Olympics | Efimova hopes to compete despite doping case

  Despite failing a doping test for meldonium, world swimming champion Yulia Efimova said yesterday she still hopes to compete at the Olympics in August. In an emotional recorded statement on Russian

New FIFA sponsor Wanda has sights on World Cup in China

Chinese conglomerate Wanda says becoming a top-tier sponsor leaves it “better placed” to help decide where future editions of the World Cup will be staged. With Chinese leaders expressing a desire

Boxing | Muhammad Ali’s boyhood home restored, to be open to public

  As a boxer and humanitarian, Muhammad Ali stood out. So does the bright pink home in Kentucky where he shadowboxed and played pranks on his brother. The small frame residence where

Formula One | Rosberg beats Hamilton in season-opening Australian GP

  Nico Rosberg beat Lewis Hamilton in yet another Mercedes 1-2 finish at the Australian Grand Prix yesterday, but the predictable result disguised what was an exciting Formula One season opener,

Football | Bayern comes from behind to advance in Champions League

  Thomas Mueller equalized in the first minute of injury time and Bayern Munich scored two more goals in extra time to complete a thrilling 4-2 victory over Juventus yesterday that

Golf | Adam Scott looking to carry on his winning form at Bay Hill

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

Football scandal | FIFA admits to World Cup hosting bribes, asks US for cash

  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

Formula One | All eyes on qualifying at season starter in Australia

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

Olympics | From Syria to Sudan: Refugee athletes train for the Refugee team

  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,

Fencing | Ibtihaj Muhammad to make history for Muslim-Americans

  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

Football | FIFA bans three South Africans over pre-World Cup match-fixing

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

Rugby | Six Nations | England: World Cup flop to king of Europe

  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

Badminton | Lin Dan wins his sixth All England title

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

Cricket | Twenty20 | Afridi: Pakistan is ready despite late arrival

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

Football | Champions League: Benfica, PSG made it to the quarters

  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

Badminton | Three-time champ Lee Chong Wei falls in All England first round

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

Sports | Macau organizes ‘celebratory’ triple hockey tournament

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

Football | Madrid beats Roma 2-0 to reach Champions League quarters

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

Football | China Super League: As season starts, famous imports a mixed blessing

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

FIFA Scandal | French football HQ raided in Swiss case against Blatter

  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

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