(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...
PETALING JAYA: It was not the fairytale ending that shuttlers Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen were looking for in the World Championships final but both were still left savouring their biggest career success to date. The Danish men’s doubles pair came close to capturing the gold in front of 10,000 passionate fans at the Royal...
THERE were many thrills and spills in the just concluded World Championships in Copenhagen. History was created as young stars celebrated their biggest wins of their careers while established shuttlers fell and a few continued to excel. Here are some of the highlights of the tournament: Blood, sweat and tears Young star Kunlavut Vitidsarn fulfilled his childhood dream after...
PETALING JAYA: There’s no time to waste for Ng Tze Yong as he seeks to close the gap with the world’s best shuttlers. Tze Yong cannot afford to rest on his laurels as players younger than the 23-year-old shone in the just concluded World Championships in Copenhagen. Thai sensation Kunlavut Vitidsarn captured a historic gold for his...
(Reuters) - Real Sociedad have signed Arsenal left back Kieran Tierney on a season-long loan, both clubs confirmed on Sunday. The 26-year-old Scotland international joined Arsenal from Celtic in 2019 and played more than 120 games for the club. He made 27 Premier League appearances last season but started only six times as Arsenal finished runners-up...
KUALA LUMPUR: Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria has been selected for the inaugural Sports Leadership Award in conjunction with the Sportswriters Association of Malaysia (SAM)-100PLUS 2022 Awards ceremony to be held next Tuesday (Sept 5). SAM vice-president Hazreen Mubarak said Mohamad Norza, who is also the Olympic Council of Malaysia...
