Malaysia has been handed a favourable draw for the Thomas Cup Finals.
Our shuttlers are in Group B…together with Japan, England and Finland.
This gives the Malaysians a good chance of making the quarterfinals…with the top two teams in the group advancing.
Meanwhile our women shuttlers have been drawn with Japan, Turkiye and South Africa in Group B of the Uber Cup.
Both the Thomas and Uber Cups will begin on April 24th.
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Raphina and Robert Lewandowski both scored twice, as Barcelona thrashed Newcastle 7-2 in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie this morning, to wrap up an 8-3 victory on aggregate.
18-year-old Lamine Yamal was also on the scoresheet for Barca, becoming the youngest player ever to score a total of 10 goals in the tournament.
There was also a big win for Bayern Munich who thrashed Atalanta 4-1 this morning and 10-2 on aggregate.
Liverpool defeated Galatasaray 4-nil for a 4-1 aggregate win.
While Atletico advance 7-5 on aggregate despite losing 3-2 to Tottenham this morning.
The draw for the quarterfinals will pit Real Madrid against Bayern Munich…Sporting Lisbon will take on Arsenal…Barcelona are up against Atletico…while Liverpool will face holders PSG.
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In other developments…
Elsewhere, Lionel Messi has become only the second player in history to reach 900 top-level career goals, after scoring in Inter Miami’s Major League Soccer win over Nashville.
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The Youth and Sports Ministry will be conducting a series of nationwide roadshows after Raya…to promote and build momentum for our hosting of next year’s SEA Games.
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And, Argentina is pressing ahead with a bid to host the 2035 Rugby World Cup…which would take the event to South America for the first time ever.
