France's Joubert and Japanese women dominate
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France's Brian Joubert recorded a personal best despite a less than perfect performance in the men's short program to take a narrow lead in the figure skating Grand Prix final on Friday.
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The controversial sport now has female participants -- with Brazil in the lead
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France's Brian Joubert won his first Grand Prix final on Saturday despite skating a far from perfect free programme.
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UNDER-STRENGTH France reached their third Fed Cup final when they took an unbeatable 3-0 lead in their semi-final against Spain today.
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Top seeds Lleyton Hewitt and Maria Sharapova were taken to three sets in their second round matches before safely advancing at the $860,000 Japan Open on Wednesday.
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Ai Miyazato is everywhere in Japan: on billboards at the airport, magazine covers, TV commercials and daily sports pages. But Miyazato isn't satisfied with just being a superstar in Japan &#151; she wants to be a winner in the U.S.
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he United States Open&#39;s second-seeded player is showing that she might finally be ready for a turn at the top. With all the gears of her game clicking today, AmÃ©lie Mauresmo of France turned in her most dominating performance so far.
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Japan&#39;s women wrestlers added four medals, including two golds, to lead the country to a record Olympic performance and be within one gold medal of its biggest haul of championships.
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Russia and France take commanding leads in their Fed Cup semi-finals against Austria and Spain.
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Annika Sorenstam has moved into the outright lead on day two of Japan&#39;s Mizuno Classic after carding a six-under par 66. Sorenstam, bidding for a fourth consecutive win in the tournament, is now four strokes clear of nearest rival Chihiro Nakajima.
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The birth of a male heir ends for now the debate over whether women should be allowed to ascend JapanÂs throne.
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Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova reach the final stages of the Japan Open tennis tournament with breezy victories on October 7. Second seed David Nalbandian became
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the Japan Open final Friday with a convincing 6-2, 6-3 victory over Thailand&#39;s Tamarine Tanasugarn.
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France's Brian Joubert won his first Grand Prix final on Saturday to establish himself as the top contender for next month's European championship crown.
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Teenage sensation Ai Miyazato continued her emergence as a star on Sunday, shooting a 6-under 67 in difficult conditions on the Links Course at Fancourt to lead Japan to a two-shot victory in the Women's World Cup.
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Annika Sorenstam took a four-shot lead Saturday in her bid to win Japan&#39;s Mizuno Classic for the fourth straight year. The world&#39;s top woman player shot a 6-under-par 66 for a 36-hole total of 15-under 129.
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Martina Hingis beats Ana Ivanovic 6-4 6-2 to claim her fifth Pan Pacific Open title in Tokyo.