Tennis

Tennis-Sabalenka named WTA Player of the Year for second straight season

Dec 15 (Reuters) - World number one Aryna Sabalenka has been named WTA Player of the Year for the second consecutive season after spending the entire year at the top of the rankings, the governing body of women's tennis announced on Monday.

Football

Soccer-Roma remain in title hunt with 1-0 win over Como

ROME, Dec 15 (Reuters) - AS Roma kept pace in the Serie A title race with a 1-0 home win over Como on Monday, where Wesley's second-half goal was the difference between the sides at the Stadio Olimpico.

Golf

Golf-Scheffler wins fourth straight PGA Tour Player of the Year award

Dec 15 (Reuters) - Scottie Scheffler, who counted two majors among his six titles in 2025, has been voted the PGA Tour Player of the Year for a fourth consecutive season, the PGA Tour said on Monday.

Football

Soccer-Burn has fractured rib and damaged lung after Wear-Tyne derby challenge, reports say

Dec 15 (Reuters) - Newcastle United defender Dan Burn has suffered a fractured rib and damaged his lung following a challenge with Sunderland's Nordi Mukiele in Sunday's 1-0 loss in the Premier League, British media reports said.

Other Sports

Darts-Menzies apologises for punching table at World Championship

LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Scotsman Cameron Menzies has apologised after punching his drinks table following a first-round loss to English debutant Charlie Manby at the PDC Darts World Championship on Monday, which left blood dripping from his hand.

Hockey

Olympics-Short rinks cut no ice with NHL players, including McDavid

TORONTO, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Canadian standout Connor McDavid and a number of his NHL peers are not concerned that the ice rinks for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics will be smaller than what they are used to playing on.

Other Sports

Olympics-LA28 to open ticket draw on Jan. 14 with seats from $28

LOS ANGELES, Dec 15 (Reuters) - LA28 said on Monday that fans will be able to register starting January 14 for a random ticket draw covering all Olympic sports at the Los Angeles Games with organizers promising at least 1 million tickets priced at $28.

Football

Valiant Harimau Muda fall to hosts Thailand in SEA Games Under-23 semi-finals

BANGKOK: Malaysia put up a valiant fight but fell short against hosts Thailand, losing 1-0 in the SEA Games Under-23 football semi-finals at the Rajamangala Stadium on Monday (Dec 15).

Cricket

Cricket-Stokes issues Ashes rallying cry for England players

Dec 15 (Reuters) - England captain Ben Stokes has called for his teammates to "show a bit of dog" as they look to fight back from two losses in the third Ashes test in Adelaide from Tuesday.

Football

Soccer-Maresca declines to clarify "worst 48 hours" comment, focuses on Cardiff

Dec 15 (Reuters) - Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said his weekend comment about spending the "worst 48 hours" since joining the club needed no further explanation as his team focus on Tuesday's tricky trip to Cardiff City for a League Cup quarter-final clash.

Rugby

Rugby-WRU pledges to retain talent as Morgan, Lake announce Gloucester switch

Dec 15 (Reuters) - The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has vowed to create an environment that keeps the nation's best players at home following confirmation on Monday that experienced forwards Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake will leave Welsh club Ospreys at the end of the season to join England's Gloucester.

Badminton

Fifth-time nominee Liek Hou finally lands BWF's Player of the Year award

PETALING JAYA: National para men's singles shuttler Cheah Liek Hou ended 2025 on a high after being named the Para men's Player of the Year 2025 on Monday (Dec 15).

Football

Soccer-Chaos in Kolkata, confetti in Delhi: Messi wraps up eventful India tour

NEW DELHI, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Colourful confetti showered down on Lionel Messi as he ended his whirlwind four-city tour of India with a cameo at New Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday, where a near-capacity crowd shouted themselves hoarse during his half-hour appearance.

Other Sports

Second gold for mighty Thor as Malaysia win 6-red snooker team title

BANGKOK: Thor Chuan Leong clinched his second gold medal for Malaysia at the Thailand SEA Games after helping the national team capture the men's 6-red snooker team title on Monday (Dec 15).

Other Sports

Liverpool parade driver ploughed into crowds 'in a rage', prosecutors say ahead of sentencing

LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - A British man who injured more than 130 people by ploughing his car into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans during May's Premier League victory parade did so simply because he lost his temper, prosecutors said on Monday as his sentencing hearing began.

Swimming

Hoe Yean completes freestyle double with second SEA Games gold

BANGKOK: National swim ace Khiew Hoe Yean continued his splashing show at the SEA Games in Thailand by clinching his second gold medal in the pool.

Athletics

Malaysian quartet smash national record to win 4x100m silver

BANGKOK: Malaysia's 4x100m quartet of Alif Iman Mohd Fahimi, Jonathan Nyepa, Pengiran Aidil Auf Hajam and Danish Iftikhar Mohd Roslee shattered the national record en route to a silver medal at the SEA Games here on Saturday (Dec 15).

Football

Soccer-Scarred by ethnic violence, Manipur's clubs continue to fight for survival

Dec 15 (Reuters) - Khaiminthang Lhungdim just wanted to visit his family during a rare break from playing duties last month, but an airport off-limits to his community meant the Punjab FC defender was unable to make the journey home to Manipur.

Other Sports

Erry powers his way to silver, Indonesia's Rizki breaks world record

CHONBURI: National weightlifter Erry Hidayat bagged a silver medal at the Thailand SEA Games in the men's 79kg category on Monday (Dec 15).

Swimming

Andrew beats SEA Games champ for silver at pool

BANGKOK: Swimmer Andrew Goh earned silver for Malaysia in the men's 50m breaststroke final at Huamak Aquatic Centre on Monday (Dec 12).