Football

Soccer-Germany's Gnabry says he is out of World Cup after an adductor muscle tear

BERLIN, April 22 (Reuters) - Bayern ⁠Munich and Germany attacking midfielder Serge Gnabry will ⁠miss the World Cup starting in June due ‌to an adductor muscle tear sustained during training, he said on social media on Wednesday.

Football

Soccer-Floundering Chelsea sack Rosenior amid worst scoring drought in 114 years

April 22 (Reuters) - Chelsea sacked manager Liam ⁠Rosenior on Wednesday following a catastrophic run of form that has left the London club's Champions League hopes hanging ⁠by a thread while they also endured their worst goalscoring drought in over a century.

Football

Soccer-World Cup last-minute ticket sales phase re-opens 50 days from kick-off

April 22 (Reuters) - With 50 days ⁠remaining until the start of the 2026 World Cup, FIFA's last-minute ⁠sales phase re-opens on Wednesday with tickets for all 104 ‌matches available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Athletics

Athletics-London Marathon still in talks to stage 2027 race over two days

April 22 (Reuters) - London Marathon chief ⁠executive Hugh Brasher said discussions are ongoing over a proposal to stage a one-off two-day marathon ⁠in 2027, with elite women racing on the Saturday and men on the Sunday, but stressed ‌no final approval has yet been secured.

Golf

Golf-Europe Ryder Cup organisers defend steep rise in ticket prices for 2027 clash

LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) - Ryder Cup ⁠organisers have defended daily admission prices for next year's Europe v United States ⁠duel in Ireland after a steep rise from the 2023 edition held ‌in Rome.

Football

Soccer-Rebrov leaves role as Ukraine coach

April 22 (Reuters) - ⁠Serhiy Rebrov has stepped down ⁠as coach of the ‌Ukraine national football team, the Ukrainian Association of Football announced on Wednesday.

Football

Soccer-US women's soccer league joins global project to cut ACL injuries

April 22 (Reuters) - The National ⁠Women's Soccer League and its players' union have joined Project ACL, a global initiative ⁠aimed at reducing the number of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in professional women's football.

Cycling

Beasley hopes a better-rested Azizul can upstage younger superstars at home Track World Cup

NILAI: Cycling technical director John Beasley is hoping Azizulhasni Awang's decision to sit out the Hong Kong leg of the Track World Cup last week will pay dividends in Nilai this weekend.

Badminton

Jonassen believes team effort will make difference in Thomas Cup, not superstars

PETALING JAYA: To win the Thomas Cup, players cannot afford to have a superstar mentality as the tournament is all about teamwork.

Football

Soccer-Rosenior's tough words raise stakes as Chelsea misery deepens

LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) - Managers are usually ⁠reluctant to eviscerate their players in public so Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior's stinging rebuke to his team after ⁠Tuesday's humbling 3-0 defeat at Brighton and Hove Albion smacked of the words of a man at the ‌end of his tether.

Tennis

Tennis-Sinner's mastery mindset makes him man to beat as clay swing intensifies

BENGALURU, April 22 (Reuters) - Jannik Sinner was once ⁠viewed as an explosive talent custom-built for hardcourt tennis but the four-times Grand Slam champion's assiduous work on his patience and ⁠control has made him the man to beat on clay heading into the French Open.

Tennis

Tennis-Venus hopes to play French Open after clay comeback in Madrid

April 22 (Reuters) - Venus Williams ⁠said she hopes to play this year's French Open ⁠after returning to compete on clay for the first ‌time in five years and losing in the opening round of the Madrid Open.

Football

Soccer-Bellingham buys minority stakes in The Hundred franchise Birmingham Phoenix

April 22 (Reuters) - ⁠England international Jude Bellingham has acquired ⁠a minority stake in The ‌Hundred franchise Birmingham Phoenix, co-owners Warwickshire County Cricket Club said on Wednesday.

Other Sports

Mexico pledges World Cup safety after shooting at ancient pyramids

MEXICO CITY, April ⁠21 (Reuters) - Top Mexican officials on Tuesday vowed to ensure safety ahead of the World Cup soccer matches following a shooting at ⁠the famed Teotihuacan pyramids that killed a Canadian tourist, and said the gunman appeared to have been influenced by violent ‌incidents abroad.

Cricket

Cricket-Sharma the entertainer helps Hyderabad to win over Capitals

April 22 (Reuters) - Abhishek ⁠Sharma was scoring runs for fun on Tuesday ⁠as the Sunrisers Hyderabad batter blasted an ‌explosive century and kept the crowd entertained in a 47-run win over Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League.

Rugby

Rugby-Wallabies 'Iceman' Foley hangs up boots

MELBOURNE, April 22 (Reuters) - Former ⁠Australia flyhalf Bernard Foley, who earned the nickname 'Iceman' for ⁠nailing crucial kicks, will retire from professional rugby at ‌the end of the Japanese season, his team Kubota Spears said.

Rugby

Rugby-Lions tour drives record $50 million surplus for Rugby Australia

MELBOURNE, April 22 (Reuters) - Rugby ⁠Australia reported a record A$70.6 million ($50.56 million) surplus in ⁠its 2025 financial accounts on Wednesday, driven largely by ‌the lucrative British and Irish Lions tour.

Cricket

Cricket-Marsh seeks IPL redemption after disappointing T20 World Cup

April 22 (Reuters) - Mitchell Marsh ⁠is trying to put a disappointing Twenty20 World Cup campaign behind him but the Australian ⁠all-rounder concedes he has yet to hit his stride in the Indian Premier League ‌with the Lucknow Super Giants in urgent need of some inspiration.

Football

Cardiff City back in the Championship

PETALING JAYA: Cardiff City have earned promotion back to the English Championship after just one season in League One with a 1-3 away win against Reading on Saturday (April 18).

Hockey

Eswaran goes from forward to rightback and gets it right

PETALING JAYA: Rising hockey player Eswaran George is fitting in just right with Maybank this season in the Malaysian Hockey League (MHL) but not in a familiar position.