Badminton

Home heartbreak again for Tang Jie-Ee Wei

PETALING JAYA: It was the end of the road for home stars Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei after going down to China's Gao Jiaxuan-Wei Yaxin in the quarter-finals of the Malaysian Masters on Friday (May 22).

Football

Soccer-Arbeloa to leave Real Madrid at end of season

May 22 (Reuters) - Alvaro Arbeloa said he ⁠would not be Real Madrid coach next season and would leave the club for ⁠a new challenge after a tumultuous four months in charge.

Athletics

Athletics-Olympic champion Russell overcomes mental hurdles to inch closer to world record

May 22 (Reuters) - Olympic champion Masai Russell feels ⁠she is inching closer to breaking the 100m hurdles world record after finally getting over the mental ⁠hurdles of fear and self-doubt that plagued her throughout 2025.

Football

Soccer-Azpilicueta to retire at end of season

May 22 (Reuters) - Spanish defender ⁠Cesar Azpilicueta said on Friday he would retire from professional ⁠football at the end of the season, bringing the curtain ‌down on a career spanning two decades.

Football

Soccer-Carrick's calm revolution at United earns him permanent role

MANCHESTER, England, May 22 (Reuters) - Michael Carrick never chased the spotlight ⁠as a player, and he has not suddenly sought it out as a manager.

Football

Soccer-'Nothing is eternal': Guardiola to end decade-long Man City reign at end of season

May 22 (Reuters) - Pep Guardiola will leave Manchester City ⁠at the end of the season after a decade in charge, the club announced on Friday, bringing an end to one of the most successful ⁠eras in English soccer and one of the most influential managerial reigns of all time.

Football

Soccer-Carrick to continue as Man United head coach until 2028

May 22 (Reuters) - Manchester United have appointed Michael ⁠Carrick as their permanent manager on a contract until 2028, the Premier League club said on ⁠Friday, rewarding the former midfielder for the club's turnaround in fortunes in less than half a ‌season.

Badminton

Sze Fei-Izzuddin take on Aaron-Wooi Yik in all-Malaysian semis

PETALING JAYA: Men's doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani stormed their way into the Malaysian Masters semi-final after taking down Japan's Kakeru Kumagai-Hiroki Nishi on Friday (May 22).

Football

Soccer-England leave Foden and Palmer out of World Cup squad

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - England will head to next ⁠month's World Cup without several familiar faces after midfielders Phil Foden and Cole Palmer and defender Trent Alexander-Arnold all missed the cut for manager Thomas ⁠Tuchel's 26-man squad on Friday.

Cricket

Cricket-Pakistan recall Babar for Australia ODIs

May 22 (Reuters) - Pakistan ⁠recalled batter Babar Azam for the ⁠three-match one-day international series against Australia after ‌naming a 16-member squad on Friday.

Cycling

All-female Team Cahya Mata led by Olympian Izzah set to shine bright

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's push for a stronger presence in track cycling at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles Games received a boost with the launch of professional outfit Team Cahya Mata.

Cycling

Cycling-Tour Down Under to hold men's, women's stages on same route in 2027

May 22 (Reuters) - Australia's ⁠Tour Down Under will become ⁠the first UCI WorldTour event to ‌hold men's and women's stages on the same route and on the same day, organisers ​said on Friday.

Tennis

Tennis-Gauff going in the right direction ahead of French Open title defence

BENGALURU, May 22 (Reuters) - Coco Gauff is ⁠finding form at just the right time ahead of her French Open title defence, and with Aryna Sabalenka ⁠hampered by injury and things just not clicking for Iga Swiatek, the American has a golden opportunity to ‌claim a third Grand Slam.

Tennis

Tennis-Sinner eyes French Open breakthrough as rivals look for answers

BENGALURU, May 22 (Reuters) - With defending ⁠champion Carlos Alcaraz out injured and Novak Djokovic undercooked on clay, the big question heading into the ⁠French Open is can anyone stop Jannik Sinner from securing the career Grand Slam in Paris?

Cricket

Cricket-Gujarat still have room to improve despite top-two finish, says Rashid

May 22 (Reuters) - Gujarat Titans ⁠qualified for the Indian Premier League playoffs for the fourth time ⁠in five seasons on Thursday with an 89-run win over ‌Chennai Super Kings, but despite their top-two finish spinner Rashid Khan said they still have room to improve.

Football

Soccer-Ebola risk minimal for World Cup fans, logistics challenges remain

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 22 (Reuters) - ⁠The risk of Ebola affecting fans at the World Cup is low, according to Dr Oliver ⁠Johnson, a global health academic at King's College London, but heightened screening and travel restrictions ‌could complicate logistics.

Football

Soccer-Striker Moghanlou called into wider Iran World Cup squad

May 22 (Reuters) - Striker Shahriyar Moghanlou ⁠has been called up to Iran's preliminary squad for the ⁠World Cup and will join the other 30 players at ‌their pre-tournament training camp in Turkey, the team said on Thursday.

Tennis

Tennis-Monfils warms up for final French Open with star-studded farewell party

PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) - Gael Monfils ⁠brought the party to Roland Garros on Thursday, teaming up with his ⁠wife Elina Svitolina to win a lively, star-studded exhibition match as he ‌prepared for his final appearance at his home Grand Slam.

Badminton

Letshanaa's Malaysian Masters run ends with q-final loss

PETALING JAYA: K. Letshanaa's impressive run in the Malaysian Masters came to an end after she lost to Japan's Hina Akechi 21-19, 12-21,10-21 in the quarter-finals on Friday (May 22)

Football

JDT's Arif set for comeback in Malaysia Cup final

KUALA LUMPUR: Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) winger Arif Aiman Hanapi could make his long-awaited return in the Malaysia Cup final against Kuching City at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Saturday (May 23)