Ronaldo international career in doubt after walk-out

PerthNow - Sep 30, 2026

All-time great Cristiano Ronaldo has walked out on Portugal's training camp, leaving his international future in doubt.

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Sep 30, 2026

S. Korea finishes 4th in men's compound archery team event

OKAZAKI, Japan — South Korea finished fourth in the men's team event in compound archery at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, unable to deliver the country's third medal from the sport on the first day of its medal competition. Choi Yong-hee, Choi Eun-gyu and Kim Jong-ho lost to Chang Cheng-Wei, Chen Chieh-Lun and Yen Tzu-Hsiang of Chinese Taipei by the score of 234-233 at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square in Okazaki, some 50 kilometers southeast of the main host city, Nagoya. South Korea won bronze in the women's team and silver in the mixed team events earlier in the day. In the team competition, three archers per team each take two arrows per "end," with a maximum score of 60. The total points after four ends, or 24 arrows per team, determine the winner, with the maximum score being 240. In compound archery, targets are set 50 meters away, 20 meters closer than recurve. Compound archers use mechanical release aids and magnified sights, making the perfect score of 10 quite common. South Korea lost the first end 59-58, and fell further back after shooting 57 in the se

[ASIAN GAMES] Kwon Soon-woo exits tennis singles in third round due to injury

Sep 30, 2026

[ASIAN GAMES] Kwon Soon-woo exits tennis singles in third round due to injury

NAGOYA, Japan — Korea's Kwon Soon-woo retired from his third-round men's singles match due to a knee injury at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, with all four Korean singles players failing to reach the knockout stage. During his men's singles third-round match against Khumoyun Sultanov of Uzbekistan at Higashiyama Park Tennis Center in Nagoya, Japan, Kwon retired due to a knee injury when he was trailing 3-0 in the first set. It was Kwon's fifth match at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, following two singles and two doubles matches. With Kwon's exit, all four Korean singles players have been eliminated from medal contention. Hong Seong-chan lost in the men's singles second round, while Back Da-yeon and Ku Yeon-woo were eliminated in the women's second round. Korea secured at least a bronze medal in the men's doubles on Wednesday, as Nam Ji-sung and Park Ui-sung advanced to the semifinals. In the quarterfinals, Nam and Park defeated Pruchya Isaro and Maximus Jones of Thailand 2-0 (6-2, 6-3), giving Korea its second straight men's doubles medal. With no bronze medal matches in t

[ASIAN GAMES] S. Korea's Jang Se-yun wins silver in women's judo

Sep 30, 2026

[ASIAN GAMES] S. Korea's Jang Se-yun wins silver in women's judo

NAGOYA, Japan — Korea's Jang Se-yun won the silver medal in the women's -52-kilogram judo event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, grabbing the country's first judo medal at the Games. Jang lost to Sita Kadamboeva of Uzbekistan by hansoku-make, or disqualification, in the event's final at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan. It is Korea's first judo medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Xu Aoyu of China and Kokoro Fujishiro shared the bronze medals. Following two ippon (full point) wins in her round-of-16 and quarterfinal matches, Jang met Japan's Kokoro Fujishiro in the semifinals and advanced to the final after her opponent received a third shido, or yellow card, during sudden-death overtime. It was the first time that Jang had beaten Fujishiro in four meetings. In the final, Jang and Kadamboeva went through the regulation four minutes with two shidos each. The sudden-death overtime was tightly contested, but Jang was given a third shido and the gold medal went to Kadamboeva. In judo, receiving three shidos in a single match automatically results in a red card,

[ASIAN GAMES] 3 men, 2 women for S. Korea in top 10 after opening round in golf

Sep 30, 2026

[ASIAN GAMES] 3 men, 2 women for S. Korea in top 10 after opening round in golf

NAGOYA, Japan — All three Korean men placed inside the top 10 after the opening round of the men's golf tournament at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, while two teenagers wedged themselves among the top 10 in the women's competition. In the men's first round, LIV Golf player Mun Do-yeob shot a bogey-free round of four-under 66 to tie for third place at Kasugai Country Club East Course in Kasugai, just northeast of the main host city Nagoya. He sits one stroke behind two co-leaders, Wang Wei-hsuan of Chinese Taipei and Kazuki Higa of Japan. Kim Joo-hyung, better known as Tom Kim on the PGA Tour, is at three-under, good for a tie for seventh. Kim Seong-hyeon, a former PGA Tour member, is tied for ninth at two-under. Korea is tied for second place in the team competition, where the two lowest scores out of each team's three players count toward the team total. At seven-under thanks to Mun and Kim Joo-hyung, Korea is two strokes behind Japan. Mun had one birdie on the front nine but picked up three more on the back nine. Kim Joo-hyung, who traveled right after competing at the Pre

