Cricket

Cricket-Australia captain Smith laughs off fiery exchange with Archer

Dec 7 (Reuters) - Australia captain Steve Smith downplayed his fiery exchange with Jofra Archer at the Gabba as "good banter" after letting his bat deliver the final riposte in the first major flashpoint of the Ashes on Sunday.

Football

Soccer-Celik sees red as Roma lose at Cagliari

Dec 7 (Reuters) - AS Roma suffered a 1-0 defeat away to Cagliari in Serie A on Sunday, with a second-half red card for Mehmet Celik leaving them unable to prevent Gianluca Gaetano's late winner.

Football

Soccer-Rutter rescues point for Brighton with late equaliser against West Ham

BRIGHTON, England, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Brighton & Hove Albion were held to a 1-1 draw at home by West Ham United in the Premier League on Sunday after Jarrod Bowen's stunning second-half goal for the visitors was cancelled out by Georginio Rutter's equaliser in stoppage time.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Norris answers his critics with first F1 title

ABU DHABI, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Mentally fragile, too cocky, a privileged Gen Z kid bankrolled by a wealthy father, rapid but lacking the killer instinct that separates champions from the rest -- Lando Norris has faced plenty of criticism on his road to the top in Formula One.

AseanPlus News

Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Sunday (Dec 7, 2025)

Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Sunday (Dec 7, 2025).

Cricket

Cricket-Former England captains unleash scathing verdict as Ashes dream crumbles

BRISBANE, Dec 7 (Reuters) - England's Ashes hopes have shifted from improbable to near-impossible after another eight-wicket hammering by Australia on Sunday, prompting criticism from former captains who believe Ben Stokes's side have squandered their best chance Down Under.

Athletics

Marathon-Kenyans Korir and Jepkosgei win Valencia Marathon, triathlete Yee impresses

VALENCIA, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Kenyan runner John Korir silenced his doubters in spectacular fashion on Sunday by claiming his second marathon victory of the season at Valencia while proving the "Korir name" is far from fading.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Tearful Norris takes F1 title as Verstappen wins Abu Dhabi race

ABU DHABI, Dec 7 (Reuters) - McLaren's Lando Norris sobbed tears of joy and relief as he won the Formula One championship for the first time and ended Max Verstappen's four-year reign with a nervy third place at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday.

Indonesia

Indonesia faces alarming physical activity reports, says health ministry

Indonesia's Ministry of Health has reported that the country is experiencing a deficit in physical activity, particularly among teenagers,

AseanPlus News

Thai sweetheart Lisa of Blackpink to make movie debut in action film 'Tygo' with Korean superstar Don Lee

Blackpink member Lisa is set to act in her first major movie, action flick "Tygo," opposite South Korea-born actor Don Lee.

Nation

MACC denies Rafizi's allegations it was used to probe PKR polls candidates

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has denied allegations that it was used to investigate candidates contesting in the PKR polls.

AseanPlus News

Hanoi becomes member of Unesco's global network of learning cities

Hanoi is among the 72 cities from 46 countries named members of Unesco's Global Network of Learning Cities on Dec 4, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.

Nation

Man killed as piling machine falls on his 4WD vehicle in Lawas

SIBU: A man has died after a piling machine fell on his four-wheel-drive vehicle in Kampung Peruan, Long Tuma in Lawas near here.

AseanPlus News

Singapore police block top auto firm from disposing of its vehicles as money-laundering probe into car leasing firms widen

The police have issued 121 prohibition of disposal orders against vehicles registered under SRS Auto amid a multi-agency probe into possible money laundering activities in the car leasing business.

Badminton

All eyes on Ee Wei-Pei Kee as women's team chase SEA Games final berth

PETALING JAYA: The battle for a spot in the final of the women's team badminton event at the SEA Games Thailand between Malaysia and Indonesia on Monday (Dec 8) promises to be thrilling, especially with mixed doubles world champion Toh Ee Wei set to feature.

World

Nigeria seeks French help to combat insecurity, Macron says

LAGOS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has sought more help from France to fight widespread violence in the north of the country, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday, weeks after the United States threatened to intervene to protect Nigeria's Christians.

Indonesia

Dutch drug convict in Indonesia transferred ahead of deportation

A Dutch drug convict left a provincial Indonesian jail for transfer to the capital Jakarta on Sunday, a day before he and a death-row prisoner were due to be deported to the Netherlands.

Thailand

Number's up: Calculators hold out against AI

The humble pocket calculator may not be able to keep up with the mathematical capabilities of new technology, but it will never hallucinate.

Philippines

Philippines says China fired flares toward its patrol plane in the disputed South China Sea

Chinese forces fired three flares from an island toward a Philippine plane undertaking a routine patrol Saturday in the disputed South China Sea, but the incident did not cause any problem.

Japan

Japan makes protest as Australia urge calm after Chinese radar locks on Japanese jets

Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets, a month after the Japanese leader's recent remarks on Taiwan that stirred tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.