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Saudi-led coalition says Houthi claims of targeting Riyadh “misleading”-Xinhua

RIYADH, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen on Saturday described claims by the Houthi group that it had targeted the Saudi capital Riyadh as "misleading," saying they were intended to cover up losses sustained by the group. Coalition spokesman Turki Al-Maliki told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the human losses suffered by the Houthi group in Yemen's southwestern Taiz province and on other fronts were prompting it to seek "imaginary victories." He said the claims aimed to divert attention from the group's losses, growing public anger over its practices, and its links to external agendas. Earlier in the day, the Houthis said it had launched ballistic missiles and drones at an Aramco facility in Riyadh in response to what it described as intensified Saudi airstrikes on...

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China takes women’s softball silver as Japan claims seventh straight Asian Games gold-Xinhua

Team China encourage each other during the women's gold medal match of softball between China and Japan at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Anjo of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Oct. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)NAGOYA, Japan, Oct. 3 (Xinhua)-- Japan beat China 7-0 in the women's softball final at the 2026 Asian Games on Saturday, claiming a seventh consecutive Asiad title while China took silver.Both teams had won their first six games in the eight-team round-robin preliminary stage before Japan edged China 7-6 in their final preliminary match.In the final, Japan opened a 2-0 lead in the second inning, helped by a baserunning interference call and Ayane Nakagawa's sacrifice fly.Risa Kawamura doubled to start the fourth before Kanna Kudo and Kyoko Ishikawa drove in three more runs to exte...

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Asian Games | China claims first men’s football medal in 28 years-Xinhua

NAGOYA, Japan, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- China took the men's football bronze medal at the 2026 Asian Games on Saturday, beating Uzbekistan 4-3 on penalties after the two sides drew 2-2 in regular time. Goalkeeper Li Hao saved two penalties in the shootout before Peng Xiao converted the decisive spot kick. The bronze marked China's first Asian Games medal in men's football in 28 years. It was also China's first medal in the event since the tournament adopted an under-23 format in 2002. China lost 2-1 to South Korea in the semifinals, while Uzbekistan was beaten by Japan on penalties. The match was the second meeting between China and Uzbekistan in a major continental tournament this year. In the quarterfinals of the AFC U23 Asian Cup in January, the two sides played out a 0-0 draw after e...

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China claims one gold, two bronzes in breaking as Royal dominates women’s final-Xinhua

by sportswriter Xiao Yazhuo NAGOYA, Japan, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- China wrapped up the breaking competition at the 2026 Asian Games with one gold and two bronze medals on Saturday, with Guo Pu, B-Girl Royal, sweeping all three rounds of the women's final by unanimous judges' votes. Royal defeated Japan's veteran Ayumi Fukushima, or B-Girl Ayumi, to claim the women's title, while defending champion Liu Qingyi, known as B-Girl 671, beat Japan's Ayane Nakarai, or B-Girl Ayane, in the bronze-medal battle. With both Chinese women reaching the podium, China improved on its result from the Hangzhou Asian Games three years ago, when 671 won the women's gold and China also took a bronze in the men's event. The gold also added another major title to Royal's rapid rise over the past two years. In...

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