Nation

M’sia, India ties enter next level

SERI KEMBANGAN: India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system is set to enter the Malaysian market as Malaysia and India deepen their longstanding economic ties, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced.

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Building adaptation –the way forward

Urban renewal has garnered much attention and debate of late on the Malaysian built environment. Currently, urban renewal projects are focusing primarily on old dilapidated high-rise strata properties in urban areas. While the nation is relatively young, the majority of high-rise buildings are still relatively new and of low building age.

World

Su Yiming earns China's 1st medal at Milan-Cortina Games as difficulty spikes in big air (updated)

LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Defending Olympic champion Su Yiming delivered China's first medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Saturday, claiming bronze in a fiercely contested men's snowboard big air final defined by soaring difficulty.

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Germany's Langenhan leads men's singles luge at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics with two track records

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Germany's Max Langenhan topped the men's singles luge standings after setting two track records from as many runs at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games here on Saturday.

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Olympics-Biathlon-Dad's the word as fathers get set for Winter Games biathlon battle

ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 7 (Reuters) - ‌While Scandinavia is famous for its hands-on "latte pappas", Olympic biathletes Johannes Dale-Skjevdal and Sebastian ‌Samuelsson say the demands of their sport leave little room for cafe mornings ‌and playground duty, forcing them to put family life on hold when the Games begin.

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Olympics-Figure Skating-Japan's Kagiyama channels rivalry with Malinin to grab Olympic spotlight

MILAN, Feb ‌7 (Reuters) - Competing against gold medal favourite Ilia Malinin always motivates Yuma ‌Kagiyama and pushes him to do better, the Japanese figure ‌skater said after upstaging the American in the men's short programme in the team event at the Milano Cortina Olympics.

World

Medal table at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on February 7

MILAN, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following is the medal table at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games after the competitions on Saturday, February 7 (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals):

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Olympics-Figure Skating–Italy confident about medal prospect in team event

MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Italy's ‌figure skaters remained confident about their medal prospects in the team event at ‌the Milano Cortina Olympics after the men's short programme and free dance session ‌ensured the host nation maintained third place on Saturday.

World

Unbeaten British pair lead mixed doubles curling at Milan-Cortina Games

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- British pair Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat dominated the mixed doubles curling competition after winning all seven of their round-robin games so far at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

World

Multiple avalanches leave 4 dead in northern Italy

MILAN, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Multiple avalanches struck the northern Italian Alps on Saturday, leaving four people dead and several others injured, local media reported.

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Olympics-Speed skating-Great aunt Gina would be really proud, says Lollobrigida

MILAN, Feb ‌7 (Reuters) - Francesca Lollobrigida said her great aunt, the late film star Gina Lollobrigida, ‌would be proud to see the family name shining across a different ‌stage after the Italian speed skater claimed 3,000 metres gold at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday.

World

Guirassy's late goal lifts Dortmund past Wolfsburg in Bundesliga

BERLIN, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Serhou Guirassy scored late to earn Borussia Dortmund a 2-1 victory at Wolfsburg on Saturday, extending its winning streak and intensifying the Bundesliga title race.

World

Norway's Stroem clinches Olympic ski jumping gold in women's normal hill

PREDAZZO, Italy, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Anna Odine Stroem of Norway claimed the gold medal in the women's normal hill ski jumping event at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday, edging Slovenia's title favorite Nika Prevc by just 1.1 points.

World

Su Yiming earns China's first medal at Milan-Cortina Games as difficulty spikes in big air

LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Su Yiming delivered China's first medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday, claiming bronze in a fiercely contested men's snowboard big air final defined by soaring difficulty.

Rugby

Rugby-England to persist with lateral thinking as Pollock and Earl spread their wings

LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Coach Steve Borthwick ‌said England will continue with innovative tactics such as back-rowers deployed in the centre ‌and on the wing following his team's 48-7 rout of Wales in the Six ‌Nations on Saturday.

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Olympics-Speed skating-Canadian Maltais credits winner Lollobrigida for pushing her to podium

MILAN, ‌Feb 7 (Reuters) - Canada's Valerie Maltais said being pushed ‌by Italian Francesca Lollobrigida helped her stay focused as ‌she skated to the podium in the women's 3,000 metres at the Milano Cortina Games on Saturday.

World

China-Türkiye business conference held in Istanbul to promote deeper cooperation

ISTANBUL, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- The 3rd China-Türkiye Business Conference was held in Istanbul on Saturday, bringing together more than 300 representatives from government bodies, business associations and enterprises from both countries to explore new drivers of trade growth and cooperation.

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Olympics-Snowboard-Japan's Kimura wins gold in Big Air

LIVIGNO, ‌Italy Feb 7 (Reuters) - Japan's Kira Kimura ‍won the ‍gold ‌medal in the men's ‍Big ​Air ⁠snowboarding event at the Milano ‌Cortina Olympics on ⁠Saturday. 

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Olympics-Ski Jumping-Norway's Stroem soars to gold ahead of Prevc in thriller

PREDAZZO, Italy, ‌Feb 7 (Reuters) - Norway's Anna Odine Stroem struck gold in the women's normal hill ski jumping ‌event at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Saturday, edging Slovenia's Nika Prevc with spectators holding their ‌breath until the final scores were announced.

World

Feature: No title to defend, just snow to ride for American skier Alex Hall

by sportswriter He Leijing