Other Sports

Extra drive for karatekas to kick down gold at Asiad

KUALA LUMPUR: The national karate team received a boost in their bid to chase for glory at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya after the Malaysia Karate Federation (Makaf) promised a Proton e.MAS car for gold medal winners.

Basketball

MABA promise hefty rewards for cagers who win top prizes at Games

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Basketball Association (MABA) are putting a hefty prize on the line, promising their cagers a serviced apartment and RM50,000 cash if they bring home gold from the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

Other Sports

Being disabled has not stopped Yao Wen from chasing glory

PETALING JAYA: Leong Yao Wen is bedridden and can only rely on his family members to bring him around.

Other Sports

Qi Shen and Javen ready to serve up Asian Games surprise

PETALING JAYA: Paddlers Wong Qi Shen and Choong Javen are hopeful they can make a good impression for Malaysia when they make their Asian Games debut in Aichi-Nagoya later this month.

Other Sports

Sailing beyond the sea

PETALING JAYA: Being one with nature is a big part of what makes national sailor Nur Shazrin Mohd Latif tick.

Badminton

Chong Wei offers Zii Jia a lifeline to turn his game around

PETALING JAYA: It is a waste of talent.

Football

Tight schedule leaves Pan-gon uptight even as Selangor move on in FA Cup

PETALING JAYA: Selangor have secured their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals but coach Kim Pan-gon is a picture of discontent..

Hockey

Young Tigers face tough passage to get past India in semis

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's junior hockey team are in good shape at the Junior Asia Cup but face a tough task of getting past defending champions India in the semi-finals today.

Badminton

Jin Wei’s ranking slide continues after another early exit

PETALING JAYA: Goh Jin Wei (pic) is set to slide further down the world rankings after crashing out in the women's singles second round of the Vietnam Open.

Football

Soccer-New Mexico coach Marquez intent on leading team to new heights

MEXICO CITY, Sept 10 (Reuters) - ⁠Mexico's new manager Rafael Marquez said on Thursday he has another opportunity to take ⁠the national team beyond the World Cup last-16 barrier that frustrated him throughout ‌a playing career spanning five tournaments.

Football

Soccer-Fenerbahce coach announces resignation, club president tells him to stay

ISTANBUL, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Fenerbahce ⁠head coach Ismail Kartal announced his resignation on Thursday after a ⁠1-1 draw with Roma in his team's return to ‌the Champions League, but minutes later the club president said Kartal would stay in the job.

Rugby

Rugby-All Blacks ring the changes for last test against South Africa

BALTIMORE, Sept 10 (Reuters) - New Zealand ⁠have named Codie Taylor as captain, recalled flyhalf Richie Mo'unga and made wholesale changes ⁠to their forward pack for the fourth and final test against South ‌Africa in Baltimore on Saturday.

Tennis

Tennis-Shelton and Tiafoe carry US hopes into semi-final as Zverev faces Khachanov

NEW YORK, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Home fans will have ⁠an all-American U.S. Open semi-final to savour on Friday when Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe meet for a place in ⁠the final, while top seed Alexander Zverev renews a long-running rivalry with resurgent Russian Karen Khachanov.

Football

Soccer-PSV held by Shakhtar, Fenerbahce draw with Roma on return to Champions League

Sept 10 (Reuters) - PSV Eindhoven came ⁠from a goal down to draw 1-1 at home to Shakhtar Donetsk and ⁠snap a woeful record in their opening matches of Champions League campaigns ‌on Thursday.

Other Sports

Sailing-American Rose retakes control as McMahon surges on home waters at ILCA 6 Worlds

Sept 10 (Reuters) - Charlotte ⁠Rose reclaimed the overall lead at the ILCA 6 ⁠Women's World Championship on Thursday as three races ‌were completed on Dublin Bay, getting the regatta back on schedule after light winds disrupted racing the previous day.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Antonelli putting championship to the back of his mind after best day of his life

MADRID, Sept 10 (Reuters) - ⁠Kimi Antonelli looks more and more like Formula One's next champion but the ⁠Mercedes driver said on Thursday he wanted to push title thoughts to the ‌back of his mind and just focus on driving.

Golf

Golf-Woad set for Korda showdown on Solheim Cup debut

Sept 10 (Reuters) - England's Lottie Woad will ⁠make her eagerly awaited Solheim Cup debut alongside Charley Hull against unbeaten American duo Nelly ⁠Korda and Allisen Corpuz in Friday's foursomes at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Madring gives F1 a blind date with 'Monumental' mayhem

MADRID, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Formula One rolls into Madrid this weekend ⁠for a first look at the Madring, a new Spanish Grand Prix venue with a banked beast of a corner and enough unknowns to ⁠have drivers reaching for the word of the day: challenging.

Athletics

Athletics-Jamaican sprint star Bolt marvels at prize money on eve of inaugural Ultimate Championship

BUDAPEST, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Had the World ⁠Athletics Ultimate Championship existed in his prime, Usain Bolt says he would have been first in line to ⁠compete, drawn not only by the chance to race the world's best but also by the richest prize ‌pot in the sport's history.

Cricket

Cricket-Robinson strikes twice as England close in on Pakistan whitewash

BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Ollie Robinson continued ⁠his outstanding summer with two wickets in his opening over as England pushed Pakistan towards defeat in the third test ⁠at Edgbaston on Thursday.