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Chelsea beats Barcelona as Mou’s Benfica finally wins
On a night of changes, blunders and a glorious individual goal by 18-year-old Estevão, defensive lapses cost Manchester City and Barcelona dearly as both ... -
Draw can separate top-ranked Spain, Argentina, France and England until semifinals
The 2026 World Cup draw next week will reward the four highest-ranked teams — Spain, Argentina, France and England — who will be placed ... -
Praying for the sun: What to know about the flame-lighting ceremony
At a temple in Ancient Olympia, a flame is drawn from the sun to begin its journey to the Winter Games. The choreographed ceremony ... -
10-man Everton beats United despite Gueye’s red card for striking a teammate
Man United 0, Everton 1 Everton beat Manchester United 1-0 yesterday [Macau time] to slow the home team’s recent revival in a Premier League ... -
Leaders Bayern and Arsenal meet in London looking to extend perfect start
It will be a battle between the top two teams in the Champions League when Bayern Munich visits Arsenal tomorrow [Thursday, 04:00]. Arsenal’s league-leading ... -
Chaos and drama mark the Springboks’ first win over Ireland in Dublin in 13 years
Ireland 13, South Africa 24 South Africa beat Ireland in Dublin for the first time in 13 years, winning 24-13 after a dramatic and ... -
Italy has to beat Northern Ireland then Wales or Bosnia to return to the World Cup
Italy will first host Northern Ireland in a World Cup qualifying playoff in March but then would go on the road to reach its ... -
Wynn hosts sports programs in bid to echo citywide spirit
Wynn hosted a series of sports-related events over the past few months, particularly in November, to coincide with the 15th National Games and the ... -
McClaren quits as Jamaica coach after 0-0 draw with Curaçao
The former England manager Steve McClaren quit as Jamaica coach after his “Reggae Boyz” were held 0-0 by Curaçao and failed to directly qualify ... -
Freeman scores twice as US routs Uruguay 5-1, heads into WC year with 5-game unbeaten streak
Alex Freeman scored twice and Sebastian Berhalter and Diego Luna had one goal each as the United States overwhelmed Uruguay with a four-goal first ... -
A newly introduced global competition can ‘redefine’ the game, organizers say
Men’s international rugby was given a refresh this week with the launch of a new, biennial global competition that overhauls the sport’s long-held schedule ... -
Mbappé’s and PSG’s $800M dispute: What you need to know
Neither Kylian Mbappé nor his former club Paris Saint-Germain are ready to back down as their legal dispute reaches a new climax — with ... -
Cristiano Ronaldo set for record 6th WC, Italy in danger again and Ireland make playoffs
Cristiano Ronaldo is heading to another World Cup. Erling Haaland is going to his first. Italy risks missing out on sport’s biggest global event ... -
Nigeria coach claims voodoo by Congo staff during penalty shootout loss in World Cup qualifying
A Congo team staff member used voodoo during the penalty shootout, Nigeria coach Éric Chelle claimed after the African soccer power was eliminated from ... -
Daryl Mitchell’s 119 lifts New Zealand to 269-7 in the 1st ODI against the West Indies
Daryl Mitchell scored 119 from 118 balls to lift a dawdling innings yesterday as New Zealand made 269-7 batting first in the first one-day ... -
Bats Rugby season up and running in Hong Kong
The first Hong Kong mini-Rugby festival took place at King’s Park earlier this month hosted by the USRC Tigers. The Macau Bats entered five ... -
Skipper Ben Stokes defends England’s preparation for the Ashes series in Australia
Skipper Ben Stokes has defended England’s lack of warm-up matches ahead of the first Ashes cricket test against Australia in Perth beginning Nov. 21. ... -
MLB, sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch rigging scandal
Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day after two ... -
What to know about FIFA’s new peace prize and who might receive it
There is a new worldwide peace prize on the scene and it was created by FIFA, not Nobel. The world soccer body said this week ... -
Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens, who coached the most games in NBA history, dies at 88
Lenny Wilkens, a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach, has died, his ... -
Doping bans for 12 Russians in track and field cases going back over a decade
The Russian doping crisis which rocked track and field in the 2010s reached a symbolic end on Friday with bans and disqualifications for 12 athletes in ... -
There was no championship hangover for the Thunder
The last team standing last season is the last team to remain undefeated this season. So much for that championship hangover. Jalen Williams hasn’t ... -
Table shows rich elite on top ahead of PSG-Bayern and Liverpool-Madrid clashes
Europe’s top teams appear to have finally come to grips with the new-look Champions League. The standings look very different heading into the fourth ... -
50 torchbearers carry flame through Macau to open National Games events
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai noted the city’s efforts to ensure the successful running of all events in the Macau Competition Zone of the ... -
How NFL’s league is finding talent in unexpected places
The NFL’s search for elite talent has taken scouts far beyond the football fields of the United States and Canada. Basketball courts and soccer, ... -
CL winner PSG made nearly $1 billion in club-record revenue last season
Champions League winner Paris Saint-Germain generated club-record revenue of 837 million euros ($976 million) last season. The figures released by the club yesterday include ... -
Trump’s granddaughter gets exemption to LPGA tournament
US President Donald Trump’s granddaughter will be taking a detour on her way to playing college golf at the University of Miami — Kai ... -
In-form Bellingham key for Madrid as it ended its losing streak in clasico
The day after the first clasico of the season saw Real Madrid celebrating the end of its losing streak against Barcelona, and hailing the ... -
FIFA opens 2nd phase of ticket sales with exclusive slots for US, Canada, Mexico
FIFA began the process of selling another 1 million tickets for next year’s World Cup yesterday, with the opening of a new ticket draw ... -
Amber Glenn beats Alysa Liu to win figure skating Cup of China
Amber Glenn overcame neck pain to beat her world champion U.S. teammate Alysa Liu and win the figure skating Cup of China for the ... -
Transfer portal, NIL money credited for tighter games
Quarterback Diego Pavia ran for a first down only to stop at the LSU 1, sacrificing a chance to pad his stats to ensure ... -
NBA rosters feature a record 135 international players, and more things to know entering season
Basketball keeps getting more global. The NBA season opens today [Macau time], and the league’s opening night rosters show a record 135 players who ... -
Emily Scarratt, a 2-time WC winner with England, retires
Double World Cup winner Emily Scarratt announced her retirement from rugby yesterday, ending a career in which she played 119 times for her country ... -
F1 leader Piastri in poor form and fighting to hold off Norris, Verstappen in title chase
Oscar Piastri likely can’t leave Texas fast enough. McLaren’s Formula 1 championship leader certainly wasn’t very fast Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas as teammate ... -
Double plays and errors send Mariners to first Game 7 still seeking their World Series debut
One win from their first World Series, the Seattle Mariners never got off the ground yesterday (Macau time). Seattle bounced into inning-ending double plays ...
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