Zhang Yufei, the face of the Asian Games, edged Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey in a dramatic race for the gold medal in the 50-meter freestyle on Thursday. At the same time, Ye Shiwen, a previous Olympic champion, turned back time to win the breaststroke competition. Zhang, a local favorite and butterfly expert, produced a timing […]
Following AS Roma’s 4-1 loss against Genoa on Thursday, which left them hanging above the Serie A relegation zone, Jose Mourinho said that this is the worst start to a season of his managerial career. Roma is now 16th in Serie A, but Mourinho has led the team to back-to-back European finals. Roma won the […]
In the Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals on Friday in Tokyo, eighth seed Veronika Kudermetova of Russia defeated Iga Swiatek 6-2 2-6 6-4. The top seed committed several errors in the opening set as Kudermetova took a double break and went up 4-0. This was the top seed’s second match following her fourth-round loss at the […]
The inaugural World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Antwerp 120 years ago. Simone Biles, the gymnast with the most medals in the competition’s history, is no stranger to the venue. At 16, the American won the first of her five international all-around championships in Antwerp. Since then, she has won 25 medals at the […]
Due to his absence from the Indian Wells Masters competition on Monday, Rafa Nadal dropped out of the top 10 rankings for the first time since 2005. The 22-time Grand Slam victor withdrew from the competition to focus on getting his hip fixed after it prevented him from successfully defending his Australian Open title in […]
Elena Rybakina asserted that she exhibited glimpses of her optimal performance during her commanding victory over the top-ranked Iga Swiatek in the semi-final of Indian Wells on Friday. She further stated that she is capable of defeating anyone if she can maintain that level of performance. The tenth-ranked player in the world crushed the titleholder […]
Ultra runners must possess a certain level of tunnel vision, and for those preparing for one of Britain’s most extreme events, “The Tunnel,” it’s a necessity. Approximately 40 fearless athletes will run the length of a one-mile-long former railway tunnel on the edge of Bath 200 times in complete darkness for up to 55 hours. […]
