
Sports

Turmoil deepens for 2030 Winter Olympic as chief executive quits
Cyril Linette, appointed last April by committee president Edgar Grospiron, becomes the fourth senior executive to leave in two months.
Football

Snoop Dogg given hero’s welcome in first trip to Swansea

Fifa boss ‘very reassured’ about World Cup in Mexico despite violence
The Magpies beat Qarabag 3-2 on Tuesday to progress 9-3 on aggregate over the Azeri champions.
The German side will face either Premier League leaders Arsenal or German champions Bayern Munich.
Second-half goals from Jens Petter Hauge and Hakon Evjen silenced the San Siro as the Norwegian minnows won 2-1.
TicketKings said it aimed to ‘democratise live entertainment’, seeking US$5.5 million to buy 8,000 World Cup tickets, offering returns up to 87%.
Badminton

Zii Jia to be part of Thomas Cup squad

Zii Jia sets conditions to join Thomas Cup squad
The 2024 Paris Paralympics gold medallist has also amassed six men’s doubles SU5 world titles between 2005 and 2024.
The national men’s and women’s squads of second stringers were whipped 3-0 by Japan and South Korea respectively.
The national men’s squad lost narrowly to Indonesia in the biennial Badminton Asia Team Championships but still made it to the quarter-finals.
She withdraws while trailing in the second game after losing the first to India’s Devika Sihag.
Motorsports

F1 will thrill in new engine era and Verstappen sure to stay, says Domenicali

MotoGP dumps Phillip Island for Adelaide street circuit
Lewis Hamilton was seventh-fastest on the day and managed 44 laps, while his teammate Charles Leclerc put in 70 and was 0.6 sec faster in third place.
Max Verstappen was unimpressed by this year’s rule changes, which overhauled chassis and engines and emphasised energy management.
Fernando Alonso plans to enjoy every second of the new Formula One season and has not decided whether it will be his last.
The 28-year-old has not yet received the all-clear ahead of the 2026 season opener that starts on Feb 27.
Tennis

Medvedev advances in Dubai, suggests ranking system rethink

Former coach Macci says Serena certain to make comeback
Sebastian Korda dictated baseline play in an All-American final, rallying from 0-40 down in the final game to defeat Tommy Paul 6-4, 6-3.
Sebastian Korda reached his first ATP final by toppling third-seeded Italian Flavio Cobolli 7-6 (7-1), 6-1 to book a title showdown with Tommy Paul.
Carlos Alcaraz needed just over 50 minutes to see off Arthur Fils 6-2, 6-1 and claim the 26th title of his career.
Carlos Alcaraz credits calmness and focus after needing six match points to defeat defending champion Andrey Rublev 7-6, 6-4.


















