Football

Solskjaer's United finally have strength in depth

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester United's 5-0 rout of Bundesliga leaders RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday showed that manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer finally has the strength in depth that was sorely missing last season.

Badminton

Indian shuttlers in isolation in Germany after contact with positive Covid-19 case

PETALING JAYA: Three Indian shuttlers Lakshya Sen, Ajay Jayaram and Subhankar Dey have withdrawn from the SaarLorLux Open in Germany and have been put in isolation after they had a contact with a positive Covid-19 case.

Football

Barca say winning is the best answer to their boardroom crisis

TURIN, Italy (Reuters) - Barcelona's 2-0 win away to Juventus in their Champions League group was the perfect reply to the club's boardroom crisis, midfielder Sergi Roberto said on Wednesday.

Football

FIFA to have final say on Sumareh’s two-year ban

PETALING JAYA: The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) said the fate of Malaysian international Mohamadou Sumareh, who has been suspended for two years, is up to FIFA.The Pahang Football Association (PFA) said they have banned their former striker for two years and have conveyed their decision in a letter to the FAM for further action.

Hockey

Arul: Dropped players can still win back their places in future

PETALING JAYA: National hockey coach S. Arul Selvaraj has advised players dropped from the current training squad not to despair as they are still in his plans for the future.

Football

Josue urges KL to seek second spot and boost confidence for Malaysia Cup

PETALING JAYA: Kuala Lumpur’s Brazilian playmaker Paulo Josue has seen the ups and downs of the City Boys.

Badminton

Spots of bother

PETALING JAYA: Lee Zii Jia (pic)and several other national shuttlers have their work cut out for them in their bid to qualify for the World Tour Finals in Bangkok next January.

Golf

Warda breakthrough! Amira emerges joint winner at Intercollegiate C’ship

PETALING JAYA: Warda Amira Abdul Rawof has finally secured a breakthrough in the United States collegiate golf scene when she emerged joint-winner at the Terrier Intercollegiate Championship.

Golf

Full swing for Gavin even as finale spot almost assured

PETALING JAYA: Fit-again Malaysian No. 1 golfer Gavin Green will be playing with the same intensity despite knowing that he’s almost certain to qualify for the European Tour’s season finale Tour Championship.

Cycling

Red zone in Negri Sembilan still a comfort zone for Sabah cyclists

PETALING JAYA: Sabah coach Louis Pang can heave a sigh of relief after his team were allowed to continue their daily training at the National Velodrome in Nilai despite the area being declared a red zone.

Motorsport

Fabio’s falling behind

PETALING JAYA: “Everybody is making steps forward but we are stuck” – that is the lament from a frustrated Petronas Yamaha Sprinta Racing Team MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo as he continues to be haunted by the lack of race day speed from his Yamaha bike.

Football

Late Boli goal gives Ferencvaros 2-2 draw with Dynamo Kyiv

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian side Ferencvaros fought back from two-goals down to grab a well-deserved 2-2 draw against 10-man Dynamo Kyiv with substitute Franck Boli netting a late equaliser in their Champions League Group G clash on Wednesday.

Football

Dominant Sevilla earn narrow win over Rennes despite glut of chances

SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - Sevilla picked up their first Champions League win of the season with a 1-0 victory over Stade Rennais on Wednesday after outclassing the French side but managing to convert only one of the numerous clear chances they carved out.

Football

Sub Rashford nets rapid hat-trick as United crush Leipzig

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Substitute Marcus Rashford scored a superb quickfire hat-trick for Manchester United as they overwhelmed Germany's RB Leipzig 5-0 at Old Trafford in Champions League group H on Wednesday.

Football

Correa on target as virus-hit Lazio get draw at Club Brugge

BRUGES, Belgium (Reuters) - Joaquin Correa scored early for a depleted Lazio but his side were held to a 1-1 draw by Club Brugge in an entertaining Champions League Group F clash at the Jan Breydel Stadion on Wednesday.

Football

Barcelona overcome Juve as Morata has three goals disallowed

TURIN, Italy (Reuters) - Ousmane Dembele struck early and Lionel Messi converted a late penalty as Barcelona won 2-0 at Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday after Alvaro Morata had three goals disallowed for offside for the Serie A side.

Football

Sancho, Haaland late goals earn Dortmund 2-0 win over Zenit

DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund needed a 78th-minute penalty from Jadon Sancho and a stoppage-time goal from Erling Haaland to beat visitors Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 in their Champions League Group F match on Wednesday.

Football

Kean at the double as PSG beat Basaksehir 2-0

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Paris St Germain's Moise Kean scored twice and Kylian Mbappe grabbed two assists as they overcame a sluggish start to beat Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir 2-0 away on Wednesday, securing their first win in this season's group stage.

Football

Chelsea ease to Champions League win at Krasnodar

KRASNODAR, Russia (Reuters) - Chelsea kickstarted their Champions League group campaign by coasting to a 4-0 win at Krasnodar on Wednesday thanks to goals from Callum Hudson-Odoi, Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech and a late strike from Christian Pulisic.

Cricket

Cricket: Archer counting down days to leave bio-secure bubble

(Reuters) - Jofra Archer has said he is counting down the days until he is finally free from the world of bio-secure bubbles he has been trapped in for the past few months.