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
Japanese franchise the Saitama Seibu Lions yesterday announced that they have signed Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions slugger Lin An-ko, one of this year’s three Most Valuable Player finalists for CPBL. The Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team announced in a news release that Lin would wear No. 73, b
WELL-PREPARED: Chen Nien-chin gave special thanks to a scouting team at National Tsing Hua University for helping her to fully grasp her opponents’ strategies
Taiwanese boxer Chen Nien-chin, a bronze medalist at last year’s Paris Olympics, on Thursday claimed gold in the women’s 65kg division at the World Boxing Cup in India.Chen defeated reigning champion Dione Burman of the UK (who competed in the 66kg division last year) by a score of 4-1 at the Shahee
Nineteen wickets fell yesterday on an opening day of carnage in the first Ashes Test, with England’s attack led by skipper Ben Stokes bowling them into a position of strength after Australia dismissed the tourists for 172.A rampaging Mitchell Starc took 7-58 to put England on the back foot after Sto
Tyrese Maxey on Thursday scored 54 points to spark the Philadelphia 76ers in a 123-114 overtime victory at Milwaukee, while San Antonio surged late to beat Atlanta.In 47 minutes, star guard Maxey made 18 of 30 shots from the floor, six of 15 from three-point range and 12 of 14 free throws while pass
Houston’s Calen Bullock on Thursday intercepted reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Josh Allen twice and the league’s top defensive unit powered the Texans over Buffalo 23-19.Allen was sacked eight times, his most in any game, for 70 lost yards and Bullock’s final pickoff killed the Bills’ last desper
Four-time World Cup winners Italy are to face Northern Ireland in the semi-finals of the European playoffs for next year’s tournament, while Ukraine face star-studded Sweden.Italy are to take on Northern Ireland on March 26 next year at an Italian venue that is yet to be confirmed after the draw mad
Alperen Sengun on Wednesday scored 28 points and Kevin Durant added 20 to lead the Houston Rockets over the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-104, while reigning NBA champions the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Sacramento Kings 113-99.Turkish center Sengun added 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Rockets (
Three Taiwanese women on Wednesday advanced to the finals of the World Boxing Cup in India, including Olympic bronze medalists Wu Shih-yi and Chen Nien-chin.Competing in the 65kg division against Neeraj Phogat of India, the 28-year-old Chen fell behind in the first two rounds of the semi-finals, but
The top-seeded teams for the FIFA World Cup tournament draw on Dec. 5 — including Germany, but not Croatia — were set on Wednesday when FIFA published new rankings the day after four continents completed qualifying.Cohosts the US, Canada and Mexico are to be joined in the pot of No. 1 seeds by top-r
England captain Ben Stokes yesterday said that beating “a seriously good” Australia would be tough, but his team was up for the challenge and had a golden opportunity to rewrite Ashes history.The tourists have not won a series in Australia for 15 years and have crashed to defeat in 13 of 15 Tests ag
A Singaporean minister said that he “should have been more respectful” after calling Hong Kong soccer players and fans “idiots” following a decisive qualifier for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.David Neo’s remarks sparked criticism and overshadowed Singapore’s 2-1 win in Hong Kong, which took them to the co
LATE DRAMA: Denmark were set to advance to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the 90th minute, but Kieran Tierney scored a goal three minutes into injury time
Injury-time wonder-goals by Kieran Tierney and Kenny McLean on Tuesday handed Scotland a stunning 4-2 win over Denmark to qualify them for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, while Spain also booked their ticket with a 2-2 draw against Turkey. Belgium thumped Liechtenstein 7-0 to reach next year’s tournament a
At the age of 78, Dick Advocaat is set to be the oldest coach at a FIFA World Cup after his Curacao team held out for a dramatic draw in Jamaica and qualified for their first finals appearance. The much-traveled Advocaat has coached seven other national teams, including three stints in charge of his
Japan have set themselves the ambitious target of winning next year’s FIFA World Cup, and coach Hajime Moriyasu believes they are making big strides in the right direction heading into 2026. The four-time Asian champions have never gone past the last 16 at a World Cup, but a strong squad of Europe-b
LeBron James on Tuesday made a winning start to his NBA-record 23rd season, returning after a near one-month injury absence in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 140-126 victory over the Utah Jazz. James, 40, missed the Lakers’ first 14 games of the season with sciatica, but was quickly back into his rhythm be
Taiwan yesterday clinched two silver medals at the Summer Deaflympics in Tokyo, following podium finishes for women’s 100m hurdler Hsu Le and shooting duo Hsu Ming-jui and Kao Ya-ju. Hsu Le, the defending champion, made an impressive comeback from injury to finish second to Hungary’s Nikolett Gal wi
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