IT was the day of the underdogs as Goh Soon Huat and Chan Kwong Beng eliminated more established national teammates to reach the men’s singles final of the Kedah Open in Alor Star yesterday. Soon Huat was not given a chance against Tan Chun Seang, the favourite to win the title, but the former battled [...]

MONACO: Tyson Gay was disappointed with his performance after winning the 200 metres in a meeting record 19.72 seconds at the Monaco Diamond League event on Thursday. The 27-year-old was ahead off the bend and poised for a comfortable victory until Jamaican Yohan Blake, running in lane eight, came blazing down the home straight and [...]

Felda United’s Mohd Saufi Ibrahim (left) is brought down by Armed Forces defender Ahmad Tarmini Saiban in their Premier League match at the KLFA Stadium yesterday. The match ended 0-0. – Picture by Osman Adnan SABAH were promoted to the Super League after a 1-0 win over Pos Malaysia, put them as runners-up on the [...]

MANCHESTER: Manchester United’s hopes of reaching the Champions League semi-finals could rest on Wayne Rooney’s ability to make a rapid recovery from injury to face Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Although Rooney didn’t appear with the team at Tuesday morning’s training, his ankle ligament injury is believed to be healing quickly. The England striker was injured [...]

TICKET prices for the Malaysian Grand Prix next year will come down as race promoters and organisers Sepang International Circuit (SIC) continue to look into ways to make the event a well attended one. It is also part of efforts to ensure that Malaysia is not a stop to be missed for the overseas fans, [...]

THE man they dubbed “the Flying Sikh” may no longer be the dominant force in Malaysian rallying but Karamjit Singh is still the driver to beat. As he and his co-driver Jagdev Singh head for Kota Tinggi’s Tai Tak Estate for the Malaysian Rally and the Asia Pacific Rally Championship on April 23-25, the rivals [...]

S. SELVARAJU has paid the price for playing in the French League. The hard-running forward missed the recent Razak Cup in Kuantan, which was a ground for national chief coach Stephen van Huizen to select national players, and he is not among the 30 selected. Selvaraju also did not play in the Malaysia Hockey League [...]

BARCELONA: Injury-hit Arsenal believe Barcelona’s loss of suspended centre-backs Carlos Puyol and Gerard Pique will be key to unlocking the door to the Champions League semi-finals. Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal side, who came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 in the first leg of their quarter-final at the Emirates last week, have been rocked [...]

ROVANIEMI, Finland: Former Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen crashed into a drift of snow Friday in his debut on the rally circuit and trailed by more than 30 minutes after the first day of racing. Raikkonen was just 5.5 seconds behind leader Dani Sordo after the first stage of the Arctic Lapland Rally but then [...]

LONDON: Tottenham has decided not to rush Eidur Gudjohnsen into Saturday’s Premier League game against Birmingham. The former Chelsea and Barcelona forward joined Spurs on loan from Monaco on Thursday and Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp said Friday he would give the Iceland international a week to settle in before he makes his debut. Winger Aaron [...]