The week in Asian football
Talking points from the week in Asian football:
Japan Sport News
Lavreysen makes history with quadruple gold haul at world championships
SANTIAGO :Dutch sprint king Harrie Lavreysen became the first cyclist to win four gold medals at the same UCI Track Cycling World Championships on Sunday as he rounded off a remarkable week of domination by winning the sprint.
Star forward Olivia Smith leaves Canada camp, returns to Arsenal to treat hip pointer
Canadian star forward Olivia Smith, injured in a 1-0 loss to Switzerland on Friday, has returned to her club team in England for treatment for a hip pointer.
Jacobs, Homan advance to finals at Pan Continental Curling Championships
Canada's Brad Jacobs is through to the men's gold-medal game at the Pan Continental Curling Championships after posting a narrow 5-4 semifinal win over China on Saturday in Virginia, Minn.
Rugby LIVE: France and South Africa hit by huge injury blows as Welsh side take 'step forward'
There's less than one week to go until this year's autumn internationals get underway in full, with the giants of the southern hemisphere gearing up for their tour of Europe and a series of mouthwatering clashes.
Rugby LIVE: Springboks suffer major injury blow as England star sends Steve Borthwick reminder
There's less than one week to go until this year's autumn internationals get underway in full, with the giants of the southern hemisphere gearing up for their tour of Europe and a series of mouthwatering clashes.
Schmidt considers Wallabies replacements ahead of England clash
TOKYO : Australia coach Joe Schmidt will consider calling up reinforcements ahead of next week's clash with England after forwards Josh Canham and Lukhan Salakaia-Loto sustained injuries in the Wallabies' 19-15 win over Japan in Tokyo on Saturday.
Baseball-Yamamoto goes the distance, gets Dodgers back on track in World Series
TORONTO :Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto flipped the World Series script in favor of the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers, who are headed home for three games and flying high after a 5-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.