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Inter Milan’s French forward #14 Ange-Yoan Bonny (left) fights for the ball with Cremonese’s Italian defender #22 Romano Floriani Mussolini during the Italian Serie A football match between US Cremonese and Inter Milan at the Giovanni Zini Stadium in Cremona, northern Italy, on February 1, 2026. — AFP pic

Inter Milan squeeze into Cup semis as Torino go down fighting

Marc Guehi, signed from Crystal Palace in January, was forced to watch from the sidelines as City beat Newcastle 3-1 in the semi-final second leg on Wednesday. — Reuters pic

Guardiola to petition for Guehi’s inclusion in League Cup final against Arsenal

Newcastle United's Congolese striker #09 Yoane Wissa battles for possession with Manchester City’s Uzbek defender #45 Abdukodir Khusanov during the English League Cup semi final second leg football match between Manchester City and Newcastle United at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, north-west England on February 4, 2026. — AFP pic

Man City storm past Newcastle to set up League Cup final with Arsenal

Ilia Malinin, from Virginia, is the only skater to master all the quadruple jumps including the formidable quad Axel. — Reuters pic

Can Ilia Malinin fulfil his promise at the Winter Olympics?

gents from the divisive US immigration enforcement agency ICE will have no operational role in the Winter Olympics, Italy’s interior minister said today. — Reuters pic

Italy: ICE agents have no operational police role in Olympics

Sabah FC unveil four new imports as they bolster the squad for the Super League run-in and MFL Challenge Cup. — Picture via Facebook/SabahFC

Rhinos reload: Sabah FC unveil quartet of new imports for League and Cup push

China took an early lead when Han Qian Xi, downed K. Letshanaa 21-18, 21-10 in 40 minutes. — Bernama pic

Malaysia suffer heavy 4–1 defeat to dominant China in BATC curtain-raiser

Kashima Antlers players and supporters celebrate their victory after winning a J1 League match against Yokohama F. Marinos in the final game of the season at Mercari Stadium in Kashima City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, December 6, 2025. — AFP pic

J. League boss claims Japan can rival Premier League with bold calendar shake-up

AC Milan’s Adrien Rabiot celebrates scoring their third goal during the Serie A match with Bologna at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara in Bologna February 3, 2026. — Reuters pic

Rabiot runs the show as AC Milan smash Bologna to keep heat on Inter

Guardiola says modern conflicts leave ‘thousands, thousands’ of innocent people dead — and silence is not an option. — Reuters pic

‘I will stand up, always’: Guardiola says images from Palestine ‘hurt me’, drive him to speak up

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta gives instructions to Arsenal’s Martin Zubimendi during the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg match with Chelsea at Emirates Stadium in London February 3, 2026. — Action Images pic via Reuters

‘Now we have to win it’: Arteta says Wembley lift will power Arsenal’s run-in

Barcelona rode out a frantic finish after Javi Moreno’s late strike for Albacete. — Reuters pic

Barca into Copa semis — but only just, after Albacete push them to the brink

Marc Marquez topped the timesheets at the Sepang test in his first official outing since last October. — Bernama pic

Marquez lays down early marker after blistering pace in Sepang test on MotoGP return

Arsenal’s Kai Havertz scores their late winner during the League Cup semi-final second leg match with Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium in London February 3, 2026. Arsenal won the game 1-0, and the tie 4-2 on aggregate. — AFP pic

Late Havertz strike fires Arsenal into first League Cup final in eight years

A train passes by the exterior of the Olympic Village ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan on February 3, 2026. — AFP pic

Far‑flung venues and strained transport networks test organisers at Milano Cortina Olympics

Olympic rings hang on an exterior of the Olympic Village ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan on February 3, 2026. The issue of transgender athletes at the Olympics and other top sports events has become a controversial issue in recent years due to the lack of clear and universal rules governing sport. — AFP pic

Can transgender athletes compete at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics?