Cycling

Motorcycling-Acosta wins Thailand GP sprint after stewards order Marquez to give up lead

BURIRAM, Thailand, Feb 28 (Reuters) - KTM's Pedro Acosta ⁠claimed his first sprint victory at the season-opening Thailand Grand Prix on Saturday, but only ⁠after stewards intervened to hand him the win following a clash with Ducati's champion Marc Marquez.

Hockey

Nation bids farewell to one of hockey's finest - Olympian Ramakrishnan

PETALING JAYA: Former national hockey player and Olympian R. Ramakrishnan passed away at the age of 72 on Saturday (Feb 28).

Football

Soccer-Former champions North Korea seek return to glory days after doping ban nadir

MELBOURNE, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Three-times champions ⁠North Korea return from the sidelines at the Women's Asian Cup on Tuesday hoping a ⁠win against Uzbekistan can propel the secretive nation's previously scandal-hit set-up back towards the top of ‌the regional and global game.

Badminton

Coach Hafiz shines in Saudi as his player Amer beat M'sian for title

PETALING JAYA: Badminton may not be a traditional stronghold for Saudi Arabia, but former national men's singles player Hafiz Hashim is helping the nation raise their ambitions on the international stage.

Hockey

Ice Hockey-Tennis great King calls US men's Olympic team's laughter at Trump joke 'uncomfortable'

Feb 27 (Reuters) - American tennis great Billie ⁠Jean King has weighed in on the controversy surrounding the U.S. men's Olympic gold ⁠medal-winning ice hockey team after players laughed at a joke President Donald Trump made ‌at the expense of the women's team, who also won gold.

Football

Coach Munoz likens Arif's absence to big clubs missing Messi or Ronaldo

PETALING JAYA: Johor Darul Ta'zim's flankers delivered an impressive performance against Penang in the Super League but one name continues to weigh heavily on coach Xisco Munoz's mind – Arif Aiman Hanapi.

Badminton

Jin Wei storms into Singapore International Challenge final

PETALING JAYA: Women's singles shuttler Goh Jin Wei advanced to the final of the Singapore International Challenge on Saturday (Feb 28) after defeating Thailand's Tidapron Kleebyeesun.

Cycling

Motorcycling-Aprilia's Bezzecchi claims pole at Thailand Grand Prix despite late crash

(Corrects Fernandez's team in ⁠paragraph 8 to Trackhouse, not Aprilia; Fixes slug to replace TV ⁠with PIX)

Cricket

Cricket-In-form Jacks savours England's 'Brook era' in white-ball cricket

Feb 28 (Reuters) - Will Jacks ⁠hailed Harry Brook's impact as England's white‑ball captain after their ⁠four‑wicket win over New Zealand on Friday secured top spot ‌in the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup.

Football

Soccer-Mexico president says FIFA will review security and mobility ahead of World Cup

Feb 28 (Reuters) - FIFA, ⁠soccer's global governing body, will review ⁠security and transport plans in Mexico ‌ahead of this year's World Cup, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday.

Badminton

Sze Fei-Izzuddin, Soon Huat-Shevon fall in German Open last eight

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's campaign at the German Open came to an end after men's doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani and mixed doubles duo Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie fell to their respective opponents in the quarter-finals on Friday (Feb 28).

Community Sports

Manchester United ride momentum into tricky Palace clash

MANCHESTER United are on a roll, and a massive one at that.

Community Sports

Gunners set sights on Blues

ANY talk of whether Arsenal might "bottle it" in their hunt for the Premier League title was quickly dispelled after the 4-1 hammering of Tottenham Hotspur last week.

Football

Could CAS take a Sharapova-like approach in Malaysian case?

PETALING JAYA: Could there be a glimmer of hope for the seven mixed-heritage players hoping to represent Malaysia again?

Football

With Melaka, you’ve got to score like an Egyptian

PETALING JAYA: More is expected of Egyptian striker Ahmed Shamsaldin after he stood out in Melaka's 1-3 defeat to the Johor Darul Ta'zim in the Malaysia Cup quarter-final second leg three days ago.

Football

Negri coach Rajan rings changes ahead of Sabah test

PETALING JAYA: Negri Sembilan's interim coach K. Rajan is set to make his mark with an new tactical approach as his team take on Sabah in the Super League at Likas Stadium today.

Other Sports

MWF push for Aznil’s RTG inclusion as lifters eye four golds

BUKIT JALIL: Two is better than one.

Shooting

NSAM aim to sharpen bench strength with foreign firing power

PETALING JAYA: The National Shooting Association of Malaysia (NSAM) are planning to rope in a foreign coach to narrow the gap between their Podium Prog­ramme shooters and back-up athletes.

Cycling

The Terminator will be back but not now, says Beasley

PETALING JAYA: National track cyclist Mohd Shah Firdaus Sahrom's participation in the World Cup at the National Velodrome in Nilai from April 24-26 remains uncertain despite having fully recovered from injury.

Badminton

Razif has faith in Aaron-Soh to rise up at All-England after German Open shock

PETALING JAYA: The early exit of Malaysia's men's doubles pairs at the German Open has raised fears of a repeat at next week's All-England.