Patrick Soon-Shiong, a prospective buyer of sports and entertainment company Anschutz Entertainment Group, appeared at Los Angeles City Hall Friday for the City Council’s vote on the downtown
If you’re even remotely familiar with US pop culture or viral internet hits you probably have heard of “Gangnam Style” by now. If you haven’t, it’s a Korean
New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki has been named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending September 23rd. This marks Ichiro’s fourth career weekly
KUALA LUMPUR: Asia’s top male player Kei Nishikori of Japan will face a tough fight in the ATP Tour’s Malaysian Open which begins on Monday. Nishikori, the third
Invicta FC, the first all women’s mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion in the history of the sport, will hold its third offering on Oct. 6, 2012. The card
HOYLAKE, England – Jiyai Shin avoided mistakes in miserable weather conditions Sunday to cruise to a record 9-stroke victory in the Womens British Open that completed an Asian
NEW YORK (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki is streaking, and so are the New York Yankees. Suzuki homered to start a comeback, then hit a go-ahead, two-run double in
In a sport that may appear mostly dominated by males, Mixed Martial Arts stand-out, Michelle Waterson has made a career of proving this misconception wrong. With a professional
Yu Darvish is pitching like the ace the Rangers were betting on when they committed more than $100 million to him over the winter, including a $51.7 million
The the Vietnamese international martial arts star Cung Le had the meeting with boxers and fans in schools Contact Phong, Ho Chi Minh City. Participated in the meeting
Despite a long time between UFC events, Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste has been very busy lately. She just finished shooting her 2013 calendar and she also appeared in
BEIJING, China (4th FIBA Asia Cup): Saying Wang Zhelin is the brightest star in the Chinese basketball horizon for the future is stating the obvious. But when the
The main catalyst for the progress of chess in Qatar is the Chinese player Zhu Chen, whom I coached. Males are not very ambitious in Qatar, because everything
Who said the UFC ring girls weren’t capable of multi-tasking? On top of circling the Octagon and carrying a giant numbered card, Arianny Celeste has been working hard
The Fire Dragons impressed the former England manager and stunned the home crowd at I-Mobile stadium when they took the lead after just five minutes. Buriram defender Jirawat
FOXBORO — He was asked to say it twice, just so everyone heard it correctly. “Oh-oh-mah-NAH-wah-NEW-ee,” said the newest Patriots tight end, pronouncing his last name. “Did you
Not many people followed Seung-Yul Noh yesterday in the opening round of the Deutsche Bank Championship, and a few who watched him play didn’t even know his name.
MISSOULA, MONTANA (Sept. 1, 2012) – The University of Montana Grizzlies’ two senior running backs rushed for more than 100 yards each, as the 10th/11th-ranked host Grizzlies defeated
UFC middleweight Cung Le will head to China this week to help begin the promotion surrounding the upcoming UFC on Fuel 6 card landing in Macao in November.
Indelibly linked with the ‘Thrilla in Manila’, where Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier laid their bitter boxing rivalry to rest some 37 years ago, the Araneta Coliseum welcomed
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Yu Darvish looked Monday like you’d expect a postseason ace to look. “I think it is coming together,” Darvish said through his Japanese interpreter.
The rest of the backfield is expected to be a strength for the Griz, with three of the team’s top four rushers returning this season. Shifty senior halfback
Hawai’i knows that when it enters the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, the steady stream of boos from the sold-out crowd will be the least of the
Far and few models have a story as academically compelling as that of Jarah Mariano. The Hawaii-born and Cali-raised Jarah is a stunning beauty, she takes care of her
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
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
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
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
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)