FIFE, SCOTLAND (FIELD LEVEL MEDIA REUTERS) – Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand struggled on Saturday (Aug 14) in the third round of the Women’s Scottish Open, shooting a par 72 to fall into a three-way tie for the lead entering Sunday’s final round. The two-time major winner took a three-shot lead into the third round, but... » read more
EVIAN, FRANCE (AFP) – Thai golfers dominated the top of the leaderboard at the Evian Championship on Thursday (July 22) with Pajaree Anannarukarn enjoying pride of place with a six under par 65 and a share of the first round lead. American Yealimi Noh was on the same mark but among the closest chasers were... » read more
TOKYO – To regain the Olympic table tennis medals they failed to defend at Rio 2016, Singapore will have to first overcome formidable Chinese opponents, after the draw was made on Wednesday (July 21). The Republic’s top player Feng Tianwei was given a bye into the third round of the women’s singles by virtue of... » read more
LONDON (AFP) – Second seed Daniil Medvedev staged a stunning comeback to beat 2017 runner-up Marin Cilic and reach the Wimbledon fourth round for the first time on Saturday (July 3). Medvedev triumphed 6-7 (3/7), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 and will face Polish 14th seed Hubert Hurkacz for a place in the quarter-finals. It was... » read more
LONDON (AFP) – Andy Murray suffered his earliest Wimbledon exit in 16 years on Friday (July 2) when the two-time champion was knocked out in the third round by world number 12 Denis Shapovalov. Murray, who has been battling a lengthy fight against hip and groin injuries and is now ranked at 118, went down... » read more
LONDON (AFP) – Roger Federer became the oldest man in 46 years to reach the Wimbledon third round on Thursday (July 1) with a straight sets win over Richard Gasquet. Federer, 39, defeated his French rival 7-6 (7/1), 6-1, 6-4 to make the last 32 for the 18th time. Australia’s Ken Rosewall was 40 when... » read more
LONDON (REUTERS) – Tennis great Serena Williams limped out of Wimbledon in tears on Tuesday (June 29) after her latest bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles crown ended in injury. The American sixth seed and seven-times Wimbledon winner was clearly in pain on a slippery Centre Court and sought treatment while 3-2 up... » read more
PARIS (REUTERS) – Clay was no longer an object of hate for Russian Daniil Medvedev as he stormed into the fourth round of the French Open with a commanding 6-4 6-2 6-4 win against towering American Reilly Opelka. The rangy 25-year-old has reached two Grand Slam finals on hardcourts but has never hidden his dislike... » read more
PARIS (REUTERS) – Coco Gauff reached the third round of the French Open for the first time as the 17-year-old American battled past China’s Wang Qiang 6-3, 7-6 (7-1) on Thursday (June 3). Gauff eased through the opening set after jumping out to a 3-0 lead, but did not have things her own way after... » read more
PARIS (AFP) – Fourth seed Dominic Thiem blew a two-set lead to be dumped out of the French Open in the first round by Spanish veteran Pablo Andujar on Sunday (May 30). The 35-year-old Andujar staged a remarkable comeback to defeat the two-time Roland Garros runner-up 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 after almost 41/2 hours... » read more
MONACO (AFP) – Stefanos Tsitsipas made a winning start to the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday (April 13) after the world number five cruised past Aslan Karatsev 6-3, 6-4 and into the last 16. Greek Tsitsipas, who had been given a bye into the second round, took just one hour and 24 minutes to beat... » read more
BEIJING, Mar 31, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Blofin has raised US$10 million in its series A+ round of financing, led by SIG, followed by Matrix, Lingfeng Capital, Superchain Capital, Jackdaw Capital and others. Digital asset manager Blofin has raised US$10 mil A+ round investment led by SIG. At present, Blofin’s current global... » read more
HONG KONG, Mar 15, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Multinational biopharmaceutical company Alvotech has successfully completed a second round of its US$100 million private placement, for US$35 million. The first round which was completed in October 2020, amounted to US$65 million. As part of the first round, Shinhan from Korea, Baxter Healthcare SA... » read more
SINGAPORE -National paddler Koen Pang’s quest for a debut at the Tokyo Olympic Games ended in defeat on Sunday (March 14) after the 19-year-old was knocked out of the round of 16 at the World Singles Qualification Tournament in Doha. The world No. 159 Singaporean had earlier staged an upset against Greece’s world No. 147... » read more
DUBAI (REUTERS) – Czech fourth seed Petra Kvitova pulled out of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday (March 9) after suffering a thigh problem in her second round match. Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion who lifted the Qatar Open title over the weekend, received a bye into the second round in Dubai but retired in... » read more
MIAMI • With two bogey-free rounds behind her, Danielle Kang is looking forward, not back, at the 2021 season-opening LPGA Tournament of Champions. The world No. 5 American birdied six holes on Friday on her way to a second-round six-under 65 and extended her lead to two strokes over Nelly Korda at Four Seasons Golf... » read more
After her first season in the Netball Super League (NSL) last year was prematurely terminated, Magic Marlins midfielder Tan Yi Jie was keen to make up for lost time this year. But she will have to wait as the first round of the tournament, slated to start next Saturday, has been cancelled due to the... » read more
LONDON • Manchester United will host Liverpool in the fourth round of the FA Cup after the two arch-rivals were drawn together on Monday, with the Jan 23 game set to be played a week after their Premier League summit clash. The two sides, who are both top of the Premier League table and go... » read more
DUBAI • Victor Perez yesterday carded a five-under 67 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the DP World Tour Championship, the European Tour’s season finale, in Dubai. The Frenchman sank six birdies, offset by a bogey on the par-three fourth at the Jumeirah Golf Estates’ Earth Course, to lead Englishman Matthew... » read more
ABU DHABI (REUTERS) – Khabib Nurmagomedov choked Justin Gaethje unconscious in the second round to successfully defend his UFC lightweight title and then said he was retiring from the sport following a fierce brawl at UFC 254 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday (Oct 24). The undefeated 32-year-old Dagestani collapsed in the centre of the octagon... » read more