RIO DE JANEIRO - Austere but as battling as ever, the Paralympics start in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday hoping that rivalry in competition can overshadow controversy off the track.Caught in political and economic crises, Rio 2016 organisers have...
PETALING JAYA: Johor crown prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim has revealed that the contents of the pen drive handed over to Khairy Jamaluddin is about technical misconduct in the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM).He said it includes favouritism, unprofessional...
I have always been a supporter of taking cricket outside its traditional confines and was an interested observer when these two games in the United States were announced; though even I was a bit sceptical of the time frame.The...
Indian athlete Gopi Thonakal is an accidental marathoner, becoming one just seven months before the Rio Olympics. Yet, in Rio, the 28-year-old long distance runner from Kerala was India's best performer in the men's marathon.He finished 25th, a commendable...
SAN DIEGO - San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was subjected to loud booing on Thursday after once again refusing to stand during a rendition of the US national anthem.Kaepernick has triggered furious debate in the United States over...
MONZA, Italy - Outbreaks of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Singapore and Malaysia have barely registered with Formula One drivers due to race there this month but there is some concern behind the scenes.Five of the last eight rounds...
LONDON - Wayne Rooney will end his England career after the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the striker said on Tuesday.The 30-year-old made his announcement at a news conference ahead of the World Cup qualifier against Slovakia on Sunday...
KOTA KINABALU - Sabah-based Olympics silver medallist Tan Wee Kiong received RM100,000 (S$33,658) from the state government and private contributors for his achievement at the recently concluded Rio Games.After presenting the mock cheque to Tan, Chief Minister Datuk Seri...
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's para-athletes have an added motivation in their quest for the nation's first gold medal at the Rio Paralympics.The Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has announced that the para-athletes will receive the same incentive scheme...
HONG KONG - China's Fu Yuanhui, the Olympic swimmer who won legions of fans in Rio for her joyful over-enthusiasm, said Saturday that Chinese people and Hong Kongers were "one family" as fears grow about Beijing's increasing influence in...
