Category: Sport

LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold in a record-breaking $10 billion deal that makes the iconic franchise the highest-valued sports team in US history, ESPN reported Wednesday. The report said the Lakers owners, the Buss family, would sell their controlling interest in the team to billionaire Mark Walter, who already owns a… Continue reading Lakers to be sold in record-breaking $10 billion deal: ESPN

WORLD number one Aryna Sabalenka complained after her second-round Berlin Open match against Switzerland’s Rebeka Masarova was suspended due to bad light and dew on Wednesday. Sabalenka won the first set 6-2 before the umpire suspended play until Thursday. The Belarusian was upset and told the umpire: “You are stopping the match because she says… Continue reading Sabalenka complains after match suspended due to bad light

PHIL FODEN scored inside two minutes to set Manchester City on the way to a comfortable 2-0 win against Wydad Casablanca in their opening match at the Club World Cup on Wednesday. Jeremy Doku was also on target before half-time at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, where the majority of the 37,446 crowd were supporting… Continue reading Man City ease into Club World Cup campaign with win against Wydad

CHELSEA WINGER Mykhailo Mudryk has been charged by England’s Football Association with violating anti-doping rules after failing a drugs test. Mudryk has not played for Chelsea since November 28 following his provisional suspension by the FA for an “adverse finding in a routine urine test” in December. The Ukraine international at the time said he… Continue reading Chelsea’s Mudryk charged over anti-doping violation

THE MAJORITY of athletes in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda have experienced sexual or gender-based violence, a university-led report said on Wednesday. Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has increasingly dominated the news in east Africa, with Kenya witnessing a number of deaths and killings of prominent female athletes in recent years. The major report, by Nairobi-based… Continue reading Majority of east African athletes experience violence: report

THE NATIONAL men’s hockey squad ended their FIH 2025 Nations Cup Group B campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Japan, but it wasn’t enough to book a place in the semi-finals. Despite the win at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil tonight, the Speedy Tigers needed a two-goal winning margin to leapfrog Pakistan… Continue reading FIH Nations Cup: Heartbreak for speedy Tigers as Japan goal ends Semi-Final dream

THE 39-YEAR-OLD Spanish great Sergio Ramos scored as Monterrey held Inter Milan 1-1 in a hard-fought FIFA Club World Cup Group E opener in Pasadena on Tuesday. Argentine striker Lautaro Martinez scored a well-worked equaliser to cancel out Ramos’s opener for the Mexican side in front of 40,311 fans at the Rose Bowl. Inter, playing… Continue reading Sergio Ramos gives Inter a scare in Club World Cup stalemate

THE AFGHAN women’s cycling championship race will take place during the French championships, using the same route, the sport’s governing body the UCI announced on Wednesday. Defending champion Fariba Hashimi, who won the 2022 edition held in Switzerland, will line up alongside four compatriots in western France for the 115.5km race on June 28. Three… Continue reading Afghan women cyclists to race at French championships

A SPECTATOR suffered a minor injury at the Halle Open tennis tournament on Wednesday when part of an advertising board fell during a match involving Alexander Zverev. The German world number three was quick to react, handing an ice pack into the stands to help treat the injured woman, who was applauded as she left… Continue reading Tennis fan at Halle hit by falling advertising board

WORLD NUMBER one Nelly Korda says her agonising near-miss at the US Women’s Open earlier this month has left her hungrier for success as the Women’s PGA Championship tees off on Thursday. The 26-year-old American had to settle for second place behind Maja Stark at Erin Hills three weeks ago after dropped shots in the… Continue reading Korda ‘hungry’ for Women’s PGA after US Open heartbreak

MIAMI GARDENS: Federico Valverde missed a stoppage-time penalty as Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal in the Club World Cup on Wednesday. A large contingent of Real fans in a crowd of 62,415 at the Hard Rock Stadium were left frustrated after new manager Xabi Alonso’s first game in… Continue reading Real Madrid held by Al-Hilal in Alonso’s debut

LIVERPOOL will kick off their Premier League title defence at home to Bournemouth on Friday, August 15 while Arsenal head to Manchester United in a blockbuster clash on the opening weekend. Arne Slot’s champions have the chance to secure the first points of the new season at Anfield as they launch the 2025/26 campaign. Following… Continue reading Liverpool to kick off Premier League title defence against Bournemouth

BARCELONA announced on Wednesday they had signed Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia for 26.34 million euros ($31 million) on a six-year deal. Garcia, 24, had originally joined Barca’s local rivals as a teenager and kept eight clean sheets in 38 appearances last season. He becomes the Catalans’ first summer signing after Hansi Flick’s side won four… Continue reading Goalkeeper Garcia joins Barca from local rivals Espanyol

