PETALING JAYA: National doubles coaching director Rexy Mainaky’s (pic) job was spared as he had only taken over the junior squad five months ago. This is the response from Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) after recently ousted national junior development director Datuk Misbun Sidek said that he should not be …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -North Korea has offered a very brief response to the United Nations Command about a U.S. soldier who dashed over the heavily-guarded border with South Korea on July 18 and was immediately taken into custody, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. However, Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said …

(Reuters) – Bayern Munich’s Senegal forward Sadio Mane has joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr after one season with the Bundesliga champions, both clubs said on Tuesday. Financial details were not disclosed but media reports said the Saudis paid 40 million euros ($43.85 million) for the 31-year-old who had two …

(Reuters) – The leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia are both hopeful they can secure a lasting peace agreement despite their differences over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, they said in interviews broadcast on Tuesday. Since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan and Armenia have fought two wars over …

(Reuters) – Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC has developed the most expansive arsenal of patents surrounding advanced chip packaging, followed by Samsung Electronics and then Intel, according to data from LexisNexis. Advanced chip packaging is a crucial technology that squeezes the most horsepower from the latest chip designs, and is crucial to …

PETALING JAYA: Right decisions will take Malaysian badminton far. But this is where the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) are lacking, according to Datuk Seri Jalani Sidek. Jalani, who had been part of a legendary men’s doubles partnership with his brother Razif, believed that the national body erred when they …

LONDON (Reuters) – A Scottish lawmaker has been stripped of her seat in Britain’s parliament after breaking COVID rules, triggering a by-election that will indicate whether the opposition Labour Party is recovering support from Scotland’s dominant nationalist party. Margaret Ferrier is a former lawmaker for the Scottish National Party (SNP) …

(Reuters) – The first edition of the combined UCI Cycling World Championships begins in Glasgow on Thursday with 11 days of high-octane action across virtually every discipline. For the first time, world governing body the UCI has assembled the world’s elite road, track, BMX and mountain bike riders in one …

BUTTERWORTH: Pakatan Harapan-Barisan Nasional has launched its election manifesto dubbed the “Penang Unity Manifesto 2023” with the focus on 16 main themes. The manifesto was unveiled by Penang Pakatan/Barisan manifesto chief Zairil Khir Johari at Butterworth Arena in Mak Mandin here on Tuesday (Aug 1). The manifesto covers people’s welfare, …