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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore’s top mixed doubles pair of Terry Hee and Jessica Tan have qualified for the upcoming Paris Olympics. The Singapore Badminton Association confirmed with CNA on Monday (May 27) that the husband-and-wife pair will compete at the Games. While Hee and Tan are currently 18th in the “Race to Paris” ranking system, they […]

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES: Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving combined for 66 points and Dallas surged home in a 116-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday (May 26) that gave the Mavericks a 3-0 stranglehold on their NBA Western Conference final. The latest thriller in the series, this time in Dallas, came after the Mavs […]

[ad_1] MONACO : Red Bull’s triple world champion Max Verstappen dismissed Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix as “a bit boring” after starting and finishing sixth. Winner of five of the previous seven races this season, and all from pole position, the Dutch driver saw his championship lead over Ferrari’s race winner Charles Leclerc trimmed from 48 […]

[ad_1] MONACO : Alpine’s Esteban Ocon will face consequences for a costly first lap collision with Formula One team mate Pierre Gasly at the Monaco Grand Prix, principal Bruno Famin said on Sunday. Ocon was handed a 10 second penalty, translated into a five place grid drop for the next race in Canada, after stewards […]

[ad_1] PARIS : Seasoned campaigners Caroline Garcia and Richard Gasquet kept French hopes alive at Roland Garros with battling victories on Sunday, but it was the end of the road for talented 17th seed Ugo Humbert who fell in the first round. Garcia, the 21st seed, shook off a sluggish start during which she dropped […]

[ad_1] MELBOURNE : A slow start in the Indian Premier League put Mitchell Starc’s record price tag under the microscope but the Australian all-formats hero underlined his worth as he lifted Kolkata Knight Riders to a third title. Starc, the costliest cricketer in the history of the league, was named Player of the Match after […]

[ad_1] MONACO : Team by team review of Sunday’s Monaco Formula One Grand Prix, round eight of the 24-race season. RED BULL (Max Verstappen 6, Sergio Perez retired) Verstappen started and finished sixth, after struggling in qualifying, with his championship lead over Ferrari’s Leclerc cut to 31 points. He started on the hard tyre, changed […]

[ad_1] In what could be his last French Open, 14-times champion Rafa Nadal faces a tough task to avoid it all ending in a first-round exit when he plays Alexander Zverev on Monday. Nadal had already announced that this could be the final season of his career but on his arrival in Paris the Spaniard […]

[ad_1] SEVILLE, Spain : Sacked Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez said he leaves the club disappointed after feeling his work was not appreciated enough as they finished the season with a 2-1 win at Sevilla on Sunday. Xavi, 44, who joined Bara on a three-year deal when Dutchman Ronald Koeman left in 2021, led the Catalan […]

[ad_1] Jason Holder has been ruled out due to injury and left-arm fast bowler Obed McCoy has been named as his replacement in the West Indies squad for the T20 World Cup. Holder’s injury, which he picked up in the County Championship on Sunday, will require a period of recovery. McCoy was the leading wicket-taker […]