Other Sports

Rallying-Neuville secures his first world championship in Japan

(Reuters) -Hyundai's Thierry Neuville shrugged off the heavy tag of rallying's nearly man to win his first world championship on Sunday while Toyota sealed the manufacturers' crown on a dramatic final day of the season in Japan.

Badminton

Former BAM's finance manager Manoharan passes away

PETALING JAYA: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) mourn the passing of Datuk Dr. Manoharan P.P. Krishnasamy, who passed away at the age of 66 on Saturday.

Badminton

Little tigress Su Yin says support from Pang Ron key in fine China Masters run

PETALING JAYA: Bubbly Cheng Su Yin is the least experienced player but she fought like a little tigress in the mixed doubles final of the China Masters on Sunday in Shenzen.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Verstappen takes fourth F1 title, can he make it five in a row?

(Reuters) - Max Verstappen joined a select group of greats with his fourth Formula One title in Las Vegas on Saturday but the Red Bull driver faces an even bigger, and more thrilling, battle to stretch the run to five in a row next year.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Verstappen lights up Las Vegas with fourth F1 title

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) -Red Bull's Max Verstappen lit up the Las Vegas night after securing his fourth Formula One title in a row on Saturday in a race won by George Russell in a Mercedes one-two with Lewis Hamilton.

Indonesia

Long journey to the World Cup for Indonesia

JAKARTA: Indonesia is still in the running for a spot in the World Cup after an upset 2-0 victory over Asian giant Saudi Arabia at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Main Stadium in Jakarta on Tuesday (Nov 19), just four days after suffering a humiliating 4-0 defeat to Japan at the same venue.

Badminton

Pang Ron-Su Yin can walk tall after going down fighting in China Masters

PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttlers Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin's fairy tale run ended with a hard-fought runners-up finish in the China Masters.

Rugby

Rugby-Erasmus satisfied with Springboks year as player pool grows

(Reuters) - Coach Rassie Erasmus declared himself satisfied with South Africa’s international season that brought a dominant win in the Rugby Championship and an unbeaten run through the Autumn Internationals for the first time since 2013.

Golf

Golf-Smylie holds off major winner Smith to claim Australian PGA title

(Reuters) - Local professional Elvis Smylie held off former British Open champion Cameron Smith down the back nine to win the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland Golf Club in Brisbane on Sunday.

Cricket

Cricket-Jaiswal, Kohli push lead past 400 as India reach 359-5 at tea v Australia

PERTH (Reuters) -India reached 359-5 at tea on day three of the first test against Australia in Perth on Sunday courtesy of a brilliant 161 from opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and an unbeaten 40 from Virat Kohli.

Football

Soccer-Wanderers coach Stajcic brands Mata agent 'cowardly' after criticism

(Reuters) -Western Sydney Wanderers coach Alen Stajcic has labelled Juan Mata's agent "cowardly" after the Spanish World Cup winner's representative criticised his client's lack of playing time since joining the A-League outfit in October.

Football

Soccer-Flick says Barcelona played bad and were lucky to draw at Celta Vigo

VIGO, Spain (Reuters) - Barcelona manager Hansi Flick said his errant players only had themselves to blame for their 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo in LaLiga on Saturday and they were lucky to go back home with a point.

Football

Football: Katsuhito Kinoshi takes the reins at Selangor

PETALING JAYA: Selangor have announced Katsuhito Kinoshi as the new coach, replacing Nidzam Jamil.

Football

Sabah players present fitting farewell for coach Kim Swee

KUALA LUMPUR: Sabah players presented Datuk Ong Kim Swee with the best farewell gift by beating Putrajaya Athletic 4-0 in the Malaysia Cup round of 16 first-leg match at the Cheras Football Stadium yesterday.

Shooting

No stopping veteran coach Mutalib as he sharpens young talents

PETALING JAYA: Abdul Mutalib Abdul Razak carries a stern yet determined persona at the shooting range. He’s not one for small talk, but when he spots a mistake, his fiery demeanour surfaces. While some may view his methods as old school, the results speak for themselves.

Golf

Honma release latest ladies' set to mark anniversary

GOLF can be daunting at the best of times and anything that can help bring confidence and consistency into the mix is a godsend.

Other Sports

Ministry to announced new RTG committee next year

KUALA LUMPUR: The Youth and Sports Ministry will announce the new Road to Gold (RTG) project committee next year to align with the next Olympic Games cycle.

Golf

Mirabel breaks new ground

DESPITE things winding down towards the end of the year, there have still been seismic movements in the world rankings for Malaysia’s golfers.

Golf

Get rid of those mis-hits

FUMBLING posture through impact is a common cause of topping the ball and fat shots, and this could also be caused by an early release.

Golf

Fifth Golf Arena in Indonesia

FOLLOWING the success of Indonesia’s first MST Golf Arena at La Piazz in Kelapa Gading Mall, the company hosted a grand opening of its fifth store located at Agora Mall in Central Jakarta. Designed to provide a complete golf and lifestyle experience, MST Golf Arena combines golf retail, high-tech indoor golf facilities equipped with food and beverages, and coaching and club fitting services all under one roof.