Appearing in the Asian Champions League final for the first time, Yokohama F Marinos pulled ahead on Kota Watanabe's 84th-minute goal at Nissan Stadium.
Marinos beat South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai 5-4 in a penalty shootout in the second leg of the Asian Champions League semifinal at Yokohama Stadium.
Hitomi Niiya's triumph in the 2020 Houston Half Marathon kicked off a successful year that culminated with a national record in the women's 10,000 meters.