Kaori Sakamoto wins figure skating worlds; top American places fourth
Kaori Sakamoto became the first Japanese figure skater to win back-to-back world championships and the oldest women’s world champion since 2014.
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Substitute Nishimura strikes to earn Japan draw against Uruguay
Japan secured a 1-1 draw with Uruguay in Tokyo on Friday as substitute Takuma Nishimura scored with his first touch to cancel out Federico Valverde's opener for the visitors in the Samurai Blue's first outing since last year's World Cup.
Figure skating-Japan's Uno dazzles at worlds, Miura and Kihara win gold
SAITAMA, Japan : Japan's Shoma Uno took a big step towards defending his title after topping the men's short programme at the figure skating world championships while compatriots Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won their country's first pairs gold on Thursday.
Scheffler, McIlroy grab opening victories while Rahm falls at WGC Match Play
WASHINGTON: Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler and world No.3 Rory McIlroy won while second-ranked Jon Rahm lost to Rickie Fowler in Wednesday’s opening group matches at the WGC Match Play Championship.
Baseball-World Baseball Classic final smashes US viewership records
LOS ANGELES : The riveting World Baseball Classic (WBC) final that saw Japan beat the U.S. 3-2 on Tuesday in Miami drew a combined audience of 5.2 million in the U.S., a record for a WBC game, Major League Baseball said on Wednesday.
Canada's Einarson struggles in decisive loss to Germany at curling worlds
Canada's Kerri Einarson dropped an 8-3 decision to Germany's Daniela Jentsch in round-robin play at the women's world curling championship.
Kaori Sakamoto leads figure skating worlds; U.S. in medal mix in women’s, pairs’ events
Defending champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan topped the women’s short program at the world figure skating championships, while Americans are in the medal mix in the women’s and pairs’ events going into the free skates.
Switzerland leave it late to remain unbeaten in World Curling Championships with win over Canada
Switzerland remain unbeaten at the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship as they claimed their sixth win in four days. Silvana Tirinzoni's team were made to work for their latest win, tied at 6-6 heading into the final end, before holding their nerve to deliver a 7-6 win over joint-second placed Canada to continue as the only unbeaten team in the competition. Ad The victory ended a three-match win streak for Canada, who came closest to defeating the Swiss side at this World Championships.