MALAYSIA continued to showcase dominance in Asian squash as five national women’s players advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2025 Asian Individual Championships at the Sarawak Squash Centre, Petra Jaya, today. Top seed Rachel Arnold had little trouble dispatching Japan’s Risa Sugimoto in straight games, winning 11-5, 11-7, 11-8. The 29-year-old is set to face… Continue reading Malaysia dominate quarter-final berths at Asian Individual Squash Championships

THE Youth and Sports Ministry (KBS) has taken a step forward in strengthening the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Programme by training instructors from the Youth and Sports Skills Training Institutes (ILKBS) to use artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh said the two-day AI training, which began yesterday, was… Continue reading KBS empowering ILKBS trainers with AI

2024 World Junior Championships doubles finalists Dania Sofea Zaidi and Low Zi Yu have been named in the Malaysian girls team for the upcoming Badminton Asia Junior Championships (BAJC), scheduled to take place in Solo, Indonesia from July 18 to 27. Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), in a statement today, said the newly crowned Slovak… Continue reading BAM unveils squad for Asian Junior meet in Indonesia

JOHOR Darul Ta’zim FC (JDT) stalwarts Safiq Rahim and Farizal Marlias have bid farewell to the club after years of dedication to the Southern Tigers. The club announced the duo’s departure via a tribute on its official Facebook page, recognising their years of commitment, leadership, and achievements that helped shape JDT into a dominant force… Continue reading JDT legends Safiq Rahim, Farizal Marlias bid farewell to Southern Tigers

KUALA LUMPUR: The dream of the national women’s hockey squad of advancing to the semi-finals of the 2024-25 Nations Cup 2 was dashed after suffering a second consecutive defeat in Group A match, losing 1-3 to South Africa, in Walcz, Poland, Tuesday. Malaysia, who started strongly with a field goal by Dayang Nuramirah Abang Mahadini… Continue reading Nations Cup 2: Malaysian Tigress’ semi-final dream shattered

MAMELODI Sundowns got off to a winning start at the Club World Cup with a 1-0 victory over South Korean side Ulsan HD on Tuesday in a match delayed by a weather warning and played before largely empty stands. The South African side went top of Group F in front of a crowd given as… Continue reading Sundowns edge Ulsan in front of empty stands at Club World Cup

WYDAD Casablanca coach Amine Benhachem has promised that his team will compete with Manchester City in their opening game at the Club World Cup despite being rank outsiders for the meeting with Pep Guardiola’s side. “It is going to be a difficult match, let’s not kid ourselves — Manchester City, enough said,“ Benhachem told reporters… Continue reading Wydad coach promises to make life tough for Man City at Club World Cup

REAL Madrid could be without striker Kylian Mbappe for their Club World Cup opener against Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal after the Frenchman missed training due to illness. New head coach Xabi Alonso will make his debut on the Real bench for the Group H match at Hard Rock Stadium and could be without… Continue reading Mbappe a doubt for Real’s Club World Cup opener

KUALA LUMPUR: Former national athletics head coach Mohd Manshahar Abdul Jalil has been proposed for appointment as the national head coach for the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand, scheduled to be held from Dec 9 to 20. In a statement posted on the Malaysia Athletics (MA) Facebook page tonight, it said the proposal to appoint… Continue reading Mohd Manshahar proposed as national athletics head coach for SEA Games 2025

THE kick-off in the Club World Cup clash between South Korea’s Ulsan HD and South African team Mamelodi Sundowns was delayed because of a weather warning on Tuesday. The Group F game was due to start at the Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando at 6:00 pm local time (2200 GMT), and both teams had walked out… Continue reading Ulsan v Mamelodi Sundowns Club World Cup clash delayed by weather

RIVER PLATE overcame a spirited Urawa Red Diamonds 3-1 on Tuesday to make a strong start in Club World Cup Group E. The Argentine side overpowered their Japanese opponents at Lumen Field under the Seattle sun, in an entertaining battle. Under 12,000 fans attended the clash at the 69,000-capacity stadium but those who were there,… Continue reading River Plate ease past Urawa to start Club World Cup tilt

FORMER Lyon and Bordeaux striker Bernard Lacombe, who won Euro 1984 with France, died on Tuesday at the age of 72 after a long illness. Lacombe began his career with hometown club Lyon and had a brief spell at Saint-Etienne before joining Bordeaux, scoring 255 goals in total in the French top flight in 497… Continue reading Former France striker Bernard Lacombe dies aged 72

