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Soccer-Mexico draw 0-0 with Portugal in Azteca reopening friendly

MEXICO CITY, ⁠March 28 (Reuters) - Mexico and Portugal played out a 0-0 draw at the ⁠Estadio Azteca on Saturday in a friendly to mark the stadium's ‌reopening ahead of the World Cup.

Athletics

Athletics-Kerr aims to break El Guerrouj's mile record in London

March 29 (Reuters) - Britain's ⁠Josh Kerr will attempt to break Hicham El ⁠Guerrouj's world record in the mile in front ‌of a home crowd at the London Diamond League meet in July.

Football

Soccer-Fans flock to Azteca reopening, brushing off tensions ahead of World Cup

MEXICO CITY, March ⁠28 (Reuters) - Fans returned to Mexico City's Azteca Stadium for its long-awaited reopening on Saturday, embracing the ⁠pre-World Cup atmosphere despite tight security, protests across the capital and a fatal accident inside ‌the venue.

Athletics

Athletics-Kennedy pulls off repeat win over teenage sprint sensation Gout

March 29 (Reuters) - Lachlan Kennedy ⁠beat teenage sprint sensation Gout Gout for the second ⁠year in a row at Australia's leading one-day athletics ‌meet in Melbourne on Saturday before setting his sights on winning gold at this year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Golf

Work on your pitching control(Part I)

In this first part on controlling your pitching, Ryder Cup winner and five-times European Tour champion Ross Fisher shares a few fundamentals on what can help sharpen your game and improve scoring around the greens.

Squash

Hania hails Rachel and her bag of tricks after bagging tough win

PETALING JAYA: National squash player Rachel Arnold put up a strong fight before her run at the Optasia Championship ended in the quarter-finals.

Golf

Annual tourism showpiece returns with a move to Tropicana

THE annual Malaysia Tourism Golf Tournament will return for its third edition and include this year, a visit to Johor.

Golf

ONOFF unveil new line of clubs built with every golfer in mind

GLOBERIDE Inc release their latest range of ONOFF equipment with the launch of the XCBT line of golf clubs.

Golf

Malaysia steadies tourism push 

WITH the first quarter coming to a close, Malaysia's tourism planners – the golf industry included – find themselves dealing with a global landscape characterised by uncertainty, but also with a degree of opportunity.

Freshie Haziq has it to catch hold of national team first spot one day

PETALING JAYA: It's easy for young goalkeeper Haziq Aiman Esa (pic) to catch the eye when he is training among the Malaysian national football team players.

Squash

Duncan hopes tight schedule won’t loosen his grip on bid to reach world meet

PETALING JAYA: National squash player Duncan Lee (pic) has a busy schedule lined-up for May, but he's hoping to include an appearance at the World Championships in the mix.

Cycling

Para cyclist Suraiya retains her sprint gold as elite riders fall short at Asian C’ships

PETALING JAYA: Para cyclist Nur Suraiya Mohd Zamri rode her way to a second gold medal at the Asian Cycling Championships in Tagaytay, the Philippines, yesterday.

Golf

Koepka co‑designs Memorial Park

BROOKS Koepka already has several accolades to his credit, but signature golf course designer is a new one.

In a Laine of his own

PETALING JAYA: There's a middle man in the national football team that is becoming almost irreplaceable.

Badminton

Are Ee Yi-Yew Sin through as a pair? 

PETALING JAYA: Rumours are rife that independent men's doubles pair Teo Ee Yi and Ong Yew Sin could be headed for a split.

Badminton

Coach Herry gets Haikal to pledge commitment in black and white

PETALING JAYA: A sincere apology can go a long way, but at times it needs to be put in writing to ensure the same mistake is not repeated.

Badminton

No English thorn in Aaron-Wooi Yik’s side at Thomas Cup

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's men's doubles have one less concern ahead of the Thomas Cup in Horsens, Denmark, next month after England opted not to field their top pair, Ben Lane-Sean Vendy.

More costly now for players to leave BAM before contract ends

PETALING JAYA: Any national player planning to leave the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) before their contract ends may have to think twice, as they could be required to pay substantial compensation.

Football

Fired-up Vietnam could be too hot for keepers to handle

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's final 2027 Asian Cup Group F qualifier against Vietnam is shaping up to be a tense encounter, with a strong element of revenge in the air.

Football

Soccer-Easy win for Belgium over US rings alarm bells for World Cup co-hosts

ATLANTA, March 28 (Reuters) - Belgium bounced back ⁠after going behind to register a runaway 5-2 win over the United States in their ⁠friendly international on Saturday in a result that will ring alarm bells for the World ‌Cup co-hosts.