Brazil police end Neymar rape probe over lack of evidence: official
SAO PAULO, BALIPOST.com - Police in Brazil probing rape allegations against football superstar Neymar have closed the case due to a lack of evidence, the...
Show me the money: S. Korean soccer fans to sue over Ronaldo benching
SEOUL, BALIPOST.com - More than 2,000 South Korean soccer fans will sue a sports agency after superstar Cristiano Ronaldo stayed on the bench when his...
Insigne stars as Napoli thump Liverpool 3-0
LONDON, BALIPOST.com - Liverpool suffered a chastening 3-0 defeat by Napoli in a pre-season friendly in Edinburgh on Sunday -- a week before they face...
Hungarian swimmer ‘sorry’ for touching nightclub dancer
GWANGJU, BALIPOST.com - Hungarian swimmer Tamas Kenderesi has apologised for "thoughtlessly touching" a nightclub dancer after being arrested on sexual harassment charges during the world...
Momota, Yamaguchi raise Olympic hopes with Japanese sweep
TOKYO, BALIPOST.com - World number one Kento Momota said he was lifted by the crowd and can't wait to return for the Tokyo Olympics after...
Dressel emerges with Phelps aura after scandal-hit world swim
GWANGJU, BALIPOST.com - American superstar Caeleb Dressel has invited comparisons to Olympic legend Michael Phelps after lighting up a world swimming championships plagued by doping rows, a...
Dembele double fires Lyon to victory against Arsenal
LONDON, BALIPOST.com - Substitute Moussa Dembele scored twice as Lyon came from behind to beat Arsenal 2-1 in a pre-season friendly in London on Sunday.
Gunners...
Real Madrid block Bale China move over fee: source
MADRID - Gareth Bale's move to Chinese side Jiangsu Suning collapsed on Sunday after Real Madrid cancelled the proposed deal due to wrangling over the...
Verstappen wins chaotic German Grand Prix
HOCKENHEIM, BALIPOST.com - Max Verstappen took full advantage of his rivals' calamities on Sunday to win an epic, rain-lashed and wildly-spectacular German Grand Prix for...
Dressel smashes Phelps’s 100m butterfly world record
GWANGJU, BALIPOST.com - American Caeleb Dressel broke the world record in the men's 100 metres butterfly Friday, obliterating Michael Phelps's old mark with a jaw-dropping...