PETALING JAYA: Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei are facing a different challenge after overtaking their seniors in the world rankings. The national mixed doubles pair had a tough task to close the gap on independent pairs Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie and Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing when they were first combined last December. But Tang Jie-Ee...
(Reuters) - Tunisia's Ons Jabeur said she feels like a "zombie" due to an illness she has been dealing with but the fifth seed is determined to soldier on at the U.S. Open after battling past Czech teenager Linda Noskova 7-6(7) 4-6 6-3 on Thursday. The 29-year-old suffered breathing difficulties during her gritty first-round win over...
PETALING JAYA: Focus on your dreams, achieve your desired results, and stay away from controversies. That is the sound Merdeka Day advice given by former men’s doubles shuttler Koo Kien Keat who wished to rejuvenate the Malaysian players’ spirits after their forgettable finish at the World Championships in Copenhagen last week. “In the world of sports, it...
LONDON (Reuters) -Fulham beat Tottenham Hotspur 5-3 on penalties to reach the third round of the League Cup after they drew 1-1 at Craven Cottage on Tuesday, while second tier Leeds United also suffered shootout misery as they were dumped out by Salford City. Tottenham defender Davinson Sanchez failed to find the net with their third...
PETALING JAYA: Looks like Sabah are warming up to the goals and ways of Ramon Machado, who is proving to be one of the signings of the second transfer window. The 32-year-old striker was truly on song against Negri Sembilan when he scored two goals in the 13th and 29th minutes to help the Rhinos win...
(Reuters) - Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk has been charged by the Football Association (FA) for behaving in an "improper manner" following his red card during their 2-1 Premier League win at Newcastle United, English soccer's governing body said on Tuesday. Liverpool's captain Van Dijk was issued a straight red card by referee John Brooks around the...
PETALING JAYA: One down, two more to go. Thailand’s badminton ace Kunlavut Vitidsarn (pic) completed one of his three quests after nailing the men’s singles title at the World Championships on Sunday. And he has now set his sights on reproducing his superb form to win the Olympic Games and All England titles. World No. 4 Kunlavut survived...
(Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion Stan Wawrinka said he still had the game for the grandest stage after the Swiss veteran became the oldest man to win a singles contest at the tournament since a 40-year-old Jimmy Connors in 1992. The 38-year-old Wawrinka, who claimed the last of his three Grand Slam titles at New...
PETALING JAYA: It was a victory in defeat for men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik at the World Championships as they had solved a seven-year riddle by overcoming their bogey player Liu Yuchen of China in Copenhagen last week. Personally, it may have been a disappointment as Aaron-Wooi Yik were unable to defend their title...
PETALING JAYA: Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei’s relentless push for excellence in the last nine months and a brilliant debut at the World Championships has catapulted them to become Malaysia’s top mixed doubles pair yesterday. Tang Jie-Ee Wei started the World Championships as the world No. 17 but a place in the last eight in Copenhagen...
