After deals on Wednesday, Juan Soto is headed to the New York Yankees in their first big move following the team’s worst season in three decades.They hope at least one more will follow.New York acquired Soto and Gold Glove center fielder Trent Grisham in a blockbuster trade with the cost-cutting Pad
Joel Embiid on Wednesday shrugged off the lingering effects of illness to score 50 points as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Washington Wizards 131-126.Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Embiid missed the Sixers’ previous two games due to ill health, but returned with a bang to deliver a season-h
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has spent the majority of the season in apparent crisis, while Pep Guardiola this week spoke of his confidence that Manchester City would win an unprecedented fourth Premier League title in a row.However, just three points now separate the rivals after United b
BASEBALLTaipei Dome adds seatingAn additional 4,700 seats would be available at the Taipei Dome for the Asian Baseball Championship finals on Sunday, Farglory, the builder and operator of the stadium, said yesterday. With the addition of the infield seats, the Taipei Dome will be able to accommodate
NATIONS LEAGUE: England crushed Scotland 6-0, but their Olympic hopes were ruined when the Netherlands beat them on goal difference with a 4-0 win against Belgium
Germany and the Netherlands on Tuesday booked their places at the UEFA Women’s Nations League finals , where they are also to fight for spots at next year’s Paris Games, but there was heartbreak for England whose hopes of competing in the Olympics were dashed, despite beating Scotland 6-0.Germany dr
LeBron James scored 15 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter on Tuesday night, and the Los Angeles Lakers secured the last semi-final spot in the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament with a 106-103 victory over the Phoenix Suns.Anthony Davis had 27 points and 15 rebounds and Austin Reaves scored 20 f
Arsenal moved five points clear at the top of the English Premier League on Tuesday after Declan Rice’s last-gasp goal capped the leaders’ thrilling fightback in their 4-3 win against Luton Town.Rocked by a pair of costly blunders from goalkeeper David Raya, manager Mikel Arteta’s side trailed 3-2 i
Chris Wilder admits he faces a “huge challenge” to keep Sheffield United in the English Premier League after returning as Blades manager following Paul Heckingbottom’s dismissal on Tuesday.Heckingbottom is the first boss to be sacked in the Premier League this season, with 11 defeats in 14 league ga
Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been named Time magazine’s Athlete of the Year for 2023 after winning the Ballon d’Or for a record-extending eighth time and elevating the sport’s profile in the US with his move to Inter Miami.Messi played a key role in guiding Argentina to their first FIFA World
Formula One’s governing body on Tuesday announced a compliance probe that drew a furious response from the sport’s owners, top team Mercedes and one of the most senior women in motorsport.The storm broke after the International Automobile Federation (FIA) issued a surprise statement saying it was lo
Taiwan’s Liu Ji-hong hits a double yesterday during their Group A Asian Baseball Championship game against Hong Kong at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium. Taiwan won 17-2. In yesterday’s other Group A game, South Korea beat Palestine 19-1. In Group B, Pakistan beat Thailand 4-1, while J
TROUNCED: Taiwan beat Palestine in six innnings on day three of the Asia Baseball Championship, while it took just five innings for Japan to defeat Thailand
Taiwan yesterday beat Palestine 19-0 at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium on the third day of the Asian Baseball Championship. The Group A game was over in six innings after a 6:03pm start.Taiwan went on the offensive from the first inning, scoring three runs, but the real damage was do
The Indiana Pacers, fueled by Tyrese Haliburton’s first career triple-double, on Monday beat the Boston Celtics 122-112 to reach the semi-finals of the NBA’s new in-season tournament.The New Orleans Pelicans also booked their spot in Thursday’s semi-finals in Las Vegas, shaking off a slow start to b
Jake Browning insists his first career start was the real surprise. Everyone else would disagree.Browning threw for 354 yards and a touchdown in his second start — much better than the four-sack, two-turnover performance a week earlier — and the Cincinnati Bengals stunned the Jacksonville Jaguars 34
Manchester City were on Monday charged by the English Football Association (FA) over their players’ behavior in the final moments of their 3-3 draw against Tottenham at the weekend.Several City stars, including an irate Erling Haaland, surrounded referee Simon Hooper after he failed to play advantag
Australia coach Tony Gustavsson has defended fielding rookie-laden teams against quality opposition after becoming a lightning rod for criticism following the Matildas’ 5-0 thrashing by Olympic champions Canada.The heavy defeat in a friendly in Langford, British Columbia, on Friday was Australia’s w
SOCCERRecord TV deal for EPLThe English Premier League (EPL) on Monday announced that it had agreed a record ￡6.7 billion (US$8.46 billion) domestic television rights deal for a four-year period starting from the 2025-2026 season. The current deal is reported to be worth about ￡5 billion over a thre
NIGHT OF FIRSTS: In the first official game at the Tapei Dome on Sunday, not only did Taiwan notch a win over South Korea, they also recorded the stadium’s first hit and RBI
The Philippines yesterday dominated Thailand 14-4 at the Taipei Dome in the opening game of Group B on the second day of the Asian Baseball Championship, while Palestine pipped Hong Kong 3-1 in Taichung in Group A.World No. 35 the Philippines put themselves on the board early, racking up two runs in
Brad Marchand on Sunday recorded a natural hat-trick in the third period to lead the Boston Bruins to a 3-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.Facing each other for the second time in six days, the Bruins got some payback for a 5-2 loss in Columbus with their third straight victory.“They don’t c
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