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Lausanne - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said Tuesday it would deliver an appeal verdict on the two-year doping ban for Maria Sharapova in early October. The 29-year-old Russian tested positive for the banned medication meldonium during January's...

AirAsia will also be extending its offer of free flights to champions in the Paralympics this year. The budget carrier's chief, Tony Fernandes, announced this in a Facebook post on Monday (Sept 12). He wrote: "AirAsia is giving free flights for life...

MUNICH - Newly-crowned world number one Angelique Kerber has nothing left to prove after clinching the U.S. Open for a second grand slam this year and securing a place in the record books, the German said on Tuesday. The 28-year-old...

Singapore looks poised to record its best showing at a single Paralympics after securing a second medal at the ongoing Rio de Janeiro Games on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). With six more days of competition before Sunday's closing ceremony,...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort said in Rio on Sunday that she's still considering euthanasia to escape a life of unbearable physical pain - only not quite yet. Vervoort, who won silver in the 400m wheelchair race,...

SYDNEY- An Australian rugby league player has died after collapsing following a tackle, police and officials said Monday, just over a year after another player died in similar circumstances. Father-of-two was playing for the Murwillumbah Mustangs in a regional New...

When Singapore para-swimmer Yip Pin Xiu woke up at 8am on Saturday (Brazil time), she asked herself: "Did I really win gold?" The next second, she answered her own question with a resounding yes. And almost as quickly, she "pulled...

PETALING JAYA - As children, Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli and Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi were bullied for their disabilities. Today, they stand at a pinnacle. They are millionaires, thanks to the National Sports Council scheme which rewards Paralympic gold medal winners with...

PETALING JAYA - Malaysian sporting history has been made with Mohd Ridzuan Mohd Puzi and Ziyad Zolkefli striking gold in record-breaking fashion at the Rio Paralympics. Until their feats on Sunday morning, Malaysia has only won a total of five...

Singapore's para-swimmer Theresa Goh has clinched a bronze medal in the women's 100m backstroke SB4 final on Sunday (Monday, Singapore time) in Rio de Janeiro, reported local media.  The 29-year-old clocked 1 min 55.55 sec at the Olympics Aquatic Stadium, finishing...