Soccer-Wood hat-trick inspires Forest to win at Newcastle

NEWCASTLE, England (Reuters) -Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood scored a superb hat-trick against his former club Newcastle United at St James' Park on Tuesday to give his struggling side a much-needed 3-1 victory in the Premier League. Forest's first win under new coach Nuno Espirito Santo lifted them to 16th in the table on 17 points,...

Manchester United shares rise as Ratcliffe deal eases ownership uncertainty

(Reuters) -Manchester United shares rose about 3% on Tuesday after a stake purchase by billionaire Jim Ratcliffe cleared months of uncertainty over a deal that fans and investors hoped would revitalize the British soccer club. Ratcliffe's INEOS Group is taking a 25% interest in the company at $33 per share, valuing the 20-time English champions at...

Crowd gathers outside US embassy to kick off six-day ‘Kepung Demi Palestin’ rally

KUALA LUMPUR: A crowd of protestors gathered outside the US embassy in solidarity with Palestine amid heavy police presence on Tuesday (Dec 26). The crowd gathered outside the embassy around 10.45pm with the entrance in front of the embassy blocked by police. Dozens of policemen were seen standing by in front and around the embassy, with the...

China expects searing heat, more weather extremes in 2024

BEIJING: China - grappling with one of its coldest Decembers on record - will likely have to brace for another round of scorching heat and an increase in extreme weather next year due to the El Nino weather phenomenon, a senior climate expert said. This year has seen China lurch from some of its hottest temperatures...

Tanker detained for illegal anchoring off Melaka coast

MELAKA: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained a Cameroon-registered oil tanker together with six crew members for illegally dropping anchor off the Tanjung Dahan coast here. MMEA Negri Sembilan/Melaka director Maritime Capt Mohd Khairi Abd Aziz said the vessel was detained about 7.5 nautical miles (about 14km) from the shoreline here at 11.30am on...

Elderly man trampled to death, wife seriously hurt in Lahad Datu elephant attack

KOTA KINABALU: An elderly man died while his wife was seriously injured after they were attacked by elephants in Kampung Perpaduan, Begahak Scheme, in Lahad Datu district on the east coast. In the incident at about 10pm on Saturday (Dec 24), 90-year-old Lopis Jubin was killed on the spot while Dalama Hamid, 61, was seriously injured. Dalama...

PU Azman ordered to enter defence on two sexual assault charges

KLANG: Celebrity preacher Azman Syah Alias, better known as PU Azman (pic), has been ordered to enter his defence on two charges of committing physical sexual assault on a 17-year-old boy. Sessions Court judge Syafeera Mohd Said made the decision Tuesday (Dec 26) after finding that the prosecution had succeeded in establishing a prima facie case against...

Pavilion management apologises for Christmas tree mishap involving tourist

PETALING JAYA: Pavilion Kuala Lumpur has issued an apology for an incident where a branch of a Christmas tree fell on a Singaporean shopper. The shopping complex's management said it regretted the incident on Monday (Dec 25) adding that its medical and safety team promptly responded and accompanied the shopper to the nearest clinic for immediate...

Body of missing two-year-old found in Tawau

KOTA KINABALU: The body of a two-year-old boy who fell in a river in east coast Tawau district has been found Tuesday (Dec 26) morning. Tawau Fire and Rescue station chief Jemishin Ujin said Adva Iman Muhammad Iswan was found at 6.45am by the public about 200m from his house on Jalan Apas along the Kg...

Sarawak exemplifies unity in diversity, says Abang Johari in Christmas message

SIBU: The spirit of unity in diversity is exemplified in Sarawak where people of different religious and racial backgrounds share in the fun and joy of Christmas. "This is a manifestation of their deep respect for the beliefs, customs, and traditions of their fellow Sarawakians," said Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg in his Christmas...