Jesper Boqvist on Tuesday scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period as the Florida Panthers, after raising their second straight NHL Stanley Cup banner, opened the defense of the title by beating the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2.Mackie Samoskevich — getting his second assist, the fifth two-
Taiwanese weightlifter Chen Wen-huei on Tuesday won bronze in the clean and jerk in the women’s 69kg division at the International Weightlifting Federation World Championship in Forde, Norway.Chen lifted 132kg in the clean and jerk, and finished with a total of 232kg, placing fifth overall.She succe
Novak Djokovic threw up, Alexander Zverev poured sweat out of his shoe and Emma Raducanu quit her match with dizziness — and the bad news for the world’s top tennis players is that more baking weather is forecast in China this week.Denmark’s Holger Rune called the temperatures of more than 30°C and
The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) on Tuesday said that it would appeal FIFA sanctions after being accused by soccer’s governing body of cheating.FIFA last month suspended for 12 months seven overseas-born players who all featured for Malaysia in June’s 4-0 win over Vietnam in a 2027 Asian C
BIG HITTERS: The Brewers opened up a 2-0 lead in their series, once again relying on their stellar offense to pummel the Cubs and clinch a 7-3 win
The Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday held off a late rally from the Philadelphia Phillies to snatch a 4-3 victory and take a commanding 2-0 lead in their playoff series.The reigning World Series champions, who stunned the Phillies in Game 1 of the best-of-five National League Division Series on Saturda
Trevor Lawrence on Monday scrambled for an improbable game-winning touchdown with 23 seconds remaining as the Jacksonville Jaguars scored a dramatic 31-28 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.Jaguars quarterback Lawrence’s winning touchdown crowned a superb individual performance that saw him make 18
Tazmin Brits on Monday cracked a brilliant century as South Africa spoiled New Zealand’s Suzie Bates’ record 350th international appearance with a six-wicket victory in their Women’s Cricket World Cup match.Brits hit 101 off 89 balls with 15 fours and a six — her fourth century in five one-day inter
World No. 3 Alexander Zverev on Monday said that he was playing “terrible tennis” after he was knocked out of the Shanghai Masters by France’s Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.His exit leaves Novak Djokovic as the tournament’s top-ranked player, increasing the 38-year-old Serb’s chances of winning a
European soccer’s governing body UEFA on Monday said it had “reluctantly” approved the staging of a Spanish La Liga and an Italian Serie A match in the US and Australia respectively, despite fan protests.“While it is regrettable to have to let these two games go ahead, this decision is exceptional a
ON THE BRINK: The New York Yankees, who are 2-0 down in the best-of-five division series, will now be fighting to stay alive when they host Game 3 today
The Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday rode a stunning display from rookie pitcher Trey Yesavage and a Vladimir Guerrero Jr grand slam to a 13-7 victory that pushed the New York Yankees to the brink of elimination from the playoffs.Daulton Varsho added two home runs as Toronto took a 2-0 lead in the best-o
Spanish champions Barcelona on Sunday collapsed in a shock 4-1 demolition at Sevilla in La Liga, with Alexis Sanchez scoring against his former side and Robert Lewandowski missing a penalty for the visitors.The Catalans sit second in the table after their first league defeat of the campaign, two poi
Tadej Pogacar on Sunday delivered a trademark 75km breakaway to win the European road race title in France, adding the stars jersey to the world title he won a week ago and his fourth Tour de France triumph in July.Pogacar was unrelenting in his solo rampage, only slowing to cruise across the line 3
Erling Haaland on Sunday carried Manchester City to within three points of English Premier League leaders Arsenal with the only goal at Brentford, while Crystal Palace’s 19-game unbeaten run was ended by a 2-1 defeat to Everton.The Norwegian maintained his sensational early-season form to score his
NEW CHAMPION: Alex Pereira brought an end to Magomed Ankalaev’s 14-match unbeaten streak, while exacting revenge for a loss in their first meeting in March
Fan favorite Alex Pereira dethroned Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320, taking the light heavyweight championship with a first-round stoppage on Saturday night.Pereira (13-3-0) floored Ankalaev (21-2-1) after hurting him with a huge right hand and quickly went to work using thunderous elbows during a groun
Alejandro Kirk and Vladimir Guerrero Jr powered the Toronto Blue Jays to yet another home win over the New York Yankees, snapping a postseason losing streak that stretched back almost a decade.Kirk hit two solo home runs, Guerrero also connected and the Blue Jays won a playoff game for the first tim
Springboks captain Siya Kolisi said he hoped his side’s Rugby Championship triumph would provide fresh inspiration to South Africa as a whole following the world champions’ thrilling 29-27 win over Argentina at Twickenham in London on Saturday.“I think I’ve worn this jersey when nobody wanted to wat
Taiwanese Olympic champion Kuo Hsing-chun won two bronze medals on Saturday at this year’s World Weightlifting Championships, being held in Forde, Norway, from Oct. 2 to Saturday.Competing in the women’s 58kg weight class, Kuo lifted 96kg in the snatch and 128kg in the clean and jerk, finishing with
Shohei Ohtani struck out not once, twice, three times, but four — four — straight times and almost snuffed a late Dodgers rally.The Oh-4 nearly cost Los Angeles.Good news for the Dodgers, Ohtani, their ace, was about as good as he needed to be on the mound — with a little pop from teammate Teoscar H
HISTORIC CHANCE: Indonesia would qualify for their first FIFA World Cup since 1938 if they defeat Saudi Arabia and Iraq on Wednesday and Saturday respectively
Almost 90 years after their first and only appearance at the FIFA World Cup, Indonesia are just two victories away from returning to the tournament.It would mark a major turnaround in fortunes in just more than three years since 135 spectators died at the Kanjuruhan stadium disaster in East Java on
RSS