The revamped FIFA Club World Cup starting on Saturday brings together some of the most celebrated teams and players in global soccer ... and Auckland City. In a tournament boasting US$1 billion in prize money and featuring superstar multi-millionaire players including Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe,
Manchester City on Monday completed the signing of left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri from Wolverhampton Wanderers for a reported ￡31 million (US$41.8 million). The 24-year-old Algeria international has signed a five-year contract and will be available for the FIFA Club World Cup, which begins later this wee
Hulking Italian sprinter Jonathan Milan on Monday surged away from the pack to win the second stage of the Criterium de Dauphine in Issoire, France, to take the overall lead from Tadej Pogacar. The 1.93m, 87kg Milan had to battle to keep up on a hilly 204.6km run through central France from Premilha
Inter on Monday appointed Cristian Chivu as coach in place of Simone Inzaghi, who left following the Italian side’s 5-0 UEFA Champions League final loss to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), with their former player signing a two-year deal. Romanian Chivu, who left Parma after less than four months in charg
Spain is to host two Formula One grands prix next year, with the new race in Madrid joining Barcelona, after organizers yesterday announced the calendar for a season that could bring big changes on the grid. Next year’s campaign is to open for the second successive season in Australia at Melbourne’s
TOUGH RIVAL: Jannik Sinner has had a record of 91 wins and eight losses since the beginning of last year, but five of those defeats have been inflicted by Carlos Alcaraz
Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday said “real champions” are made in tough situations after the Spaniard saved three championship points and fought from two sets down to beat Jannik Sinner in the French Open final. Reigning champion Alcaraz looked set to relinquish his Roland Garros title when he fell 5-3 beh
Taiwanese gymnast Tang Chia-hung on Sunday won a gold medal in the men’s horizontal bar at the Asian Championships in Jecheon, South Korea, his first-ever Asian Championships gold medal. Tang scored 15.233 in the final, with 6.5 for degree of difficulty and 8.733 for execution, giving him the edge o
The Oklahoma City Thunder, fueled by an efficient 34 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, thumped the Indiana Pacers 123-107 on Sunday, punching back hard to level the NBA Finals at one game apiece. NBA Most Valuable Player Gilgeous-Alexander connected on 11 of 21 shots and added five rebounds, eigh
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo was in tears as he led his country to their second UEFA Nations League title by beating holders Spain 5-3 on penalties following a thrilling 2-2 draw after extra time in Sunday’s showpiece match. Ronaldo’s 138th international goal took the final to a shootout, with
The largest and most far-flung FIFA World Cup kicks off in 12 months with a record 48 teams spread across Canada, the US and Mexico, and skeptics are asking whether its frenzied growth is worth the environmental cost. FIFA, the governing body of world soccer, like the International Olympic Committee
‘STILL’: In front of a packed New Jersey arena attended by Donald Trump and Mike Tyson, UFC 316 delivered high drama as Merab Dvalishvili retained his title
Georgia’s Merab Dvalishvili scored a second-round submission win over Sean O’Malley to retain his bantamweight title at Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 316 on Saturday, with Kayla Harrison also winning by submission in the co-main event, tapping out Juliana Pena to claim the women’s bantamweigh
Coco Gauff showed the spirit of a warrior as she battled from a set down to topple world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(5/7), 6-2, 6-4 in the French Open final on Saturday and claim her maiden Roland Garros title and second Grand Slam singles crown.The 21-year-old became the first American to capture the
Taiwanese gymnast Tang Chia-hung (唐嘉鴻) won a gold medal in the men’s horizontal bar at the 2025 Asian Championships in Jecheon, South Korea, on Sunday, his first-ever Asian Championships gold medal.Tang scored a 15.233 in the final, with a 6.500 score for degree of difficulty and an 8.733 for execut
The heads of state who have felt the lash of US President Donald Trump’s tongue in the Oval Office could do worse than seek advice from FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who seems to have got their relationship down to a fine art.Infantino has shown a deft touch when it comes to dealing with hard-nos
Badminton world No. 3 Anders Antonsen clinched his first Indonesia Open title yesterday after beating Taiwan’s Chou Tien-chen, while South Korea’s An Se-young won her second championship in Jakarta.The 28-year-old Dane sank world No. 7 Chou at the Indonesian capital’s Istora Senayan arena, winning 2
SWIMMINGFreestyle record smashedSummer McIntosh smashed the women’s 400m freestyle world record in winning the title at the Canadian Swimming Trials in 3 minutes 54.18 seconds on Saturday, sending a signal for this year’s World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. McIntosh, a three-time Olympic gold
HISTORIC: Boxing has returned to Fenway for the first time since 1956, when Boston legend Tony DeMarco became the last fighter to win at the iconic ballpark
For the first time in nearly 70 years, boxing is returning to Boston’s famed Fenway Park.The 11-fight card is the culmination of years of effort by twin brothers and public schoolteachers who grew up in Watertown and aim to revitalize boxing in the city, which was home to some of the greatest athlet
Ange Postecoglou was sacked as Tottenham manager on Friday, just 16 days after the Australian ended the club’s 17-year trophy drought by winning the UEFA Europa League. Postecoglou led Tottenham to a 1-0 victory over Manchester United in Bilbao, Spain, to clinch the north Londoners’ first European p
David Beckham, the former England soccer captain who has been an ambassador for the UN children’s fund for two decades, is to receive a knighthood in next week’s honors list from King Charles III, UK media reported on Friday. The BBC said Beckham is set to receive further recognition for his soccer
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