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Russia banned from global sports for four years over doping
It has been banned from Olympics 2020 and FIFA world Cup 2022
Woods looks to draw a line under Reed violation ahead of Presidents Cup
MELBOURNE, Dec 9 — United States captain Tiger Woods attempted to draw a line under Patrick Reed’s rules violation at the Hero World Challenge over the weekend when his team touched down in Australia today for this week’s Presidents Cup. Reed received a two-stroke penalty for improving his...
Bournemouth must face up to relegation battle, says Howe
LONDON, Dec 9 — Bournemouth have to accept they are battling to avoid relegation but are unlikely to be in a position to freshen up the squad in January despite an injury crisis at the club, manager Eddie Howe has said. Bournemouth are 15th in the Premier League on 16 points, one point above the...
Doubles joy makes it triple gold for Malaysia’s badminton campaign
MANILA, Dec 9 — National doubles pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik completed a memorable day on the courts for the 30th SEA Games Malaysian badminton team after delivering the gold medal in the men’s doubles final here today. What was even more sweeter was that their 18-21, 21-15 and 21-16 win...
SEA Games a golden revival for Jinq En
NEW CLARK CITY, Dec 9 — Winning two golds and one bronze at the 30th SEA Games here was a revival of sorts for the sporting career of national women’s elite swimmer Phee Jinq En. The 18-year-old said she was happy with her achievement as she had failed to show any improvement in international...
Olympic swim champ Schooling vows to ‘fix’ physique after SEA Games flop
CLARK, Dec 9 — Olympic champion Joseph Schooling vowed to “fix” his physique after winning only one individual gold medal at the South-east Asian Games, less than eight months before his title defence at Tokyo 2020. The 24-year-old Singaporean famously beat his idol, US legend Michael...
Gary Kirsten open to helping South Africa and add value
Cricket News: With Cricket South Africa (CSA) looking down the barrel, former opener and coach Gary Kirsten could return to help the team in a mentor's role for the
Chong Wei congratulates badminton squad on their SEA Games achievements
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — Malaysia’s badminton legend Datuk Lee Chong Wei has congratulated the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and the national squad on their achievements in the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines. In the latest entry in his Instagram account today, Chong Wei acknowledged...
Russia to learn Olympic fate over doping violations later today
MOSCOW, Dec 9 — Russia will learn later today whether it will be hit with a four-year Olympic ban for tampering with doping-related laboratory data, a decision local officials have said they fear may not be taken fairly. Russia, which has tried to showcase itself as a global sports power, has...
Norza: Medal bounty shows Malaysian badminton has a great future
MANILA, Dec 9 — The national badminton squad’s bounty of three gold, two silver and five bronze at the 30th SEA Games is a proud achievement for the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), and proves that all is not lost as far as the future of Malaysian badminton is concerned. Its president...
England to host Italy in Euro 2020 warm-up
LONDON, Dec 9 — England will step up their preparations for the Euro 2020 finals with a friendly against Italy at Wembley in March, the Football Association announced today. Gareth Southgate’s men will face the four-time world champions on Friday, March 27 before a match four days later against...
Sepang racing team confident of lifting EWC title with solid trio
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — With the backing of local fans and a solid combination comprising endurance specialist Michael Van der Mark, national racer Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah and MotoGP star Franco Morbidelli, Sepang Racing Team is confident of winning the Endurance World Championship (EWC). The three...
WESG 2019-2020 Asia Pacific to be held in Malaysia on January 3-5
PETALING JAYA, Dec 9 — A total of 260 athletes from 58 countries will be converging in Malaysia for one of the world’s biggest e-Sports events, the World Electronic Sports Games (WESG) 2019-2020 Asia Pacific Final, which will be held from January 3-5 at the Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre...
Filipino boxers set the standard in SEA Games finals
CLARK, Dec 9 — Thirteen boxing gold medals were up for grabs at the South-east Asian Games today, and it was Filipino fighters who set the pace in the early bouts. The fifth and final day of the boxing programme climaxed with the 30th SEA Games’ very own Thrilla in Manila in front of a raucous...
SEA Games: Vietnam surpass gold target with 9th day haul - VnExpress International
Vietnamese athletes won 14 gold medals in various disciplines Monday to go past the target of 65-70 gold medals at the 30th SEA Games.