PARIS, Aug 3 — The country's professional men's singles player, Lee Zii Jia, successfully advanced to the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics after eliminating Anders Antonsen from Denmark in straight sets here today.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — National men’s doubles shuttlers Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi have qualified for the semifinals of the 2023 Badminton Asia Championship (BAC) at the United Arab Emirates today after beating world number one pair, Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto in the quarterfinals tonight.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — Pre-match favourites Vietnam lived up to expectations by moving into the final of the 2022 Asean Football Federation (AFF Cup) after beating Indonesia 2-0 in their second leg semifinal at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi, last night.

AL KHOR (Qatar), Dec 11 — France's top scorer Olivier Giroud netted the winner in the 2-1 triumph over England on Saturday and led the defending champions into the semi-finals of the World Cup in Qatar after Harry Kane missed a crucial penalty.

ANKARA, Dec 11 — Morocco beat Portugal 1-0 and became the first African nation to reach the FIFA World Cup semifinals in Qatar 2022 on Saturday, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

ANKARA, Oct 9 — Iceland moved to UEFA Euro 2020 play-offs on Thursday after beating Romania 2-1 in the play-offs semifinals, reported Anadolu Agency.