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Kyodo News
3 days ago
- Sport
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Golf: Takeda finishes 2nd as Stark wins U.S. Women's Open
KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 11:00 | Sports, All Japanese rookie Rio Takeda finished tied for second at the U.S. Women's Open on Sunday as overnight leader Maja Stark of Sweden held on for a two-shot victory. Stark closed with an even-par 72 for a 7-under 281 total and her first major title. Takeda also shot a 72 and world No. 1 Nelly Korda of the United States carded a 71, leaving them two strokes back. "I didn't think I would be able to do it this week," Stark said of her win that earned her $2.4 million. "You always kind of know that it's possible, but there are so many good golfers on this tour." "I just had to stay calm. I didn't look at the leaderboard until I was on...I think 17. I wasn't as nervous as I thought I would be because I felt like I have somewhat control of my game and I kind of know what's going on." A trio of Japanese players, Takeda, Mao Saigo and Hinako Shibuno, tried to make up a two-shot deficit heading into the final round. But they struggled to make birdies on a tough layout at Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin. "If I had made a few more putts down the stretch, I think I could have tied for the lead," said Takeda, 22, who is having a strong rookie season on the U.S. tour with one victory in March. "It was a great experience for me to compete on this (tough) course for four days. I want to make use of this experience in my next chance to win." Saigo could only manage a 73 to share fourth place with South Korea's Choi Hye Jin and China's Yin Ruoning at 4 under for the tournament, the second major of the LPGA season. Saigo was the winner of the first major, the Chevron Championship, in late April. Shibuno tied for seventh a shot further back after a 74. Related coverage: Golf: Chisato Iwai wins 1st U.S. tour title in Mexico Golf: Hideki Matsuyama misses PGA Championship cut for 1st time in career Golf: Japan's Mao Saigo wins 1st LPGA major of year in 5-way playoff
Kyodo News
3 days ago
- Sport
- Kyodo News
Golf: Takeda finishes 2nd as Stark wins U.S. Women's Open
KYODO NEWS - 16 minutes ago - 11:00 | Sports, All Japanese rookie Rio Takeda finished tied for second at the U.S. Women's Open on Sunday as overnight leader Maja Stark of Sweden held on for a two-shot victory. Stark closed with an even-par 72 for a 7-under 281 total and her first major title. Takeda also shot a 72 and world No. 1 Nelly Korda of the United States carded a 71, leaving them two strokes back. "I didn't think I would be able to do it this week," Stark said of her win that earned her $2.4 million. "You always kind of know that it's possible, but there are so many good golfers on this tour." "I just had to stay calm. I didn't look at the leaderboard until I was on...I think 17. I wasn't as nervous as I thought I would be because I felt like I have somewhat control of my game and I kind of know what's going on." A trio of Japanese players, Takeda, Mao Saigo and Hinako Shibuno, tried to make up a two-shot deficit heading into the final round. But they struggled to make birdies on a tough layout at Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin. "If I had made a few more putts down the stretch, I think I could have tied for the lead," said Takeda, 22, who is having a strong rookie season on the U.S. tour with one victory in March. "It was a great experience for me to compete on this (tough) course for four days. I want to make use of this experience in my next chance to win." Saigo could only manage a 73 to share fourth place with South Korea's Choi Hye Jin and China's Yin Ruoning at 4 under for the tournament, the second major of the LPGA season. Saigo was the winner of the first major, the Chevron Championship, in late April. Shibuno tied for seventh a shot further back after a 74. Related coverage: Golf: Chisato Iwai wins 1st U.S. tour title in Mexico Golf: Hideki Matsuyama misses PGA Championship cut for 1st time in career Golf: Japan's Mao Saigo wins 1st LPGA major of year in 5-way playoff
Kyodo News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Kyodo News
Japanese designer wins Chelsea Flower Show garden of the year
KYODO NEWS - 30 minutes ago - 11:29 | Arts, All Japanese landscape designer Kazuyuki Ishihara won the garden of the year award for the first time at the Chelsea Flower Show, a globally famous landscaping competition in London, in May with a Japanese tea garden. A veteran participant at the show, Ishihara also won the gold medal in the show garden category for the first time among other awards at the annual event held by the Royal Horticultural Society, Britain's leading garden charity, according to his office. It was the 13th gold medal overall for the 67-year-old, who has been competing in the show since 2004. Describing the show garden gold as the most difficult to obtain, he said he was "proud" to have won it with his "Japanese Tea Garden." He also won the People's Choice award, voted on by the public. The garden, themed on communication and harmony and called "Cha No Niwa" in Japanese, uses plants and trees commonly seen in the Japanese countryside such as Japanese maples and irises around its tea house. "I wanted to convey the beauty of the spirit of Japan that enables heart-to-heart communications through tea and beautiful scenery in a world of chaos," said Ishihara. Japanese designer Masataka Taniguchi, 42, won the gold medal in the category of container gardens featuring small-scale landscapes with his work "Komorebi Garden." Komorebi is a Japanese word for sunlight piercing through a tree canopy.
Kyodo News
6 days ago
- Health
- Kyodo News
Boxing: Ginjiro Shigeoka in stable condition after post-match brain surgery
KYODO NEWS - 5 minutes ago - 09:39 | Sports, All Japanese boxer Ginjiro Shigeoka, who recently underwent a craniotomy following his IBF minimumweight title match, is in a stable condition at hospital, the chief of his gym said Thursday. A craniotomy is a procedure that removes part of the skull prior to brain surgery. The 25-year-old former world champion, who lost a split decision to Filipino champion Pedro Taduran last Saturday, suffered a right subdural hematoma. Shigeoka was not knocked down during the bout in Osaka but began losing consciousness in the ring after the final gong. He was stretchered out and rushed to the hospital. "He is receiving treatment at hospital," Watanabe gym chief Hitoshi Watanabe said in a statement. "Fortunately, his condition is stable, and we're monitoring his progress." Under Japan Boxing Commission rules, a boxer who has had a craniotomy cannot hold a professional license, meaning Shigeoka must retire from the sport. Watanabe added that his gym has received messages of encouragement from around the country. Related coverage: Boxing: Ex-champ Ginjiro Shigeoka has brain surgery, set to retire
Kyodo News
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Kyodo News
Snowboarding: 6-time Olympian Tomoka Takeuchi to retire after 1 more season
KYODO NEWS - 7 minutes ago - 15:41 | Sports, All Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi, who has competed in the past six Winter Olympics, said Thursday she will retire at the end of the 2025-26 Olympic season. The parallel giant slalom silver medalist at the 2014 Sochi Olympics has already met the qualifying standards set by the Ski Association of Japan for next February's Milan-Cortina Olympics. "In one last season, I want to go all out to win," the 41-year-old said at a press conference in Tokyo. The Hokkaido native made her Olympic debut in 2002 and moved her training base to Switzerland five years later. Takeuchi did not compete for about two and a half years after the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. At the 2022 Beijing Olympics, she was 15th in the parallel giant slalom. Related coverage: Baseball: Shohei Ohtani hits MLB-leading 20th homer in Dodgers' win Sumo: Onosato becomes yokozuna at record pace after 13 tournaments Golf: Chisato Iwai wins 1st U.S. tour title in Mexico
