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Shiffrin youngest woman to reach 50 World Cup wins
COURCHEVEL:
American Mikaela Shiffrin became the youngest woman to win 50 World Cup ski races with victory in the slalom in the French Alps on Saturday.
The 2014 Olympic champion, who led after the first run in Courchevel, finished 0.29sec ahead of Slovakia’s Petra Vlhova and 0.37sec ahead of Sweden’s Frida Hansdotter in third place.
It capped an impressive 24 hours after she had won the g... |
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Racing men is not one of my goals: Shiffrin
COURCHEVEL:
Mikaela Shiffrin has continued her utter domination of the women’s alpine skiing circuit with five victories this season, but says that she will not follow in Lindsey Vonn’s footsteps by asking to race against men.
Although a third straight overall World Cup crystal globe already looks all but a formality for Shiffrin with a 330-point lead in the standings after just 11 races, she... |
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Shaqiri proves his worth for Klopp's Liverpool
Xherdan Shaqiri proved his quality to Liverpool fans almost as soon as he arrived in July but it is only now that he is starting to suggest he can be a key figure in their Premier League title bid.
Shaqiri’s two goals as a substitute on Sunday secured a 3-1 victory over Manchester United that took his team back to the top of the league and he hopes his reward will be a return to the starting li... |
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Chelsea travel to Sweden to face Malmo in Europa League last 32
Former champions Chelsea will face Malmo in the last 32 of the Europa League while Arsenal will lock horns again with BATE Borisov.
The two sides met in the Europa League last season, the Gunners hammering the Belarussian side 6-0 at the Emirates.
Five-time champions Sevilla, currently second in La Liga, face a difficult tie against Lazio, beaten finalists in this competition in 1998, who ar... |
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Australia level series against India with 146-run victory
Australia cleaned up India's lower order through a barrage of hostile bowling before lunch on the fifth day to secure a series-levelling 146-run victory in the second Test on Tuesday.
Having set the tourists a daunting 287 to win on a menacing Perth Stadium pitch, Australia dismissed top-ranked India for 140 midway through the first session to win an engrossing, low-scoring contest.
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Dortmund edge Bremen to stay unbeaten and increase lead
Paco Alcacer and Marco Reus continued their hot scoring form to propel Borussia Dortmund to a 2-1 home victory over Werder Bremen that extended their lead at the top of the Bundesliga.
The win makes Dortmund ‘Herbstmeister’, or winter champions, the unofficial award given to the team on top of the Bundesliga table at the season’s halfway point.
Dortmund could have gone 1-0 up in the seventh ... |
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Dar resigns as chief coach after Pakistan's dismal Hockey World Cup performance
Pakistan hockey chief coach Touqeer Dar resigned from the role of chief coach keeping in mind team’s dismal outing during the ongoing Hockey World Cup.
Pakistan played a total of four matches during the World Cup but were unable to bag even one victory.
They lost 1-0 to Germany and 5-1 to Netherlands in their group D matches, while a 1-1 draw was churned out against Malaysia.
However, eve... |
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Leaders Dortmund on target to finish 2018 as Germany's 'Autumn champions'
Borussia Dortmund can take a significant first step towards breaking Bayern Munich’s stranglehold on the Bundesliga title by beating Werder Bremen on Saturday to become ‘Herbstmeister’, or autumn champions.
Dortmund are seven points clear in the table and a home win over Bremen at Signal Iduna Park will confirm them as the top side in the first half of the Bundesliga season which ends when the ... |
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Transfer update: ‘Pulisic not for sale in January’
BERLIN:
Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund have insisted Chelsea-target Christian Pulisic will not be allowed to leave in the January transfer window.
According to British media reports, Chelsea are interested in the 20-year-old US international, but Dortmund, who want 50 million euros ($56.8m) for the right winger, have blocked a possible departure next month.
“We won’t let any importan... |
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Badminton’s Lee reveals hardship over cancer diagnosis
KUALA LUMPUR:
Malaysian badminton great Lee Chong Wei has revealed how he broke down in tears after learning he had nose cancer — and detailed the “nightmare” treatment that left him unable to speak or eat.
Lee, who is eyeing a return to action next year, told The Star that he was about to leave for a training session when his wife broke the news, after she received a call from a doctor.
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