Taipei Times
Date: Jul 20, 2017
By: Staff reporter

South Korea battled to an impressive 83-72 victory over the Philippines in a key match-

up yesterday, while top-ranked Canada and Lithuania picked up wins to stay on top of the table at the 39th William Jones Cup tournament in Taipei.

The result put South Korea, Canada and Lithuania into a tie for first place to vie for the title this weekend. The three teams have a 4-1 win-loss record.

Taiwan Blue yesterday lost to Iraq 80-76 in a game where punches were thrown in the scrum for a rebound under the board. In the closing seconds, the hosts narrowed it down to one point, but Iraq made their shots and held on for the three-point victory.

Taiwan White came close to their second triumph in the competition when they played Japan, with the game hanging in the balance late in the fourth quarter.

However, White faltered as Japan rallied to take a 91-86 win. Japan’s power forward Yusei Sugiura sank a three-pointer and then, in a change of possession, guard Shuta Hara drained another trey for Japan to reverse the deficit and take the lead.
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TIGHT TITLE RACE:Taiwan Blue handed Canada their first defeat of the tournament as five teams topped the standings with three wins and one loss after four games

Taipei Times
Date: Jul 19, 2017
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter

Taiwan Blue yesterday prevailed over Canada 89-86 in an exciting seesaw battle whose

outcome was in doubt until the final moments, with captain Liu Cheng and forward Lu Cheng-ju making clutch shots to win the game and send the packed crowd into celebration at the William Jones Cup in Taipei.

In the dying seconds, Lu drained a three-pointer from the left side and Liu made two free throws, followed by Canada shooting guard Garrett Williamson missing both of his free throws, leaving Canada unable to level the score with another missed shot before the buzzer.

“It was a great result for us, because Canada are a very tough team and they were undefeated before this game. I also want to thank the fans, who were really into the game with boisterous support for us. They gave our team the home-court advantage for the win tonight,” Liu said after the game.

With the loss, Canada, led by head coach Kyle Julius, remained on top of table, but had to share first place with Taiwan Blue, Lithuania, South Korea and the Philippines.

Earlier, Taiwan White put on a solid display to get past Iraq 87-79, while Iran routed India 88-44.    [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/07/16
By: S.C. Chang

Taipei, July 16 (CNA) Taiwanese-American NBA player Jeremy Lin welcomes any athlete with his last name to have their performance described as “Linsanity” — a term coined for the craze Lin generated when he unexpectedly turned around the New York Knicks’ season in 2012.

Meeting the press after arriving in Taipei, Lin was asked about the use of “Linsanity” to describe the emergence of Taiwanese baseball player Lin Tzu-wei (林子偉) and his impressive stint with the Boston Red Sox since being called up on June 24.

Jeremy Lin said he wasn’t greedy and would support anyone dubbed “Linsanity,” including a 14-year-old basketball player also named Jeremy Lin who has become a well-known figure on the internet.    [FULL  STORY]

During his Asia tour in Taiwan, Lin will attend commercial and charity events in Taipei and teach at a basketball camp in Taichung.

Taiwan News
Date: 2017/07/16
By: Teng Pei-ju, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwanese-American NBA player Jeremy Lin (林書豪) landed in

Taiwan Sunday morning for an eight-day visit as the first stop of his Asia tour, reports said.

Lin greeted every one during a brief interview, “I am happy to be back to Taiwan,” adding “I hope to see a lot of fans. I will meet you in Taipei and Taichung.”

Lin arrived at the airport around 5 a.m., but still saw hundreds of fans welcoming him warmly at the reception hall. He took dozens of minutes to sign for his fans.

Lin is attending the event of a sports brand in Taipei’s Xinyi District this evening joined by Taiwanese pop singer Jam Hsiao (蕭敬騰).    [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/07/16
By Liu Chien-pang, Chu Che-wei and Lilian Wu

Taipei, July 16 (CNA) Tickets for the opening ceremony of the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei have sold out, an official with the committee organizing of the event, also known as the World University Games, said Sunday.

Lee Chang-hui (李昌輝), who is in charge of market development of the sports extravaganza, said that all 12,000 tickets available for the Aug. 19 opening ceremony, had been sold out as of Friday.

