Angels confirms Shohei Ohtani’s season over due to injury

Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani will be missing the rest of the 2023 regular season due to an oblique injury he suffered during b...

South Korean defender Kim Min-jae nominated for Ballon d’Or

South Korean center-back Kim Min-jae has been nominated for a men’s Ballon d’Or. The only Asian: Kim, who currently plays for FC Bayer...

Lilia Vu makes history as 1st American woman to win 2 golf majors in the same year since 1999

Vietnamese American professional golfer Lilia Vu made history after winning her second major trophy at the AIG Women’s Open, effectively pla...

Jessica Pegula becomes first American female tennis player to win National Bank Open in 10 years

Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) star Jessica Pegula recently became the first American woman to win the National Bank Open in 10 year...

After wrist surgery, Emma Raducanu spotted helping elderly couple get off a bus

British Tennis champ Emma Raducanu is making headlines after being seen assisting an elderly couple while incognito. What happened: Raducanu...

‘Simply special’: Japanese boxing star Naoya Inoue continues undefeated streak

Japanese boxing superstar Naoya Inoue proved on Tuesday night that he is a force to be reckoned with after defeating American boxer Stephen ...

NBA star Jordan Clarkson will don Philippine jersey at 2023 FIBA World Cup

NBA star Jordan Clarkson, who currently plays for the Utah Jazz as a shooting and point guard, will compete with the Philippine national tea...

NBA player Kyle Anderson obtains Chinese citizenship, to represent China at World Cup

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kyle Anderson will represent China at this year’s FIBA World Cup. About his announcement: The 29-year-old ath...

Champion sumo wrestler shifts to American football, joins Colorado State Rams

“I’m more excited than nervous about the fact that I’ll have to learn how to survive and continue to aim for the NFL in a football pro...

Japan’s Tokito Oda becomes youngest male Wimbledon champion in any discipline

Japanese wheelchair tennis sensation Tokito Oda made history by becoming the youngest man ever to win at Wimbledon in any discipline after d...

Shohei Ohtani sets record with 3rd consecutive season of at least 100 hits, 100 strikeouts

Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani made history on Friday by recording his 100th hit of the season, effectively securing his third consec...

Netflix’s ‘Physical 100’ secures renewal for Season 2

Netflix has officially announced the renewal of its Korean reality series “Physical 100” for a second season. About the show: &#...

Shibutani siblings highlight historical AAPI figures in new children’s book

Maia and Alex Shibutani, affectionately known as the Shib Sibs, have become household names as two-time Olympic Bronze medalists in figure s...

Dwight Howard invites athletes who lost in NBA playoffs to play in Taiwan

Former NBA star Dwight Howard jokingly invited several athletes who lost in this year’s NBA playoffs to join him in Taiwan. The 37-year-old ...

Jeremy Lin says his basketball future remains uncertain after horrific head injury

Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers star Jeremy Lin’s future in basketball has become uncertain following a head injury during Sunday’s game against t...

Son Heung-min becomes first Asian player to score 100 goals in Premier League

South Korean footballer Son Heung-min scored his 100th English Premier League (EPL) goal over the weekend, making him the first Asian athlet...

Meet the winner of Netflix’s ‘Physical: 100’

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the “Physical: 100” finale CrossFit athlete Woo Jin-yong won Netflix’s survival show “Physical: ...

Japanese teen Tsubaki Miki wins historic gold at FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

Japanese snowboarder Tsubaki Miki made history on Sunday after winning gold at this year’s International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) ...

‘MVP’ Jeremy Lin ties P. League assists record in Taiwan debut, breaks team’s losing streak

Former NBA player Jeremy Lin made his Kaohsiung 17Live Steelers debut with an outstanding performance that helped his new team break its fou...

Vanessa Hudgens engaged to pro baseball star Cole Tucker

Vanessa Hudgens is now engaged to professional baseball player Cole Tucker, according to reports. On Thursday, celebrity tabloid TMZ reporte...

Eileen Gu wins gold at Calgary World Cup

Before you read: Freeski phenom Eileen Gu crashes the Chinese internet after Olympic gold win in big air freestyle Freestyle skier Eileen Gu...

Jeremy Lin leaving CBA, returning to US to ‘rest and reset’

Before you read: NBA champion Jeremy Lin signs with CBA’s Guangzhou Loong Lions Jeremy Lin not hopeful about NBA comeback Jeremy Lin fined b...

S. Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-woo named Asian Male Swimmer of the Year

South Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-woo was recently named Asian Male Swimmer of the Year by swimming magazine SwimSwam. Hwang, 19, received an h...

Naomi Osaka, Emma Raducanu, Eileen Gu among 5 highest-paid female athletes of 2022

Three female athletes of Asian descent — Emma Raducanu, Eileen Gu and Naomi Osaka — have reached the top five of Forbes’ list of highe...

Meet Cho Gue-sung, the S. Korean footballer capturing fans’ hearts at the World Cup

South Korean footballer Cho Gue-sung, who plays as No. 9 on South Korea’s national football team, went viral after capturing the hearts of ...

Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee sets her sights on Paris 2024

Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee, 19, is set to end her National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) career at Auburn University to begin ...

Jeremy Lin not hopeful about NBA comeback

Despite fans clamoring for his NBA comeback, Jeremy Lin believes that a potential return is “no longer in the cards.” During an interview ...

Son Heung-min becomes highest-ranked Asian player in men’s Ballon d’Or history

Tottenham Hotspur footballer Son Heung-min became the highest-ranked Asian player in Ballon d’Or history, reaching 11th place on Monday. S...

Taiwanese man wins historic medal at 2022 World Judo Championships

Judoka Yang Yung-wei has become the first athlete to win a medal for Taiwan at this year's World Judo Championships. Yang, 25, compet...

Female athlete becomes first Vietnamese to win the ‘world’s toughest’ triathlon

Vu Phuong Thanh, 32, became the first Vietnamese athlete to win the Deca Ultra Triathlon World Championship at the Swissultra in Switzerlan...

Chinese fans create affectionate nicknames for popular Olympic athletes with hard-to-pronounce names

Chinese fans have been coining affectionate nicknames for popular Olympic athletes whose real names otherwise get lost in translation. Amo...

Future Olympian vibes: Adorable 4-year-old Chinese girl snowboards and skis like a pro in viral video

A 4-year-old Chinese girl, Zhang Duoduo, is impressing viewers with her snowboarding and skiing skills in a viral video. Her father hopes ...

Young Runner Wins Gold Medals With Homemade ‘Nike’ Shoes Made of Bandages

A young female athlete in the Philippines recently won multiple gold medals for her school during a provincial sports fest despite not havin...

Olympic Sprinter Becomes the First Openly Gay Athlete in India

An Indian athlete has become the first sportsperson in India to come out as gay. Dutee Chand, a 23-year-old sprinter, announced that she ha...

Viral UCLA Gymnast Katelyn Ohashi Recites Poem About ‘Body-Shaming’ on ‘GMA’

Katelyn Ohashi, the UCLA student-athlete who recently won the 2019 Collegiate Challenge, shared a poem she wrote about her experience with b...

China’s Best Olympic Swimmer is Going Back to School to Become a Doctor

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang is now on his way to earning a Ph.D. after successfully defending his master’s thesis on his own Olympic performanc...