Deaflympics: Japan rout Australia as men's football kicks off competition

Japan dispatched Australia 8-0 in the Tokyo Deaflympics men's football tournament Friday as the multi-sport event kicked off in Fukushima Prefecture a day before the opening ceremony in the capital.Some 3,000 athletes from 80 countries and regions will compete in 21 sports through Nov. 26 at the first Deaflympics staged in Japan, with Fukushima hosting football and Shizuoka Prefecture home to cycling.Japan, tipped as one of the men's football favorites, got off to a sound start as the 2023 world championship runners-up took a 3-0 lead at the break and Takuya Okada went on to bag four goals …READ FULL ARTICLE