Motorsport

Motor Racing-Piastri gets green light to chase win in Baku with Norris far behind

BAKU (Reuters) - Oscar Piastri can fight for victory without fear of McLaren team orders in Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix after qualifying on the front row, with Formula One title contender Lando Norris far behind in 17th.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Albon keeps his cool after airbox fan blunder

BAKU (Reuters) - Formula One drivers are used to throwing visor tear-offs out of their cars but Williams' Alex Albon went a whole lot bigger when he tossed an airbox cooling fan from his cockpit during Saturday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying.

Football

Soccer-Late Mateta penalty hands Palace 2-2 home draw with Leicester

LONDON (Reuters) - Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta scored twice including a last-gasp penalty as they clawed their way back from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 Premier League draw against promoted Leicester City at Selhurst Park on Saturday.

Golf

Golf-U.S. split foursomes to maintain four-point Solheim Cup lead

(Reuters) - The United States rallied late to maintain a four-point cushion in the Solheim Cup by splitting the morning foursomes session with Europe on Saturday.

Football

Soccer-Brighton drop points as plucky Ipswich hold out for draw

BRIGHTON, United Kingdom (Reuters) - Brighton & Hove Albion kept up their unbeaten start to the season but dropped their first home points as a plucky Ipswich Town held out for a fortunate goalless draw in the Premier League on Saturday.

Football

Soccer-Ings earns West Ham 1-1 draw at Fulham with late strike

LONDON (Reuters) - A late Danny Ings goal snatched an unlikely 1-1 draw for West Ham United at Fulham in their Premier League derby at Craven Cottage on Saturday.

Football

Soccer-Haaland strikes twice as Man City come from behind to beat Brentford

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Manchester City beat Brentford 2-1 to maintain their perfect start to the season after Premier League top scorer Erling Haaland netted twice on Saturday following the fastest goal of the season from the visitors.

Football

Soccer-Liverpool slump to shock 1-0 home defeat by Nottingham Forest

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -A superb second-half goal from substitute Callum Hudson-Odoi gave Nottingham Forest the biggest surprise win of the Premier League season so far as they beat Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield on Saturday. 

Football

Soccer-Germany-Leipzig miss penalty, stumble to goalless draw against visitors Union Berlin

LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - RB Leipzig hit the woodwork and missed a second half penalty to stumble to a goalless draw against visitors Union Berlin on Saturday.

Football

Soccer-Boniface strikes twice for Leverkusen in 4-1 win at Hoffenheim

SINSHEIM, Germany (Reuters) -Champions Bayer Leverkusen cruised to a 4-1 victory at Hoffenheim on Saturday thanks to a dazzling performance by Victor Boniface that included two goals and an assist.

Rugby

Rugby-Four-try England ease to 24-12 win over New Zealand

LONDON (Reuters) - England's dominant first half sealed an impressive 24-12 victory over world champions New Zealand in their women's international at Twickenham on Saturday to extend their unbeaten run to 17 matches and make it four wins in five against the Black Ferns.

Football

Soccer-Rashford's individual workouts pay off with goal in Man United win

SOUTHAMPTON, England (Reuters) - Individual workouts during the recent international break paid off for Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford after he ended a six-month scoring drought on Saturday having endured criticism from his own fans.

China

Yagi is gone but China now braces for Typhoon Bebinca as millions travel for major holiday

Chinese authorities said typhoon Bebinca is expected to hit the east coast as early as Sunday night and may pose a major public safety risk as tens of millions of holidaymakers take trips across the country for the mid-autumn festival.

Football

Josue confirms status as KL's all-time top scorer after Kedah thrashing

PETALING JAYA: Paulo Josue is officially Kuala Lumpur’s all-time top goalscorer.

World

Iraqi oil minister stable after surgery in US, official says

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi oil minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani is in stable condition after receiving emergency heart surgery during an official visit to the United States, an oil ministry official who is part of the Iraqi delegation said on Saturday.

AseanPlus News

A new era in Asian soccer begins Monday when the AFC Champions League Elite debuts

The first edition of the AFC Champions League Elite begins Monday with stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Riyad Mahrez looking to lead their Saudi Arabian clubs to success in Asia.

Sabah & Sarawak

Sabahans should not fall to "anti Malaya" party campaign, says Bung Moktar

KOTA KINABALU: Sabahans should be cautious about certain groups fanning campaigns against "Malaya parties" contesting the state election, as this could disrupt the nation's unity, says Sabah Barisan Nasional chief Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin.

AseanPlus News

Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Saturday (Sept 14, 2024)

Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Saturday (Sept 14, 2024)

World

Climate protesters block Dutch highway while police strike

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Climate activists blocked a major traffic artery in the Netherlands on Saturday, the latest in a series of demonstrations against government subsidies on fossil fuels.

Nation

Cabinet agrees to recognise SKM levels 6, 7, 8 as equivalent to bachelor's degree, says Zahid

KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet meeting two weeks ago has, in principle, approved the recognition of the Malaysian Skills Certificate (SKM) levels 6, 7, and 8 as equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.