Martinez sets MLS single-season scoring record
AFP, Los Angeles :Josef Martinez made history Friday by setting the Major League Soccer single season record for goals, netting the game winner as the...
Sports
Asian Games marathon winner accused of pushing rival
AFP, Jakarta : Japan’s Hiroto Inoue was accused of pushing his rival in a controversial sprint finish to the Asian Games marathon Saturday, as the...
FIFA bans Palestinian FA president Jibril Rajoub for Lionel Messi comments
Fifa has given the president of the Palestinian Football Association a 12-month suspension after he urged fans to burn Lionel Messi shirts and pictures.Jibril Rajoub...
Nehwal subdues home crowd in badminton win
AFP, Jakarta :India’s Saina Nehwal compared the cauldron atmosphere in the Jakarta badminton arena to a game of football after her second-round win at the...
Unified Korea team win Asian Games bronze
A Unified Korea team featuring athletes from North and South Korea won dragon boat bronze for their first medal at the Asian Games on Saturday.The...
Buttler, Root to play for Sydeny Thunders
England’s right handed batsmen Jos Buttler and Joe Root are all set to play for Sydney Thunder in the upcoming Big Bash League 2018-19. Jos...
Brazil’s tainted former soccer chiefs enjoy safe haven
AFP, Sao Paulo : When the former boss of Brazilian football was arrested in Zurich in a 2015 graft case that would see him sentenced...
Iran’s Moradi breaks 94kg weightlifting world record
AFP, Jakarta : Sohrab Moradi of Iran broke weightlifting’s longest standing world record in the men’s 94kg class at the Asian Games on Saturday.Moradi hoisted...
Yang leads Canadian Women’s Open, Henderson in hunt
AFP, Regina : Amy Yang, who is looking for her first win in 18 months, fired a seven-under 65 to seize a one-stroke lead at...