The UEFA Champions League quarter-finals bracket was set on Wednesday, pitting Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain against English teams.Defending champions Madrid face Arsenal with the first leg scheduled for London on April 8 or 9.The return game is scheduled for April 15 or 16.PSG are to play Ast
Taiwan’s Lin Chun-yi on Wednesday inflicted a first-round defeat on former badminton world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen at the All England Open.Lin came out of top after a back-and-forth first game before Axelsen dominated the second, but the Dane was not able to keep that form in the decider as Lin reeled
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Wednesday scored 34 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder punched their ticket to the NBA playoffs with an impressive 118-112 victory over reigning champions the Boston Celtics in a potential NBA Finals sneak preview.Gilgeous-Alexander enhanced his credentials as favorite fo
Norwegian ski jumpers Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang on Wednesday were suspended for allegedly manipulating equipment at the World Championships in a case described as “extremely disturbing and disappointing.”Lindvik and Forfang, as well as team coach Magnus Brevik, assistant coach Thomas L
Defending champions Taiwan yesterday broke Japan’s winning streak and dominated Iraq to remain undefeated in the second edition of the mixed-gender, under-18 Youth Baseball5 Asia Cup in Taipei.In the early game in Xinyi District’s Chianti Avenue Plaza shopping area, world No. 2 Taiwan established a
STAYING POSITIVE: After defeating top-ranked American Pegula, Ukraine’s Svitolina said that despite the tensions between the countries, she has felt welcomed in the US
Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei and partner Zhang Shuai of China on Tuesday survived Ellen Perez of Australia and Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia to advance to the women’s doubles semi-finals at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California.The fifth-seeded Taiwanese-Chinese pairing struggled early against four
Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday held their nerve to beat Liverpool 4-1 on penalties and reach the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals after their tie finished one-apiece on aggregate, while Bayern Munich saw off Bayer 04 Leverkusen to complete a 5-0 win over both legs.Lamine Yamal and Raphinha fired
Ukrainian war veteran Oleksandr Shvachka lost his left leg to Russian tank fire outside Kyiv. Three years on, the latest step in his physical and mental rehabilitation recently unfolded under a brilliant blue sky on a snow-covered mountain more than 8,047km away.Shvachka, 38, was one of five Ukraini
Golden Ace was the shock winner in a dramatic Champion Hurdle on Tuesday, the feature race of the first day of the Cheltenham Festival, after both the previous winners Constitution Hill and State Man fell.Winning trainer Jeremy Scott had wanted Golden Ace to run in the Mare’s Hurdle, but her owner I
BADMINTONSung takes top Taiwan spotTai Tzu-ying has been replaced by Sung Shuo-yun as Taiwan’s top-ranked female player, BWF rankings released on Tuesday showed. Tai, 30, fell six places to 25th place, after having points deducted for not competing. The Taiwanese ace is still recovering from knee in
ALMOST THERE: After beating Portland, Stephen Curry was just two three-pointers shy of becoming the first player in NBA history to amass 4,000 triples
Nikola Jokic on Monday delivered a dominant 35-point performance as the Denver Nuggets bounced back to topple the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 140-127.Jokic had been forced to take a back seat to Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in an emphatic 127-103 Denver loss to Oklahoma
Barely two years ago, Kaysha Love was finishing somewhere around last place in what would best be described as minor bobsled races, but last week, she finished her meteoric rise in the sport to become a world bobsled champion.She had an unexpected ally along the way: the greatest bobsledder ever.The
Crowds might have declined in the past two years, but for those with runners at jumps racing’s most prestigious meeting, the atmosphere at the Cheltenham Festival is like being in “the Colosseum,” trainer Jamie Snowden said.The deafening “Cheltenham Roar” from spectators was to get its first renditi
A legendary Canadian ice hockey player renowned for his aggressive play has inspired the country’s emerging rallying cry of “elbows up” in its battle against US President Donald Trump.Throwing an elbow — in your opponent’s face or ribs — is hardly rare in hockey, but the move is closely associated w
The Norwegian Ski Federation has suspended a ski jumping coach and an equipment manager over their alleged role in a cheating scandal that shook the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships last weekend.The federation said coach Magnus Brevik and equipment manager Adrian Livelten were suspected of modifyi
Two-time defending champion on Monday Carlos Alcaraz had a fun flashback at Indian Wells thanks to a group of fans dressed as bees — an homage to his match that was interrupted by a swarm of the insects last year.A group of about 10 fans sported yellow and black striped costumes and made buzzing sou
SUPPORTERS UPSET: Thousands of Manchester United fans staged a prematch protest against co-owners the Glazer family and Jim Ratcliffe as their team struggle
Arsenal’s fading hopes of winning the English Premier League on Sunday suffered a fresh blow as Manchester United held the Gunners to a 1-1 draw, while Chelsea boosted their bid to qualify for the UEFA Champions League with a 1-0 win over Leicester City. After Liverpool’s 3-1 win against Southampton
Rohit Sharma on Sunday made a combative 76 to back up a potent spin bowling display as India beat New Zealand by four wickets to win a record third ICC Champions Trophy. Chasing 252 to win, India got off to a fast start through their captain’s first half-century of the tournament before K.L. Rahul h
Taiwanese badminton player Lin Chun-yi had to settle for silver in the men’s singles at the Orleans Masters in France on Sunday after losing in the final to his French opponent. The 25-year-old Lin, ranked world No. 14, lost to Alex Lanier 13-21, 18-21 in a match that lasted 42 minutes at the Palais
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