[ASIAN GAMES] S. Korea reach men's football final

Sep 30, 2026

[ASIAN GAMES] S. Korea reach men's football final

NAGOYA, Japan — Korea rallied past China 2-1 to move on to the gold medal in men's football at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday. Lee Young-jun and Bae Jun-ho scored a goal apiece for the under-23 men's national team in the semifinals at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, some 140 kilometers west of the main host city Nagoya, as Korea moved within a victory of winning their fourth straight gold medal. In Saturday's gold medal match, Korea will face either Japan or Uzbekistan, with those two teams set to play in the semifinals, also in Osaka, later Wednesday. The final will kick off at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, some 50 kilometers east of Nagoya. Wang Yudong scored first for China in the 22nd minute after fending off several Korean set-piece opportunities. As Mao Weijie floated a pass toward the box from the middle of the field, Wang sprinted behind the napping Korean defense and let the ball bounce off his chest before scoring off his left foot. Lee pulled Korea even with a header goal in the 33rd minute, set up by Eom Ji-sung's corner. Lee, who joined the national team

[ASIAN GAMES] Sport climber Lee Do-hyun grabs silver in men's boulder

Sep 30, 2026

[ASIAN GAMES] Sport climber Lee Do-hyun grabs silver in men's boulder

NAGOYA, Japan — Sport climber Lee Do-hyun seized silver in the men's boulder event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday for Korea's first medal from the sport here. Lee scored 49.7 points to finish second behind the Japanese star Sorato Anraku, who earned 74.5 point at Portmesse Nagoya Exhibition Hall in Nagoya. Tomoa Narasaki of Japan got the bronze with 44.9 points. This was Lee's second straight Asian Games silver, following one in the combined event in 2023. The objective of boulder is to complete the most routes in the fewest attempts on 4-meter walls. Climbers receive 25 points for finishing a route ("Top") and 10 points for reaching a designated midway hold ("Zone"), but lose 0.1 point for each unsuccessful attempt. With four problems presented in the final, the maximum score was 100 points. Lee did not receive a point on his first boulder, while Anraku earned a perfect 25 points and Narasaki got 24.9 points. But Lee bounced right back to earn 24.9 points and then 24.8 points in the next two boulders. Anraku scored 24.8 points in the second boulder and 24.7 in the third bo

Another medical issue but Djokovic back to winning ways

Sep 30, 2026

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Serbian great Novak Djokovic needed another medical timeout at the China Open but it didn't stop him winning his first match in more than two months.

Sheezel makes B&F history as North narrows coach search

Sep 30, 2026

Sheezel makes B&F history as North narrows coach search

With North Melbourne's senior coach hunt entering the pointy end, Harry Sheezel has won a third club best and fairest in just his fourth AFL season.

Australia boosted by Cummins' return, avoid ODI sweep

Sep 30, 2026

Australia boosted by Cummins' return, avoid ODI sweep

Pat Cummins returned impressively while Alex Carey and Adam Zampa both found form as Australia won a rain-interrupted ODI to avoid a whitewash by South Africa.

Sport climber Lee Do-hyun grabs silver in men's boulder

Sep 30, 2026

Sport climber Lee Do-hyun grabs silver in men's boulder

NAGOYA, Japan — Sport climber Lee Do-hyun seized silver in the men's boulder event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday for Korea's first medal from the sport here. Lee scored 49.7 points to finish second behind the Japanese star Sorato Anraku, who earned 74.5 point at Portmesse Nagoya Exhibition Hall in Nagoya. Tomoa Narasaki of Japan got the bronze with 44.9 points. This was Lee's second straight Asian Games silver, following one in the combined event in 2023. The objective of boulder is to complete the most routes in the fewest attempts on 4-meter walls. Climbers receive 25 points for finishing a route ("Top") and 10 points for reaching a designated midway hold ("Zone"), but lose 0.1 point for each unsuccessful attempt. With four problems presented in the final, the maximum score was 100 points. Lee did not receive a point on his first boulder, while Anraku earned a perfect 25 points and Narasaki got 24.9 points. But Lee bounced right back to earn 24.9 points and then 24.8 points in the next two boulders. Anraku scored 24.8 points in the second boulder and 24.7 in the third bo

Ivan close to tears as Nathan wins Dally M

Sep 30, 2026

Ivan close to tears as Nathan wins Dally M

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Sydney reel in Brisbane to stay unbeaten in NBL

Sep 30, 2026

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Kendric Davis starred as Sydney handed the improved Brisbane a tough lesson - and their first defeat of the season - with a 15-point Ignite Cup win.

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