Badminton

Top Japan pair lose and Aaron-Wooi Yik sneak into World Tour Finals

PETALING JAYA: Japan's Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi's quarter-final defeat in the China Masters has turned out to be a blessing for men's doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik.

Badminton

Denmark's Kenneth is now BAM's singles head coach

PETALING JAYA: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) has appointed Denmark’s Kenneth Jonassen as the new national singles head coach and is set to begin his stint on January 4, 2025 under a four-year contract.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Russell fastest ahead of Las Vegas Grand Prix qualifying

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - George Russell topped the time sheets in the final practice ahead of qualifying at the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix on Friday, beating out McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz.

Cricket

Cricket-Australia toil as India take charge in Perth

PERTH, Australia (Reuters) -India openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul wore down Australia's bowlers on Saturday to take their team to 172 without loss at stumps on day two of the first test in Perth, extending the touring side's lead to 218 runs.

Badminton

Pang Ron-Su Yin storm into China Masters final

PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttlers Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin smashed into the China Masters final with a stunning win over Hong Kong's world No. 7 Tang Chun Man-Tse Ying Suet.

Football

Soccer-Jackson hails courageous Mariners as A-League champions claim first win

(Reuters) - Central Coast Mariners coach Mark Jackson denied he had been concerned by his side's slow start to the season after leading the reigning A-League champions to their first win of the domestic campaign with victory over Newcastle Jets on Friday.

Football

Soccer-PSG boss warns Ligue 1 streak not enough to win Champions League

(Reuters) - Paris St Germain maintained their unbeaten record in Ligue 1 with a 3-0 win over Toulouse on Friday, but coach Luis Enrique is wary of his side's level ahead of next week's Champions League clash with Bayern Munich.

Football

Soccer-If we're 10th at Christmas I'll be under scrutiny, says Tottenham boss Postecoglou

LONDON (Reuters) -Ange Postecoglou will bring up a half century of Premier League games in charge of Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday with the jury still very much out on the Australian's impact at the club.

Metro News

For Ruben Amorim, the hour cometh

EVER since Jim Ratcliffe and his lieutenants announced the arrival of Ruben Amorim, the fans of Manchester United – well most of them – have gone delirious.

Sports Box

Welfare and well-being of athletes settled – now to work on their discipline

IT pays to be an athlete in Malaysia.

Badminton

Finals blow for Aaron-Wooi Yik after last-eight defeat

PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik suffered a blow in their hopes of qualifying for the World Tour Finals from Dec 11-15 in Hangzhou after they bowed out of the China Masters.

Other Sports

Unforgettable moment

PETALING JAYA: The national table tennis team have raised hopes of ending a 50-year drought for the coveted men’s team gold medal at the Thailand SEA Games next year.

Badminton

Simply miraculous

PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttlers Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei have turned the China Masters into a magical outing with a rare superb comeback win.

Badminton

A sweet revenge for Yuqi at home

PETALING JAYA: China’s men’s singles shuttler Shi Yuqi (pic) is back on form after struggling since the Paris Olympics in August.

Motorsport

Rider Farish gets chance to shine as injured Hakim pulls out

PETALING JAYA: Rider Farish Hafiy Farid Sezli will replace Hakim Danish in the final round of the FIM JuniorGP Championship at the Estoril Circuit in Portugal from Nov 25 to 27.

Cycling

Azizul set to make a return at Asian meet next year

KUALA LUMPUR: National track cycling ace Azizulhasni Awang looks set to return to action in the Asian Championships in February at the National Velodrome in Nilai.

Motorsport

Expect a roaring show with amazing entries for Sepang 1000km

PETALING JAYA: A re­­cord-breaking grid of 90 cars is set to line up for this year’s highly anticipated Sepang 1000km (S1K), with teams from over 10 countries participating including Holland who are making their debut in the race.

Squash

Mind over matter

PETALING JAYA: Leave it to Ng Eain Yow to enter his first Professional Squash Association (PSA) Gold semi-finals in sensational style at the Singapore Open.

Other Sports

Exponent Humaira gets ready for worlds despite knee trouble

KUALA LUMPUR: National taekwondo exponent Nur Humaira Abdul Karim (pic) won’t let her left knee injury stop her from defending the team bronze medal at the World Poomsae Championships in Hong Kong from Nov 30-Dec 4.

Golf

Thai buddies enjoy birdie blitz to co-lead Toyota Tour

PETALING JAYA: Sarut Vongchaisit enhanced his chances of gaining an Asian Tour card for 2025 when he carded a six-under 66 to jointly lead the ADT-sanctioned Toyota Tour Cham­pionship with good friend Tanapat Pichaikool after the third round at the Kota Permai Golf and Country Club yesterday.