T.J. McConnell and Obi Toppin on Thursday complemented one another’s play perfectly and they were still trading fist bumps long after the Indiana Pacers celebrated a rare series-clinching victory by beating the Milwaukee Bucks 120-98 in Game 6.Toppin scored 21 points, while McConnell added 20 points
Iga Swiatek on Thursday cruised to a straight-sets semi-final win over Madison Keys to reach the Madrid Open final and a rematch against No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka.Top-ranked Swiatek beat No. 20 Keys 6-1, 6-3 and next faces the defending champion Sabalenka, who rallied to overcome fourth-ranked Elena Ryb
Playing soccer and competing for trophies is the best way that many transplanted Hong Kongers and Macanese have found to stay in touch, and to interact with Taiwanese society, said officials at the Taiwan-Hong Kong-Macau Football Friendship Cup, which was held on April 13.Twelve clubs, mostly of pla
William Nylander scored twice, while Joseph Woll made 22 saves on Thursday as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 to force a seventh game in their first-round Eastern Conference series.“We battled and competed,” said Nylander, who sat out the first three games of the series because of
ADVANTAGE: Dortmund’s victory ensured it a place in next season’s Champions League and gives the Bundesliga five teams in the expanded tournament
Niclas Fullkrug scored and Borussia Dortmund earned a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday.Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck sent a long pass over the top for Fullkrug to control brilliantly with his first touch before firing it past
Jaylen Brown and Derrick White each scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-finals, beating the short-handed Miami Heat 118-84 in Game 5 on Wednesday night.Boston will face the winner of the Cleveland-Orlando series. The Cavaliers lead 3-2.Brown also had six a
Ronnie O’Sullivan claimed some referees have “got it in for me” after his bid to capture a record eighth world snooker title was crushed by Stuart Bingham in the quarter-finals.Bingham, the 2015 champion, came through 13-10 and will face Welsh qualifier Jak Jones for a place in the final.Jones stunn
When 42-1 underdog James ‘Buster’ Douglas shocked ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson 34 years ago at the Tokyo Dome, the result reverberated worldwide. Spectators at the 45,000-plus seater venue witnessed one of boxing’s biggest upsets as unbeaten heavyweight champion Tyson was knocked out in the 10th round by the u
Red Bull Racing on Wednesday confirmed that chief technical officer Adrian Newey is leaving the Formula One team early next year.Newey has designed more championship-winning cars than anyone in F1 history.Newey’s tenure with Red Bull has included seven F1 driver’s championships, six constructors’ ch
RED-AND-WHITE DISPLAY: Fans were asked to wear red to Allianz Arena to show respect for club great Franz Beckenbauer, and the hosts responded well early
Vinicius Junior on Tuesday scored twice for Real Madrid to draw 2-2 against Bayern Munich in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final.Bayern dominated, but Madrid survived and the contest is still wide open ahead of the return leg in Madrid on Wednesday next week.With the focus on Eng
Rafael Nadal on Tuesday lost in straight sets to 31st-ranked Jiri Lehecka in the fourth round at the Madrid Open, while Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei advanced to the semi-finals in the women’s doubles.Nadal said that he was feeling good about his progress following his latest injury layoff.Nadal called it a
Bobby Portis apologized to his teammates for his ejection from a Game 4 loss that put the Milwaukee Bucks on the brink of elimination from the NBA playoffs, then made amends on Tuesday by helping the Bucks keep their season alive.Portis and Khris Middleton each scored 29 points as the short-handed B
Carolina on Tuesday closed out the New York Islanders, with Jack Drury scoring a go-ahead goal early in the third period and Stefan Noesen cleaning up a fluky puck bounce off the boards for another one eight seconds later as the Hurricanes won 6-3, clinching their first-round NHL playoff series in f
MIAMI FEELING THE HEAT: Derrick White scored 38 points as top seeds the Celtics dominated Miami on the road to take a 3-1 series lead back to Boston
Jamal Murray on Monday nailed a last-gasp jump shot as defending champions the Denver Nuggets sent LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers crashing out of the NBA playoffs with a series-clinching 108-106 victory.Murray’s sublime go-ahead bucket with four seconds remaining settled another pulsating b
Rafael Nadal on Monday said that he is doing his best to “keep dreaming” after he extended his stay at the Madrid Open by winning a three-hour tussle with Argentina’s Pedro Cachin 6-1, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3.Contesting his home tournament one last time before retirement, the five-time champion gave the worl
A soccer jersey carrying a national map including disputed Western Sahara has become a hot commodity in Morocco after a diplomatic dispute with Algeria.Retailers said RS Berkane jerseys have been flying off the shelves after a Confederation of African Football (CAF) Cup match against Algerian club U
Gunnar Henderson on Monday led off the first inning with a homer to become the youngest player in major league history with 10 before May 1 as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees 2-0 in the opener of a four-game series.Grayson Rodriguez threw 5-2/3 shutout innings for Baltimore, who
Jamie Vardy on Monday scored twice as Leicester City celebrated their promotion to the English Premier League in style with a 3-0 win at Preston North End that secured the Championship title.The Foxes’ return to the top flight was sealed after Leeds United’s shock 4-0 capitulation at Queens Park Ran
Chen Yi-tung (陳奕通) secured a historic Olympic berth on Sunday by winning the senior men’s foil event at the 2024 Asia Oceania Zonal Olympic Fencing Qualifiers in United Arab Emirates.Chen defeated Samuel Elijah of Singapore 15-4 in the final in Dubai to secure the only wild card in the event, making
DRAMA IN DALLAS: The Clippers survived an epic Mavericks comeback bid, squandering a 31-point lead, but holding on for a win that tied the series 2-2
The Minnesota Timberwolves, powered by 40 points from Anthony Edwards, on Sunday swept Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns out of the NBA playoffs, reaching the second round for the first time in 20 years with a 122-116 victory in Game 4.The Timberwolves withstood a combined 72 points from Devin Booke