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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.

The Gunners must avoid a slip against Chelsea, with Pep Guardiola’s side five points behind and holding a game in hand.

Spurs fans in a panic as so-called Big Six club faces battle to survive in the EPL.

Oliver Glasner’s team avoided an embarrassing exit thanks to goals from Maxence Lacroix and Evann Guessand in the play-off second leg at Selhurst Park, London.

Manchester City were charged in February 2023 with over 100 alleged breaches of the league’s financial rules, all of which the club deny.

Keith Andrews has been rewarded with the extended deal after an impressive first season in charge of the Bees.

Five Premier League teams — Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Manchester City — finished in the top eight to secure direct progress to the last 16.

Craig Tiley, who is also Tennis Australia chief executive, is to remain in his current roles for the coming months to ease the switch to new leadership.

Daniil Medvedev says ranking points should be limited to Grand Slams and Masters to reduce player workload pressure.

Rick Macci believes Serena Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam champion, is certain to return to competitive tennis.

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.

Lee Chong Wei says BAM has responded to the men’s singles shuttler, who is expected to make a decision within the coming week.

The 2024 Paris Paralympics gold medallist has also amassed six men’s doubles SU5 world titles between 2005 and 2024.

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.

Lewis Hamilton was seventh-fastest on the day and managed 44 laps, while his teammate Charles Leclerc put in 70 and was 0.6 sec faster in third place.

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.