Holger Rune and Beatriz Haddad Maia on Monday triumphed in marathon French Open epics which took almost eight hours to complete, while Taiwan’s Chan sisters and Hsieh Su-wei advanced to the quarter-finals of the women’s doubles.World No. 6 Rune reached a second successive quarter-final in Paris with
Trea Turner laughed as he pointed out that, no, his mom had not booed him again as she did from home during a game last month even as his numbers dipped more into uh-oh than All-Star territory.Turner stuck with his process even as some Phillies fans grumbled they might have been stuck with a free-ag
No team in more than 25 years has been more dominant than the Vegas Golden Knights through the first two games of a Stanley Cup Final.They have outscored the Florida Panthers by eight goals, including Monday night’s 7-2 victory in Game 2 that put the Knights two wins from the first championship in t
VfB Stuttgart on Monday secured their Bundesliga status with a 3-1 victory at Hamburg SV (6-1 on aggregate) in the relegation playoff return leg, ensuring another season in the second division for the fallen giants.Two second-half goals from French midfielder Enzo Millot and an stoppage-time strike
West Ham United defender Thilo Kehrer has urged his team to make history by winning their first major trophy for 43 years when they face ACF Fiorentina in the UEFA Europa Conference League final today.The Irons have not lifted a significant piece of silverware since Trevor Brooking’s header clinched
DIGGING DEEP: After being dominated in Game 1, Miami reasserted themselves with an early lead, leaving Denver coach Malone ‘perplexed’ at his own team’s performance
The Miami Heat on Sunday handed the Denver Nuggets their first home defeat of the playoffs, surging in the fourth quarter for a 111-108 victory that leveled the NBA Finals at one game apiece.Gabe Vincent scored 23 points and Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo scored 21 points apiece for Miami, who withsto
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus on Sunday moved into a politically charged French Open quarter-final with Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina and immediately set the tone for the high-profile confrontation by boycotting Roland Garros media for a second time.Australian Open champion and world No. 2 Sabalenka defeat
Rose Zhang on Sunday lived up to all the pretournament hype as the next great women’s golfer — at least in her first week as a pro.The two-time US National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) champion became the first player in 72 years to win on the LPGA Tour in a pro debut, capturing the Mizuho
SSC Napoli fans on Sunday watched their heroes finally lift the Serie A trophy as coach Luciano Spalletti walked away from Naples, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced his retirement from soccer.A 2-0 win over relegated UC Sampdoria was little more than a hors d’oeuvre before the real reason fans jamm
South Korea coach Juergen Klinsmann yesterday included Son Jun-ho in his squad for two friendlies this month, despite the player still being held in China in connection with a bribery case.World Cup midfielder Son, who plays in China for Shandong Taishan, was detained last month in the Liaoning Prov
ATHLETICSTaiwanese wins marathonTaiwanese runner Liu Su-ya on Sunday won the woman’s category of the inaugural Palau Belau Omal Marathon with a time of 3 hours, 35 minutes, 3 seconds. Taiwan’s Ling Ting-hsuan won the women’s category of the half-marathon in 01:36:34. The race was co-organized by Tai
LEADING BY EXAMPLE: The City captain scored the fastest goal in an FA Cup final, then took his team to 2-1 against United to fuel their dream of winning three trophies
Manchester City are one game away from a historic treble after Ilkay Gundogan scored twice on Saturday to beat Manchester United 2-1 in the FA Cup final.Manager Pep Guardiola’s men completed a domestic double at Wembley Stadium and could become just the second side, after United in the 1998-1999 sea
Barcelona displayed their mental growth as they conquered Europe for a second time with a stunning comeback victory over VfL Wolfsburg in the UEFA Women’s Champions League final.After suffering a defeat labeled “traumatic” by captain Alexia Putellas against Olympique Lyonnais in last season’s final,
World No. 1 and defending champion Iga Swiatek on Saturday took just 51 minutes to reach the fourth round at Roland Garros, as Coco Gauff ended 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva’s memorable Paris debut.Swiatek blitzed 80th-ranked Wang Xinyu of China 6-0, 6-0 on the back of 21 winners as the 22-year-old Pol
Iga Swiatek on Saturday said it would be “disrespectful” to her vanquished opponents to talk about her propensity for winning bagel sets after thrashing Wang Xinyu without losing a game at the French Open.The world No. 1 won 6-0, 6-0 in just 51 minutes on Court Philippe Chatrier to reach the last 16
Taiwanese Olympic medalist Lee Chih-kai won gold in his best event, the pommel horse, at the Singapore Open on Saturday, topping compatriots Shiao Yu-jan and Huang Yen-chang, who won silver and bronze respectively.Lee’s routine had a 6.5 degree of difficulty, the highest among the eight finalists. H
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) striker Kylian Mbappe on Saturday won a record fifth straight French golden boot, while Lionel Messi was booed during his final game for the team.There was little riding on the game itself after PSG wrapped up a record 11th Ligue 1 title on May 28.Mbappe’s goal in a 3-2 los
‘NOTHING MATTERS’: The Greek star said that he has produced some really good tennis when he is at a psychological state of ‘not caring and just wanting to play’
Stefanos Tsitsipas said he is getting back to his best by easing the burden on his shoulders and playing without any expectations as he cruised into the fourth round of the French Open with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Diego Schwartzman on Friday.Once considered the rising star to take on the mantle
The Fijian Drua yesterday made history by beating the Queensland Reds 34-17 in Suva to qualify for the quarter-finals of Super Rugby Pacific for the first time.The match was the first between the Drua and the Reds in Fiji, harking back to the days of the Super 6 tournament when Queensland state team
Churchill Downs, home of the famed Kentucky Derby, will suspend racing at the conclusion of this weekend’s competition to examine safety measures after 12 horse deaths in the past month, officials said on Friday.With operations shut down at the iconic track in Louisville, Kentucky, the remainder of