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		<lastmod>2008-04-16T09:01:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080416j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chiba Lotte's Shoitsu Omatsu is congratulated by teammate Tasuku Hashimoto and manager Bobby Valentine after cracking a three-run homer in the fourth inning against Tohoku Rakuten on Tuesday night.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/16/more-sports/matsuda-books-trip-for-beijing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-16T09:07:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/17/more-sports/kitajima-punches-ticket-to-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-17T09:03:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp20080417a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kosuke Kitajima acknowledges the fans at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center after winning the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the National Championships on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/17/baseball/japanese-baseball/yakults-ishikawa-ready-to-let-his-results-speak-for-themselves/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-17T09:03:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080417j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokyo Yakult Swallows starter Masanori Ishikawa has a 3-1 record this season. The seventh-year hurler is the first pitcher in team history to win at least 10 decisions in each of his first five years.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/18/basketball/neumanns-rizing-try-to-keep-roll-going-against-takamatsu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-18T09:03:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20080418b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[John Neumann, head coach of Rizing Fukuoka, led his team to victories in seven of its last 10 games to make this Sunday's bj-league wild-card game.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/18/more-sports/ito-sets-new-record-headed-to-beijing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-18T09:06:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp20080418a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hanae Ito waves her hand after winning the women's 100-meter backstroke with a new national record of 59.83 on Thursday at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center during the National Championships.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/18/more-sports/golf/ishikawa-impressive-in-debut/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-18T09:06:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/19/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-darvish-earns-fourth-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-19T09:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-04-19T09:01:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/19/more-sports/shibata-outsprints-matsuda-in-200-fly/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-19T09:02:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp20080419a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kosuke Kitajima]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/19/soccer/liverpool-perseveres-as-owners-air-dirty-laundry-in-public/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-19T09:06:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-04-19T09:08:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/19/basketball/bj-league-reveals-best-5-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-19T09:11:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/19/basketball/pierce-hired-to-coach-lakestars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-19T09:12:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/19/basketball/toshibas-kita-orihara-retire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-19T09:13:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/20/more-sports/golf/ishikawa-retains-share-of-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-20T09:03:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/20/baseball/japanese-baseball/tuffy-blasts-pair-as-buffs-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-20T09:03:23+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/20/baseball/uehara-turns-up-pressure-on-self-with-mlb-talk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-20T09:03:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/20/more-sports/golf/eagle-gives-baba-edge-at-life-card/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-20T09:04:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/21/basketball/teams-relish-chance-to-play-in-yoyogi-gym/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-21T09:03:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/21/baseball/japanese-baseball/yoshimi-silences-baystars-to-lead-chunichi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-21T09:04:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080421j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Big winner: Chiba Lotte pitcher Yoshihisa Naruse throws a pitch during the Marines' game against Orix on Sunday at Tokyo Dome. Naruse struck out nine in Lotte's 6-0 win.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/21/more-sports/captain-thule-romps-to-comfortable-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-21T09:08:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/21/basketball/apache-down-albirex-to-reach-final-weekend/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-21T09:12:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sk20080421b2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20080421b2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cagey veteran: Niigata's Makoto Hasegawa (right) tries to drive past Tokyo's Dameion Baker during their bj-league wild-card game at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Gynasium Annex on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/21/basketball/fukuoka-books-place-in-bj-league-semis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-21T09:13:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/22/olympics/japan-handed-tough-olympic-test/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-22T09:02:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/22/baseball/mlb/veteran-nomo-designated-for-assignment-by-royals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-22T09:03:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080422a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tough season: Royals right-hander Hideo Nomo, pitching against the Mariners on April 15, has an 18.69 ERA this season.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/22/olympics/kitajima-headlines-31-member-olympic-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-22T09:03:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/so20080422a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[so20080422a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Beijing bound: Japan swimming team members for the Beijing Olympics pose on Monday at National Training Center in Tokyo after the Japan Swimming Association announced the squad. From left, Yuta Suenaga, Tomomi Morita, Kosuke Kitajima, Yuko Nakanishi, Hanae Ito and Reiko Nakamura.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/22/basketball/mavs-need-to-slow-down-paul/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-22T09:12:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/23/baseball/japanese-baseball/otsuka-homers-in-lottes-rout-of-seibu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-23T09:04:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080423j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080423j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shutout victory: Chunichi Dragons catcher Motonobu Tanishige hits a run-scoring double off Hanshin Tigers starter Scott Achison in the sixth inning on Tuesday at Nagoya Dome. The Dragons won 8-0.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/23/more-sports/shimada-ready-for-title-shot/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-23T09:04:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/23/basketball/neumann-honored/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-23T09:10:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/23/basketball/gardener-nabs-monthly-award/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-23T09:11:58+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/24/more-sports/football/eight-japanese-make-round-three/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-24T09:00:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/24/olympics/noguchi-chosen-to-run-torch/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-24T09:02:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/24/baseball/japanese-baseball/nagai-shutout-highlights-rakutens-victory-over-softbank/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-24T09:03:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/24/basketball/nba/suns-mental-gaffes-inexcusable/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-24T09:03:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/24/more-sports/kitajima-eager-for-challenge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-24T09:04:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sp20080424a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp20080424a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Super speed: Kosuke Kitajima shattered his own national record in the men's 200-meter breaststroke on Saturday during the National Swimming Championships in Tokyo. He completed the final in 2 minutes, 8.84 seconds.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/25/baseball/japanese-baseball/ogasawara-home-run-sparks-giants-slugfest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-25T09:00:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/25/sumo/foreign-sumo-numbers-soar/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-25T09:01:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/25/basketball/nakamura-to-coach-new-bj-league-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-25T09:07:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/26/baseball/japanese-baseball/shimizu-fires-marines-by-hawks-in-fukuoka/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-26T09:02:31+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/26/baseball/japanese-baseball/lions-enjoying-winning-under-watanabe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-26T09:03:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080426j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cat's meow: Seibu manager Hisanobu Watanabe (far left) and Lions ace Hideaki Wakui (center) are hoping to regain the franchise's past glory this season after a subpar 2007 campaign.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/26/soccer/liverpool-facing-uphill-climb-against-chelsea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-26T09:03:02+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/26/olympics/new-swimsuits-have-japan-quite-worried/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-26T09:09:43+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/27/more-sports/ito-nakamura-grow-as-rivals-swimmers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-27T09:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp20080427a4a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Friendly rivals: Hanae Ito (left) and Reiko Nakamura congratulate each other after Ito's victory in the 100-meter backstroke final during the recent National Swimming Championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. At right, Nakamura showcases the form that helped her win a bronze medal in the 200 back at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/27/baseball/versatility-gives-veteran-gonzalez-solid-opportunity-with-giants/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-27T09:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/27/more-sports/tomiyama-earns-hall-induction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-27T09:00:50+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/27/baseball/japanese-baseball/nakajima-rescues-lions-with-late-three-run-blast/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-27T09:02:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080427j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Marines rookie starter Yuki Karakawa tosses a pitch against the host Fukuoka Softbank Hawks on Saturday. The 18-year-old pitched seven scoreless innings to help Chiba Lotte grab a 6-1 win.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/27/more-sports/nomura-undergoes-knee-surgery/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-27T09:05:21+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/27/more-sports/track-field/murofushi-to-skip-osaka-meet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-27T09:07:05+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/28/baseball/japanese-baseball/murata-goes-deep-to-help-rookie-kobayashi-hold-down-hiroshima/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-28T09:02:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080428j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080428j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Heroes: Yokohama BayStars rookie hurler Futoshi Kobayashi (left) poses with third baseman Shuichi Murata after winning his first career decision in his first start on Sunday at Yokohama Stadium. Murata hit a two-run homer in the BayStars' 3-1 victory over the Hiroshima Carp.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/28/baseball/japanese-baseball/giants-send-uehara-to-farm-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-28T09:02:59+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/28/more-sports/golf/uehara-wins-first-career-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-28T09:03:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/28/more-sports/hiraoka-uchishiba-going-to-beijing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-28T09:04:05+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/28/more-sports/golf/ho-wins-after-iwatas-collapse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-28T09:08:14+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/28/more-sports/date-returns-with-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-28T09:09:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/st20080428a2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[st20080428a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Comeback victory: Kimiko Krumm Date smiles wryly after an unsuccessful shot in her comeback match on Sunday in the first round of the Kangaroo Cup International Women's Open in Gifu. Date came from behind to win over Anna Tajima, 6-7, 6-1, 6-3.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/04/29/baseball/japanese-baseball/terahara-not-opposed-to-closing-on-regular-basis-to-help-baystars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-29T09:01:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080429j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080429j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Long time coming: BayStars hurler Hayato Terahara, who usually starts for Yokohama, earned his first save in over six years after making a rare relief appearance in the Baystars' 3-1 win over the Hiroshima Carp on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-04-29T09:02:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-04-29T09:02:49+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-04-30T09:02:24+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-04-30T09:04:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080430j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[League lead: Yakult starter Masanori Ishikawa delivers a pitch against Hanshin en route to his Central League-high fifth win on Tuesday at Koshien Stadium. The Swallows won 4-1.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp20080430a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Satoshi Ishii]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-01T09:00:46+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-01T09:03:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080502j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Just in time: Chiba Lotte catcher Tasuku Hashimoto (left) awaits the ball as Hokkaido Nippon Ham's Kensuke Tanaka scores on Atsunori Inaba's sacrifice fly during the sixth inning of their game at Chiba Marine Stadium. The Fighters won 6-1.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-02T09:03:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jeff Newton]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-02T09:06:09+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:04:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080503j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A rout: Softbank Hawks slugger Nobuhiko Matsunaka (right) is congratulated by manager Sadaharu Oh after hitting a solo homer in the eighth inning during a 13-0 rout of the Orix Buffaloes on Friday at Yahoo Dome.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:04:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080503a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Delivery man: Hiroki Kuroda of the Dodgers fires a pitch against Florida in the first inning on Thursday. The Dodgers won 5-3.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:07:08+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:07:22+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20080503b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Steady performer: Tokyo Apache point guard Cohey Aoki (11) has been one of the bj-league's top players this season, helping his team reach the playoff semifinals.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20080503b2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Playoff time: From left to right, Rizing Fukuoka coach John Neumann, Osaka Evessa coach Kensaku Tennichi, bj-league commissioner Toshimitsu Kawachi, Sendai 89ers coach Honoo Hamaguchi and Tokyo Apache coach Joe Bryant pose with the championship trophy during a Friday news conference in Tokyo. The four teams play in Saturday's semifinals, and the winners will face off on Sunday evening at Ariake Colosseum for the league's third championship.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-04T09:02:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-04T09:03:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080504j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Man of the people: Lotte rookie Yuki Karakawa poses with Marines fans while holding a No. 26 jersey, the uniform assisgned to represent the Marines supporter's place on the team, after striking out 10 in a complete-game effort against Seibu on Saturday in Chiba.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/04/more-sports/track-field/title-gives-ueda-olympic-berth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-04T09:04:03+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/04/soccer/world-cup/okada-preparing-kirin-cup-squad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-04T09:08:31+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-04T09:09:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20080504b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Championship mettle: Osaka's Matt Lottich (33) drives in past Rizing's Michael Parker in a bj-league semifinal game at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on Saturday. With a 100-73 rout, the two-time defending champions advanced to Sunday's final against the Tokyo Apache.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Man of the hour: The Chunichi Dragons celebrate with Lee Byung Kyu (top center) after his 10th inning home run of Hanshin's Kyuji Fujikawa gave the Dragons a 3-2 victory on Saturday in Nagoya.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-05T09:04:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20080505b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Third time's the charm: Osaka's Lynn Washington drives around a Tokyo Apache player during the bj-league title game on Sunday at Ariake Colosseum.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-05T09:04:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20080505b2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Key component: Evessa guard Matt Lottich averaged 20.2 points per game during the regular season and was one of the driving forces behind Osaka's run to a third straight bj-league championship this season.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Teething problems: Australia's first competition as a member of the Asian Football Confederation ended in defeat against Japan in last summer's Asian Cup in Hanoi, Manager Pim Verbeek insists the team has learned its lesson.