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Athletics
Athletics-London Marathon sets event record with more than 53,000 finishing
(Reuters) - More than 53,000 runners completed the 44th London Marathon on Sunday, a record for the event, race organisers said on Monday.
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Rugby
Rugby-England face rematch with South Africa in autumn clashes
(Reuters) - England will have a trio of tests against the traditional giants of the southern hemisphere and a further clash with Japan in this year's autumn internationals in November, officials confirmed on Monday.
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Football
Soccer-Palmer struggling to face Arsenal, says Chelsea's Pochettino
LONDON (Reuters) -Chelsea could be without top scorer Cole Palmer for Tuesday's clash away at Premier League leaders Arsenal with the forward struggling to recover from illness, manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Monday.
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Tennis
Tennis-Djokovic to skip Madrid Open
(Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic will not compete at this week's Madrid Open after being left out of the main draw for the ATP Masters 1000 tournament on Monday.
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Tennis
Tennis-Nadal to play for Team Europe at Laver Cup
(Reuters) - Rafa Nadal will play in the Laver Cup later this year, organisers said on Monday, in what could be the Spaniard's last tournament before his retirement from the sport.
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Cricket
Cricket-Bowlers with 'X-factor' will hold key in T20 World Cup, says Sammy
(Reuters) - With T20 cricket becoming increasingly more batter-dominated, bowlers with the 'X-factor' could make all the difference in the World Cup in June, West Indies head coach Daren Sammy told Reuters.
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Football
Soccer-No impact on senior side from Olympic failure, says Australia's Vidmar
DOHA (Reuters) - Coach Tony Vidmar does not believe Australia's long-term prospects at senior level will be affected by his team's failure to qualify for the Olympic Games after the Olyroos exited Asia's under-23 championship without scoring a goal.
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Football
Soccer-Forest criticised for statement on refereeing
(Reuters) - Nottingham Forest have been criticised by former players and referees for their response to penalty decisions that went against them during their 2-0 Premier League defeat at Everton on Sunday.
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Vietnam
Huong, Hue are Vietnam's next Paris Olympians
HANOI: Vietnam will have a representative in canoeing at the Olympics for the first time in history this summer as Nguyen Thi Huong officially secured her spot on Sunday (April 21).
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Football
Soccer-Man City players on two-day chill-out, says Guardiola
(Reuters) - Manchester City players are "in the fridge" for two days as they try to deal with the demands of a packed fixture schedule, manager Pep Guardiola said ahead of their next Premier League game.
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Tennis
Tennis-Rybakina delighted by consistency after Stuttgart win
(Reuters) - World number four Elena Rybakina said she was pleased with the consistency she has shown in recent months after picking up her third title of the season in the Stuttgart Open.
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Football
Soccer-Barca's Xavi decries 'maximum injustice' after disallowed goal in El Clasico defeat
(Reuters) - After a Lamine Yamal goal was disallowed by VAR in Barcelona's 3-2 defeat at Real Madrid, Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez criticised the officiating in LaLiga, which does not use goal-line technology.
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Football
Wounded Harimau Muda rue ref’s dubious decision after early exit at U-23 Asian Cup
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Under-23 football team’s costly 2-0 loss to Vietnam in the Asian Cup felt like a kick in the gut for coach Juan Torres Garrido and his young Tigers.
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Squash
Gritty Aira will have to grit her teeth to go any further in El Gouna
PETALING JAYA: National squash player Aira Azman is the only remaining Malaysian at the El Gouna International but she is worried her body might not be up for the tough challenge to see her through to the next round.
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Motorsport
Typhoon warning spoils Hafizh’s plan to claim double win in Zhuhai
PETALING JAYA: It was a downer for Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) Racing Team rider Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah after all races scheduled for the second day of Round 2 of the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) at Zhuhai International Circuit in China were cancelled due to a typhoon warning yesterday.
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Squash
Yiwen books ticket to world meet after agonising miss last year
PETALING JAYA: It’s second time lucky for national squash player Chan Yiwen as she booked her spot in the World Championships next month.
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Athletics
Azeem garners bronze as he rewrites his season-best time
PETALING JAYA: National sprinter Mohd Azeem Fahmi is slowly getting into his groove, and even getting a medal for it.
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Bowling
He Izz amazing – young bowler Naqiuddin strikes gold in Singapore
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia continue to shine in the Sonic International Classic after young bowler Izz Naqiuddin Putera Islahuddin won the Singaporean tournament for the first time.
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Badminton
James: Malaysia’s chances of beating Denmark hinge on Zii Jia winning the first singles
PETALING JAYA: Men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia holds the key for Malaysia against Denmark in the Thomas Cup Finals in Chengdu from April 27-May 5.
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Badminton
Rexy challenges shuttlers to reach final of Thomas Cup despite setbacks
PETALING JAYA: Forget about the setbacks. Leave the injury issues out of the equation. Just think positive and aim for a place in the final.