Football | New Zealand to appeal disqualification from Oly qualifier

New Zealand Football says it will appeal the decision of the Oceania Football Confederation to disqualify its under-23 team from the regional Olympic qualifying tournament for fielding an ineligible player. The

Tennis | Djokovic defeats Federer for 3rd Wimbledon title

Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer for a second year in a row to win his third Wimbledon title. The top-seeded Serb overcame Federer - and a Centre Court crowd cheering

Williams defeats Muguruza to complete ‘Serena slam’ of majors

Serena Williams beat Garbine Muguruza in the Wimbledon final, making her the first player since 2003 to hold all four major tennis titles at once. Her 6-4, 6-4 victory over the

Cycling | Tour contenders kept safe on crash-marred stage 5

With crashes ta-­king down riders on rain-drenched roads, keeping team leaders safe was the order of the day on the fifth stage of the Tour de France. By the time Andre

FIFA Scandal | Ethics committee expels Chuck Blazer for life for bribery, corruption

Chuck Blazer was banned for life by FIFA’s ethics committee yesterday for widespread corruption, finally ending the career of the longtime most senior American in world football. The expulsion from football

Football | Big Euro teams to avoid small World Cup qualifying groups

Commercial interests are set to be a factor in the European qualifying groups draw for the 2018 World Cup. Teams from Europe’s biggest television markets are likely to be guaranteed the

Golf | McIlroy’s absence dominates talk at Scottish Open

  All the talk at the Scottish Open is about a player who isn’t even here this week. Rory McIlroy was supposed to be the main attraction at the tune-up to next

Baseball | Royals double up against Rays, Cubs do double on Cardinals

  Paulo Orlando belted a game-ending grand slam for Kansas City to beat Tampa Bay 9-5 in the opener of a doubleheader, and Alcides Escobar’s bases-clearing double helped them to a

Football | Dempsey scores twice, US beats Honduras 2-1 to open Gold Cup

Two headed goals by Clint Dempsey gave the United States a 2-1 victory over Honduras yesterday (Macau time) and a successful start to its title defense in the CONCACAF Gold

Olympics | Budapest announces intention to bid for 2024 games

The city of Budapest and the Hungarian Olympic Committee have officially announced their intention to bid for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games. Budapest Mayor Istvan Tarlos and Zsolt Borkai, head

Tennis | A win, then a hug: Serena Williams tops Venus at Wimbledon

Decades ago, when the Williams sisters were kids in California, taking tennis lessons from Dad on a municipal court and imagining playing at Grand Slam tournaments one day, it was

Hockey | 12 teams book places in 2016 Rio Olympics lineups

The International Hockey Federation has confirmed 12 teams which qualified for the 2016 Olympic tournaments in Rio de Janeiro. Six men’s and six women’s teams earned places in the 12-nation Olympic

Football | Carli Lloyd becomes Captain America for US women

For a brief time Sunday night (yesterday, Macau time), Carli Lloyd’s Wikipedia page listed her position as “President of the United States.” More like Captain America. Lloyd scored three goals to lead

Basketball | Big moves made, but dealing isn’t done in NBA free agency

LeBron James is available. Marc Gasol, too. That’s two All-NBA first team members from last season still on the market, in case anybody thinks all the best players are gone after

Chile beats Argentina 4-1 on penalties to win Copa America

The wait is finally over for Chile. The title drought continues for Argentina. Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo made a save and striker Alexis Sanchez converted the winning penalty as the hosts

England defeats Germany 1-0 in extra time to finish 3rd

Days after a gut-wrenching loss, England finished its deepest run in the Women’s World Cup with an uplifting victory. No last-minute heartbreak this time around. Just a solid all-around performance

Blatter says he has ‘clear conscience’ despite FIFA probes

“Whoever accuses me of being corrupt has to prove it to me first. But nobody can do that because I’m not corrupt,” Blatter told yesterday’s edition of German weekly Bunte,

Athletes avoid South Korea over virus fears

As South Korea battles to contain an outbreak of the deadly MERS virus, some foreign athletes are turning their back on the country. Russian world champion gymnasts and the entire national

China’s Evergrande Taobao team applies for stock listing

A Chinese soccer team Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao, owned by e-commerce giant Alibaba and one of the country’s biggest property developers, could become the first club listed in Asia after applying

Football | Copa America – Messi & Argentina shining together, closer to elusive title

Lionel Messi is a step closer to finally breaking through with Argentina. The Barcelona star heads into the Copa America final with a chance to end his nation’s 22-year title

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