Japan America Society of Minnesota is welcoming applications from the aspirants holding the nationality of theUnited Statesfor its Mondale program.

To be empowered with this studentship, students must be enrolled in a degree programme in one of these colleges-Minnesotacolleges, University of North Dakota or North Dakota State University.

Eligibility Criteria

To grasp this honor, the applicants must be engaged in the undergraduate degree programme.

Method of Application:To take advantage of this award, requisites are needed to firstly hold admission within the institutes which are described in the proclamation. After being admitted, they can be accessed to the application form of the sponsorship.

Supporting Documents:If you are ambitious about this grant, you will need to submit your application form together with official college/university transcript(s) from all institutions attended, two letters of recommendation, and an essay that tends to these questions: Why would you like to study and go in Japan? What is your objective for this experience? How would you mean to utilize the grant dollars? How would you mean to utilize the grant dollars? and a copy of the letter of acceptance from the intended program of study in Japan as enclosures.

Admission Requirements:For being admitted, you ought to have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Language Requirement:For being considered, students are requested to demonstrate expertise in the English language.

Benefit

Inside this prize, the recipient will get the amount up to $1,500 which can be utilized for movement to or inside Japan or for an extraordinary research project in Japan.

Scholarship Application Deadline:June 1, 2019

Source: Scholarships And Aid

Zinedine Zidane failed to quell speculations on Saturday that Chelsea striker Eden Hazard and Neymar, Paris Saint Germains most expensive footballer are on their way to Real Madrid in summer.

All the Frenchman said was that he hopes Real Madrid will bolster their attack this summer, doing little to deflate the speculations.

I have a clear idea what I want to do, Zidane told reporters. The profiles and everything. I do not have every name, but I have clear idea what I want to achieve next year and we are working on it.

Our intention is to have more strength in attack.

Since returning to manage Real in March, Zidane has voiced his admiration for stars such as Chelseas Eden Hazard and Paul Pogba at Manchester United.

This week another star linked to Real, Neymar, gave an interview in his native Brazil in which the Paris Saint-Germain star said he dreamed of playing with Hazard.

Zidane was asked if playing for Real was a dream come true.

Yes, for many players, he replied. They know that this club is important and many want to play here one day. Its natural.

The theme continued when Zidane was asked if Hazard and Gareth Bale would be compatible.

All good players are compatible, he said, going on to refer to Youri Djorkaeff, a team-mate when France won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. They said I was not compatible with Djorkaeff. What nonsense.

As for Bale, who is expected to leave in the summer, at the end of the season you will see what we are going to do. Im sure hell keep playing until the end of the season.

Real visit bottom side Rayo Vallecano on Sunday practically assured of Champions League football despite a deeply disappointing season.

The European champions are third in La Liga with four games to go, six points behind second-place Atletico Madrid and 10 clear of Getafe and Sevilla in fourth and fifth.

Source: NAN

Mauricio Pochettino admitted his Tottenham stars are suffering from fatigue after they lost for the first time at their new stadium as Michail Antonio fired West Ham to a surprise 1-0 victory on Saturday.

Pochettinos side had won all four matches at their new 1 billion Tottenham Hotspur stadium.

But Antonios clinical second half strike ended that run as the West Ham winger became the first visiting player to score in the plush arena.

Third placed Tottenhams second defeat in their last three Premier League games put a dent in their bid to finish in the top four.

They hold a three-point lead over fourth placed Chelsea and are four points ahead of fifth placed Arsenal, with both team in action on Sunday.

It was a frustrating warm-up for Tottenhams Champions League semi-final first leg against Ajax in north London on Tuesday.

Blaming Tottenhams hectic fixture list for their defeat, Pochettino said: We cannot put away the circumstance. They arrived fresh and ready to compete, for us it is completely different.

We were tired. We knew that it was going to be tough because it was a derby, but we have to move on.

It was really tough today. We did not manage the ball properly. In the second half we conceded a lot of space for them to counter attack.

Conceding that Tottenham had hurt their hopes of qualifying for next seasons Champions League, Pochettino added: It is a fight, it is a race, with two games to play. We knew that before.

Pochettino had insisted Tottenhams first European semi-final since the 1984 UEFA Cup was less significant than their top four challenge.

But the Tottenham managers team selection told a different story.

Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen was absent with a reported injury as Pochettino made four changes, including resting Kieran Tripper, Victor Wanyama and Fernando Llorente.

Pochettino revealed this week that injured striker Harry Kane hopes to be fit for the Champions League final if Tottenham make it and the England captain was watching from the stands as his clubs unbeaten start in the new stadium came to an end.

