The Seattle Seahawks on Sunday coasted to Super Bowl glory, routing the New England Patriots 29-13 as Sam Darnold sealed his journey from flop quarterback to conqueror of the NFL’s biggest prize.Brushing off a reputation for wilting in big games, journeyman quarterback Darnold threw for a touchdown
Erling Haaland’s stoppage-time penalty on Sunday earned Manchester City a dramatic 2-1 win at Liverpool to reduce Arsenal’s lead at the top of the English Premier League back to six points.City were heading for defeat at Anfield with six minutes to go before Bernardo Silva canceled out Dominik Szobo
Kawhi Leonard on Sunday scored 41 points, grabbed eight rebounds and made four steals to lead the Los Angeles Clippers in a lopsided 115-96 victory at Minnesota.The 34-year-old forward, a two-time NBA champion, matched the second-best road scoring effort of his career as the Clippers improved to 25-
Lindsey Vonn on Sunday needed surgery on her broken leg after she crashed out of the Winter Olympics downhill to brutally end the American skiing great’s improbable dream of a medal.In happier scenes, figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin produced a pulsating routine to see off Japan and retain the
Taiwan’s top hurdler Zhang Bo-ya (張博雅) won gold in the women’s 60-meter hurdles on Sunday at the 2026 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tianjin, China, setting a new national record of 8.12 seconds and securing Taiwan’s first gold medal of the meet.Zhang, known as Taiwan’s “hurdles sweetheart,
Taiwan won silver in the women’s 25-meter pistol team event in the rifle/pistol section of the Asian Shooting Championships in New Delhi, India, after Chen Yu-ju (陳俞如), Tien Chia-chen (田家榛) and Wu Chia-ying (吳佳穎) achieved a total of 1,735 points.The gold medal in the women’s team event was won by In
‘SO BORING’: After falling on his second try, Kira Kimura won by riding backward and spinning five-and-a-half times with a grab of his board between the bindings
That ever-growing bench of Japanese snowboarders runs deep. Jumps very high, too.The country that has steadily been asserting mastery over the halfpipe took that show to the Winter Olympics big air contest on Saturday night, where Kira Kimura and Ryoma Kimata flew and stomped their way to a 1-2 fini
There are four matches happening at once in Cortina’s curling stadium, yet you would hardly know it. All attention in the venue seems trained on young, ponytailed Stefania Constantini, the defending gold medalist, who hails from Cortina and is battling for a spot in the next round of the competition
A sparkling unbeaten 84 from India captain Suryakumar Yadav and three wickets from late call-up Mohammed Siraj in Mumbai on Saturday helped India avoid a shock defeat to the US as they opened their defense of the T20 World Cup.India were in trouble at 77-6 before Suryakumar took them to a competitiv
Jamie George was proud of England’s dynamic start to the Six Nations after they thrashed Wales 48-7 at Twickenham, England, on Saturday ahead of next week’s trip to Edinburgh.Henry Arundell, making his first Test start since the 2023 Rugby World Cup, ran in a first-half hat-trick of tries, with Ben
Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini on Saturday expressed concern at “serious incidents of sabotage” that delayed trains in central Italy, suggesting they could be linked the opening of the Winter Olympics. Police are investigating three incidents of damage on lines aroun
Arsenal FC moved nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 victory against Sunderland AFC, while Tottenham Hotspur FC boss Thomas Frank faced renewed calls for his sacking after a 2-0 defeat to Manchester United FC on Saturday.Mikel Arteta’s side went ahead in the 42nd minute at
Coaches take a position overlooking the course before an women’s downhill alpine ski race at the Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, yesterday.
FIRST MEDALS: Franjo von Allmen of Switzerland secured the first gold medal of the Milan Games yesterday, winning the men’s downhill ski race
The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opened on Friday with a glittering ceremony at the San Siro stadium echoed by festivities at Games venues across the snow-capped Italian Alps.The extravaganza reflected the most geographically widespread Olympics in history.It culminated in the lighting of two cauld
During the past three Winter Olympics, biathletes had to race at night on icy snow and lighted trails, at venues that had rarely been used, since they were built just for the Games — conditions that made racing more challenging for the athletes.That all changes with the Milan-Cortina Winter Games.Bi
Taiwanese sprinter Chen Wen-pu made several achievements at the 12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships on Friday, winning a silver medal in the men’s 60m and setting a new national record.Chen, 27, won the medal with a 6.60-second sprint, falling just 0.01 seconds behind Chinese sprinter Deng Xin
Great Britain (GB) secured their place in the final round of Davis Cup qualifying after Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool won the doubles on Friday to seal a 3-0 win over Norway.Wimbledon champions Cash and Glasspool beat Norwegian pair Nicolai Budkov Kjaer and Viktor Durasovic 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7/5) to
Taiwan’s Sergio Tu on Friday won bronze in the men’s elite individual time trial at the Asian Road Cycling Championships in Saudi Arabia, qualifying for this year’s Asian Games in the process.Tu covered the 31km course in 37 minutes and 31 seconds, averaging 49.6kph.Kazakhstan’s Yevgeniy Fedorov too
Leeds United FC bolstered their bid for Premier League survival with a vital 3-1 win against relegation rivals Nottingham Forest FC on Friday.Daniel Farke’s side struck twice in the four minutes in the first half through Jayden Bogle and Noah Okafor.Dominic Calvert-Lewin bagged Leeds’ third after th
SUPERSTAR DELIVERS: Victor Wembanyama scored 29 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to propel the Spurs to a 135-123 victory over the Dallas Mavericks
The Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday shook off the early exit of injured star Luka Doncic, rallying without him in the second half for a 119-115 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.Austin Reaves, again coming off the bench in his second game back from a 19-game injury absence, scored 13 of his 35 poin