 in extra time.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/21/olympics/summer-olympics/table-tennis/table-tennis-star-fukuhara-announces-marriage-to-taiwanese-player/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-21T21:23:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/n-ai-a-20160922.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-ai-a-20160922.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Double Olympic medalist Ai Fukuhara (right) poses next to fellow table tennis Olympian Chiang Hung-chieh, her Taiwanese husband, at a news conference in a Tokyo hotel on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/21/basketball/b-league/b-league-ready-begin-first-ever-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-21T21:27:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-ed-a-20160922.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Players from each of the B. League's 18 first-division squads represent their teams during a Sept. 12 preseason media event in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/21/general/aichi-nagoya-bid-2026-asian-games-finalized/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-21T22:20:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/21/baseball/japanese-baseball/orix-pitcher-komatsu-retire-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-21T22:30:25+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/21/basketball/b-league/alvark-golden-kings-eager-deliver-entertainment-quality-competition-b-league-opener/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-21T22:36:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Veteran post player Kazuya Hatano and other Ryukyu Golden Kings work out at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/21/sumo/basho-reports/goeido-still-unbeaten/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-21T22:48:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-sumo-a-20160922.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20160922.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Goeido (right) stands tall after defeating fellow ozeki Kisenosato on Wednesday at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/21/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-star-otani-earns-first-win-since-july-3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-21T23:10:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-jball-a-20160922.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jball-a-20160922.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fighters hurler Shohei Otani held the Hawks to four hits in eight innings on Wednesday at Yafuoku Dome. Hokkaido Nippon Ham defeated Fukuoka SoftBank 2-1.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/21/more-sports/overpowering-osaka-eliminates-cibulkova/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-21T23:10:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-tennis-a-20160922.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-tennis-a-20160922.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naomi Osaka celebrates her second-round victory over Dominika Cibulkova in the Pan Pacific Open at Ariake Colosseum on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/21/more-sports/okuhara-triumphs-kjaersfeldt-yonex-open-opener/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-21T23:25:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-badminton-a-20160922.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nozomi Okuhara competes agianst Denmark's Line Kjaersfeldt in a first-round match of the Yonex Open Japan on Thursday at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Okuhara won 21-13, 21-6.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/22/baseball/japanese-baseball/baystars-manager-ramirez-remain-helm/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-22T17:03:56+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/22/more-sports/swimming/hagino-surgery-elbow/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-22T19:54:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/22/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-beat-hawks-set-magic-number-six/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-22T20:16:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-jball-a-20160923.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jball-a-20160923.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Fighters' Sho Nakata is congratulated by his teammates after his two-run homer against the Hawks on Thursday in Fukuoka.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/22/sumo/basho-reports/goeido-moves-closer-first-championship/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-22T21:19:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-sumo-a-20160923.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20160923.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Goeido knocks yokozuna Kakuryu out of the ring during their bout on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/22/more-sports/sasnovich-stuns-pliskova-reach-pan-pacific-quarterfinals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-22T21:45:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-tennis-a-20160923.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-tennis-a-20160923.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Aliaksandra Sasnovich hits a return during her match against Karolina Pliskova at the Pan Pacific Open on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/22/soccer/kashima-scores-gritty-win-j2-side-okayama-emperors-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-22T22:38:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/22/basketball/b-league/former-bulls-great-grant-house-b-league-opener/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-22T22:38:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-kaz-a-20160923.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20160923.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The B. League's inaugural game was held at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Thursday night.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/22/more-sports/date-krumm-hoping-make-comeback-knee-operation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-22T23:20:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/22/more-sports/rio-gold-medalists-takahashi-matsutomo-advance-quarterfinals-yonex-open-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-22T23:22:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-badminton-a-20160923.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-badminton-a-20160923.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ayaka Takahashi (front) and Misaki Matsutomo compete at the Yonex Open Japan on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/22/basketball/b-league/alvark-hold-off-golden-kings-b-league-opens-inaugural-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-23T14:26:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-ed-a-20160923.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20160923.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Alvark guard Diante Garrett goes up for a shot during the B. League opener on Thursday. The Alvark beat the Golden Kings 80-75.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/23/soccer/rooneys-decline-presents-problem-man-united/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-23T18:50:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-premier-a-20160924.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-premier-a-20160924.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has lost a step but remains a good player.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/23/basketball/b-league/shimane-signs-veteran-guard-aoki/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-23T20:06:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/23/figure-skating/barton-cites-early-instruction-key-japans-success/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-23T20:15:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-jack-b-20160924.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jack-b-20160924.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuna Shiraiwa, seen here skating at last week's Junior Grand Prix in Saransk, Russia, is just one of the young talents that Japan's system of early instruction has helped produce in recent years. KYODO]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/23/sumo/basho-reports/unbeaten-goeido-closes-first-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-23T20:21:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-sumo-a-20160924.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20160924.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Endo shoves Shohozan out of the raised ring on Friday at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Endo improved to 11-2.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/23/baseball/japanese-baseball/earlier-struggles-home-hot-hitting-jones-gaining-confidence-tokyo-dome/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-23T20:44:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-jones-a-20160924.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jones-a-20160924.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Giants outfielder Garrett Jones went 4-for-8 in a pair of games against the Chunichi Dragons earlier this week.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/23/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-pitcher-takeda-announces-retirement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-23T21:13:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/23/baseball/samurai-japan-skipper-kokubo-promotes-teams-new-uniforms-wbc-stays-mum-roster/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-23T21:14:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-WBC-a-20160924.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-WBC-a-20160924.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Samurai Japan manager Hiroki Kokubo unveils the team's uniforms for the 2017 World Baseball Classic during a news conference at the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame on Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/23/more-sports/osaka-bests-sasnovich-advances-semifinals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-23T21:50:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-andrew-b-20160924.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-b-20160924.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naomi Osaka plays a shot againt Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals on Friday at Ariake Colosseum. Osaka advanced with a 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) win.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/23/more-sports/yamaguchi-defeats-okuhara-seventh-try-moves-yonex-open-japan-semifinals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-23T22:29:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-badminton-a-20160924.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-badminton-a-20160924.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Akane Yamaguchi competes against Nozomi Okuhara at the Yonex Open Japan on Friday. Yamaguchi earned a 21-11, 23-21 victory at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/23/baseball/japanese-baseball/hawks-deactivate-ailing-ace-wada/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-23T23:14:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/23/baseball/japanese-baseball/baystars-demolish-giants-six-homer-attack/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-23T23:16:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-jason-a-20160924.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20160924.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[BayStars teammates Yoshitomo Tsutsugo and Jose Lopez had plenty of reasons to celebrate on Friday night at Tokyo Dome. Both players hit a pair of home runs in Yokohama's 12-4 rout of the Yomiuri Giants.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/23/rugby/rugby-fever-draws-japan-youth-new-zealand/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-24T13:52:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/n-rugby-a-20160924.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-rugby-a-20160924.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese junior rugby player Rikitora Tani of Fujita Juku plays in a match against a New Zealand team Sept. 9 in Taupo, New Zealand.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/23/basketball/b-league/alvark-rout-golden-kings-complete-two-game-series-sweep/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-24T16:16:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-bleague-a-20160924.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-bleague-a-20160924.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Alvark Tokyo power forward Joji Takeuchi takes a third-quarter shot over the outstretched arm of Ryukyu Golden Kings forward Hiromasa Omiya on Friday at Yoyogi National Gymnasium. Tokyo defeated Ryukyu 74-53.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/24/baseball/making-toast-retiring-beer-girl-misato/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-24T17:02:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-wayne-a-20160925.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-wayne-a-20160925.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Retiring beer girl Misato Orikasa prepares to draw one of the last Asahi Super Drys of her four-year career selling brewskis at Seibu Lions games.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/24/baseball/mlb/mariners-catcher-clevenger-suspended-tweets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-24T18:03:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/24/sumo/basho-reports/goeido-locks-first-title-14th-victory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-24T20:14:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-sumo-a-20160925.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20160925.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ozeki Goeido stands at Ryogoku Kokugikan after defeating Tamawashi and improving to 14-0 at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/24/more-sports/waikato-routs-hokkaido-barbarians-secure-sapporo-sevens-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-24T20:25:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/24/basketball/b-league/sunrockers-storm-past-b-corsairs-pivotal-fourth-quarter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-24T22:27:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-kaz-a-20160925.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20160925.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sunrockers forward/center Kadeem Jack takes a jump shot as B-Corsairs forward Jeff Parmer defends during Saturday's game at Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium. Shibuya beat Yokohama  81-63.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/24/basketball/b-league/burrell-sparks-diamond-dolphins-season-opening-victory-hannaryz/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-24T22:55:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-ed-a-20160925.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp ed-a 20160925]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nagoya Diamond Dolphins power forward Justin Burrell drives to the basket during the fourth quarter of Saturday's season opener against the Kyoto Hannaryz at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. Nagoya defeated Kyoto 81-74.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/24/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-trim-magic-number-five-match-franchise-mark-83rd-victory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-24T23:01:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-jball-a-20160925.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jball-a-20160925.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fighters starter Hirotoshi Masui pitches against the Eagles on Saturday at Sapporo Dome. Hokkaido Nippon Ham beat Tohoku Rakuten 4-1.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/24/more-sports/partners-takahashi-matsutomo-secure-spot-yonex-open-japan-doubles-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-24T23:21:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-badminton-a-20160925.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp badminton-a 20160925]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ayaka Takahashi (left) and Misaki Matsutomo face Shiho Tanaka and Koharu Yonemoto in the Yonex Open Japan doubles semifinals on Saturday. Takahashi and Matsutomo earned a 21-14, 21-19 win at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/25/more-sports/wozniacki-halts-osakas-run-pan-pacific-open-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-25T18:39:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-andrew-a-20160926.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20160926.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naomi Osaka reacts after losing a point against Caroline Wozniacki during the Pac Pacific Open final on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/25/sumo/basho-reports/victorious-goeido-ends-basho-15-0-record/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-25T19:34:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-sumo-a-20160926.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20160926.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ozeki Goeido celebrates after capturing his first title on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/25/baseball/japanese-baseball/ramirez-working-get-baystars-ready-climax-series/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-25T19:40:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-jason-a-20160926.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20160926.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[BayStars manager Alex Ramirez has guided the team to its first-ever berth in the Climax Series in his first season in the dugout.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/25/more-sports/takahashi-matsutomo-fall-danish-pair-olympic-rematch/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-25T19:41:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ayaka Takahashi (front) misses a shot as partner Misaki Matsutomo (back) watches on during the pair's Yonex Open Japan final loss to Denmark's Christinna Pedersen and Camille Rytter Juhl on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[IBM running back Ryo Takagi scores the go-ahead touchdown on a 37-yard run in the fourth quarter against Asahi Beer in the X League on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Saburo Omura waves to Chiba Lotte fans after playing the final game of career on Sunday against the Buffaloes at QVC Marine Field.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hokkaido Nippon Ham's Shohei Otani celebrates after hitting a game-tying RBI single in the eighth inning of the Fighters' 7-5 win over the Eagles on Sunday at Sapporo Dome.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/25/soccer/j-league/late-kobayashi-winner-sends-frontale-playoffs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-25T22:34:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kawasaki Frontale forward Yu Kobayashi (11) takes on Yokohama F. Marinos defender Yuji Nakazawa on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/26/soccer/osako-scores-cologne-draw/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-26T17:29:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-osako-a-20160927.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[FC Cologne striker Yuya Osako (right) takes on the RB Leipzig defense during Sunday's 1-1 draw.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-09-26T18:19:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Marines outfielder Saburo Omura is given a traditional doage after his retirement ceremony on Sunday afternoon at QVC Marine FIeld in Chiba.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-09-26T20:18:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hokkaido Nippon Ham's Shohei Otani singles in a run during the sixth inning of the Fighters' 4-3 win over the Buffaloes on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Sunrockers defense, seen surrounding the B-Corsairs' Jeff Parmer in Saturday's series opener, made a number of key defensive stops in both games and earned a weekend sweep.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jack-a-20160928.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rika Kihira became the fourth Japanese woman to land a triple axel in competition when she performed the difficult jump at the Junior Grand Prix in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-09-27T19:18:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lions right-hander Takayuki Kishi pitches against the Fighters on Tuesday night at Seibu Prince Dome. Seibu defeated Hokkaido Nippon Ham 3-0.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-09-28T17:36:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-notebook-a-20160929.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gamba Osaka's Shun Nagasawa (center) takes on the FC Tokyo defense during their 3-3 draw on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-09-28T21:37:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-09-28T23:00:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama is given a traditional doage toss after his team's pennant-clinching victory on Wednesday night at Seibu Dome.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/29/baseball/japanese-baseball/messenger-closing-deal-hanshin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-29T18:54:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shigekazu Mori speaks at a news conference on Thursday in Nagoya.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-09-29T20:03:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-09-29T20:29:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan manager Vahid Halilhodzic manes his squad for upcoming World Cup qualifying final-round matches against Iraq and Australia at a Thursday news conference in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-09-30T01:15:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20160930.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shohei Otani tossed a one-hitter and struck out 15 Wednesday night as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters beat the Saitama Seibu Lions 1-0 to clinch the Pacific League pennant.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-09-30T18:12:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sam Allardyce was in charge of the Egland national team for just one match and 67 days in total.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-lions-a-20161001.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hatsuhiko Tsuji served as a Chunichi Dragons coach this season.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-09-30T21:08:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-09-30T21:08:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama (right) and team members salute the team's fans while doing a victory lap with their  Pacific League  pennant at Sapporo Dome on Friday. Hokkaido Nippon Ham defeated the Chiba Lotte Marines 3-1 in the teams' regular-season finale.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-10-01T16:22:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In the spotlight: Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose speaks, with Japanese Olympic Committee president Tsunekazu Takeda looking on, during a news conference on Tuesday after the IOC released its 2020 Evaluation Committee Report on the Tokyo, Istanbul and Madrid Olympic bids. "Frankly speaking, I'm truly pleased that the commission overall gave us high marks," Inose said.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Tigers' Yuta Iwasada pitches against the Giants on Saturday at Koshien Stadium. Hanshin defeated Yomiuri 6-0.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[BayStars pitcher Daisuke Miura takes a final bow after leaving the game in the seventh inning of his final start on Thursday. Miura pitched 6 1/3 innings in Yokohama's 11-6 loss to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Urawa Reds' Yuki Muto scores against Gamba Osaka in the second half on Saturday at Saitama Stadium.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/02/figure-skating/japanese-team-retains-japan-open-crown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-02T16:45:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/02/soccer/j-league/saito-called-world-cup-qualifiers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-02T16:48:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-saito-a-20161003.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manabu Saito]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/02/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-used-improved-pitching-defense-capture-pacific-league-pennant/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-02T17:04:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-fighters-a-20161003.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-fighters-a-20161003.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Second-year pitcher Kohei Arihara led the Fighters with 11 wins during the regular season.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/02/soccer/liverpool-regroups-second-half-rally-past-swansea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-02T18:09:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-soccer-a-20161003.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Liverpool's James Milner scores a penalty during his club's 2-1 victory over Swansea on Saturday at Liberty Stadium.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/02/more-sports/yamaguchi-claims-badminton-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-02T18:13:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/02/figure-skating/hanyu-wins-first-event-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-02T19:26:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-hanyu-a-20161003.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-hanyu-a-20161003.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuzuru Hanyu performs his free-skate routine at the Autumn Classic International on Saturday in Montreal.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/02/baseball/japanese-baseball/lions-appoint-former-star-tsuji-manager/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-02T19:49:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/02/more-sports/matsushima-try-sparks-sungoliath-victory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-02T20:04:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jrugby-a-20161003.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Suntory Sungoliath's Kotaro Matsushima breaks free of the Canon Eagles defense to score a try in Sunday's game in Kofu.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/02/more-sports/auto-racing/ricciardo-wins-malaysian-grand-prix-hamilton-flames/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-02T20:25:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-auto-a-20161003.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-auto-a-20161003.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo drinks champagne from his shoe after winning the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/02/baseball/japanese-baseball/matsuzaka-flops-long-awaited-hawks-debut/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-02T20:29:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jball-a-20161003.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jball-a-20161003.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fukuoka SoftBank's Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches during the Hawks' 7-0 defeat to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/02/more-sports/golf/teen-hataoka-becomes-first-amateur-win-jlpga-major/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-02T22:33:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jgolf-a-20161003.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jgolf-a-20161003.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nasa Hataoka hits a shot during the final round of the Japan Women's Open at Karasuyamajo Country Club on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/02/basketball/b-league/patience-pays-off-brex-run-away-jets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-02T23:32:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-ed-a-20161003.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161003.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chiba's Yuki Togashi (right) dribbles the ball as Tochigi's Hironori Watanabe defends during the Brex's 87-69 win in Funabashi, Chiba Pref., on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/03/olympics/sports-agency-unveils-tokyo-2020-medal-road-map/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-03T16:57:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-suzuki-a-20161004.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-suzuki-a-20161004.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sports Agency Commissioner Daichi Suzuki speaks to reporters on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/03/baseball/japanese-baseball/new-lion-king-tsuji-aims-rebuild-seibu-defense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-03T21:36:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-lions-a-20161004.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-lions-a-20161004.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hatsuhiko Tsuji speaks at his first news conference as Seibu Lions manager on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/03/more-sports/nishikori-overcomes-shaky-start-beat-young-japan-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-03T22:13:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-nishikori-a-20161004.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-nishikori-a-20161004.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kei Nishikori plays a shot during his 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 first-round win over American Donald Young at the Japan Open on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/03/more-sports/big-names-missing-joseph-names-first-japan-squad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-03T22:36:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-rugby-a-20161004.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-rugby-a-20161004.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan rugby coach Jamie Joseph gestures on Monday during the announcement of his first squad ahead of November tests against Argentina, Georgia, Wales and Fiji.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/04/olympics/fukuhara-target-cyber-hackers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-04T19:07:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/04/general/time-college-football-get-creative-offense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-04T19:25:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-man-about-sports-a-20161005.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-man-about-sports-a-20161005.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky, seen passing against Florida State on Saturday, competes at a level of football that has become quite predictable offensively and lacks the innovative formations of past decades.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/04/figure-skating/hanyus-quad-loop-adds-japans-skating-legacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-04T19:29:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jack-a-20161005-1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jack-a-20161005.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuzuru Hanyu's quad loop jump at the Autumn Classic International last week is the latest innovation introduced by a Japanese skater.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/04/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/swimmer-hoshi-confirms-retirement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-04T20:53:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-swim-a-20161005.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-swim-a-20161005.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan national team swimming coach Norimasa Hirai (left) and two-time Olympic bronze medalist Natsumi Hoshi attend a news conference on Tuesday, when Hoshi formally announced her retirement.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/04/soccer/j-league/j-league-announces-plan-return-single-stage-system-top-flight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-04T22:36:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/04/more-sports/sharapova-cant-wait-april-return-drug-suspension-trimmed-15-months/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-04T23:12:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/04/more-sports/kyrgios-ousts-qualifier-harrison-japan-open-first-round/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-04T23:17:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-japan-open-a-20161005.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-japan-open-a-20161005.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nick Kyrgios hits a return against Ryan Harrison during the first round of the Japan Open on Tuesday at Ariake Colosseum. Kyrgios defeated Harrison  7-5, 6-2.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/04/baseball/japanese-baseball/marines-top-eagles-lock-winning-campaign/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-04T23:24:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jball-a-20161005.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Marines starter Yuki Karakawa pitches against the Eagles on Tuesday at QVC Marine Field. Chiba Lotte defeated Tohoku Rakuten 4-2.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/05/soccer/honda-lashes-fair-weather-milan-fans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-05T16:53:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-honda-a-20161006.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-honda-a-20161006.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan forward Keisuke Honda has played just 19 minutes for AC Milan in Italy's Serie A in seven games so far this season.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/05/more-sports/boxing-2/fury-opens-cocaine-use/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-05T19:01:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-fury-a-20161006.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-fury-a-20161006.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Boxer Tyson Fury speaks during a news conference on April 27, 2016, in Manchester, England.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/05/more-sports/new-sunwolves-head-coach-tiatia-already-dealing-familiar-issues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-05T19:32:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-rugby-a-20161006.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-rugby-a-20161006.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Brave Blossoms coach Jamie Joseph (left) and new Sunwolves coach Filo Tiatia shake hands during a news conference on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/05/basketball/veteran-oga-harsh-message-womens-japan-basketball-league/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-05T20:43:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-oga-a-20161006.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-oga-a-20161006.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Veteran guard Yuko Oga, seen in a file photo from a Toyota Motors Antelopes practice last year, says the WJBL should work harder to promote the game.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/05/soccer/match-rusty-japan-left-little-margin-error-qualifiers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-05T21:44:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-scene-a-20161006.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-scene-a-20161006.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan manager Vahid Halilhodzic is under pressure to get his team back on track in World Cup qualifying.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/05/more-sports/ailing-nishikori-pulls-japan-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-05T22:09:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-nishikori-a-20161006.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-nishikori-a-20161006.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kei Nishikori leaves the court after pulling out of the Japan Open on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/05/olympics/winter-olympics/olympics-bobsled/jamaicas-japan-made-shitamachi-special-bobsleigh-unveiled/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-05T22:13:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/05/baseball/japanese-baseball/itoi-wins-pl-stolen-base-crown-age-35/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-05T23:00:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-leaders-a-20161006.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-leaders-a-20161006.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoshio Itoi finished the season as the co-leader in stolen bases with 53 for the Buffaloes.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/06/soccer/j-league/urawa-rallies-win-first-leg-league-cup-semis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-06T12:26:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/06/baseball/mlb/marlins-exercise-option-ichiro/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-06T19:05:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-ichiro-a-20161007.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ichiro-a-20161007.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ichiro Suzuki]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/06/more-sports/nishikori-pulls-shanghai-masters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-06T19:08:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/06/basketball/b-league/teams-still-finding-way-first-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-06T19:22:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-ed-a-20161007.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161007.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kawasaki Brave Thunders guard Ryusei Shinoyama is tied for the league lead in assists (5.3 per game) this season.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/06/more-sports/monfils-outplays-compatriot-simon-reaches-japan-open-quarterfinals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-06T20:19:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-japan-open-a-20161007.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-japan-open-a-20161007.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gael Monfils returns a shot to Gilles Simon during their second-round match at the Japan Open on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/06/olympics/japan-sports-council-selects-sprinter-sani-brown-six-athletes-new-overseas-training-program/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-06T23:04:55+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/06/soccer/birthday-boy-yamaguchi-lifts-japan-dramatic-late-goal-iraq/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-07T06:07:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-andrew-a-20161007.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20161007.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Hotaru Yamaguchi (right) celebrates with teammate Takuma Asano after scoring a 95th-minute goal against Iraq at Saitama Stadium on Thursday night. Japan defeated Iraq 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/07/soccer/world-cup/halilhodzic-toasts-japan-dramatic-win-iraq/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-07T12:38:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-andrew-a-20161008.