Manchester City made a sluggish start to their Champions League campaign as they drew 0-0 against Inter Milan on Wednesday, while Paris Saint-Germain needed a last-minute goal to beat tournament newcomers Girona.Pep Guardiola’s side have won all four of their English Premier League games this season
Roger Federer on Wednesday said that staying involved with tennis in retirement helped him avoid feeling “like an alien” ahead of this week’s Laver Cup in Berlin.Federer, who helped create the tournament, retired at the Laver Cup in London two years ago and has since stayed involved with the competi
NEW FIGHTER: Daniel Dubois’ IBF heavyweight fight against Anthony Joshua is expected to take place in front of 96,000 spectators in Wembley Stadium tomorrow
Daniel Dubois did not have to dethrone anyone to become a world heavyweight champion. So he has something to prove when he makes his first title defense before one of the biggest crowds in British boxing history.If he successfully defends his IBF belt tomorrow by beating fellow Briton Anthony Joshua
Tottenham avoided a shock defeat in the third round of the English League Cup after scoring two late goals to beat second-division Coventry 2-1 on Wednesday.Djed Spence evened the score in the 88th minute at Coventry Arena after Brandon Thomas-Asante had fired the home team ahead in the 63rd.Brennan
SOCCERWhite House for GothamUS President Joe Biden is to welcome US National Women’s Soccer League champions Gotham FC at a White House reception on Monday, as the New York/New Jersey team become the first from the top-flight US women’s league to receive the honor. The White House regularly receives
The race track for the upcoming Formula One Singapore Grand Prix night race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore is photographed on Tuesday.
KANE’S FOUR: Christian Pulisic’s early goal was the last thing he had to smile about as the Champions League got under way, while Harry Kane’s Bayern scored nine
The US player pool has never been more prominent in Europe’s top soccer leagues and two of its key players scored on the opening night of the continent’s top competition on Tuesday.Christian Pulisic scored an early goal to launch AC Milan’s UEFA Champions League campaign.However, that strike, less t
Moments after Jose Altuve was ejected on Tuesday for taking off his left cleat and sock trying to prove a point, his replacement, Grae Kessinger, scored the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and then made a sensational play at second base to seal the Houston Astros’ wild 4-3 win against the San Diego
Max Verstappen yesterday said that “the fight is not over” as Red Bull head to Singapore this week, having been knocked off the top of the constructors’ world championship for the first time in two-and-a-half years.McLaren leapt into a 20-point lead after Oscar Piastri’s masterful victory at the Aze
SOCCERRoma fire De RossiAS Roma yesterday fired coach Daniele de Rossi in a move that was surprising despite the Giallorossi going winless in their opening four Serie A matches. De Rossi, a former Roma captain, was hired in January to replace the fired Jose Mourinho and impressed so much during the
Taiwan’s Pai Yu-po returns against Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi during their women’s singles match at the China Open in Changzhou yesterday. Yamaguchi won 21-16, 21-6 to eliminate Pai in the first round. Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying also exited, beaten 21-14, 7-21, 21-19 by Julie Jakobsen of Denmark. Chiu Pin-c
CRUCIAL VICTORY: It was the 11th walk-off victory for the Mets this year, tied for the most in major league baseball, and it also clinched a winning season
Starling Marte on Monday lined a game-ending single in the 10th inning that lifted the New York Mets to a critical 2-1 win over the Washington Nationals.New York moved a game ahead of rivals Atlanta for the final National League wild card when the Braves were blown out 9-0 at home by the Los Angeles
Kirk Cousins on Monday engineered a superb game-winning touchdown drive as the Atlanta Falcons stunned the Philadelphia Eagles with a dramatic 22-21 victory.Philadelphia looked to have done enough to preserve their unbeaten start to the season after taking a 21-15 lead at Lincoln Financial Field thr
Mandela Keita on Monday was sent off 19 minutes into his Parma debut as Udinese fought back from two goals down to win 3-2 and maintain their unbeaten start to the Serie A season.Udinese were 2-0 down at halftime, but a header from Lorenzo Lucca and a brace from Florian Thauvin took them to the top
Japanese players are moving to English soccer in record numbers and more look set to follow with clubs attracted by their quality, strong work ethic and value for money.Kaoru Mitoma is the standout talent of five Japanese players in the English Premier League, with eight more in the Championship and
NFL great Tom Brady on Monday got the better of movie stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in the unlikely surroundings of English third-tier soccer as Birmingham City beat Wrexham 3-1 in the “Hollywood derby.”Brady is a minority shareholder in promotion-chasing Birmingham, while Reynolds and McEl
SHOWDOWN: The second-placed Gunners are two points behind Manchester City before traveling to face Pep Guardiola’s champions next weekend
Mikel Arteta on Sunday saluted Arsenal’s hunger as the gritty Gunners ignored the absence of Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard to clinch an “ugly” 1-0 win at bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur.Arteta’s side were without skipper Odegaard due to an ankle injury suffered on Norway duty, while fellow midfiel
Teenage star Lamine Yamal struck twice on Sunday as La Liga leaders Barcelona thrashed Girona 4-1, while Atletico Madrid eased to a 3-0 victory over Valencia to pull level with second-placed Real Madrid.Hansi Flick’s Barca have now won all five of their opening matches and avenged two humiliating Ca
Eugenio Suarez on Sunday hit a game-ending single off the right-field wall, just a few feet shy of a grand slam, capping a three-run 10th inning that led the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Milwaukee Brewers 11-10 to avoid a series sweep.Arizona wasted a 5-0, fifth-inning lead, then overcame an 8-5 de
Taiwanese pitcher Huang Wei-chieh has been released by the MLB’s Pittsburgh Pirates after reinjuring his arm while recovering with one of the franchise’s minor league affiliates, his sports agency said on Sunday.The agency, Flight International Co, confirmed a report on the Baseball America Web site