Football

Soccer-Carrick urges no ‘knee‑jerk’ managerial decision amid United surge

Feb 7 (Reuters) - Manchester United interim ‌manager Michael Carrick said he is relishing his spell in charge ‌but will not get carried away with talk of taking ‌the job permanently despite overseeing three wins from his opening three matches.

Squash

Sivasangari marks 200th PSA win with Windy City quarter-final berth

PETALING JAYA: National squash player S. Sivasangari notched her 200th win on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour in style by booking her spot in the Windy City Open quarter-finals.

Football

Soccer-Altidore says World Cup will prove critics wrong as soccer aims to match Super Bowl buzz

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Former U.S. ‌striker Jozy Altidore believes this summer's World Cup will silence doubters who claim soccer ‌cannot compete with American football for the nation's attention, drawing parallels to the ‌transformative impact of the 1994 tournament.

Rugby

Rugby-Wallabies boss Schmidt will not 'swap sides' to take on All Blacks role

Feb 7 (Reuters) - Australia coach Joe ‌Schmidt has ruled out the possibility of leading the All Blacks at ‌the 2027 World Cup when he steps down from his position at the ‌Wallabies' helm later this year, saying he could not "swap sides".

Football

Terengganu and KL share the spoils in first-leg Malaysia Cup tie

PETALING JAYA: Terengganu were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against Kuala Lumpur in their Malaysia Cup quarter-finals first leg match at the Sultan Zainal Abidin Stadium on Friday (Feb 6).

Other Sports

Olympics-Sofia Goggia lights Games cauldron in Cortina

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ‌Italy, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Sofia Goggia, Italy's first women's ‌downhill Olympic champion, lit the cauldron in Cortina ‌d'Ampezzo on Friday at the culmination of the opening ceremony for the Milano Cortina Winter Games.

Metro News

Liverpool seek lift-off

THE 4-1 win over Newcastle United last week was a huge result for Liverpool.

Metro News

Momentum with Red Devils as Spurs visit

EVERYTHING points to another win for Manchester United this weekend, when they welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Old Trafford.

Swimming

Hoe Yean stays on track amid coaching transition

KUALA LUMPUR: Khiew Hoe Yean may still be waiting to find out who his next coach will be, but the national swimmer is not standing still.

Football

Trying to stay paw-sitive

PETALING JAYA: Kuching City slipped up once against Brunei in the local football scene last year. And that painful defeat will be a reminder as they get ready to face the club from Borneo in the Malaysia Cup quarter-finals first-leg match at the Bandar Seri Begawan Stadium today.

Diving

Russian coaching power to fuel Malaysia’s Olympic diving revival

PETALING JAYA: Russian coaches are set to bolster Malaysia's diving team, sparking hopes of ending a 10-year Olympic medal drought.

Badminton

Japan defeat highlights Malaysia’s depth issues ahead of Thomas Cup

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's lack of depth in their back-up squad was exposed at the Badminton Asia Team Championships – a worrying sign ahead of the Thomas Cup Finals from April 24–May 3 in Horsens, Denmark.

Badminton

All-England test awaits world junior champs Aaron-Kang

PETALING JAYA: National men's doubles shuttlers Aaron Tai-Kang Khai Xing will get a shot to play against the world's best when they compete at the All-England next month.

Badminton

Stand up to the noise, Ee Wei advises next-gen shuttlers

PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles start Toh Ee Wei has called the next generation players to stand tall against criticism.

Sports Box

Fast and furious action in January – and the whole year

JANUARY came and went in a flash – not quite as fast as Jamaican Usain Bolt but close enough to make you realise you hardly had time to blink.

Squash

Path clear for Sivasangari to reach quarters in Chicago

PETALING JAYA: The road is clear for national squash player S. Sivasangari (pic) to reach the quarter-finals of the Windy City Open after pulling off a superb opening round victory in Chicago.

Motorsport

Keep the motor running

PETALING JAYA: Former MotoGP rider Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah and Qabil Irfan Azlan won the top honours at the 2025 Aeon Credit Motorsports Association of Malaysia (MAM) Awards Night in Bukit Kiara on Thursday.

Other Sports

Olympics-Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo burn dual flames for Winter Games

MILAN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - ‌With the lighting of the two cauldrons — one in Milan and one ‌in Cortina d'Ampezzo — the Winter Olympics got under way, marking the first ‌time in history that the Games have begun with dual host-city flames. 

Football

Soccer-Rights groups issue Florida travel alert ahead of World Cup, citing detention risks

Feb 6 (Reuters) - A coalition ‌of civil and human rights organizations on Friday issued a statewide travel alert for Florida ‌ahead of this year's World Cup soccer tournament.

Other Sports

Olympics-Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni light Games cauldron in Milan

MILAN, ‌Feb ‌6 (Reuters) - Former ‌Olympic champions Alberto ‍Tomba and ‍Deborah ‌Compagnoni lit ‍the ​cauldron in ⁠Milan on ‌Friday at the ⁠culmination ‍of ‍the opening ‌ceremony for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.