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Badminton

A long time coming

PETALING JAYA: Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun may not qualify for this year's World Tour Finals, but they still have every reason to smile.

Badminton

Pearly-Thinaah, Hoo-Lai lose their French flair

PETALING JAYA: Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah's (pic) dream of a European double went up in smoke as they let a flying start slip away in the French Open final in Paris yesterday.

Badminton

Sindhu fails to douse Se-young’s fire

PETALING JAYA: Can anyone pour cold water on South Korea's An Se-young's (pic) hot streak?

Squash

Hot in California 

PETALING JAYA: S. Sivasangari's Silicon Valley Open triumph in California has whetted her appetite for more glory on American soil when squash makes its Olympic debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

Badminton

Look on the bright side

PETALING JAYA: Adversity can strike anyone, no matter how successful they are.

Athletics

Esther: It’s not ideal to have another race as selection trial

KUALA LUMPUR: National triathlete and marathoner Esther Joy Chen (pic) hopes there will be more discussions on the 2027 SEA Games qualifying process after another selection trial was introduced yesterday.

Golf

Ervin soars despite the soreness

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's Ervin Chang signed off his Hong Kong Open campaign with an impressive three-under 67, securing a top-20 finish despite battling fatigue and injury concerns over the past two weeks.

Hockey

Fitri’s a veteran who’s fit to keep score with juniors in national team

PETALING JAYA: Youth may be knocking on the door of the national hockey team but veteran midfielder Fitri Saari says only the best will get in.

Athletics

Marathoners to fight for SEA Games berths in April qualifier

KUALA LUMPUR: A one-off qualifier will be held in April, most likely in Putrajaya, to select the best men and women marathon runners to represent Malaysia at the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games next year.

Football

Sosa and Moraes bond lights up Selangor’s FA Cup charge

PETALING JAYA: A blossoming friendship between two South Americans is starting to deliver results for Selangor.

Hockey

Raw but roaring

PETALING JAYA: National hockey player T. Naaveennash could not have asked for a better outing at the Sultan of Johor Cup after emerging as the team's top scorer as Malaysia ended their 15-year wait to reclaim the title.

Football

Soccer-Real Madrid defeat Barcelona at Camp Nou to halve gap to LaLiga leaders

BARCELONA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Real Madrid became ⁠the first side to beat Barcelona in LaLiga this season, defeating the league leaders 2-1 at Camp Nou with ⁠a brace from Kylian Mbappe.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Antonelli wins US Grand Prix but must wait for title

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Kimi Antonelli ⁠delivered a dominant US Grand Prix victory for Mercedes on Sunday to stand on the brink of becoming Formula One's ⁠youngest ever champion with four rounds to spare in Mexico next weekend.

Football

Soccer-Terland strikes late to give Man United derby draw with City in WSL

MANCHESTER, England, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Manchester ⁠United striker Elisabeth Terland scored a late equaliser to knock visitors ⁠Manchester City off top spot in the Women's Super League ‌table on Sunday evening as a hotly contested derby finished 1-1 at the Leigh Sports Ground.

Cricket

Cricket-Shadab heroics lift Pakistan past England in one-wicket thriller

Oct 25 (Reuters) - Pakistan all-rounder Shadab ⁠Khan struck an unbeaten 113 and shared a record 89-run last-wicket stand ⁠with Haris Rauf as the hosts rallied from 154-9 to secure ‌a one-wicket win over England in Lahore on Sunday and book their place in the tri-series final.

Football

Soccer-Inter strike late to keep pace with Lazio as Juve ease pressure with Lecce win

LECCE, Italy, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Inter ⁠Milan kept pace with Lazio at the top of Serie A after ⁠scoring twice in stoppage time to earn a 2–1 home win over ‌Fiorentina on Sunday, while injury-hit Juventus halted their recent slump with a 2–0 victory at Lecce.

Rugby

Rugby-Joe Marchant recalled to England squad for training camp

Oct 25 (Reuters) - Centre Joe Marchant ⁠won a recall to the England squad on Sunday ⁠after being included in a 36-player training camp for ‌next month's Nations Championship, the Rugby Football Union announced.

Football

Soccer-Bayern Munich survive late scare to beat Freiburg 3-1

FREIBURG, Germany, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Bayern ⁠Munich preserved their unbeaten start to the Bundesliga season with a 3-1 victory ⁠at SC Freiburg, but the visitors were forced to withstand late pressure ‌after Tom Bischof's own goal sparked a frantic push from the hosts for an equaliser.

Football

Soccer-Rennes go top of Ligue 1 with 3-0 win over Strasbourg

Oct 25 (Reuters) - Rennes moved top of ⁠the Ligue 1 standings with a comprehensive 3-0 home triumph over RC Strasbourg on ⁠Sunday, moving one point ahead of Lille and AS Monaco, who drew earlier ‌in the day.

Football

Soccer-United leave Carrick hanging by a thread after Bournemouth loss

MANCHESTER, England, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Michael Carrick insisted he was "carrying ⁠on as normal" after Manchester United's 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth on Sunday, but the manager appeared increasingly vulnerable after a result that left Old Trafford ⁠engulfed in anger and resignation.