ZURICH (Reuters) – The Asian Champions League winners were handed a tough draw for this year’s Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi when they were placed on Monday in the same half as European champions Real Madrid. The AFC champions will meet either Oceania champions Auckland City or Al Jazira in the quarter-finals with the […]
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(Reuters) – Galen Rupp became the first American to win the Chicago Marathon in 15 years and Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba ran away with the women’s race on Sunday. Olympic bronze medallist Rupp used his track speed to break open the men’s race in the last five km to finish in a lifetime best two hours, […]
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By Abhishek Takle SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) – Jolyon Palmer said farewell to the Renault team on Sunday and probably Formula One as well. The under-performing Briton is being replaced by Spaniard Carlos Sainz for the remaining four races of the season and left the Japanese Grand Prix with no more points than the eight he […]
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(Reuters) – World number one Rafael Nadal produced a ruthless performance to thrash Australian Nick Kyrgios 6-2 6-1 in the China Open final on Sunday for his 75th career singles title. The 31-year-old was given a tough fight early on but Kyrgios’s challenge faded after he lost his temper and was docked a penalty point […]
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(Reuters) – England rounded off an unbeaten World Cup qualifying campaign with Harry Kane’s first-half penalty sealing an uninspiring 1-0 victory over Lithuania in rainy Vilnius on Sunday. Gareth Southgate’s side topped Group F with 26 points from 10 games, eight more than second-placed Slovakia, but their comfortable progress to Russia masks a worrying lack […]
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(Reuters) – The governing body of southern hemisphere rugby has said South African centre Damian de Allende should not have been sent off during the Rugby Championship loss to New Zealand in Cape Town on Saturday. De Allende was shown a red card in the dying minutes of the 25-24 defeat for a late tackle […]
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s capital crackled with fireworks and blared with horns as the soccer-crazy country reached the World Cup for the first time in 28 years as rare scenes of joy took hold of city blocks celebrating a 2-1 victory over Congo. Winger Mohamed Salah scored twice, securing victory with a last-gasp penalty to […]
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(Reuters) – World number one Rafael Nadal produced a ruthless performance to win his 75th singles title, beating Australian Nick Kyrgios 6-2 6-1 in the China Open final on Sunday. The Spaniard, appearing in the 110th final of his career, cruised to his first China Open title since 2005 as eighth-seeded Kyrgios was hindered by […]
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BLOEMFONTEIN (Reuters) – South Africa paceman Kagiso Rabada bagged another five-wicket haul to take his test match tally past 100 as his side wrapped up a comprehensive innings and 254-run victory over Bangladesh on Sunday. Having grabbed five wickets in the first innings, Rabada ripped through the Bangladesh batting order again on the third day […]
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BLOEMFONTEIN (Reuters) – South African paceman Kagiso Rabada continued to make inroads into the Bangladesh batting order with two wickets before lunch on the third day as the visitors battled to stave off defeat in the second test. Bangladesh were 92 for four at lunch at the Mangaung Oval in their follow-on, still trailing South […]
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(Reuters) – Unseeded Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia won the biggest singles title of her career with a 6-4 7-6(3) victory over soon-to-be world number one Simona Halep in the China Open final in Beijing on Sunday. Garcia extended her winning streak to 11 matches and added to her Wuhan Open triumph last week. The current world […]
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By Abhishek Takle SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) – Sebastian Vettel saw his Formula One title hopes all but disappear on Sunday after the Ferrari driver retired from the Japanese Grand Prix with engine problems. The German retired on the fourth lap at Suzuka after his mechanics had worked feverishly on the starting grid to try and […]
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