MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo’s sensational return to Manchester United on Friday (Aug 27) capped a transfer window that has made fans quickly forget the disappointment on the field, and uprising off it, that ended last season. Just four months ago supporters stormed the Old Trafford pitch in protest at the club’s owners... » read more
LONDON (AFP) – Arsenal are on the verge of a permanent deal for Real Madrid midfielder Martin Odegaard, according to reports on Wednesday (Aug 18). Odegaard joined Arsenal on loan for the second half of last season after failing to break into the Real Madrid team. The 22-year-old scored just two goals in 20 appearances... » read more
MONTREAL (AFP) – Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova rolled into the final of the WTA hardcourt tournament in Montreal on Saturday (Aug 14) with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over top seed Aryna Sabalenka. The win was a repeat for the fourth-seeded Czech, who defeated her Belarus rival in three sets two months ago in their All... » read more
LONDON (REUTERS) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola avoided any transfer talk around Harry Kane on Friday (Aug 13), saying that the striker is a Tottenham Hotspur player and it would be wrong to discuss his future. The England captain has been linked with the Premier League champions all summer, with Guardiola telling reporters last... » read more
TORONTO, CANADA (AFP) – Stefanos Tsitsipas turned 23 on Thursday (Aug 12) with a solid win into his fourth ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final of the season as he beat Olympic silver medalist Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-2 in Toronto. The Greek third seed set up a last-eight meeting with the form player of the moment, Norway’s... » read more
The MotoGP is considered the pinnacle of motorcycle racing, featuring the best riders and manufacturers of 2-wheel motorsports. Having completed 9 rounds, the competition moves into the second half of the season where the championship fight is guaranteed to get more exciting. MotoGP finally returns after a 5-week summer break, with back-to-back race weekends at... » read more
Singapore, Jul 7, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The 2021 W.Media Cloud & Datacenter Awards season is officially underway. Now is your chance to come together as an industry to celebrate the outstanding technological achievements of teams and individuals across the region. Nominees will have the opportunity to compete across 61 categories in... » read more
SINGAPORE – With Covid-19 putting the brakes on tourism, local agency WTS Travel has been selling food, such as durian, on its e-commerce platform PinGo since last June. During the current durian season, it is selling Mao Shan Wang durian from $35 for a 400g box. It sells 500 to 600 boxes a week, with... » read more
PORTO, PORTUGAL (AFP) – Chelsea are set to be at full strength for Saturday’s Champions League final against Manchester City with N’Golo Kante and goalkeeper Edouard Mendy having now fully shaken off injury problems in the run-up to the game. “Best news ever: no injuries and let’s hope it stays like this until after training... » read more
LONDON (AFP) – Pep Guardiola saluted “relentless” Manchester City on Tuesday (May 11) after they clinched the “hardest” of his three Premier League titles. Guardiola’s side were crowned English champions for the third time in four seasons thanks to Manchester United’s 2-1 defeat against Leicester. City have claimed trophy with three games to spare, capping... » read more
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola described striker Sergio Aguero as “irreplaceable” and backed the 32-year-old Argentine to finish his career at the Premier League club on a high. City said on Monday that their all-time top scorer, who has netted 257 goals in 384 appearances and won four Premier League titles,... » read more
MILWAUKEE • The Milwaukee Bucks have been the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) top seeds for the past two seasons. Having added Jrue Holiday and tied down two-time Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo to a five-year supermax extension in the off-season, the Bucks are targeting to reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 1974.... » read more
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Tottenham 2 West Brom 0 LONDON • Two games missed, two Premier League defeats. Harry Kane’s importance to this Tottenham side cannot be overstated, as he returned to help the hosts carve out a 2-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion yesterday, ending their three-match losing run in the top flight. The England... » read more
LONDON • Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho bemoaned his side’s defensive fragility that allowed Fulham to come from behind to draw 1-1 on Wednesday, a sixth draw in the Premier League for the north London side this season. The result was another occasion, similar to matches against Newcastle (1-1), West Ham (3-3), Wolves (1-1) and... » read more
LONDON • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes winning the League Cup would be a “big step” in Manchester United’s development as he prepares for today’s semi-final showdown with Manchester City at Old Trafford. United went out to Pep Guardiola’s men in the final four of the competition last season, before also losing in the semi-finals of... » read more
LONDON (REUTERS) – Arsenal have loaned centre back William Saliba to French Ligue 1 side OGC Nice on loan for the rest of the season in a bid to give him more playing time, the Premier League club announced on Monday (Jan 4). Saliba, who was signed by Arsenal in July 2019 for about £27... » read more
BARCELONA • Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has admitted he has found it tough to play without fans since March due to the coronavirus pandemic, likening the experience to a training session. “It’s horrible to play without fans, it’s a very ugly sensation,” the Argentina forward told Spanish newspaper Marca on Monday after receiving the Pichichi... » read more
LOS ANGELES • The National Basketball Association (NBA) will take another step towards normalcy with the launch of its 2020-21 season that has installed the Los Angeles Lakers, bolstered by a flurry of off-season moves, as favourites to repeat as champions. After the league held the final three months of last season at Disney World... » read more
Toyota City, Japan, Dec 7, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Sebastien Ogier and his co-driver Julien Ingrassia have claimed their seventh FIA World Rally Championship titles* with victory in the Toyota Yaris WRC in an eventful deciding round of the season at Rally Monza. Podium Ceremony Ogier has achieved his latest success in his first... » read more
Only three points separated the top two sides as the Singapore Premier League (SPL) title race was decided only on the final day last Saturday, and the Football Association of Singapore Awards Night looks set to be just as keenly contested today. Unsurprisingly, with a collection of stars in their squad, Lion City Sailors produced... » read more