Strength from defeat: Five athletes on rising past their low points
Singapore athletes open up about their most painful sporting memory and how they rebounded from the episode. Worst defeat: 100m freestyle, National Age Group Championships Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month Latest headlines and exclusive stories In-depth analyses and award-winning multimedia content... » read more
Tennis: Serena Williams suffers shock loss in 1,000th career match
ROME (REUTERS) – Serena Williams, playing the 1,000th Tour-level match of her glittering career, suffered a shock 7-6(6) 7-5 defeat by Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska in the the Italian Open second round on Wednesday (May 12). Playing her first competitive match in nearly three months, the 23-times Grand Slam champion twice came back from a break... » read more
Football: Germany suffer shock defeat to North Macedonia in World Cup qualifier
DUISBURG, GERMANY (AFP) – Germany had their 17-match winning streak in World Cup qualifiers abruptly ended on Wednesday (March 31) as they crashed to a shock 2-1 home defeat against North Macedonia. Napoli midfielder Eljif Elmas scored the winner five minutes from time to cancel out Ilkay Gundogan’s penalty after 37-year-old striker Goran Pandev had... » read more
Silva’s last fight ends in defeat
In his last fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Anderson Silva suffered a fourth-round technical knockout defeat by Uriah Hall in Las Vegas on Saturday. The mixed martial arts great still holds the record for the longest title reign in UFC history at 2,457 days.