Tennis

Tennis-Raducanu breezes past Tjen to reach US Open third round

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Emma Raducanu produced a commanding performance at the U.S. Open on Wednesday as the 2021 champion swept aside Indonesian qualifier Janice Tjen 6-2 6-1 to reach the third round.

Badminton

Pearly-Thinaah cruise into World Championships third round

PETALING JAYA: Women's doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah got off to a flying start in the World Championships by cruising into the third round.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Single buyer snaps up Ojjeh's McLaren collection

LONDON (Reuters) -A unique collection of 20 barely used McLaren road cars belonging to the Formula One team's late co-owner Mansour Ojjeh has been snapped up by an undisclosed single buyer, dealer Tom Hartley Jnr said on Wednesday.

Badminton

Roy King-Arif stun world No. 12 Thais in Paris to set up meeting with Aaron-Wooi Yik

PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Yap Roy King-Wan Arif Wan Junaidi stunned Thailand's Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Kittinupong Kedren to progress to the World Championships third round.

Football

Selangor's Brazilian striker Chrigor nets hat-trick in 5-2 win over T'ganu

PETALING JAYA: Selangor put on a dominating performance at home to win 5-2 against Terengganu in the Super League at the Petaling Jaya Stadium on Wednesday (Aug 27).

Badminton

Pang Ron-Su Yin face Soon Huat-Shevon to assure a quarter spot, Chen-Toh also make it in Paris

PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttlers Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin survived a scare before booking their spot in the World Championships third round.

Motorsport

Motor racing-McLaren return as favourites to Verstappen's backyard

(Reuters) -Formula One ends its August break and goes straight back to the beach at Zandvoort this weekend, with Max Verstappen's rowdy orange army cheering the home Dutch hero against McLaren domination.

Football

Soccer-Sweden call up Isak despite his standoff with Newcastle

(Reuters) -Sweden have called up Alexander Isak for next month's World Cup qualifiers despite the striker's standoff with his Premier League club Newcastle United.

Football

Bundesliga's pre-match 'handshake dialogue' rule is not a hit with everyone

BERLIN (Reuters) -A new Bundesliga rule that calls for a meeting with the refereeing team and both captains and coaches before every league match has not been universally well received, with World Cup winner Toni Kroos saying it would have no real impact.

Squash

Darren celebrates birthday by storming into second round of Tuanku Muhriz Trophy

PETALING JAYA: National squash player Darren Pragasam marked his birthday with a winning start at the Tuanku Muhriz Trophy Wednesday (Aug 27).

Badminton

Mathias marks return from ban by shocking China's world No. 1 with partner Boje

PETALING JAYA: Danish shuttler Mathias Christiansen has returned stronger than ever after a one-year ban from competitions due to a doping offence.

Badminton

Jun Hao suffers heartbreak in Paris after losing in second round

PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao's campaign in the World Championships came to an end after he suffered a heartbreaking defeat to Japan's Kenta Nishimoto in the second round.

Athletics

Victory for Savithri - she finally will get her medal, thanks to MA's swift action

PETALING JAYA: Former athlete P. Savithri will finally get her long-awaited gold medal in the pentathlon from the 1971 SEAP Games – after a wait of 54 years.

Other Sports

Australian Rules-Former West Coast player Brown comes out as bisexual in AFL first

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Former West Coast Eagles defender Mitch Brown became the first Australian Football League player, past or present, to come out as bisexual on Wednesday, saying he hoped he would encourage other footballers to come forward.

Badminton

Coach Herry's calm call pays off for Man-Tee

PETALING JAYA: Men's doubles coach Herry Iman Pierngadi's calm presence helped shuttlers Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun pull off a great comeback win over French brothers Toma Junior Popov-Christo Popov in the World Championships second round on Tuesday (Aug 26).

Tennis

Tennis-Gauff says revamped serve was tested by old habits in first-round US Open win

(Reuters) -Coco Gauff said her first-round win at the U.S. Open on Tuesday was shaped by a mental battle to trust her revamped serve, as the American third seed worked to overcome old habits during tense moments of her hard-fought victory over Ajla Tomljanovic.

Football

FAM confirm Joehari's resignation as president

PETALING JAYA: The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) have confirmed the resignation of Datuk Joehari Ayub as president of the governing body.

Cricket

Cricket-India's Ashwin ends IPL career, may play in other leagues

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin ended his Indian Premier League (IPL) career on Wednesday but hinted he may be available to play other competitions of franchise cricket.

Football

Soccer-Pulisic returns to US squad as McKennie misses out for S.Korea, Japan friendlies

(Reuters) -Christian Pulisic has been named in the U.S. squad for the friendly matches against South Korea and Japan after skipping the CONCACAF Gold Cup, but Weston McKennie has been omitted from coach Mauricio Pochettino's 22-player roster.

Tennis

Tennis-Gauff survives Tomljanovic scare to reach US Open second round

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former champion Coco Gauff launched her US Open campaign with a 6-4, 6-7(2), 7-5 win over unseeded Ajla Tomljanovic in the first round on Tuesday, as the American navigated a big test following a late coaching shake-up ahead of the year's final Grand Slam.