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-06T09:03:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lions ace: Seibu's Hideaki Wakui throws a pitch against Nippon Ham on Wednesday at Seibu Dome. The Lions won 4-3.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Difficult day: Super Aguri chief Aguri Suzuki speaks at a Tuesday news conference in Tokyo. The team decided to quit the Formula One circuit due to financial difficulties.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-09T09:03:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sg20080509a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Reading the wind: Miho Koga reads the wind with grass on the 16th hole during the first round of the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup on Thursday at Tokyo's Yomiuri Country Club.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-09T09:06:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-09T09:08:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-10T09:02:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Big blast: Giants third baseman Takuya Kimura smacks a two-out solo homer over the right-field fence in the fourth inning against Chunichi at Tokyo Dome. The Dragons downed Yomiuri 7-4.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-10T09:05:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-10T09:06:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-10T09:08:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-10T09:08:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/10/basketball/brex-acquire-veteran-center-ito/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-10T09:12:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/11/baseball/minchey-comes-back-to-japan-as-scout-for-indians/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-11T09:02:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080511wga.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Back in Japan: Nate Minchey, the ex-Hiroshima Carp and Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher and current Cleveland Indians scout, is shown with his old uniform jerseys permanently on display at Benny's Place sports bar and grill in Yokohama.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/11/baseball/japanese-baseball/ramirez-clubs-game-winning-hit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-11T09:03:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080511j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Safe at home: The Dragons' Kazuhiro Wada (right) scores a run by eluding Yomiuri catcher Shinnosuke Abe's tag after a Motonobu Tanishige sacrifice fly in the fifth inning at Tokyo Dome on Saturday. The Giants edged Chunichi 5-4.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/11/more-sports/golf/fujita-extends-lead-to-six-strokes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-11T09:04:25+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/11/more-sports/japan-hosts-1st-female-boxing-bout/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-11T09:08:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/11/more-sports/golf/fukushima-takes-one-stroke-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-11T09:08:50+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/11/basketball/hatano-files-for-free-agency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-11T09:10:14+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-11T09:11:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20080511b2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Veteran leader: Kazuo Nakamura, 67, will guide the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix as the team makes the jump to the bj-league from the JBL for the 2008-09 season.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/11/basketball/aoki-top-japanese-player-in-bj-league/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-11T09:12:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20080511b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Top man: Cohey Aoki of the Tokyo Apache made a difference off the bench for his team this season.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/12/soccer/j-league/hondas-strike-leads-s-pulse-past-kashima/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-12T09:02:28+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-12T09:03:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080512j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ouch: Seibu's Takeya Nakamura is hit in the head by a pitch from Orix's Chihiro Kaneko during their game on Sunday at Skymark Stadium. Seibu won 9-0.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/12/more-sports/deep-sky-dazzles-in-nhk-mile-cup-victory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-12T09:03:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp20080512a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sky high: Top favorite Deep Sky, ridden by Hirofumi Shii, gallops to win the NHK Mile Cup on Sunday at Tokyo Racecourse in a time of 1 minute, 34.2 seconds.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/12/more-sports/track-field/noguchi-cruises-in-beijing-tuneup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-12T09:08:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/12/sumo/basho-reports/asashoryu-upset-on-opening-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-12T09:12:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080512b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Upset: Komusubi Kisenosato forces down yokozuna Asashoryu during the opening day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/12/basketball/newtons-steady-play-makes-him-most-valuable-player-in-bj-league/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-12T09:12:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sk20080512m1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20080512m1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Osaka Evessa center Jeff Newton (right), seen defending Tokyo Apache center Dean Browne in the bj-league championship game on May 4, is The Japan Times' 2007-08 bj-league MVP.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/13/soccer/rangers-continue-quest-for-four-titles/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-13T09:01:55+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/13/baseball/mlb/astros-break-up-no-hitter-in-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-13T09:02:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080513a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Missed opportunity: Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before Houston's Hunter Pence broke it up with a single to left on Sunday in Los Angeles. The Astros won 8-5.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/13/sumo/basho-reports/yokozuna-asashoryu-bounces-back-from-opening-day-loss-to-kisenosato/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-13T09:02:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080513b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[First win: Yokozuna Asashoryu throws down No. 1 maegashira Baruto for his first victory at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/13/basketball/brex-upgrade-roster-in-busy-offseason/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-13T09:04:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20080513b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Introduction time: Newly acquired players for the Link Tochigi Brex, (from far left) Takuya Kawamura, Hiromasa Omiya, Shunsuke Ito and Ken Takeda, pose for photographers at a news conference in Tokyo on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/13/soccer/united-claims-league-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-13T09:06:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/14/baseball/japanese-baseball/marines-give-valentine-plenty-to-celebrate-on-his-58th-birthday/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-14T09:02:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080514j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Another feat: Tigers slugger Tomoaki Kanemoto, who reached the 2,000-hit plateau last month, smacks his 400th career home run in the ninth inning at Toyama Municipal Stadium on Tuesday. The Carp won 9-3.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/14/basketball/nba/dantoni-not-the-solution-for-troubled-knicks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-14T09:07:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/14/more-sports/nishikori-nabs-wimbledon-spot/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-14T09:08:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/14/sumo/basho-reports/yokozuna-hakuho-improves-to-3-0/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-14T09:11:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080514b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[After you: Yokozuna Hakuho pushes top-ranked maegashira Baruto in the back to force him out and get off to a 3-0 start at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/15/soccer/world-cup/nakata-inamoto-not-called-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-15T09:02:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/15/baseball/japanese-baseball/arai-homer-backs-solid-start-by-shimoyanagi-as-hanshin-tops-carp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-15T09:04:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080515j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Back-to-back: Seibu Lions slugger G.G. Sato hits a home run for the second straight at-bat in the fifth inning against the Softbank Hawks on Wednesday at Yahoo Dome. Sato had a solo and a three-run shot in the Lions' 11-4 win.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/15/sumo/basho-reports/asa-dodges-upset-to-keep-pace/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-15T09:05:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080515b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[All-Mongolian battle: Yokozuna Hakuho unleashes an upper-arm throw to No. 2 maegashira Kyokutenho to stay undefeated in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/15/more-sports/football/ifaf-announces-new-competition/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-15T09:05:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/16/sumo/basho-reports/asa-hakuho-post-easy-victories/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-16T09:00:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080516b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080516b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Titanic collision: Kisenosato (rear) drives ozek Kotomitsuki down on the fifth day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/16/baseball/japanese-baseball/akahoshi-single-caps-seventh-inning-rally/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-16T09:03:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/16/soccer/zenit-dominates-rangers-in-uefa-cup-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-16T09:04:01+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/17/more-sports/golf/lim-grabs-three-stroke-advantage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-17T09:00:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/17/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-nakamura-out-with-injury/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-17T09:02:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/17/baseball/mlb/igawa-demoted-to-triple-a-club/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-17T09:02:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080517a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sliding catch: New York's Carlos Beltran grabs a sinking drive off the bat of Washington's Cristian Guzman in the first inning on Thursday. The Nationals beat the Mets 1-0.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/17/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-kotooshu-share-lead-after-six-days-of-competition/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-17T09:04:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080517b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080517b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Strong shove: Yokozuna Asashoryu (left) pushes maegashira No. 2 Kyokutenho out of the ring on the sixth day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Friday. The Mongolian is 5-1.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/17/more-sports/golf/katayama-cards-bogey-free-66-annaka-gunma-pref/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-17T09:04:57+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/17/basketball/oketani-fired-by-heatdevils/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-17T09:06:50+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/17/soccer/portsmouth-cardiff-city-f-a-cup-final-fails-to-inspire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-17T09:08:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/17/basketball/lakestars-hire-assistant-gm/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-17T09:10:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/18/basketball/oga-makes-mercurys-roster/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-18T09:02:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/18/olympics/shibata-out-to-prove-self-again-in-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-18T09:02:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[so20080518a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Intense competitor: Ai Shibata will vie for her second consecutive Olympic gold medal in the women's 800-meter freestyle in August in Beijing.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/18/baseball/japanese-baseball/valentine-impressed-with-rookie-hurler-karakawa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-18T09:03:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080518j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Solid start: Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Yuki Karakawa has posted a 3-0 record in the first two months of his rookie season.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/18/baseball/foreigners-have-never-caught-on-as-backstops-in-japan-pro-ball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-18T09:04:29+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/18/more-sports/golf/katayama-pushes-lead-to-seven/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-18T09:05:00+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/18/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-kotooshu-remain-tied-for-first-place/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-18T09:06:16+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/18/figure-skating/skaters-going-all-out-to-try-and-keep-ice-rinks-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-18T09:07:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp20080518ita.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Speaking out: Shizuka Arakawa, gold medalist at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympic Games, joined other top skaters at a recent news conference to call attention to the continued closure of ice rinks in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/19/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-wins-easily-kotooshu-keeps-pace/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-19T09:02:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/19/baseball/japanese-baseball/sumitani-double-lifts-lions-over-rakuten/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-19T09:03:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080519j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Get the job done : Fighters' Brian Sweeney picked up his third win, working six solid innings in Hokkaido Nippon Ham's 4-3 win over the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/19/soccer/kanu-scores-cup-winner/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-19T09:04:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/20/sumo/wakanoho-warned-for-outburst/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-20T09:04:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/20/more-sports/kobori-kos-alfaro-for-wba-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-20T09:05:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/20/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-kotooshu-remain-unbeaten/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-20T09:12:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080520b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080520b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Overpowering: Yokozuna Asashoryu forces out sekiwake Ama on Monday during the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/21/basketball/nba/field-wide-open-in-race-to-be-gm-of-knicks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-21T09:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/21/sumo/basho-reports/ama-shocks-yokozuna-hakuho/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-21T09:00:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080521b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080521b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[First loss: Sekiwake Ama (left) unleashes an upper-arm throw to Hakuho to hand the yokozuna his first loss of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/21/soccer/man-united-chelsea-set-for-battle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-21T09:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sc20080521a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Confident look: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson waves to photographers after arriving in Moscow on Monday. United will play Chelsea in the Champions League final on Wednesday night.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/21/soccer/barca-president-laporta-says-it-is-time-for-ronaldinho-to-hit-the-road/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-21T09:02:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sc20080521a2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sc20080521a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Moving on: Barcelona star Ronaldinho appears to be on his way out after team president Joan Laporta said it was time for the Brazilian striker to depart.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/21/baseball/japanese-baseball/ramirezs-three-run-blast-powers-giants-past-marines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-21T09:03:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/21/baseball/japanese-baseball/shimamura-sparks-buffaloes-in-seventh-inning-rally-against-tigers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-21T09:04:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080521j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Interleague opener: Hanshin Tigers first baseman Takahiro Arai hits a run-scoring single in the fifth inning during the interleague game against Orix Buffaloes on Tuesday at Kyocera Dome. The Buffaloes won 4-3.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/22/baseball/japanese-baseball/japan-to-face-cuba-in-opener/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-22T09:02:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/22/baseball/japanese-baseball/timely-hitting-helps-swallows-tame-lions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-22T09:03:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080522j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080522j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Delivery service: Yakult Swallows starter Daniel Rios delivers a pitch against the Seibu Lions at Seibu Dome on Wednesday. The Swallows won 5-4.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/22/olympics/soccer-logo-banned-in-beijing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-22T09:04:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/22/more-sports/japan-closes-in-on-olympic-berth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-22T09:05:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/22/sumo/basho-reports/kotooshu-rocks-asa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-22T09:05:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/23/basketball/ryuku-golden-kings-terminate-planells/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-23T09:04:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/23/sumo/basho-reports/kotooshu-keeps-lead-after-yokozuna-sweep/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-23T09:10:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/24/soccer/terrys-miss-took-ronaldo-off-the-hook-in-moscow/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-24T09:02:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/24/baseball/japanese-baseball/swallows-take-advantage-of-marines-costly-fielding-miscue-in-12th-inning-eke-out-2-0-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-24T09:02:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/24/more-sports/golf/baba-hattori-share-chukyo-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-24T09:04:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/24/more-sports/japan-volleyball-squad-earns-olympic-berth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-24T09:04:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sp20080524a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp20080524a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Big attack: Japan's Megumi Kurihara (left) spikes the ball against South Korea in the world qualifying tournament in Tokyo on Friday. Victorious Japan clinched a spot in the Beijing Olympics.