Solberg wins in Japan
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Norway's World champion Petter Solberg clinches the inaugural Rally of Japan after dominating throughout the race.
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South Korea&#39;s Grace Park shot a 7-under-par 65 Sunday to win the CJ Nine Bridges Classic, holding off top-ranked Annika Sorenstam by five strokes.
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Petter Solberg coasted to victory in the Italian Rally on Sunday to keep his slim hopes of retaining the world championship alive.
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Finland's Mikko Hirvonen claims his second win of the season in the Japan Rally.
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Japan's Ai Shibata prevailed in a sprint  finish to win the women's 800 meter freestyle gold medal at the  Athens Games Friday.
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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, on Sunday in the International Tennis Championships final.
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Andrea Dovizioso of Italy rode his Honda to win the 125cc race of the Japanese Grand Prix at the TwinRing Motegi Circuit on Sunday.
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Japan's Mao Asada took the women's gold medal at the Four Continents championships yesterday in Goyang, South Korea, by recording a season-best total score of 193.25, defeating world champion compatriot Miko Ando.
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HALMSTAD, Sweden  - The United States retained the Solheim Cup on Sunday when they crushed Europe 8.5-3.5 in the final session of singles and finished 16-12 ahead overall at Halmstad in Sweden.
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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.
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NAGOYA, Japan (AP-CP) - World champion Shizuka Arakawa of Japan overcame a case of jitters and a new pair of skates Friday to win the women&#39;s short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition.
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MIYAZAKI, Japan  - Tiger Woods fired a  five-under-par 65 to move 10 shots clear after the third round  of the Dunlop Phoenix tournament Saturday, putting himself in  prime position for ha first victory in Japan.
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HALMSTAD, Sweden  -- All that talk about choke jobs and lost opportunities turned out to be overblown. The Americans have always owned singles, and after yet another Sunday success, they own the Solheim Cup again, too.
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The Olympic 100 metres champion, Justin Gatlin, won the final sprint showdown of the season in Japan. Gatlin clocked 9.97sec to triumph in the Seiko Super meeting in Yokohama.
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Miyazaki - Tiger Woods shot a 3-under 67 Sunday to win the Dunlop Phoenix for his first title since February and first victory in Japan.
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Norway&#39;s rally ace Petter Solberg in his Subaru lost seconds on every curve in Rally of Corsica at the weekend, and Citroen driver Sebastien Loeb became the new world rally champion on Sunday after finishing second behind Ford&#39;s Markko Martin.
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Petter Solberg turned up the heat on world championship rival Sebastien Loeb with a blistering display on stage six to close in on the Wales Rally GB leader.