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
Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko upset top-seeded Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-4 on Saturday night to reach the National Bank Open quarter-finals.“Your support was incredible,” Mboko told the crowd in French after a chorus of “Ole, Ole, Ole” chants echoed around the venue. “I’m really happy to win today ... It
The British and Irish Lions had already done enough to assure their legacy before their dream of a 3-0 series triumph was washed away in a maelstrom of lightning, rain and defiant Australians on Saturday night.Lions Test series triumphs are rare, and this year’s squad, captained by Maro Itoje and co
Sheffield Wednesday captain Barry Bannan has signed a new contract with the crisis-hit English Championship club. The 35-year-old midfielder has been at Wednesday since 2015, and despite the expiration of his previous contract in June, has been training with the first-team squad during pre-season.We
Manchester United’s plans to build a 100,000-seat stadium next to Old Trafford are facing delays due to a standoff over the price of land needed to begin work on the construction of the proposed ground, which minority shareholder and chief of sporting operations Jim Ratcliffe has called “the Wembley
CHALLENGE: The 30-year-old Tottenham and South Korea forward said winning the UEFA Europa League made him feel he had achieved everything he could at the club
After 10 years with Tottenham, captain Son Heung-min announced yesterday that he plans to leave the English Premier League club.Son, who helped Spurs win the UEFA Europa League title in May, said it was “the most difficult” decision of his career and added the club was supporting him as he looks to
A 33.5m Ferris wheel. Race cars painted in MLB team colors. Food trucks. Live music. Pitching tunnels and batting cages. A chance for photos with the Commissioner’s Trophy and Clydesdales.Of course, there is merchandise available for any fans who forgot to grab their gear supporting the Atlanta Brav
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