DOHA, Jan 19 — Australia booked their place in the 2023 Asian Cup round of 16 after edging Syria 1-0 in their second Group B match at the Jassim Bin Hammad Stadium, here, last night.

DOHA, Jan 18 — Asian Cup host and defending champion Qatar became the first country to move into the round of 16, after beating Tajikistan 1-0 in their second Group A match at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor City, about 35km from here last night.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — National top men's doubles pair, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik have no problem advancing to the second round of the India Open after defeating Japan's Akira Koga-Taichi Saito in the first round of the tournament in New Delhi today.

DOHA, Jan 17 — Southeast Asean powerhouses and multiple AFF Cup winners Thailand kicked off their 2023 Asian Cup campaign in style by beating Kyrgyzstan 2-0 in their Group F opener at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium here last night.

LONDON, Jan 16 — Argentine Lionel Messi retained the Fifa men's player of the year trophy on Monday, beating Manchester City's treble-winning Norwegian striker Erling Haaland and France's Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe to the award.

DOHA, Jan 16 — Harimau Malaya head coach Kim Pan Gon acknowledged that Jordan were the better team and deserved to win the match after his side fell 0-4 in the opening Group E fixture of the 2023 Asian Cup at the Al Janoub Stadium here last night (January 16 in Malaysia).

DOHA, Jan 16 — Malaysia got off to a rocky start in their first appearance at the Asian Cup in 17 years as they fell 0-4 to Jordan, with former Kedah Darul Aman FC star Mahmoud Almardi emerging as the hero of The Chivalrous Ones in the Group E action at the Al Janoub Stadium, here, last night (early morning in Malaysia).

DOHA, Jan 15 — Former Liverpool striker Takumi Minamino played a crucial role in Japan’s come from behind 4-2 victory over Vietnam in their 2023 Asian Cup Group D match at the Al Thumama Stadium, here, yesterday.

DOHA, Jan 14 — Despite being the underdog, Malaysia are aiming for all three points when they play Jordan in their Group E opener of the 2023 Asian Cup at the Al Janoub Stadium here, tomorrow night (January16,  1.30am Malaysian time).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — The coaching team of the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), led by Rexy Mainaky, needs to present a "new formula" to Malaysian badminton players to ensure they consistently perform well and accumulate points to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Japan's top mixed doubles pair, Yuta Watanabe-Arisa Higashino, kicked off the new season with a bang as they landed their maiden Malaysia Open title today, a year after they emerged as runners-up.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Reigning Olympic women's singles silver medallist Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan is gunning for her fifth Malaysia Open title after ending a four-match losing streak to Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei of China in the semi-finals today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — World number two Yuta Watanabe-Arisa Higashino of Japan are fired up to end their winless streak against South Korea’s Kim Won Ho-Jeong Na Eun and lift their first Malaysia Open mixed doubles title in tomorrow's final.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — National men's doubles coach Tan Bin Shen gave a score of 7/10 to his proteges Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik over their overall performance at the 2024 Malaysia Open.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Reigning women’s singles world champion An Se Young is bent on rediscovering her magical form of 2023, which saw her secure an impressive 11 titles.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — National men's singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong has been diagnosed with a back muscle tear after undergoing a checkup at the National Sports Institute (NSI) today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has contributed RM99,845 to the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) for the ’Save the Malayan Tiger Fund’.

DOHA, Jan 12 — Harimau Malaya received an early blow when two key players, including Endrick Dos Santos, are most likely to be rested in the first Group E match of the 2023 Asian Cup against Jordan on Monday (January 16, 1.30 am Malaysian time).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — The mixed doubles category of the Malaysia Open badminton championship, is set to have a new champion for the first time since 2018, ending world number one Zheng Si Wei-Huang Ya Qiong’s domination.