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Japan edges rival China to win men's world gymnastics title
Japan is back on top in men's gymnastics. The five-man group led by reigning world and Olympic champion Daiki Hashimoto edged rival China in the team finals at the 2023 world championships on Tuesday to earn Japan's first major international gold medal since 2015. The Japanese posted a team total… Read
Japan to face North Korea in women's soccer final at Asian Games
Reigning champions Japan held off a spirited fightback from hosts China on Tuesday to set up an Asian Games women's soccer final against North Korea. Japan silenced the partisan crowd in Hangzhou to lead 4-1 at the break and put one foot in the final, as the China players trudged… Read
Angels GM Perry Minasian says dismissed manager Phil Nevin not to blame for Halos' latest flop
Manager Phil Nevin wasn't the reason for the Los Angeles Angels' massively disappointing season, general manager Perry Minasian says. Nevin was simply the face of their latest failure, and that was enough to compel the Angels to part ways with their fourth manager in six years before they begin their… Read
Man Utd, Arsenal rocked in Champions League as Real Madrid edge Napoli
Manchester United crashed to a second successive Champions League defeat on Tuesday, losing 3-2 at home to Galatasaray, while Lens stunned Arsenal and Jude Bellingham once again inspired Real Madrid. Mauro Icardi made amends for a missed penalty by scoring the winner for Galatasaray as the Turkish club twice came… Read
Referees governing body announces changes to VAR protocols after fallout from Diaz's disallowed goal
The governing body for England's referees will introduce changes to VAR following the errors that led to Luiz Diaz's disallowed goal for Liverpool against Tottenham last weekend. The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) has completed a review of the incident in Liverpool's 2-1 loss at Spurs on Saturday. It… Read
Alcaraz collapse sends Sinner to China Open final
Carlos Alcaraz said he went "out of my mind" during the second-set collapse that cost him his place at the China Open on Tuesday and handed Italy's Jannik Sinner a spot in the men's final against Daniil Medvedev in Beijing. The world number two had chances to take a decisive… Read
Squash desperate to end Olympic exile in 2028
Squash has never been in the Olympics despite decades of trying, but players and officials hope that the 150-year-old sport will finally get its big chance in 2028. When it comes to Olympic recognition, squash has always ended up with the wooden spoon, failing with bids to make the past… Read
Phil Nevin won't return as Angels' manager after 2nd losing season
Phil Nevin will not return as the Los Angeles Angels' manager next season. The Angels announced Monday that they are declining their contract option for 2024 on Nevin, who ran the dugout for the last 1 1/2 seasons. Los Angeles will have its fourth manager in six seasons since the… Read
China relentless in its domination of medals at Asian Games
China is simply relentless in its domination of the Asian Games. At the games five years ago in Jakarta, Indonesia, the country won 132 gold medals and 287 medals overall. This time, into Day 9 with five full days remaining, China has already broken its mark for gold medals and… Read
VAR was supposed to cut out errors. Now the integrity of the Premier League is in question
VAR was supposed to put an end to all of this. On Saturday, however, Liverpool became the latest team to count the cost of an error by Premier League officials, with the club raising questions about “sporting integrity” after its 2-1 loss at Tottenham. The fallout from Luis Diaz's wrongly… Read