With Son Heung-min suspended for the Ajax first leg, Pochettino had no reason to rest the South Korea forward against the Hammers and he was swiftly into the action as he raced away for a shot that cleared the bar.

Son should have done better on that occasion and he fluffed his lines again with a low shot that was too close to Hammers keeper Lukasz Fabianski after Dele Allis pass gave him a clear sight of goal.

A flowing Tottenham move unlocked the West Ham defence and Sons blocked effort dropped perfectly for Christian Eriksen, but the Dane smashed his close-range shot straight at Fabianski.

Tottenham found it tougher to maintain any momentum in the second half, with Sons unsuccessful penalty appeal, after being bundled over by Arthur Masuaku, made more in hope than expectation.

Manuel Pellegrinis team were growing in confidence and they ended Tottenhams unblemished record in their new arena in the 67th minute.

Marko Arnautovic chipped a superb pass towards Antonio and the winger controlled on his chest in the six-yard box before blasting a powerful finish past Hugo Lloris.

Celebrating with a bizarre bouncing motion, Antonio staged a joyous jig in front of the West Ham fans.

The celebration is from a guy called Dan Rue on Instagram who does these crazy dance moves. I have been busting it out in the clubs and I thought I have to bring it on the pitch. I love to bring out a bit of personality out there, Antonio said of his eye-catching dance.

Tottenham looked drained in the closing stages, but they could have denied West Ham their first away win of 2019 when Vincent Janssens stoppage-time header was cleared off the line by Fabian Balbuena.

*AFP

Source: NAN

World number one Naomi Osaka gifted Estonia eighth seed, Anett Kontaveit, a ticket to the final of the Stuttgart WTA tournament when pulled out of the semi-final tie due to an abdominal injury.

The 21-year-old Japanese was scheduled to play against Kontaveit on Saturday evening, but announced in the afternoon that she would be unable to play.

Osaka said that she had to roll out of bed on Saturday morning after picking up the injury during her quarter-final win over Donna Vekic on Friday.

I couldnt lift my upper body. I dont expect that I will be able to serve, she said.

Its an ab strain, something that Ive had before. Thankfully, because Ive had it so many times I am able to tell what it is and I know what to do.

I never want to withdraw, especially in a semi-final, so I am sad, she said.

Osaka said she had broken the news that she was in pain to her team after her dramatic comeback against Croatias Vekic on Friday.

We were in the gym to cool down and they were all happy. she said.

I was like er, I have some bad news, and sort of sprung it on them that I was in pain. They were cool about it, so I am grateful to them.

Osaka, who reached her first semi-final on clay in Stuttgart, said that she might have jinxed herself by talking about injury ahead of the tournament.

They say you can speak things into existence. I feel like I do that a lot.

Yet having reached the last four of a WTA tournament for the first time since winning the Australian Open last January, Osaka said she was happy with how things had gone in Stuttgart.

Even though it is bad that I got injured here, I am happy that it happened at the beginning of the clay season,and not in Rome where it is really close to the French Open.

I am happy that I won two matches here. This was a really good boost for me, because it let me know that even though I am internalising pain or feelings, I can still win matches.

Source: NAN

Chelseas crucial Premier League clash at Manchester United on Sunday is like a final for the London club as both sides seek a top-four finish, winger Pedro has said.

Chelsea are currently fourth in the standings with 67 points, three points ahead of Manchester United. With Arsenal separating the two clubs in fifth place with 66 points, neither side can afford to drop points with three league games to go.

It is like a final for us, Pedro told Sky Sports. It is so important to reach the top four. We need to win in Manchester but we know it is difficult to play there.

They have very good players and are a very good team. Maybe they are not in a very good moment, or in very good form, but we need to fight together to win this game.

However, Chelsea are yet to win away at a top six club this season. They have lost four games, conceding 13 goals and scoring only one, and face a United side hurting from a 2-0 midweek humbling at the hands of Manchester City.

Maurizio Sarris side were also handed a blow when impressive young winger Callum Hudson-Odoi ruptured his Achilles in the 2-2 draw with Burnley, prematurely ending his season. But Pedro said he was ready to step up.

Its a pity for us. He (Hudson-Odoi) is a very good young player for us and is important for us, Pedro said. I can only hope that he gets well as soon as possible. Now we have to continue without him until the end in these five games.

I feel good. I might not start on Sunday but the result is the most important thing. Im so focused on this game, I want to win. Its the only possible result for us.

Source: NAN