TENNIS
Taiwan’s Chan loses in final
Taiwan’s Chan Hao-ching and Veronika Kudermetova of Russia yesterday lost 4-6, 6-3 (10/8) to Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the US and Australia’s Ellen Perez in the final at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany. They advanced to the final at the 802,237 euro (US$860,038) grass-court event by defeating Xu Yifan of China and Kazakhstan’s Anna Danilina 6-3, 6-2 in their semi-final on Friday.
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GOLF
Taiwan pair share lead
Cheng Ssu-chia and Hsu Wei-ling of Taiwan on Friday carded a bogey-free 63 with one eagle and five birdies as they moved into a five-way share of the lead at the midpoint of the Dow Championship in Midland, Michigan. The LPGA pairs tournament has a 72-hole stroke-play format with alternating rounds of foursomes and four-ball.
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BASKETBALL
Leagues to showcase talent
Taiwan’s P.League+ and T1 League yesterday said that they would hold a joint combine in New Taipei City on Wednesday ahead of a looming merger. The player showcase event is to take place at National Taiwan University of Art, with 40 Taiwanese and eight foreign students from local universities to display their abilities to the two leagues’ 11 franchises, the leagues said in a statement. The leagues have agreed to merge and are still in talks over the date of the summer draft, they said.
RUGBY UNION
Singapore beat Thailand
Singapore yesterday won the opening match at the Unions Cup — which also features Taiwan — beating Thailand 29-8 at Jurong West Stadium in Singapore. Taiwan’s first game is against Thailand at 5pm on Tuesday and their second in the three-team tournament is against the hosts at 7pm on Friday.
ATHLETICS
Thompson runs 9.77s
Kishane Thompson on Friday registered a world-leading mark of 9.77 seconds to win the men’s 100m at the Jamaican Olympic trials, becoming the joint-ninth-fastest man in history. Thompson told reporters that he believes he can go faster. “My coach instructed me just to run the first 60 meter, nothing more, after that, shut it down,” he said. “If I came second or third, I would’ve made the team. The goal wasn’t to prove anything tonight, just run the 70 or 60 meters and see where I was.”
BASEBALL
‘Baby Bull’ dies
Orlando Cepeda, the slugging first baseman nicknamed “Baby Bull” who became a Hall of Famer among the early Puerto Ricans to star in the major leagues, has died. He was 86. The San Francisco Giants and his family announced the death on Friday and a moment of silence was held as his photograph showed on the scoreboard at Oracle Park midway throughout their game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. “Our beloved Orlando passed away peacefully at home this evening, listening to his favorite music and surrounded by his loved ones,” his wife, Nydia, said in a statement released through the team. “We take comfort that he is at peace.” He played for the Giants from 1958 to 1966, and also had time with the St Louis Cardinals (1966-1968), the Atlanta Braves (1969-1972), the Oakland Athletics (1972), the Boston Red Sox (1973) and the Kansas City Royals (1974).
Taiwan kept their hopes of advancing to next year’s World Baseball Classic (WBC) alive with a 9-1 victory over South Africa in a qualifier at the Taipei Dome on Saturday, backed by solid pitching. Taiwan last night played against Nicaragua. As of press time, Nicaragua was leading 6-0. Bouncing back from Friday’s struggles on the mound, when Taiwanese pitchers surrendered 15 runs to Spain, Team Taiwan on Saturday kept the visiting team in check, allowing just one run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Starting pitcher Sha Tzu-chen struck out one and allowed no hits, except for a hit-by-pitch over
Team Taiwan are set to face Spain in a win-or-go-home match tonight for the final berth at the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC), despite losing to Nicaragua 6-0 in the WBC qualifier at the Taipei Dome on Sunday. The home team’s loss on Sunday means Nicaragua finish first in the qualifier round in Taipei with a perfect 3-0 record and advances to next year’s finals. After crushing South Africa 9-1 earlier on Sunday, Spain took second place in the four-team qualifier with a 2-1 record. With a 1-2 record, Taiwan finished third while South Africa placed at the bottom with
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
LONG TIME COMING: With the addition of Marcus Smart, the Washington Wizards finally held a team to under 100 points, the last team this season to do so The Detroit Pistons on Monday won their seventh straight game in the NBA with in-form Cade Cunningham making 32 points and grabbing nine rebounds in a 106-97 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Pistons, who are in the playoff position, moved to 32-26, their best record at this stage of a season for 17 years. It was an all-round effort from Detroit with Tobias Harris adding 20 points and Jalen Duren making 19 rebounds along with his 12 points. It was a tight contest until Detroit pulled away late in the third quarter to tie their longest winning streak since the 2014-2015
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