MatchPoint Times

Youth and sports minister says the National Sports Council will act if any misconduct is found.

The US Olympic committee hopes the rapper and entertainment mogul will sprinkle some West Coast cool on the American team.

Seah Jing Ying, Wong Zin and Yow Mei Yee edged out their Thai rivals in the final in Bangkok.

Cambodia’s exit comes as a border conflict with hosts Thailand escalated and forced a mass exodus of civilians from both sides of the disputed frontier.

A teen sprinter was told to fake an injury so a slower teammate could take his place. Why is the coach who orchestrated it still at the SEA Games?

Parents of Danish Irfan Tamrin file formal complaint after WhatsApp messages suggest coach pressured him to withdraw.

Since joining Marseille last summer, Mason Greenwood has scored 35 goals and provided nine assists in 56 appearances.

British media reported that Arne Slot insisted on the final say regarding the striker’s recall, prioritising the club’s interests.

Goals from Oliver Burke and Ilyas Ansah secure a 3-1 Union Berlin win, denying Leipzig ground on Bayern Munich.

The national U-23 team advances as the best-performing runner-up among the three groups, edging out Indonesia based on the number of goals scored.

Assistant manager Kolo Toure said Manchester City will be without Rodri again for Sunday’s Premier League game at fourth-placed Crystal Palace.

Mohamed Salah accused Liverpool of throwing him “under the bus” after being left on the bench for last week’s 3-3 draw at Leeds, his third consecutive match as a non-starter.

Flavio Cobolli saved seven match points to beat Belgium’s Zizou Bergs in a thriller and seal a 2-0 semi-final victory.

Spain’s top star Carlos Alcaraz had pulled out of the Davis Cup due to the hamstring injury he suffered in his ATP Finals loss to Jannik Sinner on Sunday.

ATP chief Andrea Gaudenzi has joined Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in urging a return to the old format and a two-year cycle for the men’s team event.

The Spaniard aggravated the hamstring problem during the ATP Finals, where he lost to Jannik Sinner in Sunday’s title clash.

Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz, ranked three and six in the world respectively, begin their 2026 season in Perth at the fourth edition of the tournament from 2-11 Jan, ahead of the Australian Open later in the month.

Jannik Sinner ended a turbulent season in the best possible fashion after seeing off Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets, 7-6 (7/4), 7-5.

Seven representatives from all five categories have qualified for the semi-finals, assuring Malaysia of at least seven bronze medals.

The world No 38 Malaysian men’s singles shuttler took 50 minutes to defeat the higher-ranked Singaporean 22-20, 21-15.

BAM secretary-general Kenny Goh says this is especially important as the team will be competing in the Badminton Asia Team Championships next February.

The national squad finishes second after 3-0 thrashing by Indonesia, just as it did in their last encounter two years ago.

The national team defeats Thailand 3-1 in a thrilling semi-final today.

They go down fighting to Indonesia in the semi-finals after giving the favourites a scare.

The seven-time world champion suffered a career-low season, failing to secure a single podium finish despite early optimism.

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri dominated early, but Max Verstappen’s late resurgence made the 24-race season a historic title skirmish.

Norris becomes Britain’s first world champion since Lewis Hamilton in 2020 with this 13th drivers’ crown for McLaren.

Red Bull’s four-time world champion clocked a best lap time of one minute and 22.207 seconds to beat series leader Lando Norris by 0.201sec.

Lewis Hamilton crashed his Ferrari in the final practice session, with Mercedes’s George Russell denying McLaren’s Lando Norris a sweep of fastest times.

The McLaren’s boss said the team will apply common sense, scrap ‘papaya rules’ and guarantee equality and racing freedom.