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Olympic champ Zheng rebukes rowdy home crowd at China Open

Olympic champ Zheng rebukes rowdy home crowd at China Open

Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen rebuked rowdy fans at her home tournament on Saturday before opponent Anna Kalinskaya retired with injury to give the Chinese player a 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 3-0 victory.

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Rampant Sayers leads Hong Kong to third men's rugby gold in a row

Rampant Sayers leads Hong Kong to third men's rugby gold in a row

Hong Kong's men's sevens team romped to a third consecutive Asian Games gold with a dominant display of all-round rugby in a 26-0 victory over China on Saturday in Nagoya.

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World No.1 Sinner pulls out of Shanghai Masters to delay return

World No.1 Sinner pulls out of Shanghai Masters to delay return

World No.1 Jannik Sinner on Saturday again delayed his return to the courts, announcing his withdrawal from next week's Shanghai Masters.

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Red Bull's Verstappen grabs pole position for Bahrain GP

Red Bull's Verstappen grabs pole position for Bahrain GP

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen grabbed pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix being held in Malaysia with the fastest time in Saturday's qualifying session.

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India beat Pakistan in blockbuster as golfer Kim wins 'crazy' gold

India beat Pakistan in blockbuster as golfer Kim wins 'crazy' gold

India beat arch-rivals Pakistan to win Asian Games gold on Saturday in a blockbuster cricket final as South Korea's Tom Kim clinched the men's golf crown -- and will avoid military service.

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'Glad it's over': Kim powers to Games gold and military exemption

'Glad it's over': Kim powers to Games gold and military exemption

Tom Kim shot a sparkling final-round six-under 64 on Saturday to win golf gold at the Asian Games -- and avoid a long spell in South Korea's military.

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India beat arch-rivals Pakistan to win Asian Games cricket gold

India beat arch-rivals Pakistan to win Asian Games cricket gold

India beat their fierce rivals Pakistan by 19 runs on Saturday to win Asian Games cricket gold after a pulsating final in front of a small but raucous crowd in Nagoya, Japan.

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After 11 World Cups, football finally comes home for one Indian fan

After 11 World Cups, football finally comes home for one Indian fan

From Diego Maradona's infamous "Hand of God" to Zinedine Zidane's headbutt, Indian football fan Dipak Nandy has witnessed some of the World Cup's defining moments from the stands.

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Marc Marquez wins sprint at Japan MotoGP, Martin grabs pole

Marc Marquez wins sprint at Japan MotoGP, Martin grabs pole

Marc Marquez dominated Saturday's Japanese Grand Prix sprint, narrowing his points gap to seven against championship leader Jorge Martin, who will start from pole in Sunday's race.

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Tom Kim powers to Games gold and exemption from military service

Tom Kim powers to Games gold and exemption from military service

Tom Kim shot a sparkling final-round six-under 64 on Saturday to win golf gold at the Asian Games -- and avoid a long spell in South Korea's military.

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