Shohei Ohtani’s reliance on his fastball caught up with him recently, making the Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-way superstar intent on changing his pitch mix.He had given up a combined nine runs and 14 hits in his two previous outings, a pair of Dodgers losses to the Los Angeles Angels, his former team,
Carlos Alcaraz on Wednesday stormed into the third round of the US Open with a blistering straight-sets victory, while Novak Djokovic overcame an early scare to advance.Alcaraz, who could meet Djokovic in the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows if the draw follows the seedings, blew away Italy’s Mattia
Rangers on Wednesday bowed out of the UEFA Champions League playoffs with a humiliating 6-0 defeat at the hands of Club Brugge which piles further pressure on head coach Russell Martin, while SL Benfica secured a place in the competition proper at the expense of Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce.The Glasgo
Jonas Vingegaard on Wednesday reclaimed the overall lead of the Vuelta a Espana on the team time trial, while Team UAE riders Juan Ayuso and Joao Almeida climbed to second and third in the standings.As the 21-day race arrived in Spain after four stages in Italy and France, the leaderboard was reshuf
NEW YORK FASHION: Naomi Osaka, who wore a crystal-encrusted red outfit, said that ‘this is my night outfit, so hopefully I’ll wear my day outfit next time’
Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner on Tuesday showed their championship pedigree at the US Open with commanding displays at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, walloping their first-round opponents on the third day of first-round action at the newly expanded major. Wimbledon champion Swiatek arrived in pristine for
Former Red Bull driver Sergio Perez and 10-time grand prix victor Valtteri Bottas are to drive for Cadillac next season in what the new Formula One team described on Tuesday as “a bold signal of intent.” The experienced pair with more than 500 grand prix starts between them would be making a return
Mitch Brown finally had enough as he watched unfolding coverage of yet another case of homophobic abuse in the Australian Football League (AFL), and decided it was time to change the narrative. Brown contacted the Daily Aus with a message that the online news site published yesterday: “I played in t
Former European champions Celtic exited the UEFA Champions League in the qualifiers after a 3-2 penalty shoot-out defeat at Kazakhstan’s Kairat Almaty on Tuesday, following two goalless legs in the playoff tie. Kairat are to compete in the competition proper for the first time, while Norway’s Bodo/G
Substitute Jorgen Strand Larsen scored twice in two minutes on Tuesday as Wolverhampton Wanderers beat fellow English Premier League strugglers West Ham United 3-2 to reach the third-round of the English League Cup. Promoted Leeds United and Sunderland followed West Ham out of the competition, losin
PROMISING TALENT: Liverpool’s 16-year-old player Rio Ngumoha has become the club’s youngest-ever scorer and the fourth-youngest in Premier League history
The absent Alexander Isak dominated the buildup to Newcastle United’s English Premier League clash at home to Liverpool, but the Swede was temporarily forgotten in a rip-roaring contest that ended 3-2 to the reigning champions thanks to a stoppage-time winner by teenaged debutant Rio Ngumoha. Isak’s
Carlos Alcaraz on Monday cruised into the second round of the US Open with a straight-sets mauling of big-serving Reilly Opelka of the US, while veteran Venus Williams made an emotional exit at the hands of 11th seed Karolina Muchova. Alcaraz, sporting a new buzz cut that has sparked plenty of chatt
Most of the coaches picked for Taiwan’s 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) team were part of the coaching staff that guided the team to victory in the Premier12 tournament last year, manager Tseng Hao-jiu said on Monday. Tseng announced coaches selected during a meeting of the Chinese Professional Ba
US midfielder Weston McKennie was subjected to racist abuse after Juventus completed a 2-0 season-opening win over Parma in Serie A, the Turin club said on Sunday. Juventus posted a statement on social media saying McKennie was the target of “discriminatory racist remarks by individuals in the away
Inter on Monday wasted no time flexing their attacking muscle as they dismantled Torino 5-0 at home to open their Italian Serie A campaign. Marcus Thuram scored twice as Inter at times turned the Torino box into a playground, creating far more chances than the scoreline suggested. Inter asserted the
Japanese boxing is at “a crucial moment” and could cease to exist if it does not radically improve safety, Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) secretary-general Tsuyoshi Yasukochi said following the deaths of two fighters. Super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and lightweight Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, fo
HAVING THE LAST WORD: Shohei Ohtani crushed his 45th homer and delivered the knockout blow in the ninth inning of the Dodgers’ 8-2 victory over the Padres
A heckler next to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ dugout spent his entire Sunday giving an earful to the visitors, including a nonstop barrage of digs and chirps at Shohei Ohtani for his hitless performance in a portentous weekend series against the San Diego Padres.When Ohtani crushed his 45th homer and d
Aryna Sabalenka on Sunday launched the defense of her US Open crown with victory, while Novak Djokovic made a successful start to his latest bid for a record 25th Grand Slam singles title, but a raging Daniil Medvedev exited.World No. 1 Sabalenka, bidding to become the first woman to claim back-to-b
Manchester United remain without a English Premier League win this season after being held 1-1 at Fulham on Sunday, while a Jack Grealish-inspired Everton opened their new stadium with a 2-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.Ruben Amorim’s United were left to rue Bruno Fernandes’ wayward first-hal
Reigning champions New Zealand on Sunday started their quest for a record-extending seventh Women’s Rugby World Cup title with a 54-8 win over a gutsy Spain in York, England.On an opening weekend where title rivals England and Canada enjoyed mammoth wins, the Black Ferns “only” led 21-3 at halftime
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