SAPPORO — Japan's Daiki Ito captured his second title in as many days in front of his hometown crowd, coming from behind with the longest leap of the day to win a World Cup meet in Sapporo on Sunday.

OSAKA — Japanese runner Risa Shigetomo pulled away after the 26-kilometer mark and never looked back en route to winning the Osaka Women's Marathon on Sunday.

MOSCOW — Russia’s Anna Chicherova has won the Golden High Jump competition in Belgium’s Antwerp, clearing 6 feet, 6 3/4 inches to defeat Olympic champion Tia Hellebaut of Belgium, the competition website reported.

PARIS — Chechen businessman Bulat Chagaev, owner of the bankrupt Swiss football club Neuchatel Xamax, will be in custody for at least a month on suspicion of fraud.

BINMALEY, Pangasinan — There is no definite fighter yet with whom fighting Sarangani Congressman Manny Pacquiao will next square off in the ring till perhaps after a week more.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Sao Paulo's star goalkeeper for the last 15 years Rogerio Ceni successfully underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO — NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, on a mission from the US Olympic Committee, visited Flamengo's athletic facilities on Friday.

MANILA — The Philippine Army (PA) Wednesday boasted of able and skilled shooters among its 85,0000-strong organization.

MANILA — Filipino chess player Oliver Barbosa became the third Super Philippine Grandmaster after bagging the overall title in the 10th Parsvath International Grandmasters Chess Open Tournament last Jan. 14-23, 2012 at Ludlow Castle Sports Complex, Civil Lines in New Delhi, India .

LONDON — British culture secretary Jeremy Hunt on Tuesday defended doubling the amount of money spent on the opening ceremony of the London Olympics in July and August as "a unique moment" and an "extraordinary business opportunity."