Japan win first gold of Asian Games at home, prodigy Yu leads China's pool surge

The Czech Republic beat the United States to reach the Davis Cup Final 8 after U.S. Open finalist Ben Shelton and Learner Tien both lost their singles matches on Saturday. Jakub Mensik beat Shelton 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to level the best-of-five series at 2-2 before Jiri Lehecka sent a roaring Prague crowd into raptures by

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines — Agatha Wong missed the Asian Games 2026 podium anew after settling for 10th place in the women’s taijiquan and tajijian final on Sunday at Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall in Japan. The 28-year-old wushu national team star finished with a

South Korea broke Japanese hearts on Sunday when they took Asian Games men's basketball gold with a 67-57 triumph in the final in Nagoya.

Iran withstood a late fightback to beat China 79-70 and win Asian Games men's basketball bronze on Sunday, an achievement that left their players "speechless" after months of war back home.

ARLINGTON, Texas— Paige Bueckers scored 20 of her 26 points in the first half, Arike Ogunbowale had 22 points and six assists, and the Dallas Wings beat the Phoenix Mercury 87-82 in the WNBA on Saturday for their sixth straight victory. Ogunbowale was fouled on a driving layup with 1:19 remaining and she completed the

The Detroit Pistons and Ausar Thompson have reached an agreement on a five-year, $155 million NBA contract extension, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday because the deal had not been announced. ESPN first reported the agreement. With a little more than

The Philippine Women"s Soft Tennis Team bagged the country"s first medal in the 2026 Asian Games, a bronze, as the continental sporting event officially got underway on Sunday.

TOKYO–China’s 13-year-old prodigy Yu Zidi and Olympic champion Pan Zhanle cruised through their heats Sunday as swimming got underway on the opening day of the Asian Games 2026. Yu became the youngest swimming world championships medalist in history last year when she won bronze as a 12-year-old as part of China’s 4x200m freestyle relay team.

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines — An Asian Games medal remained elusive for the Philippine national triathlon team, finishing way out of the podium in Aichi-Nagoya 2026 races on Sunday. Raven Alcoseba emerged as the best bet of the Philippines in the women’s individual triathlon, finishing

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 SINGAPORE—Out for nearly a year in the pro boxing scene, Eumir Marcial announced his return with a bang on Sunday. His third consecutive Asian Games appearance, however, isn’t pushing through. The Filipino middleweight prospect delivered a spectacular third-round knockout over fellow power puncher

BANGKOK, Thailand — Former England international Andros Townsend was partially run over by a pitch roller in Thai football, but avoided serious injury in the bizarre incident. The 35-year-old former Spurs winger was warming up for PT Prachuap's game at Pattani on Saturday when the driver lost control of the vehicle. Townsend went down under the heavy roller, with the driver only stopping once the player's legs were trapped. In footage which has since been widely shared online, Townsend attempts to push the roller off as the driver leaps out to help. Townsend, who also played for Crystal Palace and Everton during an itinerant career, later made light of being run over. "It turns out Stoke away wasn't so bad after all," he wrote on social media. Townsend won 13 caps for England.