Manchester City on Monday signed Nico Gonzalez from Porto in the biggest move from English Premier League clubs on transfer deadline day, while Bayern Munich’s Mathys Tel headed to Tottenham Hotspur on loan.City’s midfield frailties without Ballon d’Or winner Rodri, who is out for the season due to
Taiwan’s national baseball team finalized a 36-player training roster that it would draw on to compete in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) qualifying round in Taipei later this month and began training for the event on Monday.Of the 36 players, there are 19 pitchers, four catchers, eight infielders,
After nearly six years away from the NBA, New Taipei Kings player Jeremy Lin (林書豪) is set to participate in the 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend’s Rising Stars mini-tournament as the coach of Team G League. The NBA announced Monday (U.S. time) that the Taiwanese-American player will join a trio of Naismit
Jalen Brunson on Monday scored 42 points as the New York Knicks unleashed a late barrage to overwhelm the Houston Rockets 124-118.The Knicks were humbled at home by the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday and looked to be sliding to another defeat at Madison Square Garden as Houston powered into an 11-po
Real Madrid on Monday blasted refereeing in Spain as “rigged” and “completely discredited” following the club’s shock 1-0 defeat at struggling RCD Espanyol.The Spanish giants were left furious after Espanyol defender Carlos Romero was not shown a red card for his reckless tackle on Kylian Mbappe in
Arsenal on Sunday beat Manchester City 5-1 to keep their English Premier League title hopes alive, while Manchester United slumped to another meek 2-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace.In the battle between the top two for the past two seasons, the Gunners prevailed to move within six points of leaders
Inter on Sunday were given a letoff when they snatched a late 1-1 derby draw with AC Milan, while league leaders SSC Napoli were held by a late goal at AS Roma.Reigning champions Inter remain three points behind Napoli, who looked to be heading five clear as they led in Rome until Angelino volleyed
The Dallas Mavericks, rocked by the sudden trade of superstar Luka Doncic and wracked by injuries, on Sunday were blown out 144-101 by the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers.The Cavaliers remained five-and-a-half games ahead of the Boston Celtics atop the Eastern Conference after reigning champions the
Belgium on Sunday secured a controversial victory in Davis Cup qualifying when Chile’s Cristian Garin refused to continue in the decisive rubber after being painfully knocked down by his opponent, Zizou Bergs.Elsewhere, Spain made light of the absence of Carlos Alcaraz as they swept past Switzerland
UNPREDICTABLE: ‘Don’t think you’re safer than you are,’ said Suns’ Devin Booker, who heard about the trade from someone in the stands while playing Portland, calling it ‘crazy’
Luka Doncic, who led the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA Finals last season, and Anthony Davis, who won a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers, are switching team in a blockbuster trade.Doncic is being traded by the reigning Western Conference champion Mavericks to the Lakers for Davis, a person wit
Ireland on Saturday came from behind as they launched their bid for an unprecedented third successive Six Nations title with a hard-fought 27-22 win over England in Dublin, while a hat-trick of tries by Huw Jones inspired Scotland to a 31-19 victory over Italy in Edinburgh.The reigning champions tra
Switzerland’s Lukas Britschgi on Saturday won the men’s European figure skating title, rising from eighth place with his gold medal-winning performance in the free skate.Britschgi, a bronze medalist two years ago, produced a dazzling display to earn an overall score of 267.09 points as two-time reig
The Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets on Saturday did not disappoint in a thrilling midseason matchup in front of a fired-up sellout crowd of more than 18,500 fans.The top two teams in the NHL delivered with a combined nine goals, including the 877th of Alex Ovechkin’s career to put him 18 back
Swiss champion Mauro Schmid yesterday held off an elite chasing pack in searing heat to win the first UCI World Tour one-day classic of the season at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in Australia.The Team Jayco–AlUla rider made his move on the downhill section of the final climb at Geelong with
BASEBALLOhtani could pitch in MayShohei Ohtani pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers in May is “about right,” manager Dave Roberts said on Saturday at the team’s annual fan fest. He reiterated that Ohtani would not pitch in the season-opening Japan Series against the Chicago Cubs on March 18-19 in To
BACK-TO-BACK: The League One club, which is owned by stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, is sparing no expense to clinch promotion to the Championship
Hollywood endings are pricey, even in England’s third division.In pursuit of their third straight promotion, Wrexham AFC splashed some cash at League One rival Reading to secure the services of striker Sam Smith.The Welsh club owned by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney confirmed the signing of
Two years on from their three-point win over Philadelphia in the Super Bowl, the Kansas City Chiefs face a rematch with the Eagles, but with a big difference this time.The added ingredient is Saquon Barkley, the explosive record-breaking Eagles running back and the biggest obstacle to the Chiefs win
Less than a week after splashing out a world-record fee for Naomi Girma, Chelsea has spent big again to bring England midfielder Keira Walsh back to the English Women’s Super League.Walsh left European champions Barcelona after more than two years to join Chelsea for a reported ￡400,000 (US$496,000)
Estonia’s Niina Petrokina produced a personal best to claim the women’s title at the figure skating European championships in front of her home fans in Tallinn on Friday.“This was my dream and today it came true,” the 20-year-old said.“I screamed so much my throat hurts, I can barely speak. I don’t
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