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Tennis
Tennis-Osaka doing her homework on clay ahead of French Open
(Reuters) - Naomi Osaka picked up her first win on clay in two years on Wednesday and while the former world number one is adapting to the slower surface ahead of the French Open she has no plans to abandon the power game that brought her four Grand Slam titles.
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Rugby
Rugby-Rebels' administrators push rescue deal for embattled Super club
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Administrators for the Melbourne Rebels have recommended that creditors accept a deal put forward by directors to save the debt-ridden Super Rugby Pacific team and said the club may have been trading while insolvent for the last five years.
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Cycling
Cycling-Australia's Hindley extends with 'second family' Bora–Hansgrohe
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian cyclist Jai Hindley will continue to race for Bora-Hansgrohe in 2025 after signing a contract extension with the German UCI WorldTeam outfit.
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Football
Deer add Spanish striker Junco to sharpen the front line
PETALING JAYA: Negri Sembilan are going for Spanish flavour to spruce up their attack.
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Football
Coach Garrido sorry for failure in Asian U-23 campaign
PETALING JAYA: “We are truly sorry.” Those were the words uttered by coach Juan Torres Garrido after his boys failed to collect any points and scored only one goal in their group D outing in the AFC Under-23 Asian Cup.
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Football
Yorke: Legends squad a class above current Devils
PETALING JAYA: Former Manchester United star Dwight Yorke says the current English Premier League team would be no match for the legends squad.
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Football
Mukhairi takes the blame for Malaysia’s lacklustre display
PETALING JAYA: Withered, tattered and jaded – those were the feelings felt by Mukhairi Ajmal Mahadi after Malaysia bowed out of the AFC Under-23 Asian Cup without a win.
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Golf
Galven takes over top spot with identical second round 67
PETALING JAYA: Back-to-back rounds of 67 puts Galven Green in the lead heading into the third day of the Corolla Cross Cup at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club yesterday.
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At Full Swing
Global pathways driving Asian rising stars to reach golf’s promised land
THE establishment of strategic alliances between many of the regional golf circuits and the DP World Tour has provided new impetus for Asia’s rising stars to shoot for coveted places in golf’s promised land, known otherwise as the PGA Tour.
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Cycling
Age and health conditions won’t stop Azizul from aiming for golden final ride
PETALING JAYA: National track cyclist Azizulhasni Awang feels the upcoming participation in Paris from July 26 to Aug 11 will be his most challenging Olympic mission yet.
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Badminton
Boon Heong: Malaysia can get the better of Indonesia if they work as a unit
PETALING JAYA: It’s all going to come down to teamwork if Malaysia meet Indonesia in the knockout stages of the Thomas Cup Finals from April 27-May 5 in Chengdu, China.
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Motorsport
Hafizh is the fiercest racer in third round, says Azlan
PETALING JAYA: Veteran rider Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman sees JDT Racing Team rider Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah as the strongest competitor out there in the ASB1000 category of the Asian Road Racing Championships (ARRC).
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Badminton
Jun Hao aims to capture a point regardless of any order he plays in
PETALING JAYA: National men’s singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao is ready for the Thomas Cup Finals, regardless of which order he plays at the tournament.
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Football
Soccer-Klopp apologises to Liverpool supporters after huge blow to title hopes
LIVERPOOL (Reuters) - Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp apologised to fans after a 2-0 loss to Everton in the Merseyside derby that all but extinguished their faint hopes of winning the Premier League title.
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Football
Soccer-Mateta double fires Palace to win over Newcastle
LONDON (Reuters) -Crystal Palace made absolutely sure of Premier League safety with an impressive 2-0 home defeat of Newcastle United on Wednesday with both goals scored by in-form Jean-Philippe Mateta.
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Football
Soccer-Atalanta thrash Fiorentina to set up Coppa Italia final against Juventus
BERGAMO, Italy (Reuters) -Two stoppage-time goals helped Atalanta beat ten-man Fiorentina 4-1 in the second leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final on Wednesday to send them into the final with a 4-2 aggregate victory.
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Football
Soccer-Xavi to continue as Barcelona manager, LaLiga club confirms
(Reuters) -Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez on Wednesday reversed his decision to step down at the end of the season and agreed to stay in charge of the LaLiga giants for the 2024-25 campaign, a club spokesperson confirmed to Reuters.
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Football
Soccer-Fernandes digs Man Utd out of hole in win over Sheff Utd
MANCHESTER (Reuters) -Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes came to his side's rescue with two goals in a 4-2 home victory over the Premier League's bottom club Sheffield United on Wednesday just when more trouble loomed for beleaguered manager Erik ten Hag.
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Football
Soccer-Everton deal Liverpool big blow with shock 2-0 derby victory
LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored in a pulsating 2-0 home victory over Liverpool in the Merseyside derby on Wednesday that could prove to be the death of the visitors' withering Premier League title hopes.
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Football
Soccer-Bournemouth back to winning ways with 1-0 victory over Wolves
WOLVERHAMPTON, England (Reuters) -Bournemouth snapped a three-game winless run in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at former manager Gary O'Neil's Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday courtesy of a first-half strike from Antoine Semenyo.