Other Sports

Terrific trio Mandy, Sydney, Ying Ting strike first gold for M'sian wushu

BANGKOK: Malaysian wushu won their first SEA Games gold as Mandy Cebelle Chen, Sydney Chin and Loh Ying Ting came out top in the women's duilian barehands event at the Chaeng Wattana Government Complex.

Athletics

Jing Xuan smashes national record to win javelin silver

BANGKOK: Ng Jing Xuan smashed the national record by more than three metres to clinch silver in the women's javelin final at the SEA Games.

Cricket

Cricket-England must change mindset to salvage Ashes, says Johnson

Dec 13 (Reuters) - England need to alter their approach if they hope to claw their way back after their disastrous start to the Ashes series and avoid another drubbing, former Australia paceman Mitchell Johnson said.

Cricket

Virandeep fires Malaysia to SEA Games cricket gold

BANGKOK: The Malaysian cricket team have lived up to their tag as favourites after clinching the T20 (twenty overs) gold in the SEA Games.

Badminton

Aaron-Wooi Yik reach SEA Games final but Wei Chong-Kai Wun crash out

BANGKOK: Men's doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik marched into the SEA Games final but teammates Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun's run ended in the last four.

Other Sports

Figure skater Fang delivers Malaysia's 11th gold at SEA Games

BANGKOK: Figure skater Fang Ze Zeng delivered the 11th gold medal for Malaysia at5 the SEA Games after triumphing in the men's singles on Saturday (Dec 13).

Football

Soccer-Police detain organiser of Messi visit after Indian fans rip up seats

KOLKATA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi's tour of India kicked off chaotically on Saturday as fans threw objects, ripped up seats and invaded the pitch at Kolkata's Salt Lake stadium after the Argentine soccer great made only a brief appearance at a ticketed event.

Football

Soccer-Chelsea manager Bompastor confident in Kerr's return to form

Dec 13 (Reuters) - Chelsea forward Sam Kerr is struggling to regain her best form, but manager Sonia Bompastor said she is unbothered, expressing confidence the Australian striker will return to peak performance.

Badminton

Pearly-Thinaah battle into SEA Games final

BANGKOK: Women's doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah booked their spots in the SEA Games final after a hard-fought win over Indonesia's Rachel Allesya-Febi Setianingrum.

Badminton

Tang Jie-Ee Wei suffer shock loss in SEA Games semis

BANGKOK: Mixed doubles shuttlers Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei's hopes of reaching the SEA Games final were dashed after they suffered a shock defeat to homesters Ruttanapak Oupthong-Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat.

Badminton

Malaysian mixed doubles clash set for World Tour Finals

PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian showdown is on the cards at the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou next week after the country's two top mixed doubles pairs were drawn in the same group.

Cricket

Cricket-Hazlewood not done with test cricket despite Ashes disappointment

SYDNEY, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Australia quick Josh Hazlewood intends to continue playing international cricket in all formats despite missing the entire Ashes series because of injury.

Football

Soccer-High demand for 2026 World Cup tickets despite fans slamming prices

LOS ANGELES, Dec 12 (Reuters) - FIFA received five million requests for World Cup 2026 tickets in the first 24 hours of the latest sales phase, soccer's world governing body said on Friday, despite an outcry from fan groups this week about high prices for the tournament.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Norris gets his hands on F1 trophy as unwell Verstappen stays away

Dec 12 (Reuters) - Lando Norris laid hands on the Formula One winner's trophy at a prize-giving gala in Tashkent on Friday as outgoing champion Max Verstappen stayed away due to illness but sent a congratulatory message to the Briton and McLaren.

Community Sports

Reds will aim to keep mood going at Anfield

LIVERPOOL will look to continue regaining consistency and secure a positive result when they host Brighton & Hove Albion at Anfield today.

Community Sports

Day of carnage likely in Tyne-Wear derby

WIDELY seen as among the fiercest football rivalries in England, the coming together of Sunderland and Newcastle at the Stadium of Light has the ingredients of a fiery encounter, marked by an underlying intensity driven by more than just the bragging rights at stake.

Hockey

Hockey legend Paramalingam breathes his last at 91

PETALING JAYA: The nation's sports scene lost another precious gem with the passing of hockey legend C. Paramalingam (pic) yesterday.

Squash

Agonising exit for squash team at World Cup but Cross sees the positives

PETALING JAYA: There is nothing more painful in sport than losing by the smallest of margins.

Football

Sabah ready to pack defence to stop JDT juggernaut in FA Cup final

PETALING JAYA: The "park the bus" approach is rarely seen as a strategy worth showcasing and is often viewed as a negative tactic.

Athletics

Sports Ministry await reports on probe over sprinter’s withdrawal from SEA Games

PUTRAJAYA: The Youth and Sports Ministry are awaiting full reports from Malaysia Athletics (MA) and the National Sports Council (NSC) before deciding on action over claims that young sprinter Danish Irfan Tamrin was forced to withdraw from the Thailand SEA Games.