NEW YORK (Reuters) -American teenager Coco Gauff mounted a fierce comeback to beat Belarusian second seed Aryna Sabalenka 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the U.S. Open women’s final on Saturday and claim her first Grand Slam title in front of adoring home fans. With the win, sixth seed Gauff became the …

PETALING JAYA: More than half of people in Malaysia, or 53.9%, are keeping themselves fit with at least one physical activity. It’s a good sign, but experts say this rate is still considerably low and many more need to get moving for better health, especially to prevent diseases. The number …

PETALING JAYA: After 20 years of negotiations, the Malaysian jackfruit (nangka) is set to make landfall in China, says Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Chan Foong Hin. He said Malaysia signed the Fresh Jackfruit Export Agreement with China on April 1, opening up a new market. He added that …

PETALING JAYA: Imported rice is getting more expensive and parts of the world are facing grain shortages – but wasting food seems to be an entrenched habit for many Malaysians. “Malaysians are so ‘generous’ in wasting food,” said Malaysian Indian Restaurant Owners Association vice-president C. Krishnan. “There is often leftover …

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Factbox on Coco Gauff of the United States, who defeated Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka 2-6 6-3 6-2 to win her maiden Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open on Saturday. Age: 19 Nation: United States WTA ranking: 6 (Highest ranking: 4) Seeding: 6 Grand Slam titles: 1 …

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro proposed on Saturday an alliance between Latin American countries to bring a unified voice to the fight against drug trafficking, by recognizing drug consumption as a public health problem instead of confronting it with what he called a “failed” militarized approach. Petro, the …

JOHOR BARU: The unity government has held on to its two-thirds majority in Parliament after Pakatan Harapan won the Pulai parliamentary by-election, maintaining the status quo of 148 out of the 222 seats. Pakatan also managed to hold on to the Simpang Jeram state seat with a 3,514-vote majority. However, …

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) -Flyhalf George Ford kicked England to a remarkable 27-10 World Cup victory over Argentina on Saturday in a performance full of intensity and tactical guile and all the more astonishing as they played with 14 men from the third minute. Ford, starting in the place of the …

WOLFSBURG, Germany (Reuters) -Euro 2024 hosts Germany slumped to a shock 4-1 home loss to Japan in their international friendly on Saturday, deepening the sense of crisis hanging over them after their third straight loss less than nine months before the continental tournament. The four-time world champions, who crashed out …

MERSIN, Turkey (Reuters) – A team of rescuers are ready to start moving an American cave explorer trapped more than 1,000 metres (3,280.84 ft) underground in southern Turkey and will have him out “within several days,” Mersin Governor Ali Hamza Pehlivan said on Saturday. Mark Dickey, 40, was on an …