TOKYO -- Local favourite Daisuke Takahashi produced a solid free skate on Saturday to win his fifth NHK Trophy. Michael Bradley USA Jersey . Takahashi, who had a 10-point lead after the short program, received 268.31 points after the free skate to finish 15 points ahead of second-place Nobunari Oda. Three-time U.S. champion Jeremy Abbott, who was seventh after the short program, had a strong free skate and finished third with 237.41 points. Takahashi, who was a disappointing fourth at Skate America, hit his opening quad toeloop. He had a shaky landing on a triple axel and was downgraded on a combination jump but was solid otherwise. "I didnt do well at Skate America so I was determined to get my confidence back," Takahashi said. "I wasnt perfect today but little by little was able to gain momentum." Two-time world champion Mao Asada completed a successful day for the host nation by winning the free skate to capture her fourth NHK Trophy. Asada, who was first after the short program, under-rotated her opening triple axel but finished with a total of 207.59 points. Coupled with her win at Skate America, Asada secured a berth at the Grand Prix final next month in the Fukuoka, Japan. "I was a bit disappointed not to do the triple axel cleanly," Asada said. "Its something I want to be able to do well but Im happy with the overall result." Russian Elena Radionova was second with 191.81 points while Japans Akiko Suzuki finished third with 179.32. Gracie Gold of the United States was third in the free skate but finished fourth overall with 177.81 points. Russias Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov won the pairs by an overwhelming margin of more than 50 points. The defending world champions totalled 236.49 in their victory, while second-place Peng Cheng and Zhang Hao of China received just 182.18. Volosozhar and Trankov extended their impressive streak of victories with the triumph and qualified for the GP final. Two-time world champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States lead the ice dance after the short dance. Davis and White (73.70) are more than nine points ahead of Italys Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte (64.58) heading into Sundays free dance. The NHK Trophy is the fourth of six events in the International Skating Unions Grand Prix series. The next event is the Trophee Bompard in Paris Nov.15-17. Jorge Villafana USA Jersey . The former world No. 1 Djokovic, who is the top seed here despite being ranked No. 2, snuck past 35-year-old Czech showman Radek Stepanek in four high- quality sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-5), on Centre Court. Djokovic appeared relieved when he converted on his first match point by swatting a cross-court forehand winner that just caught the line to end an affair that featured only two service breaks. Jesse Gonzalez USA Jersey . LOUIS -- Russell Martin wanted a better fate for his starting pitcher and helped deliver a happier ending. http://www.usasoccerauthority.com/kellyn-acosta-usa-jersey/ . -- The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Cuban shortstop Erisbel Arruebarrena to a $25 million, five-year contract Saturday.Furiani, France (SportsNetwork.com) - PSG wasted an opportunity to move into a tie atop the Ligue 1 table by suffering a 4-2 loss at Bastia on Saturday. First-place Marseille was handed a 2-1 loss by Montpellier on Friday to remain on 41 points, leaving the door open PSG to get on equal footing. Things started brightly for the Parisians as goals from Lucas Moura and Adrien Rabiot handed the club a two-goal lead inside the opening 20 minutes, but it all went pear shaped after the half-hour mark. Ryad Boudebouz converted a 32nd-minute penalty to cut the deficit in half while Francois Modesto equalized for Bastia just before halftime. The second half belonged to the hosts as Julien Palmieri scored in the 56th and 89th minutes to seal all three points and doom PSG to second loss in three league outings. Bastia is unbeaten in its last three Ligue 1 contests, putting the club on 21 pooints. Chris Pontius Jersey. Guingamp scored in either half to collect a 2-0 victory over Lens on Saturday. Christophe Mandanne opened the scoring after only 18 minutes and Claudio Beauvue converted a penalty in the 76th minute to provide Guingamp with some insurance. Nice, meanwhile, overturned a one-goal deficit to get three points from a 3-1 home win over Lorient. Benjamin Jeannot put the visitors in front in the sixth minute, but it was a 29th-minute penalty from Eric Bautheac and second-half goals from Alexy Bosetti and Carlos Eduardo that proved to be the difference in the match. Also on Saturday, Yoha Mollo and Romain Hamouma produced the goals to grant St. Etienne a 2-1 victory at Reims, Michael Frey netted the lone tally as Lille edged Caen and Adrien Thomasson and Paul-Georges Ntep De Madiba scored three minutes apart as Evian played to a 1-1 draw with Rennes. ' ' '