KUALA LUMPUR: Badminton great Lee Chong Wei has pulled out of next month’s Malaysian Open, despite being given the all-clear after cancer, throwing his Tokyo 2020 Olympics dream into jeopardy. Lee was advised by doctors against putting “undue stress” on his recovering body, the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) said
On June 15, 2015, four-year-old Chepchirchir Kiplagat’s life changed forever. Bitten by a snake as she slept, she permanently lost the use of the left side of her body. Sleeping beside her on a mattress on the floor of their modest, mud-walled home, Chepchirchir’s two-year-old sister Scholar was also bitten.
The mass killing of migratory birds in Cyprus has reached a record low mainly due to a clampdown on illegal trapping in British military-controlled areas, a conservationist group said Monday. Birdlife Cyprus said its 2018 autumn survey showed a 90 percent decrease in trapping levels with mist nets compared with
An orangutan is slowly recovering after being shot with 74 airgun pellets in Indonesian, an official said. The 30-year-old female was found severely wounded in Aceh province last Sunday after officials received a tipoff from villagers. She was found in critical condition with her one-month baby under a jackfruit tree
Louis Vuitton said last Thursday they were pulling Michael Jackson-themed clothes from a new collection in the wake of the “Leaving Neverland” documentary which revived claims that the singer sexually abused children. The brand’s men’s autumn winter collection, designed by the label’s American designer Virgil Abloh, was designed as a
LOS ANGELES: The San Antonio Spurs rolled to their season-best ninth straight win by toppling the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors with a 111-105 victory on Monday. DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points and LaMarcus Aldridge finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds as the NBA’s hottest team guaranteed themselves
LOS ANGELES: Dirk Nowitzki, who helped revolutionise the game as a big man with a potent long-range jump shot, passed Wilt Chamberlain on the National Basketball Association’s all-time scoring list on Monday. The 40-year-old German, who is playing in his 21st and possibly final season with the Dallas Mavericks, needed
INDIAN WELLS (United States): Bianca Andreescu’s vision became reality in the California desert, where the Canadian 18-year-old’s Cinderella run to a first WTA title put her among the elite of women’s tennis. “Crazy,” Andreescu herself called it, after gritty 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 victory over three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber
INDIAN WELLS (United States): Roger Federer departed Indian Wells empty-handed for a second straight year, but the Swiss great sees no reason he can’t get back on track at the Miami Masters. “Sure, it’s frustrating and disappointing and sad to some extent,” Federer said after falling 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 to
SAITAMA (Japan): Japan’s “Ice Prince” Yuzuru Hanyu (pic) declared “mission complete” Tuesday in his race to be fit for the world figure skating championships, while admitting his injured ankle was still not 100 percent. The 24-year-old, who retained his Olympic title in Pyeongchang last year after similar injury fears, likened
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