New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone on Tuesday watched the hits begin to pile up on the massive, crown-shaped scoreboard beyond the center field wall at Kauffman Stadium, and he knew that his team was doing something impressive against the Kansas City Royals.He did not know until afterward that it
Brayden McNabb on Tuesday night hit Mark Stone in stride with a lob pass in the first period for a highlight reel of a play, but it was the gritty work of the Golden Knights’ defense that ultimately put Las Vegas in the Stanley Cup Final.The Golden Knights limited the Colorado Avalanche’s high-power
A giant statue of soccer superstar Lionel Messi erected in India to mark his visit last year is “swaying in the wind” and is to be removed, a lawmaker said yesterday.Workers have scrambled up the 21m golden-colored statue in the eastern city of Kolkata in West Bengal, throwing ropes around its shoul
Crews on Tuesday started erecting an octagon-shaped cage on the South Lawn of the White House for next month’s UFC bout, helping mark the nation’s 250th anniversary — and US President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday.Online renderings depict what the completed, wire-mesh-fence-ringed fight space is expe
Moises Caicedo lifted his first trophy, a golden plastic cup, among the tightly packed little houses of a working-class neighborhood in Ecuador. This summer he is heading to his second FIFA World Cup.The tiny prize he won was lent by a neighbor to give a group of children a taste of victory.A photog
TEAM BUILDING EXERCISE: There is a hope that bonds formed during the All-Star Game weekend can tighten the teamwork between players before the APBC games
The All-Star Game weekend of Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) is to be held at the Taipei Dome on July 18 and 19, the third consecutive year the event would be held at the indoor venue.This year’s showcase features a matchup between a fan-voted “Team Star” squad and “Team Taiwan,
The manager of the Yomiuri Giants, one of Japan’s most popular baseball teams, resigned yesterday after he was arrested for allegedly physically attacking his teenage daughter.Shinnosuke Abe allegedly grabbed the 18-year-old and forced her to the floor at their home in central Tokyo on Monday evenin
Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev was the only athlete to “beat” a world record on Sunday at the Enhanced Games, winning the men’s 50m freestyle at the divisive competition where athletes were free to take performance-enhancing substances.His time of 20.81 seconds — which is not considered official —
Haiti’s first World Cup appearance since 1974 is a source of immense national pride, but Emile, a Haitian living in Ohio, is afraid to attend a match because of US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.“Singing my country’s national anthem in a stadium in front of the whole world is a histo
Tennis Australia has hired Andrew Abdo from the National Rugby League (NRL) to replace Craig Tiley as CEO.The Australian governing bodies of both sports confirmed the move on Monday.Tiley announced in February he was quitting his roles as Australian Open tournament director and Tennis Australia CEO
A peone (assistant bullfighter) salutes after a bullfight, or “corrida,” during the Pentecost Feria in Nimes, France, on Sunday.
VICTORY ABROAD: The team took home a fistful of medals and secured spots for the autumn’s Asian Games, scheduled for September in Nagoya
Taiwan’s women’s team captured the overall title at the Asian Taekwondo Championships in Mongolia on Sunday, finishing with two golds, one silver and one bronze medal.The strong showing, led by gold medalists Wang Chieh-ling and Chang Jui-en secured the full quota of available spots for Taiwan at th
Taiwanese golfer Tsai Pei-ying overtook former world No. 1 Yani Tseng in the final round of the WPG Ladies Open in Taoyuan on Sunday to win the title.Tsai finished with a four-round total of 17-under-par 271, carding a six-under 67 in the final round, with six birdies and one bogey.Tseng, nicknamed
Hair flapping out of his headband, Corbin Carroll races past second base as if a double is not an option.It is a last resort.Doubles are fine if that is what you want. Carroll needs one base more.“What’s a standup double to a majority of the people in the big leagues, it’s a standup triple to him,”
Italy clinched victory in the first America’s Cup preliminary regatta on Sunday, beating defenders New Zealand in a demonstration of speed and resilience on home waters.After eight fleet races between eight boats over three days, Luna Rossa’s principal crew came out top of the leaderboard, three sca
What’s the cost of a milestone home run ball? In this case, one signed bat from the rookie who hit the blast and one official cap.After Pittsburgh Pirates rookie outfielder Esmerlyn Valdez hit his first career home run in Sunday’s 4-1 win at Toronto, his teammates in the bullpen went to work to get
Lionel Messi was at the center of an injury scare weeks before the start of the World Cup on Sunday after abruptly exiting Inter Miami’s Major League Soccer (MLS) clash against the Philadelphia Union.Messi was substituted in the 73rd minute at a rain-soaked Nu Stadium in Miami after clutching the ba
THE RIGHT STUFF: In just his fourth start this season, Teng lowered his ERA to 2.19, using his signature sweeper, which generated seven of his 10 whiffs against Chicago
Taiwanese pitcher Teng Kai-wei on Saturday threw six shutout innings and Christian Walker homered twice with three RBIs, as the Houston Astros beat Chicago 3-0 to extend the Cubs’ losing streak to seven, their longest skid in four years.Teng allowed two hits, struck out six and walked three as the A
Four years after considering retirement, Bryan Torres on Saturday made it to the major leagues at age 28 and homered for the St Louis Cardinals in his debut.“Eleven years to get to here,” Torres said, fighting back tears after helping the Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-1 in the opener of Satur
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