SINGAPORE – A text message about his inclusion in this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list caught national silat exponent Sheik Farhan Sheik Alauddin so off guard on Tuesday morning (April 20) that he thought there was a mix-up….
Read MoreRepublican lawmakers to introduce legalization to take away MLB's antitrust exemption
Sen. Cruz calls for revoking MLB’s antitrust status after All-Star Game pulled from Georgia Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, argues big corporations are ‘becoming the woke enforcers of the Democratic party.’ Key Republican lawmakers are set to introduce legislation to strip…
Read MoreOlympics: Belgium to vaccinate Tokyo Games hopefuls
BRUSSELS (AFP) – Around 225 Belgian athletes wanting to participate in this summer’s Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be given Covid-19 vaccines in the coming days, health authorities in Belgium announced on Monday (April 19). The athletes concerned are…
Read MoreMichael Porter Jr.’s brother Coban commits to DU basketball
Another member of the Porter family is planting his flag in Denver. Coban Porter, the younger brother of Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr., tweeted his commitment to the University of Denver men’s basketball program Monday afternoon. Porter previously signed his…
Read MoreTop recruit Chet Holmgren headed to Gonzaga – The Denver Post
SPOKANE, Wash. — Chet Holmgren is heading to Gonzaga. The nation’s No. 1 overall recruit announced Monday on ESPN that he will play what will likely be his only college season with the Bulldogs. Holmgren had also been considering Ohio…
Read MoreWhy the Worst N.B.A. Player Is (Probably) Still Better Than You
Of the millions of people around the world who play basketball, fewer than 500 are in the N.B.A. at any given time. Fewer than 150 are in the W.N.B.A. Before retiring in 2012, Brian Scalabrine spent 11 seasons in the…
Read MoreMonths Before Season, N.F.L. and Players Clash Over Pandemic Workouts
Players on 14 teams announced they would not attend off-season programming because of concerns about the coronavirus. Some may give up financial benefits in the process. By Emmanuel Morgan Five months before the regular season starts, the N.F.L. and its…
Read MoreJudo: Former SEA Games champion Ho Yen Chye, 54, dies of heart failure
SINGAPORE – It was in Jakarta where he claimed the 1987 SEA Games above-95kg judo gold medal and it was in the Indonesian capital where Singaporean Ho Yen Chye died on Monday (April 12). He was 54 and leaves behind…
Read MoreAn N.F.L. Player Killed Seven People. C.T.E. May Not Explain Why.
It has become a grim but familiar pattern: Soon after an N.F.L. player dies, his surviving family faces the decision about whether his brain will be donated to scientists who test for signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain…
Read MoreSchool sports: Ryan Toh knocking down his bowling goals thanks to Westwood's support
SINGAPORE – They say it takes a village to raise a child. The saying certainly applies to bowler Ryan Toh of Westwood Secondary School, who was crowned the B Division boys’ all-events champion at the National School Games (NSG) on…
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