Malaysia has reached the quarterfinals of the Thomas Cup.

Our shuttlers booked their place with a 4-1 win over Finland, which was their second successive victory in the group stage.

The national squad will wrap up their Group B campaign with a tie against Japan tomorrow.

Meanwhile, in the Uber Cup our women’s shuttlers – who’ve already qualified for the last eight – finished as Group B runners up after a 4-1 loss to Japan.

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Man United are edging close to a place in the Champions League.

This, after their 2-1 EPL win at home against Brentford this morning.

The result leaves the Red Devils in third place…three points ahead of Liverpool and Aston Villa.

They now need just two more points from their final four league matches, to secure a return to Europe’s premier club competition next season.

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Kylian Mbappe is a massive cause for concern for the France national team ahead of this summer’s World Cup.

This, after the striker picked up a hamstring injury…which leaves him doubtful for Real Madrid’s upcoming Classico clash with Barcelona early next month.

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And, new marathon world record holder Sabastian Sawe has rubbished suggestions that he got an unfair advantage from his highly-advanced shoes…saying the footwear had been approved for competition.

This, after the Kenyan became the first ever runner to run a sub-two hour race at the London Marathon.