Barca favourites for La Liga success but European failure drives desire for change
MADRID, BALIPOST.com - Barcelona may want to make up for the biggest collapse in Europe by signing the most expensive player in the world but...
Weightlifting doping scandal snarls Thai Olympic medal machine
CHIANG MAI, BALIPOST.com - Thai weightlifter Sarat Sumpradit eats up to 10 egg whites for breakfast, works out four hours a day, and is banned...
Ditch battle! China star leaps from holes to UFC title shot
BEIJING, BALIPOST.com - Zhang Weili began her journey to a UFC title shot aged six, spurred on by a mother who made her jump out...
‘When will you die?’ Hong Kong leader grilled at press conference
HONG KONG, BALIPOST.com - When Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam appeared before the press on Tuesday, she appeared to be expecting to deliver a brief...
Liverpool keeper Alisson out for ‘next few weeks’ says Klopp
LONDON, BALIPOST.com - Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker was on Monday ruled out for "the next few weeks" by coach Jurgen Klopp after suffering a calf...
Dutch hero Sneijder announces retirement from football
THE HAGUE, BALIPOST.com - The Netherlands' most-capped player Wesley Sneijder announced on Monday his retirement from football, bringing down the curtain on a trophy-laden career...
Bayern cruise past Cottbus to progress in German Cup
BERLIN, BALIPOST.com - Robert Lewandowski was on the scoresheet and Lucas Hernandez made his club debut as Bayern Munich eased into the second round of...
Murray beaten by Gasquet in tennis singles return
CINCINNATI, BALIPOST.com - Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray said he "did OK" in his first singles match in seven months -- a 6-4, 6-4...
Liverpool seek more silverware as Lampard eyes Super Cup boost
ISTANBUL, BALIPOST.com - Jurgen Klopp wants Liverpool to make winning trophies a habit as they head back to Istanbul -- the scene of one of...
Typhoon Lekima death toll rises to 44 in eastern China
BEIJING, BALIPOST.com - A monster storm that smashed its way up the eastern China coast and forced more than a million residents to flee has...
