MUNICH: Harry Kane scored twice in Bayern Munichs 7-0 demolition of Union Berlin on Friday , becoming the fastest player to reach 100 Bundesliga goals.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Friday he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, accusing them of spreading fake news about his administration.

AMSTERDAM: Netherlands record scorer Memphis Depay was left out, but captain Virgil van Dijk continues his international career as new coach Xavi Hernandez named his first squad on Friday for the upcoming Nations League matches.

LONDON: Trent Alexander-Arnold and Cole Palmer were recalled by England on Friday as Thomas Tuchel named his first squad since leaving the pair out of the World Cup.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump refused to say whether he would attempt to demolish the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the iconic facility on Washingtons Potomac River.

KUALA LUMPUR: Two former prime ministers heaved a sigh of relief this week when one was allowed to serve his jail sentence under home arrest while the other walked free from four money-laundering charges.

LISBON: Cristiano Ronaldo has been included in new Portugal manager Jorge Jesus first 25-man squad for the defending champions upcoming four Nations League matches.

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razaks house arrest arrangement could revive his political influence and inject fresh energy into sections of Umnos grassroots, analysts said.

NAGOYA: The 20th Asian Games will open in Japan later Saturday with a glittering ceremony following a stuttering build-up to a multi-sport spectacular that has more participants than the Olympics.

MANCHESTER: Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca said his fine start succeeding Pep Guardiola will be quickly forgotten if he does not continue to deliver wins.

PARIS: Zinedine Zidane confirmed on Friday that Kylian Mbappe would be his France captain after naming his first squad since being appointed as the successor to Didier Deschamps as coach of Les Bleus.

WASHINGTON: A US federal appeals court on Friday broadly upheld a lower court ruling restricting a Trump administration policy of deporting undocumented migrants to countries that are not their own.

LONDON: Brentford exposed Chelseas defensive problems to inflict a damaging 3-0 defeat on Friday that gives Xabi Alonso plenty to ponder over a three-week international break.

STOCKHOLM: Winners of the coveted Nobel Prizes will receive more prize money this year after the Nobel Foundation bumped up the award from 11 million Swedish kroner (US$1.12 million) to 12 million (US$1.22 million), reported German Press Agency (dpa).

HYDERABAD: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu thanked Malaysia for its decision to consider extending a US$100 million currency swap facility and expressed optimism that bilateral ties would grow stronger following Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahims recent state visit.

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin says the relationship between Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan, as well as between Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, is at its lowest point.

JAKARTA: A joint search and rescue team on Friday recovered three more bodies from a ship that capsized and sank in the Java Sea, bringing the death toll to nine on the sixth day of the search, the Indonesian Navy said, reported Xinhua.

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin has clarified that his description of Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi as a prime minister-in-waiting was not an endorsement of Zahid becoming prime minister.

UNITED NATIONS: The UNs most powerful body, the Security Council, met Friday to again gauge the popularity of contenders to lead the organisation as world leaders prepare to gather for its annual signature event.

OSLO: Norways King Harald V has been entombed within a ship-shaped sarcophagus carved from a carbon dioxide-absorbing ancient rock, the palace revealed on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Melaka election could provide an early indication of how the political landscape responds to the conditional pardon granted to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Artists in Gaza have painted a mural of Macklemore wrapped in a Palestinian flag on a huge slab of concrete in the ruins of Gaza City, after the US rapper was kicked off Ed Sheerans upcoming tour for calling for a Free Palestine.

FROM a working-class childhood on the southern English coast to the top foreign-born monk in Thailand, Shaun Chivertons quest for a better life has taken him further than most.

KUALA LUMPUR: The conditional pardon granted to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak could have implications beyond his case by shaping future interpretations of the Yang di-Pertuan Agongs powers to grant pardons.

KUALA LUMPUR: The conditional pardon granted to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak could reopen political calculations involving Umno, the Unity Government and the opposition, particularly over how voters respond to the decision.

IPOH: Police have busted an online scam call centre in Taman Merdeka here that allegedly posed as victims friends to deceive people in Japan, arresting seven suspects in a raid on Wednesday.

THE headline-grabbing global attention is simple enough: a shipowner reportedly paid more than US$5 million for a single Panama Canal transit slot.

NAGOYA: The South Korean mens hockey team were left bemused before their Asian Games match against Bangladesh on Friday when North Koreas national anthem was played instead of their own.

KUALA LUMPUR: Police seized 309 tonnes of e-waste and electronic goods worth RM7.725 million and arrested 11 Bangladeshis in a raid on an illegal storage facility in Senawang, Seremban, yesterday.

IN absorbing developmental pressure for more office, commercial and housing projects to meet surging demand, Kuala Lumpur is determined to prevent remaining land holdings from being transformed into a dreaded concrete jungle.

KUCHING: Police seized various types of drugs worth an estimated RM17.2 million in two separate operations in Kuching and Limbang on Sept 11 and 14, arresting two men.

MELAKA: The Public Higher Education Institution Wi-Fi project, covering 539 locations nationwide, is expected to be fully completed by September, with 55 per cent, or 294 locations, already having access to Wi-Fi, Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said.

KOHAT (Pakistan): An explosion and gun attack at a historic police headquarters in northern Pakistan on Friday killed at least 16 people and wounded 37 more, officials said, with the countrys president swiftly blaming a fighter group.

JOHOR BARU: Environmental issues, particularly the haze currently affecting the country, highlight the need for long-term sustainability efforts, Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia said.

KAJANG: Two men were arrested by police in Batu 9, Cheras, today after allegedly assaulting a Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) employee who was carrying out an electricity meter reading.

KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional welcomed with deep gratitude the decision by His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, to grant a conditional pardon to former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and respect all conditions and processes set.

SUNGAI PETANI: A 22-year-old man claimed he was robbed of RM30,000 in company funds by four men yesterday.

PETALING JAYA: The Selangor state government is considering distributing free reusable cloth face masks to school students as the haze is expected to persist until October.

MELAKA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will continue monitoring social media content ahead of the Melaka state election and reminds internet users not to touch on 3R issues involving religion, race and royalty.

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called on the people to play their part in addressing the increasingly worrying haze situation, while the government continues to seek solutions in the interest of all.