LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank accused Aston Villa forward Ollie Watkins of starting a mass melee after the final whistle in his side’s 2-1 FA third-round defeat on Saturday. Villa held off a strong Tottenham fightback in the second half after goals by Emiliano Buendia and Morgan Rogers had put … Read more
BUKIT JALIL: Women’s singles world No. 1 An Se-young can now hold her head high after placing herself alongside some of the sport’s greatest names by successfully defending the Malaysian Open title for a third consecutive time. It marked yet another outstanding achievement for the 23-year-old, who enjoyed a remarkable run last year by winning … Read more
BUKIT JALIL: World No. 2 men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik lifted the spirits of the national badminton camp by becoming Malaysia’s sole representative to reach the semi-finals of the home Open in style. They lead from the start to beat Indonesia’s Sabar Karyaman-Moh Reza Pahlevi at the Axiata Arena on Friday (Jan 9). … Read more
BUKIT JALIL: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun kept Malaysia’s men’s doubles challenge alive after both pairs advanced to the quarter-finals of the Malaysian Open on Thursday (Jan 8) in contrasting styles. At the Axiata Arena, second seeds Aaron-Wooi Yik were made to work hard by China’s Chen Xujun-Liu Yang, battling … Read more
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Arsenal’s Premier League title prospects were enhanced without them even kicking a ball on Wednesday as their closest challengers Manchester City and Aston Villa both dropped points. Erling Haaland scored his 150th goal for City as he put them in front against Brighton and Hove Albion from the penalty spot … Read more
BURNLEY, England, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Manchester United’s Benjamin Sesko scored twice as his team kicked off the post‑Ruben Amorim era with a familiar sense of frustration in a 2-2 Premier League draw at lowly Burnley on Wednesday. United, with interim manager Darren Fletcher in charge, would have climbed to fourth in the table with … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: Being married has not changed Indian women’s singles star P. V. Sindhu’s approach to her badminton career. Sindhu tied the knot with businessman Venkata Datta Sai at the end of 2024. The 30-year-old though has no intention of slowing down in her career just yet. “No, I’m not thinking about retirement yet. I’m … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: National men’s doubles shuttlers Yap Roy King-Wan Arif Wan Junaidi got their revenge over Malaysia’s Goh V Shem and South Korea Choi Sol-gyu to book their spot in the Malaysian Open second round. World No. 17 Roy King-Wan Arif took 38 minutes to get past the world No. 44 V Shem-Sol-gyu, winning the … Read more
Defeat triumph (5-0) against an Athletic Club that was never a rival for Hansi Flick’s Barça, who enter Sunday’s final as the favorite to lift the Spanish Super Cup title again. Below, some hot notes from the semi-final. Raphinha was not a flower of a day. One of the doubts that left Barça’s wonderful season … Read more
West Ham’s Survival Hopes Fading Fast as Nottingham Forest Steals Crucial Points London, England – The rain poured down on the London Stadium, mirroring the somber mood of West ham United’s faithful. Portuguese manager nuno Espírito Santo, who took the reins from Graham Potter in september, looked utterly dejected after a gut-wrenching defeat that saw … Read more