Arsenal enjoyed a serene Sunday as they beat Crystal Palace 1-0 and title rivals Manchester City lost by the same margin at Aston Villa to leave the north London club four points clear at the top of the table. Champions Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat at Brentford on Saturday gave Arsenal the chance to move
Lando Norris on Sunday regained the lead in the drivers’ world championship for the first time in six months when he steered his McLaren to a commanding victory in a breathless Mexico Grand Prix. Driving with great authority, the 25-year-old Briton came home 30.324 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Charles
Retired defender Jerome Boateng on Saturday pulled out of a planned coaching internship at Bayern Munich after fans voiced their objection due to the FIFA 2014 World Cup winner being found guilty of assaulting a former girlfriend last year. The former Bayern and Germany defender, who played for the
Former world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik has asked Swiss authorities to investigate threatening messages posted online since the sudden death of US grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, according to a copy of the filing seen by Reuters on Sunday. Kramnik, who raised questions about possible cheating by
Former LPGA world No. 1 Yani Tseng (曾雅妮) ended her title drought of more than 10 years by winning the 2025 Wistron Ladies Open on Sunday.The Taiwanese veteran lifted the trophy at Sunrise Golf & Country Club in Taoyuan, finishing 14 under par with a total of 130 strokes over two rounds, edging out 1
The CTBC Brothers’ Huang Wei-Sheng, center, scores against the Rakuten Monkeys during the fourth inning of Game 5 of the CPBL’s Taiwan Series at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium yesterday. Prior to the game, the Rakuten Monkeys were leading the best-of-seven series 3-1. As of press tim
‘COMPLETE GAME’: ‘To be honest, I’m not sure about the history, but I’m very happy about what I did today,’ Yamamoto said through a translator after the game
Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a World Series game from another era.Sandy Koufax had October outings like this, and so did Orel Hershiser, but those types of performances have vanished in modern baseball. Until this 178cm starter from Japan delivered like the aces of old.Yamamoto threw a four-hitter for
For the players, staff and travelling supporters of Truro City in Cornwall, southwest England, the grueling 920-mile (1471km) round trip to Gateshead in northeast England was a mixed blessing in the end. The 12-hour bus journey from Cornwall all the way up England’s spine to the south bank of the Ri
Alex Marquez dominated the Malaysian MotoGP yesterday to clinch his third victory of the season, romping home more than two seconds ahead of fellow Spaniard Pedro Acosta.Marquez, who confirmed his runner-up spot in the world championship standings this weekend behind his brother, Marc Marquez, won f
Major League Baseball (MLB) commissioner Rob Manfred is feeling more confident about MLB players competing at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, although he said significant scheduling challenges remain to be resolved.Speaking to reporters on Saturday ahead of Game Two of the World Series in Toronto, Ma
Liverpool coach Arne Slot said opponents have identified a winning strategy against his English Premier League champions, and he needs to find a solution fast after a 3-2 defeat at Brentford on Saturday made it four league losses in a row.Their title defence had begun well, but defeats at Crystal Pa
‘A HISTORIC moment’: ‘I think we all need to take a step back and appreciate Leo Messi is playing in Major League Soccer,’ league commissioner Don Garber said
Lionel Messi raised the Golden Boot. He then got Inter Miami started with his head.The Argentine opened the scoring with a diving header in the first half, then capped the scoring in the 96th minute as Inter Miami opened the MLS playoffs with a 3-1 win over Nashville SC in Game 1 of their Eastern Co
Taiwan’s Hsu Wei-ling and Canada’s Brooke Henderson beat Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom and Ingrid Lindblad 4 and 3 yesterday to qualify the World team for the International Crown semi-finals.The win gave the World team their fourth point in Pool B from three wins and two ties in the LPGA team event at
Japan’s narrow defeat by Australia showed they can compete with the best teams in the world, coach Eddie Jones said after his side fell to a 19-15 loss yesterday.Australia coach Joe Schmidt led the Wallabies for the first time against Eddie Jones, his predecessor and now Japan coach. During Jones’ s
Barcelona star Lamine Yamal would be motivated by criticism ahead of the Clasico, Barcelona assistant coach Marcus Sorg said yesterday.Teenage winger Yamal has been in the spotlight in the Spanish capital after joking that Real Madrid “steal” and “complain” during an appearance on a social media str
Three Sudanese clubs would join the league in Rwanda this season in a bid to keep playing while the civil strife in their country negates any chance of normal sporting activity.Sudan has been in the grip of conflict between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023, with mo
Taiwan’s mixed doubles team of Lin Yun-ju and Cheng I-ching advanced to the finals of the World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender in London after defeating Japan’s Sora Matsushima and Miwa Harimoto on Friday. The world No. 11 duo overcame the world No. 4 pair 3-1 in their semi-final at London’s Copp
GAMBLING PROBES: FBI Director Kash Patel said that the ‘fraud is mind-boggling,’ with ‘tens of millions in fraud and theft and robbery across a multi-year investigation’
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were arrested on Thursday for alleged involvement in illegal gambling schemes that rocked the NBA.Billups, a former Detroit Pistons star and an NBA Hall of Famer, was arrested in connection with rigged illegal poker
Openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal on Thursday scored centuries as India beat New Zealand by 53 runs to reach the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup.Rawal top-scored with 122 runs — her maiden Cricket World Cup hundred — while Mandhana scored 109 runs as the duo led India’s batt
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