Badminton

Pathway clear for Tang Jie-Ee Wei with withdrawals of home stars at Asian meet

PETALING JAYA: World mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie–Toh Ee Wei can consider themselves fortunate after receiving an easier path in the Asian Championships following the last-minute withdrawal of their rivals and one of the home favourites Jiang Zhenbang–Wei Yaxin.

Tennis

Tennis legend Agassi at Bukit Kiara to keep his competitive fire burning

PETALING JAYA: After tennis, legend Andre Agassi has turned to pickleball, but the competitive fire still burns.

Golf

Golf-Masters rookies embrace nerves, soak in dream debut at Augusta

AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 7 (Reuters) - For ⁠Masters first-timers, the walk through Augusta National's gates is equal parts dream fulfilled and test of composure ⁠as a new class of players tries to balance awe with the demands of one of golf's ‌most exacting stages.

Football

Soccer-Late Havertz strike gives Arsenal 1-0 lead over Sporting

LISBON, April 7 (Reuters) - Arsenal substitute Kai Havertz scored a ⁠stoppage-time goal to snatch a 1-0 win at Sporting in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday.

Football

Soccer-Bayern seize advantage over Real with 2-1 win in pulsating Bernabeu clash

MADRID, April 7 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich took control ⁠of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday with a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, earning a slender first-leg advantage ⁠after a high-tempo contest in the Spanish capital.

Golf

Golf-Absence of Woods and Mickelson from Masters felt around Augusta National

AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 7 (Reuters) - For three decades ⁠at the Masters, the roars that echoed loudest off the towering pines at Augusta National belonged to two men.

Golf

Golf-McIlroy says Augusta burden has gone after Masters triumph

AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 7 (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy ⁠said arriving at Augusta National as the reigning Masters champion had left him feeling more relaxed than at any point in ⁠his previous visits, with the burden that once followed him here finally gone.

Football

Soccer-FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings over Islamophobic chants in Spain-Egypt match

April 7 (Reuters) - FIFA ⁠has started disciplinary proceedings against ⁠the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) over Islamophobic and ‌xenophobic chants during a friendly between Spain and Egypt on March 31, the global soccer body ​said on Tuesday.

Football

Soccer-Isak travels with Liverpool to PSG but will not start, says Slot

POISSY, France, April 7 (Reuters) - Liverpool striker Alexander Isak ⁠travelled with the squad for Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first-leg trip to Paris St Germain, but the club's British record signing ⁠will not start against the European champions, manager Arne Slot said on Tuesday.

Golf

Golf-Faldo commemorates Masters win over Norman with 'Six back in '96' gear

AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 7 (Reuters) - Nick Faldo ⁠reached into a bag while standing under the giant oak tree outside the Augusta National clubhouse and pulled out a ⁠white hat. Then a T-shirt. Then another hat. All of them read the same thing: "Six back in '96."

Golf

Golf-Fleetwood's sons give him fresh perspective ahead of Masters

AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 7 (Reuters) - ⁠Tommy Fleetwood said one of his most memorable preparations for this year's Masters ⁠was sharing Augusta National with his two oldest sons, an experience that underscored how ‌much fatherhood now shapes his life in golf.

Football

JDT thrash KL 4-1 to reach sixth straight Malaysia Cup final

PETALING JAYA: Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) cruised into their sixth Malaysia Cup final after thrashing Kuala Lumpur 4-1 in the second leg match of the semi-finals on Tuesday (April 7).

Football

Soccer-Favourites tag means nothing, says PSG's Luis Enrique ahead of Liverpool clash

POISSY, France, April 7 (Reuters) - Paris ⁠St Germain manager Luis Enrique has played down suggestions his side are ⁠favourites ahead of Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg at home to out-of-form ‌Liverpool.

Cricket

Cricket-Former Bangladesh captain Tamim becomes youngest BCB chief

April 7 (Reuters) - Former ⁠Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal became the youngest ⁠head of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) ‌on Tuesday, after the National Sports Council dissolved the BCB's board of directors following an investigation into elections held ​in October.

Football

Soccer-Sweden hero Lundgren to miss World Cup after rupturing Achilles

STOCKHOLM, April ⁠7 (Reuters) - Less than a week after playing a key role ⁠in the late goal that sent Sweden to the World ‌Cup, Gustav Lundgren's dreams of playing at the finals are in tatters after he tore his Achilles tendon while warming up for his first league game of the ​season on Monday. 

Football

Soccer-Corinthians hire former Brazil interim coach Diniz

April 7 (Reuters) - ⁠Corinthians have appointed former Brazil ⁠interim coach Fernando Diniz after sacking ‌Dorival Junior amid an eight-match winless run in all competitions, the Brazilian club said ​late on Monday.

Other Sports

Chess-Niemann says he will be ‘stone cold killer’ as Carlsen feud resurfaces in documentary

PARIS, April 7 (Reuters) - Hans Niemann ⁠declares he will become a "stone cold killer" and the world's best player in a Netflix ⁠documentary released on Tuesday about his feud with five-times classical world champion Magnus Carlsen, a pledge ‌that injects new edge into the lingering fallout from the cheating scandal that shook elite chess.

Tennis

Tennis legend Agassi keeps sports passion alive in pickleball

PETALING JAYA: After tennis, legend Andre Agassi has turned to pickleball, but the competitive fire still burns.

Athletics

Athletics-World Athletics to launch standalone marathon championship from 2030

April 7 (Reuters) - World ⁠Athletics plans to launch a ⁠standalone World Marathon Championship from 2030 ‌under a major overhaul of its distance running calendar, the sport's governing body said on ​Tuesday.

Football

Soccer-U.S. striker Agyemang ruled out of World Cup due to injury

April 7 (Reuters) - U.S. ⁠striker Patrick Agyemang has suffered an ⁠Achilles tendon injury that will keep him ‌out of the World Cup, his English club Derby County said on Tuesday.