Cole Perfetti on Friday scored three goals for his first NHL hat-trick as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Utah Hockey Club 5-2.Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and two assists to reach 500 points for his career, while David Gustafsson also scored for Winnipeg. Connor Hellebuyck had 17 saves.Barrett Hayton and N
Sumo is walking a “tightrope” as it prepares to stage events outside Japan for the first time in 20 years while also trying to preserve its ancient traditions, experts say.The sport is to hold exhibition tournaments in London in October and in Paris in June next year, the first time the Japan Sumo A
Minnows Uruguay on Friday stunned rugby sevens powerhouses Fiji and New Zealand in two astonishing back-to-back upsets on a remarkable opening day of the World Sevens Series’ Perth leg.The South American team launched an epic comeback to beat Olympic silver medalists Fiji 24-17 and followed that wit
Noman Ali yesterday became Pakistan’s first spinner to take a Test hat-trick as the West Indies were bowled out for 163 in the first innings of the second Test in Multan as the tourists were dismissed by lunch.Opting to bat first on a turning pitch, the Caribbean side’s top order collapsed and they
STOPPED AT TWO: Aryna Sabalenka missed out on what would have been her third trophy in a row in Melbourne, which was last done by a woman in 1999
Madison Keys of the US yesterday upset two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open final to collect her first Grand Slam title at age 29.By adding the win over the No. 1-ranked Sabalenka to an elimination of No. 2 Iga Swiatek in the semi-finals on Thur
Relegation-threatened Holsten Kiel on Friday scored a late equalizer to draw 2-2 against VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga and snap a run of five consecutive away defeats.The home side came into the game having scored a club record 40 goals in their first 18 games, but they had a frustrating first hal
Taiwanese soccer fans might be able to cheer on some of the stars of La Liga at a local stadium this year after a deal signed between the Spanish league and cryptocurrency trading platform CoinW to invest in clubs in the nation’s south.CoinW on Friday last week hosted La Liga executives and Real Mad
‘WHO KNOWS?’ Asked if it might be his last tournament at Melbourne Park, Novak Djokovic said that he would ‘have to see how the season goes. I want to keep going’
Spectators yesterday booed an injured Novak Djokovic as he left the court in Rod Laver Arena after quitting one set into his Australian Open semi-final against Alexander Zverev.Dealing with a what he said was a torn muscle, Djokovic lost the opener 7-6 (7/5) when he put a forehand volley into the ne
Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei and partner Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia yesterday advanced to the women’s doubles final at the Australian Open after defeating New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe and Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada 7-6 (7/3), 3-6, 6-3 in their semi-final.Hsieh has won nine Grand Slam doubles titles and h
Things are somewhat out of control at the Australian Open this year, and that has only a little to do with the results on the courts.Yes, there were some upsets, including Madison Keys eliminating No. 2 Iga Swiatek in the women’s singles semi-finals on Thursday.It also was the first time since 1990
The CTBC Brothers from Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) on Friday announced they reached an agreement with the team’s shortstop Chiang Kun-yu (江坤宇) to extend his contract by 10 years in a deal that could worth up to NT $147.88 million (US$4.5 million).Including a NT$10 million in
Bruno Fernandes on Thursday scored a stoppage-time winner as Manchester United beat Glasgow Rangers 2-1 to take a big step toward the UEFA Europa League round-of-16.Rangers looked to have snatched a draw at Old Trafford when Cyriel Dessers leveled the game 1-1 in the 88th minute.However, United capt
FINAL WEEK LOOMS: PSG rose to 22nd place to set up another tense challenge against 24th-placed Stuttgart, while Man City require victory against Club Brugge
Manchester City are on the brink of a humiliating UEFA Champions League exit after a stunning loss to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, while Real Madrid is no longer at risk after routing Salzburg.Man City blew a two-goal lead in a high-stakes clash of super-wealthy underachievers that PSG won 4-2
Real Madrid became the first soccer team to register 1 billion euros (US$1.04 billion) in revenue in a single season in 2023-2024, with the Spanish side topping the Deloitte Football Money League as the world’s highest revenue-generating club once again.Real Madrid had overtaken Manchester City to r
Novak Djokovic today faces Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals of the Australian Open, with the Serb’s bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title picking up steam at just the right time.Djokovic, who is looking for an 11th title at Melbourne Park, showed all his battling qualities in an intense quarter-
Ukraine’s Lyudmyla Kichenok yesterday accused France’s Kristina Mladenovic of making a “very direct threat” against her during a testy women’s doubles clash at the Australian Open (AO).Kichenok came under fire after snubbing a handshake with Mladenovic after she and Taiwanese partner Chan Hao-ching
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Wednesday scored a career-high 54 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 123-114 home win over the Utah Jazz.Neither team led by double digits until the Thunder pulled away in the final three minutes.Jalen Williams finished off a three-point play to break a tie at 1
The San Francisco Giants signed 18-year-old Taiwanese pitcher Yang Nien-hsi (陽念希) to a contract worth a total of US$500,000 (NT $16.39 million).At a press event in Taipei on Wednesday, Jan. 22, the Giants’ Pacific Rim Area scout Evan Hsueh (薛奕煌) presented Yang with a Giants jersey to celebrate the
SHOWDOWN: Madison Keys is Iga Swiatek’s next hurdle after the American player sent Elina Svitolina packing to be on a career-best 10-match win streak
A ruthless Iga Swiatek yesterday said that her confidence was soaring and she was starting to believe she can go all the way at the Australian Open after years of early exits.The five-time Grand Slam champion swept past Emma Navarro 6-1, 6-2 into a semi-final against Madison Keys to match her best p
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