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Cricket
Cricket-Australia sets out targets in 10-year plan to boost women's game
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Cricket Australia (CA) are targeting a five-fold increase in average attendances at women's matches and quadrupling participation rates among young girls as part of a 10-year plan for the women's game.
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Football
Soccer-Brazil great Ronaldo selling stake in boyhood club Cruzeiro
(Reuters) - Brazil great Ronaldo has agreed to sell his majority stake in Cruzeiro, the club where he made his senior debut, the Brazilian Serie A team announced on Monday.
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Hockey
Check on team tactics more important than winning against NZ
PETALING JAYA: Winning the first international friendly as the national team’s head coach is not the priority for Sarjit Singh as his focus is to test his tactics and formation against New Zealand at the Azlan Shah Stadium tomorrow.
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Badminton
June Wei needs gem of a show against Gemke if battle goes down to wire
CHENGDU: If shuttler Cheam June Wei is fielded as the third singles against Denmark, he can be the hero or the zero.
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Motorsport
It’s rare hands-on for six UTM students in motorsport
PETALING JAYA: Six students from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) will have the amazing opportunity to work alongside teams at the 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia.
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Football
FAM boss Hamidin open to criticism, ready to be challenged
KUALA LUMPUR: Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin (pic) is not offended and is open to receiving criticisms from any party, including former Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
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Football
MFL to introduce FFP for monitoring salary payments
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Football League (MFL) will introduce Financial Fair Play (FFP) for the M-League season starting in May.
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Hockey
Pakistan settled issues to spice up challenge in Azlan Shah Cup
PETALING JAYA: The announcement that Pakistan had named their 18-man squad for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was music to the ears of organising committee chairman Datuk Saiyuti Samat.
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Squash
Seremban lad hopes to make it to the ‘elite’ league like Sanjay and Ameeshenraj
PETALING JAYA: It has been a fabulous month for Malaysian squash as the players have made significant breakthrough on the Professional Squash Association’s (PSA) world tour and also in the Challenger series.
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Badminton
It’s India first for Satwiksairaj-Chirag as their No. 1 ranking is second priority
CHENGDU: India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty chose to forgo their No. 1 ranking to make sure they were in the best shape to help their team defend their Thomas Cup Finals title and hope their sacrifice pays off.
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Badminton
Serve ’em hot stuff
CHENGDU: Malaysia’s final Group D match against Denmark in the Thomas Cup Finals today is set to be a spicy affair, rivalling the food in Chengdu.
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Motorsport
Hakim aiming high after first podium finish in Jerez
PETALING JAYA: Teenage rider Hakim Danish is looking forward to another good showing in the second leg of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup after taking his first podium in the opening race.
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Badminton
Nothing compares to winning team titles with Japan for Akane
CHENGDU: Six years ago, shuttler Akane Yamaguchi was only 20 when she played a starring role in Japan’s triumph in the Uber Cup Finals.
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Badminton
Swept away by Thai-phoon – Malaysian girls get harsh lesson from superior opponents
CHENGDU: A young Malaysian team were given a harsh lesson when they were blown away 0-5 by Thailand in their second Group B match in the Uber Cup Finals.
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Badminton
Veterans Astrup-Rasmussen will be up to speed in fast and furious clash with Aaron-Wooi Yik
CHENGDU: Denmark’s veterans Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen are bracing themselves for a fast and furious encounter against national pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik in today’s Group D clash in the Thomas Cup Finals.
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Other Sports
Injured Shazrin ready to let go of Paris Olympics dream
SEPANG: With less than a hundred days left before the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, national sailor Nur Shazrin Mohamad Latif has indicated that she is willing to let go of her dream to compete at the world’s biggest sporting event if she does not receive a clean bill of health over her injured right hand.
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A Winning Factor
League leaders, set-piece mastery and other drama
THE North London derby was supposed to be the game that tested Arsenal’s title push in the run-in, but the game was over by half-time, much to the dismay of Manchester City fans.
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Football
Soccer-US and Mexico withdraw bid for 2027 Women's World Cup, eye 2031
(Reuters) - U.S. Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation have withdrawn their joint bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup and will instead focus on securing the 2031 edition, the national governing bodies said on Monday.
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Football
Soccer-Lewandowski hat-trick leads Barca to 4-2 win over 10-man Valencia
BARCELONA (Reuters) -Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick in the second half to help his side fight back to claim a hard-fought 4-2 win on Monday over visitors Valencia, who were leading 2-1 when they were reduced to 10 men just before the break.
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Football
Soccer-Uzbekistan and Japan secure qualification for Olympic Games
DOHA (Reuters) - Uzbekistan and Japan on Monday secured two of Asia's three berths at this year's Olympic Games football tournament with wins over Indonesia and Iraq respectively at the Under-23 Asian Cup in Qatar.