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The 38-year-old overtook Great Britain’s Matthew Richardson by millimetres at the finish line.

McLaren ace Lando Norris voices concerns over the new cars amid sweeping engine and chassis regulation changes this season.

Joseph De Silva created winners and national players, pouring his own time, money and life into a legacy few ever saw.

The youngest in Malaysia’s 1975 World Cup team, R Rama Krishnan grew into a player who read danger early and shaped the game with calm authority.

The captain of the 1978 World Cup squad also played in two Olympic Games, two Asian Games, and numerous international tournaments.

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

Australia’s home affairs minister said one of the asylum seekers ‘had spoken to some of the teammates that left and changed their mind’.

Coach Igor Tudor says Tottenham Hotspur’s substitution of goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky was necessary to protect the player.

One player and one support member sought sanctuary before the side flew out of Sydney on Tuesday evening, joining five other athletes who had already claimed asylum.

Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal struck from the penalty spot with the final kick of the game to salvage a 1-1 draw with Newcastle United.

Bayern Munich put one foot in the Champions League quarter-finals by sweeping aside Atalanta 6-1, showing why they are among the favourites.

Atletico Madrid took advantage of error-strewn Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League to rack up a 5-2 last 16 first leg victory.

Unseeded Katerina Siniakova ended a frustrated Mirra Andreeva’s Indian Wells title defense with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion recovers from a second-set loss to beat American Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4, 1-6, 6-4.

Alexandra Eala was leading 6-2, 2-0 when Coco Gauff threw in the towel.

Jannik Sinner defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-2 at the BNP Paribas Open.

Alexander Zverev beat a determined Brandon Nakashima 7-6 (7/2), 5-7, 6-4.

Belarus’s Aryna Sabalenka defeated Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian 6-4, 6-1.

Malaysia is assured of a semi-final spot in the men’s doubles as Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun will clash in the last eight.

The husband-and-wife pair lost to Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin in the second round.

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.

Blaney overcame two loose wheels after pit service and denied Tyler Reddick a chance for a NASCAR record-setting fourth straight victory.

Formula One driver Franco Colapinto drew praise for his ‘cat-like’ reaction in avoiding what could have been a serious collision.

The Briton won by 2.974 seconds ahead of Kimi Antonelli, testing Formula One’s new cars in competitive conditions.

During a reconnaissance lap at Albert Park, Oscar Piastri locked up at turn four, struck a barrier and damaged the front of the car.

George Russell eclipsed his rivals with a flying lap of one minute 18.518 seconds on soft tyres, 0.293 ahead of Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli.

Pre-season favourite George Russell set an eye-catching 1:19.053 lap at Albert Park despite interruptions from red flags.