MotoGP | Marquez wins Spanish GP, takes lead after rivals collide

Marc Marquez won the Spanish MotoGP to take the overall points lead after several of his rivals crashed out of the race yesterday. Pole sitter

World of football awaiting update on Alex Ferguson

The world of football was waiting for an update on the condition of Alex Ferguson yesterday, a day after the former Manchester United manager underwent emergency surgery

Macau GP | Circuit might need changes ahead of 2019

Macau might have to make changes to the Guia Circuit in order to host the new International Formula 3 race starting in 2019, magazine Autosport claims.

Football | Champions League: Liverpool goes from qualifier to finalist

ay back in August when Liverpool was sweating its way through the playoffs just to qualify for the Champions League group phase, going all the way to the

European weekend: What to watch in the main leagues

ENGLAND It’s win or bust for Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League this weekend. If Chelsea fails to beat Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, the

Football – Champions League | Real Madrid reaches third straight final

Last time, it was a late penalty. This time, a goalkeeping blunder. Real Madrid keeps finding ways to get out of trouble in the Champions

The Buzz | Benfica Macau trashes Taiwanese team 4-1 in Taipei

Benfica de Macau last night beat Taiwanese team Hang Yuen FC 4-1 at the Taipei Municipal Stadium in the second leg of the Asia Football Confederation (AFC) Cup group

Baseball | Gonzalez leads Mets’ hit parade in 14-2 drubbing of Padres

Adrian Gonzalez had a spectacular homecoming at Petco Park. Facing the hometown team he once played for, Gonzalez homered, doubled and drove in five runs yesterday

Cycling | Former ski jumper Roglic wins Tour of Romandie

Primoz Roglic won the Tour of Romandie title yesterday , giving the Slovenian former ski jumper his second stage-race victory in April. Roglic protected his lead

Football – Champions League | Madrid hopes to avoid semis setback at home

Wednesday, 2:45am Real Madrid v Bayern Munich H 2.17, D 4.15, A 3.3 Despite a 2-1 victory at Bayern Munich in the first leg of

Sumo | Japan Association to consider opinions on female ban

The Japan Sumo Association says it will consider outside opinions from experts and the public over its much criticized policy of banning women from entering the sumo

MMA fighter with links to Trump, Cohen is questioned by FBI

A Russian mixed martial arts fighter who has connections with President Donald Trump, the president’s personal attorney Michael Cohen and Russian President Vladimir Putin was questioned this week

Boxing | Jacobs beats Sulecki, eyes another middleweight title shot

Daniel Jacobs smiled in his corner after an action-packed third round, looking pleased to be in a tough fight. It wasn’t clear he would win

F1 | Hamilton looks for luck to change amid three-way title fight

Lewis Hamilton needs his luck to change in Azerbaijan. Already nine points behind Sebastian Vettel, the defending champion has yet to win a race this

NFL | Jaguars owner makes offer to buy UK’s Wembley Stadium

Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan has made an offer to buy Wembley Stadium from the English Football Association, increasing the prospect of an NFL franchise in

Football | Champions: League Salah magic leads Liverpool to 5-2 win over Roma in semis

Mohamed Salah looked to the ground and held up his hands, almost apologizing for the sheer beauty of his goals. Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp laughed to

Rugby | Habana, World Cup winner & Springbok record-holder, retiring

Bryan Habana, the lightning-fast South Africa wing and World Cup winner with an insatiable hunger for scoring tries —  a record 67 for the Springboks

Football | FIFA subjects 2026 Morocco World Cup bid to fresh scrutiny

Morocco’s World Cup bid is facing fresh scrutiny this week with the arrival of another delegation from FIFA after an initial task force found deficiencies in the

Baseball | A tale of two bats, and Babe Ruth’s 60th home run in 1927

As part of its collection of Babe Ruth items, the Baseball Hall of Fame says it has the bat the slugger used to hit his then-record

Football | Wenger quit Arsenal after ‘hurtful’ fan protests

Arsene Wenger said he wasn’t tired of managing Arsenal but quit after finding fan protests calling for his departure “hurtful” and damaging to the club’s image.

Boxing | Broner, Vargas fight to 12-round majority draw

Adrien Broner and Jessie Vargas spent 12 rounds trading punches. A few moments later, they exchanged angry words and opposite views of what transpired. The one

Football | Barcelona easily wins historic fourth straight Copa del Rey

If it was a farewell, Andres Iniesta went out in style. The veteran midfielder is expected to soon confirm he’s leaving Barcelona at the end of the

Athletics | Kipchoge, Cheruiyot of Kenya win at hottest London Marathon

The hottest-ever London Marathon featured a Kenyan double as Eliud Kipchoge swept to a third victory in front of Buckingham Palace joining Vivian Cheruiyot who won the

Over 600 players take part in Macau Bats Rugby  Festival

April  14 saw the largest turn-out of rugby players yet seen in Macau. Over 600 players congregated at The International School (TIS) sports field in Taipa for

Football | Serie A: Napoli closes the gap to Juventus ahead of title showdown

Monday, 2:45am Juventus v Napoli H 2.11, D 3.4, A 4.05 Juventus was held to a 1-1 draw at Crotone and will not be able to clinch

Boxing | Pacquiao clarifies his split with trainer Roach is not final

Manny Pacquiao hasn’t entirely turned his back on a 16-year working relationship with trainer Freddie Roach. The eight-division world champion said he will be trained

Baseball | Belt’s check-swing ruins Corbin’s no-no, Dbacks 1-hit Giants

Patrick Corbin had hitters chasing sliders in the dirt and made up a 65 mph pitch on the fly. Arizona’s defense had a pair of spectacular plays

Football | Animal rights groups slam bear use at Russian match

Animal rights groups have condemned the use of a bear that performed before a Russian soccer match. The routine happened before a third-tier match Saturday

Exclusive | Morocco World Cup 2026 bid masks homosexuality ban

A FIFA task force arrived in Morocco yesterday to inspect a World Cup bid that obscures one potential impediment to hosting the 2026 soccer showpiece: Homosexuality

World Surf League | Surfer mauled by shark swims to shore despite leg injuries

A surfer mauled by a shark yesterday off southwestern Australia managed to swim to shore despite serious injuries to both of his legs, an official and a

Football | City must confront painful reality of life after Guardiola

Once the celebrations die down, Manchester City might be struck with a slight sense of foreboding as the club assesses the most convincing of its three Premier

Offbeat | Trainer Freddie Roach ‘hurt’ after split from Manny Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach say their 16-year partnership has ended. Pacquiao disclosed his decision Friday in the final sentence of a news release detailing

Commonwealth Games – Rugby | Double gold for New Zealand at expense of Olympic champions

Rio revenge, a brain fade and a gripping contest forced into extra time. New Zealand got some Olympic revenge on Australia to claim the inaugural Commonwealth

Commonwealth Games – Badminton | Lee wins his 3rd individual title

Aging champion Lee Chong Wei gave newly-promoted world No. 1 Srikanth Kidambi a demonstration in how to peak for a championship yesterday, claiming his third Commonwealth Games

F1 | Daniel Ricciardo wins Chinese Grand Prix

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo yanked off his right shoe, poured champagne into it as he stood on the podium, and then drank up to his unlikely

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