Macau figure skater takes part in National Winter Games

For Ho Zhixuan, an amateur figure skater from Macau, finishing last at the National Winter Games is as big a triumph as winning medals. “I’m proud of myself for having tried

Football | FA Cup: Van Gaal defiant as criticism mounts ahead of FA Cup match

Saturday, 3:55am Derby v Man Utd H 4.3, D 3.5, A 2 Yesterday, a defiant Louis van Gaal criticized sections of the British media who reported this week he had offered to

Rugby | No talk of who’s favorite among Six Nations teams

  The new leaders of the bookmakers’ favorite team to win the Six Nations were keen to downplay their qualities. Eddie Jones said he was enjoying his honeymoon period as England coach,

Tennis | Brits Murray, Konta win on a distracting day in Melbourne

Andy Murray and a much lesser-known British player, Johanna Konta, advanced to the Australian Open semifinals yesterday, when the action on court had to compete, again, with news about the

Tennis to review integrity unit to restore public confidence

Tennis leaders are taking steps at damage control as they grapple with allegations of match-­fixing in recent media reports, which have cast a shadow over the first Grand Slam of

Tennis | What to watch today, Day 10 at the Australian Open

The remaining semifinalists will be determined today at the Australian Open, with Andy Murray hoping to extend his quest for redemption at Melbourne Park and Milos Raonic aiming to continue

Golf | Jordan Spieth’s international tour continues in Singapore

Jordan Spieth’s worldwide golf adventure continues this week at the Singapore Open, where he says the weather reminds him a bit of his home state of Texas. Spieth arrived in Singapore

Football Messi scores to help Barca take overnight Liga lead

Lionel Messi scored an acrobatic goal to help Barcelona earn a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Malaga on Saturday, giving the defending champion the overnight lead of the Spanish league. Showing no

Motorsport | World champion Ogier wins season-opening Monte Carlo rally

Three-time world champion Sebastien Ogier won the season- opening Monte Carlo rally in style yesterday, taking two of the three stages to clinch a third straight win at his favorite race. The

Skiing | Italians Casse, Innerhofer lead final WCup downhill training

Christof Innerhofer has been among the favorites for the classic men’s World Cup downhill race on the Streif course many times in his career, but he is yet to win

Football | EPL Preview: Arsenal looks to boost title hopes with win over Chelsea

Monday, 0:00am Arsenal v Chelsea H 2.06, D 3.62, A 3.94 Chelsea will make the short journey across London to the Emirates Stadium to face an Arsenal side looking to end its 12-year

Olympics | Paris 2024 bid secures USD2 million sponsorship deal

Francaise des Jeux became the first company to support the bid, which is competing with Budapest, Rome and Los Angeles for the games. The International Olympic Committee will choose the

Boxing | Pacquiao insists he’ll retire after Bradley rematch

  With a beatific politician’s smile on his face, Manny Pacquiao calmly insisted he’ll step out of a boxing ring for the final time on April 9 after his third fight

Football | Infantino seeks regional World Cup if elected FIFA president

  The World Cup could be spread across entire regions, emulating the continent-wide 2020 European Championship, if Gianni Infantino wins the FIFA presidential election next month. The UEFA secretary general used his

Porto hires a Portuguese coach to replace fired Spaniard

FC Porto says it has hired Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro on an 18-month contract to replace Spaniard Julen Lopetegui. The announcement was confirmed on the club’s official website on Tuesday and

Tennis | Verdasco sends Nadal out in 1st round of Australian Open

Rafael Nadal lost to Fernando Verdasco in the first round of the Australian Open, an unprecedentedly early exit at Melbourne Park for the 14-time Grand Slam winner and a reversal

Football | Cristiano Ronaldo says Zidane has raised Real Madrid spirits

Real Madrid has trained hard under new coach Zinedine Zidane and recovered its enthusiasm following the departure of Rafa Benitez according to star forward Cristiano Ronaldo Speaking after Sunday’s 5-1 win

Tennis | ‘Super Serena’ returns with first round win at Australian Open

At the time, she called herself “Super Serena” and posted a picture of herself dressed like Superwoman. In hindsight, tennis star Serena Williams thinks it wasn’t the best idea to chase

