ITE student’s bottled up beach holiday dreams inspire winning mocktail
SINGAPORE – The yearning for a holiday during the Covid-19 pandemic inspired ITE College West student Suwimon Lee to rustle up a mocktail that won the first prize in a contest last Friday (Nov 19). Called Summer Vacation, the winning drink is made mostly with pineapple juice, topped up with Japanese yuzu citrus, ginger and lime... » read more
Tennis: Karatsev crowns brilliant season with Kremlin Cup triumph
MOSCOW (AFP) – Home hope Aslan Karatsev cruised past Marin Cilic to continue his excellent season by winning the Kremlin Cup final in Moscow on Sunday (Oct 24), while Estonian Anett Kontaveit took the women’s title. Second seed Karatsev powered to a 6-2, 6-4 victory. It was the Russian’s second ATP title of a breakthrough... » read more
Football: Salah focused on Liverpool success amid contract talk
LONDON (AFP) – Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah says he is solely focused on the club’s bid for silverware amid talk of a potential contract impasse. Salah is yet to sign an extension to his current Liverpool deal, which expires at the end of the 2022-23 season. Reports suggest the stumbling block is the 29-year-old Egypt... » read more
Japan celebrates gold rush on day of upsets at Olympics
TOKYO (AFP) – A Japanese skateboarder claimed a piece of Olympic history as the host nation enjoyed a gold rush at the Tokyo Games on Sunday (July 25), while France inflicted the first defeat on a men’s USA basketball team since Athens 2004. There were 18 gold medals up for grabs, including the first ever... » read more
Football: Tuchel says ‘no time’ for contract talks ahead of Real Madrid clash
LONDON (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel says it is not the right time to focus on extending his contract at Chelsea as he prepares his team to face Real Madrid with a place in the Champions League final at stake. Real’s Karim Benzema cancelled out a Christian Pulisic away goal in the first leg in Spain... » read more
Every game is tough, says Pep
LONDON • Manchester City’s streak of 16 wins in all competitions is by far the best of any club in Europe’s “Big Five” leagues so far this season. The next best run has been the 10 straight victories by world champions Bayern Munich and that was earlier in the term, so Pep Guardiola’s men are... » read more
Football: Bamford hits hat-trick as Leeds end Villa’s winning start
BIRMINGHAM (REUTERS) – Leeds United’s Patrick Bamford scored a superb hat-trick as they brought Aston Villa’s winning start to the season to an abrupt end with a 3-0 away victory in the Premier League on Friday (Oct 23). After an entertaining but goalless first half, Jack Grealish went close to a stunning opener for Villa... » read more