Chinese fans fume at NBA as fallout from free speech row spreads
Basketball followers on mainland China expressed anger at the U.S. National Basketball Association on Wednesday after a fan event in Shanghai was cancel led, amid a row over free speech that has hurt the league’s reputation in a key overseas market.
Exclusive: Iran stadium campaigner says women attending match will ‘break a taboo’
Iranian women will be allowed to watch the national soccer team play on Thursday for the first time in over 40 years, but campaigners are not convinced the match against Cambodia heralds a wider opening up of sports by the government.
Boxing: Benn denies being refused a license to fight again at 55
Former world boxing champion Nigel Benn has denied being turned down for a license to make a comeback at the age of 55 and said on Wednesday he welcomed further medical tests to prove his fitness to fight.
Tennis: Colombians Cabal and Farah seal year-end doubles top ranking
Colombian doubles pairing Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah have sealed the ATP end-of-year number one ranking to become only the second all-South American pair to claim the honor.
Hurts ready for showdown between No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 11 Texas
Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts hasn’t yet played against Texas, but he’s played in plenty of big-time rivalry games.
Red Bull seeking further improvement in Suzuka
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen said the team has plenty of room for improvement as they seek to rediscover their mid-season form heading into the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend.
Factbox: Quotes from basketball fans in China on NBA controversy
Chinese organizers on Wednesday canceled a fan event on the eve of a planned National Basketball Association (NBA) exhibition game in Shanghai, part of an escalating row over a team official who supported protests in Hong Kong.
Factbox: Quotes from basketball fans in China on NBA controversy
Chinese organizers on Wednesday canceled a fan event on the eve of a planned National Basketball Association (NBA) exhibition game in Shanghai, part of an escalating row over a team official who supported protests in Hong Kong.
Argentina belatedly turn on the style to hammer U.S.
Argentina ended a disappointing World Cup campaign on a high as they ran in seven tries to hammer the United States 47-17 with a sometimes scintillating backline display in their final Pool C game on Wednesday.
Argentina belatedly turn on the style to hammer U.S.
Argentina ended a disappointing World Cup campaign on a high as they ran in seven tries to hammer the United States 47-17 with a sometimes scintillating backline display in their final Pool C game on Wednesday.
