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Boxing

Smokin' Joe Frazier is dead

Joe Frazier, 67, the former boxing heavyweight champion, died of liver cancer on November 7. Known as Smokin' Joe, he dealt the legendary Muhammad Ali his first defeat. But he had lived in his shadows despite being an Olympic gold-medallist and an undisputed world heavyweight champion with 12 titles to his name. He had arguably the best left hook in history.

Posted on 08-11-2011, 4:20 pm

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Motor sport

The writing was on the wall

Could the death of Dan Wheldon, the Indy 500 champion, be avoided? Some drivers say they saw bad things coming before one of the worst crash killed Wheldon, according to Time. It says ominous remarks were posted on IndyCar's website on October 16. An article quoted James Hincliffe, a rookie driver, that there were "hot spots" on "every inch of the 1.5-mile track". A hot spot is a danger area that is usually on one part of the racetrack, according to drivers who said they had feared before the race that a disaster could happen.

Posted on 18-10-2011, 9:56 am

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Football

 

Budget price tickets for QPR matches?

Tony Fernandes, who builds Asia's biggest budget airline, is the new owner of Queens Park Rangers (QPR) after paying £35m (168m ringgit) for a 66% stake in the Premier League club. But it is unclear if he will offer cut price tickets to matches. He has promised to review contentious ticket price rises before the next home match.

Posted on 19-08-2011, 3:45 pm

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ManU plans $1 billion Singapore listing

Manchester United plans to raise about $1 billion (3 billion ringgit) by floating part of its shares in Singapore. The American Glazer family which owns the Premier League football champions hopes the flotation will give it its true value. Glazer says that the club is worth more than £2 billion (9.6 billion ringgit). But a partial flotation may value it at £1.7 billion, according to a source close to the deal.

Posted on 19-08-2011, 9:49 am

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Football

Soccer diplomacy

It's soccer diplomacy and one that will bring two neighbours together in championship as well as friendly matches next year. After 17 years, Singapore will return to Malaysia's Super League, a soccer tournament where 14 teams will take part. Singapore will be fielding its Young Lions, an under-23 team. Malaysia will take part in Singapore's S-League. It will field its Harimau Muda A.

Posted on 13-07-2011, 10:04 am

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Tennis

A first for Novak Djokovic

Times are indeed changing. And the tennis world saw it coming. Novak Djokovic went home to a hero's welcome in Belgrade where 100,000 fans greeted him. He won his third grand slam and first Wimbledon title by beating Spain's Rafael Nadal in the final on July 3.

Posted on 05-07-2011, 4:33 pm

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Tennis

Nadal may be the new clay-court king

Spaniard Rafael Nadal looks likely to be the new clay court king, according to the BBC. He defeated Roger Federer for a record sixth French Open title in Paris on Sunday, drawing level with the legendary Bjorn Borg. At 25, the BBC says Nadal has every chance of beating the Swede to it. Borg retired as the reigning French Open and 11-time Grand Slam champion at the same age in 1982. His retirement shocked the tennis world and left many people wondering how many more times he could have won Roland Garros and other competitions.

Posted on 06-06-2011, 4:19 pm

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The first Chinese tennis champion

Tattooed and free-spirited, Li Na has become China's new face, according to the Wall Street Journal which says that she's not just a new sporting icon after she became the first Chinese to win a tennis Grand slam. About 166m Chinese watched her defeat Italy's Francesca Chiavones 6-4, 7-6 in the final of the French Open on Saturday on television. And her anti-establishment reputation was forgotten. The newspaper says: The normally staid People's Daily, the mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party, splashed a colour picture of Ms. Li kissing the trophy at the top of its front page along with a gushing story framed in a celebratory red border. “Li Na reaches the summit of the Grand Slam," read the headline.

Posted on 06-06-2011, 3:11 pm

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