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Bryant named Basketball Hall of Fame finalist, three weeks after death

CHICAGO: Three weeks after Kobe Bryant, one of the most dominant players in NBA history, was killed with his daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash, the global sports icon was named a finalist to the Basketball Hall of

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Man City banned from European competition for two seasons by UEFA

English champion Manchester City has been banned from European competition for the next two seasons and fined 30 million euros (US$32.53 million) by European soccer’s governing body UEFA after an investigation into alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.

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Dr M: M’sian cyclists have potential to become world champions

LANGKAWI: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today expressed confidence that Malaysian road cyclists have the potential to become world champions, including competing in the famed Tour de France. He said the success shown by national cyclists in the just

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Pele dismisses talk of depression, tells fans he is well

Former Brazilian striker Pele dismissed talk he is depressed and reclusive yesterday and assured fans he is doing well and maintaining a busy schedule. Pele’s son Edinho told Globo in an interview published on Monday that the three-times World Cup

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Mamat wins penultimate stage of 2020 LTdL

ALOR SETAR: Malaysian rider Mohd Harrif Saleh continued his smashing performance by winning the seventh stage of 2020 Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) cycling race, involving a distance of 130.4km from Dewan Datuk Haji Abdullah Badawi in Bagan to Menara Alor

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LTdL:TSC defends red jersey, refuses to be complacent

GEORGETOWN: Malaysian continental team, Team Sapura Cycling (TSC) refuses to be complacent although national young racer Muhamad Nur Aiman ​​Mohd Zariff is still defending the red jersey as King of the Mountain at the end of the sixth stage of the 2020 Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) race.

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LTdL: Malaysia’s Mamat wins stage five

IPOH: Terengganu Inc TSG Cycling Team sprint specialist Mohd Harrif Saleh’s never-say-die spirit saw him winning  the 165.8-km Stage 5 of the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) from Kuala Kubu Bharu to Bandar Meru Raya here yesterday. With the finish line in sight, the 31-year-old,

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Dharma Raj leaves women’s squad

KUALA LUMPUR: Experienced hockey coach, Muhammad Dharma Raj Abdullah, today announced his decision not to continue coaching the national women’s hockey squad. Muhammad Dharma, who is among the national hockey coaches whose contracts with the Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) ended on

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Pele is depressed, reclusive due to health issues, says son

SAO PAULO: Brazilian soccer great Pele is depressed over his poor health and reluctant to leave the house because he cannot walk unaided, his son Edinho said in an interview published in Brazil yesterday. Pele, widely considered to be one

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Bocce’s popularity growing in Malaysia

KOTA BHARU, Feb 10  — The name ‘bocce’ may not be familiar to many people in Malaysia, but the game has gained popularity in many Asian countries and its fan base here is also fast growing. In fact, a team

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