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Soccer-Barcelona ready for Real test after Champions League exit, says Flick

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona's players have discussed last week's Champions League elimination and are ready to put their disappointment behind them as they prepare to face LaLiga title rivals Real Madrid, manager Hansi Flick said on Saturday.

Rugby

Rugby-Chiefs move clear at Super Rugby summit with comeback win over Crusaders

(Reuters) - Waikato Chiefs secured a 35-19 win over the Canterbury Crusaders on Saturday to open up a two-point lead at the top of the Super Rugby Pacific standings as they overturned a 16-point deficit to secure victory in Christchurch on Saturday.

Cycling

Motorcycling-Harley-Davidson to launch racing series with MotoGP in 2026

(Reuters) -Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson and MotoGP announced a new global racing series on Saturday which will launch in 2026, with teams riding bagger motorcycles at Grands Prix in Europe and North America.

Football

Manchester United legend visits Malaysia ahead of Asean All-Stars match

PETALING JAYA: Manchester United fans in Malaysia will have the chance to meet a club legend before the Red Devils' full squad travels to Kuala Lumpur for the Asean All-Stars match at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

Cricket

Cricket-UAE batters get shy and retiring to dodge rain threat

(Reuters) -United Arab Emirates batters retired out en masse in an effort to end their match against Qatar quickly with rain threatening to affect the Women's Twenty20 World Cup Asian qualifier in Bangkok on Friday.

Cycling

Motorcycling-Quartararo breaks lap record on home soil to take French GP pole

LE MANS, France (Reuters) -Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo smashed the lap record in front of a sellout crowd at Le Mans on Saturday as the Frenchman snatched pole position from Ducati's Marc Marquez for the French Grand Prix.

Badminton

Malaysia's Taiwan Open campaign ends as Tang Jie-Wen Tse bow out in semis

PETALING JAYA: The promising run of national mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie and his new partner Chan Wen Tse came to an end in the semi-finals of the Taiwan Open on Saturday (May 10).

Other Sports

Surfing-Toledo wins instant classic over wildcard Wilson at Gold Coast Pro

(Reuters) -Brazil's two-time world champion Felipe Toledo beat Australian wildcard Julian Wilson to win the Gold Coast Pro in an instant pro surfing classic on Saturday, a decade after the two met at the finals of the same event.

Rugby

Rugby-Suaalii to miss Waratahs' clash with Crusaders due to concussion

(Reuters) -Australia winger Joseph Suaalii will miss New South Wales Waratahs' Super Rugby Pacific clash against the Canterbury Crusaders next week due to concussion after he was stretchered off in his side's 28-21 loss to the Queensland Reds on Friday.

Badminton

Zafrul appointed as BAM president

PETALING JAYA: Give me 100 days to present my mission and roadmap for BAM.

Tennis

Tennis-Ukraine's Kostyuk shakes hands with Kasatkina, praises anti-war stance

(Reuters) -Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk, who has been outspoken against Russia's invasion of her country and has refused to shake hands with Russian or Belarusian opponents, shook hands with Daria Kasatkina after beating her 6-4 6-2 at the Italian Open's second round on Friday.

Cambodia

Cambodian boxers hoping for gold at youth champs in Sri Lanka

BANGKOK: The Cambodian Boxing Federation (CBF) has dispatched three boxers and one coach to the Asian U22 and Youth Boxing Championships 2025 in Sri Lanka. The team has expressed strong confidence in their ability to bring home medals for the kingdom.

Athletics

Athletics-Chopra postpones javelin meet amid India-Pakistan conflict

BENGALURU (Reuters) -India's Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has postponed an eponymous javelin event in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru this month after his country and neighbour Pakistan extended their worst fighting in nearly three decades.

Football

Soccer-Conceicao stays grounded after Milan beat Bologna ahead of final

(Reuters) - AC Milan manager Sergio Conceicao urged his players to learn quickly from Friday's see-saw performance, warning that improvement is needed ahead of the Coppa Italia final despite a convincing win against Bologna in Serie A on Friday.

Metro News

Wounded Arsenal need to win at Liverpool – big time

ARSENAL travel to Liverpool this weekend hoping that the Merseyside club are still in celebratory mood.

Badminton

Injury concern for Jun Hao ahead of Thailand Open

PETALING JAYA: Injury concerns have returned to haunt the national badminton camp, this time involving men's singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao, who may miss next week's Thailand Open in Bangkok.

Ready for first bite

PETALING JAYA: Former international R. Sharmendran will undergo a first test as the national karate coach in the Asian Senior Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from May 23-25.

Diving

Divers under pressure to meet MQS at trials or miss chances for world meet

KUALA LUMPUR: The heat is on the divers to meet the Minimum Qualifying Score (MQS) during the national trials today in Bukit Jalil.

Boxing

Rafiq eyeing comeback at KL Open which offers big prize money

PETALING JAYA: Any bowler will happily settle for runner-up finishes but not Rafiq Ismail (pic).

Metro News

Europe’s top table beckons

Results of Premier League fixtures at Vitality Stadium and St James' Park could go a long way towards dictating who will be playing Champions League football next season and who will not.