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Sakamoto on pace for fourth world crown in Prague
Sports, Published on 27/03/2026
» PRAGUE: Japan's Kaori Sakamoto surged into the lead in the women's singles short programme at the world figure skating championships on Wednesday, putting her on course for a fourth world title in the final competitive event of her career.
Malinin and Sakamoto seek solace at figure skating worlds as Olympic champions absent
AFP, Published on 24/03/2026
» PRAGUE — United States star Ilia Malinin returns to the ice seeking the solace of a third straight world figure skating title after his shocking collapse at the Winter Olympics, while Japan's Kaori Sakamoto targets a fourth women's gold starting Wednesday.
Sakamoto eyes skating gold in Olympic farewell
AFP, Published on 17/02/2026
» MILAN - Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto launches her quest for a fairytale Olympic swansong on Tuesday as heavy snow in the Italian Alps disrupted the schedule at the Milan-Cortina Games.
'Quad God' Malinin ramps up Olympic preparations at Grand Prix Final
AFP, Published on 02/12/2025
» NAGOYA (JAPAN) - United States figure skater Ilia Malinin can burnish his credentials as the red-hot favourite for Olympic gold when he faces his rivals at the Grand Prix Final in Japan this week.
Late charge lifts Thanyakorn to Asian Mixed title
Sports, Published on 27/07/2025
» Phetchaburi: Veteran Thanyakorn Khrongpha mounted a superb back-nine comeback to edge out young contender Sarut Vongchaisit and clinch the five-million-baht TrustGolf Asian Mixed Circuit 1 at Lake View Resort and Golf Club in Phetchaburi yesterday.
Race for Olympic qualification heats up
Sports, Helen Ross, Published on 20/01/2023
» Hollywood couldn't have scripted a better ending to the pandemic-delayed 2020 Olympic Games than Hideki Matsuyama battling Xander Schauffele down the stretch for gold medal at Japan's Kasumigaseki Country Club.
No. 1 Atthaya feels the pressure as LPGA returns to Japan
AFP, Published on 02/11/2022
» Thai teenager Atthaya Thitikul admitted to feeling the pressure of being the new women's golf number one as she headlines the LPGA tour's return to Japan after a three-year absence.
Morikawa expects stiff local competition
Sports, Published on 13/10/2022
» Chiba: Collin Morikawa believes he and the other PGA Tour players will have to overcome the strong local challenge if they are to walk away with the Zozo Championship title from the Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club this week.
Inspired Patty tastes major success
Sports, Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 22/12/2021
» The 2021 golf season saw several first-time major winners including Thailand's Patty Tavatanakit, American Nelly Korda, and Spain's John Rahm.
Riveting play as golf leaves its mark in Tokyo 2020
Sports, Chuah Choo Chiang, Published on 18/08/2021
» A throwaway comment by Rory McIlroy after he missed out on a bronze medal was worth its weight in gold as golf's much talked-about acceptance in the Olympic Games was reinforced following two glorious weeks at Tokyo 2020 which ended on Aug 8.