PARIS (Reuters) – The All Blacks are desperate to avoid any repeat of their disappointing 2019 experience in next week’s World Cup semi-final against Argentina, defence coach Scott McLeod said on Sunday. Four years ago, New Zealand romped in to the last four with an emphatic 46-14 victory over Ireland …

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Hubert Hurkacz held his nerve in a dramatic tiebreak to defeat Andrey Rublev 6-3 3-6 7-6(8) in a thrilling final to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, his second ATP Masters 1000 title. Hurkacz served up 21 aces to Rublev’s 13, but Rublev responded with some powerful …

PARIS – As Ireland pack up camp and prepare to leave Paris they are left to contemplate not just another painful head-butt with their Rugby World Cup glass ceiling, but also the break-up of an era-defining squad. The world’s top-ranked team’s 28-24 loss to New Zealand – their eighth World …

KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Ewon Benedick has issued a strong reminder to Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) that the state government it spearheaded was down to support from Pakatan Harapan. Hence, the Upko president said the cooperation between GRS and Pakatan must be translated through power sharing all the way down to …

LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One’s governing body is reviewing Lewis Hamilton’s punishment for crossing a live track without permission at last weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix amid concern the penalty was not tough enough. The seven-times world champion collided with Mercedes team mate George Russell at the first corner at Lusail, …

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Sunday raised the national flag in the capital of the former breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh after a lightning military operation last month brought the territory back under Azerbaijan’s control. “President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has raised the national flag of …

LUCKNOW (Reuters) – Australia are struggling to read the wickets at the World Cup in India and are adapting to the conditions “on the fly”, skipper Pat Cummins said on Sunday as the five-times champions look for their first win of the tournament. Australia are ninth in the standings after …

KOTA BHARU: The state government will fully utilise the RM276mil allocated by the Federal Government to build six sports facilities in Kelantan in preparation for hosting the Malaysia Games (Sukma) in 2028. Kelantan Youth, Sports and Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Committee chairman Zamakhshari Muhamad said the facilities involved the construction of …

MANDALIKA, Indonesia (Reuters) -Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia battled heroically from 13th on the grid to win a thrilling Indonesia Grand Prix in Mandalika on Sunday, as he reclaimed the lead in the riders’ championship after Jorge Martin crashed out. Bagnaia crossed the line 0.306 seconds ahead of Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales in …

PETALING JAYA: The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) should stop its suit demanding more than RM1.7bil in tax arrears from former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak, says Umno supreme council member Datuk Mohd Puad Zarkashi. Puad said that after a witness told the High Court on Thursday (Oct 12) that Najib …