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
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
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
WA’s favourite beach girl Jessica Gomes has been tasked with spearheading Mambo’s international swimwear campaign. The Sports Illustrated model, who has reached superstar status in Asia – she
China’s Xue Chen and Zhang Xi were left to nurse keen disappointment after losing out in the women’s beach volleyball bronze medal match despite having been only two
LONDON (AP) — Middleweight Ryota Murata won the second boxing gold medal in Japan’s Olympic history Saturday night, edging Brazil’s Esquiva Falcao 14-13. Murata is the only Japanese
Aug 10 (Reuters) – There were plenty of multi-coloured ribbons and florescent clubs flying through the air at Wembley Arena on Friday but when South Korean rhythmic gymnast
South Korea’s soccer players won bronze with a 2-0 win over Japan, but many admitted they were also celebrating an even greater prize: the chance to skip military
Japanese sprinter Maya Nakanishi published a calendar featuring her posing semi-nude with her prosthetic leg to help fund her training and trip to the London Paralympic Games. Nakanishi
She had wanted to end it with some good old-fashioned give-and-take wrestling. Instead, Carol Huynh got two trips to the magic tiebreaker cylinder. Both times after scoreless rounds,
LONDON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — Twice world champion Hou Yuzhuo was one step from creating a new piece of history for Chinese taekwondo for being the first woman
LONDON, Aug 9 (Bernama) — The country’s flag bearer in the London Olympics, Pandelela Rinong, lived to expectations by winning a bronze medal in the women’s 10m Platform
LONDON : Taekwondo fighter Pen-ek Karaket may retire after his unsuccessful campaign at the 2012 Olympics. Seen as one of Thailand’s best gold medal hopes, Pen-ek lost in
Kaori Icho became the first woman to win three Olympic wrestling titles on Wednesday, while her teammate Hitomi Obara also claimed gold as Japan cemented their dominance of
LONDON (Reuters) – Chinese women’s beach volleyball pair Xue Chen and Zhang Xi powered into the Olympic quarter finals on Saturday with an easy win over a Russian
There was disappointment for Hong Kong swimmer Stephanie Au at the London Olympics. She came last in her heats in 100 metres backstroke, with a time of one
Beijing 2008; both the men’s and women’s table-tennis finals have an all Chinese line up. Four years on at London 2012 and nothing has changed. The undoubted Chinese’s dominance
Kayla Bashore-Smedley is competing at the Olympics for the second time as a member of the U.S. Olympic Field Hockey Team. In the 2008 Olympics, the U.S. Women’s
LONDON — Li Xuerui left no doubt who was the best women’s badminton player in the world when she beat world champion Wang Yihan in the all-Chinese final
Destinee Hooker scored 19 points and the U.S. women’s volleyball team clinched the top spot in their pool with a preliminary-round victory over Serbia in straight sets at
Nam Phan fought the larger Cole Miller brilliantly for the better part of three rounds. Using his high-level boxing skills, Phan closed the distance intelligently and peppered Miller
LOS ANGELES – Manny Gamburyan likely saved his octagon job and sent Michihiro Omigawa packing. After a back-and-forth fight between the former judokas, Gamburyan took home a unanimous
MANCHESTER, England — Japan advanced to the mens Olympic soccer semifinals Saturday with a 3-0 win over a short-handed Egypt team after goals from Kensuke Nagai, captain Maya
Lyoto Machida and Ryan Bader are now in the running for a UFC light heavyweight title shot. Promotion officials announced Tuesday that the UFC on Fox 4 co-main
Japan’s Kohei Uchimura cruised to a gold medal at the all-around competition on Wednesday. Though he showed cracks during the qualification round and team final, Uchimura showed again
LONDON Reflecting on the decision of four badminton teams to throw their games here in order to get a better playoff draw, the face of London 2012 spent