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/24/sumo/basho-reports/kotooshu-handed-first-loss-still-on-pace-for-first-emperors-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-24T09:04:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080524b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080524b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Upset: Maegashira No. 4 Aminishiki (left) hands ozeki Kotooshu his first loss of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/24/more-sports/golf/tanihara-takes-two-stroke-edge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-24T09:09:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/25/general/morozov-blames-agent-for-breakup-with-takahashi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-25T09:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sp20080525jga.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp20080525jga.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Happier times: Russian coach Nikolai Morozov hugs Daisuke Takahashi after he captured the silver medal at the 2007 world championships in Tokyo. The pair split earlier this month.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/25/more-sports/golf/koga-climbs-into-first-place/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-25T09:01:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/25/baseball/carp-need-more-production-from-kurihara/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-25T09:02:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080525wga.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080525wga.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On the spot: Hiroshima cleanup hitter Kenta Kurihara has to step up his game if the Carp are going to have a shot at making the postseason.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/25/baseball/japanese-baseball/nishioka-scores-winning-run-on-imaes-sayonara-sac-fly/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-25T09:03:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080525j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080525j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fired up: Chiba Lotte pinch runner Tsuyoshi Nishioka celebrates his game-winning run in the ninth inning of Saturday's game. The Marines beat the Swallows 4-3.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/25/more-sports/golf/tanihara-grabs-six-stroke-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-25T09:05:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/25/more-sports/poland-earns-olympic-berth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-25T09:05:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/25/sumo/basho-reports/bulgarian-ozeki-kotooshu-first-european-to-win-emperors-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-25T09:07:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080525b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080525b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Unprecedented: Ozeki Kotooshu forces out sekiwake Ama to become the first European-born sumo wrestler to win the Emperor's Cup on Saturday at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on the 14th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/25/soccer/world-cup/tamadas-21st-minute-tally-gives-japan-victory-over-cote-divoire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-25T09:09:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sw20080525a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sw20080525a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hard-nosed battle: Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa battles Cote d'Ivoire defender Etienne Arthur Boka for the ball during Saturday's Kirin Cup at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture. Japan won 1-0.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/27/baseball/japanese-baseball/giants-hold-off-fighters-on-evening-of-milestones/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-27T09:03:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080527j2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080527j2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Getting double: Hanshin Tigers shortstop Takashi Toritani throws the ball to first to get a double play in the sixth inning against the Seibu Lions on Monday at Koshien Stadium.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/27/sumo/asashoryu-mars-kotooshus-day-of-glory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-27T09:04:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080527mba.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080527mba.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pride of Bulgaria: 25-year-old European-born rikishi Kotooshu has a few words for the fans May 25 after winning the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/27/basketball/machida-drafted-no-1-by-shiga/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-27T09:11:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sk20080527b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20080527b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Top pick: Yosuke Machida, the No. 1 draft choice of the expansion Shiga Lakestars and Toshimitsu Kawachi, the bj-league commissioner, shake hands during Monday's 2008 bj-league draft at a Tokyo hotel.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/28/basketball/nba/reinsdorf-scared-dantoni-away-from-bulls/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-28T09:03:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/28/more-sports/ebisuoka-earns-wbc-title-shot/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-28T09:04:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/28/sumo/asa-hakuho-warned-for-dohyo-brouhaha/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-28T09:07:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/29/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-ace-darvish-strikes-out-nine-as-nippon-ham-routs-yakult/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-29T09:02:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/29/baseball/japanese-baseball/veteran-versatile-fighters-endure-slew-of-injuries/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-29T09:02:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080529j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080529j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Big loss: Fighters center fielder Hichori Morimoto, the team's dependable leadoff hitter, is expected to be sidelined for a month due to a broken left pinkie.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/29/soccer/world-cup/okada-hoping-takahara-can-return-to-form/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-29T09:10:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sw20080529a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Struggling striker: Japan forward Naohiro Takahara (left) has been sluggish since he was called up to the national team. Takahara saw limited action during the Kirin Cup matches against Cote d'Ivoire and Paraguay earlier this month.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/30/baseball/japanese-baseball/errors-cost-marines-as-tigers-roll-at-koshien/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-30T09:03:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080530j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bases-clearing hit: Hanshin Tigers right fielder Ikuro Katsuragi hits a three-run double in the fifth inning against the Chiba Lotte Marines on Thursday at Koshien Stadium. The Tigers won 8-4.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/30/more-sports/naito-sakata-to-defend-titles/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-30T09:08:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/30/more-sports/ovechkin-says-he-can-play-better/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-30T09:08:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/30/more-sports/kirwan-to-lead-japan-against-former-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-30T09:09:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/30/soccer/world-cup/takahara-dropped-from-squad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-30T09:12:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/31/soccer/real-madrid-cools-on-ronaldo-bid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-31T09:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/31/soccer/keanes-goal-paces-ireland/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-31T09:02:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sc20080531a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Decisive goal: Ireland's Robbie Keane (second from left) scores against Colombia in their friendly international at Craven Cottage in London on Thursday night. Ireland won 1-0.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/31/olympics/jsf-given-new-high-tech-swimsuits/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-31T09:03:26+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/31/more-sports/golf/iijima-cards-record-tying-62-in-kosaido-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-31T09:03:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sg20080531a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jump start: Akane Iijima takes the lead after the first round of the Kosaido Ladies Golf Cup at Chiba Kosaido Country Club in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/31/more-sports/sugayama-retires-from-volleyball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-31T09:06:14+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/05/31/soccer/players-facing-short-summer-with-euro-2008-world-cup-qualifiers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-31T09:07:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/06/01/more-sports/classic-all-blacks-edge-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-06-01T09:01:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/06/01/soccer/mancini-threatens-legal-action-over-firing-by-inter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-06-01T09:01:20+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/06/01/baseball/japanese-baseball/marines-maul-baystars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-06-01T09:02:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/06/01/baseball/mlbs-greatest-finishes-memorable-moments-chronicled-in-new-book/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-06-01T09:03:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/06/01/baseball/mlb/matsuzaka-placed-on-15-day-disabled-list/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-06-01T09:03:52+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/06/01/more-sports/golf/hoshino-maintains-slim-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-06-01T09:07:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/06/01/more-sports/golf/iijima-stumbles-to-second-round-73/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-06-01T09:07:55+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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	<url>
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	<url>
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	<url>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sub-Marine: Chiba Lotte Marines starter Shunsuke Watanabe delivers a pitch against the Chunichi Dragons on Wednesday at Chiba Marine Stadium. The Marines won 5-4.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
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	<url>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20080606b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp20080606eda.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Passed over: Reigning Olympic marathon champion Mizuki Noguchi is not among the finalists to carry the flag for Japan at the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Games in August.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
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	<url>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Milestone: Norihiro Nakamura of the Chunichi Dragons hits his 350th career home run, a two-run shot, in the eighth inning against the Nippon Ham Fighters on Saturday at Nagoya Dome. The Dragons won 4-1.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Japan men's volleyball team gives coach Tatsuya Ueta the victory-tossing "do-age" after his team defeated Argentina and qualified for the Olympics for the first time since 1992.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Throw the Giants to the Lions: Seibu Lions starter Fumiya Nishiguchi delivers a pitch against the Yomiuri Giants on Monday at Tokyo Dome. The Lions won 9-3.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Old look: Fukuoka Softbank starter Kenji Otonari delivers a pitch against the Dragons at Yahoo Dome on Thursday. The Hawks, who played in their old Daiei jerseys, edged Chunichi 3-2.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Victorious interaction: Tsuyoshi Nishioka (far left) reacts with fans, along with Benny Agbayani (far right) and ozeki Chiyotaikai after the Marines' 10-6 victory on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fine strike: Substitute Kengo Nakamura (right) scores an 88th-minute goal for Japan against Thailand in their World Cup Asian Group 2 qualifier match on Saturday in Bangkok. Japan won 3-0.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Great job, buddy: Rakuten Golden Eagles starter Hisashi Iwakuma is congratulated by catcher Akihito Fujii after his 3-0 shutout victory over the Yomiuri Giants on Sunday at Kleenex Stadium.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/06/17/baseball/japanese-baseball/utsumi-tosses-giants-first-shutout-of-2008/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fine outing: Giants southpaw Tetsuya Utsumi scatters eight hits in Monday's 3-0 shutout over the Eagles in Sendai.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/06/18/basketball/nba/lakers-in-tough-as-finals-return-to-boston/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Warming up: Japanese Olympic baseball team manager Senichi Hoshino (center) watches the exhibition game against the Hanshin Tigers' farm squad at Koshien Stadium on May 22.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Aggressive attack: Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda (center) dribbles the ball in a World Cup qualifying game against Bahrain at Saitama Stadium 2002 on Sunday. The win avenge's Takeshi Okada's men earlier loss to Bahrain.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nice talking to you: Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles manager Katsuya Nomura chats with Fukuoka Softbank Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh before Sunday's game at Yahoo Dome. The Eagles won 15-2.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Golden smiles: Long-distance runner Yoko Shibui and 400m-hurdler Dai Tamesue celebrate making Japan's track and field Olympic team in Kawasaki on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Moving on up: Kotooshu will begin his bid to join the yokozuna ranks in this month's Nagoya tournament.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[After four years: Yakult Swallows starter Ryo Kawashima delivers a pitch against the Yomiuri Giants on Tuesday en route to earning his third victory of the season and first win at Tokyo Dome since May 15, 2004. The Swallows won 7-4.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-07-03T09:05:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Young gun: Natsumi Hoshi, the youngest member of the Japan Olympic swimming team at 17, hopes to contend for a medal in the 200-meter butterfly.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080704j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[No doubt about it: Giants slugger Michihiro Ogasawara watches his home run in the fifth inning against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Thursday. Yomiuri won 6-1.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Big bang: Marines pinch hitter Shoitsu Omatsu blasts a no-out grand slam in the sixth inning against Fukuoka Softbank at Chiba Marine Stadium on Friday. Chiba Lotte trounced the Hawks 10-1.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-07-07T09:01:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-07-07T09:02:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-07-07T09:09:44+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/08/baseball/mlb/ichiro-fukudome-win-all-star-squad-places/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-08T09:04:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-07-08T09:07:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/09/baseball/japanese-baseball/hot-hitting-hanshin-wins-seventh-straight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-09T09:02:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Unstoppable Tigers: Hanshin outfielder Lin Wei-chu hits a two-run single to center in the first inning against the Yomiuri Giants on Tuesday at Koshien Stadium. The Tigers won 5-3 and extended their winning streak to seven.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-07-09T09:03:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-07-09T09:07:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-07-09T09:11:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-07-10T09:02:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-07-10T09:03:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-07-11T09:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tough job: Jeffrey Miller, Pennsylvania's police chief, will leave his current job to direct the NFL's new strategic security program.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-07-11T09:06:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-07-12T09:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Stellar slugger: Swallows star Norichika Aoki leads his team in batting, home runs and RBIs this season despite missing three weeks due to an injury.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-07-13T09:01:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-07-13T09:03:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Back-to-back: Yomiuri Giants slugger Alex Ramirez hits a home run for the second straight at-bat in the third inning on Saturday against the Hiroshima Carp. Ramirez had a solo homer in the first and two-run shot in the third.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-07-13T09:05:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/14/sumo/basho-reports/promotion-chasing-kotooshu-off-to-losing-start-in-nagoya/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-14T09:12:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu's bid for promotion gets off to a bad start as he is shoved out of the ring by top maegashira Aminishiki at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-07-15T09:00:48+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-07-15T09:01:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-07-15T09:04:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-07-15T09:04:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-07-15T09:05:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/15/soccer/world-cup/sorimachi-sticks-with-young-guns-for-beijing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-15T09:12:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Final choice: Japan Olympic soccer manager Yasuharu Sorimachi announces his squad on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/15/sumo/basho-reports/kotooshu-asashoryu-recover-with-victories/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-15T09:12:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080715b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080715b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Up close and personal: Yokozuna Asashoryu grapples with top-ranked maegashira Wakanoho on the second day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/16/soccer/uncertain-future-awaits-as-ronaldo-mulls-options/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-16T09:00:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sc20080716a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sc20080716a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sought-after talent: Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo could command a record transfer fee if the Red Devils put the Portuguese star up for sale.