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20161008.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan players congratulate Hotaru Yamaguchi (16) after his 95th-minute goal secured a 2-1 World Cup-qualifying win over Iraq at Saitama Stadium on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/07/more-sports/auto-racing/alonso-feels-hondas-japanese-approach-bearing-fruit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-07T18:45:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-auto-a-20161008.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-auto-a-20161008.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fernando Alonso drives during practice for the Japanese Grand Prix on Friday in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/07/more-sports/crafty-kyrgios-conquers-muller-advances-japan-open-semis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-07T18:51:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-tennis-a-20161008.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-tennis-a-20161008.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nick Kyrgios hits a return against Gilles Muller during their match at the Japan Open on Friday. Kyrgios won the quarterfinal encounter 6-4, 6-2.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/07/soccer/englands-southgate-begins-trial-period-easiest-foes-malta/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-07T18:51:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-premier-a-20161008.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-premier-a-20161008.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[England interim manager Gareth Southgate shields his eyes from the sun during a practice session on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/07/baseball/japanese-baseball/late-surge-propels-baystars-lopez-first-monthly-honor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-07T19:13:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-lopez-a-20161008.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-lopez-a-20161008.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The BayStars' Jose Lopez was named a monthly MVP for the first time in his career on Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/07/baseball/japanese-baseball/underdog-marines-embrace-challenge-dethroning-hawks-postseason-gets-underway/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-07T20:33:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-PL-series-a-20161008.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-PL-series-a-20161008.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chiba Lotte Marines manager Tsutomu Ito watches his team's practice at Yafuoku Dome on Friday. On Saturday, the Marines face the host Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Game 1 of the first stage of the Pacific League Climax Series.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/07/figure-skating/mao-places-second-finlandia-trophy-short-program/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-07T22:21:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-skate-a-20161008.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-skate-a-20161008.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mao Asada performs her short program at the Finlandia Trophy in Espoo, Finland, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/07/basketball/b-league/brave-thunders-cruise-past-albirex/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-07T22:59:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-ed-a-20161008.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161008.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Niigata Albirex BB power forward Clint Chapman takes a shot during the first quarter against the Kawasaki Brave Thunders on Friday night at Todoroki Arena. Chapman scored 30 points in Niigata's 103-70 loss.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/07/soccer/nagatomo-wont-play-australia-due-possible-concussion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-07T22:59:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/07/baseball/japanese-baseball/baystars-make-climax-series-debut-rival-giants/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-08T16:48:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-CL-series-a-20161008.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-CL-series-a-20161008.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The BayStars' Yoshitomo Tsutsugo takes batting practice at Yokohama Stadium on Friday. Yokohama faces the Yomiuri Giants in the first stage of the Central League Climax Series, starting on Saturday at Tokyo Dome.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/08/baseball/japanese-baseball/cl-teams-keep-starting-pitchers-secret-last-minute-climax-series/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-08T18:30:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-pitchers-a-20161009.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-pitchers-a-20161009.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Giants didn't reveal that right-hander Miles Mikolas, seen in a file photo, would start Saturday's Game 1 of the first stage of the Central League Climax Series at Tokyo Dome until game day.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/08/figure-skating/mao-places-second-finlandia-trophy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-08T18:57:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/08/more-sports/goffin-rolls-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-08T19:44:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-andrew-a-20161009.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20161009.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[David Goffin plays a shot from Marin Cilic in their semifinal match at the Japan Open on Saturday at Ariake Colosseum. Goffin won 7-5, 6-4.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/08/baseball/town-scoreboards-enrich-experience-ballparks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-08T20:15:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/08/baseball/japanese-baseball/uchikawa-sparks-hawks-climax-series-opener-marines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-08T20:20:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-PLCS-a-20161009.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-PLCS-a-20161009.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Hawks' Seiichi Uchikawa hits a solo home run off Mariners starter Hideaki Wakui in the third inning during Game 1 of the first stage of the Pacific League Climax Series on Saturday. Fukuoka SoftBank defeated Chiba Lotte 4-3.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/08/baseball/japanese-baseball/baystars-rally-game-1-victory-giants/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-08T20:20:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jason-a-20161009.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161009.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yokohama's Jose Lopez connects for a solo home run against the Yomiuri Giants in the ninth inning of Game 1 of the Climax Series First Stage on Saturday at Tokyo Dome.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/08/soccer/honda-likens-japans-upcoming-match-australia-cup-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-08T23:15:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jsoccer-a-20161009.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jsoccer-a-20161009.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Japan men's soccer team trains on Saturday in Melbourne, Australia.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/08/basketball/b-league/neophoenixs-defense-shines-triumph-b-corsairs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-08T23:21:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-bleague-a-20161009.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-bleague-a-20161009.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Brave Thunders' Ryan Spangler attempts an in-the-paint shot as Albirex big man Davante Gardner defends on Saturday at Todoroki Arena. Kawasaki defeated Niigata 77-63.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/09/baseball/japanese-baseball/chono-delivers-winning-hit-eighth-inning-giants-stave-off-elimination/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-09T18:31:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jason-a-20161010.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161010.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Giants outfielder Hisayoshi Chono singles in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Sunday's Game 2 of the Central League Climax Series First Stage against the BayStars at Tokyo Dome. Yomiuri defeated Yokohama 2-1 to tie the best-of-three series 1-1.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/09/more-sports/kyrgios-overcomes-rough-start-goffin-en-route-japan-open-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-09T19:54:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-andrew-a-20161010.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20161010.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nick Kyrgios hits a return to David Goffin in the Japan Open final on Sunday at Ariake Colosseum. Kyrgios prevailed 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/09/soccer/world-cup/kruse-says-australia-faces-massive-game-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-09T20:51:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/09/more-sports/unbeaten-yamaha-jubilo-crush-kubota-spears/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-09T21:01:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/09/soccer/j-league/korokis-three-goal-performance-propels-reds-league-cup-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-09T21:32:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jsoccer-a-20161010.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jsoccer-a-20161010.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Urawa Reds' Shinzo Koroki scores a first-half goal against FC Tokyo on Sunday in the League Cup. Urawa beat FC Tokyo 3-1 and advanced to the League Cup final.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/09/baseball/japanese-baseball/hawks-rally-past-marines-wrap-series/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-09T21:59:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-PLCS-a-20161010.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-PLCS-a-20161010.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hawks hurler Rick van den Hurk pitches in Game 2 of the Pacific League Climax Series First Stage against the Marines at Yafuoku Dome on Sunday. Fukuoka SoftBank defeated Chiba Lotte 4-1 to win the best-of-three series.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/09/more-sports/boxing-2/yoshikawa-captures-wbo-womens-flyweight-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-09T23:18:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/09/basketball/b-league/hokkaido-offense-clicks-triumph-akita/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-09T23:21:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-ed-a-20161010.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161010.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Levanga Hokkaido's Takehiko Orimo takes a jump shot against the visiting Akita Northern Happinets on Sunday at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center. Orimo finished with 13 points in Levanga's 76-70 victory.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/10/more-sports/teen-hirano-becomes-first-japanese-table-tennis-world-cup-winner/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-10T17:26:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-tabletennis-b-20161011.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-tabletennis-b-20161011.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Miu Hirano plays a shot during the women's table tennis World Cup tournament in Philadelphia on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/10/baseball/japanese-baseball/hawks-rule-wada-climax-series-final-stage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-10T17:47:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/10/more-sports/golf/hataoka-becomes-youngest-ever-golfer-japan-pro-tour/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-10T18:39:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jgolf-a-20161011.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jgolf-a-20161011.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nasa Hataoka]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/10/soccer/world-cup/postecoglou-tips-cahill-inflict-misery-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-10T19:11:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-socceroos-b-20161011.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-socceroos-b-20161011.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tim Cahill (4) trains with his Australia teammates on Monday ahead of Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Japan in Melbourne, Australia.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/10/soccer/world-cup/okazaki-declares-fit-face-australia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-10T20:09:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jsoccer-a-20161011.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jsoccer-a-20161011.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shinji Okazaki (bottom) injured his ankle in Japan's World Cup qualifying win over Iraq last week but says he is fit to face Australia on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/10/baseball/japanese-baseball/unlikely-hero-minei-sends-baystars-final-stage-cl-climax-series/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-10T20:22:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jason-a-20161011.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161011.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yokohama's Hiroki Minei hits an RBI single in the 11th inning of the BayStars' 4-3 win over the Giants in Game 3 of the Central League Climax Series First Stage at Tokyo Dome on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/10/baseball/japanese-baseball/cruz-practices-giants-ahead-decisive-game-3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-10T20:24:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-cruz-a-20161011.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-cruz-a-20161011.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yomiuri infielder Luis Cruz practised with the team ahead of the Giants' Central League Climax Series First Stage Game 3 against the BayStars on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/10/baseball/japanese-baseball/baystars-fans-revel-win-giants/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-10T23:28:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-baystars-a-20161011.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-baystars-a-20161011.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Yokohama BayStars wave to their fans after beating the Yomiuri Giants 4-3 in Game 3 of the Central League Climax Series First Stage on Monday at Tokyo Dome.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/11/baseball/japanese-baseball/ramirezs-leadership-pivotal-baystars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-11T17:43:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jason-a-20161012.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161012.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yokohama BayStars manager Alex Ramirez has piloted the team into the final stage of the Central League playoffs in just his first season at the helm.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/11/more-sports/volleyball/spiker-kimura-mulls-retirement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-11T19:43:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/11/basketball/aoki-leaves-lasting-legacy-japan-hoops/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-11T20:14:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-aoki-a-20161012.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-aoki-a-20161012.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Star guard Cohey Aoki, seen playing for the Osaka Evessa in the 2011-12 campaign, had a special place in bj-league's 11-season history. The Fukuoka native was the league's free-throw shooting percentage leader six times in that span.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/11/more-sports/judo/former-judo-world-champion-asami-announces-retirement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-11T22:13:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-judo-a-20161012.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-judo-a-20161012.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Haruna Asami]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/11/more-sports/hirano-aims-improve-game-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-11T23:17:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-hirano-a-20161012.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Miu Hirano]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/12/soccer/world-cup/japan-catches-australia-off-guard-pragmatic-tactics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-12T12:49:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jsoccer-a-20161013.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Genki Haraguchi (right) holds off Australia's Ryan McGowan during their World Cup qualifier in Melbourne, Australia, on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/12/baseball/mlb/red-sox-face-tough-decision-uehara/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-12T19:37:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-uehara-a-20161013.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Red Sox reliever Koji Uehara pitches during Game 3 of the ALDS on Sunday in Boston.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/12/soccer/j-league/kawasaki-manager-kazama-step-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-12T20:49:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kazama-a-20161013.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yahiro Kazama]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/12/more-sports/nishikori-qualifies-atp-tour-finals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-12T21:16:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-nishikori-a-20161013.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kei Nishikori will participate in the ATP Tour finals in London in November.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/12/baseball/japanese-baseball/otani-fighters-shut-hawks-game-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-12T22:32:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jball-c-20161013.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Fighters' Shohei Otani (left) and Haruki Nishikawa celebrate after their win over the Hawks on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/08/basketball/b-league/armstrong-extends-career-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-13T10:19:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161009.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chiba Jets center Hilton Armstrong, a newcomer to Japan pro basketball, was the No. 12 pick in the 2006 NBA Draft.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/12/more-sports/rising-star-nishioka-stepping-nishikoris-shadow/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-13T15:14:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-tennis-a-20161013.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoshihito Nishioka is hoping to one day surpass the feats of  Kei Nishikori.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/11/figure-skating/mao-come-end-line-triple-axel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-13T16:19:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jack-a-20161012.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Three-time world champion Mao Asada finished second at the Finlandia Trophy last week despite not attempting a triple axel in the short program or free skate.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/13/more-sports/herring-work-brave-blossoms-sunwolves-report/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-13T18:51:52+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/13/more-sports/volleyball/nakada-expected-take-japan-womens-volleyball-coach/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-13T19:01:53+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/13/basketball/b-league/geary-nagoya-thriving-defense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-13T19:55:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161014.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Diamond Dolphins guard Yoshiaki Fujinaga (right), seen guarding Hannaryz guard Genki Kojima in a recent game, and his teammates have played strong defense in the early stages of this season.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/13/more-sports/atp-fines-kyrgios-16500-shanghai-meltdown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-13T23:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/13/basketball/b-league/tochigi-dominates-action-triumph-hokkaido/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-13T23:12:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-bleague-a-20161014.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Brex forward Takatoshi Furukawa takes a first-quarter jump shot during Thursday's game against the Levanga in Sapporo. Tochigi defeated Hokkaido 85-71.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/13/baseball/japanese-baseball/nomura-tanaka-carry-carp-past-baystars-game-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-13T23:17:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jball-a-20161014.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Carp leadoff hitter Kosuke Tanaka eyes his solo home run in the eighth inning on Thursday in Game 2 of the Central League Climax Series Final Stage at Mazda Stadium. Hiroshima defeated the Yokohama BayStars 3-0.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/14/more-sports/football/ex-wolverines-gardner-gallon-give-michigan-football-fans-enjoyment-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-14T16:56:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20161015.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nojima Sagamihara Rise quarterback Devin Gardner, a former University of Michigan player, rushes against the Asahi Beer Silver Star in Sunday's game in Kawasaki.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/14/soccer/man-united-needs-win-liverpool-title-hopes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-14T18:18:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-premier-a-20161015.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-premier-a-20161015.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp's team faces a marquee match against Manchester United on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/14/more-sports/auto-racing/veteran-driver-webber-reveals-plan-retire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-14T22:27:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-10-14T23:02:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-PL-a-20161015.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Fighters' Brandon Laird bashes a three-run home run in the first inning against the Hawks on Friday at Sapporo Dome. Hokkaido Nippon Ham defeated Fukuoka SoftBank 4-1 in Game 3 of the Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/14/more-sports/gosper-pleased-prep-2019-rwc/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-14T23:03:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20161015.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Three years before the 2019 Rugby World Cup brings a global audience to Tokyo, Argentina and Australia clashed in a Rugby Championship match last weekend in London.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/14/baseball/japanese-baseball/baystars-blank-carp-stave-off-elimination/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-14T23:23:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-CL-a-20161015.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The BayStars' Elian Herrera is congratulated by teammates after hitting a two-run home run in the fourth inning against the Carp in Game 3 of the Central League Climax Series Final Stage on Friday at Mazda Stadium. Yokohama defeated Hiroshima 3-0.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/14/basketball/b-league/brex-pound-levanga-seventh-straight-victory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-14T23:26:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161015.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Brex post player Jeff Gibbs, seen driving baseline against the Akita Northern Happinets on Sept. 24, had a 13-point, 10-rebound performance against the Levanga on Friday night in Sapporo. Tochigi defeated Hokkaido 98-66.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/15/more-sports/auto-racing/yamahas-rossi-grabs-pole-position/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-15T17:15:21+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/15/more-sports/sungoliath-pounce-green-rockets-stay-unbeaten-top-league/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-15T18:28:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-10-15T19:42:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20161016.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Urawa Reds celebrate winning the J. League Cup after a 5-4 victory on penalty kicks over Gamba Osaka on Saturday at Saitama Stadium.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/15/baseball/japanese-baseball/carp-hold-off-baystars-advance-japan-series-first-time-since-1991/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-15T21:31:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jball-b-20161016.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[After beating the Yokohama BayStars 8-7 on Saturday, the Hiroshima Carp players congratulate one another for their series-clinching victory in Game 4 of the Central League Climax Series Final Stage at Mazda Stadium. The Carp earned their first trip to the Japan Series since 1991.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/15/basketball/b-league/seahorses-jump-big-lead-fend-off-evessa-comeback/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-15T23:07:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161016.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[SeaHorses Mikawa star Kosuke Kanamaru, seen in a file photo, scored 19 points on Saturday against the Osaka Evessa. The visiting SeaHorses won 76-69.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/15/more-sports/bautista-agut-upsets-djokovic-shanghai-masters-semifinals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-15T23:07:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/16/baseball/mlb/passionate-fans-revel-carps-success/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-16T12:22:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-carp-a-20161017.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Carp fans cheer during Game 4 of the Central League Climax Series Final Stage on Saturday in Hiroshima.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-10-16T17:17:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Honda's Marc Marquez leads Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi during the Japanese MotoGP at Motegi, Tochigi Pref., on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/16/soccer/osako-helps-cologne-climb-second/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-16T17:39:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuya Osako takes on the Ingolstadt defense during Cologne's 2-1 win in the Bundesliga on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/16/more-sports/golf/matsuyama-captures-japan-open-title-first-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-16T20:45:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-matsuyama-a-20161017.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hideki Matsuyama acknowledges the crowd after winning the Japan Open Golf Championship on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/16/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-rally-hawks-punch-ticket-japan-series/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-16T21:43:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-fighters-b-20161017.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sho Nakata (center) and his Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters teammates celebrate after beating the Hawks 7-4 at Sapporo Dome on Sunday in Game 5 of the Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/16/more-sports/horse-racing/vivlos-surges-claim-shuka-sho-crown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-16T22:40:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/16/more-sports/wild-knights-use-experience-take-red-sparks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-16T22:41:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Panasonic's Masaki Tani evades a tackle during the Wild Knights' 45-12 win over the Red Sparks on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/16/baseball/japanese-baseball/never-say-die-attitude-takes-fighters-japan-series/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-16T22:42:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-nipponham-a-20161017.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hokkaido Nippon Ham pitcher Shohei Otani broke his own Nippon Professional Baseball speed record almost at will on Sunday, throwing three pitches at 165 kph.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/16/baseball/japanese-baseball/okamura-takes-helm-baystars-president-ikeda-bows/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-17T15:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20161017.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Outgoing BayStars president Jun Ikeda (left) and owner Tomoko Namba shake hands at a news conference in Yokohama on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/16/more-sports/football/quarterback-guru-knapp-brings-message-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-17T15:08:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Denver Broncos quarterbacks coach Greg Knapp signals during a demonstration of a footwork drill at a football clinic held at Tokyo's Nihon University campus in July.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/17/soccer/austin-double-sends-southampton-past-burnley/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-17T15:18:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-soccer-a-20161018.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Southampton's Charlie Austin scores a penalty during his side's 3-1 win over Burnley on Sunday at St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton, England.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/16/basketball/b-league/alvark-cruise-win-89ers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-17T22:43:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-ed-a-20161017.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161017.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kawasaki's Naoto Tsuji shoots during the third quarter of the Brave Thunders' 68-56 win over the Sunrockers on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/17/baseball/japanese-baseball/ito-stay-charge-marines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-17T23:16:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-marines-a-20161018.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-marines-a-20161018.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tsutomu Ito]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/18/baseball/otani-headlines-squad-wbc-warmup-tilts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-18T18:12:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161019.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Samurai Japan manager Hiroki Kokubo speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/18/figure-skating/uno-favored-take-title-skate-america/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-18T19:57:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jack-a-20161019.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jack-a-20161019.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shoma Uno, who became the first skater ever to land a quadruple flip in April, is considered the favorite heading into this week's Grand Prix season opener in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/18/baseball/mlb/long-suffering-cubs-fans-will-find-no-sympathy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-18T20:32:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-man-about-sports-a-20161019.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-man-about-sports-a-20161019.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chicago Cubs fans are rooting for the team to advance to the World Series and capture its first title since 1908.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/18/baseball/japanese-baseball/carp-pitcher-kuroda-announces-decision-retire-japan-series/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-18T23:01:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-kuroda-a-20161019.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kuroda-a-20161019.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hiroshima Carp pitcher Hiroki Kuroda speaks at a Tuesday news conference, revealing that he'll retire after the Japan Series.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/18/more-sports/finnish-driver-hanninen-selected-toyota-gazoo-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-18T23:04:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/19/more-sports/gymnastics/watanabe-elected-president-international-gymnastics-federation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-19T16:00:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-fig-a-20161020.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-fig-a-20161020.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Morinari Watanabe]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/19/baseball/japanese-baseball/former-skipper-nomura-hails-carps-savvy-off-field/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-19T21:56:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-carp-a-20161020.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-carp-a-20161020.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Carp manager Kenjiro Nomura says the team's success off the field has also had an impact on the diamond.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/20/sumo/sumo-body-spreads-awareness-ancient-sport-ahead-tokyo-2020-games/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-20T14:54:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/n-sumo-a-20161021.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-sumo-a-20161021.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sumo wrestlers give a demonstration with children from an international school during an event at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Oct. 4.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/20/baseball/japanese-baseball/carp-fighters-vie-npb-supremacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-20T18:11:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jason-a-20161021.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161021.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Carp won their first CL pennant since 1991 and are looking to add their first Japan Series title since 1984.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/20/figure-skating/mao-drops-triple-axel-gp-opener/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-20T18:14:40+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/20/olympics/two-japanese-awarded-prestigious-olympic-order/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-20T18:35:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/20/basketball/b-league/shiga-finds-going-tough-early/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-20T19:49:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-ed-a-20161021.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161021.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Center Faye Samba is one of numerous newcomers on the roster of the Shiga Lakestars this season.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/20/basketball/swifts-comeback-bid-continues-tryout/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-20T19:59:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-swift-a-20161021.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-swift-a-20161021.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Tokyo Apache center Robert Swift, seen in a 2011 file photo, is seeking to relaunch his pro career in the NBA Development League.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/20/soccer/j-league/sanfrecces-koji-morisaki-retire-end-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-20T20:00:51+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/20/more-sports/mr-rugby-hirao-passes-away-age-53/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-20T21:09:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-hirao-b-20161021.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-hirao-b-20161021.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rugby icon and former Japan national team manager Seiji Hirao, seen in a 1990 file photo, died on Thursday. He was  53.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/20/baseball/japanese-baseball/otani-set-center-attention-japan-series-beyond/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-20T23:29:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-otani-a-20161021.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-otani-a-20161021.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Fighters' Shohei Otani has excelled both on the mound and at the plate this season for the Pacific League club.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/21/soccer/mourinhos-match-tactics-not-entertaining/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-21T18:56:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-premier-a-20161022.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-premier-a-20161022.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho knows his players' strengths and weaknesses.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/21/soccer/j-league/ardijas-shibuya-stay-charge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-21T18:59:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/21/more-sports/golf/matsuyama-cards-64-climbs-tie-third-place-cimb-classic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-21T19:03:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-golf-a-20161022.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-golf-a-20161022.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hideki Matsuyama strikes the ball during the second round of the CIMB Classic on Friday in Kuala Lumpur.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/21/more-sports/boxing-2/former-champ-uchiyama-awaits-return-ring-new-years-eve/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-21T21:29:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-kaz-a-20161022.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20161022.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ryoichi Taguchi (left) and Takashi Uchiyama are scheduled to fight on New Year's Eve at Oita City General Gymnasium.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/21/more-sports/wada-chief-reedie-issues-challenge-abe-provide-funding-combat-doping/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-21T22:01:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-WADA-a-20161022.