Oher was the subject of the movie, about a well-to-do white family that adopted a black teenager and gave him the stable home he craved.

It's the biggest boost for MLS since English star David Beckham, now a co-owner of Inter Miami, joined the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007.

He says the current incentives are not enough compared to the achievements of the national athletes at competitions and meets.

Analysts weigh in on how professional athletes can influence their supporters' political opinions.

Messi ranked second on Forbes' 2023 list of highest-paid athletes with US$130 million in annual earnings – half on the pitch and half in endorsements.

Mohd Azizulhasni Awang bags a record 11th gold medal overall in the Asian Track Cycling Championship.

Messi was persuaded out of international retirement in 2016, however, and many of his compatriots were hoping he might be cajoled into going on to the 2026 World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico.

The flame will be lit at Greece's ancient Olympia, birthplace of the Games, and will remain in the country for about a week before a handover ceremony in Athens and departure to France.

They are at fourth position in the overall medal tally with two days left in the competition.

Hamidin Mohd Amin defends Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh after the contingent's performance in Cambodia.

United sealed the third place, finishing the season with 75 points, after they came from behind to defeat Fulham 2-1 in the last game of the league season.

This is more than the 195-shot rally at the Korea Open in April last year, which the Badminton World Federation said at the time was a record breaker.