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/16/baseball/japanese-baseball/morino-supplies-offensive-jolt-for-dragons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-16T09:02:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080716j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080716j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Game-tying run: Orix Buffaloes baserunner Tuffy Rhodes slides home safely for the game-tying run in the eighth inning while Chiba Lotte Marines catcher Tomoya Satozaki waits for the ball on Tuesday at Chiba Marine Stadium. The Marines won 3-2.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/16/sumo/basho-reports/toyonoshima-derails-kotooshu-shares-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-16T09:05:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080716b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080716b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On the tight rope: Komusubi Toyonoshima throws down ozeki and yokozuna contender Kotooshu, handing the Bulgarian his second loss of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/17/baseball/mlb/saitos-season-could-be-finished/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-17T09:02:58+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/17/soccer/ac-milan-completes-deal-for-ronaldinho/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-17T09:04:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/17/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-outclasses-asasekiryu-remains-unbeaten-in-nagoya/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-17T09:09:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080717b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080717b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On the tight rope: Komusubi Toyonoshima throws down ozeki and yokozuna contender Kotooshu, handing the Bulgarian his second loss of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/18/baseball/mlb/trailblazer-nomo-calls-end-to-glittering-career/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-18T09:02:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/18/basketball/tabuses-summer-with-nets-ends/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-18T09:03:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/18/olympics/tomita-revels-in-veteran-status-ahead-of-second-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-18T09:04:37+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/so20080718n1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[so20080718n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Talented athlete: Hiroyuki Tomita, the gold medalist on the pommel horse at the 2005 World Artistic Gymnastic Championships, is one of Japan's top returning gymnasts with Olympic experience. He made his Olympic debut in 2004 in Athens.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/18/basketball/mercurys-oga-having-solid-month/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-18T09:05:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/18/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-ama-share-nagoya-lead-as-asashoryu-crashes-to-defeat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-18T09:11:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080718b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080718b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Photo finish: Yokozuna Asashoryu and third-ranked maegashira Tochinonada fall together in their bout at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on Thursday. Judges declared Tochinonada the winner.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/18/olympics/hoshino-places-faith-in-olympic-qualifiers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-18T09:12:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/so20080718a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[so20080718a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ready to roll: Senichi Hoshino gestures during the press conference announcing the Japanese Olympic baseball team on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/19/baseball/japanese-baseball/stubborn-lions-fend-off-marines-late-broadside/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-19T09:02:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080719j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080719j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Solid performance: Seibu Lions starter Kazuyuki Hoashi (9-2) delivers a pitch against the Chiba Lotte Marines on Friday at Chiba Marine Stadium. The Lions won 8-6.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/19/more-sports/duo-secure-beach-volleyball-place/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-19T09:03:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/19/general/now-retired-nomo-made-huge-impact-on-baseball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-19T09:06:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sp20080719eda.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp20080719eda.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Vintage delivery: Hideo Nomo, seen pitching in the 1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, paved the way for the future influx of Japanese ballplayers to the majors.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/19/sumo/basho-reports/yokozuna-asashoryu-pulls-out-of-tournament/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-19T09:07:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080719b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080719b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lousy performance: Asashoryu, who posted a 3-2 record in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, will not capture his 23rd Emperor's Cup this month. He quit the tournament on Friday, opting to focus on recovering from injuries.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/19/basketball/mvp-washington-returns-to-evessa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-19T09:08:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/19/more-sports/golf/campbell-sets-pace-at-stanley-ladies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-19T09:08:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/19/olympics/joc-raises-bar-for-medals-target/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-19T09:12:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/20/baseball/mlb/ex-teammates-foes-praise-hurler-nomo-for-impact/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-20T09:01:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/20/olympics/kobayashi-chases-olympic-dream/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-20T09:01:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/so20080720a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[so20080720a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Source of inspiration: Yuriko Kobayashi considers Naoko Takahashi a role model and says she's thrilled to have the opportunity to compete in the Olympics.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/20/more-sports/japan-downs-china-in-world-league/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-20T09:02:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/20/more-sports/golf/uehara-takes-lead-at-stanley-ladies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-20T09:03:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/20/baseball/writer-takes-memorable-trip-to-victor-starfin-stadium-in-asahikawa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-20T09:04:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080720wga.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080720wga.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tribute: The bronze statue of Victor Starfin stands in front of the Asahikawa stadium that bears his name.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/20/baseball/japanese-baseball/brazell-goto-hit-key-homers-as-seibu-gets-better-of-lotte-in-slugfest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-20T09:04:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080720j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080720j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Slugger's delight: Saitama Seibu's Craig Brazell blasts a three-run homer in the seventh inning against the Marines at Chiba Marine Stadium on Saturday. The Lions won 17-10 over Chiba Lotte.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/20/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-keeps-perfect-record-in-nagoya-meet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-20T09:05:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080720b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080720b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Down again: Second-ranked maegashira Asasekiryu sends ozeki Kotooshu sprawling to the ground on the seventh day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/21/baseball/japanese-baseball/lotte-bats-pummel-seibu-in-20-hit-cakewalk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-21T09:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080721j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080721j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bad day: Tigers starting pitcher Satoru Kanemura gives up a homer to Chunichi's Kazuhiro Wada in the seventh inning at Nagoya Dome on Sunday. Kanemura gave up seven runs in five innings as Hanshin lost to the Dragons 7-6.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/21/more-sports/china-takes-world-league-revenge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-21T09:05:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/21/more-sports/golf/fukushima-digs-deep-in-stanley-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-21T09:06:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/21/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-express-rolls-on-in-nagoya-tourney/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-21T09:10:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080721b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080721b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Crash landing: Yokozuna Hakuho powers komusubi Toyonoshima out of the ring to maintain his perfect record on the eigth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/22/baseball/japanese-baseball/nakamura-powers-seibu-to-win-over-rakuten/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-22T09:02:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080722j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080722j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Goin' goin' gone: Yokohama outfielder Yuki Yoshimura smacks his first of two homers in the fifth inning against Tokyo Yakult at Jingu Stadium. The BayStars ran past the Swallows 10-5.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/22/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-goes-two-wins-clear-in-nagoya-basho/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-22T09:04:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080722b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080722b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Building momentum: Yokozuna Hakuho throws fourth-ranked maegashira Wakanosato on Monday to continue his unbeaten run at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/23/olympics/beijing-plays-down-medal-hopes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-23T09:03:52+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/23/baseball/japanese-baseball/yano-leads-hanshin-fightback-over-yomiuri/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-23T09:04:55+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080723j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080723j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On the hop: Tokyo Yakult Swallows third baseman Shinya Miyamoto picks up a grounder by Yuki Yoshimura of the Yokohama BayStars and throws to first for an out during the fourth inning on Tuesday at Jingu Stadium. The Swallows won 4-1.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/23/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-unstoppable-notches-10th-victory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-23T09:10:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080723b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080723b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Keep moving: Ozeki Kotomitsuki (background) looks on after sending Mongolian sekiwake Ama out of the ring on the 10th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/24/olympics/yoshida-hoketsu-provide-compelling-story-lines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-24T09:02:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/so20080724n1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[so20080724n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Solid form: Koji Murofushi, a perennial national champ, tosses the hammer on Monday in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/25/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-closes-in-on-seventh-career-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-25T09:02:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080725b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080725b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Powerful push: Ozeki Kotomitsuki (left) drives fourth-ranked maegashira Goeido out of the ring on the 12th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on Thursday. Kotomitsuki is 9-3.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/25/more-sports/golf/oda-cards-7-under-65-in-first-round/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-25T09:05:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/25/basketball/playoffs-expand/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-25T09:09:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/26/baseball/japanese-baseball/sekimoto-grand-slam-highlights-tigers-rout-of-dragons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-26T09:01:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080726j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080726j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Just passing through: Hokkaido Nippon Ham's Eiichi Koyano (right) exchanges high-fives with the third base coach after hitting a go-ahead solo homer in the second against the Lions at Sapporo Dome on Friday. The Fighters edged Saitama Seibu 2-1.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/26/baseball/mlb/cubs-sale-heats-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-26T09:02:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/26/soccer/mls-stars-take-down-west-ham/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-26T09:04:50+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/27/baseball/japanese-baseball/late-rule-change-puzzles-hoshino/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-27T09:00:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/27/more-sports/golf/jeon-retains-lead-at-chiba-tourney/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-27T09:00:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/27/general/athletics-squad-faces-pressure-in-beijing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-27T09:00:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp20080727eda.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Uniting as one: Susumu Takano (center in a suit), a former 400-meter Olympian and currently the technical director for the Japan Association of Athletics Federations, poses with Japanese representatives for the Beijing Games at a news conference on June 30 in Kawasaki.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/27/baseball/nomos-mlb-heroics-rekindle-memories-of-chaotic-unforgettable-1995/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-27T09:00:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/27/baseball/japanese-baseball/giants-make-up-deficit-to-race-past-sorry-swallows/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-27T09:02:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080727j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080727j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dynamic delivery: Yokohama's left-handed starter Dave Williams fires a pitch against the Carp at Hiroshima Stadium on Saturday night. Hiroshima edged the BayStars 4-2 with Alex Ochoa's walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/27/more-sports/golf/ishigaki-opens-up-three-shot-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-27T09:04:50+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/27/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-on-course-for-perfect-nagoya-record/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-27T09:11:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080727b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Steady grip: Kaio clamps an arm lock on fellow ozeki Kotooshu before throwing him out of the ring on the penultimate day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/28/baseball/japanese-baseball/kuriyama-strikes-in-10th-to-grab-victory-for-lions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-28T09:00:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080728j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Close play: Hiroshima Carp base-runner Soichiro Amaya slides home safely while Yokohama BayStars catcher Shingo Takeyama tries to tag him out in the fourth inning at Hiroshima Stadium on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/28/sumo/basho-reports/perfect-hakuho-wraps-up-crown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-28T09:01:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080728b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Satisfaction guaranteed: Yokozuna Hakuho lifts the Emperor's Cup after posting a perfect 15-0 record at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on Sunday. Hakuho finished with a flawless record for the second time in his career.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/28/more-sports/golf/jeon-cruises-to-second-title-of-year/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-28T09:01:58+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/28/baseball/mlb/igawa-gets-frozen-out/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-28T09:02:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/28/baseball/mlb/peoria-pitcher-released-from-jail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-28T09:03:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/28/more-sports/golf/late-rally-gives-singh-sega-victory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-28T09:05:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/29/sumo/asa-might-not-have-been-all-there-but-haku-certainly-was/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-29T09:01:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/29/olympics/olympians-get-spirited-sendoff/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-29T09:03:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/so20080729a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[so20080729a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eager to speak: Japan baseball manager Senichi Hoshino (with mic) addresses the audience during Japan's Olympic sendoff ceremony at the Prince Park Tower hotel in Tokyo on Monday. More than half of Japan's 2008 Olympians attended the event.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/29/baseball/japanese-baseball/shimamura-grand-slam-lifts-orix-over-seibu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-29T09:04:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080729j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080729j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Giant killer: Hiroshima Carp starter Ken Takahashi holds the Yomiuri Giants to five hits over seven innings for his seventh win of the season on Monday at Hiroshima Stadium. The Carp won 6-4.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/29/more-sports/china-gymnasts-are-not-underage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-29T09:05:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/29/general/past-shortcomings-motivating-factor-for-many-2008-olympians/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-29T09:05:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/30/baseball/japanese-baseball/eagles-sign-seguignol-gwyn/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-30T09:00:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/30/baseball/japanese-baseball/nakamura-bashes-three-homers-for-dragons-in-win-over-baystars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-30T09:00:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080730j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080730j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Strong swing: Gians slugger Michihiro Ogasawara smacks a solo home run in the eighth inning against the Carp at Hiroshima Stadium. Yomiuri defeated Hiroshima 6-2.