Football | Ronaldo, Portugal win but trail Swiss in World Cup qualifying

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice and missed a penalty in Portugal’s 4-1 win over Latvia in World Cup qualifying yesterday, but the European champion still trails group

Violence at Romania-Poland football match, 2 hospitalized

Bucharest police have questioned 17 football fans after clashes at the World Cup qualifier between Romania and Poland on Friday. Police said 12 Poles and five Romanians

Football | Mexico wins first World Cup qualifier in US since 1972

A pro-American crowd of 24,650 chanted “Dos a cero!” at the start. Mexican supporters yelled “Dos a uno!” as they left. Rafa Marquez scored a tiebreaking

Usain Bolt to train with Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund’s chief has confirmed that nine-time Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt will practice with the Bundesliga team. Hans-Joachim Watzke tells Kicker magazine on Sunday that “it

Olympic voters weigh Trump effect on Los Angeles 2024 bid

Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president has the potential to influence Los Angeles’ chances of hosting the 2024 Olympics. For better or worse. Some International Olympic Committee members

Football | Growth is good, but Asian soccer still has grassroots issue

For all the new investment and advancements driving unprecedented growth in Asian football, it’s an old problem that is still causing concern at the grassroots. Billions have been invested in Super Leagues in China and India,

Briefs | Football: Ronaldo signs long-term deal with Nike

Nike and Cristiano Ronaldo have extended their long-term sponsorship deal. The Portuguese soccer star has had a contract with Nike since 2003 and wears its Mercurial cleats. In

Cricket | Preview Cook, Haseeb ready for England vs. India series

Opener Alastair Cook is approaching a test record as England captain while fellow opener Haseeb Hameed is on the verge of a test debut as the tourists seek to strengthen

Macau secures semi-final place in Solidarity Cup

Macau secured its place in the semi-finals of the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup on Sunday evening with a 4-1 come-from-behind win over Laos at Sarawak Stadium. Khamphanh Sonthanalay gave Laos the

Ronaldo caps ‘dream year’ after Madrid contract extension

Life in Madrid certainly seems to agree with Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portugal forward signed a five-year contract extension with Real Madrid yesterday, capping an exceptional year after triumphs with his

Boxing | Pacquiao wins lopsided decision with Mayweather watching

Floyd Mayweather Jr. stopped by to see an old foe, and Manny Pacquiao tried his best to give him a show. With Mayweather watching intently from a ringside seat, Pacquiao dropped Jessie Vargas

Shiming, Magdaleno win titles

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming of China won his first professional flyweight title Saturday night, taking a lopsided 12-round decision over Thailand’s Prasitak Phaprom. Zou knocked down Phaprom in the

Boxing | Will Senator Pacquiao make it to the World Title again? Odds say yes!

At 37, Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao will face one of his biggest challenges when he gets face-to-face with Mexican-American Jessie Vargas for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) world welterweight

Football – Champions League Preview | Ronaldo two goals shy of 100 in European competitions

Thursday, 3:45am Legia W v Real M H 29, D 12, A 1.13 Unless Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly decides to add mercy to his list of virtues, the Real Madrid forward will have a

Tennis | Zhang, Svitolina win opening matches at Zhuhai’s Elite Trophy

Chinese wild-card entry Zhang Shuai opened the WTA Elite Trophy tournament with a 6-1, 6-1 win over sixth-seeded Timea Bacsinzky yesterday. The tournament in Zhuhai features the leading players on

Sports Views | F1’s buffoonery ruins a perfectly good product

You wouldn’t trust Formula One with a loaded gun, because it would be sure to shoot itself in the foot. The drivers’ derring-do, the adrenaline, the speed, the glitz and

Golf | Hideki Matsuyama leaves Japan to conquer the world

No one from Japan has more than Hideki Matsuyama’s three PGA Tour victories. No one from Japan ever won a World Golf Championship. None of this might have been possible if

Maradona’s former house turned into museum in Argentina

How many sleepless nights did the young man who would become one of soccer’s greatest players spend gazing up at the ceiling, imagining dizzying dribbles, spectacular goals and hoisting the

Football | Lippi urges China to unite for ‘improbable’ World Cup run

Marcello Lippi has urged his China team and the nation to pull together to accomplish the “improbable” task of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup before he begins a thorough overhaul of

United beats City 1-0 in derby match in English League Cup

Jose Mourinho got his own back on great managerial rival Pep Guardiola as Manchester United beat a weakened Manchester City 1-0 in the fourth round of the English League Cup

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