Women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah are pumped up to end their two-year title drought in the Hong Kong Open despite a huge challenge ahead.

They face a significant hurdle in the form of China’s Paris Olympics silver medallists Liu Shengshu-Tan Ning in the final at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon today. Despite the…

Continue ReadingWomen’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah are pumped up to end their two-year title drought in the Hong Kong Open despite a huge challenge ahead.

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said his side were not dominant enough to deserve a 2-0 win at Real Sociedad secured with second-half penalties by Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe.

However, Ancelotti praised his players' resilience and was proud of how they were able to endure the home side's pressure and claim three valuable points. "It was a complicated match.…

Continue ReadingReal Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said his side were not dominant enough to deserve a 2-0 win at Real Sociedad secured with second-half penalties by Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe.

MANCHESTER United resume their Premier League title bid with a trip to Southampton today, a fixture that could well add to the wretched start they made to this season

The Red Devils won their opening match and then lost the next two, including the hammering they endured in their last outing at the hands of their old enemy, Liverpool.…

Continue ReadingMANCHESTER United resume their Premier League title bid with a trip to Southampton today, a fixture that could well add to the wretched start they made to this season

Pep Guardiola says he is glad the hearing into Man City’s 115 charges for alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules is set to begin.

Manager Pep Guardiola says Manchester City's Premier League rivals want to see the club punished for alleged breaches of the top flight's financial rules. Guardiola says he is glad the…

Continue ReadingPep Guardiola says he is glad the hearing into Man City’s 115 charges for alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules is set to begin.

Cristiano Ronaldo has hit 1bn total followers across his various social media accounts – making him the first person to reach that mind-boggling figure.

The number is calculated by combining his total number of followers across Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Chinese social media sites Weibo and Kuaishou. It does not equate to one…

Continue ReadingCristiano Ronaldo has hit 1bn total followers across his various social media accounts – making him the first person to reach that mind-boggling figure.

Zimbabwean government imposes a ban on radio and television advertisements promoting prophets and traditional healers.

In a significant move, the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has imposed a ban on radio and television advertisements promoting prophets, traditional healers, and unverified herbal remedies. Engineer Tendai Kapumha,…

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Mixed doubles shuttlers Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin hope to build on their good run in the Hong Kong Open after reaching the quarter-finals of a World Tour Super 500 event for the first time.

Pang Ron-Su Yin have struggled in higher tier competitions since they were combined last November but finally made a timely breakthrough by ousting Taiwan’s Lin Bing-wei-Lin Chih-chun 21-14, 21-15 at…

Continue ReadingMixed doubles shuttlers Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin hope to build on their good run in the Hong Kong Open after reaching the quarter-finals of a World Tour Super 500 event for the first time.

Man handed a nearly 12-year prison sentence for orchestrating a fraudulent scheme that swindled $200,000 in the United States .

In a significant legal development, a Nigerian national has been convicted for his role in a scheme aimed at defrauding a law firm based in North Dakota. The individual was…

Continue ReadingMan handed a nearly 12-year prison sentence for orchestrating a fraudulent scheme that swindled $200,000 in the United States .