Football

Soccer-Stuttgart ride roughshod over hosts Leverkusen in 4-1 victory

LEVERKUSEN, Germany, Jan 10 (Reuters) - ‌VfB Stuttgart fired four goals past hapless hosts Bayer ‌Leverkusen in a lop-sided first half on Saturday ‌to cruise to a 4-1 Bundesliga victory after the three-week winter break.

Football

Soccer-Real Madrid weigh Mbappe gamble ahead of Spanish Super Cup final

Jan 10 (Reuters) - Real Madrid could ‌unleash their biggest weapon in Sunday's Spanish Super Cup final against Barcelona, ‌with coach Xabi Alonso saying they are considering taking a risk ‌on Kylian Mbappe's fitness after he missed the semi-final.

Football

Soccer-'What dreams are made of': Macclesfield owner revels in FA Cup giant-killing

MACCLESFIELD, England, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Five years after ‌buying the club from the ashes of a defunct team, Macclesfield owner Robert Smethurst said he would never in ‌a million years have imagined his side springing arguably the greatest upset in FA Cup history when ‌they knocked out holders Crystal Palace.

Football

Pan-gon era off to a flyer as Selangor trashes Brunei 5-2

PETALING JAYA: Kim Pan-gon's era in Selangor began with a rousing start after they thrashed Brunei 5-2 in their Super League encounter at the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium in Bandar Seri Begawan on Saturday (Jan 10).

Football

Soccer-Arsenal fail to capitalise as Man United hold on for point in WSL

Jan 10 (Reuters) - Arsenal missed ‌a golden opportunity to close the gap at the ‌top of the Women's Super League when they were ‌held to a 0-0 draw by Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, despite the visitors playing the final 25 minutes with 10 players.

Football

Panthers on guard against a different Mousedeer under new coach

PETALING JAYA: Penang are heading into their Super League home clash with Melaka on Sunday (Jan 10) in high spirits.

Football

Soccer-Macclesfield knock out holders Palace in greatest FA Cup upset, Man City put 10 past Exeter

MACCLESFIELD, England, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Minor-league Macclesfield delivered the biggest upset in FA ‌Cup history on Saturday by stunning holders Crystal Palace 2–1 in a third‑round thriller, knocking Oliver Glasner's team out of the competition and sending the Moss Rose crowd into ‌raptures.

Other Sports

Alpine skiing-Odermatt takes fifth successive giant slalom win in Adelboden

ADELBODEN, Switzerland, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Switzerland's ‌Marco Odermatt moved back to the top of the World Cup giant slalom ‌standings with a convincing victory on home snow in Adelboden on Saturday -- ‌his fifth successive win at the Swiss resort.

Other Sports

Olympics-Switzerland's Hasler wins European Championship in monobob

Jan 10 (Reuters) - Melanie ‌Hasler clinched the European Championship gold ‌in women's monobob on her home ‌track in St. Moritz on Saturday, becoming the first Swiss athlete to win the title.

Other Sports

Sailing-Three navigators, one ocean - how rival minds will approach the Atlantic

ARRECIFE, Lanzarote, Jan 10 (Reuters) - When the ‌RORC Transatlantic Race fleet slips its moorings in Lanzarote on Sunday, the Atlantic will present itself as a vast, shifting puzzle — ‌3,000 miles of trade winds, pressure systems and hard choices. 

Other Sports

Alpine skiing-Vonn takes Zauchensee downhill for 84th World Cup win

ZAUCHENSEE, Austria, Jan 10 (Reuters) - U.S. speed queen Lindsey Vonn ‌continued her astonishing, age-defying comeback with a downhill victory in Zauchensee, Austria, on Saturday to take her career World Cup Alpine ‌skiing win tally to 84.

Cricket

Cricket-India captain Gill targets New Zealand ODI series after injury woes

Jan 10 (Reuters) - India captain Shubman Gill, sidelined ‌for much of the last two months with injury concerns, has his sights on the three-match one-day international series ‌against New Zealand as part of preparations for next year's 50-over World Cup.

Badminton

Aaron-Wooi Yik reach Malaysian Open final after thrilling semi-final win

BUKIT JALIL: World No. 2 men's doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik secured a hard-fought spot in the Malaysian Open final after defeating Indonesia's Fajar Alfian-Shohibul Fikri in Saturday's (Jan 10) semi-final.

Badminton

No coaching appointments announced, as Zafrul leaves matters to Chong Wei

BUKIT JALIL: The appointment of new coaches involving Datuk Tey Seu Bock, Yeoh Kay Bin and Mohd Zakry Latif remains up in the air after the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) made no official announcement at Saturday's (Jan 10) council meeting.

Badminton

Kunlavut delighted to finally reach first Super 1000 final

KUALA LUMPUR: Thai shuttler Kunlavut Vitidsarn was overjoyed after finally ending his long wait to reach a World Tour Super 1000 final.

Tennis

Tennis-Alcaraz beats Sinner in South Korea exhibition match

Jan 10 (Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz beat his great ‌rival Jannik Sinner 7-5 7-6(8) to win their Hyundai Card Super Match exhibition event in Incheon, South ‌Korea, on Saturday that marked the start of the season for the world's top two men's tennis ‌players.

Football

Soccer-Bayern still without Musiala and Kimmich but Neuer back for Bundesliga restart

MUNICH, Germany, Jan 10 (Reuters) - ‌Bayern Munich will be missing several players including Joshua ‌Kimmich and Jamal Musiala but will have keeper Manuel ‌Neuer back for their Bundesliga restart against visitors VfL Wolfsburg following the winter break, coach Vincent Kompany said on Saturday.

Athletics

Azeem blazes to 60m glory at UAB Blazer Invite

KUALA LUMPUR: National sprinter Mohd Azeem Fahmi delivered an impressive performance to claim victory in the men's 60m final at the UAB Blazer Invite held at the Birmingham CrossPlex, Alabama, on Friday (Jan 9).

Football

Soccer-Morocco show their credentials in impressive quarter-final performance

RABAT, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Morocco ‌might finally have found their straps at the Africa Cup of Nations, advancing to the ‌semi-finals for the first time in 22 years after a 2-0 win over Cameroon on ‌Friday and beginning to look like real prospects for a first title in 50 years.

Cricket

Cricket-Bangladesh players act normal despite controversies, says Shanto

Jan 10 (Reuters) - Bangladesh players are often ‌forced to mask the impact of controversies in the build-up to and at ‌major tournaments, despite how the external noise affects them, test captain Najmul Hossain ‌Shanto said.