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Ding on the ropes after slow start in snooker world final
AFP, Published on 02/05/2016
» SHEFFIELD (UNITED KINGDOM) - Ding Junhui faces a tough task to become the first Asian to win the World Championship after the Chinese star fell 6-2 down against Mark Selby in the first session of the final on Sunday.
Machenaud, Racing end Clermont's winning streak
AFP, Published on 02/05/2016
» PARIS - France international scrum-half Maxime Machenaud kicked Racing 92 to a 26-20 victory over Clermont on Sunday, snapping the Top 14 leaders' winning run at eight games.
Kerber crashes out, Muguruza, Azarenka through in Madrid
AFP, Published on 02/05/2016
» MADRID - Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber was dumped out of the Madrid Open in the first round by Czech Barbora Strycova 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday.
Sri Lanka sets up panel to investigate 'Panama Papers'
AFP, Published on 02/05/2016
» COLOMBO - Cash-strapped Sri Lanka announced Sunday it was setting up a special panel to chase after nationals likely to figure in the "Panama Papers," a trove of leaked documents on global tax evasion.
Milan face backlash as Rossoneri rocked again
AFP, Published on 02/05/2016
» MILAN - Irate AC Milan fans bombarded social media to mock the club and vent their anger after a humiliating 3-3 draw with minnows Frosinone left the Serie A giants' Europa League hopes hanging by a thread.
Almagro ends four-year title drought at Estoril
AFP, Published on 02/05/2016
» ESTORIL (PORTUGAL) - Nicolas Almagro ended a title drought lasting four years on Sunday when the experienced Spanish clay-courter defeated younger compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 to win the Estoril Open.
Racquet-smashing Dimitrov loses Istanbul final after epic meltdown
AFP, Published on 02/05/2016
» ISTANBUL - Bulgarian star Grigor Dimitrov lost the Istanbul claycourt final on Sunday after a series of violent racquet-smashing tantrums resulted in a championship-ending game penalty.
Voges in hospital after being hit on head
AFP, Published on 02/05/2016
» LONDON - Australia's Adam Voges was taken to hospital following a concussion scare after the Middlesex captain collapsed during his side's County Championship match against Hampshire on Sunday.
First US-to-Cuba cruise ship in decades sets sail
AFP, Published on 02/05/2016
» MIAMI - The first US cruise ship bound for Cuba in half a century set sail from Florida on Sunday, marking a new milestone in the rapprochement between Washington and Havana.
'The Jungle Book' tramples competition at the US box office
AFP, Published on 02/05/2016
» LOS ANGELES - Three new movie releases failed to best Disney's "The Jungle Book," which trounced the competition at the US box office during its third weekend with $42.4 million, industry estimates showed Sunday.