Tennis

Tennis-Pegula sets up Washington Open final against Eala

Aug 1 (Reuters) - Top-seeded American Jessica Pegula beat ⁠Russia's Diana Shnaider 7-5 6-4 on Saturday and set up a Washington Open final against ⁠the Philippines' Alexandra Eala, who defeated Japan's Naomi Osaka 6-4 6-2.

Golf

Golf-Noh opens three-shot lead as Women's British Open heads for thrilling finish

Aug 1 (Reuters) - American Yealimi Noh moved to ⁠the brink of a breakthrough major title after carding a two-under-par 69 to take a three-shot lead after ⁠the third round of the Women's British Open at Royal Lytham on Saturday.

Motorsport

Rallying-Pajari leads in Finland after Ogier crashes out

Aug 1 (Reuters) - Toyota's reigning world ⁠champion Sebastien Ogier and stand-in co-driver Julien Ingrassia were flown to hospital ⁠for checks after crashing out of Rally Finland on Saturday, with ‌teammate Sami Pajari inheriting the lead in his home event.

Football

Soccer-Jamshedpur players make emotional appeal to club owners to reconsider shutdown

Aug 1 (Reuters) - A day ⁠after Indian Super League club Jamshedpur FC announced they were ⁠shutting down, some of their players released a video appealing ‌to the owners, Tata Group, to rethink the decision.

Football

Soccer-Chelsea bring in 35-year old striker Welbeck from Brighton

Aug 1 (Reuters) - Chelsea have ⁠signed experienced striker Danny Welbeck on a two-year deal ⁠from fellow Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, the London ‌side said on Saturday.

Other Sports

Judoka Amir lands historic gold for Malaysia at C'wealth Games

PETALING JAYA: Amir Daniel Abdul Majeed scored a historic first for Malaysia in judo after winning the men's below 81kg category at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games on Aug 1 (Saturday). 

Football

Soccer-Brentford sign Sangare from Lens for club-record fee

Aug 1 (Reuters) - Brentford ⁠have signed Mamadou Sangare from RC ⁠Lens for a club-record fee, the ‌Premier League outfit said on Saturday, as media reported that the west London club had paid £39 million ($52.57 million) ​for the Mali international.

Football

AFF Cup: Harimau Malaya suffer first defeat to Thailand 2-0

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia suffered their first defeat in the Hyundai AFF Cup after going down 2-0 to Thailand in a Group B match at the Rajamangala Stadium on Saturday (Aug 1).

Football

Soccer-Consortium led by Staveley to buy Gold family's stakes in West Ham

Aug 1 (Reuters) - Vanessa Gold, daughter ⁠of former West Ham United chair David Gold, has reached ⁠an agreement to sell her family's shares to a consortium led ‌by Amanda Staveley and others, after a previously agreed sale to Czech businessman Daniel Kretinsky fell through.

Football

Soccer-Bournemouth sign Portugal centre-back Silva from Benfica

Aug 1 (Reuters) - Bournemouth ⁠have strengthened their defence with the ⁠signing of Portugal international Antonio Silva, ‌who joined the Premier League side from Benfica on Saturday. Media reports said the move cost Bournemouth about ​26 million pounds ($35 million).

Other Sports

Erry delays retirement after Commonwealth Games success

PETALING JAYA: Commonwealth Games gold did more than crown Erry Hidayat – it saved his career.

Other Sports

No gold as lifter but glory as coach for Edmund

PETALING JAYA: Edmund Yeo had to wait 24 years to fulfil his dream of winning a Commonwealth Games gold medal, this time as a coach.

Football

Factbox-Soccer-Timeline of FIFA's stake sale plan: from proposal to dismissal under opposition

Aug 1 (Reuters) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino has scrapped a plan to ⁠sell 20% stakes in a subsidiary that would run all its competitions, including the World Cup, in a move that faced widespread opposition from continental bodies, including ⁠UEFA.

Football

Soccer-UEFA welcomes FIFA's decision to scrap stake sale

Aug 1 (Reuters) - ⁠Europe's governing soccer body ⁠on Saturday welcomed FIFA's decision ‌to abandon plans to sell a stake in the World Cup and ​said it would work ⁠with partners ⁠and stakeholders to make sure such ⁠moves ‌cannot be fast tracked without consultation in ⁠the future.

Football

Soccer-Infantino's FIFA future in jeopardy after private equity gamble backfires

Aug 1 (Reuters) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino, hitherto untouchable at ⁠the helm of soccer's global governing body, suffered a crushing blow on Friday when his bold reach for private equity riches was brought to an end in the face of a ferocious backlash.

Football

Soccer-Reaction to FIFA backing down on World Cup sell-off plans

Aug 1 (Reuters) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Friday that world soccer's governing ⁠body had scrapped plans to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors after a widespread backlash.

Badminton

Xin Ru turns tide as Kuala Lumpur lift first mixed team title after 11 years

PETALING JAYA: Women's singles player Ong Xin Ru rose to the occasion to help Kuala Lumpur end an 11-year wait for the Petronas Under-18 National Inter-state Mixed Team Championships title in Kelantan on Saturday (Aug 1).

Boxing

Boxing-Taafaki secures Tuvalu's first Commonwealth Games medal without winning a bout

Aug 1 (Reuters) - ⁠Boxer Tarona Taafaki made history for ⁠Tuvalu when she won the ‌Pacific island nation's first ever Commonwealth Games medal in Glasgow, without winning a single ​bout.

Badminton

M'sia on brink of double victory as Pearly-Thinaah, Chia-Tai reach finals in Taiwan

PETALING JAYA: Women's doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah lived up to expectations by advancing to the Taiwan Open final after defeating Francesca Corbett-Jennie Gai of the United States on Saturday (Aug 1).

Football

Soccer-Infantino faces crisis as UEFA, CONCACAF declare lost confidence over scrapped World Cup deal

Aug 1 (Reuters) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino is under unprecedented fire after regional confederations UEFA and ⁠CONCACAF said on Saturday they had lost confidence in his leadership following his abandoned plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial rights.