Football

Jordan stays driven for national debut despite setbacks

PETALING JAYA: Life may be throwing Jordan Mintah one hurdle after another, but the Kuching City striker believes the challenges are only shaping him to return stronger than ever.

Football

Peter, we are behind you!

PETALING JAYA: National goalkeeper Sikh Izhan Nazrel Sikh Azman has dismissed the rumours surrounding the future of national coach Peter Cklamovski, making it clear that the Harimau Malaya players remain strongly behind the Australian.

Golf

Ervin’s Asian Tour card bid takes a hit

PETALING JAYA: Golfer Ervin Chang's hopes of securing his playing rights on the Asian Tour next year hangs in the balance after a poor finish at the Taifong Open in Taiwan yesterday.

Badminton

Rexy tempers hopes for big harvest at Thai SEA Games

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia will head to the SEA Games in Thailand in December with their strongest badminton line-up, but national doubles coaching director Rexy Mainaky has warned that there are no guarantees of an easy gold haul.

Badminton

Finals secured but Herry wants more from Man-Tee

PETALING JAYA: The job is far from over for men's doubles pair Man Wei Chong and Tee Kai Wun, even after securing their maiden qualification for the year-end World Tour Finals in Hangzhou next month.

Badminton

Pearly-Thinaah continue outstanding run with Japan Masters title, on track to be GOAT

PETALING JAYA: It may not be an exaggeration to say that Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah are on the way to becoming one of Malaysia's greatest women's doubles pair after they claimed the Japan Masters title in Kumamoto yesterday.

Squash

Sanjay hits form at right time ahead of SEA Games with victory in France  

PETALING JAYA: National squash player Sanjay Jeeva's win at the Open International Niort in France has boosted his confidence ahead of the Thailand SEA Games next month.

Football

Soccer-Norway book World Cup spot and force Italy into playoffs

MILAN, Italy (Reuters) -Norway qualified for the 2026 World Cup on Sunday after a 4-1 win away to Italy in their final qualifying match, condemning the hosts, who have missed out on the last two editions of the tournament, to the playoffs.

Football

Soccer-England breeze through to World Cup finals, now for the hard part

LONDON (Reuters) -Eight games, eight wins, 22 goals scored and none conceded: England head coach Thomas Tuchel could not have wished for a more emphatic way to reach the World Cup finals.

Football

Soccer-Tuchel plays down Bellingham's angry response to being subbed

TIRANA (Reuters) -England head coach Thomas Tuchel played down Jude Bellingham's angry reaction to being substituted near the end of the 2-0 win in Albania on Sunday but it would not have gone unnoticed.

Tennis

Tennis-Sinner wins Alcaraz battle to retain ATP Finals title

TURIN, Italy (Reuters) -Italy's Jannik Sinner retained his ATP Finals title on Sunday, sending the Turin crowd wild as he battled past Spanish world number one and rival Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(4) 7-5 in the decider to the season-ending championships.

Football

Soccer-Kane double seals perfect World Cup qualification for England

TIRANA (Reuters) -England captain Harry Kane poached a late double for his side to complete a record-setting World Cup qualification campaign with a hard-earned 2-0 victory away to Albania in Group K on Sunday.

Football

Soccer-Ukraine book spot in World Cup playoffs with win over Iceland

WARSAW (Reuters) -Ukraine's Oleksandr Zubkov powered home a header late in the second half and Oleksii Hutsuliak added a second goal to book their spot in the playoffs for next year's World Cup as they beat Group D rivals Iceland 2-0 in Warsaw on Sunday.

Football

Soccer-Reserve France side end qualifying campaign with win in Azerbaijan

(Reuters) -A second-string French side overcome a nervous start to beat Azerbaijan 3-1 away on Sunday and wrap up their World Cup campaign after having already qualified.

Other Sports

Darts-Littler set to become youngest world number one at age 18

(Reuters) -Darts world champion Luke Littler is set to become the sport's youngest world number one at 18 after Sunday's 16-9 win over Danny Noppert in the semi-finals of the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton.

Rugby

Rugby-Pumas claw back to beat Scotland with second-half romp

EDINBURGH (Reuters) -Argentina scored five unanswered tries in a devastating 20-minute second-half spell to come from 21-0 down to beat Scotland 33-24 at Murrayfield on Sunday.

Football

Soccer-Only automatic World Cup qualification will do for Germany, says coach Nagelsmann

LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) -Germany are not even considering the possibility of going into next year's 2026 World Cup qualification playoff when they host Slovakia in their final qualifier on Monday, with only victory on their minds, coach Julian Nagelsmann said on Sunday.

Football

Soccer-Last-gasp Parrott hat-trick books Ireland playoff spot over Hungary

(Reuters) -A 96th-minute Troy Parrott goal to complete his hat-trick booked Ireland a spot in the playoffs for next year's World Cup with a thrilling 3-2 comeback victory over their nearest Group F rivals Hungary in a must-win game in Budapest.

Football

Soccer-Portugal qualify for World Cup with 9-1 thrashing of Armenia

PORTO (Reuters) -Portugal qualified for the 2026 World Cup on Sunday with a 9-1 hammering of Armenia that included hat-tricks from both Bruno Fernandes and Joao Neves.

Football

Soccer-Arsenal's Gabriel sidelined with thigh injury on Brazil duty

(Reuters) -Arsenal defender Gabriel has been sidelined due to a muscle injury in his right thigh, the Brazilian soccer federation (CBF) said on Sunday, a day after he was forced off the field during a friendly with Senegal held at his club's ground in North London.