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Cambodia has raised safety concerns for its athletes at the SEA Games in Thailand amid ongoing border tensions.

Malaysia’s fastest are being ignored, and nobody at the top wants to explain why.

Danylo Yavhusishyn rises from the lowest rank to ozeki status in the ancient Japanese sport, reaching its second-highest level.

In breaking its own citizenship test for sporting gain, Malaysia may have done more than betray a process. It may have betrayed itself.

The national women’s 400m record holder is also taking part in the 4x100m, women’s 4x400m and mixed 4x400m events.

National deaf bowling head coach Joe Tay said he had to constantly remind the victorious men’s doubles pair to stay composed.

A Swedish soccer playoff match between Orgryte IS and IFK Norrkoping descended into chaos yesterday

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami reached the MLS Cup final for the first time after thrashing New York City FC.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank criticised fans for directing their anger at goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.

Tottenham Hotspur’s woeful Premier League home form continued as Fulham claimed their first away victory of the season with a 2-1 win.

Paris Saint-Germain suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at the hands of Monaco yesterday.

Malick Thiaw scored the fastest goal of the Premier League season after 55 seconds.

The Spaniard aggravated the hamstring problem during the ATP Finals, where he lost to Jannik Sinner in Sunday’s title clash.

Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz, ranked three and six in the world respectively, begin their 2026 season in Perth at the fourth edition of the tournament from 2-11 Jan, ahead of the Australian Open later in the month.

Jannik Sinner ended a turbulent season in the best possible fashion after seeing off Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets, 7-6 (7/4), 7-5.

World number one Carlos Alcaraz eased to a 6-2, 6-4 win over Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime at the ATP Finals to set up a title decider with defending champion Jannik Sinner.

Jannik Sinner has yet to drop a service game en route to the final and will attempt to defend his title on Sunday against either top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz or Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Jannik Sinner comfortably beat Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) and will face Alex de Minaur in the first semi-final on Saturday.

The world No 4 pair have won only one title this year after failing to make it to the final of the Australian Open.

The world No 4 duo will face Indonesia’s Raymond Indra-Nikolaus Joaquin, who scored an upset win over Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun earlier.

This is the 10th semi-final appearance for the top seeds in the World Tour circuit this year.

The world No 5 pair were too strong for Denmark’s new duo Christian Faust Kjaer-Rasmus Kjaer.

The world No. 4 pair defeated 12th-ranked Taiwanese duo Lee Jhe Hui-Yang Po Hsuan in three games.

They will play Taiwan’s Liu Kuang Heng-Jheng Yu Chieh in the second round.

Isack Hadjar is considered favourite to move up from Red Bull’s sister team Racing Bulls to replace Yuki Tsunoda alongside Max Verstappen in 2026.

The seven-time F1 champion dismisses earlier comments about not looking forward to next year as said in the ‘heat of frustration’.

Red Bull’s four-time champion backs the rival team’s move letting their drivers race for the title in the three-way fight.

The Dutch driver faces a 24-point deficit to Lando Norris, making it unlikely he can catch up in the final two events in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.

Adrian Newey will lead the team’s trackside operations next season, while Andy Cowell becomes its chief strategy officer.

Las Vegas GP CEO Emily Prazer praised the event for highlighting Formula 1’s global appeal and Las Vegas as a top entertainment city.