Nineteen wickets fell yesterday on an opening day of carnage in the first Ashes Test, with England’s attack led by skipper Ben Stokes bowling them into a position of strength after Australia dismissed the tourists for 172.A rampaging Mitchell Starc took 7-58 to put England on the back foot after Sto
Tyrese Maxey on Thursday scored 54 points to spark the Philadelphia 76ers in a 123-114 overtime victory at Milwaukee, while San Antonio surged late to beat Atlanta.In 47 minutes, star guard Maxey made 18 of 30 shots from the floor, six of 15 from three-point range and 12 of 14 free throws while pass
Houston’s Calen Bullock on Thursday intercepted reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Josh Allen twice and the league’s top defensive unit powered the Texans over Buffalo 23-19.Allen was sacked eight times, his most in any game, for 70 lost yards and Bullock’s final pickoff killed the Bills’ last desper
Four-time World Cup winners Italy are to face Northern Ireland in the semi-finals of the European playoffs for next year’s tournament, while Ukraine face star-studded Sweden.Italy are to take on Northern Ireland on March 26 next year at an Italian venue that is yet to be confirmed after the draw mad
Alperen Sengun on Wednesday scored 28 points and Kevin Durant added 20 to lead the Houston Rockets over the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-104, while reigning NBA champions the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Sacramento Kings 113-99.Turkish center Sengun added 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Rockets (
Three Taiwanese women on Wednesday advanced to the finals of the World Boxing Cup in India, including Olympic bronze medalists Wu Shih-yi and Chen Nien-chin.Competing in the 65kg division against Neeraj Phogat of India, the 28-year-old Chen fell behind in the first two rounds of the semi-finals, but
The top-seeded teams for the FIFA World Cup tournament draw on Dec. 5 — including Germany, but not Croatia — were set on Wednesday when FIFA published new rankings the day after four continents completed qualifying.Cohosts the US, Canada and Mexico are to be joined in the pot of No. 1 seeds by top-r
England captain Ben Stokes yesterday said that beating “a seriously good” Australia would be tough, but his team was up for the challenge and had a golden opportunity to rewrite Ashes history.The tourists have not won a series in Australia for 15 years and have crashed to defeat in 13 of 15 Tests ag
A Singaporean minister said that he “should have been more respectful” after calling Hong Kong soccer players and fans “idiots” following a decisive qualifier for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.David Neo’s remarks sparked criticism and overshadowed Singapore’s 2-1 win in Hong Kong, which took them to the co
LATE DRAMA: Denmark were set to advance to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the 90th minute, but Kieran Tierney scored a goal three minutes into injury time
Injury-time wonder-goals by Kieran Tierney and Kenny McLean on Tuesday handed Scotland a stunning 4-2 win over Denmark to qualify them for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, while Spain also booked their ticket with a 2-2 draw against Turkey. Belgium thumped Liechtenstein 7-0 to reach next year’s tournament a
At the age of 78, Dick Advocaat is set to be the oldest coach at a FIFA World Cup after his Curacao team held out for a dramatic draw in Jamaica and qualified for their first finals appearance. The much-traveled Advocaat has coached seven other national teams, including three stints in charge of his
Japan have set themselves the ambitious target of winning next year’s FIFA World Cup, and coach Hajime Moriyasu believes they are making big strides in the right direction heading into 2026. The four-time Asian champions have never gone past the last 16 at a World Cup, but a strong squad of Europe-b
LeBron James on Tuesday made a winning start to his NBA-record 23rd season, returning after a near one-month injury absence in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 140-126 victory over the Utah Jazz. James, 40, missed the Lakers’ first 14 games of the season with sciatica, but was quickly back into his rhythm be
Taiwan yesterday clinched two silver medals at the Summer Deaflympics in Tokyo, following podium finishes for women’s 100m hurdler Hsu Le and shooting duo Hsu Ming-jui and Kao Ya-ju. Hsu Le, the defending champion, made an impressive comeback from injury to finish second to Hungary’s Nikolett Gal wi
LATE WINNER: In Malta, Poland were given a scare on the way to a 3-2 victory which ultimately did not lift them out of second place and they head to the playoffs
Germany and Netherlands on Monday went on goal sprees as they wrapped up FIFA World Cup qualification with resounding wins in their final group matches.“Every player played well today and worked like a dog,” Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann told German broadcaster ZDF.Both European giants needed only
Nigeria’s soccer coach has accused the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) of practicing “voodoo” after his squad’s hopes of qualifying for next year’s FIFA World Cup ended in a penalty shoot-out loss in the African playoff final.DR Congo and Nigeria drew 1-1 after extra-time in the tie in R
Wei Yu-tze (危宇澤) has secured Taiwan’s first medal at the 2025 Summer Deaflympics in Tokyo, taking silver in the men’s decathlon.Wei finished second Tuesday with 5,985 points, giving Taiwan its first medal since An Ching-lung (安慶隆) competed in the same category and stood on the podium at every editio
Australian cyclist Paige Greco, a Paralympic gold medalist, has died.She was 28.A joint statement by the Australian Paralympic Committee and Cycling Australia said that Greco “passed away in her Adelaide home after experiencing a sudden medical episode” on Sunday.“Paige meant everything to us,” her
An emotional Dak Prescott on Monday threw four touchdowns as the grieving Dallas Cowboys scored a 33-16 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders in the NFL giants’ first game since the death of teammate Marshawn Kneeland.The Cowboys were plunged into mourning earlier this month after 24-year-old Kneeland
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