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Football
Soccer-Villa's Champions League qualification a special day, says boss Emery
(Reuters) - Aston Villa manager Unai Emery celebrated a "very special day" after the Premier League club clinched a spot in Europe's top-tier club-football competition for the first time since 1983 and said he is excited by the future of his team.
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Other Sports
Figure skating-U.S. Center for SafeSport bans Australian Kerry for sexual misconduct
(Reuters) - The U.S. Center for SafeSport has permanently banned Australian Olympic figure skater Brendan Kerry for sexual misconduct involving a minor, the body said in a ruling on Tuesday.
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Football
Soccer-Data crunching keeps England ahead of the game, AI to unearth new gems
LONDON (Reuters) - England manager Gareth Southgate is tapping into the data-crunching power of new technology as he prepares his squad for the Euro 2024 tournament that begins in Germany next month.
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Swimming
Swimming-American great Ledecky inspired me to push boundaries: Titmus
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Ariarne Titmus's Olympic feats may never have come to pass without the inspiration of the barrier-breaking Katie Ledecky, the Australian swimmer has said.
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Cricket
Cricket-Gambhir backs Pant as India's first-choice wicketkeeper at World Cup
(Reuters) - Rishabh Pant's middle-order experience can help him edge out Sanju Samson and become India's preferred wicketkeeper-batsman at the Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies and United States next month, former India batsman Gautam Gambhir said.
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Nation
National kayaker Siti Nurul injured after hit by drunk driver
PETALING JAYA: National kayaker Siti Nurul Masyitah Elias was seriously injured after being hit and dragged when the motorcycle she was riding collided with a car in Johor Baru.
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Boxing
Boxing-Ring announcer quits after backlash to wrong winner call
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The American ring announcer who called out the wrong winner after a women's WBA title fight in Australia last weekend is quitting the role after receiving a torrent of abuse on social media.
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Basketball
Basketball-Sun cool Fever in Clark's WNBA debut
UNCASVILLE, Connecticut (Reuters) -The Connecticut Sun dimmed the spotlight on Caitlin Clark in her Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) debut on Tuesday, as All-Star DeWanna Bonner put up 20 points at home to beat the Indiana Fever 92-71.
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Squash
Eain Yow, Sivasangari hit roadblock in Cairo
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s campaign at the World Championships in Cairo came to an end when the nation’s top squash duo Ng Eain Yow and S. Sivasangari crashed out in the last 16 stage in Cairo on Tuesday.
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Football
Soccer-Guardiola feels Man City are 'serving for Wimbledon'
(Reuters) - Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has likened his side's final Premier League game of the season to "serving for Wimbledon" as they moved to the top of the table after beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 on Tuesday.
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Football
Soccer-Ancelotti anticipates Real's best form for Champions League final
(Reuters) - Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is already thinking about the Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund, saying Tuesday's 5-0 thrashing of Alaves in LaLiga was a warm-up for Wembley.
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Squash
Squash wins big in SEA junior meet
PETALING JAYA: Heavyweights Malaysia flexed their muscles by winning five of the 10 titles on offer at the South-east Asian Junior squash championships in Bangkok over the weekend.
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Football
Soccer-Angry Postecoglou blasts Tottenham's fragile foundations
LONDON (Reuters) - Angry Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou appeared to question the club's mentality after Tuesday's defeat by title-chasing Manchester City ended his side's hopes of finishing in the top four of the Premier League.
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Basketball
MBC cagers fit for bigger battles after securing deal with Lefight
KUALA LUMPUR: Melaka-based MBC Kirin Basketball Club have received a boost after signing a one-year sponsorship deal with Chinese sportswear brand Lefight.
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Football
We still need government backing, says Hamidin
KUALA LUMPUR: Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin believes that they still need the government’s support, especially in helping to develop the sport.
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Football
FAM considering stern action against players involved in Youth Cup brawl
PETALING JAYA: The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) are not ruling out stern action to be taken against the players and the clubs involved in the brawl during the 2024 Youth Cup match between Melaka and Sri Pahang in Melaka on Sunday.
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Football
Kelantan offer reduced-price tickets for team’s first match against Sabah
KOTA BARU: Kelantan are offering reduced-price tickets for their first match of the 2024-2025 Super League season against Sabah at the Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium scheduled on Friday.
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Squash
Rich vein of form augurs well for women’s bid to regain Asian Team title
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia, judging by the recent performance including the ongoing World Championships, are looking good to regain the women’s title at the Asian Team Championships in Dalin from June 12-16.
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Badminton
Zii Jia has tricky first round to negotiate in Malaysian Masters
PETALING JAYA: Men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia is set to face a tricky first-round match against China’s Zhao Junpeng in the Malaysian Masters from May 21-26 at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil.
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Football
Cheers over positive signs
PETALING JAYA: The worst looks over for national football players Faisal Halim and Akhyar Rashid.