Liverpool ensured the English Premier League title race will go to the final day of the season as the under-strength quadruple chasers survived a scare to beat Southampton 2-1 on Tuesday. After Liverpool defeated Chelsea on penalties in a gruelling FA Cup final just three days earlier, Jurgen Klopp took a gamble with nine changes […]
Fiorentina scored twice in the first 11 minutes to beat Roma 2-0 on Monday and climb back into Serie A minor European places. In a battle of out-of form sides, Nicolas Gonzalez converted a fifth minute penalty awarded after he was mowed down by Rick Karsdorp. Six minutes later the Roma defence allowed Giacomo Bonaventura […]
Fiorentina scored twice in the first 11 minutes to beat Roma 2-0 on Monday and climb back into Serie A minor European places. In a battle of out-of form sides, Nicolas Gonzalez converted a fifth minute penalty awarded after he was mowed down by Rick Karsdorp. Six minutes later the Roma defence allowed Giacomo Bonaventura […]
Japan beat China 2-0 on Thursday to continue their resurgence in World Cup qualifying with their fourth straight win. Yuya Osako buried a first-half penalty to put the four-time Asian champions in control in Saitama, north of Tokyo, before Junya Ito doubled their lead after the break. The win meant Japan stayed second in Group […]
Hong Kong beat Kuwait by 35 runs in their final match of the T20 World Cup Asian qualifying tournament in Dubai on Sunday, but the result wasn’t enough to get the SAR over the line. Hong Kong had set a target of 155 for three. Only the top team can advance to the global qualifiers […]
Hong Kong’s women’s cricket team beat Malaysia by four wickets on Thursday to draw level with the UAE and Nepal at the top of the table in the T20 World Cup Asian qualifying tournament in Dubai. Captain Kary Chan took two wickets as Malaysia were pegged back to 101 for five. She then brought Hong […]
Rassie van der Dussen smashed an unbeaten 94 as South Africa beat England by 10 runs but failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday. Group 1 winners England and Australia, who beat West Indies in the first match of the day, made the final four from the six-team pool. […]
Spain brought Italy’s record 37-match unbeaten run to an end on Wednesday with a 2-1 win to reach the Nations League final. Ferran Torres’ first-half brace won the Final Four clash for Spain at the San Siro, where Luis Enrique’s side will face either France or Belgium in Sunday’s final. Lorenzo Pellegrini pulled a goal […]
The Tampa Bay Lightning won their second straight Stanley Cup on Wednesday, edging the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 to win the NHL championship series four games to one. Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy bounced back from a game-four defeat in Montreal with a 22-save shutout. With his fifth clean sheet of the post-season Vasilevskiy scooped the Conn […]
2021-03-19 HKT 08:51″ title=”Paul Pogba celebrates after scoring for Manchester United with teammate Bruno Fernandes on his back. United beat AC Milan 1-0 at the San Siro to reach the Europa League quarterfinals 2-1 on aggregate. Photo: Reuters.”> Paul Pogba celebrates after scoring for Manchester United with teammate Bruno Fernandes on his back. United beat […]
2021-02-22 HKT 09:21″ title=”Max Homa beat Tony Finau in a playoff at the Genesis Invitational. Photo: Reuters”> Max Homa beat Tony Finau in a playoff at the Genesis Invitational. Photo: Reuters Hometown hero Max Homa parred the second playoff hole to defeat Tony Finau and capture the US PGA Genesis Invitational after both had botched […]