(Changes order of “leave” and “will” in paragraph 5) (Reuters) -Within hours of joining TikTok, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had attracted over 1.3 million followers on the short video social media platform that he tried to ban as president on national security grounds. The decision to join the platform …

PARIS (Reuters) -Greek ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas lost the opening set but went on to defeat Italian Matteo Arnaldi 3-6 7-6(4) 6-2 6-2 in the fourth round of the French Open on Sunday. Tsitsipas keeps alive his bid to win his first Grand Slam title, but the 2021 Roland Garros …

PARIS (Reuters) – Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff stressed the need to start matches earlier at Grand Slams after defending champion Novak Djokovic came through a marathon third-round clash that ended in the early hours of Sunday morning. After rain delays forced organisers to wedge another match into Saturday’s packed …

PARIS (Reuters) -World number one Iga Swiatek continued her relentless march to a fourth French Open title with a 6-0 6-0 demolition of former junior rival Anastasia Potapova in 40 minutes to reach the quarter-finals at Roland Garros on Sunday. Potapova was in uncharted territory, playing in the second week …

GEORGE TOWN: The family of the late Commander Muhammad Firdaus Ramli, who was killed in a crash involving two Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) helicopters in Lumut, Perak in April, has accepted the findings of the final report issued on Thursday (May 30) with an open heart. Ramli Abd Hamid, 68, …

KUALA LUMPUR: Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman hopes to inspire a younger generation of political leaders with his new book “Jalan Tegak”. The 31-year-old politician’s book charts his journey from a university student to serving as the youth and sports minister from 2018 to 2020, as well as …

UNITED STATES (Reuters): Pakistan captain Babar Azam called on his side to stay in high spirits as they begin their Twenty20 World Cup campaign off the back of a poor run of form. Pakistan, T20 World Cup champions in 2009, have performed well in the past two editions of the …

MEXICO CITY – Mexicans will vote in national elections on Sunday with the ruling party candidate, Claudia Sheinbaum, commanding a hefty lead in the polls and expected to become the country’s first female president. Sheinbaum’s mentor and popular outgoing president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has loomed over the campaign, seeking …

(Reuters) – Midfielder Phil Foden said England have been gradually improving as a team and that they are hoping to give their supporters a “once-in-a-lifetime” feeling by winning the European Championship in Germany. Under Gareth Southgate, England reached the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup and the quarter-finals of the …

JOHOR BARU: The Johor state government is awaiting a full report from several parties, including the Johor Port Authority (LPJ), regarding allegations of containers belonging to the Israeli shipping company, ZIM, at a port in Iskandar Puteri. Johor works, transportation, infrastructure, and communication committee chairman Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh said …