Manchester United on Monday blew the lead three times to miss out on moving up to fifth in the Premier League as AFC Bournemouth would not be beaten in a thrilling 4-4 draw at Old Trafford.United have lost just once in their past 10 games, but Ruben Amorim would be frustrated as more points at home
By the time Cameron Menzies finally left the arena on Monday, the blood gushing from the gash on his right hand had trickled down his wrist, part of his forearm and — somehow — up to his face. Smeared in crimson and regret, and already mouthing sheepish apologies to the crowd, he disappeared down th
England and Australia players are to wear black armbands and flags at Adelaide Oval are to be flown at half-staff today in an Ashes tribute to the victims of the Bondi Beach shootings.Two gunmen on Sunday night killed 15 people and injured dozens more at the iconic beach in Sydney. Their target was
Cooper Flagg on Monday scored the most points by an 18-year-old in NBA history, but he could not enjoy the accomplishment because it came in a loss.Flagg had 42 points — topping the previous mark of 37 set by LeBron James on Dec. 13, 2003 — in a 140-133 loss to the Utah Jazz.“Obviously we didn’t win
BASEBALLKim returns to BravesShortstop Ha-Seong Kim is returning to the Atlanta Braves, agreeing on Monday to a US$20 million, one-year contract that addressed a major off-season priority for the team. Kim gets a US$4 million raise. He had declined a US$16 million player option from the US$29 millio
DERBY LOSS: Newcastle are languishing in 12th place in the table after sinking to a 1-0 defeat at the home of local rivals Sunderland as Nick Woltemade scored an own-goal
Manchester City on Sunday thumped Crystal Palace 3-0 to move back to within two points of English Premier League leaders Arsenal as Aston Villa kept up their surprise title charge. Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest demolished struggling Tottenham Hotspur 3-0, while Sunderland saw off local rivals Newcast
A Taiwanese team of four on Sunday finished third in the mixed team event in the Competitor division at the Taichung Power Fitness Grand Prix, one of the largest officially licensed CrossFit competitions in Asia. Zhu Yu-sen, Lin Li-wei, Hung Tsai-jui and Chen Yi-hsin won US$7,500 for their podium fi
The Taoyuan Pauian Pilots on Sunday rallied from a 26-point deficit to defeat the Macau Black Bears 104-86, completing the largest comeback in East Asia Super League (EASL) history. The Pilots erased the deficit on their home court en route to a 44-point turnaround, improving to 3-1 this season. The
In what could mark the end of an NFL dynasty, the Kansas City Chiefs will miss the playoffs after 10 consecutive post-season appearances following a 16-13 loss on Sunday to the Los Angeles Chargers. The Chiefs, who last failed to reach the playoffs in 2014, fell to 6-8 with the home defeat, their th
Kylian Mbappe’s and Rodrygo Goes’ goals on Sunday earned Real Madrid a tense 2-1 win at Deportivo Alaves in Spanish La Liga to potentially keep coach Xabi Alonso in his job. Second-placed Madrid trimmed league leaders Barcelona’s advantage back to four points and recorded only their third victory in
Vietnam’s Dang Huynh Hai, front, falls on the ground as he competes against Thailand’s Chalongchai Minindi, right, in the quarter-finals of the men’s 51kg Muay Thai event of the 33rd Southeast Asian Games at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok on Sunday. Chalongchai Minindi won the bout.
STRUGGLING: Despite the loss, the own-goals and sitting in last place, the Wolves’ manager Rob Edwards said the team was focused, showed spirit and almost delivered
Arsenal consolidated top spot in the Premier League, but needed a huge slice of luck in the shape of two own goals to secure a nervy 2-1 win at home against the rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.Mikel Arteta’s side took the lead with 20 minutes to go when a Bukayo Saka corner bounced o
Victor Wembanyama made a triumphant return from injury to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a stunning NBA Cup semi-final upset of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, while the New York Knicks downed the Orlando Magic to book their place in the final.French prodigy Wembanyama, who has missed the Spur
Glasgow fought back to topple record six-time European Rugby Champions Cup winners Toulouse 28-21 on Saturday as Antoine Dupont made his first start in more than eight months.Earlier, France fly-half Matthieu Jalibert scored 16 points as holders Bordeaux-Begles hammered the Scarlets 50-21 to maintai
Italian Luca de Aliprandini described Saturday’s World Cup giant slalom at Val d’Isere as the hardest race of his life, coming two days after his Swiss partner Michelle Gisin suffered a heavy fall in training which required neck surgery.De Aliprandini finished 26th in the men’s event won by Loic Mei
Hilary Knight scored twice in the third period and the US women’s hockey team beat Canada 4-1 on Saturday night to sweep the four-game Rivalry Series.The game was the last between the teams before they meet in a preliminary-round game in the Olympics on Feb. 10 in Milan.“We expected them to come out
Singaporean stalwart Paul Lim became the oldest player to win a match at the World Darts Championship when the 71-year-old beat Jeffrey de Graaf 3-1 at Alexandra Palace in London on Saturday.Lim, who famously threw the first world championship nine-darter way back in 1990, eclipsed the mark set by N
Joao Chianca of Brazil rides a wave during a World Surf League big wave challenge session in Nazare, Portugal, on Saturday.
CORDON SANITAIRE: The hosts greeted Leipzig with a customary 15-minute silence, protesting what many see as their abuse of German soccer’s club ownership rules
Goals from Oliver Burke and Ilyas Ansah sealed a 3-1 home win for Union Berlin on Friday to deny RB Leipzig the chance to close the gap on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.Second-placed Leipzig arrived in Berlin hoping to move five points behind Bayern, who host rock bottom Mainz today. However, the
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