China’s Peng Shuai wins Taipei Ladies singles trophy
Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai defeated Ayumi Morita 6-1, 6-4 in the finals of the OEC Taipei Ladies Open. The 24-year-old was seated fifth going into the singles tournament, and earned a victory over No.2 seed Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand, 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (7/4), on her way to the finals. The fourth-seeded Morita overcame an impressive [...]
Tamarine Tanasugarn defeats Kimiko Date Krumm at HP Open
Thai tennis player Tamarine Tanasugarn defeated Japan’s Kimiko Date Krumm in the finals of the HP Open in Osaka, Japan this weekend. Tanasugarn claimed her fourth WTA Tour title and ended Date Krumm’s impressive run. The 40-year-old had upset No. 1 seed Samantha Stosur, ranked eighth in the world, and No. 3 seed Shahar Peer [...]
Ichiro hits 200, named Player of the Week
Japanese right-fielder Ichiro Suzuki marked a milestone in his career last week, setting an MLB record by earning his 200th hit for the 10th consecutive year. The Mariner’s star has been one of most consistent players over his last ten years in Seattle. Besides breaking Ty Cobb’s AL record for most career 200-hit seasons and [...]
Japan wins Little League World Series
Japan defeated Hawaii to claim the Little League World Series Championship — their first since 2004 and the seventh in the island nation’s history. The Waipahu All-Stars won four out of four elimination games to make it to the finals against Japan, but the undefeated Tokyo-based team showed their discipline on defense as well as [...]
Japan’s Ai Miyazato reclaims No. 1 spot, again
25-year-old Japanese golfer Ai Miyazato has claimed the No.1 spot on the women’s world rankings for the third time this year, bumping Cristie Kerr after winning the Safeway Classic on Sunday — her fifth LPGA tour win. The last two times Miyazato held the top position only lasted a week each. She continues to exchange [...]
Jie Zheng makes it to quarters of Rogers Cup
Unseeded Chinese tennis player Jie Zheng upset fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva 7-6, 6-4 last week in the third round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal, to become one of the last eight players left in the tournament. She also beat sixteenth-seeded Iranian-French Aravane Rezaï before facing Dementieva. Zheng eventually lost in the fourth round to eleventh-seeded Russian [...]
Jiyai Shin wins Evian Masters, reclaims No. 1 spot
22-year-old South Korean Jiyai Shin edged out Morgan Pressel, Choi Na Yeon and Alexis Thompson by one stroke to win the Evian Masters in France today. Shin birdied the 18th hole to finish at 14 under, coming from behind to earn her trophy. This is Shin’s seventh win on the LPGA tour in two years; this [...]
Daisuke Matsuzaka “unpredictably masterful” against the A’s
Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, who has struggled to perform consistently this season, delivered yesterday against the Oakland A’s. The unpredictable Japanese right-hander efficiently and effectively kept the Athletics to two hits in less than seven innings. Dice-K struck out six, allowed one run and walked two batters in Boston’s 2-1 victory. Red Sox [...]
Cung Le defeats Smith in rematch
Following up on our post about the rematch between Vietnamese American mixed martial artists Cung Le and Scott Smith, who handed him his only career loss: Le faced Smith in San Jose this weekend after spending time training and getting in shape. Despite Le and his wife having another son earlier in the week, Le [...]
Asian golfers seeded high in LPGA Sybase Match Play Championship
Tomorrow marks the first day of the LPGA Sybase Match Play Championship in New Jersey. The top-four seeds in the tournament belong to Asian women, with World No. 1 Jiyai Shin of South Korea taking on fellow compatriot Kyeong Bae in the opening round. Second-seeded Ai Miyazato of Japan, the new World No. 2 behind [...]
Yu-Na Kim one of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential People.
Korean figure skater and athletic superstar Yu-Na Kim has been selected as one of this year’s TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential People, and is currently in New York by invitation from TIME to celebrate her achievement.
The Olympic gold medalist and record-breaker has racked up an impressive number of business deals and endorsements in the [...]
Angels’ Hideki Matsui reaches 1,000 hits
Last week, Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hit his 1,000th MLB hit against the Cleveland Indians. The 35-year-old Japanese import has been a consistent part of the Angels’ batting rotation, where he is expected to contribute his hitting power this year.
Matsui has been well-received by Angels fans, as well as Japanese baseball fans in Orange [...]
