Nicol David has done just about everything she can to win over the Olympic movers and shakers. Now the squash luminary from Malaysia is hoping her performance in the finals
Sun Yang powered to gold in the men’s 400-meter freestyle as a resurgent Chinese swim team cleaned up in the Asian Games pool yesterday, winning six of seven gold medals
Asian Games organizers discarded 76 packaged lunches prepared for athletes after inspectors found salmonella in meat samples on the weekend. Bruce Lee from the games’ organizing committee in Incheon said
Kosuke Hagino set an Asian record in the 200-meter medley yesterday as Japan gained a 7-5 edge over rival China in the ultra-competitive battle for gold in the Asian Games
Huang Junhua from the Wushu (martial arts) team of Macau won a silver medal yesterday at the Asian Games, currently taking place in Incheon. This is the third medal for
France will play the Davis Cup final against Switzerland on indoor clay in a bid to thwart Roger Federer’s quest for a first win in the team competition. The final
Flyhalf Aaron Cruden was dropped from the All Blacks squad for the last two rounds of the Rugby Championship after missing the team’s flight to Argentina because of a late-night
Five Napoli fans have been arrested for the violence surrounding last season’s Italian Cup final, which was marred by a shooting before the match. Police say that among those arrested
Lewis Hamilton took the lead in the Formula One drivers’ championship by winning the Singapore Grand Prix yesterday, leapfrogging teammate Nico Rosberg who had to retire early with a gear-selection
The Asian Games saw its first major upset yesterday as Japan’s Kosuke Hagino stole the thunder from one of swimming’s biggest rivalries by winning the 200-meter freestyle final ahead of China’s
Manchester United twice surrendered a two-goal lead to lose 5-3 to Leicester in a wild Premier League game yesterday, with the promoted side scoring four times in 20 minutes to
China’s No. 1 golfer, Liang Wen-chong and two-time Macau Open champion Zhang Lian- wei have confirmed they will compete at next month’s Venetian Macau Open. One of the highlights of the
An official from Seoul’s Unification Ministry said yesterday that the North Koreans have a direct communication line set up for the games to send faxes. They are also using email
FIFA’s ethics investigator has ordered football officials to return luxury watches worth more than USD25,000 over the coming weeks. FIFA says the Brazilian federation distributed gift bags with the watches at
A second sexual harassment case at the Asian Games was being investigated by South Korea police yesterday, two days before the opening ceremony. Police asked prosecutors to indict a 19-year-old Palestinian
While the Europa League is regarded as a minor competition by top teams, no less than five former European champions are taking part in the group stage. Inter Milan, Celtic, PSV
Organizers have announced the basic outline of ticket prices for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016. Organizers said Tuesday that 7.5 million tickets will be issued for the Rio
The North Korean women’s football team had more reasons than usual to kick off its Asian Games campaign with a commanding win. The participation of 150 North Korean athletes competing in
Spanish champion Atletico Madrid replaced Chelsea at the top of the AP Global Football 10 yesterday after beating Real Madrid 2-1 over the weekend at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Chelsea dropped
Former Barcelona football club directors, including ex-president Joan Laporta, are being sued over alleged financial losses following the team’s most successful season. The trial of Laporta and 16 other board officials
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