Japan&#39;s Tamada wins home GP
501636
Japan&#39;s Makoto Tamada won his home Grand Prix on Sunday as world champion Valentino Rossi of Italy claimed second place to take his new Yamaha team closer to its first championship in 12 years.
121889
Top seed Marion Bartoli beat Japanese wildcard Aiko Nakamura 2-6 6-2 6-2 to win her second career title at the Japan Open on Sunday.
651368
Qualifier Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese man to win an ATP title in 16 years by upsetting top-seeded James Blake 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the International Tennis Championships final on Sunday.
286397
SUZUKA, Japan - Michael Schumacher won his 13th race of the season and first since August when he returned to his dominating form and captured the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday.
403566
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova overpowered Mashona Washington 6-0, 6-1 on Saturday to win the Japan Open for the second straight year.
254301
Michael Schumacher blew away the rest of the Formula 1 field to win the Japanese Grand Prix for a sixth time on Sunday. Only brother Ralf Schumacher could match his pace to finish a distant second while BAR
214227
Double race winner Makoto Tamada has taken the final pole position of the 2004 MotoGP season after leading a Camel Honda one-two in today&#39;s tightly contested second qualifying session for the Valencia Grand Prix.
512750
Finland's Mikko Hirvonen claims his second win of the season in the Japan Rally.
13984
Tokyo, Japan (Sports Network) - Fifth-seeded Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic sent seventh-seeded American Taylor Dent packing with a tough victory in Sunday&#39;s final at the $775,000 Japan Open.
641045
Japanese rider Makoto Tamada has claimed pole position for the season-ending MotoGP in Valenica, Spain. It was Tamada&#39;s third pole position of the season.
14919
Ferrari&#39;s Michael Schumacher of Germany won the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday for his 13th victory of the year and 83rd overall in his career, while local favorite Takuma Sato finished fourth.
734125
By Alastair Himmer SUZUKA, Japan  - Ferrari's Michael Schumacherpowered to an easy victory in the Japanese Grand Prix on Sundayfor his 13th win of the season.
763856
Daisuke Takahashi hits a quad and eight triples to win the men's event and pace another Japanese sweep of the figure skating medals in the NHK Trophy in Nagano, Japan.
46847
Fifth seed Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic beat seventh seeded American Taylor Dent in three sets to win the Japan Open in Tokyo on Sunday.
218838
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Michael Schumacher won Sunday&#39;s Formula One Japanese Grand Prix, crossing the finish line 14 seconds ahead of runner-up and brother Ralf Schumacher.
677041
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Hajime Meshiai, an 11-time winner on the Japanese PGA Tour, shot 69 Sunday to retain a share of the lead after five rounds of the Champions Tour national qualifying tournament.
563763
Norway's World champion Petter Solberg clinches the inaugural Rally of Japan after dominating throughout the race.