Badminton

Controversy strikes again as Aaron-Wooi Yik edge past Taiwan duo in quarters

PETALING JAYA: Men's doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik benefitted from a controversial call from the umpire in their win over Taiwan's Liu Kuang-heng-Yang Po-han in the Arctic Open quarter-final.

Cricket

Cricket-England's Brook wary of Australia despite Cummins injury concern

(Reuters) -England batter Harry Brook has cautioned against underestimating Australia in the Ashes series, even as doubts linger over the availability of their captain and fast bowler, Pat Cummins, for the opener in Perth.

Cricket

Cricket-Jaiswal misses double hundred but India continue ascendancy

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal fell short of a double hundred, but India cruised to 427-4 at lunch to continue their ascendancy on day two of the second and final test against West Indies on Saturday.

Football

Soccer-England World Cup spots up for grabs for top characters, says Tuchel

(Reuters) -Players with exceptional quality and character will always have a chance to be included in England's World Cup squad, manager Thomas Tuchel said, as he takes a step-by-step approach to building the team.

Athletics

Athletics-Brown wins 100m, 200m at Athlos, Hodgkinson ends season on a high

NEW YORK (Reuters) -American Brittany Brown surprised herself with the sprint double at New York's Athlos meet on Friday, as Briton Keely Hodgkinson won the 800 metres to end her injury-dented season on a high.

Badminton

Hon Jian-Haikal pull off upset to join Aaron-Wooi Yik in Arctic Open semis

PETALING JAYA: Doubles shuttlers Choong Hon Jian-Mohd Haikal Nazri continue to show rapid progress as they pull off a surprise to join Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik in the Arctic Open semi-finals. 

Rugby

Rugby-US-based Major League Rugby to continue despite team departures

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Major League Rugby will be played next year and beyond, the U.S. rugby competition said on Friday, after three teams departed and another two announced they would merge.

Badminton

Su Yin’s return delayed by ankle injury, to miss Europe stint

PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles player Cheng Su Yin (pic) may have to wait a little longer before returning to action as she has yet to fully recover from an ankle injury.

Badminton

Jonassen backs Iskandar for first coaching test in Iskandar Puteri

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysia Super 100 tournament starting on Tuesday in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, will mark the first assignment for national women's singles coach Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin.

Badminton

Junior shuttlers must learn from setback and focus on individual events at worlds

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's junior badminton squad will need to stay resilient after missing the chance to defend their mixed team bronze at the World Junior Championships in Assam, Guwahati, India.

Badminton

Big payout fuels Pearly-Thinaah’s charge as they eye second final 

PETALING JAYA: Second seeds Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah are just one step away from reaching their second women's doubles final at the Arctic Open.

Football

Cklamovski says TMJ the main force keeping Malaysian football alive

PETALING JAYA: Harimau Malaya coach Peter Cklamovski did not just celebrate a convincing victory over Laos, he also delivered a powerful defence of Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, describing him as the driving force that is keeping Malaysian football alive.

Football

Top striker Arif stays classy by giving due credit to all after ‘important’ Laos win

PETALING JAYA: National winger Arif Aiman Hanapi dedicated Malaysia's 3-0 victory over Laos to the seven mixed-heritage players currently suspended by FIFA, describing them as "citizens of Malaysia".

Football

Mintah’s debut delayed as paperwork holds up naturalised striker

PETALING JAYA: Newly naturalised striker Jordan Mintah (pic) will have to wait a little longer to make his debut for Harimau Malaya.

Songkhla tie ideal warm-up for Turtles ahead of FA Cup quarters

KUALA NERUS: The charity match against Songkhla is seen as the perfect warm-up opportunity for Terengganu to strengthen their line-up ahead of the FA Cup quarter-final clash with Kuching City on Oct 18.

Cycling

Cycling’s quest for SEA Games gold remains on track despite Shah Firdaus’ absence

NILAI: The national track cycling squad's gold medal hunt at the SEA Games in Thailand this December will remain on track despite the absence of top rider Mohd Shah Firdaus Sahrom, who has been sidelined following a recent surgery on his right knee.

Cycling

Eyeing the big pie

PETALING JAYA: Stakeholders in the local sports industry are eagerly awaiting details of the RM580mil allocation announced under Budget 2026.

Football

Soccer-Northern Ireland stun Slovakia in 2-0 win

BELFAST (Reuters) -Northern Ireland reignited their World Cup qualification hopes with a 2-0 win over Slovakia in Belfast on Friday, and moved into second place in Group A.

Football

Soccer-North Macedonia hold off Belgium attack to claim vital World Cup point

GHENT, Belgium (Reuters) -North Macedonia put on a defensive masterclass to hold Belgium to a 0-0 draw away in their World Cup qualifier on Friday and stay one point ahead in Group J.

Football

Soccer-Sweden's World Cup hopes in shreds after 2-0 defeat by Switzerland

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden's hopes of qualifying for next year's World Cup are hanging by a thread after Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka scored from the spot to help the visitors win 2-0 in their qualifying Group B clash on Friday.