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Football
Soccer-Flying under the radar, Dortmund stun Europe with final spot
BERLIN (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund were not on anyone's Champions League radar when the season started but the club's sensational run to the final with a 2-0 aggregate win over Paris St Germain on Tuesday proved their plan was right all along, said coach Edin Terzic.
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Football
Skin patch treatment for Faisal from Belgium
PETALING JAYA: Injured national footballer Faisal Halim is assured of the best treatment possible as Selangor palace will bear all the cost of treatment until he recovers.
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Football
Soccer-Getafe keen to keep hold of Man Utd loanee Greenwood
(Reuters) - Getafe President Angel Torres said the LaLiga side hope to keep Mason Greenwood for another season and that he does not expect the forward to return to parent club Manchester United at the end of the campaign.
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Tennis
Tennis-Gauff puts Paris Olympics in same bracket as Grand Slams
(Reuters) - Coco Gauff was denied the chance to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after testing positive for COVID and the American says winning a medal at the Paris Games would be on a par with Grand Slam success for her this year.
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Cricket
Cricket-England's Crawley aiming for white-ball role
(Reuters) - Zak Crawley is aiming to secure a more regular role in England's white-ball teams after establishing himself in the test side under skipper Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Flame arrives in Marseille amid tight security
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) -The Olympic flame reached Marseille, just outside the Old Port, amid tight security on Wednesday, 79 days before the Paris 2024 Games Opening Ceremony.
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Football
Faisal shows progress and courage in recovery
PETALING JAYA: Things are looking positive for Faisal Halim.
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Tennis
Tennis-Zverev says expanded Masters events not great for top-ranked players
(Reuters) - World number five Alexander Zverev said the newly expanded Masters tournaments that span 12 days give top players less opportunities to recharge their batteries as they spend more time away from home.
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Nation
Faisal showing strong will to recover after acid attack, says Selangor FA's Shahril
PETALING JAYA: Things are looking positive for footballer Faisal Halim, the victim of an acid attack on Sunday (May 5).
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Football
Soccer-Mbappe's best not enough as PSG exit Champions League
(Reuters) - Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe shouldered the blame for their 1-0 defeat to Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday which saw them exit the Champions League semi-finals 2-0 on aggregate.
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Cricket
Cricket-Sangakkara backs Royals' Samson to have a good run for India at World Cup
(Reuters) - Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson has made his case to become India's first-choice wicketkeeper-batsman at the Twenty20 World Cup in June, said Kumar Sangakkara, the coach of his Indian Premier League (IPL) team.
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Football
JDT beef up security after Safiq’s car smashed
PETALING JAYA: Defending Super League champions Johor Darul Ta’zim have beefed up their security for players after Safiq Rahim was a victim of an anonymous attack.
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Swimming
Swimming-Ledecky's 800m gold medal hopes boosted as McIntosh opts out
(Reuters) - Canadian wunderkind Summer McIntosh has opted out of the 800 metres freestyle at Olympic trials, boosting Katie Ledecky's chances of an unprecedented fourth gold medal in the event at the Paris Games.
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Swimming
Swimming-Olympic champion Hafnaoui to miss Paris Games
(Reuters) -Olympic 400 metres freestyle champion Ahmed Hafnaoui will miss the Paris Games, Africa Aquatics (AA) said on Tuesday.
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Nation
JDT midfielder Safiq latest footballer to be attacked
JOHOR BARU: Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) midfielder Safiq Rahim has become the latest footballer to suffer an anonymous attack.
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Football
Soccer-Brazil's bid to host the Women's World Cup tops European rival
(Reuters) - Brazil's bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup scored higher than its rival, a joint bid from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany, in a FIFA's evaluation report released on Tuesday.
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Motorsport
Motor racing-U.S. House judiciary chairman probes F1's Andretti rejection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has launched an investigation into Formula One's rejection of Andretti Cadillac's bid to become the sport's 11th team, NBC News reported on Tuesday.
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Cycling
Shah Firdaus ready to step up and challenge world’s top riders in Paris
PETALING JAYA: It’s not just Azizulhasni Awang who will shoulder Malaysia’s challenge to make the Paris Olympics podium.
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Hockey
No Speedy Tigers available but indoor team won’t be slowed at Asia Cup
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia will not secure the services of Speedy Tigers Shello Silverius and Norsyafiq Sumantri but they still have the firepower to retain the title at the men’s Indoor Asia Cup in Kazakhstan from May 21-25.
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Squash
Award will inspire Sivasangari to excel at World C’ships, says Ajaz
PETALING JAYA: S. Sivasangari received another timely accolade ahead of the World Squash Championships in Cairo when she was named The World Games’ Athlete for the month of April.