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Asian Games fans await first eSports medals
AFP, Published on 26/09/2023
» HANGZHOU, China - Indonesia, South Korea and hosts China scooped gold at the Asian Games on Tuesday as eSports fans eagerly awaited the outcome of the first gaming medal ever at a major multisports event.
India fires first world record of Asian Games as Japanese teen dazzles
AFP, Published on 25/09/2023
» HANGZHOU, China: India claimed the first world record of the Hangzhou Asian Games on Monday as hosts China snapped up more gold medals and 15-year-old skateboarder Hinano Kusaki triumphed for Japan.
China off to golden start on first day of Asian Games
AFP, Published on 24/09/2023
» HANGZHOU (CHINA) - The first gold medals at the Asian Games were all won by host nation China on Sunday in rowing, shooting and wushu after President Xi Jinping opened the two-week multisport extravaganza in a colourful ceremony.
Biggest-ever Asian Games ready for liftoff in China after Covid delay
AFP, Published on 21/09/2023
» HANGZHOU (CHINA) - The biggest Asian Games in history, boasting about 12,000 competitors -- more than the Olympics -- will open on Saturday in the Chinese city of Hangzhou after a year's delay because of Covid.
Alcaraz into US Open last eight as Pegula, Jabeur crash out
AFP, Published on 05/09/2023
» NEW YORK - Carlos Alcaraz surged into the quarter-finals of the US Open on Monday as upsets dominated the women's draw with Ons Jabeur and Jessica Pegula becoming the latest highly ranked players to go crashing out.
Djokovic pulls off US Open escape
AFP, Published on 02/09/2023
» NEW YORK - Novak Djokovic rallied from two sets down against compatriot Laslo Djere to avoid his earliest US Open exit since 2006 on Friday, while Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff closed in on a blockbuster clash.
'Volleyball Day' in US sets women's sports attendance world record
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» LOS ANGELES - The biggest crowd ever to watch a women's sporting event jammed the University of Nebraska's Memorial Stadium on Wednesday as 92,003 people turned out for the Huskers' victory over Omaha.
Alcaraz, Medvedev ease into US Open second round
AFP, Published on 30/08/2023
» NEW YORK - Carlos Alcaraz launched the defence of his US Open crown with a brisk victory after his opponent suffered an injury on Tuesday as third seed Daniil Medvedev strolled into the second round with a quick-fire win.
England face tricky Nigeria test as World Cup quarter-finals beckon
AFP, Published on 07/08/2023
» BRISBANE (AUSTRALIA) - The United States' exit gives England a golden opportunity to win the Women's World Cup but they face a tricky encounter with Nigeria on Monday in the last 16, before co-hosts Australia face Denmark.
England and Japan sense World Cup chance as US falter, Germany flop
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» AUCKLAND: Germany's shock exit and the United States' plodding performances were just two of the surprises of a wild Women's World Cup group stage, with England and Japan now leading the charge when the knockouts begin on Saturday.