TOTTENHAM chairman Daniel Levy said he had no regrets over the hiring of Ange Postecoglou as he defended the decision to sack the Australian as manager. Postecoglou guided Spurs to their first trophy for 17 years by winning the Europa League last month. However, that was not enough to save his job after finishing 17th… Continue reading Levy wants Spurs to be Premier League winners

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan will step down when his contract ends next year, the tour announced in a statement on Tuesday. Monahan, who replaced predecessor Tim Finchem in 2017, will gradually hand over his day-to-day responsibilities to newly appointed chief executive Brian Rolapp. Rolapp joins the tour after two decades with the National Football… Continue reading Monahan to step down as PGA Tour commissioner

THE Canadian Grand Prix will stay on the world championship schedule until 2035 following a new four-year agreement, Formula One announced on Tuesday. George Russell won the 54th edition of the race in Montreal on Sunday from pole position, while Lando Norris crashed out after colliding with McLaren teammate and title rival Oscar Piastri. “As… Continue reading Formula One extends Canadian Grand Prix deal until 2035

BORUSSIA Dortmund were held to a 0-0 draw by Fluminense at the Club World Cup on Tuesday, as Brazilian teams maintained their unbeaten record so far in the competition. Rio de Janeiro powerhouses Fluminense were the more dangerous team throughout the Group F game played at the Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, just outside New… Continue reading Dortmund held by Fluminense at Club World Cup

KENYA’S world-leading marathon runner Sabastian Sawe has decided to run September’s Berlin marathon instead of the world championships in Tokyo. Already a winner of two marathons in Valencia in December 2024 and London last April, Sawe was expected to spearhead the Kenyan men’s challenge at the Tokyo worlds. The men’s marathon in Tokyo will be… Continue reading World’s best marathon runner Sawe chooses Berlin over Tokyo worlds

RUSSIA’S Liudmila Samsonova came from behind to beat Naomi Osaka while Australian Open winner Madison Keys crashed out in the first round of the Berlin Open on Tuesday. World number 20 Samsonova, who won the tournament in 2021, edged past the four-time Grand Slam champion 3-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4. Samsonova’s victory sets up a last-16… Continue reading Samsonova downs Osaka as Keys crashes out in Berlin

SHIHO Tanaka won the women’s -70kg title and Sanshiro Murao the men’s -90kg to bring Japan’s tally to six golds at the world judo championships on Tuesday. Japan have won six of the 10 titles already attributed after five days of competition in Budapest. Tanaka won the first individual world title of her career after… Continue reading Tanaka and Murao strike more gold for Japan at judo worlds

CARLOS Alcaraz came through a testing first-round match against Adam Walton at Queen’s on Tuesday as the top seed returned to action for the first time since his dramatic French Open triumph. But two of the world’s top 10 crashed out as Americans Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton lost to French duo Corentin Moutet and… Continue reading Alcaraz wins testing Queen’s opener, Draper cruises

WORLD number one Jannik Sinner rebounded from his agonising French Open final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz with a straight-sets win at the Halle Open on Tuesday. The 23-year-old beat Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann 7-5, 6-3 on the Halle grass, just over a week after his five hour and 29 minute loss to Alcaraz at Roland Garros.… Continue reading Sinner wins first match after French Open final defeat

TERENGGANU FC (TFC) is set to bring in seven new players to strengthen the charge for the 2025/2026 season. Terengganu Football Club Sdn Bhd (TFCSB) acting chief executive officer Mohd Syahrizan Mohd Zain said this comprised two local players and five imports who will fill positions in midfield, attack and defence. He said final preparations… Continue reading Seven new faces to bolster TFC’s charge in 2025/2026 season

YOUTH and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh has urged national sports associations (NSAs) to resolve any internal disputes on their own before escalating matters to the Sports Dispute Committee (JKPS). Hannah said that of the 75 cases received by JKPS last year, most could have been settled internally. As such, she advised those holding positions within… Continue reading Hannah advises NSAs to resolve disputes internally before seeking JKPS help

SIX national women’s squash players started the Asian Individual Championships 2025 on the right footing by clearing their first-round hurdles today. In the tournament held at the Sarawak Squash Centre in Petra Jaya, top seed Rachel Arnold had no trouble overcoming Taiwan’s Lee Yi Hsuan with scores of 11-5, 11-6, 11-4. The 29-year-old will next… Continue reading Asian Individual Championships: Six Malaysian women clear first round

MELAKA: The Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS), through the National Athletes Welfare Foundation (YAKEB), has disbursed RM240,912.70 to fund various aid schemes for 508 of its members in the first five months of this year. Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Adam Adli Abdul Halim said the assistance covered several schemes including funeral aid, hospital… Continue reading KBS provides over RM240,000 in aid to 508 YAKEB members