Meg Jones is confident England will give supporters value for money when she leads the all-conquering world champions for the first time in their Women’s Six Nations opener against Ireland at Twickenham today.A record attendance for the women’s championship of more than 75,000 is expected at England
Aston Villa have one foot in the UEFA Europa League semi-finals after their hard-fought 3-1 win against Bologna on Thursday, which could have had a very different complexion had it not been for the clinical Ollie Watkins.Ezri Konsa’s header on the stroke of halftime and a brace from Watkins, who is
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz both had second-set stumbles on Thursday in their race for the No. 1 ranking, but recovered to reach the last eight of the Monte Carlo Masters, while in Austria, Taiwan’s Liang En-shuo reached the semi-finals in the women’s doubles at the Linz Open.Sinner, who said h
WINNING BENEFITS: Oklahoma City claimed the spot for the third year running and with the best overall record, they have home-court advantage in the playoffs
The Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday secured the Western Conference top seed and best record in the NBA with a 128-110 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.Center Chet Holmgren poured in 30 points and pulled down 14 rebounds, while NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 20 p
Ousmane Dembele had an off night on Wednesday, but Khvicha Kvaratskhelia added another solo goal to his collection as Paris Saint-Germain beat Liverpool 2-0 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final.The Georgia star cut in from the left flank midway through the second half and, w
Atletico Madrid on Wednesday scored twice after Barcelona were reduced to 10 men to earn a valuable 2-0 road win and take the advantage in their UEFA Champions League quarter-final.A superb free-kick by Julian Alvarez and a goal by Alexander Sorloth gave Diego Simeone his first win at the Camp Nou s
Japan is fighting back against online abuse of athletes and sports authorities have a warning for trolls planning to target competitors at this year’s Asian Games: You are being watched.Online abuse is felt by athletes all over the world, affecting their performances and mental health, leaving them
TENNISTaiwan’s Liang advancesTaiwan’s Liang En-shuo and partner Yang Zhaoxuan of China on Wednesday advanced to the quarter-finals at the Linz Open at Intersport Arena Linz in Austria. The Taiwanese-Chinese duo defeated Irina Khromacheva of Russia and Mexico’s Giuliana Olmos 7-5, 3-6, 10-6 at the 1,
Taiwanese “boxing queen” Chen Nien-chin today won the women’s 65kg division final at the Asian Boxing Elite Championships in Ulaanbaatar, securing Taiwan’s first gold medal in that weight class at the tournament. Chen defeated North Korea’s Hwang Hyo Sun 4-1, after the two were tied through the firs
Political Deputy Minister of Sports Cheng Shih-chung (鄭世忠) today announced his resignation, saying he plans to return to teaching at National Taiwan Sport University. He said the move was not motivated by any factor in particular, but rather he felt that he had completed his duties and wished to con
This year’s Taiwan Athletics Open, which typically draws top international athletes, has been canceled ahead of its June schedule, as funding for the Ministry of Sports has not yet cleared the legislature, the organizing body said yesterday.All registration fees would be fully reimbursed, the Chines
ADVANTAGE: Bayern Munich, arguably the strongest team in Europe this season, produced a masterclass in the first half and could have been several goals ahead
Luis Diaz and Harry Kane on Tuesday scored the goals that gave dominant Bayern Munich a crucial 2-1 UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg win away to Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappe’s strike 16 minutes from time gave record 15-time winners Real a lifeline at their Bernabeu home in a gripping batt
Kevin Durant on Tuesday scored 24 points against his former team to help inspire the Houston Rockets to a come-from-behind 119-105 victory over the Phoenix Suns. Durant, who was traded from Phoenix to Houston last year, received a mixed reception upon his return to Arizona, with sections of the Suns
Hans Niemann declares he would become a “stone cold killer” in a Netflix documentary released on Tuesday about his feud with five-time classical world champion Magnus Carlsen, a pledge that injects new edge into the lingering fallout from the cheating scandal that shook elite chess. “I’m gonna be a
Kristyna Janku answered the phone to a police officer, not sure what she was going to hear. She had heard the rumors, the gossip, and was not sure what was true and what was not. The defender’s former coach, Petr Vlachovsky, who coached women and girls at FC Slovacko for almost 15 years and was once
EUROPEAN AMBITION: Juventus moved to within a point of the Champions League places with a win over Genoa, as the Serie A top-four battle heats up
SSC Napoli are still in the hunt to retain their Serie A title after the champions on Monday beat scudetto rivals AC Milan 1-0.Matteo Politano came off the bench and lashed home the only goal of the game with 11 minutes remaining in front of delighted fans in Naples as the hosts racked up a fifth st
The Orlando Magic on Monday kept up their bid for an automatic playoff berth with an 123-107 upset over the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons.Paolo Banchero scored 31 points and Desmond Bane added 25 as six Orlando players finished in double figures to overpower a Detroit side still missing
Dalton Rushing on Monday hit two solo home runs for his first career multi-homer game as the Los Angeles Dodgers went deep five times to rout the Toronto Blue Jays 14-2 in a rematch of last season’s World Series.Teoscar Hernandez and Freddie Freeman each hit a two-run homer, while Shohei Ohtani adde
Stan Wawrinka on Monday bid farewell to the Monte Carlo Masters as the 2014 champion fell 7-5, 7-5 to Sebastian Baez in the first round.The 41-year-old three-time Grand Slam winner is to retire from tennis at the end of the season and entered the main draw in Monaco as a wild card 20 years on from h
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