Arsenal’s unbeaten start to the English Premier League season came to a shuddering halt in a shock 2-0 loss to Bournemouth on Saturday that left them third in the standings with leaders Liverpool and second-placed Manchester City still to play this weekend. Manchester United eased the pressure on co
Losing Game 1 to the CTBC Brothers 10-4 in the Taiwan Series opener on Saturday was a tough blow for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions, but the potential loss of Gu Lin Ruei-yang for the game and the series might have been even worse. In a rematch of the 2021 Taiwan Series, the fireballer was pulled
The Formosa Dreamers showed their confidence in the opening game of the new Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) with a shot-blocking feast in Taichung on Saturday. The former P.League+ (PLG) powerhouse routed the DEA 88-74 while blocking 10 DEA shots, with Aric Holman and Brandon Gilbeck, T
Britain’s six-time Olympic track cycling champion Chris Hoy has revealed he has “two to four years” to live after he was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer which metastasized to his bones. The announcement comes after the 48-year-old Scot said in February he was feeling “optimistic and positive
At a square in a Rio de Janeiro suburb plagued by drug trafficking and high rates of violent crimes, children and young adults get together every Tuesday night to fight, but not in the way one might think. Donning gloves and following rules, they spar in street boxing matches from about 10pm to 1:30
Front row, from left, Inter Miami’s Sergio Busquets, Luis Suarez, Drake Callender and Lionel Messi hold the Supporters’ Shield trophy after their Major League Soccer match against the New England Revolution at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Saturday. Inter Miami have become eligible t
ON THE BRINK: Cleveland are facing elimination in the post-season for the second time, needing to win three straight to snap their 76-year World Series drought
The New York Yankees on Friday scratched out two runs in the ninth inning off All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase as they bounced back from a gut-wrenching loss a day earlier to beat the Cleveland Guardians 8-6 to take a 3-1 lead in the American League Championship Series.New York broke a 6-6 tie in the
Pete Alonso on Friday golfed an early three-run homer as the Mets hammered an ineffective Jack Flaherty, extending the National League Championship Series with a 12-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5.“We understood that this is a do-or-die game and we have to give everything we had, an
Whatever the result in Dubai today, there is to be a new name on the trophy when New Zealand line up against South Africa in the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup.Australia’s dominance — winning six of the eight previous tournaments — has restricted the opportunities for anyone else.Only England, i
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Manchester City left it late to overcome St. Polten in Vienna. A late strike by Australia’s Mary Fowler gave them a 3-2 victory
Chelsea moved to the top of their UEFA Women’s Champions League group with a 3-1 win at Twente on Thursday, while record eight-time winners Lyon saw off Wolfsburg. Sonia Bompastor’s Chelsea, still bidding for a first Champions League title after four semi-final exits and a final defeat since 2018, m
British Champions Day at Ascot today is expected to attract more than 28,000 spectators, but overall attendance in the UK is “off the pace” compared with the growth in the US and Australia, said David Redvers, racing manager at Qatar Racing.Qatar Racing’s Sheikh Fahad al Thani was the driving force
US Mountain West Conference (MWC) Commissioner Gloria Nevarez on Thursday said the forfeitures that volleyball teams are willing to take to avoid playing San Jose State is “not what we celebrate in college athletics” and that she is heartbroken over what has transpired this season surrounding the Sp
Russian Minister of Sport Mikhail Degtyarev, tipped to fill the vacant position of the country’s Olympic chief, on Thursday called for improved ties and an end to polemics with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).Degtyarev spoke at a top-level sports meeting, attended by Russian President Vlad
PGMOL head of referees Howard Webb said he was frustrated that the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) did not intervene when Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes was sent off during their 3-0 thrashing by Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League last month. Fernandes was sent off in the 42nd
’SIXTY YEARS OF HURT’: Thomas Tuchel signed an 18-month contract that starts from Jan. 1 next year until the conclusion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Thomas Tuchel said he must rise to the challenge of ending England’s wait for a first major trophy since 1966, as the German was unveiled as the new manager of the Three Lions on Wednesday.Former Chelsea boss Tuchel is to start his new job on Jan. 1 next year, on an 18-month deal until the conclusio
Pete Alonso is taking no chances with his playoff pumpkin. Wearing a custom hoodie highlighting his now-famous lucky squash, the New York Mets’ slugger on Wednesday said the pumpkin was stashed away in his locker at Citi Field.However, away from home, he rarely lets it out of sight.“What I do, I alw
France’s capital city might finally be about to have a second major soccer club, and a challenger to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), with a takeover of Paris FC by the country’s richest family along with energy drinks giant Red Bull expected to be announced in the coming days.News broke last week that ta
The US National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) expansion team in Boston apologized on Wednesday for a “Too Many Balls” marketing campaign that drew a harsh reaction from the transgender community and others.A day after unveiling the slogan as part of the rollout of the team name BOS Nation FC, the org
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is eager to return to soccer after having his doping ban reduced from four years to 18 months and said he dreams of playing at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with France.The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) cut the 31-year-old’s ban earlier this month after he was provisi
Taiwanese runner Lo Wei-ming (羅維銘) broke the record for his age bracket and finished third in this year’s Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race on Monday evening in New York (local time).Running the multi-day footrace for his fourth consecutive year, Asian record holder Lo broke the “age 60