Badminton

Chong Wei says RM1.3mil camp key to distraction-free build up

PETALING JAYA: The 10-day centralised training camp for the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals in Herning, Denmark, may cost RM1.3mil but it is worth every sen.

Badminton

Chong Wei sceptical of BWF's new scoring proposal

PETALING JAYA: Why change something that is not broken?

Tennis

Tennis-Crowd-puller Kyrgios confirms Halle participation

BERLIN, April 20 (Reuters) - Former ⁠Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios, who has not played ⁠a competitive singles match since January, will take part ‌in this year's Halle grasscourt tournament in June, organisers said on Monday.

Football

Soccer-Liverpool's Konate says he is close to agreeing new contract

April 20 (Reuters) - Liverpool centre back ⁠Ibrahima Konate said he is close to agreeing a new contract ⁠with the Premier League club, with his current deal set to expire ‌at the end of the season.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Wolff says F1 must wield scalpel not baseball bat in making changes

LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - Formula One ⁠needs to take a surgical approach to rule changes that might improve racing rather than a big ⁠hit with a baseball bat, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said on Monday.

Football

Yusoff calls for influential FAM leader

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian football needs a figure with real influence at the top and Datuk Yusoff Mahadi believes Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim fits that profile better than anyone else.

Football

Soccer-Fan violence leads to cancellation of Olimpia v Cerro Porteno Paraguayan league match

April 20 (Reuters) - ⁠Violent clashes between fans and ⁠police forced the cancellation of Sunday's ‌Paraguayan league match between Olimpia and Cerro Porteno in the capital, Asunción, local police ​said in a statement.

Badminton

Beware the French connection in Thomas Cup

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia will need to tread carefully in Horsens, with France shaping up as a serious threat at the Thomas Cup starting Thursday.

Athletics

Doping-Tougher dope testing for Indian athletes as federation banished to highest-risk bracket

NEW DELHI, April 20 (Reuters) - ⁠Indian athletes must now meet tougher anti-doping requirements after their federation was placed ⁠in World Athletics' highest-risk category, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Monday.

Athletics

Athletics-Fast Eddie Nketia adds fuel to Australia's sprinting ambitions

MELBOURNE, April 20 (Reuters) - A week after ⁠Australians absorbed Gout Gout's impressive 200 metres run at national championships, excitement surged again as the unheralded Eddie Nketia clocked a ⁠wind-assisted 9.84 seconds in the 100m at a U.S. college meet over the weekend.

Badminton

Miles apart, Thinaah keeps Pearly close

PETALING JAYA: Doubles shuttler M. Thinaah has been keeping in touch with Pearly Tan through regular messages from the team's training base in Herning, Denmark.

Cricket

Cricket-Chakravarthy overcomes surface tension to end Kolkata's losing streak

NEW DELHI, ⁠April 20 (Reuters) - Varun Chakravarthy's return to form helped Kolkata Knight Riders ⁠snap their winless streak on Sunday, but the 34-year-old said ‌he and his fellow spinners are struggling to make an impact due to the Indian Premier League's batting-friendly tracks.

Tennis

Tennis-Munich win fuels hopes of US men's clay revival, Shelton says

April 20 (Reuters) - Ben Shelton ⁠said he had laid down a claycourt marker for U.S. ⁠men with his Munich Open win on Sunday after the ‌world number six became the first American to claim an event above the ATP 250 level since Andre Agassi's 2002 Rome Masters triumph.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Spectator dies in Argentina rally crash

April 20 (Reuters) - A ⁠spectator was killed and two others ⁠injured following a crash during the ‌Rally Sudamericano in Argentina on Sunday, the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) said.

Football

Soccer-Burnley game is like a final, says Man City's Haaland

April 20 (Reuters) - Manchester ⁠City striker Erling Haaland said ⁠their next Premier League game against Burnley ‌is like a final after Sunday's 2-1 victory over leaders Arsenal handed them the chance to ​go top with a ⁠win in midweek.

Football

Soccer-USMA reach Confederation Cup final after violence-marred clash with Safi

April 19 (Reuters) - USM Alger ⁠overcame a pitch invasion and a delayed start ⁠to hold Morocco's Olympique Safi to a 1-1 ‌away draw in the second leg of their African Confederation Cup semi-final on Sunday and book a berth in the final against Egyptian giants ​Zamalek.

Diving

Elvis overcomes fear and injury to claim gold in the nationals

KUALA LUMPUR: Botching a platform dive routine and sustaining a spinal injury may be enough to scare off any newcomer but not Elvis Priestly Clement.

Badminton

Rexy relives Cup past, eyes new glory in Horsens

PETALING JAYA: From player to coach, Rexy Mainaky has built a strong reputation in team events.

Football

Petrus gets it right

PETALING JAYA: Petrus Shitembi is widely recognised for his vision and lethal left foot, but on the biggest stage, the Kuching City talisman proved his "weaker" side could be just as decisive.

Football

Insa says sorry for outburst, Jairo shows good recovery

PETALING JAYA: Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) captain Natxo Insa has apologised for his outburst after teammate Jairo da Silva suffered a concussion during their AFC Champions League (ACL) Elite quarter-final clash against Al-Ahli.