GRANADA, Spain (Reuters) - Spain's men's coach Luis de la Fuente said he and his team would "just stick to football" as he was bombarded with questions on Monday about the resignation of football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales, announced a few hours earlier. De la Fuente was visibly uncomfortable as he tried to avoid talking...
(Reuters) -Juventus's France midfielder Paul Pogba has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance, Italy's national anti-doping (NADO Italia) tribunal said on Monday. The test, performed after Juve's 3-0 Serie A season-opening victory at Udinese on Aug. 20, detected testosterone, a hormone that increases athletes' endurance. "In acceptance of the instance proposed by the...
PETALING JAYA: Professional singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia will return to Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM) for Asian Games centralised training as his apparel issue has been settled. Zii Jia and several other independent shuttlers will begin their sessions with Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) players from Sept 19-23 at the academy in Bukit Kiara in preparation...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik have booked a spot in the men's doubles semi-finals in the China Open. The duo eked out a hard-fought 19-21, 21-19, 21-11 win over compatriots Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in Changzhou on Friday (Sept 8). World No. 6 Aaron-Wooi Yik stayed composed in...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing and Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei have been on contrasting trajectories this year. While Kian Meng-Pei Jing went through a horror run of form that saw them drop out of the top 10 to No. 23 in the mixed doubles world rankings, Tang Jie-Ee Wei progressed steadily to...
BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazil lived up to expectations by smashing Bolivia 5-1 at home in their 2026 World Cup qualifiers opener on Friday, with Neymar surpassing the late great Pele as the country's top scorer. The 31-year-old Neymar, who recently joined Saudi side Al-Hilal, bounced back after missing a penalty in the first half, scoring two...
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Daniil Medvedev believed he would have to play at an 11 out of 10 level on Friday if he was to beat world number one Carlos Alcaraz and get to the U.S. Open final for a third time. The third seeded Russian would prevail 7-6(3) 6-1 3-6 6-3 in a fascinating encounter under...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik proved that they know how to dig deep and win when it matters. Aaron-Wooi Yik were pushed hard by fellow countrymen Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi but showed great tenacity to prevail 19-21, 21-19, 21-11 in a pulsating men’s doubles quarter-final match at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in...
PETALING JAYA: The Independent mixed doubles players are under pressure following the rise of fresh pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei. But former international Goh Liu Ying sees the healthy rivalry as the perfect recipe for Malaysia to push for two pairs to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games next year, when the qualifying period ends...
PETALING JAYA: China can be deemed a happy hunting ground for Safawi Rasid (pic). The Johor Darul Ta’zim winger scored two goals in the AFC Under-23 Championships for Harimau Muda in Changshu, China in 2018, and many believe he could continue his luck when the national team play in two international friendlies in Chengdu this week. The...
