South Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-Jae has been named one of the 11 most beauriful athletes for this years London Olympics. Pantene, global hair care brand under Procter
Manchester United new boy Shinji Kagawa says he can get even better after scoring on his home debut in Saturday’s 3-2 victory over Fulham. Kagawa, a £17 million
The Red Sox recently put starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka on trade waivers, notes ESPN baseball Insider Buster Olney via Twitter. Normally, this would register as little more than
While the UFC’s Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida and Anderson “The Spider” Silva won’t be fighting UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones any time soon, both will be
Hisashi Iwakuma (5-3) gave up one hit and one unearned run over six innings in another strong start for the rookie from Japan. The right-hander struck out four
Taipei, Aug. 28 (CNA) Taiwan’s Wei-Yin Chen had a quality start in the Baltimore Orioles’ 4-3 victory at home over the Chicago White Sox Monday but ended with
BOSTON — All the offseason work, rehab starts and minor league outings finally paid off for Daisuke Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka returned from the disabled list with his best start
BEIJING — First came glances and whispers. Commuters could not help noticing a group of strangers — tall strangers — squeezing onto their crowded subway car at rush
Notably, Lee Nguyen has moved to the bench for this match, presumably due to the ankle issues he has been dealing with for the last week. His replacement,
When Manchester United made their first raid on this summer’s transfer market, many eyebrows were raised when Sir Alex Ferguson did business with German Champions Borussia Dortmund for
Back in December, the Milwaukee Brewers coughed up $2.5M for the negotiation rights to Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki. Aoki, who was set to turn 30 in January, had
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Japan’s big bats helped the team from Tokyo earn a trip to the Little League World Series title game. Japan hit five homers, including
The Twins have outrighted right-hander Nick Blackburn and infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka, taking both off the 40-man roster on Monday, Aug. 20. Both players are still in the team’s
BOSTON — Daisuke Matsuzaka’s best outing of the season anywhere came Tuesday night with Triple-A Pawtucket. In his fifth rehab start on the way back from a trapezius
Manila, Philippines – Former World 9-Ball Champ Xiaofang Fu of China clinched the #1 seed yesterday at the Yalin World 10-Ball Championship. Fu leads four other top seeded
After two failed tries with Dejun Han and Sun Yue, Panathinaikos will finally get one Chinese player for next season. According to this report from sports.163.com Guo Ailun
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (22nd FIBA Asia U18 Championship): The last time Wang Zhelin played in FIBA Asia U18 Championship – at the 21st FIBA Asia Championship at Sana’A (Yemen)
Ichiro Suzuki capped his red-hot homestand in impressive fashion on Sunday night. The New York Yankees outfielder flashed seldom-seen power against the Boston Red Sox, clubbing two home
A company that became a sponsor of the New York Knicks thanks to “Linsanity” is following Jeremy Lin to Houston. Maxxis Tires, a tire store brand whose global
Hisashi Iwakuma was in control, tossing seven innings and allowing just an unearned run on four hits. Iwakuma finally went a game without giving up a home run
Chinese boxer Zou Shiming is happy to have made his country proud but is even more delighted to have fulfilled his promise to his 13-month-old son. Zou defended
Ichiro Suzuki, who collected a game-high five RBIs, highlighted both rallies, driving in two runs with a single in the eighth and doubling home two more to cap
CHN – Lo Behold! Here come the twin towers of China! ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (22nd FIBA Asia U18 Championship): It’s not one, but two giants that China’s rivals have
SWIMSUIT stunner Jessica Gomes – who some said threatened to steal the David Jones spotlight – might have flown the coop and moved to Hollywood with her boyfriend
Minnesota Twins general manager Terry Ryan said the team will stick with 2B Tsuyoshi Nishioka for now despite Nishioka going 0-for-12 with three errors against the Cleveland Indians.
Nam Phan got his hand raised against Cole Miller on Saturday and then had four fights to stress over the possibility of an extra paycheck. Halfway through those
The star asian actor in this commercial is Hank Huang, who is a basketball player for the MPLS (Minneapolis) Lakers of the Asian American basketball league. He plays
So aside from signing high-profile multi-million dollar contracts, what has Jeremy Lin been up to this summer? In his latest official YouTube video, the newest Houston Rocket shows
The first month of the season, there were questions still hovering around Hiroki Kuroda. The biggest one was whether he could make the transition from the National League,
LONDON (AP) — Saori Sakoda spiked Japan back to the Olympic podium in women’s volleyball. Sakoda scored 23 points, including the match-winning kill, in Japan’s straight-set victory over
LONDON–The London Olympics closed Sunday night, leaving lingering memories of many smiles and tears. Athletes who fulfilled their dreams, and those who couldn’t do so, gazed at the
Lee Nguyen – Average: 5.5 (Brian 5.5, Sean 5.5) Seemed to spring to life after back-to-back quiet nights; passing was sharp, and shooting actually kept Perkins honest. Got
While the Chinese basketball team that he used to lead was routed one game after another at the London Olympics, the 7-foot-6 center who spearheaded a basketball boom