One in four games at this year’s FIFA World Cup could take place in dangerous heat, researchers said yesterday.Concerns about heat have already prompted FIFA to mandate a cooling break during each half of the World Cup matches that are to take place between June 11 and July 19 in 16 stadiums across
Iran on Wednesday night hosted a FIFA World Cup departure rally attended by thousands of fans in Tehran’s Enqelab Square amid concerns about the team getting into the US and competing at the tournament.The players, who will continue their preparations at a training camp in Turkey next week, were che
Shohei Ohtani on Wednesday night allowed just four hits over seven shutout innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers backed the four-time Most Valuable Player with his most run support of the season in a 4-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants.The Dodgers snapped their season-high skid at four games on a
A fan on Wednesday night fell into the visiting bullpen at Rate Field, causing a delay during the Kansas City Royals-Chicago White Sox game.The White Sox said that the fan was taken to hospital for treatment.“Did we do the right thing continuing to play?” Kansas City first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino
James Harden on Wednesday night scored a playoff-best 30 points and Donovan Mitchell had 21, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers come back from a nine-point deficit late in regulation and beat the Detroit Pistons 117-113 in overtime to take a 3-2 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference semi-final series.Th
Portugal’s Afonso Eulalio on Wednesday grabbed the overall lead in the Giro d’Italia despite having victory snatched away by Spaniard Igor Arrieta who recovered from going the wrong way to win a rain-drenched and chaotic stage five.The Bahrain Victorious rider joined solo leader Arrieta (UAE Team Em
POWERLESS: Minnesota struggled to counter the French superstar, with Anthony Edwards saying he just kind of hoped that Wembanyama would miss
Victor Wembanyama on Tuesday had at least one teammate who hoped the San Antonio Spurs superstar would return angry, while his coach expected a mature approach from Wembanyama after his first career ejection a game earlier.The Spurs got both, much to the dismay of the Minnesota Timberwolves.“They ai
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke, 29, has died, the NBA team said in a statement on Tuesday, while the family of Jason Collins, the first openly gay man to play in a major US pro sports league, announced the former Grizzlies and Brooklyn Nets player had died after a battle with brain cancer.
Paul Skenes on Tuesday night slowly sauntered back to the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout at the end of the top of the eighth inning, his loping and deliberate strides giving the PNC Park crowd plenty of time to rise for the kind of standing ovation that is becoming commonplace at the end of his starts.Th
Curious spectators clutching rule books watch as a batsman smacks a six into the sand and weeds surrounding Japan’s brand-new cricket ground, four months before it hosts matches at the Asian Games.Japanese fans might be familiar with many of the events at the Olympic-like multisport competition when
Zach Benson on Tuesday night broke a tie on a third-period power play on his 21st birthday as the Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in Game 4 to even the Eastern Conference semi-final series.Benson took a pass in the slot from Josh Doan, kicked the puck to his stick and put a backhander
‘DONE IT ALL’: LeBron James is now out of contract with the Lakers and would head into the off season as a free agent with uncertainty swirling around his future
LeBron James on Monday said he would take time to consider his future after the Los Angeles Lakers were swept out of the NBA playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder in what could turn out to be the final game of his career. James, 41, delivered a typically defiant performance with 24 points and 12 reb
Mathys Tel was hero and villain as Tottenham drew 1-1 at home to Leeds United on Monday — a result that leaves their English Premier League future hanging in the balance. The Frenchman broke the deadlock early in the second half to ease the tension at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but then gave away a
This year’s FIFA World Cup will be the first to feature 48 teams, with the expansion of the field offering opportunities to several debutants — but would FIFA’s determination to have more nations participating remove much of the jeopardy which helped make the competition so great? The expansion is t
Jannik Sinner set up a David v Goliath clash with countryman Andrea Pellegrino in the last-16 of the Italian Open after demolishing Alexei Popyrin in straight sets 6-2, 6-0 on center court on Monday.The world No. 1 easily won his 25th straight match, taking just over an hour to see off Australia’s P
NEW YORK’S YEAR? Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse exhorted his team during one time-out to stay positive and ‘play harder,’ but the 76ers could find no answer
The New York Knicks on Sunday used a stunning three-point barrage to crush the Philadelphia 76ers 144-114 and advance in the NBA playoffs as the Minnesota Timberwolves held off the San Antonio Spurs to level their series. The Knicks matched the NBA playoffs record with 25 three-pointers, setting an
Taiwan’s Yang Kun-pi and Liu Wan-yu on Sunday won gold in the trap mixed team event at the World Cup Shotgun in Kazakhstan, setting a new world record with hits on 36 targets. The Taiwanese duo dominated the final, hitting their first 10 shots and scoring a world record 36 combined hits to defeat th
Houston Astros right-hander Teng Kai-wei, the only active Taiwanese pitcher in MLB, on Sunday suffered his third loss of the season, throwing a season-high 63 pitches in his second start of the year. Teng allowed three earned runs over three innings on five hits in the Astros’ 5-0 road loss to the C
Barcelona on Sunday secured their 29th Spanish league title after beating Real Madrid 2-0 in El Clasico. Marcus Rashford and Ferran Torres struck in the first half to help Hansi Flick’s side clinch La Liga in consecutive years, while consigning Madrid to a trophyless season. Barca moved an unassaila
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