Big-name strikers such as Hulk and Alexandre Pato may have drawn a blank on the opening night of the 2018 AFC Champions League but their Chinese Super League teams kicked off with vital victories on Tuesday.... more »
Sanfrecce Hiroshima stayed on course for the J-League second-stage title with an impressive 2-0 victory at last year's Japanese treble winners Gamba Osaka on Saturday.... more »
Substitute Koki Yonekura snatched a winner deep into stoppage time as Japan's Gamba Osaka stunned South Korea's Jeonbuk Motors 3-2 to reach the Asian Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday.... more »
Luiz Felipe Scolari's Guangzhou Evergrande scrapped their way into the AFC Champions League semi-finals as they fought out a bad-tempered 1-1 draw for a 4-2 aggregate win over Kashiwa Reysol on Wednesday.... more »
Luiz Felipe Scolari's Guangzhou Evergrande expect to sweep into the AFC Champions League semi-finals when they host Kashiwa Reysol on Tuesday with their free-scoring Brazilian contingent in top form.... more »
Paulinho scored a stunning free-kick from 40 metres as Luiz Felipe Scolari's Guangzhou Evergrande thumped Kashiwa Reysol 3-1 to put one foot in the AFC Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday.... more »
Urawa Reds rolled to their third straight victory with a 3-1 win over Vegalta Sendai as Kashima Antlers enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 result to lead the J-League's second stage on Saturday.... more »
Urawa Reds will have to wait until after Japan's international break to secure the J-League first-stage title despite a 1-0 win over Shimizu S-Pulse on Sunday.... more »
Yusuke Kobayashi netted a crucial second-half goal as Japan's Kashiwa Reysol staved off a comeback bid by Suwon Samsung FC Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League for the second time in three years.... more »
Brazilian forward Leandro scored twice and set up another as Kashiwa Reysol came from behind to beat Suwon Samsung 3-2 away in the AFC Champions League last 16 on Tuesday.... more »
Urawa Reds preserved their unbeaten record with a 2-1 home win over Yokohama F-Marinos to go a point clear at the top of the J-League on Saturday.... more »
Struggling Urawa Red Diamonds denied Beijing Guoan a place in the AFC Champions League last 16 on Wednesday as Shandong Luneng and Kashiwa Reysol played out an eight-goal thriller.... more »
Table-topping Urawa Reds heaped more misery on Tokushima Vortis in their first season in Japan's top flight with a 2-0 win on Wednesday that left the islanders hopelessly adrift in the drop zone.... more »
Ryota Hayasaka scored after five minutes to send surprise package Sagan Tosu to the top of the J-League with a 1-0 win over Kashiwa Reysol on Tuesday.... more »
Substitute Luis Alberto scored one minute after coming on to send Kashima Antlers clear at the top of the J-League with a 2-1 win over Shimizu S-Pulse on Tuesday.... more »
Uruguay striker Diego Forlan insisted Sunday his move to Japan's J-League will not harm his chances of making an impact at this summer's World Cup in Brazil.... more »
Urawa Red Diamonds drew 1-1 with Shimizu S-Pulse on Sunday in a game played in an empty stadium as punishment for a racist "Japanese only" banner put up by hardline fans that deeply embarrassed the J-League.... more »