Olympics: Nadeshiko Japan's medal hopes suffer blow in loss to Britain

Nadeshiko Japan suffered their first defeat of the Tokyo Olympic women's football tournament Saturday night, a 1-0 pool match loss to Great Britain, putting their quarterfinal qualification hopes in jeopardy.Played in cavernous Sapporo Dome, the Group E match was won by a 75th-minute goal from the head of English forward Ellen White, an effort that rewarded the European team's second-half dominance.After drawing their first match against Canada, the loss leaves Asako Takakura's Japan team languishing third in their group with one point. They need a win against Chile in their final game to h…READ FULL ARTICLE