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RESULTS & STANDINGS ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE: West Ham 4 (Mavropanos 42, 83, Castellanos 66, 68) Wolves 0. P W D L F A Pts Arsenal 31 21 7 3 61 22 70 Man City 30 18 7 5 60 28 61 Man Utd 31 15 10 6 56 43 55 Aston Villa 31 16 6 9 42 37 54 Liverpool 31 14 7 10 50 42 49 Chelsea 31 13 9 9 53 38 48 Brentford 31 13 7 11 46 42 46 Everton 31 13 7 11 37 35 46 Fulham 31 13 5 13 43 44 44 Brighton 31 11 10 10 41 37 43 Sunderland 31 11 10 10 32 36 43 Newcastle 31 12 6 13 44 45 42 Bournemouth 31 9 15 7 46 48 42 Crystal Palace 30 10 9 11 33 35 39 Leeds 31 7 12 12 37 48 33 Nottm Forest 31 8 8 15 31 43 32 West Ham 32 8 8 1640 57 32 Tottenham 31 7 9 1540 50 30 Burnley 31 4 8 1933 61 20 Wolves 32 3 8 2124 58 17 CHAMPIONSHIP: West Bromwich Albion 0 Millwall 0. TOP 18 P W D L F A Pts Coventry 41 25 9 7 84 42 84 Millwall 42 21 10 11 56 47 73 Ipswich 39 20 12 7 69 40 72 Boro 41 20 12 9 62 41 72 Hull 41 20 8 13 63 58 68 Southampton 40 18 12 10 68 49 66 Wrexham 41 17 13 11 63 58 64 Derby 41 18 9 14 60 51 63 Norwich 41 17 7 17 55 48 58 Watford 41 14 15 12 52 49 57 Bristol City 41 16 9 16 52 51 57 QPR 41 16 9 16 58 63 57 Stoke 41 15 9 17 48 45 54 Preston 41 13 15 13 48 52 54 Swansea 41 15 9 17 49 54 54 Birmingham 41 14 11 16 49 52 53 Sheff Utd 41 15 6 20 57 58 51 Charlton 41 12 13 16 38 49 49 LA LIGA: Real Madrid 1 (Valverde 51) Girona 1 (Lemar 62) . TOP 6 P W D L F A Pts Barcelona 30 25 1 4 80 29 76 Real Madrid 31 22 4 5 65 29 70 Villarreal 30 18 4 8 54 35 58 Atleti 30 17 6 7 50 30 57 Real Betis 30 11 12 7 44 37 45 Celta Vigo 30 11 11 8 44 37 44 SERIE A: Roma 3 (Malen 3, 43, 52) Pisa 0. TOP 6 P W D L F A Pts Inter Milan 31 23 3 5 71 26 72 Napoli 31 20 5 6 47 30 65 AC Milan 31 18 9 4 46 24 63 Como 31 16 10 5 53 22 58 Juventus 31 16 9 6 54 29 57 Roma 32 18 3 11 45 28 57 BUNDESLIGA: Augsburg 2 (Claude Maurice 11, Gregoritsch 14) Hoffen heim 2 (Hranac 35, Toure 42) . TOP 6 P W D L F A Pts Bayern 28 23 4 1 100 27 73 Dortmund 28 19 7 2 60 28 64 RB Leipzig 28 16 5 7 55 36 53 Stuttgart 28 16 5 7 56 38 53 Hoffenheim 29 15 6 8 57 43 51 Leverkusen 28 14 7 7 58 39 49 FRENCH LIGUE 1: Paris FC 4 (Ikone 4, 22, Immobile 8, Koleosho 71) Monaco 1 (Balogun 36) , Marseille 3 (Aubameyang 13, Paixao 48, Traore 90+3) Metz 1 (Tsitaishvili 49) . TOP 6 P W D L F A Pts Paris SG 27 20 3 4 61 23 63 Lens 28 19 2 7 54 27 59 Marseille 29 16 4 9 58 38 52 Lille 28 15 5 8 45 34 50 Monaco 29 15 4 10 50 43 49 Lyon 28 14 6 8 41 29 48

Agassi, from Grand Slam king to pickleball showman Man of the hour BY COLIN LIANG colin@thesundaily.com

