BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) -South Africa scrumhalf Cobus Reinach and wing Makazole Mapimpi scored a hat-trick of tries each as their side cruised to a 76-0 Rugby World Cup Pool B win over Romania on Sunday and in the process tried out several of their squad experiments. The Springboks had their …

HONG KONG (AFP): Jonatan Christie became the first Indonesian to win the Hong Kong Open men’s singles title in 25 years after a fierce battle with Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto, whose compatriot Akane Yamaguchi claimed the women’s title. Christie was pushed all the way by world number 15 Nishimoto after dropping …

LAMPEDUSA, Italy (Reuters) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday visited the Italian island of Lampedusa, which is struggling with a surge in migrant arrivals, and promised a 10-point EU action plan to help Italy deal with the situation. Nearly 126,000 migrants have arrived in Italy so …

COLOMBO (Reuters) -India lifted the Asia Cup after routing defending champions Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the final with Mohammed Siraj claiming a career-best 6-21, including four wickets in one over, at the R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday. Electing to bat, Sri Lanka were bundled out for a paltry …

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was heading home by train on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported, after a week-long visit to Russia that included talks with President Vladimir Putin on closer military and other cooperation. A video published by Russia’s state-run RIA news agency on Sunday showed …

KUALA LUMPUR: For the first time, the public can apply to be invigilators for 2023 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations. In a Facebook post on Sunday (Sept 17), the Education Ministry invited the public to apply to be invigilators. It said that applications are open from Sept 12 until Oct …

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Russia and Ukraine will square off before the International Court of Justice on Monday in a case that centres around claims by Moscow that its invasion of Ukraine was done to prevent genocide. Ukraine brought the case to the United Nations’ highest court just days after …

NANNING: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang to visit Malaysia next year to commemorate five decades of diplomatic relations between the two countries. “The 50th anniversary of Malaysia-China diplomatic relations is being planned together, and various activities will be held in Malaysia …

NICE, France (Reuters) – For Wales, a tense finish against Fiji and spirited showing from Portugal may have set hearts fluttering but they have come away with 10 points from their opening two World Cup Pool C games to make a perfect start in their bid for a quarter-final place. …

NANNING: China will support Putrajaya’s efforts to implement the New Industrial Master Plan (NIMP) 2030, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic). “China will support the Malaysian government to implement NIMP 2030,” said Anwar in a press conference at Nanning Marriott Hotel on Sunday (Sept 17) after a bilateral …