
Sports

AC Milan’s Loftus-Cheek to undergo surgery after jaw fracture
England international Ruben Loftus-Cheek is likely to miss several months of competition following the on-field collision.
Football

Three talking points from the Premier League

Mexico football games cancelled over unrest following drug kingpin killing
The 3-1 defeat ends Lyon’s seven-match winning streak, leaving them third on 45 points and hurting their outside title hopes.
Former England international Raheem Sterling joins the Dutch club after his contract with Chelsea was terminated last month.
Oliver Glasner says he retains backing from the club hierarchy, stressing the team’s long-term success over his personal future.
The Old Firm rivals slip further behind Hearts after disappointing results in the Scottish Premiership title race.
Badminton

Zii Jia sets conditions to join Thomas Cup squad

Para shuttler Liek Hou scoops up 9th world title
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.
It is the first time that a Malaysian women’s singles player has reached a World Tour Super 300 final.
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

Korda to face Paul in all-American Delray Beach final

Imperious Alcaraz storms to Qatar Open title
Carlos Alcaraz credits calmness and focus after needing six match points to defeat defending champion Andrey Rublev 7-6, 6-4.
Elina Svitolina overcomes Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 in a three-hour battle in a rematch of their Australian Open quarter-final.
In-form Czech youngster Sara Beljek withdrew with an abdominal injury, giving Belinda Bencic a place in round three, while Daria Kasatkina’s hip injury withdrawal cleared the way for Mirra Andreeva.
Ahead of Doha, with Jannik Sinner and other rivals in the field, Carlos Alcaraz is focused on improving his game after a long break.


















