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Football
Soccer-PSG boss Luis Enrique blasts flat display in last match before Champions League final
May 18 (Reuters) - Paris St Germain manager Luis Enrique said he was disappointed with his side's lack of intensity after they lost their last Ligue 1 game of the season on Sunday and urged his players to rediscover their fire ahead of the Champions League final.
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Football
Soccer-Cremonese manager praises Vardy impact after his goal boosts survival hopes
May 18 (Reuters) - Cremonese manager Marco Giampaolo watched in awe as 39-year-old Jamie Vardy tore around the pitch on Sunday and said the former Leicester City striker was on a "superior level" after his goal against Udinese gave them a fighting chance of Serie A survival.
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Cricket
Cricket-CA chief downplays fears Indian investment in BBL could lead to loss of control
MELBOURNE, May 18 (Reuters) - Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg said fears that private investment in the Big Bash League (BBL) could lead to the tournament ceding control to Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise owners are overblown.
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Badminton
Big blow as Pearly still sidelined, misses home Masters with Thinaah
PETALING JAYA: It is still no go for doubles shuttler Pearly Tan after injury ruled her out of the Malaysian Masters alongside M. Thinaah.
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Cricket
Cricket-Delhi coach Badani lauds role model Starc
NEW DELHI, May 18 (Reuters) - Delhi Capitals head coach Hemang Badani hailed Mitchell Starc as a role model after the left-arm pacer produced a match-winning performance to keep their Indian Premier League (IPL) playoff hopes alive.
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Football
Soccer-Brazil's Neymar dismisses 'nonsense' criticism, says fit for World Cup
May 18 (Reuters) - Brazil's record scorer Neymar said he had to endure "nonsense" criticism as he worked his way back from serious injuries and is satisfied he has done all he can to prove he is fully fit and deserves a place in Carlo Ancelotti's World Cup squad.
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Athletics
Athletics-Fast Eddie does it again, Australia's Nketia runs 9.74 in illegal wind
May 18 (Reuters) - Australia's Eddie Nketia has promised to run 100 metres under 10 seconds in legal conditions this season after going under the symbolic mark with the help of an illegal wind for the second time in two months in Nebraska on Sunday.
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Badminton
Jun Hao admits missing training, says he had reasons
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's top men's singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao has acknowledged missing several training sessions after being accused of skipping practice.
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Golf
Golf-Hard work pays off for humble Englishman Rai at PGA Championship
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania, May 17 (Reuters) - With one sizzling round of 65 at Aronimink Golf Club on Sunday, Englishman Aaron Rai emerged from relative obscurity to fulfil his dream of landing a major title with a shock triumph at the PGA Championship.
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Football
Soccer-Lille, Lyon earn Champions League qualification as Nice face relegation play-off
May 17 (Reuters) - Lille and Lyon were beaten on the final day of the Ligue 1 season on Sunday but qualified for the Champions League next term, while Nice face a relegation play-off against Saint-Etienne and the fixture between Nantes and Toulouse was abandoned.
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Cycling
Joyride in Japan
PETALING JAYA: Track cycling ace Azizulhasni Awang (pic) ended his campaign in the Japan Track Cup series on a high after adding the men's keirin silver to his haul at the Izu Velodrome in Shizuoka.
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Football
Rajan’s endearing run with Deer seals his position as coach
PETALING JAYA: Negri Sembilan interim coach K. Rajan confirmed that he will remain with the Deer next season after guiding them to a creditable finish in the Super League.
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Athletics
Hot finish with Auburn
PETALING JAYA: It may not have been perfect but national sprinter Mohd Azeem Fahmi ended his final outing with Auburn University on a high note by clinching gold in the Southeastern Conference Cham-pionship (SEC) on Saturday.
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Motorsport
First podium spot in Moto3 eludes Hakim in last lap
PETALING JAYA: Rookie rider Hakim Danish Ramli let slip a first-ever podium finish in the Moto3 World Champion-ship at the Grand Prix of Catalunya.
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Football
Beefing up backline the key to Immigration’s impressive debut
PETALING JAYA: Bringing in reinforcements mid-season proved key for Immigration as they capped an impressive debut Super League campaign with a sixth-place finish.
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Other Sports
Hungry to be titans again
PETALING JAYA: Thailand are determined to close the gap on Malaysia in this year's World Cup after a string of disappointing defeats to their sepak takraw rivals in recent tournaments.
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Sports Box
Malaysian athletics crying out for change – are we brave enough to do it?
IMAGINE this – a new Malaysian Athletics (MA), led not by politicians or power brokers, but by former athletes who once shed blood, sweat and tears to fight for the Jalur Gemilang on the track.
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Other Sports
Seoul training set to spark exponents’ push for Asiad tickets
PETALING JAYA: A six-week long training stint in South Korea may hold the key to having more taekwondo exponents qualify for the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, in September.
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Badminton
Jun Hao in hot water
PETALING JAYA: National men's singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao's struggles on court may now have an explanation.
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Badminton
Zafrul keeps faith in Tangkis 2030 after Thomas Cup flop
PETALING JAYA: It is not how you start, but how you finish.
