
Sports

Rodri set to miss Burnley trip as red-hot Man City chase Arsenal
Rodri, the 2024 Ballon d’Or winner, sustained an injury in Sunday’s 2-1 win over Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium.
Football

Eta’s appointment ‘no surprise’ for Union Berlin’s ascendant women

Leicester fairytale turns sour as relegation to third tier looms
Wolves have long been destined for the drop and their descent into the Championship was confirmed by the stalemate at Selhurst Park.
Bookmakers have placed Brazil among the top five favourites, with reigning European champions Spain currently leading the way.
Former Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig coach Marco Rose has signed a three-year deal to take charge of the Premier League club next season.
Former great Gheorghe Hagi replaces Mircea Lucescu who left the role earlier this month following Romania’s World Cup playoff loss to Turkey.
Badminton
The Dane spent more than 100 consecutive weeks as world number one, a mark surpassed in total duration only by Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei.
A total of RM178,000 in incentives was presented to Malaysian athletes who won medals at the Thailand SEA Games and the Asean Para Games.
The former badminton star cites the poor singles lineup, says reaching the semi-finals would already be an achievement.

Zii Jia included in Thomas Cup squad
BAM says the Olympic bronze medallist will spearhead the singles challenge alongside Leong Jun Hao, Justin Hoh and Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin.
Motorsports

Formula One makes rule changes after drivers’ criticism

FIA hails ‘invaluable input’ from drivers ahead of F1 rules meeting
Veteran endurance driver Juha Miettinen was killed in a seven-car pile-up just 25 minutes into a four-hour event.

South Korea unveils plan to bring back F1
The country plans to host a Formula One race for the first time since 2013 after unveiling a new circuit design.
The last four MotoGP champions have all ridden Ducati motorcycles, while the Italian manufacturer has also won the last four constructors’ championships.
Gianpiero Lambiase to join McLaren in senior race engineering role, with the move confirmed by senior insiders after reports in Dutch media.
Tennis

Alcaraz may skip French Open rather than rush injury comeback

Shelton wins fifth ATP title with victory in Munich
Top seed Elena Rybakina overpowered Karolina Muchova 7-5, 6-1 to win the Stuttgart Open and drive away with a Porsche car for the second time in her career.
The top seed surged to a 7-5, 6-1 victory over teenager Mirra Andreeva on Saturday and will face Karolina Muchova for the title.
The three-time Munich champion won 5-7, 6-0, 6-2 and will take on Italy’s Flavio Cobolli on Saturday for a place in the final.
Mirra Andreeva rallied past Iga Swiatek 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, while Elena Rybakina beat Leylah Fernandez 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 7-6 (8/6).


















