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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.

The 48-year-old former multi-weight world champion will return to pro boxing after an exhibition fight with Mike Tyson.

The 28-year-old YouTuber-turned-boxer said screws and plates were loosening due to insufficient rest after the initial surgery.

Strong turnout at FTAA junior meets, but missing sanction raises doubts over results, funding and athlete pathways.

Keely Hodgkinson shaved nearly a second off the 1:55.82 mark set by Jolanda Ceplak on March 3, 2002—the day Hodgkinson was born.

Gianni Infantino remains confident as cartel wars shake the host city Guadalajara just four months before the tournament.

The Magpies beat Qarabag 3-2 on Tuesday to progress 9-3 on aggregate over the Azeri champions.

The German side will face either Premier League leaders Arsenal or German champions Bayern Munich.

Second-half goals from Jens Petter Hauge and Hakon Evjen silenced the San Siro as the Norwegian minnows won 2-1.

TicketKings said it aimed to ‘democratise live entertainment’, seeking US$5.5 million to buy 8,000 World Cup tickets, offering returns up to 87%.

The French superstar has been playing through knee pain in recent weeks and was prepared to play in the second leg.

Sebastian Korda dictated baseline play in an All-American final, rallying from 0-40 down in the final game to defeat Tommy Paul 6-4, 6-3.

Sebastian Korda reached his first ATP final by toppling third-seeded Italian Flavio Cobolli 7-6 (7-1), 6-1 to book a title showdown with Tommy Paul.

Carlos Alcaraz needed just over 50 minutes to see off Arthur Fils 6-2, 6-1 and claim the 26th title of his career.

Carlos Alcaraz credits calmness and focus after needing six match points to defeat defending champion Andrey Rublev 7-6, 6-4.

Elina Svitolina overcomes Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 in a three-hour battle in a rematch of their Australian Open quarter-final.

In-form Czech youngster Sara Beljek withdrew with an abdominal injury, giving Belinda Bencic a place in round three, while Daria Kasatkina’s hip injury withdrawal cleared the way for Mirra Andreeva.

The national men’s and women’s squads of second stringers were whipped 3-0 by Japan and South Korea respectively.

The national men’s squad lost narrowly to Indonesia in the biennial Badminton Asia Team Championships but still made it to the quarter-finals.

She withdraws while trailing in the second game after losing the first to India’s Devika Sihag.

It is the first time that a Malaysian women’s singles player has reached a World Tour Super 300 final.

Wong Ling Ching beats India’s Isharani Baruah in the quarter-finals and will meet compatriot Goh Jin Wei in the semi-final.

The Malaysian decides not to continue after taking the first game and losing the second against the much-younger Indonesian Alwi Farhan.

Max Verstappen was unimpressed by this year’s rule changes, which overhauled chassis and engines and emphasised energy management.

Fernando Alonso plans to enjoy every second of the new Formula One season and has not decided whether it will be his last.

The 28-year-old has not yet received the all-clear ahead of the 2026 season opener that starts on Feb 27.

Spaniard Marquez blitzed through the Sepang circuit on the final day of MotoGP pre-season testing to secure a lap time of 1 min 56.402 sec on his third lap outing.

Oscar Piastri says McLaren gave him a fair shot at the Formula One title last season and expects the same this year against champion teammate Lando Norris.

The reigning world champion clocked 1 min 57.018 sec at the Sepang circuit on Tuesday.