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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.

Sports minister calls the governing body’s decision ‘outrageous’, accusing Russia and Belarus of turning sport into a tool of war.

R S Selvee has spent more than five decades officiating across Malaysian athletics, trusted for her accuracy, discipline and steady judgment.

Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass called it “unfortunate” that 2028 Olympics organisers backed Casey Wasserman after his past emails with Ghislaine Maxwell were revealed.

Jeffrey Kok built more than an archery centre — he gave former champions something greater than victory: a way forward.

Great Britain had never previously won more than one gold at a single Winter Games but they have three already in Italy.

Manager Mikel Arteta rejected the term ‘bottlers’ ahead of Sunday’s Premier League visit to Tottenham Hotspur.

Inter Miami begin their title defence as both sides are close to full strength after preseason injury concerns eased.

The 34-year-old Sao Paulo striker missed the start of the Brazilian season after undergoing knee surgery in late December.

Interim manager Michael Carrick, who spent 12 years as a decorated United midfielder, affirms the club welcomes people of all ethnicities.

FAM and seven naturalised Malaysian footballers were penalised by Fifa in September for submitting falsified documents to confirm the players’ eligibility.

The 18 Senegalese football fans had been in pre-trial detention since Jan 18, the day Morocco lost 1‑0 to Senegal in the heated AFCON final at home.

The top seed, beaten in his previous two finals by Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, seized his chance in their absence to make it third time lucky.

In an expletive-laden statement on social media, Destanee Aiava described tennis as her ‘toxic boyfriend’ and said she was looking forward to a fresh start.

Taylor Fritz blasted 22 aces in advancing to the ATP Dallas Open final by defeating Croatian Marin Cilic 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/3).

Top seed Taylor Fritz captured the last five points in a deciding tie-breaker to defeat fellow American Sebastian Korda 6-7 (2/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/5).

Top seed Iga Świątek was ousted by a determined Maria Sakkari, who fought back to win 2‑6, 6‑4, 7‑5, while 10th seed Victoria Mboko outmuscled Elena Rybakina 7‑5, 4‑6, 6‑4.

The 40-year-old’s match against Thijs Boogaard featured the second-largest age gap in ATP and Grand Slam history, after Dominic Thiem, 18, beat 44-year-old Thomas Muster in Vienna in 2011.

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.

BAM performance committee chairman Lee Chong Wei says the experience and expertise of these coaches will add significant value to the national training programme.

All three women’s singles players in the tournament, K Letshanaa, Wong Ling Ching and Goh Jin Wei, have qualified for the quarter-finals.

This was his best performance yet since his return from a six-month injury layoff.

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.

Under the leadership of Toto Wolff, Mercedes won eight consecutive constructors’ championships and seven drivers’ titles between 2014 and 2021.