Taiwanese pool legend Ko Pin-yi on Tuesday captured the CTPBA Pro Tour Grand Finals title, rallying for a 13-12 comeback victory over 18-year-old Filipino Albert James Manas.Facing an opponent half his age, 36-year-old Ko put together a decisive 5-0 run to close out the match after trailing 8-12. Ko
Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei and Latvian partner Jelena Ostapenko yesterday overpowered Australia’s Priscilla Hon and Czech Karolina Muchova to advance to the women’s doubles semi-finals of the Brisbane International as last year’s Australian Open runners-up prepare for another run in Melbourne.Top seeds H
His team were knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in agonizing fashion on Tuesday, but the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DR Congo) human statue Michel Kuka Mboladinga would be remembered as the tournament’s most remarkable supporter.The colorfully dressed Kuka has earned fame as t
Jacob Bethell yesterday fulfilled his rich potential with a chanceless maiden Test century as England built a fragile 119-run second-innings lead with two wickets remaining to give themselves a glimmer of hope in the final Ashes Test.At the end of day four at the Sydney Cricket Ground, England had r
Taiwan’s Chou Tien-chen on Tuesday opened the season with a 2-0 victory over compatriot Lin Chun-yi to advance to the last 16 of the men’s singles at the Malaysia Open.World No. 6 Chou swept the world No. 12 Lin 21-14, 21-12 in 40 minutes to secure his first win of the year and his third straight vi
DOMINATION: New York Knicks coach Mike Brown said they did not match the physicality of the Detroit Pistons, adding that ‘they just physically kicked our ass’
The Charlotte Hornets on Monday thrashed the NBA champions Oklahoma City Thunder 124-97, as Eastern Conference leaders Detroit delivered a statement win over the New York Knicks. The struggling Hornets, 12th in the Eastern Conference, dominated in Oklahoma City, where the league-leading Thunder suff
Mohamed Salah on Monday sealed an extra-time win for Egypt against Benin to take the Pharaohs through to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), before Victor Osimhen netted twice as Nigeria cruised to an emphatic victory in their last-16 clash with Mozambique. Captain Salah scored
Manchester City have confirmed defender Josko Gvardiol suffered a broken leg in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium. Gvardiol was one of two City centerbacks who went off injured in the second half, along with Ruben Dias, before Enzo Fernandez scored a stoppage-time equalizer for th
Ruben Amorim’s sacking by Manchester United has exposed the dismal lack of progress since Jim Ratcliffe’s arrival as co-owner promised a new dawn. Amorim was the latest manager unable to turn the tide at Old Trafford, which has witnessed more than a decade of decline since Alex Ferguson retired in 2
Casper Juustovaara and Viktor Eklund on Monday scored first-period goals and Sweden won its third World Junior Hockey Championship title, beating the Czech Republic 4-2 in the first all-European final since 2016. “It was time for a gold, and we did it,” said forward Antron Frodell, drafted third ove
RIFT: At a news conference after their match against Leeds United on Sunday, an irate Amorim told the scouting department and sporting director ‘to do their job’
Ruben Amorim has been sacked as Manchester United manager 14 months after arriving at Old Trafford, the club announced yesterday. United said in a statement that the Portuguese had left his role, with the club’s leadership having “reluctantly made the decision that it is the right time to make a cha
The Taoyuan Pauian Pilots are on the verge of qualifying for the East Asia Super League (EASL) playoffs after defeating the Macau Black Bears 95-83 on Sunday. The Pilots are tentatively at the top of Group B in the EASL competition, holding a 4-1 record, following their win in Sunday’s game at Huaqi
Australian Test great Damien Martyn has woken from an induced coma following meningitis, with ex-teammate Adam Gilchrist on Sunday calling it “a miracle.” The 54-year-old Martyn, who played 67 Tests between 1992 and 2006, and 208 one-day internationals, fell seriously ill late last month and was rus
Bangladesh will not play their Twenty20 World Cup matches in India after Mustafizur Rahman was released by his Indian Premier League team amid growing tensions between the countries, Bangladesh’s sports adviser Asif Nazrul said on Sunday. Kolkata Knight Riders said on Saturday they had released the
Former lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury on Sunday said that he would come out of retirement this year for his first fight since losing to Oleksandr Usyk in December 2024. Fury announced his retirement after losing a rematch with Ukraine’s Usyk, who had won by split decision in their first bout
Taiwan’s two top-ranked badminton players are to compete against each other this afternoon in the opening round of the Malaysia Open men’s singles this week, the first tournament of the new season. The BWF Super 1000 tournament is scheduled to run from today to Sunday at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lu
Japan’s Ryoyu Kobayashi soars through the air during his trial jump in the third stage of the Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, on Sunday. He ranked sixth in overall standings, scoring 823.5 points.
FOUL PLAY: Draymond Green received his ninth technical foul of the season for arguing with officials and was tossed for the second time in his past four home games
Golden State star Stephen Curry on Saturday scored 20 of his 31 points in a dazzling third quarter to propel the Warriors to a 123-114 victory over the Utah Jazz.Curry, back after missing a game with a sprained left ankle, had just nine points in a first half that saw the Warriors trailing 65-58 at
The Taipei Fubon Braves last night defeated the Yankey Ark Professional Basketball Team 126-105 at the Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, a day after they trounced the Tainan TSG GhostHawks 124-86 in veteran Lin Chih-chieh’s first game of his final season.The victories mark a significant bounce bac
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