PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Lee Zii Jia sparred with India’s women’s singles player P.V. Sindhu ahead of his All-England opening match today. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) released a video of the independent men’s singles player training with the 2019 world champion during a practice session at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham. World No. 10 Zii Jia, who...
LONDON (Reuters) -Former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa has taken action in the London High Court against Formula One, former commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone and the governing FIA seeking recognition as 2008 world champion and financial compensation. A court document provided by Massa's representatives said the best estimate of his alleged financial losses from missing out on...
PETALING JAYA: National men’s doubles coach Tan Bin Shen has narrowed it down to lacking confidence as probably the one significant factor that has been separating Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik from the world top four combinations. The challenge for Aaron-Wooi Yik in tournaments, including the All-England which begins in Birmingham today, is to regain their self-belief...
PETALING JAYA: Who will lose in the men’s singles first round again – Lee Zii Jia or Kodai Naraoka of Japan? Both players will clash in the opening round of the All-England starting in Birmingham today and are bent on making amends after losing in their respective opening round of the French Open in Paris last...
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) -Harry Kane scored a hat-trick in Bayern Munich's 8-1 demolition of Mainz 05 on Saturday to set a Bundesliga record as the champions cut the gap on leaders Bayer Leverkusen to seven points. Kane, who joined this season for a league record 100 million euros from Tottenham Hotspur, became the first player to...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik believe that they have hard work ahead of them if they are to realise their dream of ending Malaysia’s elusive wait for gold in the Paris Olympics in July. Yesterday, world No. 5 Aaron-Wooi Yik went down 19-21, 16-21 to South Korea’s reigning world champions Kang Min-hyuk-Seo...
PETALING JAYA: South Korea’s An Se-young (pic) pulled off a stunning comeback win over Taiwanese rival Tai Tzu-ying to reach the final of the French Open. Se-young incredibly clawed her way back from 12-18 and 16-20 down in the third game to come away with a 21-12, 17-21, 22-20 victory over Tzu-ying in a thrilling women’s...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s prospects in the All-England look bleak after a disappointing show in the ongoing French Open. None of the Malaysian shuttlers made it past the quarter-finals in Paris with men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik the only representatives in the last eight. World No. 5 Aaron-Wooi Yik lost out 19-21, 16-21 to South Korea’s...
PETALING JAYA: Professional shuttler Lee Zii Jia got his Europe tour off to a poor start after an unexpected defeat to left-handed player Magnus Johannesen of Denmark. The world No. 10 went down 15-21, 19-21 in 41 minutes to the world No. 33 in the first round of the French Open at Adidas Arena in Paris...
PETALING JAYA: Professional shuttler Goh Jin Wei (pic) is virtually assured of a place in the Paris Olympic Games despite her challenging journey. And coach Nova Armada can’t be more prouder than that. The world No. 27 is currently lying at the 17th spot in the Road to Paris ranking and she is set to go under...
