Rugby | Long wait over as Ives finally gets World Cup chance for Japan

Wednesday, 9:30pm Scotland v Japan H 1.17, D 41, A 6.5 Japan lock Justin Ives is not afraid to admit he “completely lost the plot” after the shock win against South Africa at

Briefs | Boxing – Yamanaka beats Moreno to keep WBC bantamweight crown

Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan won a split decision against Anselmo Moreno of Panama yesterday to successfully defend his WBC bantamweight title for the ninth time. Yamanaka scored points with a

Football | Singaporean jailed 4 years for match-fixing

A supervisor at a construction company with a match-fixing history was yesterday sentenced to four years in jail for bribing a foreign coach and players in Singapore an attempt to

Rugby | The All Blacks’ smallest playmaker makes the difference

For all the incredible experience the All Blacks put out on Wembley - four centurions and one on 98 caps - it was one of their relative newcomers and their

Rugby World Cup | Japanese media praise ‘historic’ win over South Africa

Japan’s surprise victory over South Africa, the world’s third-ranked rugby team, at the World Cup in Britain continued to reverberate through the Asian country as the local media lavished praise on

Gomez wins third straight world triathlon championship

Spain’s Javier Gomez won his third straight world triathlon championship Saturday, finishing second behind countryman Mario Mola in the ITU World Triathlon Series finale. Gomez and Mola traded the lead several

Rugby | England expects to contain Fiji threat in World Cup opener

Saturday, 3:00am England v Fiji H 1.03, D 71, A 26 The countdown clocks are nearing the final minutes to the Rugby World Cup. More than 2.3 million tickets, 94 percent of capacity, have

Boxing | Pacquiao says Street View will help Philippine tourism

  Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and tourism officials said yesterday images of the Philippine capital and the country's main tourist spots on Google's Street View could help attract more visitors

Football | Worry no more: Ronaldo still has his scoring touch

Next time, wait a little longer before wondering whether Cristiano Ronaldo has lost his scoring touch. It turns out the Real Madrid striker is just fine. After an unusually barren start to

Official: Toronto not bidding for 2024 Olympics

Toronto will not be bidding to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. Mayor John Tory has confirmed the city won’t submit a bid to host the event. He had until yesterday to

Boxing | Australian Browne Jr. dies after fight

Australian boxer Davey Browne Jr. has died of injuries suffered in Friday’s IBF super-featherweight regional title bout against Carlo Magali of the Philippines. Browne, a 28-year-old father of two, was knocked

Football | Barcelona, Real lead Spanish clubs’ charge in Champions League

Wed, 2:45am Real Madrid v Shakhtar Donetsk H 1.18, D 9.1, A 19 Spanish clubs have dominated the Champions League lately, and the odds are stacked in their favor again when the group stage

Briefs |Cricket – Former England, Yorkshire captain Brian Close dies aged 84

Four-time champion Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan cruised into the second round of the Japan Open yesterday with a straight-set win over a player 20 years her junior. The 44-year-old Date-Krumm,

BOXING | Mayweather decisions Berto in last fight to remain unbeaten

His career winding down to its final seconds, Floyd Mayweather Jr. took a victory lap around the ring, his fist raised in triumph. After 19 years of perfection in the ring,

Football | Spanish League: Ronaldo hits 5 for Madrid, Messi lifts Barca over Atletico

Cristiano Ronaldo netted five goals to become Real Madrid’s all-time leading scorer in the Spanish league, while Lionel Messi scored as a substitute to give Barcelona a 2-1 win at

Ogier wins Rally Australia, notches 3rd world title in a row

Sebastien Ogier joined some select company on the world rally circuit yesterday and enhanced France’s long dominance of the sport. Ogier clinched his third World Rally Championship in a row yesterday after

EPL | Defiant Mourinho shrugs off Chelsea’s latest defeat

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho shrugged off his side’s 3-1 loss to Everton on Saturday, saying there was no one better than him to coach the Premier League champions despite their bad

Football | EPL Preview: Chelsea missing Terry with captain’s place under scrutiny

Saturday, 7:45pm Chelsea v Everton H 2.05, D 3.62, A 4.2 John Terry ended last season as still the best center back in the English Premier League. Three games into the new campaign, the

Villas-Boas to quit as Zenit coach at end of season

Andre Villas-Boas said yesterday he will quit as Zenit St. Petersburg coach at the end of the season after he was blocked from leaving in the summer. The Portuguese coach won

Analysis | Where NFL scandals stand with 2015 season on tap

Without the games to distract from the issues, fans had more time to ponder the NFL's discipline policies, its commissioner and its overall credibility during an uncomfortable offseason. Yes, the draft,

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