Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka on Tuesday reached the semi-finals of the Canadian Open for the first time after beating Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-2 in the quarter-finals, while Ben Shelton eliminated Alex de Minaur on the men’s side.It marks Osaka’s first WTA 1000 semi-final since
A baseball team from New Taipei City on Tuesday won the US Pony Palomino Division World Series in Laredo, Texas, defeating a US West representative team from Azusa, California, 2-1.Ku Pao Home Economics & Commercial High School earned the right to represent Taiwan in the Pony Palomino (17-18 age gro
Before Tuesday’s 7-2 win at the Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy suggested “most people couldn’t tell you five players on our team.”A look at the standings would indicate more Brewers players soon will be recognized by more fans.After all, it is difficult to overlook a team that
Jobe Bellingham on Tuesday admitted to having “anxieties” on following in brother Jude’s footsteps after joining Borussia Dortmund in the summer.Jobe Bellingham, 19, is two years younger than Jude Bellingham, who joined Real Madrid in 2023 after three years at Dortmund.A centerpiece of the England n
Injured former Olympic Sevens champion Charlotte Caslick is confident she will play some of the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England, even if she has already ruled out taking the field in Australia’s tournament opener against Samoa.Caslick, who was named Sevens World Player of the Year in 2016, damage
A baseball team from New Taipei City won the US Pony Palomino Division World Series yesterday in Laredo, Texas, defeating the US West representative team from Azusa, California, 2-1.Ku-Pao Home Economics and Commercial High School earned the right to represent Taiwan in the Pony Palomino (17 to 18 a
PERFORMANCE: Following a format change to include a World Team, Hsu Wei-ling is to make her debut in the competition as Taiwan’s first representative since 2018
Taiwanese golfer Hsu Wei-ling has earned a place in this year’s International Crown, a biennial team competition organized by the LPGA, following a recent rise in her world ranking.Hsu climbed to world No. 83 after finishing tied for sixth at the Women’s Open, overtaking Singapore’s Shannon Tan to e
Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko advanced to her first career WTA Tour semi-final with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Monday night at the National Bank Open.Two days after ousting No. 1 seed Coco Gauff in just 62 minutes, there was no letdown for the 18-year-old from Toron
A vacancy has arisen on the left of Liverpool’s forward line, and an early, eye-catching application to fill the role has arrived from a 16-year-old. Rio Ngumoha further enhanced his first team claims with a sparkling display against Athletic Bilbao that underlined the formidable strength and option
Everton have raised their bid for Tyler Dibling to about pound 40 million (US$53.1 million) and opened talks with Chelsea over signing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. Southampton have rejected two offers from Everton for the 19-year-old Dibling in recent days, of pound 27 million pound 35 million, but Everto
Chinese club Shandong Taishan has been banned from Asian club competition for two years for its no-show against South Korean side Ulsan HD in the AFC Champions League Elite in February.The Chinese Super League side pulled out hours before the Feb. 19 match, blaming “serious physical discomfort” of p
FIFA is facing a multibillion-dollar claim for compensation from a group of current and former players after last year’s ruling by the European Court of Justice (CJEU) that its transfer rules are unlawful. The Justice for Players foundation, a Dutch group that has the former England assistant manage
PRIDE: The loss against South Korea is the first time Taiwan has failed to make it into the top three at the U-12 Baseball World Cup since its inception in 2011
Taiwan finished fourth at this year’s U-12 Baseball World Cup on Sunday, following a 0-2 loss to South Korea in the bronze medal game at the Asia-Pacific International Baseball Complex in Tainan.The hosts ended their tournament run just shy of the podium, while South Korea claimed the bronze medal i
Perhaps the most revealing aspect of the interview Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola gave to British GQ last week was how tired he sounded. The headlines that he was contemplating a 15-year break from the game did not entirely reflect what he said — “I don’t know how long I’ll stop for: a year,
Taiwan’s top women’s badminton doubles pair, Hsieh Pei-shan and Hung En-tzu, clinched a straight-games victory over Japan’s Kaho Osawa and Mayui Tanabe in the final of the BWF Super 300 Macau Open on Sunday.The Taiwanese duo triumphed 21-18, 21-12, securing their second BWF Super 300 title of the ye
Taiwanese pitcher Teng Kai-wei took the mound in New York on Saturday as the starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants in his MLB season debut against the New York Mets, pitching 3.1 innings and allowing five runs.The Taiwanese right-hander struggled early, giving up three runs in the bottom of
Taiwan’s Hsu Wei-ling delivered a career-best performance at the Women’s Open on Sunday, tying for sixth place with a 6-under-par 282.She shot a 70 in the final round, scoring three birdies, three bogeys and an eagle on the par-five sixth hole.The result is Hsu’s third top-10 finish in a major tourn
Taiwanese e-sports veteran Lin "ET" Chia-hung (林家弘) claimed the championship title in The King of Fighters (KOF) XV and finished runner-up in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves — both fighting games — at this year's Evolution Championship Series (EVO) in Las Vegas yesterday.Lin, who placed second in the
‘FIELD OF DREAMS’: Rain halted MLB’s debut in Tennessee after the first inning, soaking 85,000 fans at a historic NASCAR venue in a long-awaited face-off
It was a red flag for Major League Baseball (MLB) at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night.The Speedway Classic between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds was suspended in the first inning because of rain, soaking a record-breaking crowd for the first regular-season game in Tennessee. The pla
Taiwan’s top women’s badminton doubles duo, Hsieh Pei-shan (謝沛珊) and Hung En-tzu (洪恩慈), achieved a straight-sets victory over Japan’s Kaho Osawa and Mayui Tanabe at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super 300 Macau Open on Sunday.The Taiwanese pair won the final 21-18, 21-12, marking the duo’s se