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/30/soccer/world-cup/di-marias-goal-lifts-argentina/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-30T09:12:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sw20080730a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sw20080730a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ready for Beijing: Japan Under-23 midfielder Hiroyuki Taniguchi fights Argentina Under-23 defender Ezequiel Garay for the ball during their international friendly match at Tokyo's National Stadium on Tuesday. Argentina was leading 1-0 in the 83rd minute when the match ended due to a severe rainstorm.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/07/31/more-sports/naito-keeps-title-with-shimizu-ko/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-07-31T09:06:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sp20080731a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp20080731a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fight night: WBC flyweight champion Daisuke Naito (left) lands a punch on challenger Tomonobu Shimizu at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Wednesday night.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/01/more-sports/track-field/tamesue-struggles-in-monaco-gp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-01T09:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/01/baseball/japanese-baseball/yamasaki-provides-late-game-heroics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-01T09:01:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080801j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080801j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Clutch hit: Pinch hitter Takeshi Yamasaki of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles hits a "sayonara" RBI single to right in the bottom of the ninth inning at Kyocera Dome in Game 1 of the All-Star Series on Thursday. The Pacific League All-Stars won 5-4.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/01/general/runner-yamauchi-excited-about-opportunity-to-compete-in-beijing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-01T09:03:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/01/olympics/japan-women-arrive-in-beijing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-01T09:04:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/01/olympics/ogata-makes-final-test-run-before-beijing-games/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-01T09:12:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/01/basketball/chinese-giant-sun-set-to-rise-in-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-01T09:13:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sk20080801b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20080801b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Giant player: New Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix center Sun Ming Ming, who will make his bj-league debut in the fall, is 236 cm tall. The tallest players in NBA history, Manute Bol and Gheorghe Muresan, are 231 cm.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/02/baseball/japanese-baseball/serious-ochiai-enjoys-rare-chance-to-joke-around/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-02T09:00:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080802j2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080802j2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Time to clown around: Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Hichori Morimoto walks onto the field doing a headstand during the opening ceremony for Game 2 of the NPB All-Star Series.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/02/more-sports/kimura-earns-wba-title-shot/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-02T09:02:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/02/baseball/japanese-baseball/uchikawa-sparks-cl-to-all-star-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-02T09:02:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080802j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080802j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Getting revenge: Masahiro Araki of the Chunichi Dragons hits a two-run, bases-loaded single in the fourth inning in Game 2 of the NPB All-Star Series at Yokohama Stadium on Friday. All-Central beat All-Pacific 11-6 to avenge Thursday's loss.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/02/basketball/lottich-joins-german-hoops-club/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-02T09:04:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/02/more-sports/golf/haraguchi-taniguchi-share-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-02T09:06:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/03/baseball/clubs-take-advantage-of-extended-deadline-to-sign-new-foreigners/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-03T09:03:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/03/baseball/chiben-wakayamas-okada-tosses-shutout/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-03T09:04:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080803h1b.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080803h1b.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Complete game: Kisarazu Sogo southpaw Suguru Tanaka gives up just one run over the distance against Tottori Nishi in the first round of the National High School Baseball Championship at Koshien Stadium on Saturday. The Chiba Prefecture school won 6-1.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/03/more-sports/golf/last-hole-birdie-gives-taniguchi-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-03T09:09:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/03/olympics/japan-hopes-for-repeat-of-glory-in-beijing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-03T09:10:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/so20080803a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[so20080803a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Golden touch: Kosuke Kitajima swam to victories in the 100- and 200-meter men's breaststroke races at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He's expected to contend for titles in both races in Beijing.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/03/olympics/lifter-miyake-aims-to-continue-family-legacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-03T09:10:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/04/more-sports/track-field/isinbayeva-vows-to-raise-bar-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-04T09:01:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/04/more-sports/kawachi-gets-ready-to-fight-for-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-04T09:03:50+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/04/baseball/hotoku-gets-walkoff-win-over-niigata-at-koshien/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-04T09:04:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080804h1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080804h1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Heroic performance: Hotoku Gakuen's Daisuke Ujiie reacts after hitting a game-tying two-run home run in the sixth inning against Niigata Keno Kogyo during the first round of the National High School Baseball Tournament on Sunday at Koshien Stadium. Hotoku Gakuen won 4-2.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/04/baseball/japanese-baseball/hoshino-vows-to-strike-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-04T09:04:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/04/olympics/ogu-shio-eager-for-chance-to-prove-their-worth-on-olympic-stage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-04T09:04:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/04/olympics/fukuhara-looking-to-defy-overwhelming-odds-to-win-olympic-medal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-04T09:07:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/so20080804a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[so20080804a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[No longer a baby: Japanese table tennis representative Ai Fukuhara has been named the youngest flag-bearer for a Japanese Olympic delegation.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/04/olympics/takeda-eyes-glory-in-olympic-swan-song/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-04T09:09:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/so20080804a3a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[so20080804a3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fourth consecutive Olympics: Japan's rower Daisaku Takeda makes his fourth straight appearance in the Summer Games when he competes in the men's lightweight double sculls on Aug. 10.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/05/baseball/kanto-daiichi-through/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-05T09:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/05/baseball/japanese-baseball/chunichis-yamamoto-earns-200th-career-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-05T09:00:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080805j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080805j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Welcome to the club: Chunichi starter Masahiro Yamamoto earns his 200th career win during the Dragons' 5-1 victory over the Yomiuri Giants at Nagoya Dome on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/05/olympics/ueno-hoping-to-steal-gold-from-mighty-u-s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-05T09:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/so20080805a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[so20080805a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[All aboard: Pitcher Yukiko Ueno, dubbed the "Orient Express," is looking to derail the United States en route to leading Japan to Olympic gold in Beijing.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/05/baseball/japanese-baseball/cl-pl-to-open-seasons-on-same-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-05T09:01:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/05/baseball/japanese-baseball/hoshino-japan-shakes-off-injury-concerns-as-preparations-heat-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-05T09:03:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080805w1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080805w1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[No worries: Takahiro Arai has shaken off the ill effects of a back injury and is ready to head to Beijing with the rest of the Japan national team.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/06/baseball/keio-goes-through/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-06T09:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080806j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ouch!: Carp cleanup hitter Kenta Kurihara is hit by a pitch from Hanshin's Tomoyuki Kubota at Kyocera Dome on Tuesday. Hiroshima cruised past the Tigers 6-1.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080807h1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Starting with a bang: Toho's Yusuke Yamada hits a home run on the game's first pitch to set the pace for the Aichi Prefecture school's 15-10 victory over Hokkaido's Hokkai in the first round of the National High School Baseball Championship on Wednesday at Koshien Stadium.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-08-08T09:03:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sobering assessment: Australian sprinter Tamsyn Lewis claims that athletics is still rife with doping.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Victory: Japan national team manager Senichi Hoshino (left) speaks with closer Koji Uehara after Japan beat a Pacific League select side 6-4 on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gold standard: Masato Uchishiba holds up his gold medal — Japan's first of the Beijing Games — after the men's 66-kg judo competition on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-08-13T09:01:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-08-17T09:08:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[so20080817a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Triumph: Saori Yoshida celebrates after winning the gold in the 55-kg division of women's wrestling at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/17/olympics/phelps-wins-fly-ties-spitz-with-7th-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-17T09:11:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[so20080817s1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seventh heaven: Michael Phelps exults after narrowly winning his seventh gold medal of the Beijing Games in the 100-meter butterfly on Saturday morning. Phelps won in a time of 50.58 seconds, beating Serbia's Milorad Cavic by just 0.01.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/18/baseball/tokoha-toin-in-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-18T09:01:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/18/olympics/gay-has-no-excuses-for-failure/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-18T09:05:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/18/olympics/murofushi-falls-short-in-hammer-defense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-18T09:06:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[so20080818a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Disappointing defense: Koji Murofushi reacts to his first throw in the final round of the men's hammer competition in Beijing on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/18/olympics/phelps-achievement-leaves-nothing-to-the-imagination/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-18T09:11:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/18/olympics/japan-secures-medal-in-softball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-18T09:12:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/18/olympics/younger-icho-wins-wrestling-gold-hamaguchi-settles-for-bronze/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-18T09:13:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[so20080818a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Oh, how sweet it is: Kaori Icho kisses her gold medal for the 63-kg division of women's freestyle wrestling at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/19/baseball/osaka-toin-trounces-tokoha-to-claim-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-19T09:00:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080819h1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Osaka Toin players celebrate victory Monday in the National High School Baseball Championship at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, after beating Tokoha Gakuen Kikugawa of Shizuoka Prefecture 17-0 in the final. The title was Toin's second in the tournament's history after winning it on their first attempt 17 years ago.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/19/olympics/japans-judoka-should-be-saluted/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-19T09:01:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/19/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-rout-hawks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-19T09:02:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/19/sumo/the-busy-sumo-boys-of-summer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-19T09:11:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/20/baseball/japanese-baseball/japan-wins-in-rout-to-advance-to-semifinals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-20T09:00:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080820w1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080820w1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lionheart: Hideaki Wakui throws a pitch against China on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/20/olympics/harada-and-suzuki-advance-to-synchronized-swimming-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-20T09:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/20/baseball/japanese-baseball/brazell-ishii-shine-as-lions-ground-hawks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-20T09:02:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/20/olympics/japan-falls-to-brazil-in-volleyball-quarters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-20T09:12:40+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/20/olympics/matsunaga-settles-for-silver-in-55-kg-wrestling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-20T09:12:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[so20080820a1b.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tomohiro Matsunaga]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/21/baseball/japanese-baseball/tigers-rally-past-carp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-21T09:04:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/21/olympics/suzuki-harada-claim-bronze-in-duet-swim/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-21T09:05:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[so20080821a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Saho Harada and Emiko Suzuki perform in the synchronized swimming duet free routine final at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday. The Japanese pair took the bronze medal in the event.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/21/olympics/japan-downs-aussies-late/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-21T09:06:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[so20080821a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Walking off happy: Rei Nishiyama celebrates after her 12th-inning sayonara single lifted Japan past Australia 4-3 on Wednesday in Beijing. Japan will play the U.S. for the gold medal on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/21/soccer/world-cup/uruguay-capitalizes-on-japans-late-mistakes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-21T09:10:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/22/baseball/japanese-baseball/hawks-snap-skid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-22T09:01:44+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/22/olympics/team-usa-hoping-for-golden-birthday-treat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-22T09:10:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/22/olympics/japan-outplays-u-s-to-win-softball-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-22T09:11:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/so20080822a1b.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[so20080822a1b.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the Japan team hold their gold medals after beating the United States in the final of the softball competition at the 2008  Beijing Olympics on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/23/olympics/japan-lies-fourth-after-team-technical-routine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-23T09:03:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/23/soccer/barwicks-departure-comes-as-no-surprise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-23T09:05:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/23/olympics/japan-beats-u-s-for-softball-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-23T09:13:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/24/baseball/japanese-baseball/japan-fails-to-win-medal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-24T09:00:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080824w1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080824w1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Over and out: Reliever Kenshin Kawakami leaves the mound after giving up four runs in Japan's 8-4 bronze- medal game loss to the U.S. on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/24/olympics/s-korea-edges-cuba-in-title-game/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-24T09:04:52+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/25/baseball/japanese-baseball/dragons-beat-giants-on-yamamotos-arm/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-25T09:00:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/25/olympics/rubio-becomes-youngest-medalist-in-olympic-mens-basketball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-25T09:00:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/25/olympics/team-usa-back-on-top-of-basketball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-25T09:02:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/so20080825k1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[so20080825k1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Redeemed: Kobe Bryant and the rest of Team USA celebrate their victory over Spain in the gold-medal match Sunday at the Beijing Olympics. The U.S. won 118-107 for its first gold medal in basketball since 2000.