Category: Sport

TERENGGANU FC (TFC) continues to strengthen the frontline with the signing of another French-born import player, Yann Kevin Mabella, for the 2025/26 Malaysia League (M-League) football season. Acting chief executive officer of Terengganu Football Club Sdn Bhd (TFCSB) Mohd Syahrizan Mohd Zain confirmed that the 29-year-old forward has signed a one-season contract with the Turtles… Continue reading Terengganu FC signs up French striker Mabella to face Malaysia league season

FORMER Nigeria international goalkeeper Peter Rufai has died aged 61 following an illness, the national football federation said on Thursday. Popularly known as Dodomayana, Rufai earned 65 caps for Nigeria and featured at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup finals. He also was part of the Super Eagles squad when Nigeria won a second… Continue reading Former Nigeria goalkeeper Peter Rufai dies aged 61

CARLOS Alcaraz will step up his bid for a third successive Wimbledon title when the world number two faces German underdog Jan-Lennard Struff on Friday. And Britain’s Emma Raducanu will be aiming to add to the All England Club’s spate of giant-killings against world number one Aryna Sabalenka. AFP Sport picks out three matches to… Continue reading Alcaraz searches for perfect serve at Wimbledon, Raducanu eyes Sabalenka shock

CHELSEA manager Enzo Maresca confirmed on Thursday that forward Pedro Neto will decide whether to play in Friday’s Club World Cup quarter-final against Palmeiras, as the Portuguese international mourns the tragic death of his close friend and team mate Diogo Jota. Jota, a Liverpool forward, and his brother were killed in a car accident in… Continue reading Neto grieves Jota’s death as Chelsea face Palmeiras in Club World Cup

REIGNING champion Tadej Pogacar is pleased to be the man to beat in the Tour de France, which starts in Lille on Saturday, the Slovenian said on Thursday. The 26-year-old world champion is looking for a fourth Tour de France victory after he triumphed in 2020, 2021 and 2024. “It’s been a great season, so… Continue reading Being Tour de France favourite is an honour, says Pogacar

FOLLOWING are quotes and reaction to the death of Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota, 28, and his brother Andre Silva in a car crash in Spain on Thursday: Liverpool football club “Liverpool Football Club are devastated by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota. “The club have been informed the 28-year-old has passed away following… Continue reading Reaction to death of Liverpool and Portugal player Jota

SPAIN showed why they are favourites to win Women’s Euro 2025 by hammering Portugal 5-0 in their Group B opener on Thursday as both teams paid tribute to Portuguese men’s international Diogo Jota who was killed in a car crash. The world champions were two ahead inside seven minutes in Bern thanks to goals from… Continue reading Spain thump grieving Portugal to make Euro 2025 statement

JANNIK Sinner swept into the third round of Wimbledon on Thursday as the world number one thrashed Australia’s Aleksandar Vukic 6-1, 6-1, 6-3. While several of Wimbledon’s top stars have suffered shock exits, including third seed Alexander Zverev and world number four Jack Draper, there has been no hint of an upset in Sinner’s opening… Continue reading Sinner strolls into Wimbledon round three

AL HILAL coach Simone Inzaghi said the death of Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota had impacted his team ahead of their Club World Cup quarter-final against Fluminense on Friday. The Saudi club’s full-back Joao Cancelo is a Portugal international and midfielder Ruben Neves was a team-mate of Jota with both the Portugal national team… Continue reading Difficult day’ for Al Hila’s Portugal pair – Inzaghi

MEXICAN boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been arrested by US immigration officers and is being processed for deportation from the United States, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday. Chavez, a former world champion and the son of legendary Mexican fighter Julio Cesar Chavez, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in… Continue reading Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. arrested by US immigration authorities: officials

PALMEIRAS coach Abel Ferreira is hoping teenage sensation Estevao Willian can wave goodbye to the Brazilian team’s fans by producing “one amazing game” and helping them beat his future employers Chelsea in Friday’s Club World Cup quarter-final. Winger Estevao, 18, will leave Palmeiras at the end of the tournament in the United States to join… Continue reading Palmeiras ask for ‘amazing game’ from Estevao against future employers Chelsea