In comparison, only 17 percent of tickets have been sold for the Aug. 30 closing ceremony, but the city government expects the number to go up after it launches a promotional campaign in the latter half of this month, Lee said.    [FULL  STORY]

BAGELS FOR BREAKFAST:Chan and Niculescu lost the women’s doubles in one of the shortest Wimbledon games ever, with Makarova and Vesnina winning in 55 minutes

Taipei Times
Date: Jul 17, 2017
By: AP, LONDON

First there was one of the longest doubles finals in Wimbledon history. And then there

was one of the shortest.

The men’s final was the first match on Centre Court following the women’s singles championship on Saturday. Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo beat Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 13-11 in a match that lasted four hours, 40 minutes — only 21 minutes shorter than the longest men’s doubles final in history.

That was followed by the women’s doubles final, which Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won 6-0, 6-0 over Chan Hao-ching and Monica Niculescu.

The last 20 minutes of the men’s final was played under a closed roof because of darkness. The entire women’s match was played indoors on the Centre Court grass.
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Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/07/13
By: Lin Hung-han and Elaine Hou CNA file photo

Taipei, July 13 (CNA) Taiwan will send a team of 368 athletes to participate in the 2017 Universiade to be held in Taipei next month, making it the largest team ever selected by the country for the world university games, the Sports Administration said Thursday.

The agency, under the Ministry of Education, published a list of athletes to compete in 22 different sports, aiming to win more than seven gold medals at the games slated for Aug. 19-30, it said.

Athletes representing Taiwan include students from 49 educational institutions at home and abroad, the agency said.

By sending its largest-ever team to the Universidade, Taiwan is hoping to beat its previous best performances at the games — winning seven gold medals and ranking seventh, it said.    [FULL  STORY]

HIP CHECK:Murray and Djokovic both hobbled to their defeats in the men’s singles, with Murray denying his hip injury was to blame and Djokovic considering a break

Taipei Times
Date: Jul 14, 2017
By: Dave Carroll  /  Staff reporter, with Reuters and AP, LONDON

Taiwan’s Chan Hao-ching on Wednesday advanced to the semi-finals of the

women’s doubles at Wimbledon, while elder sister Chan Yung-jan fell to a shock defeat in the quarter-finals on the grass courts in southwest London.

Ninth seeds Chan Hao-ching and Monica Niculescu took just 66 minutes to see off Catherine Bellis of the US and Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-4 on Court 3 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

The Taiwanese-Romanian duo saved one of the two break points they faced and converted three of five, winning 65 of the 116 points contested to advance to a semi-final against Makoto Ninomiya of Japan and Renata Voracova of the Czech Republic, who defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia and Kristina Mladenovic of France 6-4, 6-4 in 72 minutes on Court 12.    [FULL  STORY]

The China Post
Date: July 11, 2017
By: The China Post

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Chan sisters, playing in separate teams, have both reached

the quarterfinal stage in Wimbledon.

Chan Yung-jan (詹詠然), 27, had the easier entry of the two. She and her partner, former world No. 1 Martina Hingis, took down India’s Sania Mirza and Belgium’s Kirsten Flipkens in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4.

It was another dominant display by the pair, who have not lost a set the entire tournament, according to the Central News Agency.

Her younger sister, 23-year-old Chan Hao-ching (詹皓晴), had to fight to advance. She and her partner, Romania’s Monica Niculescu, took three sets and nearly two hours to defeat Brazil’s Haddad Maia and Croatia’s Ana Konjuh.    [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/07/08
By: Yiu Kai-hsiang and CNA intern Lee Meng-tien

Taipei, July 8 (CNA) Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said on Saturday that city officials would step

up a campaign to promote the World University Games with a recent poll showing that less than one third of the city’s residents are interested in buying tickets to the event next month.

It is difficult to attract people to sports arenas because they are used to watching sporting events on television, but officials will do their best to increase interest in the Universiade, to be held in Taipei from Aug. 19 through Aug. 30, Ko said

The Sports Administration under the Ministry of Education has allocated NT$100 million to provide discount tickets for students, he added.

In the month leading up to the official opening of the event, the Universiade torch will be carried around Taiwan and there will be an intensive ad campaign to heighten public awareness of the games, Ko said.    [FULL  STORY]