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-WADA-a-20161022.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[WADA chief Craig Reedie speaks at the World Forum on Sport and Culture in Tokyo on Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/21/baseball/japanese-baseball/baystars-gm-says-team-targeting-dominican-infielder-ciriaco/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-21T23:04:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/21/baseball/japanese-baseball/carp-fighters-fired-japan-series-opener/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-21T23:10:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-NPB-a-20161022.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-NPB-a-20161022.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hiroshima Carp manager  Koichi Ogata and Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters skipper Hideki Kuriyama guided their teams to the Japan Series, which starts on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/21/basketball/b-league/brave-thunders-star-fazekas-nails-three-late-free-throws-sink-grouses/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-21T23:14:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-ed-a-20161022.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161022.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Brave Thunders' Ryusei Shinoyama takes a first-quarter shot against the Grouses on Friday at Todoroki Arena. Kawasaki defeated Toyama 74-72.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/20/baseball/japanese-baseball/hawks-win-draft-lottery-rights-soka-university-pitching-phenom-tanaka/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-22T11:49:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-kaz-a-20161021.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20161021.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Soka University pitchers Takahide Ikeda (center) and Seigi Tanaka were selected by the Hawks and Eagles, respectively, in Thursday's NPB draft.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/22/baseball/veteran-pitcher-standridges-life-family-enriched-adopted-japanese-daughter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-22T16:23:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-wayne-a-20161023.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-wayne-a-20161023.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Veteran pitcher Jason Standridge, his wife Joy and their children are seen in an undated photo.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/22/more-sports/swimming/seto-victorious-400-meter-im/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-22T17:52:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/22/more-sports/wta-names-osaka-top-newcomer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-22T17:53:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/22/soccer/j-league/koroki-sparks-title-chasing-reds-past-albirex/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-22T18:15:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jsoccer-a-20161023.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jsoccer-a-20161023.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Urawa's Shinzo Koroki (center) had two goals against Niigata on Saturday at the Big Swan.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/22/baseball/japanese-baseball/carp-integral-part-hiroshima/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-22T18:16:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jason-a-20161023.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161023.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui calls the Carp "the pride" of the city that he governs.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/22/more-sports/golf/matsuyama-trails-five-strokes-entering-last-round-cimb-classic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-22T19:53:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-golf-a-20161023.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-golf-a-20161023.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Anirban Lahiri plays a shot during the third round of the CIMB Classic in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/22/more-sports/jubilo-sungoliath-remain-collision-course-top-league-supremacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-22T20:36:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jrugby-a-20161023.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jrugby-a-20161023.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kobe Kobelco Steelers players salute their fans after a 37-24 victory over the Honda Heat on Saturday in the Top League.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/22/basketball/b-league/brex-storm-past-alvark-series-opener/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-22T22:36:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-ed-a-20161023.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161023.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Brex point guard Yuta Tabuse drives on Alvark shooting guard Daiki Tanaka in the first quarter on Saturday. Tochigi defeated visiting Tokyo 96-76.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/23/more-sports/fit-nishikori-eyes-swiss-indoors-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-23T16:37:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/23/more-sports/swimming/seto-wins-world-cup-meet-singapore/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-23T16:41:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/23/soccer/okazaki-gets-first-goal-season-leicester-victory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-23T18:12:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-soccer-a-20161024.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-soccer-a-20161024.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Leicester City striker Shinji Okazaki celebrates after scoring in the Foxes' 3-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/23/more-sports/ricoh-rookie-matsuhashi-bags-hat-trick-win-toshiba/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-23T18:42:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/23/baseball/japanese-baseball/carp-slugger-eldred-savoring-japan-series-experience/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-23T18:46:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-eldred-a-20161024.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-eldred-a-20161024.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hiroshima's Brad Eldred hits a sacrifice fly to drive in a run during the seventh inning of the Carp's 5-1 win over the Fighters in Game 1 of the Japan Series on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/23/baseball/japanese-baseball/bomb-dome-gives-foreign-players-pause-thought-japan-series/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-23T19:47:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-dome-a-20161024.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-dome-a-20161024.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima is a constant reminder of a darker time in the city's history.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/23/more-sports/horse-racing/favorite-satono-diamond-eases-kikka-sho-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-23T21:29:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-horse-a-20161024.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-horse-a-20161024.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Satono Diamond comes home to win the Kikka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/23/more-sports/golf/matsuyama-settles-second-cimb-classic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-23T23:15:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-golf-a-20161024.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-golf-a-20161024.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hideki Matsuyama follows his drive on the first tee during the final round of the CIMB Classic in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/23/basketball/b-league/albirex-repel-b-corsairs-charge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-23T23:21:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-ed-a-20161024.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161024.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Niigata Albirex BB guard Kei Igarashi directs his team's offense during Sunday's game against the host Yokohama B-Corsairs. Niigata defeated Yokohama 96-78.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/23/baseball/japanese-baseball/carp-sink-fighters-take-2-0-japan-series-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-24T00:12:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jason-a-20161024.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161024.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hiroshima's Kosuke Tanaka evades the tag of Hokkaido Nippon Ham catcher Shota Ono to slide home in Game 2 of the Japan Series in Hiroshima on Sunday. Tanaka was initially ruled out but the call was overturned on review.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/23/baseball/japanese-baseball/carp-capitalize-big-plays-stellar-pitching-beat-fighters-game-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-24T00:12:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-NPB-a-20161023.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-NPB-a-20161023.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Carp's Seiya Suzuki scores on a double steal for the game's first run in the second inning in Game 1 of the Japan Series on Saturday night at Mazda Stadium. Hiroshima defeated the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 5-1.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/24/more-sports/golf/matsuyama-cracks-world-top-10-rankings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-24T15:18:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-golf-a-20161025.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-golf-a-20161025.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hideki Matsuyama plays a shot during the CIMB Classic in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/24/soccer/chelsea-humiliates-mourinhos-united-saints-hold-city/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-24T15:45:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-soccer-a-20161025.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-soccer-a-20161025.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chelsea's Marcos Alonso controls the ball as Manchester United's Marcus Rashford looks on during Chelsea's 4-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/24/more-sports/matsutomo-takahashi-win-denmark-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-24T17:02:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-takamatsu-a-20161025.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-takamatsu-a-20161025.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Misaki Matsutomo (left) and Ayaka Takahashi celebrate after winning the Denmark Open final on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/24/sumo/former-komusubi-haguroiwa-dies-70/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-24T18:20:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-sumo-a-20161025.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20161025.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Haguroiwa (left) pushes Taiho out of the ring at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in 1969. Haguroiwa, who died Sunday, was declared the winner of the bout but photos and footage later showed that he stepped out of the ring first.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/24/soccer/j-league/south-korean-kim-leave-tosu-military-service/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-24T19:29:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/24/baseball/japanese-baseball/carps-johnson-becomes-second-foreign-born-sawamura-award-winner/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-24T19:29:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-sawamura-a-20161025.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sawamura-a-20161025.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hiroshima's American pitcher Kris Johnson on Monday became the first foreign-born Sawamura Award winner since Hanshin's Gene Bacque in 1964.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/24/soccer/j-league/sanfrecce-suspend-mikic-car-crash/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-24T21:25:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/24/baseball/japanese-baseball/sawamura-award-selection-panel-dismisses-otanis-candidacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-24T21:30:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-otani-a-20161025.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-otani-a-20161025.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hokkaido Nippon Ham pitcher Shohei Otani reacts after giving up a home run to Hiroshima's Brad Eldred during Game 1 of the Japan Series on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/24/more-sports/brave-blossoms-lose-players-ahead-argentina-clash/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-24T23:21:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jrugby-a-20161025.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jrugby-a-20161025.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Akihito Yamada (left) takes part in a training session with his Japan teammates on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/24/baseball/japanese-baseball/matsuzaka-play-winter-ball-puerto-rico/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-25T14:41:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/25/basketball/nba/bulls-hope-contend-despite-huge-roster-overhaul/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-25T17:42:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-nba-report-a-20161026.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-nba-report-a-20161026.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Star guard Dwyane Wade, a Chicago native, joined the Bulls this summer after 13 seasons with the Miami Heat.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/25/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-slugger-laird-sushi-became-good-luck-charm-sparked-fan-craze/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-25T19:29:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-laird-a-20161026.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-laird-a-20161026.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Fighters' Brandon Laird demonstrates the sushi pose earlier this season.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/25/baseball/japanese-baseball/hasegawa-joins-buffaloes-adviser/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-25T19:39:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/25/more-sports/hiraos-death-caused-bile-duct-cancer-family-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-25T19:51:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/25/baseball/japanese-baseball/baystars-sign-infielder-ciriaco/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-25T20:01:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/25/more-sports/volleyball/nakada-nakagaichi-confirmed-japan-national-vollyeball-team-coaches/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-25T21:07:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/25/baseball/japanese-baseball/maeda-looks-back-strong-first-season-dodgers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-25T21:26:55+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-maeda-a-20161026.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-maeda-a-20161026.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dodgers hurler Kenta Maeda went 16-11 this season.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/25/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-skipper-kuriyama-grateful-change-seasons-another-trip-japan-series/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-25T21:27:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-kaz-a-20161026.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20161026.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama has guided the Pacific League team to two Japan Series appearances since taking over as manager in 2012.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/25/more-sports/igbs-named-host-broadcaster-2019-rugby-world-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-25T22:50:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/26/baseball/japanese-baseball/otani-delivers-game-winning-single-10th-fighters-prevail-game-3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-26T00:47:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jason-a-20161026.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161026.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Fighters' Shohei Otani (center) celebrates his 10th-inning walk-off single in Game 3 of the Japan Series on Tuesday night with teammates Sho Nakata (left) and Haruki Nishikawa at Sapporo Dome. Hokkaido Nippon Ham defeated the Hiroshima Carp 4-3.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/25/figure-skating/rising-force-uno-dazzles-victory-skate-america/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-26T16:39:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jack-a-20161026.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jack-a-20161026.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shoma Uno, who won his second senior Grand Prix title at Skate America on Sunday, is being touted by experts as a potential medalist as this season's world championships.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/26/baseball/japanese-baseball/carp-legend-kuroda-takes-potential-curtain-call-stride/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-26T17:15:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-kaz-a-20161027.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20161027.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hiroshima pitcher Hiroki Kuroda waits for the ball during Game 3 of the Japan Series in Sapporo on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/26/more-sports/world-rugby-chief-beaumont-says-host-cities-must-drive-2019-ticket-sales/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-26T18:28:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/26/soccer/sturridge-double-helps-liverpool-down-spurs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-26T18:28:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-soccer-a-20161027.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-soccer-a-20161027.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge scores his second goal in Liverpool's 2-1 win over Spurs in the League Cup on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/26/more-sports/volleyball/new-womens-volleyball-coach-nakada-ready-challenge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-26T20:12:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/26/soccer/j-league/stress-free-nakamura-eyes-title-frontale/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-26T21:34:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-andrew-a-20161027.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20161027.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kengo Nakamura is looking to lead Kawasaki Frontale to their first J. League title, 13 years after making his debut for the club.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/27/baseball/japanese-baseball/laird-sends-fighters-past-carp-tie-japan-series/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-27T00:16:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jason-a-20161027.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161027.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hokkaido Nippon Ham's Brandon Laird hits a two-run home run in the eighth inning of the Fighters' 3-1 win over the Carp in Game 4 of the Japan Series on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/27/soccer/j-league/sanfrecce-defender-chiba-receives-tentative-ban-doping/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-27T19:45:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-sanfrecce-a-20161028.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sanfrecce-a-20161028.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kazuhiko Chiba]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/27/more-sports/nishikori-reaches-swiss-indoors-quarterfinals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-27T19:46:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-tennis-a-20161028.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-tennis-a-20161028.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kei Nishikori competes against Paola Lorenzi in a Swiss Indoors match on Wednesday. Nishikori won 7-6 (7-3), 6-2.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/27/more-sports/boxing-2/tomoki-kameda-wants-fight-japan-soon-possible/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-27T19:47:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/27/more-sports/golf/matsuyama-shoots-6-66-opening-round-hsbc-champions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-27T21:22:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/27/more-sports/boxing-2/osawa-gets-first-title-shot-unbeaten-wbo-featherweight-champ-valdez/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-27T22:25:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-osawa-a-20161028.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-osawa-a-20161028.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hiroshige Osawa willl fight WBO featherweight champion Oscar Valdez on Nov. 5 in Las Vegas.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/27/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-nakata-thrives-role-cleanup-hitter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-27T23:12:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-kaz-a-20161028.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20161028.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fighters cleanup hitter Sho Nakata led the Pacific League with 110 RBIs during the regular season.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/27/baseball/japanese-baseball/late-game-heroics-propel-fighters-brink-japan-series-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-28T12:33:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-NPB-a-20161028.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-NPB-a-20161028.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Fighters' Haruki Nishikawa approaches home plate to meet his euphoric teammates after bashing a sayonara grand slam in the ninth inning against the Carp in Game 5 of the Japan Series on Thursday night at Sapporo Dome. Hokkaido Nippon Ham defeated Hiroshima 5-1 to take a 3-2 lead.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/27/basketball/b-league/katakami-preps-teams-media/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-28T15:49:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-ed-a-20161028.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161028.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Media trainer Chie Katakami (left), who is helping the B. League establish its rapport with the press, gives pointers to Alvark Tokyo players recently.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/28/soccer/premier-league-teams-remain-behind-rest-europe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-28T19:10:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-premier-a-20161029.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-premier-a-20161029.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Barcelona's Lionel Messi (center), seen in a recent game against Valencia, is one of the elite talents in European soccer. Spain and Germany now have more powerhouse teams than England, writes Christopher Davies.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/28/baseball/hillman-manage-sk-wyverns/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-28T19:11:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/28/more-sports/golf/matsuyama-holds-three-stroke-lead-two-rounds-shanghai/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-28T20:11:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-golf-a-20161029.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-golf-a-20161029.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hideki Matsuyama takes an approach shot on the second hole during the second round of the  World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions in Shanghai on Friday. Matsuyama shot a 7-under-par 65.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/28/more-sports/brave-blossoms-coach-joseph-opts-new-look-squad-test-series-argentina/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-28T20:38:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-rugby-a-20161029.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-rugby-a-20161029.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Harumichi Tatekawa (left), standing alongside new Japan rugby coach Jamie Joseph during a Friday news conference, will be a co-captain for the November test series against Argentina. Joseph named 17 uncapped players to the 32-man squad.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/28/baseball/japanese-baseball/starters-nomura-masui-slated-square-off-game-6/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-28T21:10:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-pitchers-a-20161029.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-pitchers-a-20161029.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Carp hurler Yusuke Nomura, seen interacting with fans on Sunday at Mazda Stadium, and his Hiroshima teammates face a 3-2 deficit in the best-of-seven Japan Series.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/28/baseball/japanese-baseball/unsung-hero-bass-sensational-postseason-fighters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-28T22:06:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-bass-a-20161029.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-bass-a-20161029.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fighters reliever Anthony Bass, who has previously pitched for the San Diego Padres, Houston Astros and Texas Rangers, has made a huge impact for his team this postseason. Bass has a 0.00 ERA in six appearances.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/28/basketball/b-league/neophoenix-prevail-brave-thunders-early-season-clash-titans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-28T22:26:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-ed-a-20161029.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161029.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[San-en forward Toshifumi Kawamitsu drives against the Kawasaki defense in second-quarter action on Friday at Todoroki Arena. The NeoPhoenix defeated the Brave Thunders 87-81.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/28/baseball/japanese-baseball/hawks-imamiya-recovering-elbow-surgery/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-28T22:58:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/29/soccer/j-league/frontale-keep-pressure-reds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-29T18:34:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-andrew-a-20161030.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20161030.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kawasaki's Takayuki Morimoto scores the decisive goal against Kashima in the 65th minute on Saturday at Kashima Stadium.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/29/soccer/ex-japan-defender-ichikawa-set-retire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-29T19:07:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/29/more-sports/nishikori-moves-semis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-29T21:10:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-tennis-a-20161030.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-tennis-a-20161030.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kei Nishikori plays a shot from Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in their quarterfinal match at the Swiss Indoors tournament on Friday in Basel. Nishikori won 7-5, 6-4.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/29/more-sports/ueda-victorious-last-itu-triathlon-world-cup-event-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-29T22:22:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-triathlon-a-20161030.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-triathlon-a-20161030.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ai Ueda]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/29/basketball/b-league/sakuragi-remains-vital-court-presence-seahorses/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-29T22:22:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-ed-a-20161030.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161030.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[SeaHorses Mikawa forward J.R. Sakuragi, seen competing against the Shiga Lakestars earlier this season, had a double-double in Saturday's series opener against the visiting Nagoya Diamond Dolphins. Sakuragi finished with 18 points and 15 rebounds in Mikawa's 75-64 triumph.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/29/more-sports/green-rockets-outplay-steelers-top-league-clash/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-29T22:45:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/29/more-sports/leitch-seeks-chance-speak-joseph-return-national-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-29T22:45:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/30/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-live-name-claiming-japan-series-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-30T17:21:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jason-a-20161031.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161031.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hokkaido Nippon Ham's Haruki Nishikawa hits a sayonara grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 5 of the Japan Series.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/30/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/takanashi-cruises-nhk-cup-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-30T18:25:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/30/more-sports/horse-racing/maurice-crushes-field-win-tenno-sho/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-30T18:36:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-BRI-horse-a-20161031.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-BRI-horse-a-20161031.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Maurice leads the Tenno-sho on Sunday at Tokyo Racecourse.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/30/basketball/b-league/confrontation-mars-alvarks-win-jets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-30T23:02:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-ed-a-20161031.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161031.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Alvark Tokyo guard Diante Garrett, seen in a file photo from earlier this season, had a game-high 35 points on Sunday in an 82-70 win over the host Chiba Jets.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/30/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-wrap-japan-series-title-dramatic-eighth-inning-fireworks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-30T23:08:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-jason-a-20161030.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161030.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama receives the traditional doage (victory toss) after the team defeated the Hiroshima Carp 10-4 in Game 6 of the Japan Series on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/31/soccer/seventh-time-lucky-japan-wins-asian-19-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-31T15:56:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-soccer-a-20161101.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-soccer-a-20161101.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Yuto Iwasaki dribbles the ball during the Asian Under-19 Championship final against Saudi Arabia on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/31/more-sports/nishikori-loses-cilic-straight-sets-swiss-indoors-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-31T15:57:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-tennis-a-20161101.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-tennis-a-20161101.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kei Nishikori plays a shot during his Swiss Indoors final match against Marin Cilic in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/31/sumo/goeido-hunt-yokozuna-promotion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-31T15:59:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-sumo-a-20161101.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20161101.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Goeido]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/31/more-sports/ota-run-place-fencing-board/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-31T17:29:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-fencing-a-20161101.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-fencing-a-20161101.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuki Ota]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/31/soccer/asano-opens-stuttgart-account-win-karlsruher/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-31T17:43:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/31/baseball/japanese-baseball/carp-retire-kurodas-no-15/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-31T18:07:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-carp-a-20161101.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-carp-a-20161101.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pitcher Hiroki Kuroda will become the third Carp player to have his number retired following Koji Yamamoto and Sachio Kinugasa.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/31/baseball/japanese-baseball/nakazaki-yanagita-withdraw-samurai-japan-squad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-31T19:20:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/31/basketball/former-b-corsair-reed-drafted-d-league-iowa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-31T20:44:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/10/31/basketball/b-league/free-throw-dominance-gives-levanga-win-89ers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-31T22:32:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-ed-a-20161101.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161101.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Levanga Hokkaido's Asahi Tajima attempts a second-quarter layup against the Sendai 89ers on Monday night in Sapporo. Hokkaido won 84-69.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/01/basketball/b-league/kawasakis-spangler-adapting-b-league/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-01T15:29:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-kaz-a-20161102.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20161102.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kawasaki Brave Thunders forward Ryan Spangler dribbles the ball during a recent B. League game against the Yokohama B-Corsairs at Todoroki Arena.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/01/general/san-diego-chargers-hold-special-place-writers-heart/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-01T16:42:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-mas-a-20161102.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-mas-a-20161102.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[San Diego wide receiver Travis Benjamin (12), seen in action against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, and his Chargers teammates may be playing their final NFL season in the sunny California city. A move to Los Angeles could materialize.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/01/more-sports/gymnastics/uchimura-set-become-japans-first-pro-gymnast/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-01T18:40:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-uchimura-a-20161102.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-uchimura-a-20161102.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kohei Uchimura (right) has won the all-around title at the last six world gymnastics championships and is a two-time Olympic champion in the event.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/01/figure-skating/slow-start-season-nothing-new-hanyu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-01T19:13:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-icetime-a-20161102.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-icetime-a-20161102.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuzuru Hanyu performs his free-skate routine at Skate Canada on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/01/more-sports/boxing-2/minimumweight-champ-kuroki-face-ando-title-defense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-01T19:41:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/01/more-sports/yoshida-undecided-future-plans-competition/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-01T19:56:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-yoshida-a-20161102.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-yoshida-a-20161102.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Saori Yoshida]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/01/soccer/japan-19-coach-uchiyama-stay-charge-u-20-world-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-01T21:47:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/01/soccer/st-paulis-miyaichi-sustains-concussion-game-nuremberg/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-01T22:49:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/01/baseball/japanese-baseball/ex-fighters-skipper-hillman-ready-korea-challenge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-02T00:32:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-jason-a-20161102.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161102.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Hokkaido Nippon Ham manager Trey Hillman has been hired to lead the SK Wyverns in South Korea.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/02/soccer/j-league/four-teams-battling-avoid-drop-final-day-regular-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-02T20:17:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-notebook-a-20161103.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-notebook-a-20161103.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Albirex Niigata's Yuki Kobayashi (right) challenges Gamba Osaka's Hiroki Fujiharu during Gamba's 3-1 win last Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/02/baseball/japanese-baseball/kuriyama-to-continue-as-fighters-manager/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-02T21:44:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/02/more-sports/leitch-opts-to-play-for-chiefs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-02T21:44:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-02T21:44:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-tiger-a-20161103.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tiger Woods hasn't played in a tournament since the Wyndham Championship in August of 2015.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Koji Ito speaks during a news conference on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/02/baseball/japanese-baseball/giants-acquire-veteran-lefty-yoshikawa-prospect-four-player-deal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-02T23:05:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-nishikori-a-20161103.