Boca squad arrives in Madrid for rearranged Copa final

Boca Juniors has arrived in Madrid for Sunday’s Copa Libertadores final second leg against River Plate, kicking off preparations for the highly-anticipated match that was twice suspended

Football | Durable Liverpool keeps Man City in its sights in title race

Manchester City just cannot shrug off Liverpool in what is looking increasingly like a two-horse race for the Premier League title. Three days after scoring

Bach and IOC: No Olympic city ever as ready as Tokyo

IOC President Thomas Bach and other International Olympic Committee members are calling Tokyo the best prepared host city in memory. Still, there are obstacles ahead

Copa Libertadores final: A sign of Argentina’s decadence

Argentina’s proud football tradition has been sullied by its fervent, fanatical fans. The land of Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona has won the World Cup twice,

NHL | Fans abuzz after 32nd franchise is awarded to Seattle

John Barr understood it was likely a foregone conclusion and yet as NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman spoke nearly 3,000 miles away, he found himself getting emotional watching the

Rugby Academy | Macau Bats’ busy weekends

Last Sunday saw the Macau Bats compete in the Flying Kukri’s rugby festival at King’s Park, Kowloon. On a hot and sunny day the

Analysis | Good and bad in Ballon d’Or twerking uproar

First, the good news: In 2018, a man can no longer disrespect a trailblazing sportswoman on global TV without incurring instant opprobrium. French DJ Martin

Ballon d’Or firsts: Modric wins, Hegerberg takes women’s award

Luka Modric ended the long reign of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo by winning the Ballon d’Or for the first time yesterday , while another first saw

EPL | Ozil problem weighs heavy at new-look Arsenal

The questions came thick and fast, and Arsenal manager Unai Emery had no real answers. At least he chose not to give any answers. Could

Booed after scoring, Spartak Moscow player faces fan fury

When Denis Glushakov scores a goal for Spartak Moscow, some fans cheer and some fans jeer. Others take it even further. Glushakov has become a target

Germany and Netherlands to meet in Euro 2020 qualifying

Germany will face the Netherlands in a challenging qualifying group for the 2020 European Championship in a swift reunion between the sides after meeting in the UEFA Nations

Football | River plate refuses to play final match in Madrid

The title match of South America’s club football championship was thrown into disarray again when Argentina’s River Plate refused to play the rearranged final in Spain.

NBA making a ‘long-term play’ in Africa

Timothy Ighoefe is an intimidating defender at 6-foot-11 and 245 pounds. Still, the Nigerian knows he must improve if his decision to play basketball instead of soccer

Major League Baseball taps MGM as first sports-gambling partner

Major League Baseball named its first official gambling partner, part of a new multiyear marketing agreement with MGM Resorts International. The deal is similar

WADA experts hold talks in Moscow about doping lab data

A delegation from the World Anti-Doping Agency held talks with Russian authorities in Moscow yesterday as it tries to access data which could mean more bans for the country’s

Football | Seven more teams qualify for Champions League knockout stage

Real Madrid and Bayern Munich put aside their domestic worries to impress on the European stage and qualify for the knockout rounds of the Champions League

Irish football team sorry for falsely reporting player’s death

A death notice for a football player was posted in a local newspaper. A game was postponed. Teams across the league held a minute’s silence. Football clubs in

Rugby | All Blacks coaches confident one year out from World Cup

New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen has offered a sunny assessment of where his squad stands less than a year out from a Rugby World Cup

French-American man abandons attempt to swim Pacific

A French-American man has given up his attempt to swim across the Pacific Ocean after a storm broke the mainsail of his support ship, organizers said Monday.

Ex-Korea international Jang gets life ban for match-fixing

Ex-South Korea international Jang Hak-yong has received a lifetime ban from the Korea Football Association (KFA) after an attempt to fix a domestic league game.

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