A Game Of Two Halves | Season 1 | Ep 17 – Liverpool schooling Man Utd; Vietnam’s Suzuki Cup success brings commercial benefits Time: 14:29 mins Synopsis: A Game of Two Halves is The Straits Times’ weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday on all global podcasting platforms – Spotify, iTunes and Google Podcasts. In this episode, Shamir Osman […]

The B.C. Lions have suspended director of player personnel and player development Torey Hunter 90 days for violating the team’s and the CFL’s social media policies. The Lions confirmed Hunter’s suspension in a statement on Thursday. Related Eskimos unveil 2019 coaching staff and announce reorganization of football operations Edmonton Eskimos declaw BC Lions 41-22 Edmonton Eskimos part ways with Mike Benevides The statement didn’t […]

One horrified team-mate from his Premier League club spotted him “doing a line” in the loos. And others were shocked when he emerged from the toilets looking the worse for wear during a pre-Christmas team get-together after an away game. Half an hour later his team’s irate manager had him put in a taxi and sent home — mistakenly believing […]

We saw it dozens, nay hundreds of times in last year’s FIFA World Cup: The ball flies to the international player, within cooee of the goal, as the crowd gives full throat to their ecstasy. He expertly takes control of the flying orb, and starts to move with magic in every step, his genius on full display. He shimmies right, […]

AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu has recorded her second stunning tennis upset in as many days. The 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., downed the legendary Venus Williams 6-7 (1), 6-1, 6-3 in a quarterfinal on Friday at the ASB Classic. Ranked No. 152 in the world, Andreescu beat the third-ranked and former world No. 1 Carolina Wozniacki on […]

For hardcore college football fans who watched his teams trudge to mediocrity year after year, Kliff Kingsbury’s name being floated this week for NFL head coaching jobs is a puzzling development. Kingsbury was fired in late November after six seasons at Texas Tech, his alma mater, an era that started with great affinity for his offense and glamorous off-field profile […]

Read all this plus more transfer news, views and gossip from Stamford Bridge. CHELSEA DUEL SPURS FOR KESSIE FRANCK KESSIE is under the microscope of Chelsea and Tottenham. The Ivory Coast midfielder, on a two-year loan at AC Milan from Atalanta, is keen to play in the Premier League. DRINK TO A REUNION DANNY DRINKWATER is ODDS-ON to escape Chelsea […]

Division III basketball player Meredith Blaise is a locally well-known athlete from North Central College. But after a gut-wrenching incident that occurred in a recent game, everyone around the world now knows who he is. Chrishawn Orange from Augustana College was booking down the court, dribbling toward the hoop with Blaise in hot pursuit. As the Augustana athlete charges the […]

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin is being suspended by the NHL for one game for what amounts to being really smart. At the wise old hockey age of 33, Ovechkin is skipping a meaningless exhibition – the league’s All-Star Game – to save himself for the rest of the season and presumably the playoffs, where the Capitals will be trying […]

David Robertson’s second stint with the Yankees wasn’t as fruitful as the first, but the veteran reliever could remain in contention for another World Series ring at his new destination. The Phillies continued their active offseason Thursday by agreeing to a two-year contract with Robertson worth $23 million with a 2021 club option. The Yankees had remained in contact with […]