Tennis

Tennis-Zverev goes from 'pointless' start to US Open final

NEW YORK, ⁠Sept 11 (Reuters) - Alexander Zverev went from wondering whether his U.S. Open campaign was "pointless" to ⁠preparing for a second final at Flushing Meadows on Friday, as his ‌dramatic turnaround had given him a chance to win a second Grand Slam title.

Badminton

Daren takes online flak after Zii Jia’s shock defeat in Vietnam Open opener

PETALING JAYA: Lee Zii Jia has often found himself at the receiving end of online abuse, but this time his coach Liew Daren has become the target following the Paris Olympics bronze medallist's shock defeat at the Vietnam Open.

Hockey

No Syafiq, no problem for Carolan

PETALING JAYA: National hockey team head coach Brendon Carolan is confident Malaysia have enough firepower despite losing key drag-flicker Syed Syafiq Syed Cholan to injury ahead of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

Other Sports

Hosts rule the roost

PETALING JAYA: Hosts Selangor brought the curtain down on the Selangor Para Malaysia Games (Sukma) by emerging as overall champions for the first time.

Badminton

Aidil keeps first final within reach after stunning fifth seed

PETALING JAYA: Independent men's singles shuttler Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin is one step closer to reaching his first final this year after knocking out China's fifth seed Dong Tianyao in the Vietnam Open quarter-finals yesterday.

Badminton

Don’t count them out

PETALING JAYA: Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah are still expected to challenge for a medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games despite the world No. 5 women's doubles pair going through a difficult spell in recent tournaments.

Football

Nafuzi expects Turtles to carry FA Cup momentum into league games

PETALING JAYA: Terengganu coach Nafuzi Zain wants to see the same fighting spirit they showed in the FA Cup when they take on Star City in the Super League today.

Badminton

Women shuttlers given chance to shine in Japan after 12-year wait

PETALING JAYA: For 12 years, national women shuttlers were deemed not good enough to compete in the team event at the Asian Games.

Sports Box

Different Cups, different dreams as Chong Wei eyes his successor

ONE would have expected Datuk Seri Lee Chong Wei to take his rivalry with Lin Dan up another notch after retirement.

Cycling

Trust ‘old man’ Azizul to pedal his way to another glorious moment

PETALING JAYA: Cyclist Azizulhasni Awang, at 38, is the oldest male athlete in the Malaysian contingent for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games but he is going with an amazing 100 per cent medal success rate over the last 12 months.

Cycling

Seventh heaven for Aiman as he defends time trial title

PETALING JAYA: Terengganu Cycling Team (TSG) rider Mohd Nur Aiman ​​Rosli showed he was in a class of his own after defending his elite men's individual time trial title for the seventh consecutive time at the National Road Championship in Rembau, Negri Sembilan.

Football

KL can’t depend on Josue alone up front, says Dollah

PETALING JAYA: Kuala Lumpur need to find variety in their attacks and not rely only on key players ahead of the Klang Valley derby against Selangor tomorrow.

Shooting

Game on for Alia

PETALING JAYA: National shooter Alia Sazana Azahari loves video games with a good storyline.

Tennis

Tennis-Zverev downs Khachanov to reach US Open final, closes in second major

NEW YORK, ⁠Sept 11 (Reuters) - Alexander Zverev booked his place in the U.S. Open final ⁠on Friday, beating Karen Khachanov 6-3 7-6(7) 7-6(6) to move a step ‌closer to a second Grand Slam title.

Football

Soccer-I can still win Ballon d'Or despite barren season, says Mbappe

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Kylian Mbappe said ⁠he still believed he was worthy of the Ballon d'Or award despite failing to win any silverware ⁠with Real Madrid during the season, while France's World Cup campaign ended with a semi-final defeat ‌by Spain.

Other Sports

Rallying-Solberg takes early lead in Chile with Evans second

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Toyota's ⁠Oliver Solberg led after a wet first day ⁠of Rally Chile on Friday with world championship-leading ‌teammate Elfyn Evans 10.1 seconds behind.

Rugby

Rugby-Springboks ready for new-look All Blacks challenge, says skipper Kolisi

BALTIMORE, Sept 11 (Reuters) - South Africa ⁠captain Siya Kolisi said his side were prepared for a new-look New ⁠Zealand challenge when the two countries conclude their "Rugby's Greatest Rivalry" series ‌in Baltimore on Saturday.

Football

Soccer-Thomasson on target as Renne beat Marseille to go top of Ligue 1

Sept 11 (Reuters) - ⁠A second-half goal from Adrien Thomasson gave Rennes a ⁠1-0 home win over Olympique de Marseille that lifted ‌them to the top of the Ligue 1 table as the visitors slumped to their third defeat in a row. 

Tennis

Tennis-Passion and poise clash as Sabalenka meets Rybakina in US Open final

NEW YORK, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Aryna Sabalenka will bring the ⁠fire and Elena Rybakina the ice when two of the biggest hitters in the women's game collide in Saturday's U.S. Open final, with the Belarusian chasing ⁠a hat-trick of titles and the incoming world number one standing in her way.

Athletics

Athletics-Ingebrigtsen, Duplantis, Mahuchikh shine on opening night of athletics' richest show

BUDAPEST, Sept 11 (Reuters) - ⁠Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway won the men's 5,000 metres, Mondo ⁠Duplantis added another pole vault title and fellow Olympic champion Yaroslava ‌Mahuchikh of Ukraine captured the women's high jump crown as the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship got underway on Friday in Budapest.