
Sports

Chelsea part ways with manager Maresca
A poor run of form last month and an uncharacteristic outburst from the Italian prompted the club's hierarchy to take action and part ways with the 45-year-old manager.
Football

Sudan lose to Burkina Faso as Algeria win again at Cup of Nations

Mbappe suffers knee sprain in blow for Real Madrid
United’s first 2026 match is at bitter rivals Leeds on Sunday, with Ruben Amorim saying he won’t risk worsening existing injuries.
After the final whistle, Mikel Arteta went to greet Unai Emery, but the Aston Villa manager had already headed down the tunnel.
The High Court rejects their contention of selective action, ruling that EPF is entitled to proceed against any or all office-bearers.
Arsenal’s home victory extended their lead over Manchester City to five points and also snuffed out Villa’s 11-match winning streak.
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

‘Sincaraz’ set to dominate as 2026 tennis season kicks off

Wawrinka ‘at peace’ with retirement but has no plans to go quietly
World No 7 Alex de Minaur, yet to beat Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz, admits he must find new ways to challenge the pair who have claimed the last eight Grand Slam titles.
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.


















