Victor Wembanyama today will aim to cement his status as the new face of basketball when he leads the San Antonio Spurs into Game 1 of the NBA Finals against a New Yorks Knicks lineup bidding to end a 53-year title drought.Just three years after landing in the NBA as the top pick in the 2023 draft,
Anthony Joshua on Monday said that he would not celebrate that a deal has finally been struck for a heavyweight clash with rival Tyson Fury until after he won.“I’m not pleased because the pleasure really comes after victory,” Joshua said. “Signing a contract doesn’t mean anything. Winning is the onl
Aryna Sabalenka on Monday overpowered fellow four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in the French Open last 16, after Matteo Berrettini reached his first major quarter-final in four years.World No. 1 Sabalenka was too strong for a battling Osaka, winning 7-5, 6-3 in the first women’s night-sessio
WOMEN’S DOUBLES: Shuko Aoyama of Japan and Taiwan’s Liang En-shuo cruised past Eudice Chong and Veronika Erjavec and into the quarter-finals
Four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek exited Roland Garros on Sunday as the top seeds continued to fall at the start of the second week, while Alexander Zverev booked his spot in the quarter-finals.The Polish third seed endured a miserable 25th birthday as she went down 7-5, 6-1 to Madrid Open
Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 75 and inspired bowling on Sunday led Royal Challengers Bengaluru to their second straight Indian Premier League (IPL) title with a five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans.Bengaluru restricted Gujarat to 155-8, a total they chased down with 12 balls to spare after Kohli reached hi
One big inning was more than enough for the New York Yankees on Sunday.Fueled by a fiery pep talk from captain Aaron Judge, the Yankees scored 13 runs in the third inning and beat the Athletics 13-8 — finishing one run shy of the largest inning in the storied history of the franchise.“Remarkable,” Y
Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard won the Giro d’Italia on Sunday, becoming the eighth male rider to win all three Grand Tours.Vingegaard, who rides for Team Visma-Lease a Bike, ended the three-week race with an overall advantage of 5 minutes, 22 seconds over second-placed Felix Gall. Jai Hindley fini
BACK-TO-BACK: It was Luis Enrique’s third Champions League triumph, making him one of only five coaches to complete a hat-trick in Europe’s top club competition
Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday claimed back-to-back UEFA Champions League triumphs with a 4-3 shoot-out win over Arsenal following a 1-1 draw after extra time, with Eberechi Eze and Gabriel missing from the spot. Mikel Arteta’s English Premier League champions showed great resilience to take the ga
The San Antonio Spurs, sparked by superstar Victor Wembanyama, on Saturday advanced to the NBA Finals by dethroning defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103, booking a championship showdown against the New York Knicks. The Spurs captured the best-of-seven Western Conference finals 4-3 to rea
Reigning champion Coco Gauff’s French Open title defense came to an end in the third round on Saturday as top seed Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka won to set up a blockbuster last-16 clash. Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei and Germany’s Mark Wallner lost their mixed doubles second-round match against Spain’s C
Taiwan’s Lin Pei-hsuan (林沛萱) won gold in the women’s heptathlon at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong on Sunday, earning Taiwan its second gold medal of the meet.Lin scored 4,730 points to claim the title, two days after winning bronze in the women’s high jump.Competing against two o
PRAISE: ‘Huge credit to Joao for really deserving to win the match. Without a doubt, he was the better player in crucial moments,’ Djokovic said of his teenage rival
Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca on Friday knocked Novak Djokovic out in the third round of the French Open to scupper the Serbian great’s latest quest for a record 25th Grand Slam. Taiwan’s Liang En-shuo and Japan’s Shuko Aoyama defeated Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe 7-5
Liverpool yesterday sacked head coach Arne Slot after a disastrous defense of their English Premier League title. The club, who finished fifth in the table, said the Dutchman, who has been at Anfield for two seasons, would “depart his role as head coach with immediate effect.” Liverpool fans turned
For some, Cristiano Ronaldo remains the essential spearhead for Portugal’s FIFA World Cup bid, while others believe his presence would prevent Roberto Martinez’s strong side from flourishing. The debate around the five-time Ballon d’Or winner rages on, as it did at UEFA Euro 2024 and four years ago
Houston right-hander Teng Kai-wei, the only Taiwanese pitcher active in the MLB, on Friday recorded a no decision after allowing three runs over five innings in the Astros’ 5-4, 10-innings loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Teng, who won his previous two starts, struck out seven while giving up three hi
Taiwanese sprinter Chen Yi-cen on Friday won the silver medal in the women’s 400m final at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong, with a time of 53.16 seconds. Chen, 15, was the youngest among the eight finalists, and her performance also met the qualifying standard of 53.50 seconds for
Barcelona on Friday confirmed the signing of Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United, for a fee that could rise to 80 million euros (US$93.3 million). Gordon signed for “the next five seasons, until June 30, 2031,” Barcelona said in a brief statement. The 25-year-old left winger netted 17 goals for New
The Puskas Arena in Budapest is pictured on Friday before last night’s UEFA Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal.
ALL TO PLAY FOR: The San Antonio Spurs went on an astonishing 20-0 streak in the third quarter, assisted by a disintegrating Oklahoma City offense
Victor Wembanyama on Thursday scored 28 points as the San Antonio Spurs forced a decisive Game 7 in their thrilling NBA Western Conference Finals series against Oklahoma City, leading throughout an emphatic 118-91 win.The Spurs were aggressive for the duration of a win-or-go-home clash with defendin
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