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Adam Scott went nearly two years without winning and now looks like he can’t lose. Over three straight weeks, he was runner-up at Riviera, won the Honda Classic and then rallied
While acknowledging for the first time that votes were bought in past World Cup hosting contests, FIFA is seeking to claim “tens of millions of dollars” in bribe money seized
This weekend’s Formula One season-opening grand prix in Australia should, in theory, be an unpredictable affair. Along with the standard first-race technical glitches with new components, the usual churn of rule
They’ve fled war and violence in the Middle East and Africa. They’ve crossed treacherous seas in small dinghies and lived in dusty refugee camps. They include a teenage swimmer from Syria,
Ibtihaj Muhammad stood beaming on the podium in Budapest in 2013, flashing a bright smile, a world championship bronze medal and the red, white and blue hijab that perfectly encapsulated
FIFA banned three more former South African Football Association officials yesterday over match-fixing in friendly games ahead of the country’s hosting of the 2010 World Cup. Former SAFA chief executive Leslie
World Cup flops to the kings of Europe in barely five months. England sure has turned things around under Eddie Jones in the Australian’s brief time in charge and, worryingly for
Lin Dan earned his sixth All England badminton title when he routed Chinese teammate Tian Houwei 21-9, 21-10 in the final yesterday. The match lacked any tension, as Lin bolted to
Pakistan’s late arrival for the World Twenty20 due to security concerns raised by the Pakistan Cricket Board has not hampered the team’s preparation, captain Shahid Afridi said yesterday. “We were practicing
A fortunate ricochet off the bar and Nicolas Gaitan’s follow-up header helped to send Benfica into the quarterfinals of the Champions League yesterday with a 2-1 win over Zenit
Three-time champion Lee Chong Wei was upset in the first round of the badminton All England Championships. Just when the round seemed set to finish virtually incident-free, the last match of
The Macau Roller-Skating Association is organizing a major hockey event in the region, which will take place at the newly renamed “Taipa Northeast Sports Centre” pavilion (formerly the Sports Complex
Cristiano Ronaldo and James Rodriguez scored second-half goals to help Real Madrid defeat Roma 2-0 and advance to the Champions League quarterfinals for the sixth consecutive season yesterday . Ronaldo scored
After the USD300 million splurge on high-profile foreign stars in the preseason transfer window, there was one striking statistic from the opening round of the Chinese Super League. Of the 16
Evidence has been seized in a search at the French soccer federation headquarters for a criminal case against former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, Swiss federal prosecutors said yesterday. The office of
From his days as the backbone of the defense to his days roaming the sidelines, Franz Beckenbauer has been synonymous with the best of German soccer. “Der Kaiser” won the World
Three of Maria Sharapova’s major sponsors are cutting ties with the Russian tennis star after she acknowledged failing a doping test at the Australian Open. Sportswear giant Nike, Swiss watch brand
To find the true measure of what Peyton Manning meant to football, don’t bother poring over the highlights from his record 186 wins, or re-watching either of his Super Bowl
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was there when India won the first Twenty20 world title, a victory that transformed a relatively new cricket concept into a game-changing phenomenon. He faces enormous expectations again
Another goal for Riyad Mahrez. Another victory for Leicester in its bid to become the English Premier League’s most unlikely champion. Hours after seeing fellow title rivals Tottenham and Arsenal draw
Football referees will be assisted by video replays for the first time by next year in trials approved on Saturday as Gianni Infantino started his FIFA presidency by advancing technological
Benfica beat Sporting Lisbon 1-0 in a derby to snatch the lead of the Portuguese league from its city rival on Saturday. Benfica striker Konstantinos Mitroglou scored what proved to be
The ACT Brumbies and New South Wales Waratahs will meet today in the most important match of the Super Rugby season to date, buoyed by first-round victories and determined to
A highly anticipated independent report to be released today could throw light into corruption allegations against Germany’s 2006 World Cup organizers and the fate of a dubious payment to FIFA. The
New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman agreed to accept a 30-game suspension under Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy, a penalty stemming from an altercation with his girlfriend last October. The
French prosecutors confirmed they have widened their investigation into corruption in athletics to include the bidding for the 2016 and 2020 Olympics. “At this stage, we are just making verifications, we
In a major change in the handling of positive drug tests at the Olympics, the IOC is set to remove itself from the process and have a group of independent
The first 6,000 tickets for the May 28 match at San Siro in Milan went on sale by lottery yesterday. A further 40,000 seats in the 71,500-capacity stadium will later
For the first time in nearly three decades global soccer has a leader whose name isn’t Sepp Blatter. After passing sweeping reforms earlier in the day, FIFA’s 207 delegates elected
Two-time Macau Grand Prix winner and current Euro Formula 3 champion, Felix Rosenqvist, has been named Mercedes-AMG test and reserve driver for the 2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DMT) season. The 24-year-old
With five months to go until the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the challenges keep piling up. From the Zika outbreak to severe water pollution, from behind-schedule venues to delayed
New FIFA President Gianni Infantino is like the substitute who came off the bench to score the winning goal in a cup final to stun the favorites. When Infantino stepped on the Zurich
Cristiano Ronaldo says Real Madrid could be leading the Spanish league if everyone on the team was at his level. After a 1-0 home loss to rival Atletico Madrid on Saturday
Italy coach Jacques Brunel has again been forced to change his injury-hit side ahead of the visit of Scotland tomorrow, with both teams looking for their first win of the
South Africa fast bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe is reportedly under investigation in a match-fixing case that has already seen one of the country’s former international players banned for 20 years. Tsotsobe told
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