Badminton

Breaking jinx at Asian C’ships a huge relief for Pearly-Thinaah

PETALING JAYA: Pearly Tan–M. Thinaah may be the world No. 2 women's doubles pair, but the Asian Championships has never been an easy hunting ground for them.

Badminton

Pang Ron-Su Yin  expected to part ways after first round misfortune in Ningbo

PETALING JAYA: The fate of mixed doubles pair Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin is now hanging by a thread after their first round exit at the Asian Championships in Ningbo yesterday.

Football

Soccer-PSG's wastefulness keeps Liverpool's hopes alive in Champions League

PARIS, April 8 (Reuters) - Paris St Germain ⁠were left ruing missed chances that kept Liverpool in contention in their Champions League quarter-final despite a convincing 2-0 home ⁠win in Wednesday's first leg, with the visitors admitting they had been in survival mode for long spells.

Boxing

Boxing-Fury wants British heavyweight clash with Joshua after comeback fight

LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - Tyson ⁠Fury wants to fight Anthony Joshua in a long-awaited clash ⁠of British former heavyweight world champions if he wins his ‌comeback against Canada-based Russian Arslanbek Makhmudov in London on Saturday.

Football

Soccer-Atletico Madrid storm Camp Nou with 2-0 Champions League win over 10-man Barcelona

BARCELONA, April 8 (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid took a firm ⁠grip on their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday as goals from Julian Alvarez and Alexander Sorloth earned a 2-0 first-leg victory ⁠over 10-man Barcelona at the Camp Nou.

Football

Soccer-Red-hot PSG beat Liverpool 2-0 in quarter-final first leg

PARIS, April 8 (Reuters) - Holders Paris ⁠St Germain were a cut above Liverpool as goals by Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia spurred them ⁠to an easy 2-0 home win in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday.

Football

Soccer-Toney equals Al-Ahli's single season scoring record

April 8 (Reuters) - Ivan ⁠Toney equalled Al-Ahli's record for ⁠the most goals scored in a ‌single Saudi Pro League season on Wednesday, netting his 27th of the campaign in a ​1-1 away draw to ⁠Al-Fayha.

Golf

Golf-At the Masters, Augusta National's oak tree is where the golf does its deals

AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 8 (Reuters) - It has ⁠stood since the 1850s, long before Augusta National Golf Club existed, and every April during Masters week it becomes ⁠something more than just a tree.

Golf

Golf-Dry weather and wind set up tough conditions for Masters

AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 8 (Reuters) - ⁠Dry weather, low humidity and the possibility of wind are expected to leave Augusta National playing ⁠firm and fast for this week's Masters, a prospect top players said would add to ‌the challenge of the year's first major.

Cricket

Cricket-Gujarat survive final-over chaos as Miller's gamble backfires

NEW DELHI, April 8 (Reuters) - ⁠Gujarat Titans survived a ferocious late assault from David Miller to clinch a ⁠nerve-shredding one-run win over Delhi Capitals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) thriller on ‌Wednesday.

Football

Soccer-Player disappearances cast cloud over Eritrea future participation

JOHANNESBURG, April 8 (Reuters) - Eritrea's participation in the ⁠Africa Cup of Nations preliminaries is now in question after seven of their footballers disappeared following their victory in Eswatini last ⁠month that secured them a spot in the group-stage qualifiers.

Football

Soccer-Italy federation seeks betting cash, youth incentives to halt decline

ROME, April 8 (Reuters) - Italy's ⁠outgoing soccer chief on Wednesday called for diverting betting revenue into youth development ⁠and infrastructure to revive a sport in deep crisis after the national team failed ‌to qualify for the World Cup for the third time in a row.

Football

Soccer-Relegation-haunted Leicester's six-point deduction upheld

April 8 (Reuters) - Second-tier English ⁠football club Leicester City have lost their ⁠appeal against a six-point deduction, the club and the ‌Premier League said on Wednesday, in a blow to their fight against another relegation.

Motorsport

Motor racing-F1 technical heads to kick off series of meetings on rules

LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - Formula One's ⁠top technical minds will get together on Thursday for the first of a series of meetings to ⁠discuss the sport's new engine rules and what tweaks need to be made after three races.

Other Sports

Italy’s Serie A soccer league sounds out private equity for stake in overseas media unit, sources say

MILAN/LONDON, ⁠April 8 (Reuters) - Italy's Serie A soccer league has sounded out private equity investor ⁠interest for a minority stake in its international media rights business, three sources ‌with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Badminton

Sze Fei-Izzuddin crash out early in Asian Championships

PETALING JAYA: Former world No. 1 men's doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani had only themselves to blame after crashing out in the first round of the Asian Championships in Ningbo on Wednesday (April 8).

Other Sports

Fire at Rio Olympic Park velodrome brought under control, no injuries reported

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 8 (Reuters) - A fire ⁠at the velodrome in Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park was ‌brought under control early on Wednesday, with no risk of it spreading to other parts of the complex and no injuries reported, fire officials said.

Tennis

Tennis-Medvedev smashes racket during 6-0 6-0 loss in Monte Carlo

April 8 (Reuters) - Daniil Medvedev ⁠smashed his racket several times during a humbling ⁠6-0 6-0 loss to Italian wildcard Matteo Berrettini ‌at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday, as the world number 10 suffered his first tour‑level defeat without winning a game.

Other Sports

Sailing-New US team launch America's Cup challenge led by veteran Read

LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - A ⁠U.S. team said on Wednesday they had been confirmed as an official America's Cup challenger, ⁠finally ending uncertainty over whether an American boat would be joining the fleet in ‌the Bay of Naples, Italy next year.

Cricket

Cricket-Warner charged for alleged drunk driving, Cricket NSW says

April 8 (Reuters) - Former ⁠Australia batter David Warner has been ⁠charged by police for an alleged drunk-driving ‌incident in Sydney, Cricket NSW said on Wednesday.