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/26/baseball/japanese-baseball/furuki-gives-late-giants-last-laugh/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-26T09:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080826j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080826j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pride comes before a fall: Chunichi Dragons baserunners Hirokazu Ibata (right) and Kenichi Nakata celebrate scoring on a two-run double by Olympian Masahiro Araki in the fifth inning against the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/27/baseball/japanese-baseball/abe-eases-back-into-the-groove/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-27T09:01:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080827j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080827j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Solid job: Giants starter Tetsuya Utsumi fires a pitch against Yokohama at Tokyo Dome on Tuesday night. The southpaw gave up three runs on seven hits in five innings to help Yomiuri defeat the BayStars 7-3.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/28/baseball/japanese-baseball/nakamura-goes-deep-twice-to-back-ishii-as-seibu-beats-rakuten/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-28T09:01:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080828j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080828j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[No problem: Tigers catcher Akihiro Yano bunts the ball up in the air and into the glove of Dragons catcher Motonobu Tanishige for an easy out in the fifth inning Wednesday at Koshien Stadium. Chunichi beat Hanshin 4-1.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/29/baseball/japanese-baseball/giants-uehara-returns-to-rotation-with-a-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-29T09:01:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080829j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080829j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In form: Giants hurler Koji Uehara pitches to BayStars third baseman Shuichi Murata in the first inning Thursday at Tokyo Dome. Yomiuri beat Yokohama 7-1.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/29/baseball/mlb/red-sox-push-yanks-to-brink/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-29T09:02:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080829a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Golden glove: Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki moves to field a hit by Minnesota's Jason Kubel in the eighth inning on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/29/basketball/nba-to-play-pair-of-games-in-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-29T09:12:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/30/more-sports/enoki-to-challenge-wba-champion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-30T09:00:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/30/soccer/man-united-to-face-celtic-in-all-british-clash/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-30T09:00:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/30/baseball/japanese-baseball/lin-sekimoto-power-hanshin-past-yomiuri/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-30T09:01:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/30/more-sports/golf/sato-ko-set-pace-at-yonex-ladies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-30T09:02:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/30/more-sports/nishikori-moves-to-3rd-round/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-30T09:04:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/30/soccer/strange-transfers-have-spurs-in-trouble-just-two-games-into-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-30T09:04:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/30/soccer/world-cup/okada-adds-trio-to-national-squad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-30T09:04:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/30/more-sports/golf/hoshino-takes-lead-at-vana-h-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-30T09:09:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/31/baseball/japanese-baseball/lee-greisinger-lead-giants-past-rival-tigers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-31T09:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080831j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dejected: BayStars pitcher Yukiya Yokoyama looks toward the outfield after giving up a two-run homer to Tokyo Yakult catcher Masakazu Fukukawa in the fifth inning at Yokohama Stadium on Saturday. The Swallows edged Yokohama 9-8.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/31/baseball/results-in-beijing-prove-that-baseball-has-a-place-in-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-31T09:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/31/more-sports/golf/kitada-grabs-two-stroke-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-31T09:03:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/31/more-sports/track-field/legend-moses-launches-web-site/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-31T09:06:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/31/more-sports/golf/kai-maintains-top-spot-in-shima/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-31T09:06:52+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/08/31/basketball/big-man-newton-joins-ryukyu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-08-31T09:12:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/01/baseball/japanese-baseball/cabrera-kaneko-lead-orix-past-nippon-ham/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-01T09:01:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080901j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080901j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Good decision: Chiba Lotte Marines shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka throws to get Tohoku Rakuten Eagles baserunner Naoto Watanabe tagged out at Kleenex Stadium on Sunday. The Marines won 4-2.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/01/basketball/nba-trailblazer-tabuse-signs-for-jbls-brex/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-01T09:04:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sk20080901a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20080901a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rising Sun: Yuta Tabuse launches an attack for the Phoenix Suns against the New Jersey Nets in November 2004.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/01/more-sports/track-field/sahaku-wins-hokkaido-marathon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-01T09:06:16+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-02T09:01:57+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/02/baseball/japanese-baseball/wbc-manager-to-be-named-soon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-02T09:03:09+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/02/baseball/mlb/padres-set-to-release-iguchi-report/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-02T09:04:44+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-02T09:04:54+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-02T09:08:39+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-03T09:00:31+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-03T09:00:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080903j2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bobby Valentine]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/03/baseball/japanese-baseball/yamamoto-uchikawa-earn-awards/</loc>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-03T09:09:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080903a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Drug scandal: Third-ranked maegashira Roho (right) and juryo wrestler Hakurozan, Roho's younger brother, shown here as they were awarded for their sumo performances by Russian Consulate General in Osaka in 2004, tested positive for marijuana after on-the-spot urine checks at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-03T09:12:12+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-04T09:03:26+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-04T09:07:05+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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	<url>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-05T09:07:25+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-05T09:08:11+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-06T09:00:35+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Early blunder: Tigers outfielder Norihiro Akahoshi (left) leaves second base too early and is chased by Hiroshima shortstop Tetsuya Kokubo before getting tagged out in the first inning at Hiroshima Stadium on Friday. The Carp won 6-3.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/06/more-sports/golf/miyazato-to-play-in-japanese-majors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-06T09:01:48+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/06/baseball/japanese-baseball/valentine-ready-to-lead-japans-wbc-team-if-asked/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-06T09:02:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080906j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bobby's way: Chiba Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine, seen here with pitcher Naoyuki Shimizu, has been mentioned as a candidate to manage Japan's title defense in next year's World Baseball Classic.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/07/more-sports/ueno-excels-in-return-to-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-07T09:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Strong return: Renesas Technology Corporation pitcher Yukiko Ueno, who led Japan to the Beijing Olympics gold medal, fires a pitch during a women's softball game against Shionogi &amp; Co., Ltd. in Ishikari, Hokkaido, on Saturday. Renesas defeated Shionogi 4-0.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-07T09:01:51+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-07T09:02:06+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-07T09:02:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-07T09:04:09+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-08T09:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[War of words: Newcastle has refuted claims by former manager Kevin Keegan (above) that interference by the club led to his resignation.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-08T09:00:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/08/more-sports/golf/fujishima-scores-first-career-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-08T09:01:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/08/baseball/japanese-baseball/kaneko-leads-buffaloes-to-victory-over-lions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-08T09:03:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-08T09:10:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/10/sumo/sumo-struggles-as-aki-basho-approaches/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-11T09:01:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-11T09:01:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-11T09:03:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-12T09:00:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-12T09:01:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[American dream: Amateur pitcher Junichi Tazawa announces his intentions to reporters in Tokyo on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-12T09:03:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080912j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Flying high: Tohoku Rakuten pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma, who leads Japanese baseball with an 18-3 record, is having a career year in 2008 for the Golden Eagles.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-12T09:12:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/13/more-sports/track-field/asahara-awaits-final-race-of-track-career/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-13T09:02:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nobuharu Asahara]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/13/soccer/capello-masterful-in-englands-victory-over-croatia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-13T09:02:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-13T09:09:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-13T09:13:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-14T09:01:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080914wga.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Marc Kroon]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/14/more-sports/golf/shin-takes-four-stroke-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-14T09:01:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/14/general/kitanoumi-epitomizes-all-that-is-wrong-with-sumo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-14T09:02:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp20080914jga.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[End of an error: Kitanoumi's reign as chairman of the Japan Sumo Association came to a halt last Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/14/more-sports/kawamoto-sets-100-fly-record/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-14T09:02:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/14/baseball/japanese-baseball/abe-lifts-giants-over-swallows-in-slugfest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-14T09:03:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080914j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Capping the slugfest: Yomiuri Giants catcher Shinnosuke Abe hits his second home run of the day — a solo shot — for the winning run in the eighth inning at Tokyo Dome on Saturday. The Giants beat the Swallows 9-8 in a game that featured seven home runs.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/14/basketball/big-changes-across-bj-league-in-offseason/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-14T09:09:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/15/more-sports/kimura-fails-in-super-lightweight-bid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-15T09:02:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/15/baseball/japanese-baseball/takasu-clutch-hit-earns-rakuten-win-over-seibu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-15T09:02:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080915j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Clutch hit: Marines infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka ties the game with a triple in the fifth against the Hawks on Sunday. Chiba Lotte sank Fukuoka Softbank 9-5.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/15/more-sports/golf/shin-hyun-ju-survives-late-wobble-to-win-japan-lpga-championship/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-15T09:02:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sg20080915a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Up for the cup: South Korea's Shin Hyun Ju lifts the Japan LPGA Championship trophy on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/15/baseball/mlb/red-sox-exercise-option-on-okajima/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-15T09:04:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/15/sumo/basho-reports/autumn-basho-begins-with-apology/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-15T09:10:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080915b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080915b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gloomy start: New Japan Sumo Association chairman Musashigawa is handed the Emperor's Cup on the first day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/16/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-asa-post-2nd-wins-at-autumn-basho/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-16T09:03:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080916b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Asashoryu tosses No. 1 maegashira Kotoshogiku out of the ring for his second victory on the second day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/17/baseball/mlb/yanks-matsui-awaits-knee-surgery/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-17T09:03:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/17/sumo/basho-reports/miyabiyama-hands-asashoryu-first-loss/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-17T09:04:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080917b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Up in the air: Top-ranked maegashira Miyabiyama forces yokozuna Asashoryu out of the ring on the third day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/17/more-sports/russian-olympians-fight-to-stay-focused-after-success-in-beijing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-17T09:09:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/18/baseball/japanese-baseball/npb-mlb-officials-tackle-tazawa-issue/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-18T09:00:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/18/baseball/japanese-baseball/streaking-giants-power-past-last-place-stars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-18T09:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080918j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Milestone: Yomiuri Giants slugger Alex Ramirez hits his 250th career homer in the third inning during Wednesday's game against the Yokohama BayStars at Yokohama Stadium. The Giants won 6-2.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/18/baseball/japanese-baseball/high-school-baseball-chief-to-retire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-18T09:01:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/18/sumo/basho-reports/asashoryu-bounces-back-with-easy-victory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-18T09:03:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080918b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080918b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Solid performance: Yokozuna Asashoryu overpowers No. 2 maegashira Kisenosato for his third win at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/19/baseball/japanese-baseball/patient-lee-hungry-to-come-good-in-the-end/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-19T09:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/19/baseball/japanese-baseball/marines-stay-in-hunt-for-postseason-berth-with-victory-over-lions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-19T09:02:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080919j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Disappointing outcome: Fukuoka Softbank Hawks starter Dennis Houlton grimaces as he leaves the mound in the sixth inning Thursday at Skymark Stadium. The Orix Buffaloes beat the Hawks 7-1.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/19/more-sports/golf/kim-one-shot-in-front-at-ana-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-19T09:02:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/19/sumo/basho-reports/kisenosato-puts-end-to-hakuhos-winning-run/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-19T09:09:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/20/basketball/optimistic-jbl-awaits-start-of-new-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-20T09:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sk20080920a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20080920a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Let's tip off!: Former NBA player Yuta Tabuse, who made a return to Japan and plays for Link Tochigi Brex, poses along with Yuta Miyanaga of the Toshiba Brave Thunders, the Brex's opening-day opponent, in Tokyo on Friday. The 2008-09 JBL season begins on Sept. 26.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/20/more-sports/golf/yano-moves-into-tie-for-first/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-20T09:01:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/20/baseball/japanese-baseball/sakamoto-delivers-big-time-production-for-giants-in-win-over-tigers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-20T09:01:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080920j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Solid contact: Giants slugger Michihiro Ogasawara smacks the 300th homer of his career in the seventh inning against Hanshin at Tokyo Dome on Friday. Yomiuri beat the Central League-leading Tigers 6-4.