MANAUS Brazil (Reuters) – A cool-headed Italy proved too clever for England on Saturday, scoring two well-crafted goals and defending doggedly in the Amazon heat to grab a 2-1 win in their opening World Cup Group D game. Italy grabbed the winner in the 50th minute when midfielder Antonio Candr …

FORTALEZA Brazil (Reuters) – Costa Rica pulled off the biggest upset of the World Cup so far, scoring three second-half goals to come from behind and beat former champions Uruguay 3-1 in their opening Group D match on Saturday. The result left Uruguay’s World Cup ambitions in disarray in …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 (Bernama) — Traffic offenders who received summons for tinted vehicles, prior to amendments to the new laws, are not exempted, said Bukit Aman Traffic chief, SAC Mohd Fuad Abd. Latiff. He said it was still considered an offence because the light transmission level of the …

GEORGE TOWN: A four-year-old boy endured almost two hours of excruciating pain after his right leg became stuck in the hole of a squat toilet at a flat in River Road near here. Muhammad Iskandar Hakimi Mohd Azrul’s grandmother brought him to the toilet to wash up when he slipped and one of his leg b …

KUALA TERENGGANU, June 13 (Bernama) — The Terengganu government continues to place importance on education to empower the sector in the state, said the Menteri Besar, Datuk Ahmad Razif Abd Rahman. He said the continuous empowerment, via the Transformation Agenda for a New Era fully focuses on …

SEPANG: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) retired the Boeing 737-400 passenger aircraft from its fleet Saturday night, 22 years after it entered the carrier’s service in 1992. The last 737-400 series flight touched down in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 9.31pm Saturday, after taking off fr …

KUALA LUMPUR: Lee Chong Wei is just one step away from winning his fifth Japan Open title. In Tokyo on Saturday, world No. 1 Chong Wei stepped up a gear to destroy Kenichi Tago 21-15, 21-17 in 47 minutes to extend his head-to-head record against the Japanese to 17-1.  The 31-year-old Chong Wei will …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 (Bernama) — Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Friday jokingly said he is happy that Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar is well enough so the Youth and Sports Minister will come for the cabinet meeting. The prime minister in his latest Twitter updates to Khairy said: “@KhairyKJ gl …

Chile’s midfielder Jean Beausejour (L) celebrates after scoring his team’s third goal during a Group B football match between Chile and Australia at the Pantanal Arena in Cuiaba during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 13, 2014. – AFP PHOTO

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Franchise Association (MFA) is targeting to record eight per cent growth in transactions at Franchise International Malaysia (FIM) 2014, compared with RM368 million recorded in 2013. MFA main committee member Abdul Rahman Mohamed said the associa …

CUIABA Brazil (Reuters) – Chile got the victory they needed if they are to have any chance of progressing from a daunting Group B when they held off a strong Australian fightback to emerge 3-1 winners in another open and entertaining World Cup clash on Friday. Alexis Sanchez put Chile ahead fr …

SALVADOR Brazil (Reuters) – A rampant Netherlands team inflicted a heaviest World Cup defeat on holders Spain in over 60 years with a dazzling 5-1 demolition on Friday that sent shockwaves through the tournament. The Dutch were nothing but brutal in a tetchy 1-0 final defeat by the Spaniards f …

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil exploded with street parties as the home team won the World Cup’s opening game Thursday, but scattered violent protests were a reminder that many locals remain angry over the billions spent to host the tournament. Millions of fans dressed in Brazil’s ca …

SPAIN vs NETHERLANDS Arena Fonte Nova will witness one of the most anticipated matches for the 2014 World Cup. It’s a repeat of the 2010 World Cup final. Defending champions Spain is set to face Netherlands in what promises to be an explosive game. Wesley Sneijder said he can’t forget the pain in 20 …

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s military government lifted a curfew nationwide on Friday, citing the absence of any violence and the need to support the country’s tourism sector. “As the situation has improved and there have been no incidents that can lead to violence … …