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kei Nishikori prepares to return the ball during his match against Viktor Troicki on Wednesday at the Paris Masters. Nishikori won 6-2, 7-5.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/03/soccer/madrid-held-draw-legia-dortmund-advances-champions-league/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-03T17:45:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-soccer-a-20161104.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sevilla's Hiroshi Kiyotake moves the ball against Dinamo Zagreb in Champions League action on Wednesday night. Sevilla won 4-0. REUTERS]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/03/soccer/j-league/reds-clinch-top-spot-j-league-table-despite-draw-f-marinos/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-03T20:33:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20161104.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Urawa's Yosuke Kashiwagi scores past Yokohama 'keeper Tetsuya Enomoto in the 66th minute at Saitama Stadium on Thursday. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/03/baseball/japanese-baseball/swallows-acquire-first-baseman-green/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-03T21:12:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/03/soccer/j-league/frontale-seek-promote-oniki-fill-managerial-vacancy-source/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-03T21:13:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/03/more-sports/olympian-lemeki-excited-brave-blossoms-debut/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-03T21:13:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/03/soccer/j-league/ventforets-sakuma-relinquish-coaching-duties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-03T22:48:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/03/baseball/mlb/kawasaki-glad-experience-cubs-long-awaited-title-triumph-bench/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-04T15:01:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kawasaki-a-20161104.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chicago Cubs infielder Munenori Kawasaki (center), who didn't play in the World Series, joins his team during its World Series celebration early Thursday in Cleveland.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/04/soccer/arsenal-looks-extend-impressive-run-spurs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-04T18:51:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-premier-a-20161105.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Arsenal's Mesut Ozil is a key player on a team that's unbeaten in its last nine Premier League games.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/04/baseball/mlb/astros-claim-aoki-off-waiver-wire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-04T19:05:36+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/04/soccer/j-league/striker-okubo-join-fc-tokyo-source/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-04T19:06:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/04/soccer/kumagai-nominated-fifa-award/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-04T19:19:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/04/soccer/halilhodzic-names-osako-squad-friendly-world-cup-qualifier/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-04T21:39:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic speaks during a Friday news conference in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/04/more-sports/joseph-makes-national-team-coaching-debut-argentina/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-04T22:22:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jrugby-a-20161105.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Brave Blossoms work out on Friday, a day before their test against Argentina at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/04/baseball/japanese-baseball/kuroda-reflects-baseball-career-good-true/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-04T23:10:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kuroda-a-20161105.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Retired Hiroshima Carp right-hander Hiroki Kuroda waves to fans after a news conference in Hiroshima on Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/05/more-sports/argentina-pummels-brave-blossoms-josephs-debut/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-05T20:00:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20161106.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Argentina's Agustin Creevy (right) reaches for the ball as he is grabbed by Japan's Shota Horie in Saturday's test match at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/05/olympics/gold-1964-tokyo-games-set-cassell-life-path/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-05T20:23:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161106.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. 4x400-meter relay team (from left) Ulis Williams, Henry Carr, Mike Larrabee and Ollan Cassell is seen after its triumph at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Cassell went on to have a long and distinguished career in sports administration.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/05/more-sports/brave-blossoms-upbeat-opportunity-improve-grow-unit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-05T21:40:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20161106.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Akihito Yamada (center), seen during Saturday's test match against Argentina,  and his Brave Blossoms teammates will face Georgia, Wales and Fiji in Europe over the next three weeks.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/05/baseball/japanese-baseball/carp-stage-spirited-parade-hiroshima-kuroda-wears-team-uniform-final-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-05T23:05:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-kuroda-a-20161106.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kuroda-a-20161106.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Retired Hiroshima Carp right-hander Hiroki Kuroda (left) participates in a parade on Saturday in Hiroshima to celebrate the team's first Central League championship in 25 years. The parade drew more than 300,000 people.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/05/basketball/b-league/evessa-whip-golden-kings-series-opener/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-05T23:23:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-bleague-a-20161106.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Osaka guard Takuya Hashimoto takes a second-half shot against Ryukyu during Saturday's game in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture. The Evessa defeated the Golden Kings 96-57.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/06/more-sports/boxing-2/osawa-loses-first-title-bid-tko/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-06T16:24:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jboxing-a-20161107.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hiroshige Osawa throws a punch at Mexico's Oscar Valdez during their WBO featherweight title fight in Las Vegas on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/06/soccer/chelsea-routs-everton-move-top/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-06T17:56:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-soccer-b-20161107.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chelsea's David Luiz (right) competes for the ball against Everton's Ross Barkley during their match on Saturday at Stamford Bridge in London. Chelsea won 5-0.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/06/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/takanashi-outscores-men-win-sbc-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-06T20:11:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/06/baseball/japanese-baseball/samurai-japan-first-practice-ahead-four-game-series/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-06T20:41:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20161107.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Samurai Japan players Shohei Otani (left) and Yasuaki Yamasaki share a joke during team practice in Chiba on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/06/soccer/new-boy-ideguchi-looking-make-impact-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-06T22:11:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jsoccer-a-20161107.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yosuke Ideguchi (right) and Manabu Saito take part in a Japan national team training session in Kashima, Ibaraki Pref., on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/06/soccer/j-league/tulio-follow-djurovski-grampus-exit-door/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-06T22:22:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-grampus-a-20161107.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Defender Marcus Tulio Tanaka (left) and manager Bosko Djurovski (right) will not be offered contracts with Nagoya Grampus in the J. League second division next season.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/06/basketball/b-league/brave-thunders-rain-3s-sink-b-corsairs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-06T22:28:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161107.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kawasaki Brave Thunders sharpshooter Naoto Tsuji, seen in action against the visiting Yokohama B-Corsairs on Sept. 30, sank four 3-pointers on Sunday in a 95-59 road win over Yokohama.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/07/more-sports/goromaru-makes-toulon-debut/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-07T17:40:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/07/baseball/japanese-baseball/orixs-itoi-declare-free-agency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-07T17:46:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-orix-a-20161108.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoshio Itoi speaks with members of the media on Monday in Osaka.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/07/baseball/japan-wins-inaugural-23-baseball-world-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-07T17:58:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-baseball-a-20161108.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Japanese team poses for a photo after defeating Australia in the Under=23 Baseball World Cup final on Sunday in Monterrey, Mexico.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/07/soccer/world-cup/makino-warns-world-cup-clash-saudis-make-break-japans-campaign/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-07T22:03:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jsoccer-a-20161108.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan players take part in a training session on Monday in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/07/baseball/japanese-baseball/yamada-adjusting-new-position-samurai-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-07T22:13:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jball-a-20161108.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Samurai Japan's Tetsuto Yamada fields a ball during team practice at QVC Marine Field in Chiba on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/07/baseball/japanese-baseball/pitching-coach-gondo-confident-samurai-japans-ability/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-07T22:14:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-samurai-a-20161108.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Samurai Japan pitchers Shota Takeda (left), Shohei Otani (center) and Shintaro Fujinami take part in a team practice in Chiba on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/07/more-sports/disgraced-badminton-player-momota-participate-kumamoto-charity-event/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-07T22:33:53+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/07/soccer/j-league/oniki-take-frontale-manager/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-07T22:34:10+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/07/basketball/b-league/happinets-beat-alvark-avenge-defeat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-07T22:37:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-ed-a-20161108.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161108.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Akita's Deshawn Stephens dribbles the ball during the Northern Happinets' 78-64 win over the Alvark at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/07/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-fan-favorite-yoh-declares-free-agency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-07T22:37:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-fighters-a-20161108.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-fighters-a-20161108.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daikan Yoh of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters speaks at a news conference on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/08/figure-skating/uno-locks-gp-final-spot-murakami-free-fall/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-08T21:52:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-ice-time-a-20161109.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ice-time-a-20161109.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shoma Uno, seen here performing a cantilever at the Cup of Russia on Saturday, has analysts believing he will be contending for a medal at the world championships this season.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/08/basketball/nba/looking-back-magic-johnsons-stunning-hiv-announcement-25-years-later/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-08T22:10:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/08/baseball/japanese-baseball/kikuchi-maru-lead-golden-glove-winners/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-08T22:34:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-jason-a-20161109.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161109.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Carp outfielder Yoshihiro Maru (left), seen in a file photo from September, earned his fourth consecutive Mitsui Golden Glove Award on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/08/basketball/b-league/big-bulls-sign-clyde-drexlers-son/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-08T22:53:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/09/baseball/reliever-romo-excited-represent-mexico-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-09T13:58:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-romo-a-20161110.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-romo-a-20161110.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[San Francisco reliever Sergio Romo played on three World Series championship teams for the Giants.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/09/figure-skating/figure-skating-set-morning-start-pyeongchang-2018/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-09T14:07:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/09/soccer/j-league/j-league-season-open-feb-25/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-09T19:36:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/09/soccer/japan-looking-build-recovery-crucial-saudi-clash/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-09T20:24:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-scene-a-20161110.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-scene-a-20161110.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Keisuke Honda (right) tackles Iraq's Dhurgham Ismael during Japan's 2-1 win in last month's World Cup qualifier at Saitama Stadium.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/09/baseball/japan-mexiconetherlands-look-take-advantage-exhibition-series-ahead-wbc/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-09T22:56:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-baseball-a-20161110.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-baseball-a-20161110.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shohei Otani (right) and Shota Takeda (center) practice with Japan's pitchers on Wednesday at Tokyo Dome.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/09/soccer/nakajima-powers-fc-tokyo-emperors-cup-quarterfinals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-09T22:59:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-jsoccer-a-20161110.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jsoccer-a-20161110.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[FC Tokyo players celebrate after taking the lead against Honda FC in the second half of their Emperor's Cup match on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/10/soccer/southgate-confirmed-new-england-manager/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-10T19:16:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-premier-a-20161111.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-premier-a-20161111.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[England interim manager Gareth Southgate leads his team against Scotland on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/10/more-sports/track-field/sprinter-tsukahara-set-retire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-10T20:01:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/10/baseball/japanese-baseball/itoi-yoh-morifuku-yamaguchi-confirmed-free-agents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-10T20:03:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-free-agents-a-20161111.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-free-agents-a-20161111.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoshio Itoi]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/10/more-sports/tennis-pioneer-ishiguro-dies-80/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-10T21:49:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-ishiguro-a-20161111.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ishiguro-a-20161111.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former tennis player Osamu Ishiguro, seen in a 1961 file photo, died on Wednesday. He was the first chairman of the Japan Professional Tennis Association.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/10/more-sports/karauna-named-new-japan-sevens-coach/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-10T21:53:55+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/10/more-sports/brave-blossoms-coach-joseph-makes-six-lineup-changes-match-georgia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-10T21:55:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/10/baseball/japanese-baseball/lions-obtain-pitcher-schlitter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-10T21:55:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/10/soccer/kagawas-status-uncertain-oman-friendly/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-10T22:07:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-kagawa-a-20161111.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kagawa-a-20161111.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa is nursing a sore ankle and may be left off the pitch on Friday against Oman.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/10/more-sports/track-field/star-sprinter-sani-brown-decides-attend-university-florida/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-10T23:15:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-track-a-20161111.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-track-a-20161111.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese track phenom Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (left), seen in a file photo, is one of the most notable biracial athletes in the nation.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/03/basketball/b-league/hatakeyamas-hustle-helps-niigata/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-10T23:23:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-ed-a-20161104.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161104.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Niigata point guard Shunki Hatakeyama (left) has been a steady presence on offense and made a big impact on defense this season. He leads the B. League in steals (2.5 per game).]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/10/basketball/b-league/tawatari-shooting-lights-downtown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-10T23:26:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-ed-a-20161111.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161111.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[San-en NeoPhoenix shooting guard Shuto Tawatari leads the 18-team top division in 3-point shooting (49.2 percent) this season through Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/09/more-sports/boxing-2/inoue-kono-meet-super-flyweight-title-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-10T23:28:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-boxing-a-20161110-1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-boxing-a-20161110.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naoya Inoue (left) and Kohei Kono pose for photos during a news conference on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/11/baseball/mexico-outplays-japan-exhibition-series-opener/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-11T18:00:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-jason-a-20161111.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161111.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mexico's Esteban Quiroz slugs a solo home run off Japan's Kodai Senga in the fifth inning of Thursday's exhibition game at Tokyo Dome. Mexico defeated Japan 7-3.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/11/soccer/rangers-part-ways-barton/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-11T18:10:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/11/soccer/j-league/grampus-clean-house-drop/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-11T18:15:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/11/soccer/japans-osako-delivers-two-goal-performance-rout-oman/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-11T22:13:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-andrew-a-20161112.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20161112.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuya Osako scores his second goal against Oman in the 42nd minute on Friday night at Kashima Stadium. Japan defeated Oman 4-0.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/11/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/kodaira-triumphs-500-meter-race/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-11T22:37:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-speed-a-20161112.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-speed-a-20161112.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Speed skater Nao Kodaira competes in a women's 500-meter race at a World Cup meet in Harbin, China, on Friday. Kodaira finished first.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/12/baseball/otani-akiyama-shine-samurai-japan-trounces-mexico-rematch/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-12T09:42:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-jason-a-20161112.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161112.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Shogo Akiyama belts a seventh-inning hit against Mexico's Jose Oyervides on Friday at Tokyo Dome. Akiyama led Japan with four RBIs in Japan's 11-4 victory over Mexico.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/12/baseball/sentimental-reflections-late-cubs-supporters-teams-epic-wait-world-series-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-12T17:57:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-wayne-a-20161113.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-wayne-a-20161113.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ken Usyak]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/12/more-sports/judo/former-judo-world-champ-muneta-plans-retire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-12T20:02:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/12/more-sports/japan-men-earn-pacific-asia-curling-crown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-12T20:02:44+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/10/baseball/japan-cuba-square-off-first-day-2017-wbc/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-12T20:26:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-kaz-a-20161111.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20161111.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan national team manager Hiroki Kokubo will lead the team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/12/more-sports/boxing-2/bantamweight-inoue-sidelined-hand-injury/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-12T20:30:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/12/baseball/mexico-netherlands-exhibit-pride-passion-preparation-2017-world-baseball-classic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-12T20:37:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-kaz-a-20161113.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20161113.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mexico manager Edgar Gonzalez (second from left) is seen celebrating with his players after their 7-3 win over Japan on Thursday at Tokyo Dome.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/12/soccer/hondas-stamina-not-good-enough/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-12T21:06:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-andrew-a-20161113.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20161113.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Keisuke Honda takes a shot on goal in Friday's friendly international against Oman at Kashima Stadium. Japan won 4-0.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/13/baseball/ono-lifts-japan-sayonara-single-10th/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-13T00:57:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-jason-a-20161113.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161113.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shota Ono (right) celebrates after his game-winning hit in the 10th inning on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/12/basketball/watanabe-scores-18-season-debut/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-13T15:26:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/13/baseball/kokubos-preparation-pays-off-japans-first-experience-wbc-tiebreaker/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-13T17:23:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-kokubo-a-20161114.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kokubo-a-20161114.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan manager Hiroki Kokubo (right) and Hensley Meulens, manager of the Netherlands, speak before their game on Saturday at Tokyo Dome.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/13/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/takanashi-finishes-second-seto-national-championships/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-13T18:03:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/13/sumo/basho-reports/goeido-hakuho-win-first-day-kyushu-tourney/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-13T20:29:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-sumo-a-20161114.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20161114.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yokozuna Hakuho squares off against sekiwake Okinoumi on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/13/more-sports/golf/matsuyama-takes-title-taiheiyo-masters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-13T20:37:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/13/more-sports/horse-racing/queens-ring-wins-queen-elizabeth-ii-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-13T21:05:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/13/figure-skating/higuchi-places-third-trophee-de-france-mao-finishes-ninth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-13T21:27:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-skating-a-20161114.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-skating-a-20161114.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wakaba Higuchi performs her free skating program at the Trophee de France on Saturday in Paris]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/13/baseball/samurai-japan-likely-sweep-nakata-cleanup-spot/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-13T21:40:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/14/baseball/suzuki-sends-japan-victory-10th-inning-grand-slam/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-14T01:10:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161114.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seiya Suzuki is congratulated by his teammates after hitting a tiebreaking grand slam in the 10th inning of Japan's win over the Netherlands.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/14/soccer/world-cup/okazaki-says-japans-days-dominance-asia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-14T15:22:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jsoccer-a-20161115.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan striker Shinji Okazaki says the team will have to be prepared for a fight if it is to reach the 2018 World Cup in Russia.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-14T15:22:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-rugby-a-20161115.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toulon's Ayumu Goromaru takes on Stade Francais' Jonathan Danty during their French Top 14 game on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-14T18:35:26+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/14/baseball/exhibitions-shine-light-samurai-japans-deficiencies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-14T19:02:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20161115.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenta Ishida allowed four runs during Japan's win over the Netherlands on Sunday at Tokyo Dome.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/14/sumo/basho-reports/yokozuna-chasing-goeido-eases-past-takayasu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-14T20:01:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20161115.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Goeido (rear) throws Takayasu to the ground at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/14/soccer/world-cup/halilhodzic-prepares-bench-stars-world-cup-showdown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-14T20:42:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-soccer-a-20161115.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan manager Vahid Halilhodzic puts his players through their paces in a training session at Saitama Stadium on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/14/baseball/japanese-baseball/swallows-acquire-green-minor-leagues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-14T21:26:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/14/soccer/world-cup/saudi-arabia-coach-van-marwijk-looking-beat-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-14T22:40:46+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/14/soccer/world-cup/confident-osako-ready-take-risks-saudis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-14T22:41:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-osako-a-20161115.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-osako-a-20161115.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuya Osako celebrates after scoring in Japan's 4-0 friendly win over Oman at Kashima Stadium last Friday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/14/more-sports/japans-ohata-inducted-world-rugby-hall-fame/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-14T22:52:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ohata-a-20161115.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daisuke Ohata]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/15/general/booker-suns-rise-following-season-forget/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-15T18:38:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-man-about-sports-a-20161116.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shooting guard Devin Booker, a second-year pro, is averaging 20.2 points a game for the Suns.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/15/soccer/j-league/yoshida-takes-new-ventforet-kofu-manager/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-15T19:09:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/15/basketball/b-league/inaugural-b-league-star-game-held-jan-15/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-15T20:05:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20161116.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[B. League chairman Masaaki Okawa (right) and female TV talent Misako Yasuda, who will participate in January's All-Star Game as a guest manager for one of the teams, pose for a photo at a news conference at the league office on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/15/baseball/otanis-extraordinary-skills-gain-wider-exposure-games-mexico-netherlands/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-15T20:41:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-otani-a-20161116.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shohei Otani, described as a "phenom" by Netherlands coach Steve Jansen, excels at the plate and on the mound for the Japan Series champion Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. During the Japan national team's four-game exhibition series against Mexico and the Netherlands last week, Otani didn't pitch, but went 5-for-11 at the plate.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/15/baseball/japanese-baseball/tigers-wont-re-sign-slugger-gomez/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-15T21:31:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/15/baseball/japanese-baseball/right-hander-bass-not-returning-fighters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-15T21:31:54+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/15/sumo/basho-reports/legend-hakuho-earns-1000th-career-victory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-15T22:26:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20161116.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yokozuna Hakuho defeats Kaisei for his 1,000th career win on Tuesday at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/15/figure-skating/higuchi-shines-gp-debut-mao-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-15T22:27:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jack-a-20161116.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wakaba Higuchi, a 15-year-old from Tokyo, took third place at the Trophee de France in Paris on Saturday in her senior Grand Prix debut.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/15/soccer/japan-triumphs-saudi-arabia-halilhodzic-shakes-lineup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-16T07:58:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20161116.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Hiroshi Kiyotake scores on a first-half penalty kick in the 45th minute against Saudi Arabia in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday at Saitama Stadium. Japan defeated Saudi Arabia 2-1.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/16/soccer/world-cup/halilhodzic-sends-warning-frozen-stars-japans-win-saudis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-16T08:33:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20161117.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Keisuke Honda controls the ball after coming on as a substitute in Japan's 2-1 World Cup qualifying win over Saudi Arabia at Saitama Stadium on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/16/more-sports/lemeki-withdraws-from-brave-blossoms-tour/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-16T18:12:14+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/16/more-sports/boxing-2/omori-set-for-first-world-title-fight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-16T18:12:25+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/16/sumo/goeido-hakuho-remain-unbeaten-kyushu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-16T20:25:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-sumo-a-20161117.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20161117]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hakuho (left) takes down Tamawashi at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/16/more-sports/panasonic-set-reunion-familiar-faces-brisbane-tens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-16T21:49:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/17/baseball/japanese-baseball/free-agent-kishi-leave-lions-join-eagles/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-17T15:06:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takayuki Kishi]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/17/basketball/b-league/namizato-white-make-return-ex-nba-swingman-childress-move-san-en/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-17T18:15:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161118.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Ryukyu and Osaka standout Narito Namizato, seen in a file photo from the 2012-13 bj-league All-Star Game, joins Shiga to help bolster the team's backcourt.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/17/more-sports/university-tsukuba-dome-corporation-look-change-japan-college-sports-landscape-new-deal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-17T20:09:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20161118.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[University of Tsukuba president Kyosuke Nagata (third from right), Dome Corporation president Shuichi Yasuda and Tsukuba students pose for a photo at a news conference at the school's Tokyo campus on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/17/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-manager-kuriyama-receives-shoriki-award/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-17T21:55:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/17/more-sports/wales-japan-announce-lineup-changes-weekend-test/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-17T21:55:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-rugby-a-20161118.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wales coach Rob Howley guides his team against Japan on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/17/sumo/basho-reports/goeido-outmuscles-aoiyama-now-5-0/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-17T22:15:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20161118.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Harumafuji (left) grapples with Endo on Thursday at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka. Harumafuji won, improving to 4-1 at the 15-day tournament.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/17/more-sports/swimming/seto-triumphs-400-meter-individual-medley-asian-championships/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-17T22:46:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-swim-a-20161118.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daiya Seto competes in the men's 400-meter individual medley at the Asian swimming championships on Thursday at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. Seto finished first.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/18/soccer/sakai-named-new-hamburg-captain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-18T14:09:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/18/soccer/outrage-rooneys-drunken-antics-just-media-hypocrisy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-18T15:38:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-premier-a-20161119.