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/20/soccer/ashley-proves-business-success-irrelevant-in-soccer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-20T09:02:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/20/more-sports/icho-sisters-to-continue-wrestling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-20T09:02:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/20/more-sports/golf/pair-share-munsingwear-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-20T09:04:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/20/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-bounces-back-asa-defeated-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-20T09:10:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/20/more-sports/kuznetsova-eliminates-jankovic-in-quarterfinals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-20T09:10:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[st20080920a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Euphoric moment: Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova celebrates her quarterfinal victory over Jelena Jankovic in the Toray Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals on Friday at Ariake Colosseum.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/21/baseball/stairs-still-slugging-away-15-years-after-japan-stint/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-21T09:01:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/21/more-sports/golf/yano-takes-three-stroke-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-21T09:01:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/21/more-sports/golf/arasaki-on-track-for-first-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-21T09:02:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/21/baseball/japanese-baseball/hot-hitting-giants-win-ninth-in-a-row/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-21T09:03:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080921j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Strong performance: Giants southpaw Tetsuya Utsumi tosses eight innings of one-run ball, earning his first win since Aug. 26. Yomiuri beat Hanshin 9-1 on Saturday at Tokyo Dome.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/21/more-sports/safina-overpowers-petrova-in-semis-awaits-all-russian-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-21T09:04:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/21/basketball/kbl-champion-defeats-evessa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-21T09:04:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/21/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-defeats-baruto-regains-share-of-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-21T09:11:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080921b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080921b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[No longer undefeated: Ozeki Kotomitsuki forces out Goeido to hand the No. 5 maegashira his first loss of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Goeido was the last unbeaten wrestler in the tourney.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/21/olympics/ioc-to-tackle-hammer-doping-case/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-21T09:12:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/22/soccer/arsenal-goes-top-as-reds-stumble/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-22T09:02:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/22/more-sports/indonesias-sony-wins-yonex-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-22T09:03:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/22/baseball/japanese-baseball/giants-muscle-in-on-tigers-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-22T09:03:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080922j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pumped up: Yomiuri outfielder Takahiro Suzuki reacts after hitting a two-run double that put his team ahead in the fifth inning against the Tigers at Tokyo Dome on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/22/more-sports/track-field/maritim-wins-sydney-marathon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-22T09:04:27+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/22/more-sports/golf/fudo-prevails-in-three-way-playoff/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-22T09:04:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/22/baseball/mlb/rays-reach-playoffs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-22T09:04:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080922a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[People's choice: Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura celebrates with the fans after helping Tampa Bay clinch the first playoff berth in franchise history on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/22/more-sports/golf/yano-holds-on-to-win-ana-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-22T09:05:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/22/sumo/basho-reports/asashoryu-flops-again-as-hakuho-cruises-on/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-22T09:08:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080922b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080922b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Locked and loaded: Arsenal's Theo Walcott, left, controls the ball against Bolton's Kevin Nolan during their match at Reebok Stadium in Bolton, England, on Saturday. Arsenal won 3-1.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/22/more-sports/awesome-safina-breezes-to-toray-pan-pacific-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-22T09:12:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/23/baseball/mlb/matsui-set-for-surgery-on-left-knee/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-23T09:01:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/23/more-sports/injured-icho-sisters-to-miss-worlds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-23T09:01:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/23/baseball/japanese-baseball/iwakuma-gets-20th-win-of-season-to-keep-seibu-celebrations-on-hold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-23T09:03:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080923j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080923j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dragon punch: Chunichi's Taiwanese southpaw Chen Wei-yin gets the first shutout complete game of his NPB career against Tokyo Yakult at Nagoya Dome on Monday. The Dragons cruised past the Swallows 7-0.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/23/sumo/basho-reports/asashoryu-plunges-to-new-depths-with-loss/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-23T09:04:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/23/olympics/ioc-delays-hammer-doping-verdict/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-23T09:11:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/24/baseball/mlb/matsui-undergoes-knee-surgery/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-24T09:01:18+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/24/more-sports/track-field/asahara-concludes-track-career-in-style/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-24T09:02:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp20080924t1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fond farewell: Four-time Olympian Nobuharu Asahara waves to the fans after competing in the final 100-meter race of his career on Tuesday at Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/24/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-retains-lead-asashoryu-withdraws/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-24T09:03:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080924b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Asashoryu]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/24/basketball/mercury-coach-thinks-oga-has-potential/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-24T09:12:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20080924a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Solid debut: Phoenix Mercury point guard Yuko Oga, who helped the JOMO Sunflowers win four WJBL titles, made a strong impression as a reserve guard in her rookie season in the WNBA. The Mercury failed to advance to the playoffs after winning the title last season.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/25/soccer/world-cup/okada-to-call-up-euro-based-trio/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-25T09:04:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/25/baseball/japanese-baseball/lotte-rout-seibu-lions-miss-out-on-another-chance-to-clinch-pl/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-25T09:04:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080925j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wrong sports: Chiba Lotte Marines outfielder Benny Agbayani slams down Seibu Lions catcher Toru Hosokawa after getting hit by a pitch in the fourth inning on Wednesday at Seibu Dome. Agbayani was rejected from the game which the Marines won 9-1.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/25/sumo/basho-reports/asa-shrugs-off-retirement-chatter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-25T09:09:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080925b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Climbing to top: Yokozuna Hakuho throws down Goeido in the battle of the wrestlers holding a 9-1 record to take the solo lead of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Wednesday. Hakuho improved to 10-1 while Goeido slipped to 9-2.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/26/basketball/jbl-staking-future-on-fielding-fewer-foreign-players/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-26T09:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20080926a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Main man: Guard Shinsuke Kashiwagi (center), the JBL's MVP last season, is the leader of the defending champion Aisin Sea Horses.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/26/more-sports/golf/yokoo-shoots-sizzling-8-under-62/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-26T09:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-09-26T09:02:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080926j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Game face: Carp southpaw starter Yuki Saito exhibits his competitive spirit against the Giants on Thursday at Hiroshima Stadium. Saito had a no-decision in Hiroshima's 5-4 victory.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/26/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-closes-in-on-eighth-emperors-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-26T09:10:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/27/more-sports/golf/saito-shares-lead-at-miyagi-tv-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-27T09:02:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/27/baseball/japanese-baseball/seibu-wins-pacific-league/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-27T09:03:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080927j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Happy landing: Seibu players throw manager Hisanobu Watanabe into the air after the Lions clinched the Pacific League title on Friday night.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/27/soccer/impact-of-tevez-ruling-could-be-profound-in-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-27T09:06:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/27/more-sports/golf/storm-suspends-asia-pacific-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-27T09:09:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/27/soccer/world-cup/juninho-quits-bid-for-japan-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-27T09:09:58+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/27/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-discards-kaio-moves-closer-to-glory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-27T09:13:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080927b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Foot fault: Toyonoshima puts his foot outside the ring just before sending ozeki Kotomitsuki flying into the crowd at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/28/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-wins-secures-eighth-emperors-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-28T09:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080928b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080928b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cup-clinching win: Yokozuna Hakuho unleashes an upper-arm throw to ozeki Kotooshu to win his second straight Emperor's Cup on Saturday at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/28/figure-skating/oda-triumphant-at-german-event/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-28T09:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/28/baseball/japanese-baseball/ramirez-lee-power-giants-past-tigers-in-cl-showdown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-28T09:01:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080928j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080928j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Start of showdown: Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers starter Minoru Iwata delivers a pitch against the second-place Yomiuri Giants at Koshien Stadium on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/28/baseball/japanese-baseball/shimizu-shines-in-marines-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-28T09:01:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/28/baseball/memories-flow-as-era-ends-with-closure-of-hiroshima-shimin-kyujo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-28T09:03:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/28/more-sports/golf/yokomine-takes-one-stroke-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-28T09:05:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/28/more-sports/golf/tanihara-fires-third-round-64/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-28T09:09:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/29/more-sports/golf/tanihara-wins-asia-pacific-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-29T09:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/29/more-sports/rossi-wins-japan-gp-claims-motogp-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-29T09:01:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/29/baseball/japanese-baseball/komatsu-helps-orix-close-in-on-playoff-berth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-29T09:01:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20080929j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20080929j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Hiroshima Carp fan holds up a card of thanks during his team's final regular-season game at Hiroshima Stadium on Sunday. The Central League club is moving to a new ballpark in a different part of the city from the 2009 season, after 51 years at the old stadium. Hiroshima beat the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6-3 in Sunday's game.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/29/more-sports/golf/ueda-profits-from-yokomines-flop/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-29T09:06:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/29/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-caps-basho-with-thrilling-victory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-29T09:11:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ss20080929b1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ss20080929b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sealed with a kiss: Yokozuna Hakuho receives a kiss from daughter Amiu after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/30/sumo/rising-giants-and-falling-champs-in-the-autumn-basho/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-30T09:04:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/30/more-sports/shah-takes-spot-on-england-squad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-30T09:05:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/30/more-sports/morita-makes-winning-start-to-japan-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-30T09:07:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[st20080930a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[No problem: Ayumi Morita waves to the crowd after beating Marina Erakovic at the Japan Open on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/30/soccer/world-cup/okada-calls-up-europe-based-trio/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-30T09:07:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sw20080930a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sw20080930a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takeshi Okada]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/30/more-sports/football/winless-rams-fire-linehan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-30T09:08:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/09/30/basketball/kemps-italy-comeback-cut-short/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-09-30T09:11:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/01/baseball/japanese-baseball/ishikawa-tosses-seven-hitter-puts-dent-in-carps-postseason-plans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-01T09:01:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20081001j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Solid defense: Yakult Swallows catcher Ryohei Kawamoto tags out Hiroshima Carp baserunner Kenta Kurihara at the plate during the fourth inning on Tuesday at Jingu Stadium. The Swallows won 8-0.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/01/more-sports/nishikori-prevails-in-tough-opening-match/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-01T09:04:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/01/more-sports/japan-applies-to-host-2015-rwc/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-01T09:11:44+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/02/baseball/japanese-baseball/nippon-ham-routs-rakuten-to-reach-playoffs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-02T09:02:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20081002j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Last dace: Orix star player Kazuhiro Kiyohara, who has announced his retirement after the season, hits a run-scoring double in the sixth inning of the Buffaloes' season finale on Wednesday at Kyocera Dome. The Buffs beat the Softbank Hawks 4-1.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/02/more-sports/track-field/hurdler-tamesue-sets-sights-on-competing-in-london-games/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-02T09:02:18+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/02/baseball/mlb/hall-of-famer-schmidt-analyzes-playoff-teams/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-02T09:04:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20081002a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Terrific team: First baseman Mark Teixeira and the Angels won 100 games this season, the most in Major League Baseball, and enter the playoffs as one of the favorites to win the World Series.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/02/more-sports/nishikori-outlasts-garcia-lopez-in-tense-match/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-02T09:11:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[st20081002a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Peace: Andy Roddick gestures during his match at the Japan Open at Ariake Colosseum on Wednesday. Roddick beat Ivo Minar to advance.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/03/more-sports/golf/fukabori-begins-bid-to-end-drought/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-03T09:01:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/03/baseball/japanese-baseball/otake-gets-better-of-sato-to-keep-carp-in-hunt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-03T09:02:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20081003j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20081003j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pitcher's duel: Hiroshima Carp starter Kan Otake delivers a pitch against the Yakult Swallows on Thursday at Jingu Stadium. The Carp won 1-0.