Football | South Korea without Son Heung-min for crucial match vs China

South Korea will be without in-form Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min in its crucial 2018 World Cup qualifier in China later this month. Son,

Rugby | England mauls Scotland to retain 6 Nations, tie wins record

There’s just no satisfying England coach Eddie Jones. His team had just reaffirmed its dominance of northern-hemisphere rugby by retaining the Six Nations in spectacular style, tying New

Badminton | Chong Wei wins 4th All England title and says he’ll be back

Top-ranked Lee Chong Wei won his fourth All England Open crown yesterday and changed his mind about it being his 13th and last visit to badminton’s

Football | Champions League roundup | Barcelona makes history with 6-1 comeback win over PSG

Barcelona needed a miracle to make history yesterday. Three, to be precise. Just minutes away from elimination, Barcelona had to conjure up three instant goals and

Football – Champions league roundup | Madrid beats Napoli 3-1, Bayern trashes Arsenal 1-5

Two quick-fire goals saw Real Madrid survive an early scare to win 3-1 at Napoli yesterday and reach the Champions League quarterfinals for a seventh successive time.

Baseball | Israel beats Taiwan 15-7 at World Classic

Ryan Lavarnway hit a two-run homer in the third inning and Nate Freiman added a three-run shot in the ninth to help Israel beat Taiwan 15-7 this

Guardians of cricket set new regulations on bats, behavior

The so-called Guardians of Cricket have settled on a new code of laws that will limit the thickness of bats and provide penalty runs for bad

Football | Barca goes for miracle win against PSG in Champions League

There is still hope for Barcelona in the Champions League. With Lionel Messi at his best and leading an attack that has been scoring at

Football – EPL roundup | City, Spurs win to stay chasing pack

In Chelsea’s slipstream, Tottenham and Manchester City are amassing points and hoping the Premier League leaders collapse. Harry Kane’s double gave Tottenham a 3-2 victory over

Rugby | World Sevens Series South Africa beats Fiji 19-12 to win Las Vegas Sevens

South Africa rallied to beat Fiji 19-12 in a wind- swept final to the Las Vegas Sevens yesterday to claim their fourth title from five rounds

Cricket | Pujara-Rahane stand gives India a 126-run lead vs Australia

Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane combined in a 93-run stand for the fifth wicket to help India reach 213-4 at stumps yesterday, giving the hosts a 126-run

London mayor approves Chelsea’s plans to redevelop Stamford Bridge

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has approved plans for Chelsea to redevelop Stamford Bridge, the latest hurdle overcome by the Premier League leaders in the building process.

Tennis Murray wins his first title of the year in Dubai 

Andy Murray captured his first title of the year and became the first British man to win the Dubai Tennis Championships in its 25-year history

EPL | Ibrahimovic at center of controversy as United draws

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic had a penalty saved and was fortunate to avoid a red card in an incident-filled 1-1 draw against 10-man Bournemouth on Saturday,

Russia | Lawmaker aims to make football hooliganism a sport

A Russian lawmaker has proposed an unorthodox solution to the country’s problems with football hooliganism ahead of next year’s World Cup — legalize it and make it

Football weekend | Luis Enrique says he’s leaving Barcelona at end of season

The Luis Enrique era at Barcelona will end this season. The coach said he will leave the Spanish champions to get some rest after

Golf | Michelle Wie opens with 66, takes 1-stroke lead at Singapore

Michelle Wie rolled in several clutch putts yesterday and had six birdies in a 10-hole stretch to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the

Football | Another Chinese transfer window shuts, to the relief of some

For a second successive winter transfer window, the Chinese Super League has upset the established world soccer order with the spending power and ambition of its biggest

Cricket | Guptill leads NZ to 7-wicket win over South Africa

Opening batsman Martin Guptill returned from injury to score an unbeaten 180 and lead New Zealand to a seven-wicket win over South Africa in the fourth ODI

Hockey | Trades hinging on playoff success are ‘in vogue’ in the NHL

The NHL trade deadline can make for some conflicting interests come playoff time. No one outside Minnesota is cheering harder for the Wild than

Football | Hulk, Oscar inspire Shanghai to rout Western Sydney in ACL

Goals from big-money stars Oscar and Hulk helped Shanghai SIPG defeat Western Sydney Wanderers 5-1 in the Asian Champions League yesterday. The Brazilians, signed

Rugby – Six Nations | Italy’s tactics anger England’s coach: ‘I don’t think that’s rugby’

England coach Eddie Jones accused Italy of using a game plan against the spirit of rugby during a Six Nations match this weekend, comparing the tactics to an

Man U 3, Southampton 2 | After cup win, Mourinho hopes Ibrahimovic stays at Old Trafford

Six months into their first seasons at Manchester United, Jose Mourinho and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have collected their first winners’ medals. Just how long this partnership

Analysis – Asian Winter Games | Sapporo bid for Olympics worth a shot

With the Asian Winter Games winding down without a glitch in Sapporo, it is time for the three-time host of the continental event to seriously consider a

Asian Winter Games are very topical in tropical East Timor 

For Alpine skier Yohan Goutt Goncalves, the chance to be East Timor’s sole representative at the Asian Winter Games was too good to pass up, even if

Football – Champions League | Leicester’s Vardy ends goal drought in 2-1 loss at Sevilla

Sevilla was unable to capitalize on its dominant performance in a 2-1 Champions League win over Leicester yesterday as Jamie Vardy scored a crucial goal — his first

Rugby – Six Nations | France makes makes changes to face Ireland

France coach Guy Noves has made three changes for the Six Nations match at Ireland tomorrow , one he considers “crucial” in the team’s development after narrow losses against

Football – Champions League | Man City beats Monaco 5-3 in wild game

Manchester City overcame an onslaught from Monaco’s prolific attack to score three late goals in 11 minutes for a 5-3 win in a wild Champions League game

Female coach on losing side in Asian Champions League 

After the 7-0 rout mercifully ended, Luiz Felipe Scolari walked over and shook hands with counterpart Chan Yuen-ting, then gave her a warm, fatherly pat on the head.

Figure Skating | Nathan Chen is rare American to master quadruple jumps

Here’s a figure skating rarity: An American man, Nathan Chen, is pushing the envelope on jumps with an assortment of quads that will have the rest of

Olympic organizers say winter sports set for boom in Asia

Lee Hee-beom, the head of the Pyeongchang organizing committee, expects the 2018 Olympics to usher in a new era for winter sports in Asia. While the

The Buzz | Hulk shoots Shanghai to win in Seoul in Asian Champs League

A long-range second-half strike by Hulk helped Shanghai SIPG beat FC Seoul 1-0 in the Asian Champions League yesterday. Hulk, who signed for over USD50 million in

Football – Asian Champions League – South China derby: Female coach ready to take on Scolari

The first test of Chan Yuen-ting’s assignment as the first female coach in the Asian Champions League couldn’t be much more difficult, considering she’s taking her

Asian Winter Games | South Korea wins two golds in short track speed skating

South Korea won two gold medals in short track speed skating at the Asian Winter Games yesterday, an early indication the hosts of the 2018 Winter

Bach welcomes talk on 2024 and 2028 Olympic hosts pick

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach welcomes talk that two Summer Games hosts could be picked at the same time in September. “I like it

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