World Cup qualifiers

Argentina have been boosted by the return of captain Lionel Messi for their CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers against Venezuela and Bolivia.

Lionel Messi was not included in the 28-man squad following an ankle injury sustained during Copa America final.

National team head coach Kim Pan Gon voiced his desire to continue guiding Malaysia although the Harimau Malaya missed the chance to qualify for the third round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.

Poland and Sweden said they would not play their soccer World Cup qualifiers against Russia in March.

FIFA docked points from the Bolivians and gave them to Chile and Peru in a Nov. 1 decision after Paraguayan-born Nelson Cabreras inclusion in their team for the South American qualifiers.

National head coach, Dollah Salleh says the match will be the last platform to finalise a team for the Asian Cup and World Cup qualifiers.

Cheering fans poured onto the streets of Thimphu on Tuesday as Bhutan, the world's lowest-ranked football team, pulled off a major shock to reach the second round of World Cup qualifiers.

FIFA are probing whether Ethiopia, Togo and Equatorial Guinea each used an ineligible player in 2014 World Cup qualifiers.

Egypt, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Tunisia and Algeria became the first countries to reach the play-offs in the Africa zone of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.

Police have smashed a criminal network suspected of fixing 380 football matches, including in the Champions League and World Cup qualifiers.

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Dozens of runners, wrapped up from head to toe, braved freezing temperatures in Russia’s Yakutia region to take part in a marathon held at a chilling -50°C.

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is on the second day of his official visit to the UAE. Astro AWANI correspondent Irfan Faruqi breaks down the key moments of the day in Abu Dhabi and what they mean for Malaysia-UAE ties.

MITI says the move, effective Jan 11, 2025, for up to 120 days, aims to prevent further harm to the domestic industry.

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As Malaysia takes the helm as ASEAN Chair in 2025, it steps into a leadership role for one of the world’s most dynamic regions. ASEAN is on track to become the fourth-largest economic bloc by 2030, but it faces immense challenges: from navigating an increasingly fragmented global order to advancing regional integration amid rising protectionism. Can Malaysia’s chairmanship make a lasting impact in just one year? And how can ASEAN strengthen its collective voice and economic clout in a polarised world? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Datuk Professor Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah, Chairperson of the Institute of Strategic & International Studies, better known as ISIS Malaysia.

The first defense witness says he wants to avoid misinterpretations about the large sum of money in his personal account.

The three-judge panel dismiss K. Sathiaraj's appeal to overturn his murder conviction.

Nikorndej Balankura says Thailand views 2025 under Malaysia's Chairmanship as a pivotal moment in ASEAN's Community-building process.