Football: Konsa on song as Villa come back to beat Leicester 2-1
BIRMINGHAM (REUTERS) – Defender Ezri Konsa scored twice as Aston Villa came back from a goal down to beat Leicester City 2-1, rising above them to 10th spot in the Premier League table on goal difference on Sunday (Dec 5) after a pulsating encounter. Harvey Barnes squeezed the ball through Konsa’s legs to open the... » read more
Football: James, Werner and Jorginho available for West Ham game, says Tuchel
LONDON (REUTERS) – Chelsea received a significant injury boost ahead of Saturday’s Premier League trip to West Ham United, with manager Thomas Tuchel saying Reece James, Timo Werner and Jorginho were available for selection. The trio missed Wednesday’s 2-1 win at Watford as Chelsea retained their spot at the top of the Premier League table... » read more
Football: Messi scores maiden Ligue 1 goal as 10-man PSG open huge lead
PARIS (REUTERS) – Lionel Messi scored his first Ligue 1 goal as Paris St Germain opened a 13-point lead in Ligue 1 despite playing almost half an hour with 10 men in a 3-1 home win against Nantes on Saturday (Nov 20). Messi found the back of the net with a curled left-footed effort from... » read more
Tennis: Osaka ‘back’ on tennis court two months after tearful exit
NEW YORK (AFP) – Naomi Osaka said on Friday (Nov 5) on social media she is “back” on the tennis court ...
Football: Man United bounce back, Chelsea extend lead after Liverpool, Man City slips
LONDON (AFP) – Manchester United bounced back with a 3-0 win at Tottenham on Saturday (Oct 30) as Chelsea took advantage of stumbles by Liverpool and Manchester City to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to three points. Liverpool blew at 2-0 lead at Anfield as Brighton battled back to earn... » read more
Formula One: Ferrari’s Leclerc to start from back of the grid in Russian GP
LONDON (REUTERS) – Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will start Sunday’s Russian Formula One Grand Prix from the back of the grid due to a change of power unit, the Italian team said on Wednesday (Sept 22). Ferrari said they would be introducing an updated hybrid system in Sochi, mainly to gain experience with it for the... » read more
Football: West Ham sink Dinamo as Betis edge Celtic in Europa League thriller
ZAGREB (REUTERS) – West Ham began their Europa League campaign with a 2-0 win at Dinamo Zagreb in Group H while Celtic threw away a two-goal lead in a 4-3 defeat by Real Betis in Group G in the opening round of games on Thursday (Sept 16). Red Star Belgrade, the 1991 European Cup winners,... » read more
Football: Liverpool’s Naby Keita on his way back to Britain from Guinea, say reports
LONDON (REUTERS) – Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita has left his homeland of Guinea following a military coup in the West African country and is on his way back to England, British media reported on Tuesday (Sept 7). The 26-year-old was preparing to play in Guinea’s World Cup qualifier against Morocco in Conakry on Monday when... » read more
Lukaku strikes as Chelsea sink Arsenal, Kane back in Spurs win
LONDON (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku scored on his second Chelsea debut on Sunday (Aug 22) as the club’s record signing inspired a 2-0 win at troubled Arsenal, while Harry Kane made his first appearance for Tottenham this season in a 1-0 victory against Wolves. In Sunday’s other game, Mason Greenwood salvaged a 1-1 draw for Manchester... » read more
Football: Brighton go joint top with win over Watford
BRIGHTON, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – Brighton and Hove Albion moved joint top of the Premier League as first-half goals by Shane Duffy and Neal Maupay earned them a comfortable 2-0 home win against Watford on Saturday (Aug 21). Defender Duffy struck with a bullet header from a corner after 10 minutes to give the hosts the... » read more
KGiSL bags Broker Back Office project for Stock Exchange of Thailand
Coimbatore, India & Bangkok, Aug 19, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – KGiSL, a global IT products, services and solutions provider, has announced a landmark contract win from the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), one of the largest stock exchanges in ASEAN, to provide a Broker Back Office platform for Thailand’s brokers. KGiSL’s offering,... » read more
Motor racing: Mercedes expect Hamilton to come back strong from F1 break
LONDON (REUTERS) – Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton has recovered from a strength-sapping Hungarian Grand Prix and will be in good shape for the second half of the Formula One season, Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott said on Wednesday (Aug 4). The Briton suffered dizziness and fatigue after Sunday’s race at the Hungaroring, the... » read more
Football: Germany stun holders Portugal 4-2 at Euro 2020
MUNICH, GERMANY (AFP) – Germany got their Euro 2020 campaign back on track – and blew Group F wide open – with a 4-2 romp against Portugal in Munich on Saturday (June 19). France’s 1-1 draw with Hungary earlier in Budapest and Germany’s win mean there is all to play for in Wednesday’s final group... » read more
Golf: Bland sets US Open pace, Matsuyama flirts with cut
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (REUTERS) – Englishman Richard Bland, in only his fourth major appearance, upstaged some of the game’s biggest names to grab the early US Open second-round lead on Friday (June 18) while Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama was at risk of missing the cut. The 48-year-old Bland, who only qualified for the US Open... » read more
Tennis: Nadal overcomes tough Schwartzman test to reach French Open semi-finals
PARIS (REUTERS) – Rafa Nadal dropped a set at Roland Garros for the first time in two years but roared back to beat 10th seed Diego Schwartzman 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-0 on Wednesday (June 9) and reach the French Open semi-finals. Dominic Thiem was the last player to take a set off Nadal in the... » read more
Informal volunteer groups keen to grow but held back by lack of funding, time and contacts: Singapore study
SINGAPORE – Informal groups of volunteers who help those in need are keen to do more but they are held back by a lack of funding, time and contacts, a recent study has found. The study by philanthropic organisation The Majurity Trust (TMT) found that these were the key areas that such ground-up initiatives struggle... » read more
Foreign domestic worker welcomes new house visit scheme by MOM
SINGAPORE – Come rain or shine, Grace (not her real name) sleeps every night on a mattress laid out in the balcony. A single mother, she has been working in Singapore for close to a decade, supporting her daughter back home in India. After a seven-year stint with another employer, she transferred to a new... » read more
53-year-old graduates from Temasek Poly as valedictorian
SINGAPORE – Technician Kamaruddin Salleh, 53, was attending his eldest son’s polytechnic graduation ceremony three years ago when he got the idea of going back to school. The same year, he decided to enrol in a part-time aerospace engineering course in Temasek Polytechnic. Mr Kamaruddin, who stopped his studies after secondary school, was partly inspired... » read more
Football: West Brom relegated after 3-1 defeat at Arsenal
LONDON (REUTERS) – West Bromwich Albion were relegated from the Premier League on Sunday (May 9) after a 3-1 loss at Arsenal sent them straight back down to the Championship after one season in the top flight. The defeat left the Baggies in 19th place with 26 points, 10 points behind fourth-bottom Burnley with only... » read more