Aryna Sabalenka on Sunday launched the defense of her US Open crown with victory, while Novak Djokovic made a successful start to his latest bid for a record 25th Grand Slam singles title, but a raging Daniil Medvedev exited.World No. 1 Sabalenka, bidding to become the first woman to claim back-to-b
Manchester United remain without a English Premier League win this season after being held 1-1 at Fulham on Sunday, while a Jack Grealish-inspired Everton opened their new stadium with a 2-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.Ruben Amorim’s United were left to rue Bruno Fernandes’ wayward first-hal
Reigning champions New Zealand on Sunday started their quest for a record-extending seventh Women’s Rugby World Cup title with a 54-8 win over a gutsy Spain in York, England.On an opening weekend where title rivals England and Canada enjoyed mammoth wins, the Black Ferns “only” led 21-3 at halftime
TO THE TOP: After securing the international title on Saturday, Team Taiwan were to face Las Vegas to potentially win their 18th Little League World Series championship
A team from Taipei’s Dong Yuan Elementary School won the Little League Baseball World Series’ international title on Saturday by defeating Aruba 1-0 in the annual baseball tournament held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.The Taiwan team, competing under the name Chinese Taipei, were after press t
Australia set a Women’s Rugby World Cup record with a 73-0 thumping of Samoa, scoring 11 tries in a dominant start to their Pool A campaign on Saturday, while Canada and Scotland began their Pool B campaigns with impressive victories.Canada’s 65-7 win over Fiji at York Community Stadium saw fullback
Marc Marquez continued his winning streak as he cruised to victory in the Hungarian GP sprint by two seconds on Saturday night to pad his championship lead.It was a seventh straight Sprint victory for the Spaniard, who has also won the last six longer Sunday grand prix races on his factory Ducati. F
Russian Diana Shnaider continued her impressive winning streak in tour-level finals at the Monterrey Open on Saturday, beating compatriot Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the WTA 500 event’s final.Shnaider had little trouble in the opening set but struggled in a topsy-turvy second, as Alexandr
New Zealand conceded that Argentina dominated proceedings as the Pumas capitalized on a lack of discipline from the All Blacks to claim a historic victory in the Rugby Championship in Buenos Aires on Saturday.Argentina emerged as 29-23 victors at Estadio Jose Amalfitani to end the Pumas’ 40-year wai
Striker Viktor Gyokeres announced himself to Arsenal’s fans with two goals in a 5-0 Premier League win over Leeds in his first home league game, with his opener reminding many of them of their previous hero in the number 14 shirt he now wears, Thierry Henry.After a stuttering start, the 27-year-old
Competitors take part in a jousting display at England’s Medieval Festival, a three-day event of immersive activities and re-enactments from the Middle Ages, near Nutley, England, on Saturday.
Taiwan successfully defended its title at the 2025 U-15 Asian Baseball Championship, defeating Japan 3-0 in the final in Tainan yesterday.The two teams went toe-to-toe for most of the final, scoring no runs in the first five innings.Taiwan then broke the stalemate in the top of the sixth when ce
‘CATASTROPHE’: Despite losing several key forwards in the summer transfer window, Bayern were up 3-0 in the first half before Harry Kane scored a hat-trick in the second
Harry Kane hit a hat-trick, Michael Olise a double and newcomer Luis Diaz also scored as Bayern Munich made a “statement” against RB Leipzig 6-0 at home in the Bundesliga season opener on Friday.Bayern’s big-money arrivals, all brought in from the Premier League across the past three seasons, were d
England coach John Mitchell insisted his tournament favorites had only “just got started” after launching the Women’s Rugby World Cup with a 69-7 hammering of the US on Friday.Host nation England, the world’s top-ranked side, ran in 11 tries — with seven in the second half alone — to the delight of
World No. 3 Alexander Zverev says he is “on the right path” heading into the US Open after leaning on friends and professional help to address mental health concerns he revealed at Wimbledon.The German said after his first-round exit at the All England Club that he felt “alone” and “empty” and “lack
Chelsea piled on the early season misery for West Ham and their under-fire manager Graham Potter by handing out a 5-1 thrashing in the Premier League on Friday, all without injured star Cole Palmer.Palmer pulled out of the team at the last minute after getting hurt in the warmup, before Chelsea went
Ducati’s Marc Marquez smashed the Balaton Park Circuit lap record twice yesterday to claim pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix as his teammate Francesco Bagnaia endured his worst qualifying session of the season.Marquez, who leads the championship, would be joined on the front row by Aprilia’
Athletes leap into the water as they compete in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase event of the Diamond League athletics meet at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on Friday.
FIGHTBACK: Taiwan’s Chan Hao-ching and Jiang Xinyu of China rallied from a set down to advance to the final of the women’s doubles at the Tennis in the Land
Russian second seed Ekaterina Alexandrova on Thursday beat defending champion Linda Noskova 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-2 at the Monterrey Open to secure her place in the semi-finals of the US Open tune-up event.Alexandrova, 14th in the world rankings, started the decider brightly after two tightly contested
Kevin de Bruyne is to lead SSC Napoli’s Serie A title defense today when he makes his full debut at promoted US Sassuolo, but the champions head into the new season rocked by a long-term injury to star striker Romelu Lukaku.De Bruyne was, alongside aging icon Luka Modric, the big new name to arrive
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