
Sports

Arteta praises return of goalscoring Gabriels
Arsenal's home victory extended their lead over Manchester City to five points and also snuffed out Villa's 11-match winning streak.
Football

‘We know what we want’: Arteta eyes title after Arsenal thrash Villa

Chelsea pay the price for losing control again
Frenchman Wilfried Nancy’s future as Scottish champions manager plunges into fresh doubt after a 2-0 defeat at Motherwell.
The Old Trafford side suffer a frustrating end to 2025 in a 1-1 draw against Premier League bottom side Wolves.
The Gunners slam the door on Unai Emery’s charging side with a 4-1 home thrashing, keeping them clear at the top.
The Blues missed the chance to return to the top four after conceding from long throws and poor defending.
Badminton

Kay Bin steps down as Zii Jia’s head coach

Don’t rush to judge badminton team after Games setback, says BAM
The world champions lost to a Chinese pair but still win prize money of US$60,000 (RM244,686) for reaching the semi-finals.
The world No 2 pair fall in the semi-finals, losing in straight games to Japanese pair Yuki Fukushima-Mayu Matsumoto.
They lost the final group match in three games to Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty.
The debutants failed to qualify for the semi-finals after losing their final group tie to world champions Kim Won Ho-Seo Seung Jae in three games.
Motorsports

The race to find Formula 1’s first-ever woman champion

Razgatlioglu eyes Marquez battle in 2027 after a MotoGP learning year
Formula One will expand to 11 teams with Cadillac’s addition and faces a major reset next year with new engines and technical changes.
The race is expected to replace the Dutch Grand Prix, which is slated to be dropped from the calendar after 2026.
The Briton won the championship in Abu Dhabi, edging Max Verstappen by two points, with teammate Oscar Piastri finishing third.
United Autosports will not be involved in Australia’s Supercars Championship touring car series from next season.
Tennis

Wawrinka ‘at peace’ with retirement but has no plans to go quietly

De Minaur muscles up in bid to be Sinner-Alcaraz ‘disruptor’
The 30-year-old Australian defeats women’s world No 1 6-3, 6-3 in a rule-modified showdown that divided tennis fans.
The World number 10 missed the US Open second round in August because of a left-arm bone injury.
Stan Wawrinka, who turns 41 in March, has 16 career ATP titles, although the last came in Geneva in 2017.
Carlos Alcaraz announced he is splitting from his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero after seven hugely successful years together.


















