Pinch hitter Yohendrick Pinango on Thursday drew a tiebreaking bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 in the first matchup of the season between the American League East teams.The Blue Jays won their third game in a row and captured their seven
Jannik Sinner on Thursday succumbed to illness and a remarkable Juan Manuel Cerundolo comeback to crash out of the French Open, blowing the men’s singles wide open, as Aryna Sabalenka safely avoided a similar fate.World No. 1 Sinner was cruising when leading by two sets and 5-1 in the third before s
UEFA Champions League finals are often decided by a single moment of magic and both Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain are relying on their unselfish star wingers to conjure that up in Budapest.Arsenal depend on a staunch defense, but Bukayo Saka’s return from injury at the end of the season boosted Mi
FAST AND LOOSE: Despite command struggles, Ohtani has pitched his way out of trouble after falling behind in counts, which manager Roberts credited to his velocity
Shohei Ohtani on Wednesday night tossed six innings of no-hit ball, gave himself an early lead with a home run and still was not satisfied with his performance.The Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-way superstar dropped some expletives that were picked up by the on-field mic as he struggled with his command
Taiwanese tennis star Hsieh Su-wei on Wednesday advanced to the second round of the mixed doubles at the French Open, after she and German partner Mark Wallner defeated Slovenian Andreja Klepac and Briton Lloyd Glasspool in straight sets, despite temperatures exceeding 32°C in Paris, while Taiwan’s
Jean-Philippe Mateta on Wednesday scored as Crystal Palace beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in the UEFA Conference League final in Leipzig to secure the club’s first European trophy in their history.After a cagey opening half with few clear chances, Mateta turned in a rebound for the game’s only goal on 51 m
Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal and Logan Stankoven on Wednesday scored in a 2-minute-47-second span late in the first period as the Carolina Hurricanes moved within one victory of the Stanley Cup Final, beating the Montreal Canadiens 4-0.Frederik Andersen made 18 saves for his third shutout in 12 post-
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s latest extraordinary innings was hailed by cricket greats yesterday, as calls grew for the 15-year-old phenomenon to be propelled straight into the senior India team.The teenage opener hit 12 sixes, including three in a row off Australia captain Pat Cummins, before he was out
TENNISMensik collapses in heatJakub Mensik on Wednesday said it was “insane” to play a marathon match at the French Open in temperatures above 30°C, after collapsing with a cramp on court immediately after beating Mariano Navone. The 20-year-old needed eight match points to win 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 1-6, 7
STAR NEEDED: The Spurs’ coach bemoaned his team’s errors and urged Wembanyama to take a more aggressive approach, after the star was held to just 20 points from 15 shots
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Tuesday scored 32 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs 127-114 to move within one win of a return to the NBA Finals.Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder punished an error-strewn performance by San Antonio to claim a victory that leaves the reign
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone on Tuesday watched the hits begin to pile up on the massive, crown-shaped scoreboard beyond the center field wall at Kauffman Stadium, and he knew that his team was doing something impressive against the Kansas City Royals.He did not know until afterward that it
Brayden McNabb on Tuesday night hit Mark Stone in stride with a lob pass in the first period for a highlight reel of a play, but it was the gritty work of the Golden Knights’ defense that ultimately put Las Vegas in the Stanley Cup Final.The Golden Knights limited the Colorado Avalanche’s high-power
A giant statue of soccer superstar Lionel Messi erected in India to mark his visit last year is “swaying in the wind” and is to be removed, a lawmaker said yesterday.Workers have scrambled up the 21m golden-colored statue in the eastern city of Kolkata in West Bengal, throwing ropes around its shoul
Crews on Tuesday started erecting an octagon-shaped cage on the South Lawn of the White House for next month’s UFC bout, helping mark the nation’s 250th anniversary — and US President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday.Online renderings depict what the completed, wire-mesh-fence-ringed fight space is expe
Moises Caicedo lifted his first trophy, a golden plastic cup, among the tightly packed little houses of a working-class neighborhood in Ecuador. This summer he is heading to his second FIFA World Cup.The tiny prize he won was lent by a neighbor to give a group of children a taste of victory.A photog
TEAM BUILDING EXERCISE: There is a hope that bonds formed during the All-Star Game weekend can tighten the teamwork between players before the APBC games
The All-Star Game weekend of Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) is to be held at the Taipei Dome on July 18 and 19, the third consecutive year the event would be held at the indoor venue.This year’s showcase features a matchup between a fan-voted “Team Star” squad and “Team Taiwan,
The manager of the Yomiuri Giants, one of Japan’s most popular baseball teams, resigned yesterday after he was arrested for allegedly physically attacking his teenage daughter.Shinnosuke Abe allegedly grabbed the 18-year-old and forced her to the floor at their home in central Tokyo on Monday evenin
Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev was the only athlete to “beat” a world record on Sunday at the Enhanced Games, winning the men’s 50m freestyle at the divisive competition where athletes were free to take performance-enhancing substances.His time of 20.81 seconds — which is not considered official —
Haiti’s first World Cup appearance since 1974 is a source of immense national pride, but Emile, a Haitian living in Ohio, is afraid to attend a match because of US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.“Singing my country’s national anthem in a stadium in front of the whole world is a histo
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