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Cycling
Cycling-Welshman Thomas to lead Ineos challenge at Giro d'Italia
(Reuters) - Last year's Giro d'Italia runner-up Geraint Thomas will lead the Ineos Grenadiers team at the race which starts next month, the British outfit said on Thursday.
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Football
Soccer-Dortmund and Leipzig meet in key battle for top four spot
BERLIN (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund are bracing for their two most important matches of the season with Saturday's game at RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga followed by their Champions League semi-final first leg at home to Paris St Germain on Wednesday.
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Football
Soccer-Disputed cup tie awarded to Moroccan side after kit confiscated
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Moroccan club Renaissance Berkane have been awarded a 3-0 win over hosts USM Alger (USMA) in the first leg of their African Confederation Cup semi-final despite refusing to play when their kit was confiscated by Algerian customs.
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Cricket
Cricket-Not everyone happy with IPL's 'impact player' rule
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian Premier League's (IPL) "impact player" rule has led to skyrocketing totals and quenched fans' thirst for runs but not everyone is happy with the change, especially the all-rounders in the popular T20 tournament.
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Rugby
Rugby-Australian Super Rugby sides looking for rare edge over New Zealanders
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian optimism in Super Rugby Pacific will be put to the test this weekend in a trans-Tasman duel for bragging rights midway through the season.
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Football
Soccer-Criticism part of life at Manchester United, Fernandes says
(Reuters) - Players must accept criticism as readily as praise at Manchester United, Bruno Fernandes said after the Portuguese midfielder rescued his side with two goals in a 4-2 home Premier League victory over Sheffield United.
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Football
Soccer-French President Macron scores penalty in charity match
(Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron continues to show off his sporting abilities ahead of the Paris Olympics after dispatching a penalty in a charity soccer match on Wednesday.
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Other Sports
Olympics-New Zealand trampoline couple fall head over heels before Paris
(Reuters) - For New Zealand's trampoline gymnastics team, the Paris Olympics will be a labour of love.
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Cricket
Cricket-Pakistan withdraw injured Rizwan, Irfan from NZ series
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Pakistan wicketkeeper Mohammed Rizwan and all-rounder Irfan Khan have been withdrawn from the ongoing home T20 International series against New Zealand due to injury, the country's cricket board (PCB) said.
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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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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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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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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.