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The Sports Bureau (ID) told the Times yesterday that the Organizing Committee of the Macau International Marathon decided not to disqualify Flomena Chepchirchir, the winner of the 2014 race. At
Muirfield will no longer be used as a host venue of the British Open golf tournament after the Scottish club voted against admitting women as members. The Honourable Company of Edinburgh
Spain did it again, Sevilla did it again and Liverpool could do little to turn the tide as a Europa League title slipped away yesterday. Sevilla's thrilling second-half comeback in a
Manchester United beat Bournemouth 3-1 in an English Premier League game hastily rearranged because of a bomb scare, sealing fifth place and a spot in the Europa League group stage
Wang Shixian beat top-ranked Carolina Marin 19-21, 21-18, 21-19 as China dispatched Spain 5-0 in Uber Cup badminton this week. Marin eliminated Wang at the world championships last year, but Wang
The Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro won’t do much for the battered Brazilian economy, but a few select companies stand to reap significant benefits, Moody’s Investors Service wrote in
One of the leaders of Tokyo’s winning bid for the 2020 Olympics told the Japanese parliament yesterday that he cannot reveal the details of a contract with a Singapore firm
Former San Francisco 49ers running back Jarryd Hayne was eligible to play for the Fiji sevens rugby team at the Olympics and as early as the world series event in London this
Benfica won its third straight Portuguese league title by defeating Nacional 4-1 in yesterday’s last round, setting a new league record with 88 points from 34 matches. Nicolas Gaitan scored two
Teenage striker Marcus Rashford was selected in England’s provisional 26-man squad yesterday ahead of the European Championship, less than three months after making his debut for Manchester United. The 18-year-old Rashford
Top Rank founder and CEO Bob Arum enjoyed a series of spectacular results in Hong Kong this weekend after Kuok Kun Ng a.k.a. “The Macau Kid,” and Hong Kong’s Rex
The mayor of greater Manchester yesterday demanded an inquiry into a security “fiasco” that saw Manchester United’s stadium evacuated after a fake bomb was left behind from a security training
Justin Gatlin’s last competition in China ended in huge disappointment he came second to Usain Bolt not once, but twice, in both the 100 and 200 meters at last year’s
Saturday, 11pm Granada v Barcelona H 31, D 13.5, A 1.11 One team is fighting to protect its championship pedigree. The other is playing it cool with an eye on an even bigger
Sarah Rudder was on the verge of a key promotion in the U.S. Marines on Sept. 11, 2001, when the terrorist attacks struck and eventually left her without a leg. But
Manchester United’s players took refuge in the aisle of the team bus, lying down almost on top of each other as thuds and banging were heard outside and objects hit
Prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates say three sports journalists have been convicted of slander over comments they made on a television program. The state-run WAM news agency cited the office
Bayern Munich has started to rebuild its squad as coach Pep Guardiola prepares to leave after three seasons. Bayern brought in Borussia Dortmund captain Mats Hummels yesterday and signed 18-year-old rising Portuguese star
Silvio Berlusconi’s holding company Fininvest has agreed to negotiate exclusively with a group of Chinese investors for the possible sale of a stake in AC Milan. Without naming the Chinese investors,
Leaving out Leigh Halfpenny was the hardest decision, Wales coach Warren Gatland said yesterday in naming his squad for the rugby tour of New Zealand next month. It was easier not
The Spanish league title race will go down to the final round, with rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid still in contention. Barcelona routed city rival Espanyol 5-0 yesterday to increase
Benfica defeated Maritimo 2-0 yesterday to move a step closer to winning the Portuguese league title. Konstantinos Mitroglou scored in the 48th minute and Anderson Talisca in the 83rd at
Bundesliga top-scorer Robert Lewandowski scored twice for Bayern Munich to clinch an unprecedented fourth successive title with a 2-1 win at Ingolstadt on Saturday. The Poland striker opened the scoring with a penalty
A growing number of broken beer bottles crunched beneath their feet as thousands of Leicester supporters continued singing past midnight on the city’s High Street yesterday. “Champions of England,” the chant
World Touring Car Championship’s (WTCC) racer and Macau veteran Rob Huff has praised the new Moulay El Hassan circuit in Marrakech, Morocco, claiming that it is a bit “reminiscent of
One city, two rivals — for the biggest prize in club soccer. Real Madrid, now coached by Zinedine Zidane, and Atletico Madrid, led by Diego Simeone, will meet on May 28
Red Bull demoted Russian driver Daniil Kvyat yesterday and replaced him with Max Verstappen for the rest of the Formula One season, starting with next week’s Spanish Grand Prix. The 18-year-old
Decked out in high-tech goggles, pilot Steve Zoumas dives low and sees the final gate zooming toward him: a 20-foot-tall metal-framed box ringed with neon. Boom! His sight goes black.
A goal from Antoine Griezmann sent Atletico Madrid to the Champions League final for the second time in three seasons despite a 2-1 defeat at Bayern Munich yesterday. Atletico, which lost
Leicester City completed one of the greatest ever sporting achievements yesterday when the 5,000-1 underdogs won the Premier League for the first time. Leicester players were crowded around a television
Tucked in the Chinatown area of Bangkok is a Buddhist temple that has turned overnight into a venerated site for Leicester City’s fans, at least the ones in Thailand. After all,
Thomas Mueller has promised “fireworks” as Bayern Munich seeks to overturn a 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid and reach the Champions League final, where Real Madrid or Manchester City await. Five-time champion Bayern could go out
China’s Li Haotong shot a bogey-free 8-under 64 on Sunday to win the China Open for his first European Tour title. The 20-year-old Li, who began the day two shots behind leaders
It’s getting harder and harder to bet against Atletico Madrid. Diego Simeone’s team continues to succeed against some of Europe’s top teams, sticking to a simple formula executed to perfection: Tough
Real Madrid failed to turn late domination into a goal without the injured Cristiano Ronaldo as Manchester City held on for a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their
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