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[England's Wayne Rooney (10) speaks to Scotland's Scott Brown (8) after their World Cup qualifier at Wembley Stadium in London last Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/18/sumo/basho-reports/goeido-hakuho-fall-kakuryu-still-unbeaten/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-18T19:29:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20161119.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tamawashi overpowers Goeido at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday in Fukuoka.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/18/more-sports/golf/iwata-cards-7-65-opening-round-rsm-classic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-18T19:56:55+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/18/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-not-giving-handkerchief-prince-saito/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-18T21:55:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-notebook-a-20161119.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuki Saito made just 11 appearances for the Fighters' top team last season and had an 0-1 record with a 4.56 ERA.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/18/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-sign-veteran-pitcher-murata/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-18T22:09:53+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/18/baseball/japanese-baseball/eagles-announce-signing-hometown-hurler-kishi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-18T22:11:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-eagles-a-20161119.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[New Eagles pitcher Takayuki Kishi attends an introductory news conference on Friday in Sendai.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/18/basketball/b-league/evessa-edge-kansai-rival-lakestars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-18T22:52:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161119.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Evessa big man Xavier Gibson dunks the basketball during first-quarter action on Friday night against the visiting Lakestars. Osaka defeated Shiga 86-82.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/18/figure-skating/talented-field-set-compete-top-spots-japan-junior-championships/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-18T23:09:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jack-a-20161119.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Reigning junior world champion Marin Honda (center) is seen during Friday's draw for the Japan Junior Championships in Sapporo.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-18T23:16:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-skate-a-20161119.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mai Mihara performs her short program at the Cup of China on Friday in Beijing.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-18T23:23:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-swim-a-20161119.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rikako Ikee swims to victory in the women's 50-meter freestyle at the Asian swimming championships on Friday at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-19T19:08:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-19T19:09:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-19T20:40:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20161120.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yokozuna Kakuryu defeats third-ranked maegashira Endo at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday. Kakuryu improved to 7-0.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/19/soccer/j-league/vegaltas-watanabe-remain-charge-2017-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-19T20:48:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-19T22:37:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161120.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Brave Thunders big man Nick Fazekas takes a third-quarter shot on Saturday in Niigata. Kawasaki defeated the Niigata Albirex BB 95-79.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jack-a-20161120.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kaori Sakamoto skates during the women's short program at the Japan Junior Championships on Saturday in Sapporo. Sakamoto leads the field with 67.45 points.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/19/more-sports/swimming/sakai-outperforms-seto-200-meter-butterfly-showdown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-19T23:13:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-swim-a-20161120.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Masato Sakai  swims to victory in the men's 200-meter butterfly at the Asian swimming championships on Saturday at Tatsumi International Swimming Center.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/20/more-sports/wales-denies-battling-japan-famous-victory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-20T15:41:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-rugby-a-20161121.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wales' Alex Cuthbert (left) tries to break through a tackle by Japan's Kyosuke Kajikawa during their game at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-20T15:49:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-tennis-a-20161121.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kei Nishikori plays a shot during his semifinal against Novak Djokovic at the ATP finals in London on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-20T17:07:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-soccer-a-20161121.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manchester City's Yaya Toure (left) passes the ball as Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha tries to close him down during their game in London on Saturday. City won 2-1.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/20/baseball/japanese-baseball/sapporo-lauds-fighters-victory-parade/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-20T17:37:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-fighters-a-20161121.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hokkaido Nippon Ham's Shohei Otani waves to fans during a victory parade in Sapporo for the Japan Series- and Pacific League-champion Fighters.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-20T18:48:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jsoccer-a-20161121.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Consadole Sapporo captain Hiroki Miyazawa lifts the J. League second division trophy after Sunday's 0-0 draw with Zweigen Kanazawa.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/20/more-sports/horse-racing/mikki-isle-wins-mile-championship-amid-controversy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-20T18:49:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-horse-a-20161121.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mikki Isle comes home to win the Mile Championship on Sunday at Kyoto Racecourse.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/20/soccer/j-league/jubilo-make-multi-year-offer-veteran-nakamura/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-20T20:34:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-20T20:34:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-20T20:37:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Goeido (rear) puts his foot on the straw bales as Okinoumi falls to the ground during their bout at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Sunday. Okinoumi won the bout after Goeido had initially been awarded the victory.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/20/baseball/japanese-baseball/oh-strikes-steals-show-taiwan-exhibition/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-20T21:52:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jack-a-20161121.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kaori Sakamoto performs her free-skate routine at the Japan Junior Championships in Sapporo on Sunday. Sakamoto won the event with a total of 191.97 points.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/20/soccer/j-league/veteran-sanfrecce-striker-sato-join-grampus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-20T21:52:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hisato Sato]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/20/more-sports/swimming/inui-nakamaki-win-asian-synchronized-swimming-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-20T22:05:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-20T22:40:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[San-en NeoPhoenix point guard Tatsuya Suzuki, seen in action on Saturday against Yuki Mitsuhara of the Sunrockers Shibuya, scored 15 points in Sunday's series finale. The NeoPhoenix defeated the Sunrockers 65-60.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/21/baseball/japanese-baseball/itoi-leaving-buffaloes-tigers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-21T16:44:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoshio Itoi]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/21/baseball/japanese-baseball/yakult-acquires-right-hander-guilmet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-21T17:10:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-21T17:50:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-soccer-a-20161122.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chelsea striker Diego Costa gets a hug from manager Antonio Conte after their win on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/21/soccer/j-league/grampus-announce-striker-satos-arrival/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-21T18:28:21+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-21T18:29:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kei Nishikori stretches to hit a shot during his ATP World Tour Finals semifinal defeat to Novak Djokovic in London on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/21/sumo/basho-reports/free-falling-goeido-slumps-third-defeat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-21T19:43:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kisenosato throws Goeido to the ground at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/21/more-sports/japan-softball-manager-utsugi-targets-olympic-gold-2020/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-21T21:59:15+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-21T23:11:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-marinos-a-20161122.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Erick Mombaerts (center) will return to coach Yokohama F. Marinos next season.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/22/baseball/japanese-baseball/otani-wants-play-majors-someday/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-22T12:01:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-otani-a-20161123.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shohei Otani helped the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters beat the Hiroshima Carp to win their first Japan Series title in 10 years last month.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/22/basketball/nba/throwback-derozan-proving-old-attitudes-not-necessarily-outdated/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-22T15:10:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-report-a-20161123.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fueled by hard work and a polished mid-range game, Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan has become one of the elite scorers in  the NBA.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-22T18:03:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-22T18:03:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-22T21:08:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-11-22T21:09:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kawasaki Frontale manager Yahiro Kazama speaks to reporters on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/22/figure-skating/sakamoto-shiraiwa-display-huge-potential-japan-junior-championships/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-22T22:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ice-time-a-20161123.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuna Shiraiwa performs at the Japan Junior Championships in Sapporo on Sunday. Shiraiwa finished second behind winner Kaori Sakamoto.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/23/baseball/call-lights-fire-fujinami/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-23T17:13:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-npb-a-20161124.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tigers pitcher Shintaro Fujinami is determined to earn a place on the Samurai Japan team for the 2017 WBC.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/23/more-sports/boxing-2/uchiyama-seeks-revenge-title-bout-corrales/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-23T20:45:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20161124.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takashi Uchiyama is hoping to reclaim the title he lost to Jezreel Corrales in April when the two meet on New Year's Eve.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/23/soccer/j-league/antlers-reach-j-league-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-23T21:21:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-b-20161124.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kashima's Mu Kanazaki (center) celebrates after scoring against Kawasaki in the 50th minute on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/23/sumo/kakuryu-suffers-first-loss-race-heats/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-23T21:25:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-b-20161124.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ozeki Kisenosato (right) defeats yokozuna Kakuryu during the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday in Fukuoka.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/23/baseball/japanese-baseball/baystars-acquire-pitcher-patton-cubs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-23T22:36:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/23/baseball/japanese-baseball/carp-cut-ties-luna-pridie-delabar/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-23T22:36:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/23/basketball/b-league/levanga-hold-off-northern-happinets-overtime/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-23T22:37:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161124.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Northern Happinets' Ryosuke Shirahama drives on Levanga's Takehiko Orimo on Wednesday in Akita. Hokkaido defeated Akita 75-70 in overtime.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/24/basketball/b-league/sunrockers-still-work-progress-new-coach-toews/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-24T19:08:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-notebook-a-20161125.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Sunrockers' Kenta Hirose is one of the team's top all-around contributors and is second in the league in steals.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/24/more-sports/brave-blossoms-keep-starting-lineup-test-fiji/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-24T20:18:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/24/sumo/basho-reports/yokozuna-kakuryu-back-atop-standings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-24T20:18:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20161125.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Terunofuji shoves Hakuho out of the raised ring at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday in Fukuoka.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/24/more-sports/kyoto-state-guest-house-selected-host-2019-rugby-world-cup-draw/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-24T22:55:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-RWC-a-20161125.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont (center), Japan Rugby Football Union president Tadashi Okamura (left) and Fujio Mitarai, head of 2019 Rugby World Cup organizing committee, seen in an October file photo, are making preparations for next year's World Cup draw in Kyoto.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/24/basketball/b-league/seahorses-glide-past-evessa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-24T22:56:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-bleague-a-20161125.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-bleague-a-20161125.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[SeaHorses big man Isaac Butts, seen operating near the basket in the fourth quarter, contributed 11 points, 18 rebounds and six assists in Mikawa's 104-78 home victory over the Osaka Evessa on Thursday night.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/25/figure-skating/hanyu-ready-take-center-stage-nhk-trophy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-25T11:38:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-hanyu-a-20161126.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-hanyu-a-20161126.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuzuru Hanyu practices at Makomanai Ice Arena in Sapporo on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/25/more-sports/osaka-inks-deal-nissin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-25T17:28:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-osaka-a-20161126.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-osaka-a-20161126.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naomi Osaka poses for photos during a news conference on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/25/soccer/spurs-hope-ease-sting-cl-failure-solving-stamford-bridge-riddle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-25T19:40:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-report-a-20161126.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-report-a-20161126.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tottenham's Harry Kane controls the ball during Spurs' loss to Monaco on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/25/baseball/japanese-baseball/otani-makes-history-best-nine-selection-pitcher-dh/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-25T19:41:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-jball-a-20161126.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jball-a-20161126.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shohei Otani became the first pitcher to be named to the PL Best Nine team as a designated hitter.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/25/sumo/basho-reports/kakuryu-outmuscles-rival-hakuho/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-25T19:56:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-sumo-a-20161126.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20161126.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kakuryu (left) shoves rival Hakuho during a Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament bout on Friday in Fukuoka.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/25/figure-skating/hanyus-dazzling-brilliance-radiates-nhk-trophy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-25T22:38:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-jack-a-20161126.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jack-a-20161126.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuzuru Hanyu performs his short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday in Sapporo. Hanyu received a top score of 103.89 points, putting him in firm control in the men's singles competition at Makomanai Arena.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/25/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-retain-pitchers-mendoza-martin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-25T22:58:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/26/soccer/j-league/yamagata-releases-goalie-nakamura/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-26T18:40:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/26/sumo/basho-reports/yokozuna-kakuryu-secures-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-26T19:42:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-sumo-a-20161127.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20161127]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kakuryu sends Goeido tumbling to his defeat en route to victory on Saturday at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. Kakuryu, who improved to 13-1 in the tournament, clinched the title.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/26/basketball/b-league/brave-thunders-dominate-fourth-quarter-earn-victory-grouses/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-26T22:12:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-ed-a-20161127.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161127.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Grouses' Yu Okada looks to pass as the Brave Thunders' Yuya Nagayoshi defends him on Saturday. Kawasaki defeated Toyama 73-69.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/26/figure-skating/hanyu-claims-victory-spectacular-showing-nhk-trophy-pogorilaya-wins-womens-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-26T23:06:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-skate-a-20161127.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-skate-a-20161127.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu glides across the ice during the men's free skate at the NHK Trophy on Saturday in Sapporo. Hanyu claimed the top prize with 301.47 points.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/26/baseball/japanese-baseball/dragons-sign-cuban-infielder-guerrero/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-26T23:03:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/26/baseball/japanese-baseball/otani-aims-worlds-fastest-pitcher/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-26T23:14:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/26/baseball/pondering-trumps-future-prospects-throwing-first-pitches-mlb-npb/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-26T23:19:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-wayne-a-20161127.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-wayne-a-20161127.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former U.S. President George. W. Bush throws out the first pitch prior to Game 3 of the Japan Series on Nov. 3, 2009, at Tokyo Dome.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/27/more-sports/brave-blossoms-end-tour-sour-note/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-27T15:57:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-jrugby-a-20161128.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jrugby-a-20161128.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan flanker Malgene Ilaua (left) tries to get away from Fiji's Metuisela Talebula during their match on Saturday in Vannes, France.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/27/figure-skating/virtue-moir-win-nhk-trophy-ice-dance-title-record-setting-performance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-27T16:04:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-skate-a-20161128.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-skate-a-20161128.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir perform their free dance during the NHK Trophy on Saturday in Sapporo.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/27/soccer/maradona-mourns-passing-second-father-castro/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-27T16:11:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-maradona-a-20161128.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-maradona-a-20161128.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cuban President Fidel Castro and Diego Maradona play with a soccer ball in a file photo taken Oct. 26, 2005.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/27/more-sports/horse-racing/kitasan-black-romps-victory-japan-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-27T19:01:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-horse-a-20161128.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-horse-a-20161128.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kitasan Black (far left) comes home to win the Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/27/sumo/basho-reports/yokozuna-kakuryu-caps-kyushu-title-final-day-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-27T19:31:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-sumo-a-20161128.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20161128.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yokozuna Kakuryu receives a trophy on Sunday after winning the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/27/more-sports/boxing-2/boxing-megastar-pacquiao-seeks-deepen-ties-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-27T21:20:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-kaz-a-20161128.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20161128.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manny Pacquiao, seen here at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan on Saturday, has plans to open more gyms in Japan and visit the country more often in the future.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/27/more-sports/golf/matsuyama-ishikawa-finish-sixth-golf-world-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-27T21:25:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-jgolf-a-20161128.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jgolf-a-20161128.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Hideki Matsuyama lines up a putt at the World Cup of Golf in Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/27/more-sports/football/big-bears-clinch-back-back-kanto-collegiate-championships/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-27T21:31:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-hiroshi-a-20161128.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-hiroshi-a-20161128.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Waseda University backup quarterback Haruki Sakanashi (right) tries to break a tackle during the third quarter against Nihon University on Sunday at Yokohama Stadium. Waseda won 27-0 to clinch the Kanto College League title for the second year in a row.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/27/soccer/j-league/dramatic-winner-sends-okayama-promotion-playoff-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-27T21:31:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-jsoccer-a-20161128.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jsoccer-a-20161128.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fagiano Okayama's Shingo Akamine celebrates after scoring in the 92nd minute to put his team into the J1 promotion playoff final with a 2-1 win over Matsumoto Yamaga on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/27/basketball/b-league/suzuki-childress-take-center-stage-neophoenix-pound-b-corsairs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-27T22:23:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-ed-a-20161128.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161128.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[NeoPhoenix forward Josh Childress, seen in action against the B-Corsairs on Saturday, had 19 points and 10 rebounds in San-en's 95-76 win on Sunday against host Yokohama.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/27/more-sports/football/game-winning-field-goal-sends-frontiers-x-bowl/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-28T14:58:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-xbowl-a-20161128.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-xbowl-a-20161128.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Frontiers receiver Clark Teruaki Nakamura makes a touchdown reception against the Big Blue on Sunday in Kawasaki.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/28/more-sports/ota-elected-board-fencing-body/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-28T16:23:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-ota-a-20161129.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ota-a-20161129.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuki Ota, seen posing with his gold medal at the 2015 world fencing championships, was elected to the International Fencing Federation's executive board on Sunday in Moscow.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/28/soccer/j-league/urawa-looking-cast-off-nearly-men-tag-j-league-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-28T16:51:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-jsoccer-a-20161129.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jsoccer-a-20161129.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Urawa's Yuki Muto (center) takes on Kashima defenders Gen Shoji (left) and Shuto Yamamoto during a J. League game between the two teams in June.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/28/soccer/mourinho-sent-off-bad-day-united/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-28T17:06:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-soccer-a-20161129.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho (center) reacts after being sent off during his team's 1-1 draw with West Ham at Old Trafford on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/28/more-sports/argentina-captures-first-david-cup-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-28T18:37:27+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/29/baseball/japanese-baseball/otani-arai-win-mvp-awards/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-29T13:47:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161129.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Fighters’ Shohei Otani struck out 174 batters as a pitcher while also hitting 22 home runs at the plate.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/29/basketball/b-league/hokkaidos-orimo-tops-9000-points-career/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-29T18:43:35+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/29/baseball/japanese-baseball/longtime-hurler-arakaki-retires/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-29T19:52:49+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/29/general/lack-fundamentals-making-football-unrecognizable/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-29T21:04:12+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/29/soccer/asano-makes-impact-stuttgart-triumph/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-29T21:04:28+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/29/more-sports/volleyball/deadline-extended-volleyball-teams-make-decision-join-super-league/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-29T21:50:46+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/29/baseball/japanese-baseball/tigers-finalize-deals-messenger-mateo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-29T21:51:07+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/29/more-sports/cricket-2/india-routs-england-root-hameed-defiance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-29T22:19:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-cricket-a-20161130.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[India's Cheteshwar Pujara plays a cover drive for a boundary as England's wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow watches on the fourth day of their third test match in Mohali, India, on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/29/soccer/j-league/reds-prevail-antlers-first-leg-championship-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-29T23:09:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20161130.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Urawa's Yuki Abe scores a 57th-minute penalty against Kashima in the first leg of the J. League Championship final on Tuesday. The Reds won 1-0.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/30/soccer/plane-carrying-brazilian-soccer-team-chapecoense-crashes-71-dead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-30T19:08:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-brazil-a-20161201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kempes]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/30/baseball/japanese-baseball/resurgent-carp-veteran-arai-turned-back-clock-mvp-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-30T20:56:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eighteen-year veteran Takahiro Arai finished third in the Central League with 101 RBIs for the Carp during the 2016 season.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/30/baseball/mlb/tanaka-looks-toward-wbc-positive-performance-mlb-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-30T21:31:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-tanaka-a-20161201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Masahiro Tanaka was a 14-game winner in the majors this season.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/30/soccer/j-league/relegated-grampus-signs-brazilian-trio-appoints-future-president/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-30T21:54:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/30/soccer/j-league/urawa-shakes-off-rust-claim-advantage-j-league-championship-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-30T22:11:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sp-andrew-a-20161201.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20161201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Urawa's Shinzo Koroki goes down under a challenge from Kashima's Daigo Nishi (22) during the first leg of the J. League Championship final at Kashima Stadium on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/11/30/soccer/fifteen-year-old-kubo-trains-u-19-squad-ahead-argentina-trip/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-11-30T22:51:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/01/soccer/j-league/vissel-kobe-approve-contract-renewal-nelsinho/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-01T20:16:10+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/01/more-sports/golf/hataoka-starts-strong-qualifying-school/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-01T20:27:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/01/baseball/japanese-baseball/hurler-yamaguchi-set-join-giants/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-01T20:48:48+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/01/baseball/japanese-baseball/baystars-give-slugger-tsutsugo-hefty-salary-increase/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-01T20:48:55+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/01/more-sports/boxing-2/murata-keeps-focus-upcoming-bout-aims-secure-title-shot/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-01T22:28:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-murata-a-20161202.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-murata-a-20161202.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ryota Murata (right) works with trainer Sendai Tanaka at Teiken Gym on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/01/basketball/japan-basketball-association-dismisses-mens-national-team-coach-hasegawa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-01T23:06:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-JBA-a-20161202.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenji Hasegawa, who left his post as the Japan men's national team head coach at the end of last month, speaks at a Thursday news conference at the Japan Basketball Association office as JBA technical director Tomoya Higashino listens.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/01/basketball/b-league/ryukyu-struggling-adapt-new-era/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-01T23:59:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-ed-a-20161202.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161202.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ryukyu's Shuhei Kitagawa (31), seen against the Alvark Tokyo on opening night on Sept. 22 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium, and his Golden Kings teammates are seeking to end their four-game losing streak this weekend.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/02/baseball/japanese-baseball/otani-eyes-new-goals-following-award-winning-season-fighters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-02T18:19:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-jason-a-20161203.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161203.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters star Shohei Otani, the winner of the Pacific League's MVP Award this season, is hoping to add the wins, ERA and strikeout titles to his resume in the future.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/02/soccer/guardiola-conte-set-match-wits-tactical-battle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-02T18:29:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-premier-a-20161203.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-premier-a-20161203.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola (left) and star  Sergio Aguero will face Premier League foe Chelsea on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/02/baseball/japanese-baseball/matsuzaka-pitch-puerto-rico-winter-ball-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-02T20:09:04+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/02/baseball/japanese-baseball/septuagenarian-marines-batting-practice-pitcher-hang-glove/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-02T20:29:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-marines-a-20161203.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Marines batting practice pitcher Shigeki Ikeda, 70, is retiring.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/02/soccer/j-league/reds-ljubijankic-calls-aggressive-play-antlers-second-leg-championship-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-02T22:44:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jsoccer-a-20161203.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Reds manager Mihailo Petrovic and his team hold a workout on Friday, a day before the second leg of the J. League Championship Final against the Kashima Antlers.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/02/basketball/b-league/childress-trying-get-speed-neophoenix/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-02T22:46:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20161203.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Newcomer Josh Childress, the No. 6 pick in the 2004 NBA Draft, has brought athleticism and veteran poise to the B. League’s San-en NeoPhoenix.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/02/basketball/b-league/brave-thunders-cruise-past-levanga/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-02T23:08:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161203.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Levanga Hokkaido's Ryota Sakurai directs the offense on Friday against the Kawasaki Brave Thunders at Todoroki Arena. Kawasaki defeated Hokkaido 87-78.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/02/more-sports/judo/abe-triumphs-hashiguchi-grand-slam-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-02T23:15:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-judo-a-20161203.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hifumi Abe (top) defeats Yuki Hashiguchi in the men's 66-kg division at Grand Slam Tokyo on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/03/basketball/lottich-inspiring-valparaiso-passion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-03T19:03:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161204.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Valparaiso University head coach Matt Lottich, who helped the Osaka Evessa capure three straight titles in the now-disbanded bj-league, has led the Crusaders to a 7-1 start in his first season at the helm.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/03/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/ski-jumper-takanashi-starts-season-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-03T19:35:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-brief4-a-20161204.