Brazil has four teams, more than any other country, in the expanded Club World Cup that kicked off yesterday in the US, but for SE Palmeiras, the competition holds a special meaning: winning it would provide some redemption.Under coach Abel Ferreira since 2020, Palmeiras lifted two Copa Libertadores
Jeremy Lin has etched his name into the history books of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) by being named the nascent league’s Most Valued Player (MVP) in its inaugural season, the league announced yesterday.Lin secured the honor with a weighted score exceeding 50 percent, including 1
Lexi Thompson was back in contention going into the weekend in her beloved Meijer LPGA Classic, a year after a playoff loss at Blythefield County Club.Making her sixth start of the season in a part-time tour schedule, Thompson birdied three of the last four holes in breezy afternoon conditions for
Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said his team would need to “circle the wagons” to resurrect their NBA Finals campaign after stumbling to a 111-104 defeat against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.The Pacers looked poised to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series after surg
Aiden Markram’s magnificent century guided South Africa to a five-wicket win over Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s late yesterday as the Proteas finally ended their decades-long wait for a major global cricket trophy. South Africa, set 282 to win, finished on 282-5 before lun
Spain’s Dennis Gonzalez Boneu, bottom right, and Mireia Hernandez Luna compete in the mixed duet technical event during the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup 2025 Super Final in Xian, China, yesterday.
HISTORIC COMEBACK: The Oilers became the first road team to rally from three down to win a game in the Final since the Canadiens against the Metropolitans in 1919
Falling behind three goals after 20 minutes, the Edmonton Oilers scored three of their own over the next 20 to erase their deficit. They took the lead, only to give up the tying goal to the Florida Panthers in the final seconds of regulation to send another game between the heavyweights to overtime.
Taiwanese baseball star Chen Chieh-hsien on Thursday said that he would not attend Taiwan Day at the Chicago White Sox, with the Uni-President Lions saying they would send their squad of cheerleaders instead.Chen is heading the Lions’ bid to seize top spot in the CPBL standings — they have a 2.5-gam
Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday hired Brentford’s Thomas Frank as their new head coach, as the Dane replaced the sacked Ange Postecoglou.Frank agreed a three-year contract with Spurs and becomes the north London club’s fourth permanent head coach since June 2021.“We are delighted to announce the appoi
Emma Raducanu on Thursday cruised into the quarter-finals at the Queen’s Club Championships in London with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Rebecca Sramkova, but fellow Britons Katie Boulter and Heather Watson were knocked out.The stands at the Andy Murray Arena were packed for Raducanu’s victory as she beca
Will Jordan yesterday scored two tries as the Canterbury Crusaders recovered from an early deficit to edge reigning champions the Auckland Blues 21-14 and reach a 17th Super Rugby final in a match of rare intensity.The Blues hammered away at the home try-line for more than six minutes after the hoot
RESERVE POWER: Mathurin had been counting down the days until he could play after an injury, and he did not disappoint, scoring 27 points for Indiana
The Indiana Pacers, fueled by a near triple-double from Tyrese Haliburton, on Wednesday outdueled the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107 to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals.Haliburton scored 22 points with nine rebounds and 11 assists to spearhead a tremendous collective effort that included a career pl
Taiwanese shooters Yang Kun-pi and Liu Wan-yu on Wednesday won the gold medal in the trap mixed team event at the Asian Shotgun Cup in Linfen, China.Yang and Liu outshot Iran’s mixed team of Beyranvand Mohammad and Parvaresh Nia Marziyah.Over three matches during the main competitions of the mixed t
A run of four straight losses, including a 4-0 hammering from Switzerland on Wednesday, has left Mauricio Pochettino and his US team feeling the wrath of critics a year out from the 2026 FIFA World Cup they are to cohost.The US head into their opening game of the CONCACAF Gold Cup against Trinidad a
Paris Saint-Germain’s Lee Kang-in has pleaded with South Korea fans to get behind the team at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after more boos were aimed at coach Hong Myung-bo despite leading them to qualification.South Korea reached next year’s finals in North America without losing a game, but that does n
Former Taiwan Beer Leopards center and four-time NBA All-Star DeMarcus Cousins was suspended by a Puerto Rican basketball league and had his contract rescinded after igniting a brawl earlier this week.The Baloncesto Superior Nacional League also fined Cousins US$4,250, and he could be subject to ano
Ferrari’s F1 fortunes might be flagging, but the Italian team start this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans as favorites, targeting a third consecutive triumph in motorsport’s fabled endurance classic.Roger Federer is acting as celebrity starter with the tennis icon getting the 93rd edition of the jewel
SOCCERPoland manager resignsPoland manager Michal Probierz yesterday resigned following a row over his decision to replace the country’s record goal-scorer Robert Lewandowski as captain. Lewandowski, 36, on Sunday said he would no longer play for the national team with Probierz at the helm, and on M
HEARTBROKEN: Oman dashed Palestine’s hopes of a first appearance at the finals with a last-gasp draw, after Palestine conceded a penalty deep in stoppage-time
Brazil on Tuesday booked their place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America with a lackluster 1-0 home victory over Paraguay, the first win of Carlo Ancelotti’s reign, while in Asia, Australia qualified.Five-time world champions Brazil punched their ticket to the finals in Canada, the US and Me
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