FINAL STRETCH: After the McLaren drivers’ disqualifications, Verstappen’s chances of a fifth successive title would depend on another big slip-up from Norris and his team
Formula One world champion Max Verstappen on Saturday produced a masterful drive to win the Las Vegas Grand Prix and his title hopes were boosted further with the McLarens of championship leader Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri being disqualified. Norris finished the race in second with Piastri fourth
Troubled Liverpool’s woeful season on Saturday hit a new low with a shocking 3-0 home defeat against Nottingham Forest, while Newcastle United dented Manchester City’s English Premier League title challenge as Harvey Barnes’ brace sealed a controversial 2-1 victory. The spluttering champions fell be
Paul Pogba on Saturday described his emotional Monaco debut as a moment of relief and gratitude, after the French midfielder returned to the pitch for the first time in more than two years following a doping ban. The former Juventus and Manchester United player, who joined the French Ligue 1 side on
James Harden on Saturday scored a Los Angeles Clippers-record 55 points in a 131-116 NBA victory at Charlotte while the Detroit Pistons stretched their win streak to 12 games by beating Milwaukee 129-116. The Clippers improved to 5-11 while extending the Hornets’ losing streak to five games. Harden,
Switzerland’s Ramon Zenhaeusern competes at the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in Gurgl, Austria, on Saturday. Zenhaeusern did not finish the first run, while France’s Paco Rassat won Saturday’s slalom event.
SLIPPERY TRACK: ‘I like to drive in the wet, [but] this felt more like driving on ice,’ Red Bull’s Max Verstappen said of the conditions in Friday’s qualifying race
Lando Norris on Friday maintained his charge toward a maiden Formula One crown by grabbing his third pole position in as many races at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The British McLaren driver — who has surged into a 24-point lead in the drivers championship after wins in Brazil and Mexico — clocked the
Makeshift opener Travis Head on Saturday smacked an explosive 69-ball century to power Australia to victory in a high-octane first Ashes Test as England meekly surrendered in the Perth Stadium cauldron. Chasing 205 to win, Head slammed 123 as the hosts romped home on day two by eight wickets in an e
Taiwanese shuttler Shen Yan-ru on Friday clinched a silver medal after losing to her South Korean opponent in the badminton singles at the Deaflympics in Tokyo. Shen, who had rallied to defeat Austria’s Katrin Neudolt in the women’s singles semi-finals, competed in the gold medal match with a leg in
On a lush cricket ground outside Colombo, the sharp jingling of a ball cuts through the afternoon air. Every rattle is a pushback against the stigma of disability. Sri Lanka and India are cohosting the first T20 World Cup for visually impaired women. The semi-finals were yesterday between India and
Japanese franchise the Saitama Seibu Lions yesterday announced that they have signed Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions slugger Lin An-ko, one of this year’s three Most Valuable Player finalists for CPBL. The Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team announced in a news release that Lin would wear No. 73, b
WELL-PREPARED: Chen Nien-chin gave special thanks to a scouting team at National Tsing Hua University for helping her to fully grasp her opponents’ strategies
Taiwanese boxer Chen Nien-chin, a bronze medalist at last year’s Paris Olympics, on Thursday claimed gold in the women’s 65kg division at the World Boxing Cup in India.Chen defeated reigning champion Dione Burman of the UK (who competed in the 66kg division last year) by a score of 4-1 at the Shahee
Nineteen wickets fell yesterday on an opening day of carnage in the first Ashes Test, with England’s attack led by skipper Ben Stokes bowling them into a position of strength after Australia dismissed the tourists for 172.A rampaging Mitchell Starc took 7-58 to put England on the back foot after Sto
Tyrese Maxey on Thursday scored 54 points to spark the Philadelphia 76ers in a 123-114 overtime victory at Milwaukee, while San Antonio surged late to beat Atlanta.In 47 minutes, star guard Maxey made 18 of 30 shots from the floor, six of 15 from three-point range and 12 of 14 free throws while pass
Houston’s Calen Bullock on Thursday intercepted reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Josh Allen twice and the league’s top defensive unit powered the Texans over Buffalo 23-19.Allen was sacked eight times, his most in any game, for 70 lost yards and Bullock’s final pickoff killed the Bills’ last desper
Four-time World Cup winners Italy are to face Northern Ireland in the semi-finals of the European playoffs for next year’s tournament, while Ukraine face star-studded Sweden.Italy are to take on Northern Ireland on March 26 next year at an Italian venue that is yet to be confirmed after the draw mad
Alperen Sengun on Wednesday scored 28 points and Kevin Durant added 20 to lead the Houston Rockets over the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-104, while reigning NBA champions the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Sacramento Kings 113-99.Turkish center Sengun added 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Rockets (
Three Taiwanese women on Wednesday advanced to the finals of the World Boxing Cup in India, including Olympic bronze medalists Wu Shih-yi and Chen Nien-chin.Competing in the 65kg division against Neeraj Phogat of India, the 28-year-old Chen fell behind in the first two rounds of the semi-finals, but
The top-seeded teams for the FIFA World Cup tournament draw on Dec. 5 — including Germany, but not Croatia — were set on Wednesday when FIFA published new rankings the day after four continents completed qualifying.Cohosts the US, Canada and Mexico are to be joined in the pot of No. 1 seeds by top-r
England captain Ben Stokes yesterday said that beating “a seriously good” Australia would be tough, but his team was up for the challenge and had a golden opportunity to rewrite Ashes history.The tourists have not won a series in Australia for 15 years and have crashed to defeat in 13 of 15 Tests ag
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