Football

Melaka’s foreign quartet make no impact in heavy loss to Terengganu

PETALING JAYA: Melaka fielded several African footballers to boost their chances against Terengganu in the first leg of the Malaysia Cup round of 16 but it backfired.

Football

Hassan ready to give new Selangor coach Kinoshi a hand

PETALING JAYA: The announcement of as the new Selangor football coach means that Abdi Hassan will return to his duties as Selangor II coach.

Squash

Orfi in dreamland after historic success at Singapore Open

PETALING JAYA: Rising squash star Amina Orfi (pic) created history by capturing the Singapore Open title.

Motorsport

HI-REV Dream Chaser end 10-year wait with thrilling win in Sepang

PETALING JAYA: The HI-REV Dream Chaser racing team celebrated a long-awaited victory in the Sepang 1000km (S1K) endurance race at the Sepang International Circuit on Sunday.

Badminton

Players and coaches motivated to work with Kenneth, says Jeffer

PETALING JAYA: The appointment of Dane Kenneth Jonassen as the new national singles head coach is a positive move.

Badminton

Faiq and Hong Quan go separate ways after runners-up finish in Vietnam

PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Mohd Faiq Masawi-Lok Hong Quan’s hopes of winning their maiden senior international title in their final outing together were dashed when they came second in the Vietnam International Series.

Badminton

Pang Ron-Su Yin can be proud of their solid run, says Rexy

PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttlers Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin received the thumbs up from national coaching director Rexy Mainaky for their spirited performance in the China Masters.

Other Sports

Top paddler reaps golden harvest as Malaysia end SEA meet as overall champs

PETALING JAYA: Javen Choong smashed his way to an unprecedented four-gold feat as Malaysia’s table tennis hit new heights in the South-East Asian (SEA) Championships in Bangkok yesterday.

Rugby

Rugby-Du Toit named world player of the year for second time

(Reuters) - South Africa's Pieter-Steph du Toit was named rugby's world player of the year for the second time on Sunday at a ceremony in Monaco, while England's Ellie Kildunne took the women's honours and Antoine Dupont and Maddison Levi claimed the sevens titles.

Football

Soccer-Real boss Ancelotti confident about Mbappe position switch after Leganes win

LEGANES, Spain (Reuters) - Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is confident his tactical decision to switch Kylian Mbappe's position in attack paid off after the Frenchman broke his goal drought in Sunday's 3-0 win at Leganes.

Football

Soccer-Ranieri optimistic despite starting third Roma stint with Napoli defeat

NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) - AS Roma manager Claudio Ranieri praised his team's hunger and determination as he began his third stint in charge at the club with a narrow 1-0 Serie A defeat at Napoli on Sunday.

Football

Soccer-Napoli need to focus on improvement, not Serie A lead, says Conte

(Reuters) - Napoli manager Antonio Conte stressed the importance of focusing on the team's improvement rather than on their position in the Serie A standings after his side climbed back to the top with a narrow win over AS Roma on Sunday.

Rugby

Rugby-Borthwick and George revel in upbeat finale

LONDON (Reuters) - England's nine-try, 59-14 thrashing of a callow Japan on Sunday allowed Steve Borthwick to sign off a depressing Autumn Series on a high and he certainly milked the positives from the victory that ended a run of five straight defeats.

Football

Soccer-Mbappe and Bellingham inspire Real to 3-0 thrashing of Leganes

LEGANES, Spain (Reuters) -Kylian Mbappe ended his goal drought with a close-range strike and midfielder Jude Bellingham scored a header as Real Madrid thrashed Leganes 3-0 on Sunday.

Football

Soccer-No utopia for Man Utd as Anorim gets close-up view of challenge ahead

IPSWICH, England (Reuters) - When Manchester United scored 81 seconds into Ruben Amorim's first game as head coach Sky Sports commentator Peter Drury described the moment as utopian.

Football

Soccer-Lukaku keeps Napoli on top with 1-0 win over Roma

NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) -Napoli edged out AS Roma 1-0 at home on Sunday, with Romelu Lukaku's second-half goal securing all three points and top spot in Serie A.

Football

Soccer-Amorim's Man United reign begins with low key draw at Ipswich

IPSWICH, England (Reuters) -Manchester United had to settle for a 1-1 draw at lowly Ipswich Town in Portuguese coach Ruben Amorim's first match in charge as Marcus Rashford's early goal was cancelled out by a deflected strike from Omari Hutchinson in the Premier League on Sunday.

Tennis

Tennis-Sinner leads Italy to repeat Davis Cup glory

MALAGA, Spain (Reuters) -Italian Jannik Sinner completed a remarkable season by sealing his country a second successive Davis Cup title with a 2-0 victory over Netherlands in the final at the southern Spanish city of Malaga on Sunday.

Rugby

Rugby-Nine-try England hammer Japan to end losing run in style

LONDON (Reuters) -England ended their run of five straight defeats with a comprehensive 59-14 demolition of a young Japan team at Twickenham on Sunday, running in nine tries, including two each for hookers Jamie George and Luke Cowan-Dickie.

Football

Soccer-Slot hails Liverpool's second-half comeback in 3-2 win at Southampton

SOUTHAMPTON (Reuters) - Liverpool boss Arne Slot praised his team for mounting a second-half comeback in a 3-2 win at Southampton when the Premier League leaders were in danger of losing to the bottom side before Mohamed Salah came to their rescue.