DIOGO Jota was quickly hailed by the Liverpool support as “better than (Luis) Figo” and the shocking death of the Portuguese international on Thursday has left the English champions in mourning. The 28-year-old died alongside his younger brother Andre after their vehicle veered off a motorway in northern Spain before bursting into flames. A product… Continue reading Diogo Jota: Liverpool’s ‘exceptional player, exceptional boy’

LIVERPOOL forward Diogo Jota and his brother died in a car crash in Spain on Thursday, police said, sparking widespread grief just after the Portugal star had got married. The Civil Guard said a vehicle veered off a motorway and burst into flames shortly after midnight in the municipality of Cernadilla in the northwestern Zamora… Continue reading Liverpool football star Diogo Jota dies in car crash in Spain

FOLLOWING are quotes and reaction to the death of Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota, 28, in a car crash near Zamora in northwestern Spain on Thursday: LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB “Liverpool Football Club are devastated by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota. “The club have been informed the 28-year-old has passed away following a road… Continue reading Reaction to death of Liverpool and Portugal player Jota

MILAN’s San Siro is one of the most famous stadiums in world soccer, but the storied home of AC Milan and Inter Milan is showing its age and lags behind what other major European clubs offer their fans. Italy is trying to raise its game when it comes to stadiums, pressed by foreign investors who… Continue reading Italy needs to upgrade ageing stadiums for club revenue boost, Euro 2032

HOST nation Britain is hungry for its next big tennis star to emerge at Wimbledon after two-time champion Andy Murray’s retirement last year, with Jack Draper leading a new generation of home men’s players. British fans endured 77 years without a male player lifting the title, after Fred Perry’s third win in 1936. First came… Continue reading Home-grown players delight Wimbledon fans on hunt for ‘new Andy Murray’

NEW signing Joao Pedro could make his debut for Chelsea when they renew acquaintances with Brazilian outfit Palmeiras in the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup on Friday. The 23-year-old Brazilian forward completed a move to Chelsea from Brighton and Hove Albion for a reported £60 million ($79 million) on Wednesday and immediately began training… Continue reading Joao Pedro arrival boosts Chelsea ahead of Palmeiras Club World Cup test

NOVAK Djokovic goes into his Wimbledon second-round match against Dan Evans on Thursday with an unlikely losing record against the British wildcard… even though they have met only once before. The seven-time champion will likely be unfazed by his defeat against Evans on the clay of Monte Carlo in 2021 as he tries to take… Continue reading Djokovic wary of Evans threat, Krejcikova worships at ‘temple of tennis’

GEORGE Russell heads into his home British Grand Prix this weekend haunted by rumours, and unconfirmed reports, that fierce rival and four-time world champion Max Verstappen has accepted an offer to replace him next year. As Formula One returns to the circuit that hosted its first world championship race 75 years ago, the 27-year-old Briton… Continue reading Russell heads into home British GP haunted by Verstappen rumours

THE new-look Terengganu FC (TFC) squad will be tested through six friendly matches as part of their preparations for the 2025/26 Super League campaign. Head coach Badrul Afzan Razali said the Turtles will first face Kelantan Red Warriors in Kota Bharu on July 4, before hosting Penang FC in Kuala Terengganu on July 8. He… Continue reading TFC to play six pre-season friendlies

MCLAREN’S Formula One championship leader Oscar Piastri said cursing at former employers Alpine over the radio at last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix was just a humorous way of expressing his frustration. The Australian made a comment after having to go off track to avoid Renault-owned Alpine’s Argentine driver Franco Colapinto. “Alpine still managed to find… Continue reading Just frustration: Piastri explains radio cursing at Alpine

WHEN Switzerland’s Nadine Riesen put her side 1-0 up against Norway in their Women’s Euro 2025 opener at St. Jakobs-Park on Wednesday the whole nation erupted and even though the Swiss let their lead slip and lost 2-1, they still left the stadium with their heads held high. “It felt amazing. I couldn’t imagine that… Continue reading Sweet success eludes proud Swiss in narrow Norway defeat