LONDON (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur striker Alejo Veliz is expected to be out for a couple of months with a knee injury, manager Ange Postecoglou said on Thursday as his team’s growing injury list and one of 10 who will be missing from Friday’s third-round FA Cup match. The 20-year-old …

KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau has welcomed the delegation of power by the Federal Government to Sabah over the regulatory control of the state’s electricity supply. The Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) chairman said this was after the passing of three Bills during the special state assembly sitting …

(Reuters) – A Ukrainian parliamentary committee met on Thursday to review proposed changes to the rules on army mobilisation that would enable Kyiv to call up more people and tighten sanctions against draft evasion as the war with Russia drags on. The proposals have faced criticism from the public and …

LONDON (Reuters) – The World Darts Championship final between Luke Humphries and 16-year-old Luke Littler drew Sky Sports television’s biggest ever non-soccer peak audience of 3.71 million, the broadcaster said on Thursday. The contest at London’s Alexandra Palace, with Littler bidding to become darts’ youngest world champion, was viewed by …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry has denied allegations of the existence of a cartel or mafia that controls the prices of rice and paddy seeds in the country. In a statement Thursday (Jan 4), the ministry clarified that the country’s rice industry was regulated by the Kawalselia …

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) summoned four more individuals to its headquarters in Putrajaya in connection with the investigation against Tun Daim Zainuddin on Thursday (Jan 4). The lawyers representing the four, Rajesh Nagarajan and Sachpreetraj Sohanpal, said the four were called in to have their statement recorded …

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Winger Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu will make his return to the Cameroon selection after being named on Thursday as a late replacement in their Africa Cup of Nations squad headed to the Ivory Coast later this month. The 29-year-old Ngamaleu was one of his country’s key players …

(Reuters) – The Serie A season reaches the midway point this weekend and while no trophy is up for grabs just yet either Inter Milan or Juventus can claim the title of winter champions. “Campione d’Inverno” is the unofficial title given to the side leading Serie A at the season’s …

KUALA LUMPUR: There is still room to improve services at the Digital Economy Centres (PEDi) to ease the process of registration and filling out information for the Central Database Hub (Padu) system. Federal Territory Statistics Department director Siti Zakiah Muhamad Isa said the improvements include providing Chinese and Tamil interpreters …

TOKYO (Reuters) – The powerful earthquake that hit Japan’s western coast on New Year’s Day has underscored the country’s exposure to natural disasters, casting fresh doubt over a push to bring its nuclear capacity back online. Nuclear power plants dot the coast of mountainous Japan, which is prone to earthquakes …