Football

Soccer-Professional players being failed by poor application of safety standards, says study

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Professional soccer is failing to apply required safety standards and so is violating legal frameworks at both a European and global level, a report published on Wednesday said.

Rugby

Rugby-Australia's Kerevi given three match suspension for dangerous tackle

(Reuters) -Australia centre Samu Kerevi was suspended for three matches on Wednesday after committing a dangerous tackle during his side's 52-20 win over Wales at the weekend.

Football

Soccer-Vieira appointed new coach of Genoa

(Reuters) - Genoa have appointed former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira as their new coach, the Serie A club said on Wednesday.

Rugby

Rugby-France team against Argentina

(Reuters) - The following is the France team named by coach Fabien Galthie for their match against Argentina at the Stade de France on Friday:

Cricket

Cricket-India not ruling out Gill playing in series opener

(Reuters) - India will give Shubman Gill every chance to prove his fitness to start the opening test against Australia at Perth Stadium with the batsman showing improvement after fracturing his left thumb, bowling coach Morne Morkel said on Wednesday.

Badminton

Zii Jia out of China Masters after first round loss to India's Lakshya Sen

PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia has lost to India's Lakshya Sen in the opening round of the China Masters in Shenzhen.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Formula One statistics for the Las Vegas Grand Prix

(Reuters) - Formula One statistics for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, round 22 of the 24-race season:

Motorsport

Motor racing-Las Vegas Grand Prix looks to win over locals after rocky start

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Formula One returns to Sin City this weekend hoping that the Las Vegas Grand Prix will go down better with the local community than its inaugural edition did last year.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Verstappen poised for fourth successive title in Las Vegas

(Reuters) - Max Verstappen will be Formula One world champion for the fourth year in a row if he beats Lando Norris in Las Vegas this weekend.

Tennis

Tennis-Sabalenka eyes Serena-like dominance in the power game

BENGALURU (Reuters) - A sparkling 2024 in which Aryna Sabalenka swept the hardcourt Grand Slams and clinched the year-end world number one ranking has left the powerful Belarusian dreaming of dominating the women's game as Serena Williams did for so long.

Cricket

Cricket-Warner backs McSweeney to shine in India series

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Former Australia opener David Warner has backed Nathan McSweeney to score the most runs in the test series against India despite the uncapped batsman's lack of experience as an opener.

Football

Soccer-Lima hails UAE's demolition of Qatar as best performance of 2026 qualifiers

(Reuters) - Four-goal striker Fabio Lima said the United Arab Emirates' 5-0 thrashing of Qatar on Tuesday was his team's finest performance in the third phase of Asia's World Cup qualifying.

Tennis

Tennis-'Lasting legacy': Serena joins chorus marking Nadal's farewell

(Reuters) - Serena Williams said it had been an honour to witness Rafa Nadal's tennis journey and that he would leave the game a "lasting legacy" following the Spaniard's defeat in the final match of his glorious career.

Football

Soccer-Gerson stunner gives Brazil 1-1 draw with Uruguay in World Cup qualifier

SALVADOR, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazil drew 1-1 with Uruguay in South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday after Gerson's brilliant strike cancelled out Federico Valverde's opener for the visitors.

Football

Soccer-Superb Martinez strike gives Argentina 1-0 win over Peru

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -A second-half strike from Lautaro Martinez gave Argentina a 1-0 home win over Peru in South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday, with the striker's goal moving him into a tie with Diego Maradona as the country's fifth all-time scorer.

Football

Soccer-Wasteful Colombia fall to 10-man Ecuador, Paraguay draw at Bolivia

BARRANQUILLA, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombia lost 1-0 at home to 10-man Ecuador in South America's qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday while Julio Enciso's late equaliser salvaged a 2-2 draw for Paraguay at Bolivia.

Tennis

Tennis-No regrets for Spain captain Ferrer after Nadal's Davis Cup defeat

MALAGA, Spain (Reuters) - Spain's Davis Cup captain David Ferrer said he had no regrets about fielding Rafa Nadal in their quarter-final singles opener against the Netherlands on Tuesday after the 22-times Grand Slam champion fell to defeat in the last game of his career.

Golf

Gavin heads local golfers in Toyota Tour C’ship

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s top golfer Gavin Green heads a strong local challenge against leading Asian Development Tour (ADT) stars when the Toyota Tour Championship tees off at Kota Permai Golf and Country Club today.

Football

Vicente believes Malaysia gain valuable lesson despite India draw

PETALING JAYA: There were disappointed faces when Harimau Malaya were held 1-1 by India in an international friendly at the Gachabowli Stadium in Hyderabad, India, on Monday but interim coach Pau Marti Vicente said his boys would have learnt what is needed to do well in the Asian Cup 2027 third-round qualifiers next year.

Hockey

Speedy Tigress show potential after good fight against China

PETALING JAYA: The Speedy Tigress are beginning to show that they could roar against the best team in Asia.