MatchPoint Times

Cyril Linette, appointed last April by committee president Edgar Grospiron, becomes the fourth senior executive to leave in two months.

The rematch between two of boxing’s biggest names will be broadcast live on Sept 19 on Netflix.

The 26-year-old American had started the day with a six-shot advantage that swelled to seven after his birdies at the first and third.

The former two-division champion Conor McGregor has not fought since 2021 after breaking his leg in a bout against Dustin Poirier.

At 17, Lucas Santiago Wehle is set to represent Malaysia in surfing at the 2026 Asian Games, a breakthrough for both athlete and sport.

Isaac Del Toro took the overall lead at the UAE Tour after darting clear to earn his second stage victory of the week.

Andrew Robertson, Mohamed Salah and Curtis Jones scored in the 3-1 win as the Reds avenged their league loss at Molineux just 72 hours earlier.

The Yorkshire club condemns fans who boo players observing Ramadan or using protocols to break their fast.

The Asian Football Confederation decision came after the international sports court reduced a penalty on seven players but maintained a fine on FAM.

Uefa also issued Real Madrid a one-year suspended partial stadium closure affecting 500 seats.

Association says it accepted responsibility for ‘oversight failures’ during proceedings at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Wrexham chase Premier League promotion, Liverpool target the FA Cup and Champions League for silverware, while Mansfield aim for a historic FA Cup triumph.

Tim Henman believes it is more important for Emma Raducanu to improve her physicality rather than settle for a new coach.

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner lead the men’s field at Indian Wells, with Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina heading the women’s draw.

Alysa Liu retired at 16 after the 2022 Beijing Games but returned to end a 20-year US women’s Olympic medal drought last month.

Women’s tennis is currently played as best-of-three sets, and there are proposals to extend it to best-of-five, in line with the men’s format at Grand Slam events.

World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz says emotion control has been key to his 12-match winning streak as he chases a third title of the year.

Players welcome the idea of controlled venting spaces after Coco Gauff’s viral Australian Open racket-smashing incident.

Seven doubles pairs from various categories progress to the second round of the prestigious World Tour Super 1000 championships.

Malaysians defeat their Taiwanese and English rivals to book their berths in the last 16.

The 33rd-ranked Malaysian pair beat world No 4 pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty in straight games.

Overcoming his first-round jinx, the 26th-ranked Malaysian player beat the higher-ranked Japanese shuttler in three games to progress to the second round.

The reigning world champions lost to unheralded Danish pair Rasmus Esperson-Amalie Cecilia Kudsk in three games.

PV Sindhu was stranded at Dubai airport on her way to the All England Open as global air travel was disrupted since Sunday after the US and Israel attacked Iran.

Drivers have voiced concerns ahead of Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, but Max Verstappen says it’s ‘a bit late’ now and the changes are here to stay.

Lando Norris’s tense world title triumph last year has made him hungrier than ever to win another.

The film released last year was a huge hit, raking in more than US$630 million worldwide.

Vibrations from the steering wheel limit Fernando Alonso to 25 laps and Lance Stroll to 15 laps to avoid permanent nerve damage in their hands.

The seven-time world champion failed to reach the podium last year in a disappointing debut season with Ferrari.

Oscar Piastri is bidding to become the first home winner in Australia but feels the outlook is ‘not as positive’ as last year.