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Cricket
Cricket–Nervy Pakistan survive Dutch scare in T20 World Cup opener

COLOMBO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The Netherlands nearly ‌pulled off a major upset before Faheem Ashraf's breezy cameo secured a nervy three-wicket win ‌for Pakistan in their Group A match at the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday.
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Cricket
Cricket-England's Brook hopes to move on from 'horrendous' NZ controversy

Feb 7 (Reuters) - England white-ball ‌captain Harry Brook opened up on the "horrendous" fallout from the ‌New Zealand nightclub controversy, saying he hopes the episode does ‌not shadow the rest of his career.
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Other Sports
Ukraine backs Pope's call for Olympic truce in war with Russia

KYIV, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Ukraine ‌has backed a call for a ceasefire in the ‌war with Russia during the Winter Olympics after Italy ‌and Pope Leo urged world leaders to use the Milano Cortina games to further peace.
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Other Sports
All eyes on Aruwin as Malaysia's sole contestant at Olympic Winter Games

PETALING JAYA: Aruwin Salehhuddin is Malaysia's sole representative at the Olympic Winter Games, which began with the opening ceremony on Friday (Feb 6) in Milan.
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Cricket
Cricket-Madushan replaces Malinga in Sri Lanka T20 World Cup squad

Feb 7 (Reuters) - The ‌International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday confirmed pacer ‌Pramod Madushan as the replacement for Sri Lanka ‌quick Eshan Malinga, who was ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup on home soil after dislocating his shoulder against ‍England last week.
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Football
Soccer-Carrick urges no ‘knee‑jerk’ managerial decision amid United surge

Feb 7 (Reuters) - Manchester United interim ‌manager Michael Carrick said he is relishing his spell in charge ‌but will not get carried away with talk of taking ‌the job permanently despite overseeing three wins from his opening three matches.
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Squash
Sivasangari marks 200th PSA win with Windy City quarter-final berth

PETALING JAYA: National squash player S. Sivasangari notched her 200th win on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour in style by booking her spot in the Windy City Open quarter-finals.
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Football
Soccer-Altidore says World Cup will prove critics wrong as soccer aims to match Super Bowl buzz

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Former U.S. ‌striker Jozy Altidore believes this summer's World Cup will silence doubters who claim soccer ‌cannot compete with American football for the nation's attention, drawing parallels to the ‌transformative impact of the 1994 tournament.
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Rugby
Rugby-Wallabies boss Schmidt will not 'swap sides' to take on All Blacks role

Feb 7 (Reuters) - Australia coach Joe ‌Schmidt has ruled out the possibility of leading the All Blacks at ‌the 2027 World Cup when he steps down from his position at the ‌Wallabies' helm later this year, saying he could not "swap sides".
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Football
Terengganu and KL share the spoils in first-leg Malaysia Cup tie

PETALING JAYA: Terengganu were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against Kuala Lumpur in their Malaysia Cup quarter-finals first leg match at the Sultan Zainal Abidin Stadium on Friday (Feb 6).
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Other Sports
Olympics-Sofia Goggia lights Games cauldron in Cortina

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ‌Italy, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Sofia Goggia, Italy's first women's ‌downhill Olympic champion, lit the cauldron in Cortina ‌d'Ampezzo on Friday at the culmination of the opening ceremony for the Milano Cortina Winter Games.
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Badminton
Japan defeat highlights Malaysia’s depth issues ahead of Thomas Cup

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's lack of depth in their back-up squad was exposed at the Badminton Asia Team Championships – a worrying sign ahead of the Thomas Cup Finals from April 24–May 3 in Horsens, Denmark.
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Metro News
Liverpool seek lift-off

THE 4-1 win over Newcastle United last week was a huge result for Liverpool.
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Metro News
Momentum with Red Devils as Spurs visit

EVERYTHING points to another win for Manchester United this weekend, when they welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Old Trafford.
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Football
Trying to stay paw-sitive

PETALING JAYA: Kuching City slipped up once against Brunei in the local football scene last year. And that painful defeat will be a reminder as they get ready to face the club from Borneo in the Malaysia Cup quarter-finals first-leg match at the Bandar Seri Begawan Stadium today.
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Diving
Russian coaching power to fuel Malaysia’s Olympic diving revival

PETALING JAYA: Russian coaches are set to bolster Malaysia's diving team, sparking hopes of ending a 10-year Olympic medal drought.
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Squash
Path clear for Sivasangari to reach quarters in Chicago

PETALING JAYA: The road is clear for national squash player S. Sivasangari (pic) to reach the quarter-finals of the Windy City Open after pulling off a superb opening round victory in Chicago.
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Swimming
Hoe Yean stays on track amid coaching transition

KUALA LUMPUR: Khiew Hoe Yean may still be waiting to find out who his next coach will be, but the national swimmer is not standing still.
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Badminton
Stand up to the noise, Ee Wei advises next-gen shuttlers

PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles start Toh Ee Wei has called the next generation players to stand tall against criticism.
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Sports Box
Fast and furious action in January – and the whole year

JANUARY came and went in a flash – not quite as fast as Jamaican Usain Bolt but close enough to make you realise you hardly had time to blink.