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In yesterday’s second race, the 17-year-old rider, who started from seventh position, successfully overtook his opponents one by one and continued to show excellent riding skills in the last two laps to win the race with a time of 26 minutes 52.773 seconds (s). — Picture via Facebook/Hakim Danish

‘Yes, finally we get a P1’: Muhammad Hakim Danish celebrates first MotoGP Rookies Cup win of season in Aragon

Only eight countries have won the World Cup in 22 editions up to the most recent tournament in Qatar, when Argentina defeated France on penalties in an epic final. — Reuters pic

How are the 2026 World Cup contenders shaping up? Argentina’s challenge, Europe’s hopes and Brazil’s crisis

Top women’s doubles pair, Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah lost to the world number one pair, Liu Sheng Shu-Tan Ning from China, during the Indonesia Open 2025 final at Istora Senayan here today. — Bernama pic

Pearly-Thinaah fall short in Indonesia Open final against top-ranked Chinese pair

Silver medallist Australia's Kyle Chalmers (left), gold medallist and world record holder China's Pan Zhanle (centre) and Romania's David Popovici (right) takes a selfie on the podium of the men's 100m freestyle swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on July 31, 2024. — AFP pic

Kyle Chalmers aims for fourth consecutive 100m medal at Los Angeles Olympics

Like Yamal, Ronaldo burst onto the scene at a young age. — AFP pic

Cristiano Ronaldo dismisses ‘generational clash’ with Lamine Yamal ahead of Nations League final

United States head coach Mauricio Pochettino prepares to play Turkey before the first half of an International Friendly match at Pratt & Whitney Stadium. — AFP pic

Pochettino’s US team loses 2-1 to Turkey in friendly as struggles continue

US Coco Gauff celebrates after winning the French Open tennis tournament women's singles final match against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka. — AFP pic

Gutsy Gauff clinches second Grand Slam title with thrilling comeback win over Sabalenka at French Open

Malaysia’s top women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah have booked their spot in the Indonesia Open final. — AFP pic

Comeback queens: Pearly-Thinaah rally past world No. 6 to reach Indonesian Open final

Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed he would not play in the upcoming Club World Cup on Saturday, dismissing rumours he was set to transfer to one of the participating clubs. — AFP pic

Cristiano Ronaldo rules out playing in Club World Cup amid transfer speculation

Australian media on Saturday blasted Tottenham’s decision to sack home hero Ange Postecoglou as a ‘big mistake’, saying he had consistently shown himself to be a winner. — AFP pic

Australian media blast Spurs’ sacking of Postecoglou as ‘big mistake’

The Malaysian pair took the first game but could not sustain their momentum, going down 23-21, 14-21, 11-21 in a 65-minute battle at the Istora Stadium in Jakarta. — AFP pic

Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei fall short in Indonesia Open semi-final against in-form Thai pair

Venezuela's defender Jon Aramburu reacts after the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Venezuela and Bolivia at the Monumental stadium in Maturin. — AFP pic

Venezuela edge closer to historic World Cup berth with 2-0 win over Bolivia

Italy's head coach Luciano Spalletti addresses a press conference after his side lost 0-3 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group football match against Norway. — AFP pic

Norway crush Italy 3-0 as Haaland, Sorloth shine in World Cup qualifiers

Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrates after winning his men's singles semi-final match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic on day 13 of the French Open tennis tournament yesterday. — AFP pic

Sinner stuns Djokovic to set up French Open final clash with Alcaraz

The Southern Tigers have appointed Spaniard Xisco Munoz as their new head coach. — Picture via Facebook/Johor Southern Tigers

Xisco Munoz is JDT’s new head coach

Exactly two years after he was hired from Celtic, Ange Postecoglou’s eventful spell in north London was brought to a ruthless end by chairman Daniel Levy. — AFP pic

Ange Postecoglou sacked as Tottenham manager despite Europa League triumph