Leicester City on Sunday launched their quest for an immediate return to the English Premier League with a 2-1 win at home to crisis club Sheffield Wednesday after the visitors’ supporters protested against Owls owner Dejphon Chansiri.Wednesday are under several English Football League embargoes for
Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday fought through a second-set slump to post a roller-coaster 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 victory over Damir Dzumhur in his opening match at the Cincinnati Open.The Spaniard, playing his first tournament since losing to Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon final, raced through the first set, but c
Japanese boxing officials are to hold an emergency meeting today as the sport in the nation faces intense scrutiny following the deaths of two fighters in separate bouts at the same event.Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, fought on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall on Aug. 2 and
The East Asia Super League (EASL) season is to open on Oct. 8 with games in Taipei and Tokyo, as the young league continues to expand across the region.Fans in Taipei are to see a doubleheader at Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium featuring the 2024-2025 P.League+ champions Taoyuan Pauian Pilots and
NEXT ROUND: World No. 1s Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka opened their title defenses with straight-sets wins, while Iga Swiatek and Taylor Fritz also advanced
Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka got their title defenses off to smooth starts as they powered into the third round of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open on Saturday.The men’s and women’s top seeds, each ranked No. 1 in the world, were both competing for the first time since Wimbledon, where Sinner lifted
The Francisco Roig era of Emma Raducanu’s career began with a positive performance as the 30th seed defeated Olga Danilovic of Serbia 6-3, 6-2 on a sweltering day in the second round at the Cincinnati Open.Raducanu’s recent progress has been driven by her reliability against inferior opponents and s
The Taipei Municipal Beitou Junior High School girls’ softball team won the Babe Ruth Softball 16U World Series in the United States on Saturday, capping an undefeated run in its tournament debut.Representing Taiwan as the “Taiwan 16U” team, Beitou defeated Puerto Rico 12-1 in the final at the Fl
Shohei Ohtani hit his 40th home run of the season Saturday night in the fifth inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 9-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.The two-way Japanese star reached 40 homes for the fourth time in his career, after winning most valuable player (MVP) awards in each of the previou
South Korean striker Son Heung-min made his MLS debut for Los Angeles FC (LAFC) on Saturday, providing a burst of energy as a second-half substitute in a 2-2 draw with the Fire in Chicago.Son was brought down for a penalty in the 77th minute, which Denis Bouanga converted to clinch a draw in the 81s
Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall.Shigetoshi Kotari, 28, collapsed shortly after completing a 12-round draw against Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) junior lightweight champion Yamato Hata on Aug. 2.H
SOCCERSalah criticizes UEFALiverpool forward Mohamed Salah criticized on Saturday UEFA’s tribute to the late Suleiman Al-Obeid, known as the “Palestinian Pele,” after European soccer’s governing body failed to reference the circumstances surrounding his death this week. The Palestine Football Associ
‘TROPHIES’: The Slovenian international is one of Europe’s most coveted strikers and his signing brings United’s summer spending to more than US$250 million
Manchester United have confirmed the signing of Benjamin Sesko in a deal that could reach 85 million euros (US$99 million) with RB Leipzig. The striker joins on a five-year deal and is coach Ruben Amorim’s fourth major signing of the summer.Sesko passed his medical at Old Trafford yesterday morning
One of the Netherlands’ oldest clubs, Vitesse Arnhem, lost a final bid to save their professional license on Friday and were effectively kicked out of the league, sparking fan protests.The Central Netherlands Court rejected the club’s appeal to overturn a decision by the Dutch Football Association (
Manchester United fullback Diogo Dalot said there would be “no excuses” if the club does not succeed after the opening of a new ￡50 million (US$67.2 million) training facility.United minority shareholder and chief of sporting operations Jim Ratcliffe cut the ribbon on the building for the men’s team
Detroit safety Morice Norris was attended to for about 20 minutes and taken off the field in an ambulance during the Lions’ preseason game on Friday night against Atlanta, with the game ending with 6:31 to go after the players let the clock run.Norris was hurt with 14:50 to go, trying to tackle Atla
SOCCERBayern tweak Rwanda dealBayern Munich signaled on Friday that they would cut down on “Visit Rwanda” branding as they move away from a commercial sponsorship with the African nation facing a backlash over alleged support for rebels in neighboring DR Congo. Bayern dismissed allegations of “sport
Taiwan’s Teng Kai-wei of the San Francisco Giants delivers a pitch as a waxing gibbous moon rises over Oracle Park during their match against the Washington Nationals in San Francisco on Friday. The 26-year-old right-hander, the MLB’s only Taiwanese pitcher, earned his first career win, shutting out
MASTERS 1000 TITLE: Fourth seed Ben Shelton banged down 16 aces and struck 38 winners against Karen Khachanov in a final lasting 2 hours, 47 minutes
Fourth seed Ben Shelton of the US on Thursday battled back from a set down to clinch his first ATP Masters 1000 title at the Canadian Open in Toronto, defeating Russian 11th seed Karen Khachanov 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3).The world No. 7 capped an impressive week that saw him beat Italian 13th seed F
Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko on Thursday staged a stunning comeback to beat four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 and secure her maiden WTA Tour title at the Canadian Open in Montreal.The 18-year-old wild card rallied after dropping the first set to the Japanese former world No
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