Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik have made the final of the All England Championship, after a straight sets victory over their opponents from China.

They will next face a pair from South Korea later today…as they seek to end Malaysia’s nearly 20-year-wait for a men’s doubles title at the tournament.

However, it’s the end of the road for Pearly Tan and M.Thinaah, who suffered a straight sets defeat to their Korean opponents in the women’s semifinals.

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Datuk Azizulhasni Awang has won the Keirin title in the opening leg of the track cycling World Cup Series in Perth.

The Pocket Rocketman put in a strong performance to take the win by a fraction of a second ahead of world number one Matthew Richardson.

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Arsenal remain on course for a quadruple after making the quarterfinal of the FA Cup with a 2-1 win over Mansfield Town in the fifth round.

Man City made the last eight of the competition for the eighth season in a row following their 3-1 win over Newcastle.

While Chelsea had to come from behind twice to beat Wrexham 4-2.

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In other news...

Barcelona restored their four-point lead at the top of La Liga after a 1-0 win over Athetlic Bilbao.

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Lionel Messi was on the scoresheet in Inter Miami’s 2-1 MLS win over DC United, leaving the Argentine just one strike away from reaching 900 career goals.