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sara Takanashi]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/03/soccer/japan-tops-u-s-earn-third-place-finish-womens-u-20-world-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-03T20:01:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-wsoccer-a-20161204.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Mami Ueno (left) celebrates her goal against the United States during a Women's U-20 World Cup match on Saturday in Port Moresby.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/03/more-sports/japan-struggles-mightily-dubai-sevens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-03T21:32:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/03/soccer/j-league/kanazakis-two-goal-performance-carries-antlers-title-shocked-reds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-03T23:04:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20161204.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Kashima Antlers pose for a victory photo after beating the Urawa Reds 2-1 in the championship final second leg on Saturday at Saitama Stadium and capturing their eighth J. League crown.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/04/soccer/j-league/kashima-lives-championship-pedigree-stunning-urawa-j-league-crown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-04T15:00:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20161205.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Antlers defender Gen Shoji tries to deflect a shot by Reds' Yuki Muto during the second leg of the J. League Championship final on Saturday at Saitama Stadium.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/04/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/takagi-wins-1000-meters-capture-first-world-cup-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-04T15:04:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/04/more-sports/japan-claims-junior-table-tennis-double/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-04T18:14:17+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/04/more-sports/golf/hataoka-drops-fourth-lpga-qualifying-school/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-04T18:14:25+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/04/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/takanashi-posts-46th-world-cup-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-04T18:14:36+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/04/soccer/j-league/cerezo-beat-fagiano-playoff-final-seal-return-j1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-04T21:01:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jsoccer-a-20161205.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cerezo Osaka's Shohei Kiyohara (center) scores against Fagiano Okayama in the final of the J1 promotion playoff in Osaka on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/04/more-sports/football/big-bears-fighters-square-off-koshien-bowl/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-04T21:01:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-hiroshi-a-20161205.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-hiroshi-a-20161205.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Waseda running back Ryoya Kataoka scores a touchdown against Tohoku University during the second quarter of the Eastern Japan Championship. Waseda won 47-2.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/03/basketball/b-league/albirex-edge-lakestars-improve-10-10/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-04T21:11:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-bleague-a-20161204.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shiga's Julian Mavunga, seen in a file photo from September, scored 41 points against Niigata on Saturday. The Albirex edged the Lakestars 92-91.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/04/more-sports/kitagawa-bags-100th-top-league-try-panasonic-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-04T21:15:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jrugby-a-20161205.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Panasonic Wild Knights players congratulate Tomoki Kitagawa (center) after Sunday's Top League win over Kubota Spears in Ota, Gunma Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/04/more-sports/rio-gold-medalists-takahashi-matsutomo-retain-national-badminton-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-04T21:16:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-badminton-a-20161205.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ayaka Takahashi reaches for a shot as teammate Misaki Matsutomo watches on during a game at the national badminton championships on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/04/more-sports/track-field/kawauchi-finishes-third-fukuoka-international-marathon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-04T21:18:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-marathon-a-20161205.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuki Kawauchi (left) competes at the Fukuoka International Marathon on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/04/baseball/japanese-baseball/oh-mentor-arakawa-dies-86/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-04T22:32:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-oh-a-20161205.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hiroshi Arakawa]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/04/more-sports/judo/asahina-edges-sone-grand-slam-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-04T23:17:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-judo-a-20161205.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sara Asahina (right) and Akira Sone compete in the final of the women's over-78-kg category at the Grand Slam Tokyo on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/04/basketball/b-league/brex-edge-seahorses-heavyweight-matchup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-05T02:17:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-ed-a-20161205.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161205.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tochigi's Ryan Rossiter drives to the basket during the Brex's 74-68 win over the SeaHorses Mikawa in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/05/soccer/errors-cost-liverpool-united-points/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-05T16:02:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-soccer-a-20161206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic tangles with Everton's Seamus Coleman during their 1-1 draw on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/05/more-sports/golf/hataoka-earns-lpga-tour-card/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-05T16:44:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-hataoka-a-20161206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nasa Hataoka]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/05/baseball/japanese-baseball/giants-stay-busy-offseason/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-05T18:41:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-jason-a-20161206.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pitcher Shun Yamaguchi is one of the main pieces the Giants have added during the offseason.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/05/more-sports/kamiji-loses-wheelchair-tennis-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-05T18:44:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/05/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/takagi-wins-1500-speed-skating-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-05T18:45:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/05/soccer/j-league/cerezo-appoint-yoon-new-manager/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-05T19:52:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-cerezo-a-20161206.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-cerezo-a-20161206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoon Jong-hwan]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/05/baseball/japanese-baseball/otani-eyes-mlb-move-next-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-05T21:07:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-otani-a-20161206.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-otani-a-20161206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fighters star Shohei Otani has told team officials he would like to move to the majors for the 2018 season.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/05/soccer/j-league/antlers-manager-ishii-eyes-club-world-cup-final-berth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-05T21:58:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-jsoccer-a-20161206.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jsoccer-a-20161206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kashima Antlers manager Masatada Ishii (center), defender Gen Shoji (left) and midfielder Ryota Nagaki pose with the J. League trophy in Yokohama on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/06/basketball/b-league/evessa-start-fast-hold-off-grouses/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-06T17:15:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/06/basketball/nba/ex-referee-vanak-helped-improve-job-courage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-06T18:18:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/06/figure-skating/hamadas-magic-touch-getting-results-attention/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-06T19:10:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-jack-a-20161207.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jack-a-20161207.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Veteran coach Mie Hamada has led Satoko Miyahara and the junior trio of Marin Honda, Yuna Shiraiwa and Rika Kihira to great success on the international stage.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/06/baseball/mlb/dodgers-manager-roberts-confident-maeda-will-deliver-big-encore-next-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-06T21:40:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-dodgers-a-20161207.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-dodgers-a-20161207.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dodgers manager Dave Roberts listens to a question at the baseball winter meetings on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/06/basketball/b-league/gibson-harrellson-propel-evessa-past-grouses/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-06T22:50:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-ed-a-20161207.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161207.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Evessa guard Takuya Hashimoto looks to make something happen against Grouses defenders Sam Willard (left) and Masashi Joho during first-quarter action on Tuesday. Osaka defeated Toyama 98-93.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/06/baseball/mlb/tanaka-advises-otani-make-fast-move-majors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-06T23:07:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-tanaka-a-20161207.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-tanaka-a-20161207.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Masahiro Tanaka]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/07/olympics/refugee-team-unsure-tokyo-2020/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-07T15:02:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-olympics-a-20161208.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-olympics-a-20161208.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speaks at the opening of an executive meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/07/soccer/kashimas-j-league-title-win-fitting-end-flawed-format/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-07T15:25:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-scene-a-20161208.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-scene-a-20161208.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mu Kanazaki (left) and Kashima Antlers beat Tomaoki Makino (right) and Urawa Reds to the J. League title despite finishing with 15 fewer points in the overall league table.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/07/more-sports/swimming/seto-wins-two-bronze-short-course-worlds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-07T16:15:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/07/baseball/japanese-baseball/mlbs-rule-change-affect-otani/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-07T18:24:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-otani-a-20161208.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-otani-a-20161208.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fighters pitcher Shohei Otani would have to accept a contract far below his market value if he moves to the major leagues before reaching age 25 because of an recent MLB rule change.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/07/baseball/mlb/astros-skipper-looks-aoki-balance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-07T22:21:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/07/soccer/j-league/reds-sign-silva-onaiwu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-07T22:25:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/07/baseball/mlb/uehara-parting-ways-red-sox/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-07T22:27:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-uehara-a-20161208.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-uehara-a-20161208.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Koji Uehara]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/07/soccer/j-league/gambas-ideguchi-named-j-leagues-top-rookie/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-07T22:49:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/07/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-laird-line-play-mexico-wbc/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-07T22:51:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-laird-a-20161208.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fighters slugger Brandon Laird has agreed to play for Mexico during next spring's World Baseball Classic.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/07/soccer/kashima-not-taking-auckland-lightly-ahead-club-world-cup-opener/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-07T22:51:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kashima-a-20161208.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Kashima Antlers run during practice at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/07/basketball/jba-hopeful-new-plan-helps-strengthen-mens-national-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-08T15:08:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-kaz-a-20161208.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20161208.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan Basketball Association technical director Tomoya Higashino (center) participates in a news conference alongside JBA secretary general Michihiro Tanaka (left) and B. League chairman Masaaki Okawa at the JBA office on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/08/more-sports/becker-says-djokovic-needs-work-harder-no-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-08T17:26:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-tennis-a-20161209.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-tennis-a-20161209.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Boris Becker, who coached former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic for three years, says the star needs to put in more time on the practice court.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/08/baseball/japanese-baseball/seibu-lions-sponsor-international-competition-cambodia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-08T19:30:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/08/more-sports/harimoto-13-captures-table-tennis-world-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-08T19:35:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/08/basketball/b-league/teamwork-tochigi-flourishing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-08T20:44:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-ed-a-20161209.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161209.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tochigi's Yusuke Endo exemplifies the Brex's competitive drive, which has helped the team win 15 of its first 19 games.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/08/more-sports/swimming/japan-sports-agency-boss-suzuki-set-fina-appointment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-08T20:59:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/08/soccer/police-open-inquiry-child-sex-abuse-london-clubs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-08T23:02:55+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/08/soccer/antlers-kanazaki-provides-winning-header-auckland-city-club-world-cup-opener/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-08T23:07:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-andrew-a-20161209.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20161209.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kashima's Mu Kanazaki celebrates his go-ahead goal in the second half against Auckland City on Thursday in Yokohama. The Antlers won 2-1.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/09/soccer/bradley-set-made-scapegoat-swanseas-woes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-09T18:10:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-premier-a-20161210.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-premier-a-20161210.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Swansea City manager Bob Bradley is expected to be the next Premier League boss to lose his job.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/09/soccer/schalkes-uchida-plays-21-month-injury-layoff/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-09T19:49:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-uchida-a-20161210.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-uchida-a-20161210.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Schalke's Atsuto Uchida (22) is seen in action on Thursday in a Europa League match against RB Salzburg. Salzburg won 2-0.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/09/baseball/mlb/cubs-hammer-deal-free-agent-pitcher-uehara-reports/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-09T19:56:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/09/more-sports/boxing-2/decorated-boxing-champion-hasegawa-hangs-gloves/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-09T22:50:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-boxing-a-20161210.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hozumi Hasegawa poses with his three WBC championship belts during a Friday news conference in Kobe. The 35-year-old boxer announced his retirement.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/09/basketball/b-league/hokkaido-outplays-nagoya-series-opener/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Levanga Hokkaido guard Ryota Sakurai drives inside in the fourth quarter against the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins on Friday in Sapporo. Hokkaido defeated Nagoya 69-60.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/10/baseball/plethora-familiar-foreign-players-now-free-agent-market/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-10T17:20:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-10T18:52:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-10T18:54:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-10T20:05:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jrugby-a-20161211.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Panasonic's Kenki Fukuoka scores one of his Top League record-tying six tries on Saturday against the Honda Heat. The Wild Knights won 69-14.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/10/olympics/murofushi-expresses-shock-mclaren-report-findings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-10T20:26:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-10T21:17:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-CWC-a-20161211.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Club America forward Oribe Peralta, listening to a question during a news conference in Suita, Osaka Prefecture on Saturday, and his team will face  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on Sunday in a Club World Cup match.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/10/soccer/antlers-boss-ishii-warns-team-making-mistakes-mamelodi-sundowns/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-10T22:37:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kashima Antlers manager Masatada Ishii addresses the media during a news conference on Saturday in Suita, Osaka Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-10T23:03:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161211.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jets forward Tyler Stone, seen in action against the Sunrockers on Dec. 3, put a game-high 25 points on the board Saturday against the NeoPhoenix in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture. Chiba defeated San-en 84-74.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/11/soccer/arsenal-goes-top-leicester-recovers-sparkle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-11T16:37:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Leicester striker Jamie Vardy scores past Manchester City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo during Leicester's 4-2 win on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/11/more-sports/swimming/seto-completes-three-peat-short-course-worlds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-11T18:25:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daiya Seto competes in the men's 400-meter individual medley race at the short-course world championships in Windsor, Ontario, on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-11T19:57:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-antlers-a-20161212.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kashima's Shoma Doi (8) passes the ball between Samuel Mabunda (left) and Ricardo Nascimento of Mamelodi Sundowns during their Club World Cup match at Suita Stadium on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-11T22:45:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161212.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Osaka's Hiroyuki Kinoshita, seen in a file photo from earlier this season, helped his team earn a bounce-back win over host Shibuya on Sunday. Kinoshita finished with seven points and a game-high five assists as the Evessa defeated the Sunrockers 78-61.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/12/soccer/sogahata-helps-fuel-antlers-winning-ways/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-12T14:07:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-soccer-a-20161213.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kashima's Hitoshi Sogahata dives to make a save during the Antlers' 2-0 victory over Mamelodi during the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup on Sunday at Suita Stadium.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chelsea's Diego Costa celebrates after scoring against West Brom on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/12/soccer/j-league/albirex-appoint-miura-new-manager/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-12T16:46:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-12T18:27:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/12/soccer/real-madrid-arrives-japan-club-world-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-12T19:40:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo (center) and his Real Madrid teammates warm up during a training session at Mitsuzawa Stadium in Yokohama on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/12/soccer/arsenal-face-bayern-champions-league/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-12T21:57:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Frontiers running back Gino Gordon celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Seagulls on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jack-a-20161214.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuzuru Hanyu won his fourth straight Grand Prix Final title with a boost from a strong short program. The Olympic champion owns the top five short program scores in history.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-13T18:58:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-13T22:25:29+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-13T23:13:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-14T13:47:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-14T22:09:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Frontiers quarterback Colby Cameron attempts a pass during the Japan X Bowl on Monday at Tokyo Dome.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-14T22:25:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-14T22:26:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-14T22:26:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-14T22:41:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/14/soccer/real-madrid-focused-winning-club-world-cup-crown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-14T22:57:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20161215.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo (top) and Casemiro joke around during a training session on Wednesday in Yokohama.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/15/baseball/mlb/rangers-may-try-prevent-darvish-playing-wbc/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-15T14:32:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-darvish-a-20161216.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Rangers' Yu Darvish will be in his fifth year with the team in 2017.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/14/soccer/kashima-beats-nacional-become-first-asian-team-reach-club-world-cup-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-15T14:35:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kashima-a-20161215.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kashima's Yuma Suzuki celebrates after scoring against Atletico Nacional during their Club World Cup semifinal match on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/15/soccer/kashima-proves-worth-fifa-praises-replay-system/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-15T17:35:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kashima-a-20161216.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kashima’s Yuma Suzuki scores past Atletico’s Franco Armani during their match on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/15/basketball/b-league/osakas-harrellson-takes-pride-toughness-versatility/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-15T22:41:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161216.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Josh Harrellson, a former University of Kentucky and NBA big man, is a leading figure for the Osaka Evessa this season.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/15/olympics/summer-olympics/five-time-olympic-diving-champion-wu-retires/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-15T23:12:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-diving-a-20161216.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wu Minxia]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-16T02:50:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo scores in the 93rd minute against Club America in the Club World Cup semifinals on Thursday at Nissan Stadium. Real Madrid defeated Club America 2-0.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Yu Tamura (left) and Amanaki Lelei Mafi (right) tackle Scotland's Josh Strauss during their test match at Ajinomoto Stadium on June 25. The Brave Blossoms are scheduled to play Australia in Japan on Nov. 4, 2017.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-16T19:24:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-premier-a-20161217.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manchester City's Claudio Bravo is one of the elite goalkeepers in the Premier League.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Penn State's Saquon Barkley, seen making an 18-yard touchdown catch against Wisconsin's T.J. Watt  in the second half of the Big Ten championship last Saturday, and his Nittany Lions teammates are not participating in the four-team College Football Playoff this season. At 10-2, Penn State deserves a shot at competing in the national tournament.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-16T21:22:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The late Muhammad Ali, seen in a 2006 file photo, was closely watched by the FBI in 1966, according to recently released documents.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/16/soccer/plan-chapecoense-urawa-play-suruga-bank-championship-formally-announced/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-16T21:23:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[CONMEBOL president Alejandro Dominguez is seen during an interview earlier this month in Luque, Paraguay.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-16T23:10:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Alvark Tokyo's Shohei Kikuchi takes a first-quarter shot as Levanga Hokkaido's Daniel Miller defends on Friday night at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2. Tokyo defeated Hokkaido 82-73.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/17/more-sports/suntory-runs-winning-streak-12/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-17T19:52:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Suntory Sungoliath's Kosei Ono scores a try during Saturday's match against the Toyota Verblitz. Suntory won 37-24.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/17/baseball/japanese-baseball/giants-sign-ex-mariners-reliever-caminero/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kashima Antlers midfielder Gaku Shibasaki trains on Saturday in preparation for the Club World Cup final against Real Madrid on Sunday in Yokohama.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nagoya guard Takumi Ishizaki, seen in a file photo, sparked the Diamond Dolphins with 13 points, nine assists and two steals on Saturday. Nagoya defeated the visiting Sunrockers Shibuya 97-67.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-18T20:11:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-18T20:25:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Winner Yuki Ito (right) and runnerup Sara Takanashi stand on the podium after the Yoshida Cup on Sunday in Nayoro, Hokkaido]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/18/more-sports/boxing-2/kuroki-successful-fifth-defense-wbc-minimumweight-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-18T22:26:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-18T22:28:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Satono Ares won the G1 Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes on Sunday at Hanshin Racecourse.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-18T22:50:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/18/basketball/b-league/streaking-jets-rout-grouses-13th-straight-win/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chiba Jets sharpshooter Kosuke Ishii, seen in a file photo from earlier this month in a game against the Sunrockers Shibuya, canned seven 3-pointers in a 90-65 win over the Toyama Grouses on Sunday at Funabashi Arena.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-19T04:01:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kashima's Gaku Shibasaki scores in the Club World Cup final against Real Madrid in Yokohama on Sunday. Madrid won 4-2 after extra time.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/06/baseball/japanese-baseball/outfielder-yoh-rejects-offer-buffaloes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-19T13:23:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kazuyuki Kaneda will join the Buffaloes as compensation for the Tigers signing Yoshio Itoi.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-19T18:25:30+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-19T19:24:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-giants-a-20161220.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yomiuri Giants manager Yoshinobu Takahashi (left) poses with new signing Daikan Yoh at a news conference in Tokyo on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-20T17:42:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan Baseball secretary general Atsushi Ihara (right) speaks at a Tuesday news conference as Samurai Japan team head Hiromasa Kamo looks on.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-20T17:49:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan 4x100-meter relay team members (from left) Ryota Yamagata, Shota Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryu and Aska Cambridge pose with their trophies after winning the Athlete of the Year award on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-20T18:47:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Yomiuri Giants pitcher Hajime Kato, seen in a 1976 file photo, was a six-time All-Star.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-20T18:47:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-nba-report-a-20161221.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins is a supreme talent, but a divisive figure for an underachieving team.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-20T19:31:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Moa Iwano, who finished second in the Japan Advanced Novice Championships this season, is striving to be on the Olympic team for the 2022 Beijing Games.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-20T19:57:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-20T21:41:26+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-20T23:53:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-21T13:18:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jsoccer-a-20161221.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kawasaki Frontale midfielder Kengo Nakamura speaks at Yokohama Arena on Tuesday after receiving the J. League Player of the Year prize.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-12-21T14:26:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-awards-a-20161221.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters star Shohei Otani receives the Prime Minister trophy at the Japan Professional Sports Awards banquet on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/21/soccer/japan-captain-hasebe-earns-frankfurt-contract-extension/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-21T14:36:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-hasebe-a-20161222.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eintracht Frankfurt's Makoto Hasebe (right) competes with Timothy Chandler of Mainz during their Bundesliga game on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/21/soccer/japan-may-wait-club-world-cup-heroics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-21T15:22:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-scene-a-20161222.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kashima Antlers defender Gen Shoji (center) competes for the ball with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo during the Club World Cup final in Yokohama on Dec. 18.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/21/figure-skating/flu-stricken-hanyu-pulls-national-championships/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-21T21:20:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-hanyu-a-20161222.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the Grand Prix Final on Nov. 25.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/21/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/takagi-completes-sweep-nationals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-21T22:58:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-skate-a-20161222.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-skate-a-20161222.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Women's national champion Miho Takagi and men's winner Shane Williamson hold their trophies after the national championships on Wednesday in Obihiro, Hokkaido.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/21/baseball/japanese-baseball/matsuzaka-allows-two-runs-latest-outing-puerto-rico/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-21T22:58:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-jball-a-20161222.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jball-a-20161222.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches for Gigantes de Carolina on Tuesday in Puerto Rico.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/21/baseball/samurai-japan-adds-astros-aoki-wbc-roster/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-21T23:30:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-kaz-a-20161222.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20161222.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Outfielder Norichika Aoki will be making his third appearance in the World Baseball Classic when he suits up for Samurai Japan in March.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/05/15/basketball/golden-kings-bring-curtain-bj-league-fourth-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-22T00:50:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sp-ed-a-20160516.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20160516.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ryukyu's Anthony McHenry dribbles the ball during the Golden Kings' 86-74 win over the Toyama Grouses in the bj-league championship game at Ariake Colosseum on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/22/basketball/b-league/hot-streaking-volters-hurry-reach-first-division/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-22T16:07:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-notebook-a-20161223.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-notebook-a-20161223.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kumamoto Volters point guard Takumi Furuno is the second-division leader in assists and steals.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/22/basketball/b-league/former-laker-sacre-set-join-sunrockers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-22T16:41:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/22/more-sports/cricket-2/indias-ashwin-grabs-top-icc-honors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-22T20:27:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-cricket-awards-a-20161223.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-cricket-awards-a-20161223.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[India's Ravichandran Ashwin is the International Cricket Council's Cricketer of the Year and 2016 Test Player of the Year.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/22/baseball/japanese-baseball/former-mlb-general-manager-randy-smith-joins-fighters-senior-adviser/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-22T22:03:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/22/baseball/japanese-baseball/tanaka-iwakuma-dream-ticket-japans-wbc-roster/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-22T22:11:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-jason-a-20161223.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20161223.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Masahiro Tanaka was a member of Japan's roster for the 2009 and 2013 World Baseball Classics, but his participation in next year's tournament is still undecided.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/22/soccer/halilhodzic-looks-ahead-2017-opportunity-avenge-loss-uae/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-22T22:57:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-jsoccer-a-20161223.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jsoccer-a-20161223.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan manager Vahid Halilhodzic speaks during a Thursday news conference.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/09/03/more-sports/ice-hockey/japan-men-fail-to-qualify-for-2018-olympic-hockey-tournament/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-23T17:14:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sp-jhockey-a-20160904.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jhockey-a-20160904.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan captain Go Tanaka]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/23/soccer/arsenal-old-tricks-season-nears-midway-point/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-23T19:32:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-premier-a-20161224.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-premier-a-20161224.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger's club has won just three of its last 22 away matches against the Premier League's top six teams in its last four seasons.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/23/more-sports/olympic-champions-kawai-dosho-capture-national-titles/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-23T22:37:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-wrestling-a-20161224.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-wrestling-a-20161224.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Risako Kawai (right) wrestles Chiho Hamada in the women's 58-kg final at the national championships on Friday at Yoyogi National Gymnasium annex. Kawai captured the title.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/23/basketball/b-league/brave-thunders-roll-past-alvark-15th-straight-victory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-23T23:04:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-bleague-a-20161224.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-bleague-a-20161224.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kawasaki's Naoto Tsuji shoots a 3-pointer over Tokyo's Taishi Ito during Friday's game at Todoroki Arena. Tsuji scored 15 points in the Brave Thunders' 93-81 victory over the Alvark.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/24/baseball/ex-dragons-star-powell-reminisces-playing-days-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-24T17:47:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-wayne-a-20161225.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-wayne-a-20161225.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Alonzo Powell with the Chunichi Dragons in 1994.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/24/more-sports/judo/ono-honored-judoka-year/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-24T18:45:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/24/more-sports/horse-racing/jockey-fujita-picks-first-victory-since-early-october/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-24T18:54:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/24/soccer/nagatomo-actress-taira-confirm-wedding-plans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-24T19:21:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-nagatomo-a-20161225.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-nagatomo-a-20161225.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Inter Milan's Yuto Nagatomo and actress Airi Taira are seen at a Saturday news conference.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/24/more-sports/suntory-routs-yamaha-marquee-matchup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-24T19:21:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-jrugby-a-20161225.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jrugby-a-20161225.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Suntory Sungoliath's Stephen Donald runs with the ball during Saturday's match against Yamaha Jubilo. Suntory won 41-24.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/24/soccer/j-league/akasaki-lifts-antlers-past-sanfrecce-emperors-cup-semifinals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-24T19:46:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-jsoccer-a-20161225.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jsoccer-a-20161225.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kashima Antlers' Shuhei Akasaki (left) had the lone goal in Saturday's Emperor's Cup quarterfinal match against visiting Sanfrecce Hiroshima.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/23/figure-skating/mura-pulls-ahead-uno-national-championships/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-24T22:07:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-skate-a-20161224.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-skate-a-20161224.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takahito Mura skates during the men's short program at the All-Japan Championships on Friday in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture. Mura is in first place with 90.34 points.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/24/basketball/b-league/high-scoring-alvark-end-brave-thunders-15-game-winning-streak/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-24T22:43:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-bleague-a-20161225.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-bleague-a-20161225.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Alvark Tokyo shooting guard Daiki Tanaka, seen in action on Friday, scored 30 points in Saturday's  106-92 triumph over the Kawasaki Brave Thunders at Todoroki Arena.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/24/figure-skating/uno-claims-first-title-national-championships/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-25T09:40:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-skate-a-20161225.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-skate-a-20161225.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shoma Uno skates in the men's free program at the All-Japan Championships on Saturday in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture. Uno finished first overall, rallying to victory on the second day.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/25/soccer/j-league/nakayama-set-play-50/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-25T15:44:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/25/soccer/mourinho-starting-feel-home-manchester-united/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-25T18:55:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-mourinho-a-20161226.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-mourinho-a-20161226.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho celebrates with Michael Carrick (right) and Marcos Rojo after their win over Crystal Palace on Dec. 14.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/25/figure-skating/miyahara-claims-third-straight-national-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-25T22:14:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-figure-a-20161226.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-figure-a-20161226.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Satoko Miyahara performs her free-skate routine en route to the women's title at the All-Japan Championships on Sunday in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/25/more-sports/horse-racing/satono-diamond-edges-kitasan-black-win-arima-kinen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-25T22:42:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-horse-b-20161226.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-horse-b-20161226.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jockey Christophe Lemaire pats Satono Diamond after winning the Arima Kinen on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/25/basketball/b-league/brex-beat-b-corsairs-christmas-day-showdown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-26T17:55:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-ed-a-20161226.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161226.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tochigi's Yuta Tabuse goes for a layup during the Brex's 84-69 win over the B-Corsairs on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/26/baseball/japanese-baseball/giants-pitcher-utsumi-tumor-removed-chest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-26T21:59:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-utsumi-a-20161227.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-utsumi-a-20161227.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Giants pitcher Tetsuya Utsumi (right) has undergone surgery to remove a tumor but is expected to begin working out in January.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/24/basketball/b-league/toyama-coach-nash-persevering-challenges/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-27T16:27:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-ed-a-20161225.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161225.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toyama Grouses coach Bob Nash is keeping a positive outlook despite his team's 3-22 start this season.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/27/figure-skating/time-mao-change-direction-give/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-27T18:14:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-jack-a-20161228.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jack-a-20161228.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Three-time world champion Mao Asada fell twice during her free skate at the national championships on Sunday and has struggled with declining results this season.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/27/baseball/mlb/ex-pitcher-saito-lands-job-adviser-padres/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-27T19:51:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-saito-a-20161228.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-saito-a-20161228.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takashi Saito]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/27/baseball/japanese-baseball/swallows-sign-veteran-hurler-ohlendorf/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-27T20:10:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/27/general/wish-list-sports-resolutions-coming-year/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-27T20:22:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-man-about-sports-a-20161228.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-man-about-sports-a-20161228.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popiovich, seen during a recent interview with ESPN sideline reporter J.A. Adande, has been combative on numerous occasions with the media.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/27/sumo/japanese-ozeki-set-sights-becoming-yokozuna-2017/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-27T21:44:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-sumo-a-20161228.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20161228.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/28/baseball/japanese-baseball/dragons-acquire-relievers-araujo-rondon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-28T19:53:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/28/baseball/japanese-baseball/carp-outfielder-akamatsu-diagnosed-stomach-cancer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-28T22:25:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/30/general/2016-top-sports-news/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-30T11:20:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/p12-yearend-sports-a-20161228.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p12-yearend-sports-a-20161228.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Flagbearer Keisuke Ushiro leads the Japan contingent during the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/29/basketball/b-league/fazekas-spangler-shine-kawasaki/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-29T19:53:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-ed-a-20161230.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161230.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Brave Thunders star Nick Fazekas is averaging a league-best 28.4 points per game this season.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/29/baseball/japanese-baseball/matsuzaka-pleased-solid-seven-inning-start-puerto-rico/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-29T20:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-winter-ball-a-20161230.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-winter-ball-a-20161230.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Carolina's Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches on Wednesday in Puerto Rico.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/29/soccer/j-league/frontale-antlers-advance-emperors-cup-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-29T22:02:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-jsoccer-a-20161230.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jsoccer-a-20161230.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Omiya Ardija's Ryo Okui (left) and Kawasaki Frontale's Yoshito Okubo vie for the ball during an Emperor's Cup semifinal match on Thursday. Frontale won 1-0.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/29/basketball/b-league/effective-evessa-stifle-89ers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-29T23:01:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-bleague-a-20161230.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-bleague-a-20161230.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Osaka's Ryo Kubota takes a second-quarter shot as Sendai's Dieye Sakamoto defends on Thursday. The Evessa defeated the 89ers 79-67.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/29/more-sports/boxing-2/knockout-dynamite-uchiyama-seeking-payback-rematch-corrales/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-30T14:31:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-boxing-a-20161230.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-boxing-a-20161230.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[(From left) WBA super featherweight champion Jezreel Corrales, ex-champ Takashi Uchiyama, WBA light flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi and challenger Carlos Canizales pose for a photo at a Tokyo hotel on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/30/baseball/japanese-baseball/kiyohara-admits-using-stimulants-playing-days/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-30T15:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-kiyohara-a-20161231.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kiyohara-a-20161231.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kazuhiro Kiyohara]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/30/soccer/premier-league-champion-leicesters-rapid-descent-easy-see-coming/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-30T16:40:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-report-a-20161231.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-report-a-20161231.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shinji Okazaki and Leicester find themselves fighting to avoid relegation after winning the title last season.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/30/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/oca-head-back-sapporo-bid-2024-games/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-30T17:27:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-sapporo-a-20161231.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sapporo-a-20161231.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu holds his gold medal from the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The 2018 Olympics will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/30/more-sports/auto-racing/okubo-races-past-obstacles-hopes-achieving-dream/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-30T17:32:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-race-a-20161231.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-race-a-20161231.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Motorcycle racer Hikari Okubo competes at a Supersport World Championship race in Britain on May 29.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/30/soccer/agent-ronaldo-rejects-move-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-30T18:25:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/30/soccer/j-league/marinos-nakamura-negotiations-iwata/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-30T18:28:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-nakamura-a-20161231.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-nakamura-a-20161231.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Marinos' Shunsuke Nakamura is expected to join Jubilo Iwata next season.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/30/baseball/hillman-hopes-apply-lessons-learned-japan-new-job-korea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-30T18:33:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-hillman-a-20161231.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-hillman-a-20161231.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Astros bench coach Trey Hillman speaks to Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki before a spring training game on March 13. Hillman, a former Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters manager, will lead the SK Wyverns in the Korea Baseball Organization next season.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/30/basketball/b-league/defensive-effort-pays-off-neophoenix-victory-lakestars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-30T22:28:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-ed-a-20161231.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20161231.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[NeoPhoenix shooting guard Shinnosuke Oishi, seen in a file photo from September, scored 10 points and dished out three assists on Friday against the Lakestars. San-en earned a 62-58 road victory over Shiga.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/31/soccer/j-league/former-japan-midfielder-ramos-suffers-stroke/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-31T15:33:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-ramos-a-20170101.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ramos-a-20170101.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ruy Ramos]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/01/soccer/world-cup/halilhodzic-warns-honda-find-regular-playing-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-01T00:00:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-jfa-a-20170101.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jfa-a-20170101.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan manager Vahid Halilhodzic has told star player Keisuke Honda he needs to find regular club action.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/31/basketball/b-league/hamilton-lifts-golden-kings-winning-layup-levanga/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-31T21:02:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-ed-a-20170101.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20170101.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Golden Kings center Lamont Hamilton takes a third-quarter shot against the Levanga on Saturday in Sapporo. Ryukyu defeated Hokkaido 76-74.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/31/soccer/form-antlers-looking-complete-double-emperors-cup-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-31T22:29:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-jsoccer-a-20170101.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jsoccer-a-20170101.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kashima's Gaku Shibasaki (left) provides the cross for teammate Yuma Suzuki to score in Antlers' Emperor's Cup semifinal win over Yokohama F. Marinos on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/30/more-sports/boxing-2/super-flyweight-inoue-retains-world-title-sixth-round-tko-kono/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-31T22:57:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-kaz-a-20161231.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20161231.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[WBO super flyweight champion Naoya Inoue (right) fights against Kohei Kono on Friday at Ariake Colosseum. Inoue defended his title, earning a sixth-round technical knockout.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/31/more-sports/boxing-2/corrales-keeps-wba-super-featherweight-crown-split-decision-win-uchiyama/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-12-31T23:01:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-kaz-a-20170101.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20170101.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[WBA super featherweight champion Jezreel Corrales (right) and Takashi Uchiyama exchange punches during Saturday night's title fight at Ota City General Gymnasium. Corrales recorded a split-decision win.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/12/31/baseball/mlb/video-coordinator-masamoto-seizing-chance-cubs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-01T07:42:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sp-jball-a-20170101.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jball-a-20170101.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naoto Masamoto]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/02/more-sports/track-field/aoyama-gakuin-takes-first-leg-tokyo-hakone-ekiden/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-02T16:55:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-ekiden-a-20170103.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ekiden-a-20170103.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Runners compete in the first leg of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road race on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/02/more-sports/boxing-2/taguchi-shoulders-wba-title-additional-responsibility/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-02T18:17:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-kaz-a-20170103.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20170103.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ryoichi Taguchi attempts to punch Carlos Canizales during their title fight on Saturday night.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/02/soccer/j-league/antlers-looking-success-stakes-raised-2017/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-02T18:17:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-antlers-a-20170103.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-antlers-a-20170103.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kashima substitute Fabricio scores the winning goal in Antlers' 2-1 victory over Kawasaki Frontale in the Emperor's Cup final on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/02/baseball/japanese-baseball/new-year-brings-new-hopes-japanese-baseball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-02T18:49:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-jason-a-20170103.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20170103.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Hawks' Daisuke Matsuzaka made four appearances for Gigantes de Carolina in the Puerto Rican winter league during the offseason.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/02/more-sports/teikyo-tokai-set-university-final-rematch/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-02T18:49:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-jrugby-a-20170103.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jrugby-a-20170103.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokai University's Tevita Tatafu attacks the Doshisha University defense during their collegiate rugby championship semifinal on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/02/basketball/b-league/baranski-stays-cool-alvark-sweep-past-albirex/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-02T22:01:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-ed-a-20170103.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20170103.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Alvark Tokyo forward Zack Baranski, seen in a file photo from September, scored 13 points against the Niigata Albirex BB on Monday at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2. The Alvark won 82-76 to complete a series sweep.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/03/olympics/former-olympic-skiing-champion-vuarnet-83-passes-away/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-03T18:43:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/03/baseball/japanese-baseball/ex-hankyu-braves-star-spencer-dies-88/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-03T18:53:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-spencer-a-20170104.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-spencer-a-20170104.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daryl Spencer, seen in a 1971 file photo, played for the Hankyu Braves from 1964-68 and 1971-72.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/03/basketball/nba/karl-old-tricks-new-book/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-03T20:28:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-nba-report-a-20170104.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-nba-report-a-20170104.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Future Hall of Fame coach George Karl , who has won nearly 1,200 games with six NBA franchises, uses his new book to settle scores and get the last word.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/03/more-sports/football/kwansei-gakuin-cant-match-fujitsus-size-strength-rice-bowl/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-03T21:38:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-kaz-a-20170104.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20170104.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kwansei Gakuin University quarterback Mitsuhiro Izu is tackled by Fujitsu Frontiers linebacker Trashaun Nixon during Tuesday's Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/03/more-sports/football/mvp-cameron-carries-unbeaten-fujitsu-rice-bowl-triumph/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-03T22:01:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-hiroshi-a-20170104.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-hiroshi-a-20170104.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fujitsu quarterback Colby Cameron throw a pass to wide receiver Yoshimasa Iwamatsu in the second quarter against Kwansei Gakuin University in the Rice Bowl on Tuesday at Tokyo Dome. The Frontiers won 30-13.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/03/more-sports/nishioka-loses-opening-match-brisbane-international/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-03T22:12:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-tennis-a-20170104.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-tennis-a-20170104.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoshihito Nishioka hits a return to Victor Troicki in a first-round match at the Brisbane International on Tuesday. Troicki won 6-4, 7-5.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/03/basketball/b-league/b-corsairs-capitalize-free-throw-opportunities-victory-hannaryz/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-03T22:57:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-ed-a-20170104.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20170104.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[B-Corsairs forward Jeff Parmer (right), seen in a file photo from earlier this season in a game against the Sunrockers, sparked his team with 16 points, six rebounds and six assists on Tuesday. Yokohama defeated the visiting Kyoto Hannaryz 74-64.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/03/more-sports/track-field/aoyama-gakuin-rules-hakone-ekiden/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-04T11:27:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-race-a-20170104.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-race-a-20170104.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Aoyama Gakuin University's Yuya Ando gets ready to break the tape on Tuesday and give the school its third consecutive victory in the annual Tokyo-Hakone road relay race.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/04/soccer/arsenal-roars-back-claim-dramatic-draw-bournemouth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-04T13:53:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-soccer-a-20170105.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-soccer-a-20170105.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud (12) scores an injury-time equalizer in Tuesday's 3-3 draw against Bournemouth at Vitality Stadium.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/04/more-sports/gymnastics/new-world-gymnastics-chief-watanabe-checks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-04T15:03:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-04T17:04:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-okubo-a-20170105.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoshito Okubo]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/03/figure-skating/release-renewal-andos-life-full-joy-challenges/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-05T11:12:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jack-a-20170104.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former two-time world champion Miki Ando, seen here working for Sapporo TV at an FIS World Cup ski jump last year, has become a popular figure at sports events around Japan.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/05/baseball/japanese-baseball/marines-finalize-deals-paredes-standridge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-05T19:57:28+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-05T20:38:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-05T20:38:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-05T22:30:29+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-06T16:35:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20170106.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Alvark Tokyo shooting guard Daiki Tanaka, seen in a file photo from September, is a dynamic playmaker for the B. League powerhouse squad.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-06T18:03:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The F.A. Cup has lost the luster it once held for Premier League clubs. West Bromwich's Gareth McAuley (right) and Hull City's Adama Diomande are seen in action in a Premier League match on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/06/soccer/j-league/kyoto-sanga-finalize-deal-tulio/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-06T19:59:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-06T19:59:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-06T20:01:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eri Tosaka]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/06/more-sports/golf/matsuyama-starts-strong-kapalua/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-06T20:46:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hideki Matsuyama competes during the opening round of the SBS Tournament of Champions on Thursday in Kapalua, Hawaii. Matsuyama shot a 4-under 69.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-07T20:48:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters star Shohei Otani takes some cuts in the batting cage on Friday during a workout in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-07T20:49:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-07T22:25:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/07/more-sports/sungoliath-thrash-brave-lupus-top-league-duel/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takaaki Nakazuru scores one of his three tries during Suntory Sungoliath's 48-0 dismantling of the Toshiba Brave Lupus in the Top League on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/08/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/takanashi-wins-fourth-world-cup-meet-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-08T16:35:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-08T16:36:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-08T19:25:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-08T21:15:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shunsuke Nakamura]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/08/more-sports/nishikori-falls-dimitrov-brisbane-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-08T22:31:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/08/sumo/basho-reports/yokozuna-trio-cruise-new-year-basho-begins/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/09/baseball/former-mlb-great-ramirez-reaches-agreement-kochi/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manny Ramirez poses with Kochi owner Rintaro Kitakomi (left) and vice president Jun Kitakomi after agreeing to a deal with the team on Sunday in Florida.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/09/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/unrivalled-takanashi-tops-world-cup-podium/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-09T17:19:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-09T18:41:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/09/sumo/basho-reports/giant-killer-mitakeumi-takes-harumafuji/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-09T19:26:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mitakeumi (right) stands victorious after beating yokozuna Harumafuji at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-09T19:31:36+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-09T19:38:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-09T20:02:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jets guard Yuki Togashi dribbles while being defended by the Brave Thunders' Ryusei Shinoyama on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[South Korea's Cha Jun-hwan is the latest member of Brian Orser's stable to win a national championship. Cha won his first senior Korean title on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/10/soccer/ex-nadeshiko-star-sawa-gives-birth-girl/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Orlando Magic guard Elfrid Payton, seen in action against the Charlotte Hornets in December, is averaging 11.4 points and 5.8 assists.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-10T21:42:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-10T21:42:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[FIFA president Gianni Infantino, seen in a file photo, pushed for an expanded World Cup. On Tuesday, the FIFA Council approved a 48-team World Cup for 2026.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/10/sumo/basho-reports/kisenosato-continues-strong-start-tourney/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-10T23:15:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ozeki Kisenosato (right) shoves No. 2 maegashira Arawashi out of the raised on Tuesday during the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-11T14:58:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Maegashira Ishiura arrives at Ryogoku Kokugikan in a McLaren sports car on Tuesday, for the third day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. The car was provided by his new sponsor, McLaren Automotive, to mark his 27th birthday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/11/baseball/japanese-baseball/time-ripe-lions-hurler-kikuchi-prove-worth-mound/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-11T18:14:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20170112.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yusei Kikuchi won 12 games for the Lions during the 2017 season.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/11/more-sports/newlywed-table-tennis-icon-fukuhara-putting-family-first/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-11T18:16:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ai Fukuhara and her husband, Chiang Hung-chieh, pose for a photo at their wedding ceremony in Taiwan earlier this month.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/11/soccer/j-league/seasoned-veterans-demand-j-league-offseason/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-11T18:40:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-notebook-a-20170112.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-notebook-a-20170112.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura has left Yokohama F. Marinos to join Jubilo Iwata at the age of 38.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/11/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-acquire-lefty-escobar/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-11T20:16:22+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/11/soccer/j-league/evergreen-miura-extends-yokohama-fc-contract/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-11T20:17:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-miura-a-20170112.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-miura-a-20170112.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kazuyoshi Miura]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/11/more-sports/rugby-world-cup-organizers-drum-interest-hosting-team-training-camps/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-11T21:57:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-rugby-a-20170112.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[2019 Rugby World Cup organizing committee chief executive Akira Shimazu poses at a news conference on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/12/baseball/dodgers-want-keep-maeda-wbc/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-12T17:45:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-maeda-a-20170113.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-maeda-a-20170113.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pitcher Kenta Maeda won two games for Japan during the 2013 edition of the World Baseball Classic.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/12/more-sports/sunwolves-announce-three-additions-super-rugby-campaign/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-12T18:36:46+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/12/sumo/basho-reports/kisenosato-hakuho-among-unbeatens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-12T20:25:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-sumo-a-20170113.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20170113.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yokozuna Hakuho overpowers Shohozan on Thursday at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/12/more-sports/jrfu-hands-kobes-nakajima-10-match-ban/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-12T20:26:49+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/12/soccer/j-league/antlers-face-fc-tokyo-season-opener/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-12T21:45:03+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/12/basketball/b-league/former-laker-sacre-ready-begin-journey-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-12T22:03:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-kaz-b-20170113.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-b-20170113.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Robert Sacre stands with Tsukuba University’s Yusei Sugiura, who is joining the Sunrockers as a special assigned player, on Thursday in Shibuya.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/11/sumo/basho-reports/kisenosato-keeps-perfect-record-overturned-call/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-12T22:08:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-sumo-a-20170112.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20170112.