World

Xi Focus: Xi opens largest-ever Asiad, championing peace, unity, inclusiveness

HANGZHOU, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Less than two years after the successful Beijing Winter Olympics, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday opened the Hangzhou Asian Games, the largest in terms of athlete participation and sporting events in the 72-year Asiad history.

World

Dominican Republic outclasses China in Olympic women's volleyball qualifiers

NINGBO, China, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Dominican Republic overpowered China 3-1 here on Saturday, seizing a competitive position in striving for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games women's volleyball tickets in the Pool A.

World

Xinhua Headlines: Hangzhou Asian Games opens, highlighting unity in diversity

HANGZHOU, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- The eagerly awaited 19th Asian Games officially commenced here on Saturday night, presenting a dazzling display that celebrated the depth of Chinese culture and history and emphasized unity in diversity.

Football

Soccer-Garcia feels supported by the Napoli fans despite lacklustre start to season

(Reuters) - Rudi Garcia is confident that he has the backing of Napoli fans despite the Serie A champions' underwhelming start to the season.

Football

Soccer-Palace held by Fulham in goalless stalemate

LONDON (Reuters) -Crystal Palace were held to a goalless draw by Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday at Selhurst Park in a game short on quality and cutting edge.

Football

Soccer-Man City beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 despite Rodri red card

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Manchester City maintained their perfect start to the Premier League season with a 2-0 home win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday, making it six wins out of six despite losing midfielder Rodri to a red card early in the second half.

Football

Soccer-Luton earn first Premier League point with draw against 10-man Wolves

LUTON, England (Reuters) - Bottom side Luton Town claimed their first Premier League point on Saturday when they held 10-man Wolverhampton Wanderers to a nervy 1-1 draw at a rocking Kenilworth Road.

World

Colombia poverty fell in 2022, extreme poverty rose slightly -gov't

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Poverty levels in Colombia declined slightly in 2022, according to a report from the government's DANE statistics agency, although the proportion of people living in extreme poverty rose slightly.

Rugby

Rugby-Georgia bemoan second-half collapse against Portugal

TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - Georgia coach Levan Maisashvili struggled to explain his team's second-half collapse on Saturday as, having led Portugal 13-0 and looked in total control, they fell 18-13 behind and needed a late try to snatch a rare World Cup draw.

Nation

Ling declares victory for Youth chief post

KUALA LUMPUR: Ling Tian Soon has declared victory in the race for the MCA Youth chief post.

Football

Soccer-Reus goal hands Dortmund nervous 1-0 win over Wolfsburg

DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus slotted in a second half winner to give his team a 1-0 victory over in-form VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday after a largely toothless game.

Sabah & Sarawak

Eleven-year-old boy slashed to death in Lahad Datu

LAHAD DATU: An 11-year-old boy died with slash wounds on his head, neck and hands, believed to have been attacked by a male friend of the victim’s stepfather at the Felda Sahabat 50 workers housing near here on Saturday (Sept 23) morning.

Football

Soccer-Leao scores as AC Milan edge Verona 1-0

(Reuters) - AC Milan returned to winning ways as Rafael Leao scored in a 1-0 home win over Hellas Verona in Saturday's Serie A game that was delayed by 25 minutes due to a hailstorm.

Nation

KL cops looking for priest from India over sexual assault report

KUALA LUMPUR: Police are looking for a foreign man who is believed to have sexually assaulted a local woman in an incident that took place six years ago (early 2017).

Football

Soccer-Record-breaking Kane scores hat-trick in Bayern's 7-0 demolition of Bochum

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane scored his first Bundesliga hat-trick and delivered two assists in their 7-0 demolition of VfL Bochum on Saturday to take his tally to seven and set a club record for most goals by a player in his first five league matches.

Nation

Johor royal couple get special 41st anniversary gift thanks to their son's podium finish

JOHOR BARU: Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar and Permaisuri Johor Raja Zarith Sofiah Binti Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah have received a special gift in conjunction with their 41st wedding anniversary.

World

Germany's Scholz asks Poland to clarify cash-for-visas affair

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday called on the Polish government to clarify allegations about a cash-for-visas deal for migrants that has roiled Polish politics, as a debate about immigration heats up in Germany.

China

Taiwan raises concerns about situation 'getting out of hand' with China drills

The increased frequency of China's military activities around Taiwan recently has raised the risk of events "getting out of hand" and sparking an accidental clash, the island's defence minister said on Saturday.

World

Multi-day protests over economic crisis grip Ghana's capital

ACCRA (Reuters) - Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the Ghanaian capital Accra on Saturday for a third day of anti-government protests linked to economic hardship that have led to dozens of arrests.

Nation

Sabah: Hajiji confident GRS, Pakatan cooperation can lead to success in state polls

TONGOD: Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (Gagasan Rakyat) is confident that good cooperation with the component parties within the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and the state’s Pakatan Harapan can lead to success for the coalition in the next state election.