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Two Southeast Asian Games dynasties were extended yesterday when Thailand beat Myanmar 3-0 to claim its 15th football title shortly after the Philippines wrapped up a 17th gold medal in
Three-time Serie A champion Roma is moving ahead with an ambitious 1.5 billion euro (USD1.7 billion) plan for a new, privately financed stadium and surrounding business and entertainment center on
Romania’s president says he didn’t know the Romanian prime minister would attend the European Games, which most European Union leaders have avoided because of concerns about host Azerbaijan’s human rights
African countries captured two semifinal places at the Under-20 World Cup yesterday as Mali and Senegal kept up their surprising run in the tournament. Mali pulled off its biggest upset yet
With German Formula One driver Nico Hulkenberg behind the wheel, Porsche won the 24 Hours Le Mans yesterday to end Audi’s five-race winning run and clinch a record 17th victory at
Jorge Lorenzo won his fourth straight race in a Yamaha one-two finish with Valentino Rossi at the Catalonia Moto Grand Prix yesterday, tightening the championship fight between the teammates. The two-time
Former champions Germany, Portugal and Brazil earned places in the quarterfinals of the Under-20 World Cup yesterday, bringing more familiar names to a last-eight lineup that includes a number of
Joseph Schooling finished the Southeast Asian Games with nine gold medals from his nine events, justifying his pre-meet status as the star of the show in Singapore. The Texas-based Schooling was
On another day of turmoil for FIFA and the World Cup, the bidding contest for the 2026 tournament was put on hold. FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said yesterday it
Lionel Messi and Neymar aren’t used to being upstaged. It could happen as the Copa America — the South American championship — begins its 3 1/2-week run on today in
An Egyptian criminal court from the Mediterranean city of Port Said yesterday sentenced 11 people to death over a 2012 football riot that killed more than 70 people and injured
An Argentine businessman who was indicted by U.S. authorities in connection to the FIFA corruption case turned himself in to Italian police. Bolzano police official Giuseppe Tricarico told The Associated Press
Moments before his third French Open final in four years, Novak Djokovic jogged in a stadium hallway near a poster of the Coupe des Mousquetaires, the silver trophy awarded to
The IOC is considering adding new events in snowboarding, freestyle skiing, speedskating and curling for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Big Air in snowboarding, Big Air in freestyle
Jolly Gomez devised a unique benchmark for recruiting overseas-born players for the Philippines: If you can remember your mother forcing you to get up and sing in front of the
Even as his team’s strategic blunder cost him a chance at victory in Monaco, Lewis Hamilton knew that he had the fastest car. Given the chance, he showed it. Hamilton won
A day after missing practice because of flu, Serena Williams beat Lucie Safarova for the French Open title, her 20th major singles tennis victory. The top-ranked American defeated the 13th-seeded
Looking ahead to next year’s Champions League final: Can the newly crowned champion, Barcelona, defend the European title it won so spectacularly against Juventus? The record book would suggest not: Not since
A consistent ally of Sepp Blatter, Danny Jordaan already has a new job. Jordaan, the head of the South African Football Association, was credited with bringing the 2010 World Cup to
Real Madrid brought Rafa Benitez home as its new coach yesterday, giving him a three-year contract as the replacement for the fired Carlo Ancelotti. Benitez, who began his coaching career
Portugal swept imperiously into the knockout rounds of the Under-20 World Cup with a 4-0 win over Qatar on yesterday, while Mexico revived its campaign after a woeful opening match
The end for Sepp Blatter came suddenly, just days after he had seemingly solidified his hold on FIFA. The 79-year-old leader of the world’s most popular sport defied global animosity
SOUTH Africa’s sports minister has denied that a USD10 million payment was a bribe to secure the 2010 World Cup. Fikile Mbalula told reporters in Johannesburg that the government wanted
Cipriani, one of English rugby's most high-profile and talented players, was the driver of a car involved in a collision with another car in London early Monday, police said. When asked
Top political leaders in Massachusetts have appointed a Cambridge-based firm to conduct an independent financial review of Boston's bid for the 2024 Olympics. Gov. Charlie Baker joined with House Speaker Robert
Amid a deepening corruption crisis within soccer's governing body, FIFA defended its second- in-command yesterday by distancing him from claims he helped authorize USD10 million in bribes for World Cup bidding
Brazilian federal police have requested that prosecutors charge the former president of the Brazilian soccer confederation with corruption crimes related to USD147 million in "atypical" bank transfers as he led
Jimmie Johnson took the congratulatory call from his boss, then flipped the phone for a selfie. The six-time series champ and crew chief Chad Knaus sandwiched the 60-pound trophy and smiled
The race, part of the Suja Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon, was the first competition as a master for Keflezighi, who lives in San Diego. Keflezighi, best known for his stirring
The 79-year-old FIFA president dismissed suggestions that a United States government investigation of corruption in football could lead to his door. Several senior FIFA officials have been arrested already, but
Portugal scored twice in the last two minutes on its way to a flattering 3-0 win over Senegal yesterday which lifted it atop Group C at the FIFA Under-20 World
Sevilla won the Europa League for a record fourth time, with two goals from Carlos Bacca steering the Spanish club to a 3-2 win over Ukraine's Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in yesterday's
South Korean police plan to question a high-profile basketball coach over allegations that he manipulated games he coached to make money from gambling. Seoul police official Kim Seong-woon said yesterday they
Some of the most successful coaches in Brazilian football are without a job, slowly losing out to a younger generation who are bringing fresh ideas and willing to accept lower
New York’s Brett Gardner, Brian McCann and Chase Headley homered during an eight-run first inning that set up the Yankees’ 14-1 romp over Kansas City yesterday (Macau time). The one-sided victory
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