Cricket

Cricket–Seifert and Phillips fire New Zealand past Afghanistan in T20 World Cup

CHENNAI, India, Feb 8 (Reuters) - New Zealand ‌pulled off a steep chase against Afghanistan's spin-heavy attack to begin their Twenty20 World Cup ‌campaign with a five-wicket victory in a group D match in Chennai on Sunday.

Badminton

Talented Wooi Yik says better sparring fuels his All-England charge with Aaron

PETALING JAYA: Better quality sparring can go a long way. And men's doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik are already feeling the benefits as they look ahead to the challenge in Birmingham, where they will bid to reclaim the All-England title once again.

Badminton

World junior champ Hu Zhean sparks China comeback in semis

PETALING JAYA: Hosts and defending champions China have set up a final meeting against Japan in the Asia Team Championships after coming from behind to beat South Korea 3-2.

Rugby

Rugby-Six Nations start gives Italy boost but they seek to temper expectations

ROME, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Italy's positive ‌start to their Six Nations campaign offers them a chance to exceed expectations ‌this year with coach Gonzalo Quesada hailing a new level of maturity.

Badminton

World No. 1 Se-young anchors South Korea's first Asia team triumph

PETALING JAYA: Women's singles sensation An Se-young added another feather in her cap by leading South Korea to a maiden Asia Team Championships title.

Football

Soccer-Liverpool new signing Jacquet suffers 'serious' injury

Feb 8 (Reuters) - Liverpool's ‌new signing Jeremy Jacquet suffered a "serious" ‌shoulder injury while playing for Rennes ‌in their 3-1 Ligue 1 defeat at RC Lens on Saturday, casting doubt over the defender's availability ‍ahead of his summer move ‍to Anfield.

Football

Soccer-Pressure builds on Al-Ittihad as Asian Champions League resumes

Feb 8 (Reuters) - Saudi Pro League ‌champions Al-Ittihad will look to push their domestic difficulties and the exodus of key players to ‌one side to assert themselves in the Asian Champion League Elite when Sergio Conceicao's team ‌take on Qatar's Al-Gharafa on Tuesday.

Squash

Windy City Open ends for Eain Yow, Aira

PETALING JAYA: National squash player Ng Eain Yow's hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the Windy City Open ended after he lost to New Zealand's Paul Coll on Saturday (Feb 7).

Hockey

Olympics-Ice hockey-Canada glad to get on the ice and happy with high shot count

MILAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Canada's defence of ‌their Olympic women's ice hockey title took longer than expected to get underway, and they also ‌took a while to get the goals flowing before finishing off Switzerland on Saturday, but the ‌team are happy to have put so many shots on target.

Hockey

Olympics-Ice hockey-Spooner savours first score for Canada after injury recovery

MILAN, ‌Feb 7 (Reuters) - Canada's veteran forward Natalie Spooner hit a satisfying ‌new milestone in her comeback story on Saturday, as she ‌scored her team's opening goal of the Milano Cortina Games after a long road back from injury.

Squash

Sivasangari’s sizzling serve powers her to 200th PSA win in Chicago

PETALING JAYA: National squash player S. Sivasangari (pic) served up a splendid game to mark her 200th win on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour.

Golf

Build a better swing sequence

THE golf swing is an athletic motion built on the body's ability to coil and uncoil while the club travels on a circular arc.

Golf

Dream debut for Hoe, Liow

MICHAEL Hoe and Francis Liow could hardly have scripted a better first appearance at the DP World Tour's Hero Dubai Desert Classic Pro-Am than what transpired at this year's event.

Golf

Honma and Huawei unveil stylish new smartwatch

PREMIUM global golf brand Honma and technology giant Huawei have partnered in the launch of the Honma x Huawei Watch GT 6 Pro, a special edition smartwatch that blends luxury styling with advanced golf and health technology.

Golf

Golfers unite to weigh in on World Wish Day

SOME charity events raise funds. Others quietly unite a community around something far more meaningful.

Golf

OWGR sparks fresh storm 

THERE was much to debate this week, but unsurprisingly the Official World Golf Rankings long awaited decision to award points to LIV Golf for the first time dominated discussions across the sport – and for good reason.

Other Sports

Olympics-Figure-skating-Once a child prodigy, Canada's Gogolev makes memorable Games debut

MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Canada's Stephen Gogolev ‌made a memorable Olympic debut with a third-place finish in the men's short programme of the Milano Cortina team event — ‌a moment that once felt far from guaranteed during years of injuries after a major growth spurt.

Swimming

Hoe Yean sees improvement in tiring but fruitful triple-race outing

PETALING JAYA: Swimmer Khiew Hoe Yean (pic) continued his fine form in the Malaysian Invitational Age-Group Championships by adding two more titles.

Golf

Big crowds, big launches order of the day as Golfest KL wraps up

FOUR packed days of product launches, skill challenges and festival‑style excitement, is what Golfest KL 2026 is all about.

Badminton

Hock Kin urges BAM to fix programme that has failed to produce next Chong Wei

PETALING JAYA: Could the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) benefit from placing greater trust in local coaches?