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

Lausanne favored for 2020 Youth Olympics

Lausanne appears favored to win 2020 Youth Winter Games hosting rights after an International Olympic Committee evaluation of the two candidates. An IOC report notes uncertainty about how Romanian city

All ingredients in place for mouthwatering Tour de France

The Tour starting on Saturday has all the ingredients in place: —A nervy first week on treacherous roads. —Towering mountains passes to climb. —The grandest of finales up 21 hairpin bends to the

FOOTBALL | Chile beats Peru 2-1 to reach Copa America final

Striker Eduardo Vargas scored twice to lead Chile to a 2-1 win over 10-man Peru in the semifinals of the Copa America on Monday, keeping alive the host’s hopes of

Champions League final at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium

The Champions League final will be played in Wales for the first time in 2017 at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium. The venue, with around 74,000 seats, was awarded the hosting rights by

Tennis | Wimbledon | ‘Lucky’ Federer sets slam record as Nadal, Kvitova advance

Heat, rain, cold weather, wind, injuries or advancing years. Nothing has stopped Roger Federer from playing every single grand slam tennis event since 2000. Despite temperatures of up to 30

UEFA tells Spanish league to accept World Cup dates

European foot-ball’s governing body says the Spanish league should stop challenging the decision to move the dates of the World Cup in 2022 to November-December. A Spanish appeal against FIFA’s scheduling

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