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kisenosato (rear) and Shohozan tussle during their bout at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/12/more-sports/kosei-kamo-1955-u-s-open-mens-doubles-champion-dies-84/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-12T22:28:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-tennis-obit-a-20170113.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-tennis-obit-a-20170113.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kosei Kamo (right), seen in a 1955 file photo, and Atsushi Miyagi won the U.S. Open men's doubles title that year. Kamo died earlier this month at age 84.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/12/soccer/ex-england-manager-taylor-72-passes-away/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-13T17:25:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-taylor-a-20170113.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-taylor-a-20170113.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former England manager Graham Taylor, seen in an April 2016 file photo, died this week, according to published reports.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/13/soccer/man-united-takes-momentum-liverpool-match/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-13T18:50:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-premier-a-20170114.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-premier-a-20170114.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manchester United's Phil Jones (right) has solidified the squad's defense this season.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/13/basketball/japan-hoop-legend-kohama-dead-84/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-13T20:08:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-ed-a-20170114.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20170114.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mototaka Kohama]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/13/more-sports/nishikori-48th-ranked-russian-kuznetsov-square-off-first-round-australian-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-13T21:18:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/13/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-kisenosato-maintain-perfect-marks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-13T22:44:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-sumo-a-20170114.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20170114.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hakuho (right) outmuscles Okinoumi en route to victory on Friday, improving to 6-0 at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/14/sumo/injured-harumafuji-pulls-basho/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-14T16:06:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/14/soccer/j-league/antlers-shibasaki-linked-move-las-palmas-spain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-14T18:26:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/14/more-sports/murray-looks-capture-first-australian-open-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-14T18:32:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-tennis-a-20170115.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-tennis-a-20170115.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[World No. 1 Andy Murray hits a return during a practice session on Friday in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/14/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/ito-claims-first-world-cup-title-takanashi-finishes-second/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-14T18:37:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-jump-a-20170115.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jump-a-20170115.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Winner Yuki Ito (center) stands with runner-up Sara Takanashi (left) and third-place finisher Maren Lundby after a World Cup ski jumping event in Sapporo on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/14/more-sports/unbeaten-suntory-claims-top-league-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-14T19:33:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-rugby-a-20170115.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-rugby-a-20170115.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Suntory Sungoliath celebrate after winning the Top League title on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/14/sumo/basho-reports/steady-kisenosato-wins-maintain-share-lead-hakuho/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-14T20:09:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-sumo-a-20170115.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20170115.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yokozuna Hakuho (right) watches as Tamawashi steps out of the ring during their bout on Saturday at Ryogoku Kokugikan.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/14/more-sports/nishikori-likely-davis-cup-tie-france/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-14T22:24:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/15/more-sports/rugby-star-pocock-preparing-swap-japan-african-wilderness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-15T16:56:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-andrew-a-20170116.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20170116.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/15/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/takanashi-misses-first-podium-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-15T17:02:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/15/more-sports/golf/kodaira-plummets-28th-sony-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-15T17:02:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/14/basketball/b-league/brave-thunders-edge-kgc-inaugural-east-asia-club-championship/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-15T17:35:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-ed-a-20170115.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20170115.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Brave Thunders forward Kengo Nomoto goes up for a layup during the East Asia Club Championship at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Saturday night.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/15/soccer/chelsea-shrugs-off-costas-absence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-15T20:17:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-soccer-a-20170116.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-soccer-a-20170116.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chelsea's Willian controls the ball during Saturday's 3-0 win over Leicester City.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/15/more-sports/ntt-docomo-wins-promotion-top-league/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-15T21:28:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/15/more-sports/suntory-winger-nakazuru-named-top-league-mvp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-15T21:29:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-jrugby-a-20170116.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jrugby-a-20170116.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Suntory's Takaaki Nakazura collects his Top League MVP award on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/15/basketball/b-league/first-ever-b-league-star-game-delivers-high-octane-thrills/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-15T22:28:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-ed-a-20170116.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20170116.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[B. Black's Yuta Tabuse goes for a lay-up during the B. League All-Star Game at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/15/sumo/basho-reports/loss-hakuho-puts-kisenosato-control/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-15T22:31:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-sumo-a-20170116.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20170116.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Arawashi (left) pushes yokozuna Hakuho over the straw bales at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/16/more-sports/quirk-tatekawa-captain-sunwolves/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-16T15:57:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/16/baseball/japanese-baseball/ito-hoshino-hiramatsu-inducted-hall-fame/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-16T19:38:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-jball-a-20170117.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jball-a-20170117.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[New Baseball Hall of Fame inductees (from left) Tsutomu Ito, Senichi Hoshino and Masaji Hiramatsu pose for a photo on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/16/baseball/japanese-baseball/lions-rename-stadium/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-16T20:08:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/16/sumo/basho-reports/kisenosato-hakuho-lose-day-shocks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-16T20:09:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-sumo-a-20170117.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20170117.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takayasu (right) pushes Hakuho out of the ring at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/16/more-sports/nishikori-confirms-will-miss-davis-cup-tie/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-16T20:09:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-davis-a-20170117.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-davis-a-20170117.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kei Nishikori hits a shot during his first-round win over Andrey Kustnetsov at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/16/more-sports/brave-blossoms-add-france-test-schedule/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-16T23:11:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/17/figure-skating/hiwatashi-aims-top-eight-finish-u-s-nationals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-17T18:16:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-jack-a-20170118.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jack-a-20170118.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tomoki Hiwatashi, the U.S. junior champion last season whose family hails from Kobe, will skate in his first senior nationals in Kansas City this week.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/17/soccer/j-league/former-j-league-director-kinomoto-dies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-17T18:40:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kinomoto-obit-a-20170118.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kozo Kinomoto, seen in a September 2010 photo, died on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/17/basketball/nba/rose-vilified-absence-lebron-given-pass/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-17T18:42:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-nba-report-a-20170118.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-nba-report-a-20170118.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Knicks guard Derrick Rose, who was the 2011 NBA MVP, has been a consistent target of media and fan criticism throughout his career.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/17/sumo/basho-reports/kisenosato-maintains-grip-overall-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-17T20:27:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-sumo-a-20170118.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20170118.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kisenosato (left) grapples with rival ozeki Terunofuji on Tuesday at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/17/more-sports/golf/world-no-5-spieth-visits-tokyo-promote-new-signature-golf-shoes/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-21T16:00:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-21T22:00:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-21T22:03:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/22/soccer/j-league/sagan-bring-forward-ono-back-belgium/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-23T20:33:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-basketball-a-20170124.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tom Hovasse poses for a photo after being appointed as Japan's women's basketball national team head coach on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/24/baseball/japan-fills-team-world-baseball-classic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-24T18:03:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20170125.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Samurai Japan skipper Hiroki Kokubo speaks to the media at a news conference on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/24/general/wideouts-beckham-bryant-showing-new-maturity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-24T18:25:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-man-about-sports-a-20170125.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham is seen after the team's playoff loss earlier this month in a wild-card game against the Packers at Lambeau Field.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/24/soccer/nadeshiko-japan-host-costa-rica-april-friendly/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-24T19:56:10+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/24/more-sports/doubles-pair-hozumi-kato-advance-australian-open-semifinals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-24T19:58:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-tennis-doubles-a-20170125.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-tennis-doubles-a-20170125.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eri Hozumi (left) and Miyu Kato celebrate after defeating Croatia's Mirjana Lucic-Baroni and Germany's Andrea Petkovic 6-3, 6-3 in the women's doubles quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/24/more-sports/venus-turns-back-clock-make-semis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-24T22:08:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-tennis-a-20170125.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Venus Williams serves to Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/24/figure-skating/chen-seen-challenger-hanyu-fernandez/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-24T22:12:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-jack-a-20170125.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jack-a-20170125.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nathan Chen cleanly landed five quadruple jumps during his free skate at the U.S. nationals on Sunday on the way to victory.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/24/soccer/kubo-verge-move-belgian-club-ghent-reports/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-24T22:59:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2012/09/27/sumo/harumafuji-promoted-to-yokozuna/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-25T10:45:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20120927a1b.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20120927a1b.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Heavy lifting: Harumafuji is carried by his stablemates after being promoted to yokozuna on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/25/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/takanashi-looking-end-slump/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-25T16:15:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/25/baseball/japanese-baseball/yomiuris-yoh-will-not-play-taiwan-wbc/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-25T22:37:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-yoh-a-20170126.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-yoh-a-20170126.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daikan Yoh (right) poses for photos with Giants manager Yoshinobu Takahashi during his introductory news conference on Dec. 19.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/25/sumo/kisenosato-becomes-first-japanese-born-yokozuna-almost-two-decades/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-25T22:56:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-sumo-a-20170126.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20170126.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[New yokozuna Kisenosato (top) raises his arms in celebration as his sumo stablemates lift him up after a ceremony in Tokyo on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/26/olympics/summer-olympics/mori-eyes-2020-games-opening-gala-panel-torch-relay-prefectures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-26T06:12:37+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/26/more-sports/football/goodell-happy-give-brady-trophy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-26T14:40:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-nfl-a-20170127.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-nfl-a-20170127.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is unpopular with New England Patriots fans for suspending quarterback Tom Brady for the first four games of this season.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/26/soccer/kubo-joins-belgian-club-ghent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-26T14:41:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/26/basketball/b-league/hannaryz-taking-first-steps-recovery-rough-2017/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-26T15:05:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-notebook-a-20170127.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-notebook-a-20170127.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shooting guard Yusuke Okada is one of the Kyoto Hannaryz's veteran leaders.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/31/baseball/japanese-baseball/equaling-ohs-hr-record-proved-difficult/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-26T17:25:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20081031j3a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20081031j3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Back in the day: Sadaharu Oh, Hank Aaron and CBS-TV announcer Brent Musburger are seen at an exhibition home run contest held by the two prodigious sluggers on Nov. 2, 1974, at Tokyo's Korakuen Stadium. Aaron won 10-9.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/30/baseball/japanese-baseball/ohs-career-sparkled-with-achievements-as-player-manager/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-26T17:28:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/29/baseball/japanese-baseball/devoted-to-the-game-looking-back-at-ohs-career/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-26T17:31:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/25/more-sports/hozumi-kato-fall-bid-reach-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-26T18:13:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-doubles-a-20170126.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-doubles-a-20170126.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Miyu Kato hits the ball as doubles partner Eri Hozumi waits at the net on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/26/more-sports/boxing-2/inoue-ready-ascend-global-boxing-scene/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-26T21:05:37+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-kaz-a-20170127.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20170127.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[WBO super flyweight champion Naoya Inoue punches mitts his father and trainer Shingo Inoue hold at Ohashi Gym on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2015/06/12/olympics/summer-olympics/residents-must-stadium-say-masuzoe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-27T17:51:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/n-stadium-a-20141107.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-stadium-a-20141107.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A revised design of New National Stadium Japan, the main venue for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, is shown in a computer rendering.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/27/soccer/constant-blaming-referees-becoming-farcical/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-27T18:06:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-premier-a-20170128.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-premier-a-20170128.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp's criticism of referee Martin Atkinson for not awarding his team a penalty during a recent League Cup game against Southampton received major coverage in the British press.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/27/baseball/mlb/matsuis-wife-gives-birth-second-son/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-27T18:20:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/27/basketball/b-league/hannaryz-grind-win-89ers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-27T22:52:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20170128.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kyoto's Kevin Kotzur defends Sendai's Tshilidzi Nephawe during the first quarter on Friday in Sendai. The Hannaryz beat Sendai 63-58.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/27/more-sports/jrfu-announces-venues-brave-blossoms-june-test-matches/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-28T01:15:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/27/sumo/yokozuna-kisenosato-carries-first-ring-entry-ceremony/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-28T09:31:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-sumo-a-20170128.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-a-20170128.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[New yokozuna Kisenosato (center) performs his first ring-entry ceremony on Friday in front of a crowd of around 18,000 at Meiji Shrine.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/28/baseball/carps-tanaka-fills-japan-squad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-28T17:50:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/28/more-sports/kintetsu-coca-cola-toyota-industries-remain-top-league/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-28T21:30:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/28/basketball/b-league/b-corsairs-escape-narrow-victory-lakestars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-28T23:15:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-bleague-a-20170129.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[B-Corsairs guard Alexis Minatoya attempts a layup against the Lakestars during Saturday night's game at Yokohama International Swimming Pool. Yokohama defeated Shiga 74-72 in the B. League series opener.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/29/baseball/japanese-baseball/otani-might-not-throw-arizona/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-29T17:21:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/29/soccer/osako-scores-double-cologne-romp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-29T17:24:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-osako-a-20170130.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cologne striker Yuya Osako controls the ball during his team's 6-1 win over Darmstadt on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/29/more-sports/track-field/shigetomo-triumphs-osaka-womens-marathon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-29T17:37:10+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/29/more-sports/suntory-beats-panasonic-cup-final-secure-double/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-29T18:08:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-rugby-a-20170130.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Suntory's Hendrik Tui carries the ball during the Sungoliath's 15-10 win over the Panasonic Wild Knights in the final of the All-Japan Championship on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/29/baseball/japanese-baseball/wbc-duty-means-quick-turnaround-foreign-stars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-29T18:31:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-01-29T18:31:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20170130.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Lotte Orions players Hideaki Takazawa (front, center) and Koichi Hori (front, right) pose for a photo with fans at Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki, which was formerly known as Kawasaki Stadium, on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/29/more-sports/football/cameron-named-x-league-mvp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-29T18:43:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/29/basketball/b-league/brex-edge-sunrockers-double-overtime-thriller/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-29T22:27:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20170130.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Brex forward Takatoshi Furukawa takes a jump shot during Sunday's game against the host Sunrockers. Tochigi outlasted Shibuya 82-78 in double overtime.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/30/soccer/kubo-marks-ghent-debut-stunning-goal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-30T15:13:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kubo-a-20170131.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuya Kubo celebrates after scoring for Ghent against Club Brugge in the Belgian League on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/30/more-sports/volleyball/mens-volleyball-coach-hot-water-accident/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-30T15:52:15+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/30/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/speedskater-hasegawa-logs-career-best-fourth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-30T15:52:29+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/30/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/takanashi-captures-50th-crown-career/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-30T17:38:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-takanashi-a-20170131.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sara Takanashi celebrates after winning the 50th World Cup event of her career on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/30/soccer/j-league/marinos-agree-deals-degenek-babunski/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-30T17:46:41+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/30/baseball/japanese-baseball/otani-sidelined-fever/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-30T18:21:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-otani-a-20170131.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A fever kept Shohei Otani from doing much with the Fighters on Sunday in Peoria, Arizona.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/30/more-sports/top-league-overhauls-format/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-30T19:39:59+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/30/baseball/japanese-baseball/samurai-japans-stars-come-grips-wbc-ball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-30T22:10:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-jason-a-20170131.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20170131.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ayumu Ishikawa will pitch for Japan during the World Baseball Classic in March.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/30/more-sports/swimming/hagino-kaneto-share-annual-swimming-prize-watanabe-looks-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-30T22:40:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-kaz-a-20170131.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20170131.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rio Olympic 400-meter individual medley gold-medalist Kosuke Hagino speaks as 200-meter breaststroke Olympic champion Rie Kaneto stands beside him at the annual Japan Aquatic Awards on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/31/sumo/ex-komusubi-tokitenku-dies-37/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-31T21:04:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-sumo-obit-a-20170201.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-sumo-obit-a-20170201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former komusubi Tokitenku, who competed in 63 grand sumo tournaments, died on Tuesday. He was 37.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/31/soccer/shibasaki-wont-land-deal-las-palmas-poised-join-spanish-second-division-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-31T21:21:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/31/basketball/nba/cavaliers-paying-price-lebrons-imperious-actions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-31T22:57:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-nba-report-a-20170201.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-nba-report-a-20170201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cavaliers forward LeBron James has made persistent demands to management about the makeup of the team's roster.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/31/basketball/jba-names-mens-squad-february-exhibition-series-iran/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-31T22:58:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-kaz-a-20170201.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20170201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan men's national basketball interim head coach Luka Pavicevic instructs his players during a training session at Tokyo's National Training Center on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/31/more-sports/track-field/coe-insists-didnt-mislead-british-parliamentary-committee-doping-probe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-31T23:22:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/31/figure-skating/medvedeva-looks-invincible-year-pyeongchang/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-31T23:26:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-jack-a-20170201.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jack-a-20170201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[World champion Evgenia Medvedeva, who won her second straight European title last week, has won 16 of the last 18 individual non-exhibition competitions she has entered.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/01/soccer/shibasaki-signs-spanish-side-tenerife/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-01T13:35:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sp-shibasaki-a-20170202.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-shibasaki-a-20170202.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gaku Shibasaki (right) celebrates with Kashima teammate Ryota Nagaki after scoring against Real Madrid in the Club World Cup final in December.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/01/soccer/chelsea-comfortable-liverpool-draw/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-01T13:35:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sp-soccer-a-20170202.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-soccer-a-20170202.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Liverpool's Adam Lallana (left) and Chelsea's Eden Hazard compete for the ball during their 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/01/baseball/japanese-baseball/otani-rules-pitching-world-baseball-classic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-01T17:44:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sp-otani-a-20170202.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-otani-a-20170202.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hokkaido Nippon Ham's Shohei Otani will not pitch for Japan at the upcoming World Baseball Classic but may still hit.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/01/baseball/japanese-baseball/baystars-manager-ramirez-adjusting-new-life-dugout/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-01T18:32:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sp-ramirez-a-20170202.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ramirez-a-20170202.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Alex Ramirez has translated a successful playing career into a promising start as manager of the Yokohama BayStars.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/01/more-sports/sunwolves-open-practice-ahead-super-rugby-campaign/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-01T21:50:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sp-rugby-a-20170202.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-rugby-a-20170202.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Sunwolves train at Tatsumi Rugby Ground on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/01/more-sports/france-plays-nishikoris-davis-cup-no-show/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-01T22:20:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sp-tennis-a-20170202.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-tennis-a-20170202.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Davis Cup team poses for photos during a news conference on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/01/soccer/j-league/kiyotake-leaves-sevilla-re-signs-cerezo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-02T15:48:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sp-kiyotake-a-20170202.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kiyotake-a-20170202.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan forward Hiroshi Kiyotake has re-signed with former team Cerezo Osaka after failing to make an impact at Spanish side Sevilla.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/02/baseball/japanese-baseball/otani-better-off-skipping-world-baseball-classic-risking-injury/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-02T18:01:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sp-jason-a-20170203.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-jason-a-20170203.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan superstar Shohei Otani has been bothered by a persistent ankle ailment that will keep him off the mound at next month's World Baseball Classic.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/02/basketball/b-league/akitas-ando-called-national-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-02T19:18:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sp-ed-a-20170203.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20170203.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Northern Happinets point guard Seiya Ando is one of the Tohoku-based team's key contributors.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/02/baseball/japanese-baseball/carp-finalize-one-year-deal-infielder-pena/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-02T19:19:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/02/more-sports/gasquet-expects-tough-opening-test-daniel-davis-cup-match/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-02T19:21:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sp-davis-cup-a-20170203.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-davis-cup-a-20170203.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Taro Daniel (left) and Richard Gasquet of France pose for photos on Thursday, a day before their singles match in the Davis Cup World Group first-round tie at Ariake Colosseum.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/02/more-sports/track-field/bolt-says-wont-compete-2018-commonwealth-games-keeping-word-retirement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-02T22:11:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/02/more-sports/wild-knights-acquire-teikyo-universitys-matsuda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-02T22:12:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/03/more-sports/golf/tiger-withdraws-dubai-desert-classic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-03T19:57:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/03/baseball/japanese-baseball/otani-dropped-samurai-japans-wbc-roster/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-03T19:58:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sp-otani-a-20170204.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-otani-a-20170204.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shohei Otani]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/03/more-sports/golf/matsuyama-shoots-6-65-opening-round-phoenix-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-03T20:10:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sp-golf-a-20170204.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-golf-a-20170204.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hideki Matsuyama hits a drive during the first round of the Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/03/more-sports/gasquet-simon-stake-france-2-0-lead-davis-cup-tie/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-03T21:15:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sp-tennis-a-20170204.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-tennis-a-20170204.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Richard Gasquet plays a shot from Taro Daniel during their Davis Cup World Group first-round tie between Japan and France at Ariake Colosseum on Friday. Gasquet won 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/03/soccer/j-league/ex-jfa-chief-ioc-member-okano-dies-85/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-03T21:55:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sp-okano-a-20170204.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-okano-a-20170204.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Japan Football Association president Shunichiro Okano, seen in a 1998 file photo, died on Thursday. He was 85.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/04/more-sports/golf/matsuyama-cards-68-tied-third/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-04T17:57:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/04/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-otani-laments-not-able-play-wbc/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-04T19:31:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/04/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/ishida-earns-third-place-finish-womens-skiathlon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-04T19:34:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sp-skiathlon-a-20170205.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-skiathlon-a-20170205.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Masako Ishida competes in the women's skiathlon at a cross country World Cup meet on Saturday in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Ishida finished third.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/28/basketball/nba/barnett-enjoys-tv-work-warriors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-04T19:58:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sp-ed-a-20170129.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-ed-a-20170129.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[TV analyst Jim Barnett, who played for 11 seasons in the NBA, has called Golden State Warriors games since 1986.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/04/basketball/b-league/kawamura-sinks-buzzer-beating-shot-give-b-corsairs-dramatic-triumph-jets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-04T23:20:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sp-bleague-a-20170205.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-bleague-a-20170205.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jets center Hilton Armstrong completes a slam dunk against the B-Corsairs on Saturday night at Yokohama International Swimming Pool. Yokohama defeated Chiba 72-70.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/05/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/takanashi-gets-seventh-win-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-05T16:25:07+09:00</lastmod>
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