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/03/soccer/japans-soccer-calendar-sorely-in-need-of-a-revamp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-03T09:03:48+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/03/more-sports/gasquet-ends-nishikoris-challenge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-03T09:05:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[st20081003a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Over and out: Kei Nishikori reacts during his third-round loss to Richard Gasquet at the Japan Open on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/03/more-sports/golf/lee-leads-japan-womens-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-03T09:08:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/04/soccer/loss-to-hull-could-push-ramos-closer-to-the-door/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-04T09:04:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/04/more-sports/golf/sadakata-shoots-five-under-67/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-04T09:09:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/04/more-sports/del-potro-upsets-ferrer-in-quarters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-04T09:09:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/05/more-sports/golf/solid-iijima-shares-top-spot-with-lee/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-05T09:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/05/more-sports/rangers-name-drury-captain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-05T09:00:30+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/05/baseball/once-proud-yakult-yokohama-clubs-now-at-bottom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-05T09:01:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/05/more-sports/berdych-shocks-roddick-in-semis/</loc>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-10-05T09:01:55+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-10-06T09:02:25+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-10-06T09:02:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Painful pitch: Tigers outfielder Norihiro Akahoshi is hit by a pitch against Yakult at Jingu Stadium on Monday. Akahoshi left the game and the Swallows downed Hanshin 3-1.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-10-07T09:11:58+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-10-07T09:12:33+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/08/baseball/japanese-baseball/akiyama-to-replace-oh-sources/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-08T09:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-10-08T09:02:02+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-10-08T09:02:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp20081008ita.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Frozen out: Coach Nikolai Morozov and Daisuke Murakami saw their season get off to a dubious start at the Mexico City Junior Grand Prix last month after the skater was barred from participating.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-10-08T09:02:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Happy skipper: Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh smiles before Tuesday's game, Softbank's final contest of 2008, at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai. The baseball legend will not return as the team's manager next season.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2008-10-09T09:02:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20081009j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Not enough: Hanshin's Takahiro Arai cuts a dejected figure after getting out in the seventh inning against Yomiuri on Wednesday at Tokyo Dome. The Giants won 3-1.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp20081011a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In his father's footsteps: F1 racer Kazuki Nakajima speaks to The Japan Times in an exclusive interview Tuesday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20081011b3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Giving instruction: Rizing Fukuoka coach John Neumann (left), seen talking to his players during a timeout last January in a game against the Tokyo Apache at Ariake Colosseum, guided his team to the playoff semifinals in its inaugural season. Neumann hopes to lead his team to a title in the Rizing's second season.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-10-11T09:10:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20081011b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/11/basketball/evessa-begin-quest-for-fourth-straight-championship/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-11T09:10:48+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-10-11T09:10:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/12/more-sports/golf/fujita-takes-charge-at-canon-open/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20081012b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Full stretch: Osaka Evessa's Lynn Washington goes up for a dunk during his team's 81-78 win over the Shiga Lakestars in the bj-league's opening day on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[End of the road: The Buffaloes' Alex Cabrera can't watch as his team slumps to defeat against the Fighters on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cleaning house: Nippon Ham starter Shugo Fujii pitches as the Fighters beat the Orix Buffaloes 7-2 in Game 2 of the first stage of the Pacific League Climax Series.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-10-16T09:05:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/17/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-stake-hopes-on-resurgent-glynn/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-17T09:00:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Late surge: Ryan Glynn was 4-2 with a 1.75 ERA in his last seven regular-season starts as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters fought their way into the Pacific League playoffs.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-10-17T09:01:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20081017b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Back in action: Tokyo Apache shooting guard Masashi Joho and his teammates open the 2008-09 season against the host Niigata Albirex BB on Saturday. Tokyo fell to the Osaka Evessa in last May's title game.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/17/more-sports/golf/ballesteros-in-stable-condition/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-17T09:02:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/17/soccer/england-tops-belarus-as-rooney-leads-way/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-17T09:03:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sc20081017a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Solid win: England's Shaun Wright-Phillips (left) and Aleksandr Kulchy of Belarus vie for the ball during Wednesday's 2010 World Cup qualifier in Minsk. England won 3-1.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/17/basketball/knight-im-open-to-coaching-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-17T09:09:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/17/sumo/why-is-ousted-wakanoho-dishing-the-dirt-now/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-17T09:11:50+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/18/basketball/apache-rout-albirex-in-opener/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-18T09:00:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/18/soccer/full-steam-ahead-for-england-as-capello-pushes-all-the-right-buttons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-18T09:01:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/18/baseball/japanese-baseball/tigers-set-to-pick-mayumi-source/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-18T09:02:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/18/figure-skating/oda-continues-successful-return/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-18T09:03:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/18/more-sports/golf/fukushima-shoots-course-record-63/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-18T09:07:52+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/18/basketball/sun-hopes-to-help-phoenix-rise-in-eastern-conference/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-18T09:08:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20081018b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Steady presence: Point guard Hikaru Kusaka has been a consistent floor leader for the Sendai 89ers in the past three seasons and helped the club post a team-record 29 victories last season.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/18/basketball/western-conference-wide-open-after-evessa-lose-three-key-players/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-18T09:10:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20081018b2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rising star: Shooting guard Yu Okada is one the top scoring options for the Takamatsu Five Arrows. He's among the bj-league's top 3-point shooters and has helped the team reach postseason play in each of its two seasons.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/19/baseball/japanese-baseball/dragons-tame-tigers-when-it-really-counts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-19T09:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20081019j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[What could have been: Hanshin Tigers reliever Scott Atchinson reflects on giving up a solo home run to Masahiko Morino of the Chunichi Dragons in the sixth inning of Saturday's Game 1 of the first stage of the Central League Climax Series at Kyocera Dome. The Dragons won the game 2-0.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/19/baseball/japanese-baseball/versatile-darvish-powers-fighters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-19T09:01:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20081019j2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Reliable ace: Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters starter Yu Darvish smiles after retiring Seibu Lions' Hiroyuki Nakajima on a grounder to second in the eighth inning at Seibu Dome on Saturday afternoon. The Fighters won 5-0 in Game 2 of the second stage of the Pacific League Climax Series.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/19/baseball/sky-perfectv-gives-up-on-broadcasting-mlb-games/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-19T09:01:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/19/more-sports/golf/mitsuka-takes-lead-at-fujitsu-ladies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-19T09:01:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/19/more-sports/golf/katayama-on-track-at-japan-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-19T09:01:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/19/basketball/sun-blocks-out-sendai-in-first-game/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-19T09:05:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20081019b1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Giant steps: Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix's Sun Ming Ming goes on the attack against the Sendai 89ers on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/19/more-sports/nishikori-ruled-out-for-rest-of-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-19T09:13:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/20/baseball/japanese-baseball/tigers-come-roaring-back/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-20T09:00:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20081020j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Having fun: Hanshin Tigers starter Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi (left) teases catcher Akihiro Yano (right) on leaving the mound during the sixth inning of the Game 2 against the Chunichi Dragons. The Tigers won 7-3.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/20/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-hold-off-lions-to-tie-series/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-20T09:01:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/20/baseball/japanese-baseball/kawakami-makes-sure-talking-heads-listen-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-20T09:01:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20081020j3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ball control: Chunichi's Kenshin Kawakami helped the Dragons to an opening win over the Hanshin Tigers on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/20/more-sports/black-emblem-takes-honors-at-shuka-sho/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-20T09:01:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp20081020a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Black Sunday: Black Emblem crosses the finish line ahead of Mood Indigo to win the 13th Shuka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse on Sunday afternoon.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/20/more-sports/golf/fudo-takes-down-mitsuka-in-playoff/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-20T09:05:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/20/more-sports/golf/katayama-scores-milestone-victory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-20T09:06:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/21/baseball/japanese-baseball/nippon-ham-offense-rises-to-the-occasion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-21T09:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20081021j2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sledgehammer: Terrmel Sledge has helped the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' offense find its feet in the Pacific League Climax Series.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/21/baseball/japanese-baseball/oh-says-hoshino-on-wbc-shortlist/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-21T09:01:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/21/baseball/japanese-baseball/late-woods-homer-gives-dragons-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-21T09:01:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20081021j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thumbs up: Dragons slugger Tyrone Woods (left) celebrates with pitcher Kazuki Yoshimi after hitting a homer in the ninth inning on Monday to beat the Hanshin Tigers 2-0 and clinch the first stage of the Central League Climax Series.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/21/more-sports/judo/judo-to-introduce-rankings-system/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-21T09:02:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/22/baseball/japanese-baseball/okada-proud-of-time-as-skipper/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-22T09:00:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/22/baseball/japanese-baseball/giants-dragons-vie-for-japan-series-spot/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-22T09:01:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20081022j2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Staff ace: Giants hurler Seth Greisinger won a team-best 17 games in 2008, helping Yomiuri reach the playoffs. The Giants face the Dragons in Game 1 of the second stage of the CLCS on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/22/baseball/japanese-baseball/ishii-delivers-vintage-effort/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-22T09:02:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20081022j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20081022j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Checkmate: Seibu Lions shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima hits an RBI single to right in the first inning of Game 4 of the second stage of the Pacific League Climax Series against the Nippon Ham Fighters. The Lions won 9-4 and need one win to advance to the Japan Series.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/22/figure-skating/skate-america-kicks-off-gp-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-22T09:03:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sp20081022ita.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp20081022ita.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[New season dawns: Miki Ando will try to put the struggles of last season behind her when she takes the ice at Skate America this weekend.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/22/more-sports/sakata-set-for-fifth-title-defense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-22T09:06:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/22/basketball/kinjo-earns-weekly-accolade/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-22T09:10:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/23/baseball/japanese-baseball/wakui-led-lions-nab-spot-in-japan-series/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-23T09:01:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20081023j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20081023j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Playoff gem: Lions right-hander Hideaki Wakui tosses a three-hit shutout in Game 5 of the Pacific League Climax Series' second stage against the Fighters on Wednesday. Seibu earned a trip to the Japan Series for the time since 2004.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/24/baseball/japanese-baseball/mayumi-set-to-manage-tigers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-24T09:00:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/24/baseball/japanese-baseball/ogasawara-belts-two-home-runs-fired-up-giants-take-2-1-series-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-24T09:01:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20081024j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Solid performance: Yomiuri Giants pitcher Koji Uehara releases the ball against the Chunichi Dragons in his start in Thursday's Game 2 of the second stage of the Central League Climax Series. Uehara hurled a four-hitter over eight innings in the Giants' 11-2 rout.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/24/more-sports/golf/maruyama-to-return-to-japan-tour/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-24T09:06:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/24/basketball/oita-wins-first-game-of-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-24T09:09:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/24/olympics/fencer-ota-accepts-job-from-morinaga/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-24T09:10:25+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/25/soccer/move-to-milan-may-be-end-of-beckhams-stay-in-l-a/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-25T09:01:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sp20081025cda.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp20081025cda.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Interesting move: David Beckham's potential loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy to AC Milan raises many questions.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/25/general/hasegawa-qualified-to-manage-wbc-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-25T09:03:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/25/baseball/japanese-baseball/giants-dragons-play-to-stalemate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-25T09:03:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sb20081025j1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sb20081025j1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nice rip: Kazunari Tsuruoka of the Yomiuri Giants cracks a solo homer in the third inning of Game 3 of the second stage of the Central League Climax Series against the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Friday night. The game finished in a 5-5 tie after 12 innings.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/25/basketball/k-j-matsui-looks-to-lead-in-final-year-at-columbia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-25T09:11:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sk20081025kja.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sharpshooter: K.J. Matsui, a senior guard at Columbia, is one of the top 3-point shooters in the NCAA.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/26/more-sports/golf/katayama-cards-8-under-64/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-26T09:01:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/26/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/yoshii-defends-speedskating-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-26T09:03:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/26/basketball/productive-sun-helps-phoenix-rout-apache/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-26T09:03:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/26/baseball/taking-a-look-at-the-one-game-advantage-in-the-climax-series/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-26T09:04:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/26/more-sports/golf/lee-grabs-masters-gc-ladies-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-26T09:08:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/27/more-sports/former-champ-tatsuyoshi-returns/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-27T09:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/27/more-sports/golf/oyama-picks-up-first-win-of-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-27T09:02:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/27/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/yoshii-retains-speed-skating-double/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-27T09:06:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/27/more-sports/golf/yano-cruises-to-four-shot-victory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-10-27T09:07:41+09:00</lastmod>
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