Other Sports

NFL-Cowboys most valuable team for 20th year in a row, Forbes list shows

Sept 9 (Reuters) - The Dallas ⁠Cowboys are the most valuable NFL franchise for ⁠a 20th consecutive year, according to the annual list ‌published by Forbes on Wednesday that showed all of the league's teams are worth at least $8 billion.

Football

Soccer-PSG score six to launch Champions League defence, Arsenal win late at Napoli

PARIS, Sept 9 (Reuters) - New signing Ferran Torres struck a ⁠hat-trick as holders Paris St Germain made an emphatic start to the defence of their Champions League crown with a 6-1 ⁠home victory over Slovan Bratislava on Wednesday.

Tennis

Tennis-Rybakina beats qualifier Zheng to reach US Open semis and secure no. 1 spot

NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) - ⁠Second seed Elena Rybakina ended Chinese qualifier Zheng Qinwen's stirring U.S. Open run with a ⁠3-6 6-1 6-4 victory on Wednesday, advancing to the semi-finals and securing the world ‌number one ranking for the first time.

Cricket

Cricket-Tongue routs Pakistan as England dominate third test

BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept 9 (Reuters) - England are on course ⁠to complete a series whitewash after Pakistan's brittle batting collapsed again on the opening day of the third test at Edgbaston on Wednesday.

Cricket

Cricket-Hermann equals ODI debut record as South Africa rout Namibia

Sept 9 (Reuters) - South Africa ⁠opener Jordan Hermann equalled the record for the most runs ⁠on a One Day International debut with a blistering knock ‌of 150 that saw his side overcome hosts Namibia in the first of their three-match series on Wednesday.

Cycling

Cycling-Brennan rules Seville sprint as Visma claim seventh Vuelta stage win

SEVILLE, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Matthew ⁠Brennan turned Seville's grand avenues into another Visma-Lease a Bike runway ⁠on Wednesday, powering to his fifth stage win of this ‌year's Vuelta a Espana as the Dutch team's remarkable run of success continued.

Athletics

Athletics-'I'm not going to lose': Kerr welcomes Ingebrigtsen clash in Budapest

Sept 9 (Reuters) - Josh Kerr says World Athletics' ⁠new Ultimate Championships have given him one final target after a stellar season, while the chance to face long-time rival Jakob ⁠Ingebrigtsen again only adds to the appeal.

Football

Soccer-Curacao extend manager Advocaat's contract after turbulent year

Sept 9 (Reuters) - Curacao ⁠manager Dick Advocaat has signed a ⁠contract extension keeping him in charge ‌through July, the country's football federation announced on Wednesday.

Badminton

Zii Jia suffers early exit at Vietnam Open

PETALING JAYA: Independent men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia's hopes of making a deep run at the Vietnam Open were cut short after he was beaten by Taiwan's Wu Zhe-ying on Wednesday (Sept 9).

Motorsport

Motor racing-Antonelli faces Monumental challenge at new Madring circuit

MADRID, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Kimi Antonelli is Formula ⁠One's man of the moment but Mercedes' 20-year-old championship leader faces a Monumental challenge in Spain this weekend, along with all ⁠his rivals.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Raikkonen's son Robin joins Red Bull's driver development programme

Sept 9 (Reuters) - Robin Raikkonen, ⁠the 11-year-old son of 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen, has become ⁠the latest prospect to join Red Bull's driver development programme, ‌the Formula One team announced on Wednesday.

Football

Soccer-Messi agrees deal to purchase Spanish second-tier side Eldense

MADRID, Sept 9 (Reuters) - ⁠Spanish second-division side C.D. Eldense said on Wednesday that Argentine great Lionel Messi ⁠has reached an agreement in principle to become the club's new owner. 

Other Sports

Sailing-American Rose leads Women’s ILCA 6 worlds as racing heats up

Sept 9 (Reuters) - American ⁠Charlotte Rose leads the ILCA 6 Women's World Championship ⁠on Wednesday as the 108-strong fleet splits into ‌Gold and Silver divisions for the decisive phase of racing on Dublin Bay.

Cricket

Cricket-Private investment a threat to Australian game, says NSW Cricket

Sept 9 (Reuters) - Cricket New South ⁠Wales criticised Cricket Australia's decision to proceed with private investment in ⁠the Big Bash leagues on Wednesday, warning that the move could ‌reduce funding for grassroots cricket and weaken the sport's long-term development.

Other Sports

Amid NFL hoopla, flag football makes quieter push in suburban Australia

MELBOURNE, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The National Football League (NFL) ⁠is determined to make a big splash at its first regular-season game in Australia but out in the Melbourne suburbs, a ⁠quieter revolution is brewing without the helmets, shoulder pads and big hits.

Badminton

Rexy takes cautious approach to Asian Games medal hopes

PETALING JAYA: National doubles coaching director Rexy Mainaky is taking a cautious approach for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games by setting Malaysia a target of at least a silver medal.

Badminton

Jalani urges Pearly-Thinaah to rediscover winning formula

PETALING JAYA: Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah may need to return to the winning formula that once made them such a formidable pair.

Badminton

Sze Fei-Izzuddin hungry to end Malaysia’s 20-year gold drought

PETALING JAYA: Former world No. 1 men's doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani are aiming high at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games from Sept 19-Oct 4, with nothing less than the gold medal on their minds.

Other Sports

Games-Nagoya mayor rules out Asian Games disruption after flood forces evacuation

TOKYO, ⁠Sept 9 (Reuters) - Hundreds of athletes and officials ⁠were briefly evacuated after heavy rain battered ‌Nagoya, but the city's mayor on Wednesday ruled out any disruption to the Asian Games.

Other Sports

Olympics-French Alps 2030 Winter Games boss set to leave amid governance turmoil, source says

PARIS Sept 9 (Reuters) - Edgar ⁠Grospiron, president of the organising committee for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games ⁠in the French Alps, is set to leave his post just 18 months after ‌his appointment, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.