Football | Barca and Madrid win big, Man United edges Liverpool 1-0

Barcelona’s and Real Madrid’s respective trios of star forwards all scored goals on Sunday to lead routs for the Spanish powerhouses, while Manchester United turned to Wayne Rooney to get

Motorsport | Peterhansel wins 12th Dakar Rally title, biker Price his first

Stephane Peterhansel won the Dakar Rally for the 12th time - sixth in a car - after a conservative drive on the 13th and final stage on Saturday. Peterhansel took control

FIFA | Sheikh Salman contests FIFA rival’s complaint about conduct

FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al Khalifa dismissed a rival’s complaint about his election conduct as “entirely inaccurate” and warned on Saturday against public squabbling. Prince Ali bin al-Hussein

EPL | Dramatic draw for Chelsea as title-chasing Leicester held

In an English Premier League campaign about restoring pride at Chelsea, the fallen champions still ensure their games cannot be ignored. It’s not just fascination with watching a wealthy team

Spanish La Liga | Villarreal draws to pull level with Real Madrid in Liga

Villarreal’s scoreless draw with Real Betis was good enough for it to provisionally pull level on points with third-place Real Madrid in the Spanish league on Saturday. Villarreal’s best scoring opportunity

Football | Serie A Preview: Napoli coach taking pragmatic approach to lead

  Sunday, 3:45am Napoli v Sassuolo H 1.31, D 6, A 13 Diego Maradona has already promised that he will make a splashy arrival by helicopter if Napoli wins its first Serie A title

Athletics | WADA concerned by new findings in Russian doping scandal

Findings reported by The Associated Press that track and field officials contemplated hiding the full extent of Russian doping before the 2012 London Olympics are “most concerning” and warrant further

Football | Jerome Valcke dismissed as FIFA secretary general

FIFA has fired Jerome Valcke for the second time, cutting ties with the secretary general four months after he was suspended while under investigation for wrongdoing at the scandal-scarred governing

Football | Neymar ordered to appear in court over Barcelona transfer

Brazilian star footballer Neymar will appear before a judge to testify in an investigation into alleged irregularities involving his transfer to Barcelona, Spain's national court said yesterday. Neymar's parents, former Barcelona

American Football | Alabama-Clemson joins list of epic title games

Welcome to the epic national championship club Alabama and Clemson. Your game is a unanimous choice to join the short list of some of the most dramatic, exciting, fantastic finishes to

Baseball | Cardinals sign Korean pitcher Seung Hwan Oh to bolster ‘pen’

Seung Hwan Oh has been such a dominant pitcher in Japan that he has two nicknames: "Final Boss" and "Stone Buddha." The St. Louis Cardinals project the Korean with 357 career

Tennis | Bouchard wins in Hobart 1st round

Eugenie Bouchard provided relief from a deluge of bad injury news in the women’s game ahead of the Australian Open, as the Canadian won 6-2, 6-1 against Bethanie Mattek-Sands at

Cricket | Australia names two uncapped fast bowlers for first one-day

Fast bowlers Joel Paris and Scott Boland will make their debuts for Australia in today’s opening one-day international against India as the two sides prepare to renew a growing rivalry. Paris

Football | EPL Preview: Aguero back scoring, leading City’s Premier League charge

Thursday, 3:45am Man City v Everton H 1.53, D 4.85, A 7 Look out, Premier League: Sergio Aguero is back to fitness, back scoring goals and leading Manchester City’s charge to reel in

Sailing | WS hires ex British official Andy Hunt as new CEO

Sailing’s world governing body has hired a new CEO as it wrestles with the problem of staging this year’s Olympic competition in sewage-infested waters in Rio de Janeiro. Andy Hunt,

Tennis | Injury, illness hit top six women players before Australian Open

It’s been an injury and illness-filled start to 2016 for the top six women in tennis, and just a week from the start of the Australian Open. Defending Sydney International champion

FIFA ethics judges send written verdict to Blatter

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini can now launch appeals against their eight-year bans from football after FIFA’s ethics committee judges sent them full written reasons for the verdicts. Lawyers for Blatter

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