Tennis

On this day: Born June 7, 1981 - Anna Kournikova, Russian tennis player

(Reuters) - For a tennis player who failed to win even one singles title on the WTA Tour, the frenzy surrounding Anna Kournikova's relatively short career is still unparalleled.

Cricket

Windies will miss Bravo and Hetmyer in England, says Holding

(Reuters) - Pace great Michael Holding believes West Indies will particularly miss batsmen Darren Bravo and Shimron Hetmyer on their tour of England after they, along with all-rounder Keemo Paul, opted out of the series because of COVID-19 fears.

Football

Ole! La Liga fires up again after old foes unite

BARCELONA (Reuters) - After an almighty push by all parties concerned, Spain's La Liga roars back into action next week after a three-month pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with matches taking place every day and with everything to play for.

Golf

Woods not in field for PGA Tour's return next week

(Reuters) - Tiger Woods will not compete next week when the PGA Tour swings back into action after a three-month COVID-19 hiatus as he was not listed in the field released on Friday for the event in Fort Worth, Texas.

Bowling

Adrian out to Rat-tle Asia again

PETALING JAYA: National bowler Adrian Ang (pic) proved himself to be one of the top Asian bowlers at the tender age of 20.

Football

Dominique’s fairy tale comes crashing down

PETALING JAYA: The beginning of Dominique Da Sylva’s career in Terengganu can be described as a fairy tale.

Other Sports

Give Asia more slots in Olympics too, says veteran

KUALA LUMPUR: World hockey’s governing body FIH’s decision to allow more teams from continental championships to qualify for the 2023 World Cup is a welcome one.

Football

Cheng Hoe says he needs two weeks to whip the Tigers into shape

PETALING JAYA: Coach Tan Cheng Hoe (pic) will need at least two weeks to whip his players into shape if he gets the nod to conduct a quarantined centralised training for the national football team.

Football

Chilly days for Under-19 side, but they want to be real hot

PETALING JAYA: A chill will be running down the spines of the national Under-19 side when they head to Uzbekistan for the AFC Under-19 Championship from Oct 14-31.

Cycling

Counting on Chee

Besides national coach John Beasley, exercise physiologist Chee Lee Ming has also contributed in Azizulhasni Awang’s success as a world-class cyclist. She’s the only local sports science staff based in Melbourne with the team for the last 10 years.

Other Sports

D-day for sports

PETALING JAYA: Football, hockey, and non-contact sports like sepak takraw are among the sports that could be back in action very soon.

Shooting

Daddy has Luthfi gunning for more

PETALING JAYA: A father’s love is something special – especially if the father is a MacGyver-style handyman.

Say What

Fight for the Floyds of Malaysia, too

A FEW days ago, my college-going niece talked about the racial issues behind the death of George Floyd in the United States.

Squash

Aifa the only Asian for PSA young player award

KUALA LUMPUR: National junior squash player Aifa Azman is reaping the reward of last year’s hard work.

Football

Bulgarian top tier resumes amid coronavirus rules violations

SOFIA (Reuters) - The Bulgarian league resumed on Friday after an almost three-month break due to the novel coronavirus pandemic with fans allowed at stadiums but many of them violated the rule for occupying every third seat in the stands.

Football

Ten-man Gladbach sunk by superb Petersen header at Freiburg

FREIBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Ten-man Borussia Moenchengladbach suffered a 1-0 defeat at Freiburg after substitute Nils Petersen's superb second-half header dented their Champions league qualifying hopes in a lively Bundesliga game on Friday.

Golf

Memorial cleared to be first PGA Tour with fans amid COVID-19

(Reuters) - Next month's Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio will be the first on the PGA Tour's revamped schedule to allow spectators amid the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers announced on Friday.

Football

Italian federation agrees to allow five substitutions

MILAN (Reuters) - Serie A is set to allow five substitutions per team when it resumes on June 20 following the novel coronavirus stoppage after the temporary rule change was approved by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) on Friday.

Football

LA Galaxy part with midfielder Katai after wife's racist posts

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The LA Galaxy has parted company with Serbian midfielder Aleksandar Katai after his wife published "a series of racist and violent social media posts," the Major League Soccer (MLS) team said on Friday.

Football

Sport: North America's start-up operations hit by COVID-19 fallout

TORONTO (Reuters) - On the North American sports scene the Canadian Premier League is a corner store operation and, like all small businesses that have been hit by the new coronavirus, the future is uncertain.