THERE are moments in sport when time seems to fold in on itself – when past great ness walks effortlessly into the present. On a humid evening at Stadium Juara, that moment belonged to one man. Andre Agassi, a tennis Hall of Fame leg end, didn’t just arrive – he commanded the room. Not with the ferocity that once defined his baseline game, but with some thing quieter, more enduring. The unmistakable aura of a legend who no longer needs to prove anything, yet still finds new ways to compete. They called him the “man of the hour.” It felt like an understatement. Beside him sat Ben Johns, the undis puted face of modern pickleball – a sport surging in popularity, rewriting its own rules in real time. If Agassi represents legacy, Johns repre sents momentum. Together, they created something rare: not a clash, but a conver sation between eras. A game of unlearning Before the lights, before the cheers, there was a quieter exchange – a media roundtable where Agassi spoke not as a champion, but as a student of something new. “The transition is seamless in many ways,” he said, almost casually. Then came the twist. “But it challenges you mentally. You have to unlearn.” It’s a striking admission from a man whose instincts were honed over decades at the highest level of tennis. In pickleball, those instincts don’t disappear – but they don’t always apply either. For Agassi, the adjustment isn’t about power or precision. It’s about restraint. About touch. About navigating a game where margins are thin and patience often beats aggression. “Tennis and pickleball can exist in the same sandbox,” he reflected. “They com plement each other.” What he didn’t say outright – but what lingered in the room – was that pickleball has given him something tennis no longer could: discovery. The rhythm of a different game If Agassi’s perspective was philosophi cal, Johns’ was technical – grounded in the evolving mechanics of a sport still defining itself. Balls change. Conditions shift. Humidity alters everything. “You might see different things at dif ferent times,” Johns explained, recalling how recent matches in Southeast Asia felt almost like stepping back in time. Softer balls, heavier air – suddenly, power gave way to feel. It’s this constant evolution that makes pickleball unpredictable. And perhaps, irresistible. When a legend meet the crowd By the time Agassi stepped onto the court at Bukit Kiara, the stands were already alive with anticipation. Phones were raised. Heads craned for

ward. And then – cheers. Not the roaring intensity of a Grand Slam final, but something warmer. Closer. The kind of energy that comes when fans aren’t just watching greatness – they’re sharing space with it. Agassi leaned into the moment. A smile here. A playful exchange there. Rallies that blurred the line between exhibition and artistry. Across from him, Johns matched the rhythm, the two moving in sync like performers who understood the assign ment: make it memorable. More than a match The event unfolded as a celebration rather than a competition – men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles weaving together into a showcase of global and regional talent. There were moments that felt almost surreal. Agassi teaming up with Brooke Buckner for a fan challenge. Malaysian icons like nine-time World Squash Champion Datuk Nicol David and Dato’ Mirnawan Nawawi, three-time Olympian and former national hockey captain, step ping onto the court, drawing some of the loudest cheers of the night. Sport, in all its forms, colliding in one shared space. And beyond the spectacle, something more grounded took shape. Coaching clin ics. Community engagement. A clear push to build the sport locally, not just showcase it in Malaysia. A city, a skyline, a statement If Stadium Juara was the heart of the event, then Merdeka 118 was its exclama tion point. High above Kuala Lumpur, Agassi and Johns headlined what would become the highest pickleball match ever played inside a building – an achievement etched into the Guinness World Records at the Joola Titans Tour 2026. Set against the Kuala Lumpur skyline, Team Agassi faced Team Ben Johns in a specially curated showcase, bringing together the sport’s biggest global names alongside rising Asia-Pacific talents in a format designed for both intensity and spectacle. The match featured a series of fast paced women’s doubles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles encounters, with appearances by Johns, Collin Johns, Anna Bright, Tyson McGuffin, Federico Staksrud, Brooke Buckner, Kate Fahey and Len Yang, alongside AsiaPacific’s leading players including Ken Tam, Andie Dikosavljevic, Aiko Yoshitomi and Kenta Miyoshi. It was symbolic in more ways than one. A sport on the rise, quite literally reaching new heights. A legend standing at the top, not of a podium, but of a new chapter. Man of the Hour As the night softened and the final ral lies faded, the sense lingered – not of an ending, but of continuation. Agassi, once the rebel of tennis, now

finds himself in a different role. Not chasing titles, but chasing curiosity. Not defining a sport, but rediscovering one. And in Kuala Lumpur, for a few electric hours, that journey belonged to everyone watching. Because some titles don’t fade with time. They simply evolve. And on this night, in this city, Agassi was – once again – the man of the hour.

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