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Saturday, 3 September 2016 MONZA: A happy Lewis Hamilton bounced back to top the times ahead of his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in Friday’s second free practice for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. The championship leader and defending three-time world champion, who leads Rosberg by nine points in the title …

Saturday, 3 September 2016 MELAKA: National shuttler and Olympics silver medallist Goh Liu Ying has set her sights on the Super Series tournament and World Badminton Championships next year, to improve her career in representing the country at international level. As such, the 27-year-old shuttler, who underwent operations for both …

Friday, 2 September 2016 MENDOZA: Lionel Messi marked his return from short-lived international retirement with the only goal as 10-man Argentina defeated Uruguay 1-0 to score a crucial 2018 World Cup qualifying victory on Thursday. Messi, who had dramatically announced the end of his international career in June following Argentina’s …

Friday, 2 September 2016 MONZA: Brazilian Formula One driver Felipe Massa announced on Thursday he will retire at the end of the 2016 season. Massa began his Grand Prix career in 2002 with Sauber before moving to Ferrari in 2006 and then Williams. The 35-year-old missed out on the championship …

Friday, 2 September 2016 BERLIN: Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was on Thursday named as the new captain of world champions Germany following Bastian Schweinsteiger’s international retirement. The German FA (DFB) announced the news on their official Twitter account. The 30-year-old Neuer will wear the captain’s armband for Germany’s opening …

Thursday, 1 September 2016 ALOR SETAR: Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah said the Kedah players will be rewarded if they win the prestigious Malaysia Cup this season. “I hope Kedah will enter the final and ultimately win the Malaysia Cup,” he told reporters after handing over the Kedah Football …

Thursday, 1 September 2016 KUALA LUMPUR: The strong support of people of various races for Olympians proves that sports can unite the people, said Datuk Lee Chong Wei. “I am very happy with the support of the people, the Chinese, Malays and Indians. We are all Malaysians,” said the world number one badminton …

Thursday, 1 September 2016 PARIS: With the transfer window set to close on Wednesday, AFP Sport looks at the biggest moves in Europe so far this summer: Paul Pogba Juventus (ITA) to Manchester United, 89 million pounds (105 million euros, $116 million) The summer’s most long-running transfer saga concluded with …

Tuesday, 30 August 2016   (Reuters) – Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has returned home to Argentina but remains doubtful for World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Venezuela with his club confirming the 29-year-old is struggling with a sore left hamstring. Messi played in Sunday’s 1-0 league win at Athletic Bilbao …

Saturday, 27 August 2016 NEW YORK (Reuters) – With a second Wimbledon title in the bag, a second gold medal in his pocket and his biggest rival struggling with injury, Andy Murray believes he has a golden chance to add to his three grand slam titles. The second-ranked Scot, who …