Champions League Preview | Bayern promises ‘fireworks’ vs Atletico; Ronaldo’s back at Madrid

Thomas Mueller has promised “fireworks” as Bayern Munich seeks to overturn a 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid and reach the Champions League final, where Real Madrid or Manchester City await. Five-time champion Bayern could go out

Golf | Local favorite Li Haotong fires 64 to win China Open

China’s Li Haotong shot a bogey-free 8-under 64 on Sunday to win the China Open for his first European Tour title. The 20-year-old Li, who began the day two shots behind leaders

Football: Champions League | Sticking to its plan, Atletico Madrid keeps surprising

It’s getting harder and harder to bet against Atletico Madrid. Diego Simeone’s team continues to succeed against some of Europe’s top teams, sticking to a simple formula executed to perfection: Tough

Football: Champions League | Without Ronaldo, Madrid holds City 0-0 in semis

Real Madrid failed to turn late domination into a goal without the injured Cristiano Ronaldo as Manchester City held on for a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their

Fencing | Italian great Valentina Vezzali ends career with silver medal

Italian fencing great Valentina Vezzali’s career ended yesterday after she helped the nation win a silver medal at the team world championships in Rio De Janeiro. Vezzali, a six-time Olympic champion,

Goal on Fire | Alicia Keys to debut new music at Champions League Final

Alicia Keys will debut new music from her next album during the first-ever live musical performance as a part of the opening ceremony for the UEFA Champions League Final in

Football | Champions League preview: Atletico’s tough defense meets Bayern’s top offense in semis

Thursday, 2:45am Atletico v Bayern H 3.55, D 3.2, A 2.7 Pep Guardiola’s compelling offense and Diego Simeone’s tough defense will be put to the test when Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid meet

FIFA scandal | Platini’s arbitration court appeal to take place in Blatter’s presence

Michel Platini expects Sepp Blatter to attend as a witness in his appeal against a six-year FIFA ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday. Platini’s office said yesterday

Cycling | Rider banned for 6 years for cheating with hidden motor

Caught using a hidden motor at a world championship race, cyclo-cross rider Femke Van Den Driessche of Belgium has been banned from cycling for six years. The sanction imposed yesterday by

Golf | South Korea’s Lee Soo-min wins Shenzhen International

South Korea’s Lee Soo-min pulled away in yesterday’s finish to win the rain-interrupted Shenzhen International for his first European Tour victory. The 22-year-old Lee completed a 1-under 71 at Genzon Golf

Discrimination | South Africa: Rugby, cricket orgs banned from hosting tournaments

South Africa’s sports minister banned the national rugby and cricket federations from bidding for or hosting major international tournaments for at least a year yesterday over their failures to create

Boxing | After latest knockout, Golovkin renews his chase of Canelo

Saul Alvarez is under pressure that has nothing to do with his fight against Amir Khan in two weeks. Gennady Golovkin is determined to land his shot at Canelo, and he’s

Mixed MArtials arts | Jones unanimously outpoints Saint Preux at UFC 197

Jon Jones unanimously outpointed Ovince Saint Preux over the weekend at UFC 197 to take the interim light heavyweight title in his return to the octagon. On probation for a previous

Scolari feels pressure in China

Since Guangzhou Evergrande started the new wave of spending in Chinese football in 2010, the club has enjoyed constant success - until now. The title-holders were last week dumped out of

Even with United in cup final, Van Gaal won’t discuss future

Qualifying for the Champions League looks increasingly out of reach for Manchester United. The season could still end with silverware after Louis van Gaal’s side reached the FA Cup final

Olympics | Flame for Rio is lit at birthplace of ancient Games

  The flame for South America’s first Olympics was kindled yesterday at the birthplace of the ancient games in Greece, heralding the start of a 15-week journey that will culminate with the

Tennis | Nadal beats Montanes to reach Barcelona Open quarterfinals

Rafael Nadal advanced to the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open by beating Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-2 yesterday. The Spanish players exchanged early breaks in the first set but the top-seeded Nadal

Cricket | Australia schedules day-night tests v South Africa, Pakistan

Cricket Australia (CA) has scheduled day-night test matches against South Africa and Pakistan in a revamped southern summer that will break with tradition by starting in Perth. CA yesterday released a

ITF president says hearing scheduled in Sharapova case

International Tennis Federation president David Haggerty says a disciplinary hearing has been scheduled in Maria Sharapova’s doping case, with a ruling possible before Wimbledon. Haggerty tells reporters the independent Tennis Integrity

Athletics | Doping law passed by Kenya parliament

  Kenya appears likely to avoid sanctions by the World Anti-Doping Agency after its parliament finally passed a law criminalizing doping on Tuesday. Sports minister Hassan Wario announced that the anti-doping bill

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