Other Sports

Skateboarding-Tony Hawk lobbying for vertical exhibition at Los Angeles Olympics

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Cricket

Cricket-India's Verma aims to maintain the winning habit

BENGALURU (Reuters) -India's triumphant World Cup campaign has left Shafali Verma hungry for more silverware, with the 21-year-old opening batter determined to make winning a habit.

Cricket

Cricket-Method or madness, batting approaches could decide Ashes

(Reuters) -The contest between England's dialled-down "Bazball" approach and Australia's more methodical batting could determine who prevails in the Ashes series beginning in Perth on Friday.

Football

FAM to appeal to CAS, vow to safeguard players' rights

PETALING JAYA: The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) will bring their battle with FIFA to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after the world body rejected their appeal over the eligibility of seven mixed-heritage players.

Cricket

Factbox-What is the Ashes cricket series?

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia and England have enjoyed a fierce cricketing rivalry for over 140 years. The latest edition of the clash known as the Ashes starts in Perth on Friday.

Cricket

Cricket-Survival of the fittest: Ashes hangs on pace and endurance

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -While pace bowling quality has been a reliable predictor of Ashes success, resilience and depth may ultimately decide the battle for the urn in Australia.

Tennis

Tennis-'Heartbroken' Alcaraz drops out of Davis Cup finals due to injury

(Reuters) -World number one Carlos Alcaraz he has pulled out of the Davis Cup Finals in Bologna due to a swollen hamstring, he said on Tuesday, adding he was "heartbroken" to miss out.

Badminton

Haikal-Hon Jian topple Taiwan's world No. 12 duo in Australian Open

PETALING JAYA: Men's doubles shuttlers Mohd Haikal Nazri-Choong Hon Jian pulled off a stunning win over Taiwan's world No. 12 Lee Jhe-huei-Yang Po-hsuan to reach the second round of the Australian Open.

Other Sports

SEA Games gold medal target needed to create champions in the long run

PETALING JAYA: Not having a gold medal target for the upcoming SEA Games might reduce the pressure on athletes, but it could build the wrong mindset for creating champions in the long run. 

Cricket

Cricket-England bowler Tongue says team well-prepared for Ashes

PERTH, Australia (Reuters) -Fast bowler Josh Tongue is confident England are prepared for the Ashes series in Australia and have a good chance of ending their long drought Down Under thanks to their fearsome bowling attack.

Badminton

BAM open to sparring sessions with independent shuttlers

PETALING JAYA: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) are open to having the shuttlers under the association sparring with the independent players.

Cricket

Cricket-Grateful Green primed for full-throttle Ashes opener

PERTH (Reuters) -Reeling from injuries to captain Pat Cummins and paceman Josh Hazlewood, Australia have received a boost ahead of the first Ashes test in Perth starting Friday, with Cameron Green telling reporters he is ready to bowl free of any restrictions.

Football

Soccer-Dutch coach lauds potential and quality of his squad

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman has lauded the potential of his squad after they secured a World Cup qualification on Monday but insisted they demand more from each other if they are to succeed at next year's finals.

Cricket

Cricket-England's Ashes bid hinges on first two tests, says Broad

(Reuters) -England must look to stamp their authority on the Ashes series in Australia early or risk succumbing to yet another defeat Down Under, former England bowler Stuart Broad has warned.

Football

Soccer-Parrott's Ireland heroics born from struggles in English football

-Troy Parrott's tearful celebration after his dramatic 96th-minute winner in a 3-2 win over Hungary that sent Ireland to the playoffs for next year's World Cup was the culmination of years of frustration in English football, the striker said.

Nation

FAM to take FIFA eligibility dispute to court of arbitration for sport

PETALING JAYA: The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) will take its case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after FIFA rejected the association's appeal concerning the eligibility of seven Malaysian heritage players. 

Football

Soccer-Tuchel plans talks with sidelined players over England recall

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Football

FAM and seven players gained undue advantage, FIFA appeal committee finds

PETALING JAYA: The FIFA appeal committee concluded that the Football Association of Malaysia and seven naturalised players gained undue sporting advantage through falsified documents.

Badminton

Zii Jia stays upbeat, eyes return in January

PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia remains upbeat and is eyeing a return to competition in January next year after an injury-plagued 2025.

Football

FIFA reject arguments of seven mixed heritage players

PETALING JAYA: The FIFA Appeal Committee have rejected arguments by seven players suspended in the Football Association of Malaysia's (FAM) mixed heritage scandal, ruling that they were not passive victims but benefitted directly from forged documents that enabled them to represent Malaysia.