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Afghan female football pioneer Khalida Popal fears reprisal from Taliban for past criticisms

The former football captain is worried for the safety of women footballers in Afghanistan singled out by the hardline Islamists for their high-profile comments...

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Defending champion Dominic Thiem out of US Open

The Austrian tennis player and world number six made the ‘tough decision’ to pull out of the tournament after feeling renewed pain from a wrist injury he picked...

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Youth expert Oleksandr Petrakov replaces Andriy Shevchenko as Ukraine football coach

The 64-year-old acting head coach will ‘prepare the national team for the 2022 World Cup’ and ‘do everything in (his) power to take (them) to Qatar’

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Japanese Grand Prix cancelled for second year due to coronavirus surge

Despite a successful Olympic Games, the Japan government’s decision to cancel the race due to ‘ongoing complexities’ with the pandemic has forced Formula One to...

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New MFL CEO to be announced on Monday, says Ghani Hassan

All that the Malaysian Football League president has chosen to reveal is that the board is considering one of two candidates for the esteemed post

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No rest for national shuttler Aaron Chia with Thomas, Sudirman Cup beckoning

Although the Olympic bronze medallist is feeling the pressure, the badminton ace will be using it as motivation to improve his performance for the upcoming tour...

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Malaysia grouped with Japan, England and Canada for Thomas Cup finals

The draw gives our national badminton players the opportunity to avenge Malaysia’s defeat at the hands of runners-up Japan in the 2014 Thomas Cup final

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Bonnie, Siti Nooriasah named as flag bearers for Tokyo Paralympics

Both the national powerlifter and para-athlete were selected by the Paralympic Council of Malaysia (PCM) to exemplify the nation’s racial diversity as well as i...

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Spectator ban not a barrier for Paralympics coverage, says IPC chief

Despite battling record coronavirus infections in Japan, the International Paralympic Committee believes that they ‘will reach more than four billion people thr...

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Olympic bronze medallist Aaron Chia receives RM50,000 reward from Melaka gov’t

The State Youth Development and Sports Committee is hoping that the contribution motivates more Melaka-born athletes to achieve excellence on the international...

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New wheelchair boosts Paralympian Abu Samah Borhan’s Olympic spirits

The 36-year-old para-athlete, who leads the country’s wheelchair tennis campaign at the upcoming Paralympic Games, is confident that the specially-designed appa...

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Maria Andrejczyk auctions off Olympic medal to help fund boy's RM1.6m surgery

The Polish javelin star’s ‘extremely noble gesture’ to help raise funds for a stranger’s heart surgery met with an unexpected twist when a Polish convenience st...

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Footballer Tammy Abraham moves to Roma for RM198.6 million

The 23-year-old former Chelsea player and England forward, who signed a five-year contract with the Serie A club, will stand to earn a cool RM22.3 million each...