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Olympics-Australia's Rugby Sevens squads to move to Brisbane ahead of 2032 Games

SYDNEY, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Australia's ⁠Rugby Sevens programmes will move to a new state-of-the-art training ⁠facility at Brisbane's Ballymore Stadium complex ahead of the 2032 ‌Olympics in the city, the Queensland government said on Thursday. 

Badminton

Arif-Roy King upset Indonesian 12th seeds at World Championships

PETALING JAYA: Men's doubles pair Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King continued their impressive run at the World Championships in New Delhi after knocking out Indonesia's 12th seeds Raymond Indra-Nikolaus Joaquin in the second round on Wednesday (Aug 19).

Hockey

World Cup: Speedy Tigers bow out of group stage after 5-3 loss to hosts Belgium

PETALING JAYA: The national hockey team ended their World Cup group stage campaign in last place after suffering a 5-3 defeat to hosts Belgium on Thursday (Aug 20).

Football

Soccer-Messi scores emotional first goal since father's death

Aug 19 (Reuters) - Lionel ⁠Messi scored his first goal since ⁠the death of his father earlier this ‌month in Inter Miami's 2-2 draw with Philadelphia Union on Wednesday.

Tennis

Tennis-Bejlek shocks Sabalenka, Paul ousts top seed Zverev in Cincinnati

Aug 19 (Reuters) - World number one ⁠Aryna Sabalenka's preparations for her U.S. Open title defence suffered ⁠a setback when she lost to Sara Bejlek at the Cincinnati ‌Open on Wednesday, while Tommy Paul saved a match point to knock out top seed Alexander Zverev.

Swimming

Fantastic four

FT's Chong Xin Lin with gold medal for the 50M backstroke womens category during the SUKMA Selangor 2026 at Selangor Aquatic, Shah Alam. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

Swimming

Eliza wins part one of pool showdown with Nadia

SHAH ALAM: Eliza Tan drew first blood in her much anticipated freestyle showdown with Perak's Nadia Lim by picking up the first Malaysia Games (Sukma) gold medal for the hosts at Akuatik Selangor.

Diving

One last hurrah

SHAH ALAM: Years of early starts and relentless training finally paid off as Yong Rui Jie of Federal Territories struck individual gold at Malaysia Games (Sukma) for the first time.

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Esports racer Genevieve makes one and only outing special

AMPANG: Genevieve Henrietta Ooi's first Malaysia Games (Sukma) appearance will also be her last, and she got it started with a gold medal in the esports e-simulator racing event with her Sarawak teammates yesterday.

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Selangor face heat in chase for overall crown

PETALING JAYA: The Selangor Malaysia Games (Sukma) contingent are eyeing an end to their 10-year wait for the overall crown, but it is not going to be easy.

Cycling

Nabilah proves grit pays off with third medal

SHAH ALAM: Nurul Nabilah Mohd Asri started from humble beginnings and has now scaled unimaginable heights with the Kedah cycling team.

Athletics

Shades of glory – Jie Yie smashes 10,000m record in style 

SERDANG: Federal Territories' long-distance runner Chen Jie Yie certainly caught the eye at the Malaysia Games (Sukma) with a new record and gold medal.

Athletics

As luck would have it

SERDANG: The favourite's misfortune became the underdog's fortune in the Malaysia Games (Sukma) men's 400m hurdles final at the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Stadium yesterday.

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Ridzuan defies back injury to compete and lift title in debut

KAJANG: For any weightlifter, a lower back injury is too heavy a burden to bear in a competition and it's much safer to pull out.

Shooting

Fiery Zen on fire

PETALING JAYA: Pahang shooter Cheah Zen Hong is shaping up as a strong contender for the Malaysia Games (Sukma) Selangor Sportsman award after winning his fifth gold medal yesterday.

Bowling

Double A live up to tag as Asian champs in Sukma

SUBANG JAYA: Selangor bowler Aiman Syahin Sulaiman was feeling disappointed after firing blanks in the first two days of the Malaysia Games (Sukma) but got it right with Adania Mohd Redzwan to clinch the mixed doubles crown yesterday.

Athletics

High jumper Sabrina scores an A for audacity 

SERDANG: Johor's Nur Sabrina Najwa Efrudin drew big cheers for her audacity in taking a bold risk as she leapt to the Malaysia Games' (Sukma) high jump gold at the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Stadium here yesterday.

Football

Selangor focus on present goal before thinking of gold

SERDANG: The Selangor football team square off against Pahang in the semi-finals at the Petaling Jaya Stadium today, with the hosts under pressure to deliver on home soil.

Badminton

One last smash for Eogene to land elusive medal

SHAH ALAM: It's hard to imagine Perak shuttler Eogene Ewe has yet to smash down a medal at the Malaysia Games (Sukma).

Badminton

Kean Wei on mission to revive Penang glory in badminton

SHAH ALAM: Tan Kean Wei's mission is clear – to bring back the glory days of Penang badminton in the Malaysia Games (Sukma).