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Soccer-Coventry signs teenage forward Cherif from Fenerbahce

Aug 19 (Reuters) - ⁠Coventry City have signed Guinea forward ⁠Sidiki Cherif from Turkish side ‌Fenerbahce on a long-term contract, the newly promoted Premier League club said on Wednesday.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Sainz commits future to Williams with new multi-year deal

Aug 19 (Reuters) - Carlos Sainz has ⁠signed a new multi-year contract with Williams, the Formula One team announced on ⁠Wednesday, securing his future with the British outfit and completing its driver ‌line-up for 2027 alongside Alex Albon.

Other Sports

Sailing-Ocean Race launches twin race for Atlantic glory and greenest crew

Aug 19 (Reuters) - The ⁠Ocean Race Atlantic 2026 will launch two ⁠simultaneous competitions on September 1 in New ‌York: a transatlantic sailing race to Lorient, France, and a sustainability challenge scoring teams on environmental and social impact, ​with crews required to be 50-50 ⁠gender-balanced.

Football

Soccer-Sheffield United's ex-owners winds up company which bought club

LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Sheffield United's former ⁠owner on Wednesday won a bid to wind up the company that in ⁠2024 bought the second-tier Championship side, which said the High Court's decision was not ‌an issue for the club.

Football

Left-foot Lim You turns dad's lessons into seven-goal show

KUALA LUMPUR: The sharpness of her left foot, honed by her father since childhood, proved to be a potent weapon for young player Lim You as she scored seven goals to help the Malayan Tigress Under-17 squad thrash Saudi Arabia 9-0 in their Group A match of the 2026 Srikandi Merdeka Cup in Kudus, Indonesia on Tuesday.

Rugby

Rugby-Springboks braced for breakdown battle against old foes New Zealand

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 19 (Reuters) - South Africa have ⁠put a focus on the breakdown battle ahead of Saturday's first test against ⁠New Zealand in Johannesburg, and will have a few tricks up their sleeve ‌in what will be a key area of the game, says hooker Malcolm Marx.

Cricket

Cricket-India captain Gill hails long-term prospect Suthar

Aug 19 (Reuters) - Manav Suthar is ⁠barely two tests into his international career but India skipper Shubman ⁠Gill is convinced they have unearthed a long-term spin prospect in ‌the 24-year-old, who bowled them to victory in the opening test in Galle on Wednesday.

Other Sports

As Hyrox's popularity soars, fitness-racing hybrid chases Olympic dream

Aug 19 (Reuters) - From around 650 competitors at its first ⁠event to more than a million participants worldwide today, Hyrox has gone from niche fitness challenge to global phenomenon with its sights set ⁠on the Olympics in less than a decade.

Badminton

Suan Huat-Shevon out to crack Chinese code

PETALING JAYA: Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie have a Chinese jinx to break if they are to reach the quarter-finals of the World Championships in New Delhi.

Football

Soccer-Pogba and Monaco part ways after one season

Aug 19 (Reuters) - French ⁠international Paul Pogba and AS Monaco have agreed ⁠to part ways by mutual consent after ‌one season, the Ligue 1 club said on Wednesday.

Football

Soccer-Villa bolster squad with arrivals of Suzuki and Ruggeri

Aug 19 (Reuters) - Aston ⁠Villa have strengthened their squad ⁠with the permanent signings of goalkeeper ‌Zion Suzuki and left back Matteo Ruggeri, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.

Badminton

Jun Hao goes down fighting as Malaysia's singles challenge ends

PETALING JAYA: So close yet so far for Leong Jun Hao.

Badminton

Pearly-Thinaah warming up for bigger battles

PETALING JAYA: It will only get harder but Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah believe they will only get better in the World Championships.

Badminton

Wei Chong ready to battle friends for last eight

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia are guaranteed at least one place in the men's doubles quarter-finals of the World Championships today, but it will come at the expense of either Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik or Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun.

Diving

Rui Jie crowns final Sukma appearance with first individual gold

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.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Injured Hadjar to miss Dutch GP, Lawson steps in for Red Bull

Aug 19 (Reuters) - Red Bull's ⁠Isack Hadjar is set to miss this weekend's Dutch Grand Prix ⁠after the French-Algerian driver sustained a wrist injury in training, ‌with Liam Lawson stepping in as his replacement, the Formula One team said on Wednesday.

Tennis

Tennis-Kyrgios provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine

Aug 19 (Reuters) - Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios ⁠was provisionally suspended from tennis on Wednesday after testing positive for cocaine, with the volatile Australian owning up to his "huge mistake" in a ⁠public apology.

Other Sports

Lee Ronn targets Sukma gold as new wushu format raises the stakes

PETALING JAYA: The stakes are high for wushu exponent Lee Ronn who is eyeing a golden breakthrough for Melaka at the Malaysia Games (Sukma) competition taking place at the IDCC Shah Alam from on Thursday (Aug 20).

Cricket

Cricket-Suthar's spin masterclass helps India beat Sri Lanka, and rain, in Galle

Aug 19 (Reuters) - Manav Suthar claimed six ⁠second-innings wickets in a spin-bowling masterclass to fashion India's 165-run victory in the ⁠opening test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Wednesday.

Football

Just 14, footballer Lim You steals show with seven goals as Tigress reach semis

PETALING JAYA: Fourteen-year-old forward Lim You stole the spotlight with seven goals as the Malayan Tigress Under-17s thrashed Saudi Arabia 9-0 in their final Group A match at the Srikandi Merdeka Cup in Kudus, Indonesia, on Wednesday (Aug 19).