Ryo Ishikawa wins Crowns tournament and makes history
Teen golf phenom Ryo Ishikawa proved this weekend why he is one of the most promising and most talked-about young stars on the green. The 18-year-old Japanese sensation shot 12-under 58 to break the Japanese tour record previously set by Masahiro Kuramoto in 2003.
Ishikawa joins the handful of golfers in the world have ever scored [...]
Quail Hollow Championship: Anthony Kim, Tiger Woods
Coming off his victory at the Houston Open and an third-place finish at the Masters, Korean American golf phenom Anthony Kim is contemplating undergoing surgery on his injured left thumb. His impressive play on the golf course is keeping his plans to reattach the painful, torn ligament at bay. Sometimes known for being a “loose [...]
Brian Ching making recovery before World Cup
Houston Dynamo forward Brian Ching has been making speedy progress towards full recovery of a left hamstring injury he suffered earlier this month. The Chinese American striker and World Cup hopeful has been training and going through rehab in order to get back onto the field before May 11, the date the US must submit [...]
Dice-K throws six scoreless innings
Daisuke Matsuzaka looks like he’s ready to rejoin his Boston Red Sox teammates after making three successful post-rehab Triple-A starts. He threw six pain-free, score-free innings in the third match, making it 11 total shutout innings since coming back from a neck strain. The Japanese right-hander should be eligible to come off the disabled list [...]
News from the LPGA: Miyazato, Wie, Kim, Ishikawa
This has been a good year so far for LPGA Tour player Ai Miyazato, who swept the first two events of the season, winning the Honda PTT LPGA Thailand and the HSBC Champions. This week, she will go for a third win at the Kia Classic in Carlsbad, California. Along with Miyazato’s impressive resume of [...]
Manchester United’s Ji-Sung Park
Sunday, Ji-Sung Park scored a dramatic goal to help Manchester United come back from behind and push past Liverpool to reclaim the top spot in the Premier League. The 2-1 win has silenced many naysayers who claimed that United’s manager Sir Alex Ferguson only brought Park to England to boost their popularity in Asia. In [...]
Tomorrow: Pacquiao vs Clottey
Three-time fighter of the year Manny Pacquiao will face-off against Ghana’s Joshua Clottey tomorrow at the brand new Dallas Cowboys Stadium. After negotiations over drug-testing went sour between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Clottey replaced Mayweather in the headline fight against Pacquiao, who will be defending his WBO welterweight belt.
Pacquiao’s coach Eddie Roach has defended his [...]
Anthony Kim tied for lead in Honda Classic
24-year-old Korean American golf sensation Anthony Kim is curently tied for the lead in the Honda Classic in Palm Beach, California. Kim and Camilo Vegas are both one shot ahead of veteran Vijay Singh, with Kim matching “the best round on the PGA National Champion course,” according to the LA Times article (read “Anthony Kim, [...]
Baseball: Che-Hsuan Lin and Kurt Suzuki
21-year-old Taiwanese centerfielder Che-Hsuan Lin has caught the attention of the Boston Red Sox organization with his strong arm, quickness, and base-stealing. Lin has made substantial progress in the Red Sox minor leagues, hoping to impress coaches and management with his work at the plate.
According to ESPN, Lin has become fast friends with Cuban American [...]
World Cup: Brian Ching aims to make US roster
Houston Dynamos forward Brian Ching was called up to the U.S. World Cup soccer team to add scoring power to the team in their final qualifying matches. The 31-year-old is vying with fellow forward Conor Casey for a spot on the final roster competing for the U.S. in South Africa this june.
Ching had been sidelined at [...]
Basketball: Yi Jianlian’s career night and fan fears over American Baby Yao
New Jersey forward Yi Jianlian had a career night with 20 points and 19 rebounds in their 89-85 loss to the Washington Wizards on Sunday. The Chinese seven-footer’s double-double, however, was not enough to push the struggling Nets past the Wizards. Jianlian had played poorly in the previous game against the Boston Celtics before [...]
NFL Prospect Ed Wang
The scouting showcase known as the NFL Combine has just wrapped up. Amongst the participants trying to prove their worth to NFL scouts was former Virginia Tech left tackle Ed Wang. The 22-year-old, 6′5″, 309-pound Chinese-American ran the 40-yard dash and bench pressed 225 pounds at the invite-only Combine; he hopes to continue to pioneer the [...]
