Kuala Lumpur - Badminton players and others linked to the sport face possible lifetime bans for betting on or fixing matches under toughened rules announced by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Thursday.It will also be considered an offence...
FOOTBALLEngland breezed into Euro 2016 as the only team to win all their matches in qualifying.The sterling record paints a rosy picture, but it flatters the team because question marks remain about their foundation.England traditionally go into a major...
GO-KARTHe grew up idolising Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton, religiously following the fortunes of the Englishman, first at British outfit McLaren and now with the German marque Mercedes.When Pavan Ravishankar turned 12, a friend from school invited him to...
It is official: After almost a week of speculation, the Bernd Stange era will come to an end next month.Yesterday, the Singapore coach confirmed that the World Cup football qualifier against Afghanistan next Tuesday will be his last assignment...
RUGBYBefore the Hito-Com Sunwolves take on the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Super Rugby action on Saturday, some of the best local players will get a run-out at the National Stadium in a match that is of some significance.The President's...
PARIS - Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Wednesday that this summer's Euro 2016 football tournament would go ahead as planned in France despite the deadly terror bombings which rocked Brussels the previous day.Asked in a call-in programme on Europe...
LONDON - Tiger Woods's long-term injuries may have been self-inflicted but he will win again - although probably not a major, according to his former caddie Steve Williams."I don't doubt that he'll come back to the winner's circle," Steve...
Arsenal youngster Alex Iwobi has been hospitalised in Nigerian capital Abuja after falling ill from food poisoning, Nigeria coach Samson Siasia said on Tuesday.Iwobi, 19, was too sick to train with the rest of the Super Eagles squad ahead...
A crash like the one suffered by Fernando Alonso in Sunday's Australian Grand Prix would have been fatal in a previous era, former FIA president Max Mosley said on Tuesday.Alonso's McLaren was sent into a terrifying barrel roll after...
Melbourne - Nico Rosberg's surprise win and Fernando Alonso's death-defying escape from a spectacular crash gave the new Formula One season a boost after farcical scenes had threatened to overshadow the Australian Grand Prix.Rosberg's victory over Lewis Hamilton throws...
