A record 10 athletes across seven sports are to represent Taiwan at the upcoming Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, including the nation’s first-ever women’s bobsled team, the Ministry of Sports announced on Wednesday.The athletes include men’s figure skater Li Yu-hsiang, women’s speed sk
Diana Flores started playing flag football on dusty fields where women were not even allowed on the main pitch. Two decades later, the Mexican quarterback has led her country to back-to-back World Games gold medals and is on a mission to prove her sport deserves recognition as more than just footbal
Liverpool on Wednesday eased to a 3-0 win at Olympique de Marseille in the UEFA Champions League, as Harry Kane’s double earned Bayern Munich a 2-0 victory against Union Saint-Gilloise that secured a place in the last 16 for the German giants.Arne Slot’s Liverpool extended their unbeaten run to 13 m
A court in Kazakhstan yesterday said it had sentenced three Belgian soccer fans to short prison terms for dressing up as the fictional movie character Borat during a UEFA Champions League match in the Central Asian country.A video broadcast on Kazakh television showed the trio wearing the trademark
CYCLINGVine takes Australia stageFormer winner Jay Vine and defending champion Jhonatan Narvaez yesterday completed a one-two for UAE Team Emirates XRG to dominate the second stage of the Tour Down Under near Adelaide. Australia’s Vine, the 2023 winner, powered up the Corkscrew Hill the second time
Taiwan’s Chi Yu-jen returns to Denmark’s Anders Antonsen during their men’s singles round-of-16 match at the Indonesia Masters in Jakarta yesterday. World No. 27 Chi beat second seed Antonsen, who is ranked third in the world, 21-11, 18-21, 21-13 in just over an hour. It was Chi’s first victory over
Taiwan is to be represented by a record 10 athletes across seven sports at the Olympic Winter Games in Spain, including the country's first women's bobsleigh team, the Ministry of Sports announced yesterday.At a media event, the Ministry of Sports unveiled the full roster of athletes who have qualif
‘IGNORANT DRUNKS’: Spain’s Davidovich Fokina took exception when a group cheered him twisting his ankle, but he got the last laugh in beating Opelka in five sets
Last year’s runners-up Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan and Latvian partner Jelena Ostapenko yesterday opened their Australian Open women’s doubles campaign with a decisive win, while top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka and near-flawless Coco Gauff surged into the third round of singles.Third seeds Hsi
Taiwanese tennis veteran Latisha Chan, who yesterday announced her retirement, is to be honored at a ceremony at the Australian Open on Saturday.Inactive for the past two years because of injury, the 36-year-old Chan was once considered one of Taiwan’s most promising young tennis stars.She in a stat
Taiwanese sharpshooter Liu Wan-yu on Tuesday won gold in the women’s trap event at the Asian Shotgun Championship in Qatar.She later claimed the silver medal with Olympian Lin I-chun and 22-year-old Yeh Mei-hsuan in the women’s team trap event.More than 200 shooters from 17 countries competed in the
Bo Bichette and the New York Mets on Tuesday night finalized their US$126 million, three-year contract.The sides agreed to terms last week, subject to a physical. Bichette spurned National League East rivals the Philadelphia Phillies to sign with the Mets.A two-time All-Star shortstop with the Toron
Denmark’s Tobias Lund Andresen yesterday upstaged a crack field of sprinters in a hectic finish to win the first stage of the Tour Down Under.Andresen, riding for Decathlon CMA CGM, surged to the front in the main street of Tanunda, near Adelaide. The Dane held off storming finishes from England’s M
SAILINGCrew member dies in raceA crew member on a German yacht competing in the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Transatlantic Race died following an accident during the crossing from Spain to Antigua, race organizers said on Tuesday. German yacht Walross 4 was near the halfway point of the 3,000-nautical-
Inactive for the past two years because of injury, Taiwanese tennis veteran Latisha Chan (詹詠然) today announced her retirement and is to be honored at a ceremony at the Australian Open on Saturday.In a statement, the 36-year-old Chan, once considered one of Taiwan's most promising young tennis stars,
COURT FASHION: Naomi Osaka emerged for her match clutching a white parasol and wearing a wide-brimmed hat and veil, saying her outfit was modeled after ‘jellyfish’
Jannik Sinner yesterday barely broke sweat in launching his quest to win a third Australian Open in a row as Naomi Osaka stole the show with a bold fashion statement. Meanwhile, Frenchman Gael Monfils bid farewell to Melbourne Park with an epic defeat and thanks for “an amazing ride.” Italy’s Sinner
Tobias Harris on Monday scored 25 points as the Detroit Pistons held off the Boston Celtics to score a 104-103 victory in their top-of-the-table Eastern Conference showdown. Harris was one of four Detroit players to finish in double figures, with Jalen Duren adding 18 points and point guard Cade Cun
Senegal have an unlikely new hero, and he did not even play in the chaotic Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final won by his country. In a bizarre turn of events, Senegal’s second-choice goalkeeper Yehvann Diouf spent long spells of Sunday’s match protecting the towels used by starting ’keeper Edouard
The chaotic scenes which tarnished Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final will forever overshadow a tournament that had until that point been a great success for hosts Morocco, on and off the pitch. Everything appeared set up for Walid Regragui’s Morocco side to cement their status as Africa’s
LeBron James’ 21-year NBA All-Star Game starting streak on Monday came to an end, after the Los Angeles Lakers star was excluded from the 10 starters named for next month’s mid-season showpiece. The 41-year-old NBA icon, who has been named as an All-Star starter in every season since 2005, was the b
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