PETALING JAYA: Japan are assured of the men's singles title in the Korean Masters but who will win it - the older or the younger star? Seasoned campaigner Kento Momota has set up a meeting with Koki Watanabe after both Japanese players came through their respective semi-final matches with easy wins against their opponents at the...
(Reuters) - Midfielder James Maddison has withdrawn from England's forthcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia due to an ankle injury, his club Tottenham Hotspur confirmed on Friday. The 26-year-old was substituted in the first-half stoppage time during Spurs' 4-1 home loss against rivals Chelsea after going to the ground without contact. The game...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Ng Tze Yong (pic) may have missed the chance to compete in the World Tour Finals but it will not stop him from giving his best in the Japan and China Masters. The Japan Masters starting next Tuesday in Kumamoto and the China Masters from Nov 21-26 in Shenzen are the last two...
SEREMBAN: Asian Games champions Ng Eain Yow and S. Sivasangari bowed out in the semi-finals of the Ace Malaysia Squash Cup but Rachel Arnold kept the flag flying high by reaching the final. The world No. 20 Eain Yow’s campaign came to disappointing end in the bronze-level Professional Squash Association (PSA) tournament after he went down...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Soong Joo Ven upstaged defending champion Jeon Hyeok-jin of South Korea to reach the men's singles quarter-finals in the Korean Masters. Joo Ven recovered from an opening game disaster to beat the fancied Korean 7-21, 21-14, 21-17 at the Gwangju Women's University Stadium on Thursday. The professional player faces Kento Momota of Japan in...
PETALING JAYA: In the hunt for a winner against Ulsan Hyundai, Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) coach Esteban Solari had to turn to his bench. And the Argentine decided to bring on the tricky Akhyar Rashid for Spanish-Filipino wingback Oscar Arribas in the 85th minute. Solari’s hunch proved true as the 24-year-old Akhyar needed just two minutes to...
SEREMBAN: Newly-formed mixed doubles pair Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin got off to a good start in their Korean Masters opener but face a daunting task against familiar foes in the second round. The unseeded pair combined brilliantly to overcome South Korea’s world No. 80 Wang Chan-Shin Seung-chan 23-21, 21-15 in 34 minutes at the Gwangju...
PETALING JAYA: It is only natural for rising pairs to look up to the seniors but men’s doubles Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun want to establish their own identify on the global stage. While they admire top pair and world No. 2 Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and want to achieve great things like them, they know...
(Reuters) - Liverpool will not hit the panic button despite their forwards being in far from their best goalscoring form against lowly Luton Town, manager Juergen Klopp said after his team were held to a 1-1 draw in the Premier League on Sunday. Colombian winger Luis Diaz came off the bench to rescue the Merseyside outfit,...
LONDON (Reuters) - A leading brain injury charity has questioned whether protocols were followed after Manchester United defender Harry Maguire suffered a blow to the head in the opening minute of his side's Premier League victory at Fulham on Saturday. Maguire went down on his haunches and looked uncomfortable after being caught on the side of...
