NEW YORK — Ichiro Suzuki sat at a table beside interpreter Allen Turner in a cavernous interview room, sunglasses perched on his cap, Yankees logos everywhere. The faces
LONDON, July 27 (Xinhua) — Basketball star Yi Jianlian led Chinese delegation into the Olympic Stadium Friday night at the opening ceremony of the 30th Olympic Games. The
LONDON — China Wednesday picked NBA basketball player Yi Jianlian to carry their flag at the London Olympics opening ceremony, apparently swayed by his towering height. Deputy chef de
LONDON — “Sex And The City” move over. Here comes “Sex In The Village.” Make that athletes village. As in Olympics. Tales of shenanigans at the living quarters
“Watching him play for United motivated me a lot. I began to truly believe Asian players could play in big clubs,” says Japan international ‘I will focus every
BEIJING, July 24 (Reuters) – China’s Olympic flag bearer will be tall, handsome and famous to provide a positive image of the Asian sporting superpower, according to the
The vast majority in a healthy Hampden Park attendance of 37,726 turned up with the expectancy of being dazzled by the reigning world and European champions. They left
SEATTLE — Ichiro Suzuki bid farewell to the Mariners and their fans on Wednesday, playing his final game at Safeco Field this season after calling the ballpark home
Hideki Matsui has been designated for assignment to make room for infielder Ryan Roberts on the 25- and 40-man rosters, the Rays announced on Wednesday. The Rays have
Everyone kept saying it: Jeremy Lin‘s value to the Knicks extended past the basketball court. Want proof though? Since he signed his offer sheet with the Rockets, MSG’s
Male Le Huynh Chau and female Hoang Dieu Linh, two Vietnamese Taekwondo hopefuls at the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in London, are expected to meet real challenges as
Shin-Soo Choo provided the decisive shot for Cleveland, socking a two-run home run in the third inning. Casey Kotchman reached base in the third inning on an infield
When you’re the “world’s hottest swimsuit model” like Jessica Gomes, hanging out in a bikini is pretty much par for the course, wardrobe wise. Her bikini is our
It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Grantville native Amy Swensen – or so she thought. Huddled in a tunnel with America’s best athletes, Swensen stood seconds away from
Ichiro Suzuki‘s 12-year run of excellence with the Seattle Mariners ended abruptly today with a trade to the New York Yankees. Suzuki contacted the Mariners several weeks ago
Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae was placed ninth overall in the individual World Rhythmic Gymnastics Cup at the Minsk Sports Palace, Belarus, Saturday. Son earned a total of
After more than a month of waiting, the Baltimore Orioles’ Taiwanese pitcher Wei-Yin Chen finally bagged his eighth win in his rookie major league season Thursday with a
When UFC 149 goes live on Saturday night from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Urijah Faber and Renan Barao will keep everyone’s attention inside the octagon during the
After weeks of waiting, former US Under-17 midfielder Anthony Ampaipitakwong is off to Thailand. Over the weekend, the American midfielder was unveiled as one six new signings by
BEIJING, June 11 (Xinhua) — Following is a list of points of interest to Chinese during the London Olympic Games: July 27 – Open ceremony The Olympic Stadium
In 2007, Choi Yon-Kyum, head coach of South Korea’s Daejeon Citizen, went for a drink with his assistant and ended up attacking him with a beer glass. The
Donovan Ricketts was just minding his own business, hanging out in the Montreal Impact goal, probably waiting for the halftime whistle when *BAM* Lee Nguyen — fresh off
At 11 p.m. EST on Tuesday night, one hour before the New York Knicks needed to decide whether to match the Houston Rockets’ three-year, $25.1 million contract offer
There was a considerable gnashing of analytical teeth leading up to Chris Weidman’s midweek main event against Mark Munoz at UFC on Fuel TV. The general consensus among
In 12.87 seconds on an Oregon track, China’s Liu Xiang banished five years of injury-filled misery and annointed himself favourite to reclaim the Olympic gold he relinquished so
Taiwan’s Yang Shu-chun has high hopes for the London Olympics, which will be her last major tournament. The 27-year-old taewkwondo player is wrapping up her athletic career of
At 40 years of age, middleweight Cung Le most likely won’t be challenging for the title during his UFC career. However, Le will be performing when the Octagon
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kDB2z7nDuM] HOUSTON (AP) — Jeremy Lin loves New York. He wanted to stay. Even so, it was more important to him to be on the court as a
Houston, you can have him. That was the message theKnicks sent on Tuesday when they decided not to match Jeremy Lin’s three-year, $25.1 million offer sheet from the
Manager Eric Wedge said that Hisashi Iwakuma would move into the rotation after the break. He’ll be taking the spot that had belonged to Hector Noesi. “Iwakuma will
Cung Le has taken several months and years off during his fighting career to film roles in movies. However, Le credits his decision to follow a healthy lifestyle
I agree with national coach Tey Seu Bok’s assessment that despite Datuk Lee Chong Wei dropping to No. 2 behind China’s Lin Dan in the world ranking list
Team Honda Muscle Milk’s Sayaka Kaneshiro was involved in a practice accident on Wednesday, June 27, while preparing for the 2012 X-Games, sustaining injuries to both wrists and