Taiwan’s women’s bowling team on Monday bagged the country’s first gold medal at the Deaflympics in Tokyo after beating South Korea. The Taiwanese team comprised of Chang Yao-chien, Wang Yu-chin, Lin Ya-chin and Chen I-miao advanced from the first round of the tournament as the first seed. In the se
Taiwan’s women’s kabaddi team on Monday settled for a silver medal after losing to India 35-28 in the Women’s World Cup final. Played by two teams of seven, kabaddi is a fast-paced contact sport in which players try to tag opponents and return to their side without being tackled. Matches consist of
Cade Cunningham on Monday scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to spark the Detroit Pistons to their franchise record-tying 13th consecutive victory, a 122-117 triumph at Indiana. The NBA Eastern Conference leaders improved to 15-2 and matched the longest win streaks in Pistons history, 13 in a
After a vehicle pursuit of the Dallas Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland reached speeds of up to 258kph, a frantic search for the NFL player included Texas state troopers firing pepper balls into drainage tunnels and officers using K-9 dogs and a drone before he was found dead from suicide, body and dash ca
SPURS’ ENEMY NO. 1: Eberechi Eze, who was at the center of a summer transfer battle between the two north London clubs, scored a hat-trick in his first derby
Eberechi Eze on Sunday scored a majestic hat-trick for Arsenal as they trounced north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 to open up a commanding six-point lead at the top of the English Premier League. For 36 minutes the derby was a cagey contest with Tottenham frustrating Mikel Arteta’s side, but
Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn yesterday said that he had surprised even himself by becoming the first from his country to win a tournament in the ancient Japanese sport. The 21-year-old, who fled the war in Ukraine three years ago, is set to be promoted to sumo’s second-highest rank thi
Rising Taiwanese golfer Wu Chia-yen on Sunday won her first championship on the Japan Ladies Professional Golfers’ Association (JLPGA) tour after finishing first at the Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture. The 21-year-old lifted the trophy at Elleair Golf Club, finishing 15
Jude Bellingham on Sunday struck late on to secure Real Madrid a 2-2 draw at Elche, taking his team top of Spanish La Liga by one point. Xabi Alonso’s side struggled against their mid-table opponents in an entertaining battle in which Madrid twice came from behind. Aleix Febas fired the hosts ahead
Christian Pulisic fired AC Milan to derby victory with the only goal in Sunday’s 1-0 win over Inter, moving his side up to second in Italian Serie A and within two points of new leaders AS Roma. US forward Pulisic pounced for his fifth goal of the season in the 54th minute after Inter goalkeeper Yan
Taiwanese Olympians Lin Yun-ju and Cheng I-ching on Saturday settled for a silver medal in the mixed doubles category at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender Muscat competition after losing to their Japanese opponents. The world No. 9 duo fell to Japan’s Satoshi Aida and Hitomi Sato 9-11, 5-1
FINAL STRETCH: After the McLaren drivers’ disqualifications, Verstappen’s chances of a fifth successive title would depend on another big slip-up from Norris and his team
Formula One world champion Max Verstappen on Saturday produced a masterful drive to win the Las Vegas Grand Prix and his title hopes were boosted further with the McLarens of championship leader Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri being disqualified. Norris finished the race in second with Piastri fourth
Troubled Liverpool’s woeful season on Saturday hit a new low with a shocking 3-0 home defeat against Nottingham Forest, while Newcastle United dented Manchester City’s English Premier League title challenge as Harvey Barnes’ brace sealed a controversial 2-1 victory. The spluttering champions fell be
Paul Pogba on Saturday described his emotional Monaco debut as a moment of relief and gratitude, after the French midfielder returned to the pitch for the first time in more than two years following a doping ban. The former Juventus and Manchester United player, who joined the French Ligue 1 side on
James Harden on Saturday scored a Los Angeles Clippers-record 55 points in a 131-116 NBA victory at Charlotte while the Detroit Pistons stretched their win streak to 12 games by beating Milwaukee 129-116. The Clippers improved to 5-11 while extending the Hornets’ losing streak to five games. Harden,
Switzerland’s Ramon Zenhaeusern competes at the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in Gurgl, Austria, on Saturday. Zenhaeusern did not finish the first run, while France’s Paco Rassat won Saturday’s slalom event.
SLIPPERY TRACK: ‘I like to drive in the wet, [but] this felt more like driving on ice,’ Red Bull’s Max Verstappen said of the conditions in Friday’s qualifying race
Lando Norris on Friday maintained his charge toward a maiden Formula One crown by grabbing his third pole position in as many races at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The British McLaren driver — who has surged into a 24-point lead in the drivers championship after wins in Brazil and Mexico — clocked the
Makeshift opener Travis Head on Saturday smacked an explosive 69-ball century to power Australia to victory in a high-octane first Ashes Test as England meekly surrendered in the Perth Stadium cauldron. Chasing 205 to win, Head slammed 123 as the hosts romped home on day two by eight wickets in an e
Taiwanese shuttler Shen Yan-ru on Friday clinched a silver medal after losing to her South Korean opponent in the badminton singles at the Deaflympics in Tokyo. Shen, who had rallied to defeat Austria’s Katrin Neudolt in the women’s singles semi-finals, competed in the gold medal match with a leg in
On a lush cricket ground outside Colombo, the sharp jingling of a ball cuts through the afternoon air. Every rattle is a pushback against the stigma of disability. Sri Lanka and India are cohosting the first T20 World Cup for visually impaired women. The semi-finals were yesterday between India and
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