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Sports Desk at The Straits Times (@straits_times), Singapore's most widely-read newspaper

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Cyclist who died in Changi tipper truck accident identified as national triathlete Russell Lee bit.ly/4jhAF3s
Cyclist who died in Changi tipper truck accident identified as national triathlete Russell Lee

Cyclist who died in Changi tipper truck accident identified as national triathlete Russell Lee

Several of his teammates took to social media on Nov 15 to pay tribute to him. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Unbeaten Andreeva captures WTA Finals crown on debut bit.ly/3Vq69eE
Unbeaten Andreeva captures WTA Finals crown on debut

Unbeaten Andreeva captures WTA Finals crown on debut

INDIAN WELLS, California, Nov 15 - Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva beat Ukraine's Elina Svitolina 7-5 6-3 on Sunday to win the WTA Finals, capping an unbeaten run in her singles debut at the season...

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England beat Spain in Nations League to end record unbeaten run bit.ly/3WJL6nJ
England beat Spain in Nations League to end record unbeaten run

England beat Spain in Nations League to end record unbeaten run

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England end Spain's long unbeaten run, Italy crash out of Nations League bit.ly/4ft5hMX
England end Spain's long unbeaten run, Italy crash out of Nations League

England end Spain's long unbeaten run, Italy crash out of Nations League

MADRID, Nov 15 - England ended world champions Spain's record unbeaten run with a 3-2 win in Madrid to top their Nations League group but Italy's hopes of joining them in next year's quarter-finals...

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Ice hockey-United States and Canada set up another women's world championship final bit.ly/4iJWGI5
Ice hockey-United States and Canada set up another women's world championship final

Ice hockey-United States and Canada set up another women's world championship final

Nov 15 - The United States and Canada will meet again in the women's ice hockey world championship final, after both sides comfortably won their semi-finals in Herning, Denmark on Sunday. Read more...

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Klopp says FIFA worse under Infantino than Blatter bit.ly/48ZZBX6
Klopp says FIFA worse under Infantino than Blatter

Klopp says FIFA worse under Infantino than Blatter

BERLIN, Nov 15 - FIFA president Gianni Infantino should be replaced as he has made world football's governing body worse than it was under disgraced former chief Sepp Blatter, Germany coach Juergen...

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Goodwin strikes, Earps saves as London City hold Arsenal to stay third bit.ly/4jgDxgW
Goodwin strikes, Earps saves as London City hold Arsenal to stay third

Goodwin strikes, Earps saves as London City hold Arsenal to stay third

LONDON, Nov 15 - London City Lionesses tightened their grip on third place in the Women's Super League after goalkeeper Mary Earps produced a string of superb saves, including a stunning late...

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Ronaldinho returns at 46 to play first competitive match in 11 years bit.ly/4kQAiOr
Ronaldinho returns at 46 to play first competitive match in 11 years

Ronaldinho returns at 46 to play first competitive match in 11 years

Nov 15 - Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldinho played his first competitive match in 11 years at the age of 46, starting for Italian third-tier side Ravenna in their derby against Forli on Sunday....

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WTA chair is fully confident of financial recovery in 2027 bit.ly/4eV6BZ5
WTA chair confident of financial recovery in 2027

WTA chair confident of financial recovery in 2027

WTA chair Valerie Camillo says the tour is confident of financial recovery by 2027 despite reported losses and rising costs. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Morocco's AS FAR win record third CAF Women's Champions League title bit.ly/4ziptZ7
Morocco's AS FAR win record third CAF Women's Champions League title

Morocco's AS FAR win record third CAF Women's Champions League title

Nov 15 - Morocco's AS FAR became the first team to win the CAF Women’s Champions League three times after beating South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1 in Sunday's final in Egypt. Read more at...

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Ice hockey-IIHF confirms Russia will miss World Juniors over Canada restrictions bit.ly/4t3K9mi
Ice hockey-IIHF confirms Russia will miss World Juniors over Canada restrictions

Ice hockey-IIHF confirms Russia will miss World Juniors over Canada restrictions

Nov 15 - Russia will miss the 2027 World Junior Championship because of entry restrictions imposed by the Canadian government, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) confirmed on Sunday. Read...

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England have injured trio back for All Blacks clash bit.ly/4zqoPJd
England have injured trio back for All Blacks clash

England have injured trio back for All Blacks clash

LONDON, Nov 15 - England starters Seb Atkinson, Ollie Chessum and George Furbank have all been cleared to train again ahead of next Saturday's Nations Championship clash against New Zealand. Read...

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WTA chair is fully confident of financial recovery in 2027 bit.ly/4iSvGVD
WTA chair is fully confident of financial recovery in 2027

WTA chair is fully confident of financial recovery in 2027

INDIAN WELLS, California, Nov 15 - Women's Tennis Association Chair Valerie Camillo said she expects a return to \"normal operations, normal financials\" in 2027 and that she has full confidence in...

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Scotland edge Australia 15-12 in Nations Championship bit.ly/4iV0i8O
Scotland edge Australia 15-12 in Nations Championship

Scotland edge Australia 15-12 in Nations Championship

EDINBURGH, Nov 15 - Scotland held on for a narrow 15-12 win over Australia in the Nations Championship at Murrayfield on Sunday, deepening the gloom for next year's World Cup hosts. Read more at...

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Zverev cruises past debutant Jodar for ATP Finals opening win bit.ly/4AqFb5w
Zverev cruises past debutant Jodar for ATP Finals opening win

Zverev cruises past debutant Jodar for ATP Finals opening win

TURIN, Nov 15 - World number one Alexander Zverev eased past debutant Rafael Jodar in straight sets on Sunday to score an opening group win at the start of the ATP Finals in Turin. Read more at...

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McIlroy equals Montgomerie record with eighth Race to Dubai title bit.ly/4kTStCR
McIlroy equals Montgomerie record with eighth Race to Dubai title

McIlroy equals Montgomerie record with eighth Race to Dubai title

Nov 15 - Rory McIlroy secured a record-equalling eighth Race to Dubai title on Sunday, matching Colin Montgomerie's mark for the most Order of Merit victories in European Tour history before dedica...

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Tenerife return to action with emotional De Miguel tribute after striker's death bit.ly/3VtglTB
Tenerife return to action with emotional De Miguel tribute after striker's death

Tenerife return to action with emotional De Miguel tribute after striker's death

BARCELONA, Nov 15 - Spanish second division team Tenerife returned to action on Sunday for the first time since the death of striker Jesus De Miguel, with emotional tributes before and during their...

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Rory McIlroy wins record-equalling eighth Race to Dubai title bit.ly/4iJ7lmn
Rory McIlroy wins record-equalling eighth Race to Dubai title

Rory McIlroy wins record-equalling eighth Race to Dubai title

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Race cards for Nov 16 bit.ly/48gZaHV
Race cards for Nov 16

Race cards for Nov 16

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Alpine skiing-Pinheiro Braathen wins Levi slalom ahead of Noel bit.ly/4910GOp
Alpine skiing-Pinheiro Braathen wins Levi slalom ahead of Noel

Alpine skiing-Pinheiro Braathen wins Levi slalom ahead of Noel

LEVI, Finland, Nov 15 - Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won the men's World Cup slalom in Levi, Finland, on Sunday for his second victory in as many races this season. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Double Fortune strikes in Coronation Cup, Pools Trophy bit.ly/4jjxYgP
Double Fortune strikes in Coronation Cup, Pools Trophy

Double Fortune strikes in Coronation Cup, Pools Trophy

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