Rugby

Rugby-Australia want Indigenous-Pasifika team to face Lions in place of Rebels

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rugby Australia aim to put together a team of Indigenous Australians and players with Pacific islands heritage to plug the gap in the British and Irish Lions schedule left by the demise of the Melbourne Rebels, CEO Phil Waugh has said.

Football

Soccer-Lost passport rules Antonio out of Jamaica's Nations League match against U.S

(Reuters) - Jamaica striker Michail Antonio will miss Monday's CONCACAF Nations League quarter-final second leg against the United States after losing his passport, Jamaica boss Steve McClaren said. 

Tennis

Tennis-Italy dig deep to beat Swiatek's Poland 2-1 and reach BJK Cup final

MALAGA, Spain (Reuters) - Italian Olympic gold medalists Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini beat Katarzyna Kawa and Iga Swiatek to secure a hard-fought, thrilling 2-1 victory over Poland on Monday and send Italy into the Billie Jean King Cup final for the second consecutive year.

Football

India hold Harimau Malaya to 1-1 draw in international friendly

PETALING JAYA: India and Malaysia shared the spoils after both nations held each other 1-1 in an international friendly at the Gachabowli Stadium in Hyderabad, India on Monday (Nov 18).

Football

Soccer-Croatia into Nations League quarter-finals with Portugal draw

(Reuters) - Josko Gvardiol scored his first international goal in two years to rescue a point for Croatia in their 1-1 Nations League A Group 1 draw with Portugal in Split on Monday as both teams advance to March's quarter-finals.

Tennis

Abu stays hot to secure double victory at Karvina Indoor Cup

KUALA LUMPUR: National wheelchair tennis player Abu Samah Borhan (pic)ended his campaign at the Karvina Indoor Cup in the Czech Republic with an impressive double triumph by clinching titles in both the singles and doubles categories yesterday.

Athletics

Zaidatul and Fakhrul deservingly named best athletes in Super Series

PETALING JAYA: Sprinter Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli has ended her best career season by winning the Athlete of the Year award.

A Winning Factor

Final pause before the grind: A look at Premier League teams’ must-haves

THE Premier League heads into the international break with 11 games completed and 27 left to play.

Football

Salary arrears issue could bite KL Rovers ahead of Malaysia Cup tie with JDT

PETALING JAYA: Patience seems to be wearing thin in the Kuala Lumpur Rovers team due to salary arrears.

Football

Kuching City game for a different Penang under Wan Rohaimi

PETALING JAYA: Kuching City are set to enter uncharted territory as they will take on a ‘‘new’’ Penang in the Malaysia Cup round of 16 first-leg game at the City Stadium in Georgetown on Thursday.

Other Sports

NSI explore AI to drive sports transformation in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: The advancement of sports science, medicine and technology in Malaysia would not be possible without the solid reputation of the National Sports Institute (NSI).

Badminton

Lakshya could end Zii Jia’s hopes of reaching World Tour Finals

PETALING JAYA: A wounded Lakshya Sen of India can bury Lee Zii Jia’s (pic) chance of qualifying for the World Tour Finals.

Badminton

Wei Chong and Kai Wun wary of China pair pipping them to coveted spot

PETALING JAYA: China’s Liang Weikeng-Wang Chang are set to be the biggest threats to national men’s doubles pair Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun’s hopes of qualifying for the World Tour Finals from Dec 11-15 in Hangzhou.

Hockey

Speedy Tigress aim for positive result against China

PETALING JAYA: The Speedy Tigress have nothing to lose against China in the Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) semi-finals at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium in Bihar, India tomorrow.

Squash

Another sizzling show?

PETALING JAYA: It’s rare for squash players to keep on winning but can they change the trend by pulling off another glorious outing – this time at the Singapore Open this week?

Badminton

Yogendran hopes Jun Hao’s fine run marks the start of more smashing singles shows

PETALING JAYA: Men’s singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao’s runner-up finish in the Japan Masters is a boost to the national men’s singles team and coach K. Yogendran hopes for more of the same.

Football

Soccer-Denmark book Nations League last-eight spot with Serbia stalemate

LESKOVAC, Serbia - Denmark secured a Nations League quarter-final spot on Monday thanks to a 0-0 draw away to Serbia, who missed out on the knockout rounds and had defender Strahinja Pavlovic sent off late in a game they dominated.

Football

Soccer-Scotland rescue Nations League relegation playoff with late Poland win

WARSAW (Reuters) -A last-gasp goal by Andy Robertson gave Scotland a 2-1 away win over Poland in a pulsating Nations League Group A1 clash on Monday, a result that saw the Scots enter a relegation playoff while the Poles are relegated to the second-tier League B.

Football

Soccer-Late penalty earns Spain 3-2 win over Switzerland

TENERIFE, Spain (Reuters) -A late penalty from Bryan Zaragoza secured Spain a 3-2 win over Switzerland in their final Nations League Group A4 game on Monday, with the Spaniards guaranteed top spot before kick off and the Swiss already confirmed as relegated.

Football

Soccer-Benin and Sudan latest to book places at Cup of Nations finals

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Benin and Sudan qualified for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations with 0-0 draws on Monday, while heavyweights Ghana, Nigeria and Tunisia suffered embarrassing home defeats on the penultimate day of preliminaries for the finals in Morocco.