Liverpool on Sunday slumped to a fourth consecutive defeat for the first time in 11 years as Manchester United won 2-1 to end their near decade-long wait for a victory at Anfield.Harry Maguire’s 84th-minute header secured back-to-back English Premier League wins for the first time in Ruben Amorim’s
Rafael Leao on Sunday shot AC Milan to the top of Serie A with a brace in a 2-1 win over ACF Fiorentina who were enraged by the “scandalous” awarding of the penalty that decided the game.Portugal winger Leao pushed Milan one point ahead of local rivals Inter, SSC Napoli and AS Roma with a coolly tak
The Rakuten Monkeys on Sunday downed the CTBC Brothers 2-1, handing the hosts their second consecutive loss in the best-of-seven CPBL Taiwan Series at the Taipei Dome.Monkeys’ ace starter Pedro Fernandez of the Dominican Republic dominated on the mound, cruising through six scoreless innings before
Four-time champions England on Sunday booked their ticket to the semi-finals of the Women’s Cricket World Cup after pulling off a nail-biting four-run win over hosts India in Indore.England had posted a competitive 288-8 thanks to Heather Knight’s century and held their nerve in the field to defend
THE GREATEST EVER? ‘This is Beethoven at a piano. This is Shakespeare with a quill. This is Michael Jordan in the Finals,’ baseball reporter Chelsea Janes said
The stardust had barely settled over Dodger Stadium before the debate got under way.Was this the greatest performance by the greatest player in baseball history? Shohei Ohtani wrote another entry into his ever-expanding catalogue of the improbable on Friday, blasting three home runs and recording 10
A rampant Lionel Messi scored a sensational hat-trick to seal Major League Soccer’s Golden Boot award on Saturday as Inter Miami roared into the playoffs with a 5-2 victory over Nashville SC.The Argentine superstar tallied 29 goals from 28 matches, with Los Angeles FC’s Denis Bouanga and Nashville’s
Salford City’s English League Two match against Oldham was briefly disrupted when two men tried to plant a flag of St George inside the center circle at the Peninsula Stadium in Salford, Greater Manchester. The men entered the field during the first half wearing white hoodies displaying the message
For a second straight day, protests by La Liga players against staging a regular-season game in Miami, Florida, in December were censored or not fully broadcast for television audiences.The television feed of Barcelona’s home game against Girona switched right before kickoff to an exterior view of t
TENNISFernandez wins Japan OpenLeylah Fernandez beat 18-year-old qualifier Tereza Valentova 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 in the final of the WTA’s Japan Open yesterday for her fifth career title. Playing in her eighth career final, the one-time US Open runner-up raced through the first set in 29 minutes, before Va
Kotoshoho, left, and Takanosho grapple during the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, on Saturday. The event, which brought 1,500 years of tradition to the UK, was the first official sumo tournament held outside Japan in 34 years. The tournament ran from Wednesday to y
MAKING HISTORY: ‘That’s probably one of the best games anybody’s ever played in baseball,’ Brewers slugger Christian Yelich said on Shohei Ohtani’s performance
Shohei Ohtani hit three home runs and pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning on Friday night, putting on a spectacular two-way show for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series (NCLS).With 10 strikeouts on the mound and three homers that traveled a combined
The British government on Friday vowed to do everything to allow all fans to attend a match between Aston Villa and Tel Aviv Maccabi after anger at a ban on the Israeli team’s supporters.Birmingham-based Villa said on Thursday that the club had been informed by the Safety Advisory Group (SAG) — resp
Rory McIlroy and centuries of history blended beautifully as the Ryder Cup winner tackled a “special” golf course this week in the Indian capital, teeming with wildlife and usually hidden from view.Nestled in the heart of New Delhi, a city of nearly 30 million people, Delhi Golf Club is a green sanc
Toronto had come from behind against Seattle and were closing in on a 3-2 lead in the American League Championship Series, ahead by a run in the seventh inning when George Springer was hit by a pitch on the right kneecap and forced from the game.Brendon Little then allowed Cal Raleigh’s tying homer
The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) announced the suspension of its secretary general on Friday pending an investigation after FIFA said the country had cheated by fielding ineligible players.Last month, FIFA suspended seven overseas-born players who all featured for Malaysia in a 2027 Asian
‘MAD MAX’: With two outs in the fifth, manager John Schneider approached Max Scherzer on the mound, but the pitcher said he had no interest in departing
The Toronto Blue Jays’ “Mad Max” had nearly a month to fume, seethe and boil as he waited for his post-season opportunity in the MLB. Finally given the ball in the playoffs on Thursday, he shut down the Seattle Mariners — and his own manager, too.A fiery Max Scherzer turned back the clock with a vin
The Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday moved to within one win of returning to the MLB World Series, defeating the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven playoff series.Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts and second baseman Tommy Edman both drove in runs, while starter Ty
Qatar forward Akram Afif on Thursday said that he encouraged local fans to throw objects onto the pitch to waste time during their FIFA World Cup qualification match against the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Qatar secured a 2-1 victory over the UAE at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on Tuesday, toppin
Marco Bezzecchi yesterday demolished the Australian MotoGP lap record in setting the standard during second practice, becoming the first rider ever to dip below 1 minute, 27 seconds at Phillip Island.The Italian, who won the Indonesia sprint race two weeks ago before slamming into world champion Mar
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