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Published on: Monday, February 01, 2021 By: The Star Photo: AFP PETALING JAYA: Former world champion squash player Datuk Nicol David has been anointed as the World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time. The 37-year-old Penangite claimed the honour after obtaining the most number of votes in the final round of 10 athletes after the world-wide poll closed at 9pm Malaysian time. Nicol, the only Asian athlete shortlisted for the award, picked up a massive 318,945 votes. ADVERTISEMENT Tug of war athlete James Kehoe of Ireland notched 113,120 votes while powerlifter Larysa Soloviova of Ukraine garnere...

PETALING JAYA: Former world champion squash player Datuk Nicol David has been anointed as the World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time. The 37-year-old Penangite claimed the honour after obtaining the most number of votes in the final round of 10 athletes after the world-wide poll closed at 9pm Malaysian time. Nicol, the only Asian athlete shortlisted for the award, picked up a massive 318,945 votes. Tug of war athlete James Kehoe of Ireland notched 113,120 votes while powerlifter Larysa Soloviova of Ukraine garnered 80,790 votes. Nicol led the field when the second and final phase of voting ...

Veteran stars, presenters and media execs have been recognised in the annual Australia Day Honours. Former A Country Practice star Lorrae Desmond and former Prisoner star Val Lehman both become a Member of the Order of Australia along with Graham Ross from Better Homes & Gardens. But veteran broadcaster Kerry O’Brien who was given an Officer of the Order of Australia declined after word that tennis champion Margaret Court was honoured. “I believe the decision to award Australia’s highest honour to Margaret Court may serve to erode the hard-fought gains made over decades in reducing t...

Adelaide United will get to ride the Mohamed Toure train for at least another 13 months, with the tantalising A-League talent committed to staying in the competition until he turns 18.

Share on Twitter Mazis, who signed for Celtic as a teenager in early 2018, has been without a club since departing Serie C club Triestina last March. The attacking midfielder only spent a month with the Italian side after exiting Celtic, but left after the outbreak of Covid-19 gripped the country. The 20-year-old has spent the past few months training with a number of A-League clubs, but is now targeting a move back overseas in 2021. “That’s always been the goal and where I want to play,” he told SBS The World Game. “I left home at 16 to go to Europe and that’s wher...