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SAO PAULO, Oct 18, 2023 (AFP) – Football superstar Neymar has a torn ligament and meniscus in his left knee and will have to undergo surgery after being injured during Brazil’s 2-0 loss to Uruguay, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said Wednesday. The 31-year-old, who joined Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal from Paris Saint-Germain in August, was stretchered off in tears just before halftime in Brazil’s 2026 World Cup qualifying match in Montevideo Tuesday. Neymar […]
LAUSANNE, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – Justin Brownlee, who played a starring role to help the Philippines win their first Asian Games basketball gold since 1962, has failed a doping test, officials said Thursday. The American-born Brownlee tested positive for the banned Carboxy-THC, the Lausanne-based International Testing Agency (ITA) said. Carboxy-THC is linked to cannabis use. “The sample was collected by the ITA at the Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 during an in-competition anti-doping control performed […]
NEW YORK, Oct 13, 2023 (AFP) – Israel’s Maccabi Ra’anana lost to the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets 135-103 on Thursday to begin a US tour, but sent a defiant message with their determination to play. The squad was already in New York last Saturday when Israel was struck by bloody attacks, Hamas gunmen killing more than 1,200 people and taking about 150 hostages. “People at home said it was important we play, so the whole world […]
French President Emmanuel Macron tried out wheelchair basketball as he urged the public to support the 2024 Paralympic Games on Sunday. “I really want to encourage all our compatriots to buy tickets,” Macron said on the eve of the opening of the ticket office for the 2024 Paralympic Games. Earlier, Macron played a few minutes of wheelchair basketball alongside Tony Estanguet, the chief organiser of the 2024 Paris Olympics, and International Paralympic Committee chief Andrew […]
Formula One drivers on Sunday declared the Qatar Grand Prix as the toughest physical test of their career, some calling for a review of its October date in the calendar, after a gruelling race that saw several vomiting in their helmets and some taken to the medical centre afterwards. American Logan Sargeant of Williams retired after 40 laps after complaining that he felt too sick to continue, suffering severe dehydration and having vomited. His team […]
By Martin PARRY HANGZHOU, China, Oct 6, 2023 (AFP) – The Philippines won their first Asian Games basketball gold since 1962 on Friday in a 70-60 victory over Jordan with American-born Justin Brownlee pouring in 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Former Brooklyn Nets starter Rondae Hollis-Jefferson scored a game-high 24 points but it was not enough to deliver Jordan a first basketball gold in their history. Both sides started slowly in an error-riddled first […]
By Peter STEBBINGS HANGZHOU, China, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) – India defeated powerhouses South Korea to win the first archery gold of the 19th Asian Games on Wednesday, before two world stars of track and field look to end their seasons with a bang. Gold medals were up for grabs on the 11th day in an overcast Hangzhou in everything from athletics and boxing to roller skating and dragon-boat racing. South Korea dominated archery at […]
By Andrew MCKIRDY HANGZHOU, China, Sept 30, 2023 (AFP) Philippines pole vaulter EJ Obiena cruised to gold in an Asian Games record on Saturday — and then said he missed not having record-breaker Armand Duplantis to compete against. Obiena has been one of Swedish world record-holder Duplantis’s closest rivals this year, finishing second behind him at last month’s world championships in Budapest. And no one could come close to Obiena in Hangzhou as he took […]
LOS ANGELES, Sept 28, 2023 (AFP) – Eight-time NBA All-Star guard Kyrie Irving said Thursday it was a relatively easy decision to re-sign with the Dallas Mavericks after briefly exploring free agency. Irving, speaking to reporters for the first time since the final week of last season, said Dallas just felt like a good fit, despite the fact that he and teammate Luka Doncic didn’t immediately gel when he arrived via a mid-season trade […]
By Shahid HASHMI KARACHI, Sept 28, 2023 (AFP) – As a young boy in a family of seven cricket-mad brothers, Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi immersed himself in the sport — even when sleeping. “I used to come home after training and he would take my pads and somehow wear them to bed,” said elder brother Riaz, a decent player himself with one Test cap to his name. “He would place the stumps next […]
HANGZHOU, China, Sept 27, 2023 (AFP) – Table tennis legend Ma Long said he had almost certainly made his last Asian Games appearance after helping hosts China to men’s team gold in Hangzhou. The five-time Olympic champion had the perfect finale as his straight-games victory over South Korea’s Park Gang-hyeon clinched gold for China, and the sixth Asian Games title of his storied career. The 34-year-old said afterwards that he would not be competing in […]
HANGZHOU, China, Sept 26, 2023 (AFP) – Hosts China on Tuesday won the Asian Games’ first-ever gold in eSports in a landmark for gaming, beating Malaysia 2-0 in the smartphone game Arena of Valor. ESports is making its debut as a medal event at the Games in Hangzhou, seen as a major step towards the Olympics one day. Medals are up for grabs in seven gaming titles, including Arena of Valor, League of Legends and […]
