Pedrosa surges through the field to win San Marino GP

Dani Pedrosa surged through the field to win the San Marino and Rimini Riviera Grand Prix after starting eighth yesterday. Valentino Rossi passed pole sitter Jorge Lorenzo early on and had

Football | Banned by FIFA, Platini plans to be at UEFA election

Michel Platini leaves the international Court of Arbitration for Sport after a hearing in Lausanne, Switzerland, on August 25 Michel Platini plans to speak at the UEFA presidential election to replace

Cycling – Spanish Vuelta | Quintana keeps his lead as Spanish Vuelta resumes

Nairo Quintana of Colombia maintained his comfortable lead over Chris Froome as the Spanish Vuelta entered its final stages on Wednesday. Mathias Frank of Switzerland broke from the peloton to win

World Cup qualifiers | Business as usual European champion Portugal loses to Switzerland, runner-up France draw in Belarus

European champion Portugal failed to overcome the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo this time, and lost 2-0 to Switzerland in a World Cup qualifying match yesterday. For Portugal’s first competitive match since

Infantino open to 40-team World Cup, co-hosts

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is open to a 40-team World Cup in 2026, with several countries serving as co-hosts. With key World Cup talks due next month, Infantino’s comments yesterday show

China hold Iran to 0-0 for first 2018 qualifying point

China picked up its first point in the third round of Asian qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, holding Iran to 0-0 in Shenyang yesterday. China lost to South Korea 3-2 in Seoul in the

German court rejects 10 Russian athletes’ Paralympic bid

A German court has rejected a bid from 10 Russian athletes for an injunction allowing them to compete at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. The entire Russian Paralympic team has

Tennis | Finally in full match, Djokovic wins at Open despite elbow

Novak Djokovic was not interested in discussing in any detail why he needed a trainer to work on his right elbow during an otherwise matter-of-fact 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 victory over

Former great Franz Beckenbauer has heart surgery

Former football great Franz Beckenbauer has had open-heart surgery and received at least one bypass, according to a report in a German newspaper. Beckenbauer’s management team has not responded to a

F1 | Rosberg wins Italian GP after Hamilton’s poor start

Nico Rosberg won the Italian Grand Prix virtually unchallenged yesterday after Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton wasted pole position with a poor start. Hamilton got off the line at the same time

Golf | Noren wins European Masters in playoff with Scott Hend

Alex Noren of Sweden sank a 20-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to beat Scott Hend of Australia in a playoff for the European Masters title yesterday. Noren fired

Obituary | Former CFL pioneer Norman Kwong dies at 86

Norman Kwong, the first Chinese Canadian player in the Canadian Football League who later served as Alberta’s lieutenant governor, died Saturday. He was 86. Kwong’s family said he died in his

Massa announces he will retire

With a dedication to mentor Michael Schumacher, Williams driver Felipe Massa announced yesterday that he will retire from Formula One at the end of the season. The 35-year-old Brazilian said he

British driver looking to make Macau his F3 debut

  British racing driver-sensation Lando Norris is eyeing the Macau Grand Prix for his debut in the top tier of Formula 3, reported Autosport last night. The 16-year-old driver, who will turn

The Buzz | S. Korea holds on to beat China in World Cup qualifier

South Korea held on for an opening victory in World Cup qualifying yesterday beating China 3-2. Zheng Zhi scored an own-goal to put South Korea ahead in the Group A match,

Cricket | Transformed: England goes from ODI flops to record-breakers

As England’s batsmen broke record after record in their obliteration of Pakistan at Trent Bridge on Tuesday, it was hard to imagine the country’s one-day team hit its lowest- ever ebb

Tennis | Djokovic gets rematch vs Vesely in US Open 2nd round

The victory came on clay, and it came four-and-a-half months ago. It also came at a time when Novak Djokovic seemed virtually unbeatable — something that doesn’t seem so certain now. When

Football | Rooney remains captain, back as forward for England

Wayne Rooney will remain as England captain but his midfield experiment with the national team is over, with the Manchester United veteran set to revert to playing as a deep-lying

South Sudan supporter of Infantino to run in FIFA Council vote

The only African voter to publicly support FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s election campaign is competing for a seat on FIFA’s ruling council. South Sudan soccer federation president Chabur Goc is among

Football | La Liga Rakitic scores to give Barcelona 1-0 win at Bilbao in Liga

Ivan Rakitic scored in the first half to help Barcelona win 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday for a second straight victory at the start of the Spanish league season. The

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