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Tennis: Osaka wins US Open to confirm new star status

[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Naomi Osaka ended Victoria Azarenka’s dream streak to claim her second US Open title in three years with a 1-6 6-3 6-3 comeback on Saturday that cemented her status as the leading light in the sport both on off the pitch. Unlike the 22-year-old Japanese’s …

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Liverpool look value; huge odds of Mourinho

[ad_1] We passed the rule on 2020/21 Premier League title contenders and are surprised to see champion Liverpool as second seed. After the shortest summer break in Premier League history, the world’s best national competition returns for what will be another exciting campaign. Last year the Premier League provided some …

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Broken doors and ripped power cables at some bookstands

[ad_1] TAKE a book, read it, and return it. That’s the idea behind the Kuala Lumpur City Council (DBKL) book kiosk project, which aims to instill the habit of reading among the people of the city. At least that is what Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan hopes. …

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Indonesia withdraws from Thomas Cup final and Uber

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesia is the latest country to withdraw from the 2020 Thomas Cup and Uber Finals, scheduled to take place in Aarhus, Denmark, from October 3-11. The Secretary General of the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI), Achmad Budiharto, cited three reasons why the team made the decision, including players’ …

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Iranian Fighter Navid Afkari Executed, State Media Say | News

[ad_1] Iranian fighter Navid Afkari has been executed after being found guilty of stabbing to death a security guard, according to state media. “The retaliatory sentence against Navid Afkari, Hassan Turkman’s killer, was carried out this morning at Adelabad Prison in Shiraz,” Fars Province Chief Justice Kazem Mousavi quoted on …

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Badminton: big blow to the final

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: The absence of the best Asian teams will be painfully felt in this year’s Thomas-Uber Cup finals. Yesterday, Indonesia and South Korea made the dreaded news when they announced their withdrawal from the main badminton team events scheduled for October 3-11 in Aarhus, Denmark, due to the …

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