Sports

Saturday, 1 October 2016   BELGRADE: Novak Djokovic, yet to play since defeat to Stan Wawrinka at the US Open, wanted to rediscover the pleasure of playing tennis. Djokovic has been forced to pull out of next week’s China Open because of an elbow injury. Since his victory at Roland …

Thursday, 29 September 2016   KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Nicol David kicked off her campaign with a winning start after cruising to the quarter-final of the Netsuite Open Squash Championship in San Francisco, United States, on Tuesday (early Wednesday Malaysia time). Nicol beaten Reyna Pacheco of the United States, winning with …

Thursday, 29 September 2016   MELAKA: Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron yesterday proposed that Tengku Mahkota of Johor (TMJ), Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim take over as president of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). The FAM president’s post would be vacant next year, as its incumbent, Tengku Abdullah …

Wednesday, 28 September 2016   KUALA LUMPUR: Local and foreign motorsports fans took the opportunity to meet their favourite Formula One (F1) drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg during a “Meet The Fans” session, Tuesday. They gathered in the Concourse of Suria KLCC to greet the two Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team drivers …

Wednesday, 28 September 2016   WELLINGTON: Serena Williams will headline the Auckland Classic in January, organisers said Wednesday, hailing her appearance as a major coup for the New Zealand tournament. The 22-time Grand Slam winner has never played in the January 2-7 tournament before, preferring to warm-up for the Australian …

Thursday, 22 September 2016   ROME: Giovanni Malago, the president of Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), insists Rome’s dream of hosting the 2024 Olympic Games is still alive despite a crushing blow to their bid by the city’s own mayor. Rome, Paris, Los Angeles and Budapest are the cities hoping to …

Wednesday, 21 September 2016   KUALA LUMPUR: Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said it is fine with him if Datuk Lee Chong Wei skips the 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games.   Khairy said that he had informed the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) that priority should be given to the …

Wednesday, 21 September 2016   JOHOR BAHRU: Defending AFC Cup champion Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) marched into the semifinals of the competition on a 3-2 aggregate score after edging South China from Hong Kong 2-1 in a second leg quarterfinal match at the Larkin Stadium, here last night. In the …

Monday, 19 September 2016   KUALA LUMPUR: MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai teamed up with his youngest son, Liow En Xian, and another basketball player, Kuek Tian Yuan, to play against the media team during a friendly match at the MCA 3on3 Basketball Challenge 2016. The event, held …

Monday, 19 September 2016   SINGAPORE: Nico Rosberg of Mercedes AMG Petronas team won the Singapore Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to seize the drivers’ world championship lead from Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton, who finished third. The German held off Red Bull’s late-charging Daniel Ricciardo by just 0.4sec to …