Cricket

Cricket-Vaughan says time for England to move on from failed 'Bazball'

SYDNEY, Jan 7 (Reuters) - England need to finally move away ‌from their high-risk, attacking 'Bazball' style of cricket and get back to basics after their Ashes series defeat, former captain Michael Vaughan told Reuters in an interview ‌on Wednesday.

Football

CAS yet to set hearing date for FAM appeal

PETALING JAYA: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) have yet to fix a hearing date for the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) appeal against FIFA's sanctions over the mixed-heritage players controversy.

Badminton

Fired-up Jun Hao beats China's Wang to keep hopes alive

KUALA LUMPUR: Men's singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao made a good start in the Malaysian Open by beating China's Wang Zhengxing.

Badminton

Married and motivated: Sindhu is not slowing down yet

KUALA LUMPUR: Being married has not changed Indian women's singles star P. V. Sindhu's approach to her badminton career.

Other Sports

Olympics-British curler Mouat hopes to prove sport is a safe space

Jan 7 (Reuters) - As curler Bruce Mouat ‌prepares to go for gold at next month's Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, he hopes that by being his authentic self ‌he can help other members of the LGBT community take up sport.

Football

Soccer-Fletcher sought Ferguson’s blessing before taking interim Man United role

Jan 7 (Reuters) - Darren Fletcher ‌said he had reached out to former Manchester United ‌manager Alex Ferguson to seek his blessing before taking ‌on the interim role at the club following Ruben Amorim's sacking on Monday.

Cricket

Cricket-New Zealand bowler Duffy to make T20 World Cup bow

WELLINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - New Zealand ‌fast bowler Jacob Duffy is set to make his Twenty20 World Cup ‌debut next month after being picked in the 15-member squad led ‌by Mitchell Santner on Wednesday.

Tennis

Tennis-Raducanu upbeat despite United Cup loss to Sakkari on return from injury

Jan 7 (Reuters) - Emma Raducanu said ‌it was an alien feeling to be back on court after ‌more than two months away and that her three-set battle ‌with Maria Sakkari at the United Cup on Tuesday had given her confidence she can safely increase her workload in practice.

Nation

45 reports lodged over alleged document forgery in heritage player issue, says Bukit Aman

PETALING JAYA: More than 40 police reports have been lodged over allegations of document forgery involving seven mixed-heritage football players, says Bukit Aman.

Badminton

Shevon overcomes food poisoning to reach Malaysian Open second round with hubby

KUALA LUMPUR: Mixed doubles shuttlers Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie survived a scare against Taiwan's Wu Guan-xun-Lee Chia-hsin to book their spot in the Malaysian Open second round.

Badminton

Zii Jia in race against time to regain best form ahead of Thomas Cup

KUALA LUMPUR: Men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia believes he needs to return to his best version to be able to compete in the Thomas Cup Finals from April 24 to May 3 in Horsens, Denmark.

Football

Soccer-Neymar extends Santos deal through 2026, eyeing World Cup return

SAO PAULO, Jan ‌6 (Reuters) - Neymar has agreed to extend his contract ‌with Santos until the end of 2026, the ‌Brazilian club said on Tuesday, as he maintains hopes of a World Cup call-up despite recent injuries.

Cricket

Cricket-Bethell's maiden century stalls Australia's victory march in fifth Ashes test

SYDNEY, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Jacob Bethell scored his maiden ‌test century to lead an England rearguard action on the fourth day of the fifth test on Wednesday but Australia still looked firmly set for victory ‌and a 4-1 series triumph.

Football

Soccer-Forest winning penalty a joke, says West Ham's Soucek

LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - West Ham United ‌midfielder Tomas Soucek described the decision to award Nottingham Forest a match-winning 89th-minute penalty as ‌a joke on Tuesday after a defeat that left his side in deep relegation ‌trouble.

Football

Kharoub a late but dear addition to the Deer

PETALING JAYA: For midfielder Oday Kharoub, it is a case of better late than never.

Football

From Gijon to Johor, Mendez quickly becomes JDT hit

PETALING JAYA: Midfielder Nacho Mendez stepped into unfamiliar territory when he signed for Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) after spending his entire professional career at one club in Spain.

Gymnastics

Dashing gymnast Sharul chasing double podium dream

PETALING JAYA: All artistic gymnast Mohd Sharul Aimy (pic) wants in 2026 is to stand on the podium of two major Games.

Other Sports

Fencers eye gold at home SEA Games in 2027

PETALING JAYA: The national fencing camp are determined to turn silver into gold when Malaysia host the SEA Games in 2027.

Other Sports

High motivation for poomsae team to kick into world’s top five

KUALA LUMPUR: The world rankings for taekwondo kick into gear this year and the Malaysian poomsae team have their eyes set on getting into the top five.

Squash

Duncan misses out on first title of the year

PETALING JAYA: National player Duncan Lee fell short of winning his first title of the year after losing in the final of the CAS International Squash tournament in Bangladesh yesterday.