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Football
Soccer-EFL representatives accepted scrapping FA Cup replays, FA says
(Reuters) - English Football League (EFL) representatives agreed in meetings that FA Cup replays should be scrapped from next season, the English FA said on Friday in the face of criticism from several lower-league clubs for ditching the revenue-generating matches.
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Football
Soccer-Germany manager Nagelsmann extends contract until 2026
(Reuters) - Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann has extended his contract until the conclusion of the next World Cup in 2026, the German Football Association (DFB) said on Friday.
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Other Sports
Red Bull won't rush to announce 2025 driver lineup, Horner says
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Red Bull is not in a rush to announce its driver line-up for 2025, team boss Christian Horner said on Friday ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, following reports that the champions are in talks with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz.
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Football
Soccer-Man City must use Champions League pain to fuel FA Cup, league title chase, Walker says
(Reuters) - Manchester City must use the pain of their Champions League exit as motivation to achieve something special in the final weeks of the season, defender Kyle Walker said.
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Swimming
Olympics-Australian swimmer Titmus in 'hibernation from life' before Paris
(Reuters) - Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus is in "hibernation from life" outside of swimming as she readies to defend her 200 and 400 metres freestyle titles at the Paris Games.
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Football
Soccer-Tigres goalkeeper Guzman gets 11-match ban after laser incident
(Reuters) - Tigres UANL goalkeeper Nahuel Guzman has been banned for 11 matches by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) after aiming a laser pointer at Monterrey stopper Esteban Andrada during a LIGA MX match on Sunday.
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Football
Soccer-West Ham's Antonio hits out at officials after Europa exit
(Reuters) - West Ham United forward Michail Antonio criticised the refereeing in Thursday's Europa League quarter-final against Bayer Leverkusen and said his side were "playing against 14".
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Football
Soccer-Exit from Europe can help Liverpool focus on league, says Klopp
(Reuters) - Liverpool's elimination from the Europa League quarter-finals can help them focus on their Premier League title chase, manager Juergen Klopp said.
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Badminton
Tze Yong dropped from Thomas Cup squad
PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong has been dropped from the Thomas Cup team after failing to fully recover from back surgery.
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Squash
Addeen stands good chance to book ticket for world meet
KUALA LUMPUR: Addeen Idrakie has raised his hope of securing a ticket for the World Championships by setting up an exciting all-Malaysia clash against Darren Rahul in the quarter-finals of the Asian Qualifiers at the Jalan Duta courts yesterday.
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Football
Coach Garrido switches to new way to restore team’s fortune after early fall
PETALING JAYA: National Under-23 head coach Juan Torres Garrido is hoping for a different approach in the attacking department to turn their misery into joy when they face Vietnam tomorrow.
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Football
Kelantan add imports Chadrack, Viana to beef up squad
PETALING JAYA: The Golden Deer continue to sharpen their antlers with the inclusion of two more import players in the attacking department ahead of the Super League season starting next month.
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Football
Canaries ready to take full flight in Super League after settling salary woes
ALOR SETAR: Kedah have fully settled the salary arrears for the 2023 season and will now be able to retain their national licence to compete in this season’s Super League campaign.
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Swimming
Swimmer Khiew breaks national record to inch closer to Olympics dream
KUALA LUMPUR: Khiew Hoe Yean swam in the company of three world champions and this helped lift up his performance to smash the men’s 400m freestyle national record in the Australian Open in Gold Coast.
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Motorsport
Helmi won’t give up even when the chips are down
PETALING JAYA: Mohd Helmi Azman of Idemitsu Boon Siew Honda Racing Team wants to make a quick rebound in Round 2 of the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) at Zhuhai International Circuit this weekend.
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Badminton
Legends gather at Eiffel Tower to mark 100-day countdown to Olympics
PARIS: Under the shadow of the Eiffel Tower on Wednesday, an extraordinary spectacle attracted onlookers – not a scene from a film, but a real-life gathering of badminton royalty.
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Diving
Wendy’s retirement exposes huge gap in divers’ quality but MSF not panicking
KUALA LUMPUR: It’s a painful reality but Wendy Ng Yan Yee’s decision to retire has only exposed the big gap between the seniors and current back-up divers.
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Squash
Eain Yow aims to play his way and beat platinum level rivals
KUALA LUMPUR: Reigning German Open winner Ng Eain Yow has shrugged off the “nearly man” tag and is now looking forward to achieving bigger things on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) tour.
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Cycling
Cyclists to get new bikes for Olympic Games challenge
PETALING JAYA: It’s going to be the best ride ever for Malaysian Olympic-bound cyclists in Paris.
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Badminton
I’m gonna miss you Momota, says Axelsen
PETALING JAYA: World No. 1 Viktor Axelsen is going to miss being put through hard times by former top shuttler Kento Momota.