BOWLING
Taiwan win gold at champs
Taiwan on Tuesday won gold at the fifth World Deaf Bowling Championships in Munich, Germany, after defeating South Korea in the women’s trios category. Chang Yao-chien, Lin Ya-chin, Wang Yu-chin and Lin Hsiang-tzu won one silver and one bronze medal in the women’s doubles category on Sunday. Chang, Lin Ya-chin, and Wang on Tuesday combined to win gold. The trio advanced to the semi-finals after finishing their first six games with a score of 3,326 points, the Chinese Taipei Deaf Sports Federation said in a news release. In the semi-finals, they defeated South Korea 576-510 and topped another South Korean trio 633-547 in the finals to bag gold, it said. Taiwan also won bronze in the men’s trios category. The championships end on Saturday. Taiwan has one gold, two silvers and three bronzes, behind South Korea at the top of the medal table with 11 medals.
SOCCER
Lopetegui ditches Wolves
Julen Lopetegui on Tuesday left his position as Wolverhampton Wanderers manager after nine months in charge and less than a week before the start of the English Premier League season. The former Spain and Real Madrid coach was reportedly unhappy with the club’s financial situation. He took charge in November last year with the team in last place in the league and guided Wolves to safety and a 13th-place finish. “However, the head coach and club acknowledged and accepted their differences of opinion on certain issues and agreed that an amicable end to his contract was the best solution for all parties,” the club said. Wolverhampton are reportedly set to hire Gary O’Neil, who left AFC Bournemouth during the off-season.
BASKETBALL
No Olympics for Taiwan
Taiwan’s basketball association yesterday said that it would not take part in qualifying matches for the Olympics to be held in Syria due to security concerns. In a statement, the CTBA said it was “impossible to overcome” security concerns about host city Damascus, especially as the team would have to get there via land from a neighboring country. “Based on the priority given to the safety of the team members, it is determined not to participate in this competition,” it said. Taiwan has never won an Olympic medal for basketball.
Taiwan kept its hopes of advancing to the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) alive with a 9-1 victory over South Africa in a qualifier at the Taipei Dome last night, backed by solid pitching. Bouncing back from Friday’s struggles on the mound, when Taiwanese pitchers surrendered 15 runs to Spain, Team Taiwan kept the visiting team in check, allowing just one run in the bottom of the fourth inning. The win was crucial for Taiwan, as a loss would have eliminated the team from contention for the next WBC. Starting pitcher Sha Tzu-chen (沙子宸) struck out one and allowed no hits, except for
The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) is considering reducing its pitch clock by two seconds to help players better adjust to the rules applied at the World Baseball Classic (WBC). The proposal aims to shorten the pitch timer from 25 seconds to 23 seconds with the bases empty, and from 20 seconds to 18 seconds with runners on base. Currently, the WBC mandates that pitchers deliver a pitch every 18 seconds with the bases empty and 15 seconds with runners on base. The issue was raised during a pre-season CPBL managers’ meeting on Tuesday by Rakuten Monkeys bench and batting
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