PARIS (Reuters) - Paris St Germain received a boost ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Arsenal with Ousmane Dembele passed fit as the French champions look to turn growing squad cohesion into a place in the final. Dembele, who scored the only goal in last week’s 1-0 win at the Emirates Stadium, picked...
(Reuters) -Manuel Caceres, the drum-pounding Spanish football superfan known worldwide as "Manolo el del Bombo", died on Thursday at the age of 76, silencing the rhythmic heartbeat that had accompanied Spanish football for overfour decades. With his trademark oversized Basque beret and red number 12 shirt, Caceres became as much a fixture at Spanish matches as...
PETALING JAYA: Badminton singles coaching director Kenneth Jonassen hinted that a strong line-up will likely be fielded in Malaysia’s opening match against France in the Sudirman Cup today. Malaysia are considered favourites against a weakened French team in their opening Group C match in Xiamen, China, but Kenneth warned against underestimating the Europeans as getting off...
PETALING JAYA: Hard work always pays off, and for newly crowned Asian champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, it also came with a reward. Just a week after their historic victory in Ningbo, China, the men’s doubles pair had even more to smile about as they would be receiving RM20,000 through the National Sports Incentive...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers need to prove themselves before making big demands. Badminton legend Datuk Lee Chong Wei understands that national shuttlers want to earn their worth in monetary payments, but it should only be done if their results were there to back it up. “I’m not saying that our players can’t be asking for much in their...
KOTA KINABALU: Debutant teams from the United Arab Emirates and China triumph at the KLK Borneo Sevens 2025, clinching both men’s and women’s titles at the Eagles Rugby Club in Sandakan on Sunday (April 20). Shaheen 7s from the UAE narrowly defeated host favourites Borneo Eagles 22-19 in a thrilling men’s final, while Hua Gan Guo...
(Reuters) -Lionel Messi's bodyguard Yassine Cheuko has been banned from protecting the Argentine forward from the touchline during Inter Miami matches. The former Navy SEAL gained widespread recognition after social media videos showed him closely watching the crowd to stop potential pitch invaders from harming the eight-times Ballon d'Or winner. Major League Soccer has now decided to...
(Reuters) -Manchester City striker Erling Haaland will be out of action for up to seven weeks after suffering an ankle injury, manager Pep Guardiola said ahead of Wednesday's Premier League home game against relegation-threatened Leicester City. The 24-year-old Norway international, who has scored 30 goals in 40 matches in all competitions this season for City, picked...
Men's doubles shuttler Ong Yew Sin has gotten engaged to Japan’s former national player, Aya Ohori. Yew Sin, who forms the men’s doubles partnership with Teo Ee Yi, shared the good news on his social media on Thursday (March 27), and said he had proposed Ohori. “We couldn’t be more happier to share this with the world.”...
KUALA LUMPUR: The future of Malaysia’s top mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei hangs in the balance as the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) are set to discuss their partnership in a committee meeting on Monday (March 24). Speculation about their possible split has intensified following reports that Tang Jie-Ee Wei have suddenly withdrawn...
