GOLF
C.T. Pan grabs sixth in Inzai
Taiwan’s C.T. Pan yesterday shot a four-under-par 66 to finish tied at sixth at the Zozo Championship in Inzai, Japan. Pan’s five birdies in the final round were enough for him to finish with a 13-under 267, seven strokes behind Colombian Nico Echavarria, who claimed his second PGA Tour title at the Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club. Taiwan’s Kevin Yu finished tied at 16th place with a 10-under 270. Meanwhile, Taiwan’s Hsu Wei-ling yesterday shot a four-under-par 68 to finish tied for sixth with a 15-under 273 at the LPGA Tour’s Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur. Taiwan’s Chien Pei-yun tied for 22nd with a 10-under 278.
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TENNIS
Tseng crashes out in Taipei
Taiwan’s Tseng Chun-hsin on Saturday lost 6-3, 6-4 to second seed Taro Daniel of Japan in the men’s singles semi-final at the Taipei OEC Open. Tseng, seeded fourth, on Friday defeated compatriot Hsu Yu-hsiou 6-4, 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the ATP Challenger Tour tournament. Yesterday, Daniel defeated Australia’s Adam Walton 6-4, 7-5 to win the men’s singles final, while Britain’s David Stevenson and Marcus Willis defeated South Korea’s Nam Ji-sung and Britain’s Joshua Paris 6-3, 6-3 in the men’s doubles final.
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BASEBALL
Ohtani ball could go on tour
The Taiwanese private investment company that last week paid US$4.392 million for the 50th home run ball hit by the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani said it could take the memorabilia on tour. UC Capital on Friday revealed that it had been the winning bidder in the auction of what it called the holy grail for baseball fans. The company said it would be happy to work with groups in Taiwan and Japan to take the ball on tour, adding that it was open to organizing charity events to allow fans to see the piece of baseball history up close. Aside from hoping that the ball would cultivate Taiwan’s baseball development, the company said it also hoped that the ball would help the world see Taiwan. “Shohei Ohtani will become more and more influential to baseball around the world,” it said. “We deeply believe that this decision is profound.”
RUGBY LEAGUE
Australia beat NZ 22-10
Zac Lomax yesterday scored two tries to spur Australia to a 22-10 win over New Zealand, sealing the Kangaroos’ place in the final of the league’s Pacific Championships. New Zealand and Tonga are to play in Auckland on Saturday to decide who joins Australia in the final on Nov. 10. The Kangaroos beat Tonga 18-0 in the opening match of the tournament in Brisbane on Oct. 20.
MOTORSPORTS
Ex-TV star falls short in race
Frankie Muniz on Saturday finished 33rd in his first Truck Series race since the Malcolm in the Middle star announced he would become a full-time NASCAR racer next season. Muniz, 38, recently made the jump from part-time racer to a full slate in the No. 33 Ford for Reaume Brothers Racing. He made two starts for Reaume Brothers this season in the Truck Series. Muniz has said he is confident his team could be successful in this series, but Saturday’s race was marred by mechanical issues for his Toyota.
When Kim Ye-ji first tried shooting at age 12 she could not lift the gun. Now, she is the world’s most Internet-famous Olympic shooter, thanks to her steel nerves — and Elon Musk. Kim, 32, won silver in the women’s 10m air pistol at the Paris Olympics this summer and captured the Internet’s attention with her nonchalant cool. However, she said she fell into her sport by accident. When her middle-school teacher asked for volunteers to try shooting, Kim did not raise her hand, but was selected anyway. Despite being too small to hoist the pistol, she was hooked. “I thought it looked
Although Shohei Ohtani’s first trip to the Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series is a global sports event, it is particularly big in Japan. Fans from Ohtani’s home nation bought more World Series tickets for the first two games than from anywhere outside North America, ticket broker StubHub said. Dodger Stadium was packed to the rafters on Friday night for the start of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ showdown with the New York Yankees. “Ohtani’s first season with the Dodgers drew big international appeal, especially from his home country of Japan,” StubHub spokesperson Adam Budelli said. “At the beginning of the season, buyers from
LISBON UPSET: Feyenoord’s coach said that his players might not have realized what they had achieved in winning away against Portuguese giants SL Benfica MANCHESTER, England, and LISBON Erling Haaland on Wednesday scored an outrageous backheel volley in the UEFA Champions League to issue a timely reminder of his own credentials as a potential Ballon d’Or winner. A day after Vinicius Junior hit a hat-trick for Real Madrid, Haaland scored an early contender for goal of the season with his acrobatic effort in Manchester City’s 5-0 win against Sparta Prague. Vinicius Junior is the favorite to win soccer’s most prestigious individual prize, which is to be presented at a gala ceremony in Paris on Monday, but Haaland, who was runner-up to Lionel Messi for last year’s award,
STAR IN DOUBT: After partially dislocating his shoulder in a feetfirst slide into second base, the status of Japanese slugger Ohtani is uncertain for Game 3 as he undergoes tests Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Saturday walked back to his dugout and made the slightest tip of his cap to cheering fans. He left Japan for moments like this, an opportunity to put the Los Angeles Dodgers in control of the World Series. Yamamoto allowed one hit over 6-1/3 innings and Freddie Freeman homered for the second straight night as Los Angeles beat the New York Yankees 4-2 for a 2-0 Series lead. However, the Dodgers head to New York uncertain whether Shohei Ohtani can play after their biggest star partially dislocated his left shoulder on a slide at second base. “We’re going to get
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