The New York Yankees on Saturday made MLB history with batters smashing home runs on the first three pitches their lineup faced, while the Los Angeles Dodgers overcame a second shaky start by touted right-hander Roki Sasaki to beat the Detroit Tigers.In New York, Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger and
After fleeing Sudan when civil war erupted, Al-Hilal captain Mohamed Abdelrahman and his teammates have defied the odds to reach the CAF Champions League quarter-finals.They are today to face title-holders Al-Ahly of Egypt in Cairo, with the return match in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, on Tu
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday powered her way to the Miami Open title, beating American Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 in the WTA 1000 event at Hard Rock Stadium.The title was the Belarusian’s first at Miami and her second of the season following her January triumph in Brisbane.After losing the f
Ducati Lenovo Team’s Marc Marquez on Saturday maintained his perfect start to the MotoGP season when the polesitter won the Americas Grand Prix sprint to remain undefeated and extend his lead in the championship.Marquez had become the first rider to claim eight poles at a single circuit when he set
TAIWAN’S WU EXITS: Wu Fang-hsien and partner Jiang Xinyu were eliminated in the women’s doubles after a straight-sets loss in their semi-final against a Russian pair
Novak Djokovic on Friday moved to within one win of his 100th career title, outclassing Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-3 to cruise into the final of the Miami Open, where he faces Czech teenager Jakub Mensik.Djokovic, who now has a 13-1 record against the Bulgarian, totally dominated the contest, which was
Shohei Ohtani and Clayton Kershaw on Friday joined their Los Angeles Dodgers teammates in sticking their fists out to show off their glittering World Series rings at a ceremony.“There’s just a lot of excitement, probably more than I can ever recall with the Dodger fan base and our players,” manager
Giannis Antetokounmpo on Friday said that he appreciated the compliment LeBron James gave him by saying the Milwaukee Bucks star could have scored 250 points in a game if he had played in the 1970s.However, the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player also said it is not really a fair comparison.“Great com
CRICKETSA win Sheffield ShieldSouth Australia yesterday chased down a record 269 runs in an Australian first-class cricket final to win their first Sheffield Shield cricket title in 29 years. South Australia scored 270-6 in their second innings to beat Queensland by four wickets on the fourth day of
New Zealand’s Amanaki Nicole misses a throw-in as South Africa’s Impi Visser, top right, collects during their men’s Pool B match on the second day of the Rugby Sevens Hong Kong tournament at Kai Tak Stadium yesterday. New Zealand won the game 17-7 and topped the group with three wins from three. Ho
DREAM OVER: Fourth seed Jessica Pegula ended the fairy-tale run of 19-year-old wild-card Alexandra Eala, who had knocked out three Grand Slam champions
Novak Djokovic is two wins away from capturing a 100th career title after on Thursday beating Sebastian Korda 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), while women’s world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka cruised into her first Miami Open final with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Jasmine Paolini.Djokovic let out a triumphant roar after sendin
Barcelona on Thursday swept to a comfortable 3-0 victory over CA Osasuna to move three points clear at the top of La Liga despite their discontent at having to play the match this week.The Catalans’ appeal against the rescheduling of the game was rejected, but Hansi Flick’s side, unbeaten in 19 matc
Shohei Ohtani, Teoscar Hernandez and Tommy Edman on Thursday smashed home runs to give the reigning World Series champions the Los Angeles Dodgers a 5-4 victory over Detroit on the MLB’s opening day in the US.The Dodgers, who won two season-opening games in Tokyo last week, raised their championship
Josh Giddey could feel it as soon as the ball left his fingertips. In a flash, teammates were mobbing him.Giddey’s buzzer-beating half-court heave on Thursday capped what might be the wildest finish in the NBA this season and gave the surging Chicago Bulls a 119-117 victory over the Los Angeles Lake
The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) is to start a new season tomorrow, after last year’s attendance reached a record high as the league started to hold games at the Taipei Dome.Taiwan’s professional baseball league sold 2,766,386 tickets for its regular-season games last year, for an ave
TAIWAN’S WU ADVANCES: Wu Fang-hsien and Jiang Xinyu of China defeated Chinese pair Zheng Saisai and Wang Xinyu in the women’s doubles quarter-finals
Alexandra Eala was left star-struck by Iga Swiatek in 2023 after meeting the Pole at the Rafa Nadal Academy during her graduation ceremony, but the wild-card from the Philippines gave her idol no quarter at the Miami Open on Wednesday in a massive quarter-final upset.The 19-year-old played the match
African soccer icons Mohamed Salah and Achraf Hakimi appear set to feature at next year’s FIFA World Cup as Egypt and Morocco have built commanding leads in their qualifying groups following Tuesday’s results.However, reigning CAF Footballer of the Year Ademola Lookman and his fellow Nigerian Victor
The famously raucous Hong Kong Sevens are to start today in a big test for a shiny new stadium at the heart of a major US$3.85 billion sports park in the territory.Officials are keeping their fingers crossed that the premier event in Hong Kong’s sporting and social calendar goes off without a hitch
LeBron James on Wednesday tipped in a buzzer-beating rebound with 0.1 seconds remaining as the Los Angeles Lakers halted their three-game losing streak in the NBA with a pulsating 120-119 road victory over the Indiana Pacers.A thrilling duel in Indianapolis, Indiana, saw the Pacers climb out of a 13
NEW FRIEND: Djokovic, who qualified for the men’s singles quarters, said he was grateful to be working with rival-turned-coach Andy Murray, even though it was a bit surreal
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday battled back in the second set to blast her way into the semi-finals of the Miami Open with a 6-2, 7-5 win over China’s Zheng Qinwen, while Novak Djokovic cruised into the quarter-finals with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Italian Lorenzo Musetti in 1 hour, 22 minutes.Sab
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