He moved from Malaysia to Papua New Guinea in 1985, and became a naturalised citizen of his adoptive country. Though "initially involved" in rugby league, he subsequently became an association football player, coach and referee, and then a senior official. While "administering...

PARIS, June 3 ― Dominic Thiem ended Kei Nishikori’s comeback to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open with a 6-2 6-0 5-7 6-4 victory today and set up a mouthwatering clash with second w88 seed Alexander Zverev. The Austrian seventh seed, the last man to beat claycourt machine Rafa Nadal on his favourite sur...

MOSCOW, June 20 ― Senegal's discipline and faith in themselves as a new generation of African talent were key to their 2-1 win over Poland yesterday, said coach Aliou Cisse, refusing to accept the result was all down to errors by the Group H seeds. Neither side's goalkeeper was troubled for much of m88 the 90...

LIVERPOOL, May 22 — The last time Liverpool faced the might of Real Madrid, then w88 manager BrendanRodgers named a second-string side so impossible did it seem that England’s most successful club on the European stage could compete with the self-proclaimed “kings of Europe”. Madr...

ROME, May 14 — Novak Djokovic got off to a winning start in his bid for a fifth ATP Italian Open title today with a straight sets win over Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov. The w88 11th-seeded Serb, who has reached eight of the last ten finals in Rome and won four -- took 55 minutes to oust Dolgopolov 6-1, 6-3...

BAKU, April 29 — Defending world champion Lewis Hamilton claimed his first win of 2018 today and took over as leader of the title race when he triumphed in a dramatic, crash-strewn Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The 33-year-old Briton, who had struggled for outright pace, managed to steer his Mercedes w88 through a chaot...

  MADRID, May 11 ― Barcelona may have navigated their way past Real Madrid and Villarreal this week but their first ever unbeaten La Liga season is not quite over the line yet. Ernesto Valverde's side visit Levante on Sunday, whose lowly position of 16th betrays a late surge in form, which has included four ...

  VOLGOGRAD, June 18 — England open their World Cup campaign today seeking to banish memories of dismal performances in recent tournaments as Belgium’s “Golden Generation” kick off as dark-horse challengers. England, winners on football’s biggest stage more than half a century ago, m...

SOCHI, June 12 — Brazil attracted an army of excited youngsters — including one who managed to get onto the pitch for a selfie — as they held their first training session on Russian soil ahead of the w88 World Cup today. Around 5,000 locals turned out to watch the relaxed session at the Yug-Sport Stad...

MOSCOW, July 2 — Goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was the hero as Russia beat 2010 winners Spain on penalties to set up a World Cup quarter-final against Croatia, who survived link m88 their own spot-kick drama yesterday. Fernando Hierro's Spain totally dominated the match at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, hogging 74 p...

SAMARA, June 28 — Colombia’s Yerry Mina thumped home a second-half header to secure a dramatic 1-0 victory over Senegal today that catapulted the South Americans into the World Cup last 16 and dumped their African opponents out of tournament. Senegal had only needed a point in their final Group H game to re...

  MUNICH, April 24 — Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes will decide at the last minute if full back David Alaba and midfielder Corentin Tolisso can play in tomorrow’s Champions League semi-final first leg at home against Real Madrid, he said today. The German champions, itching for revenge after w88 la...

  Danny Welbeck has learned to deflect criticism and is no longer overly influenced by those who wonder whether he really belongs at the highest level of club and international football. The Arsenal and England forward confounded the doubters by scoring twice w88 casino in his club’s 3-2 home win...

MANCHESTER, April 16 ― Manchester City are English champions for a fifth time after Manchester United's shock 1-0 home defeat to West Brom handed their local rivals an unexpected early title party. City put themselves in position to win the league by bouncing back from a bitterly disappointing week to ease past To...

PARIS, June 6 — World number 72 Marco Cecchinato said he had “amazed” w88 himself by becoming the first Italian man in 40 years to reach a Grand Slam semi-final with a breathtaking 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 1-6, 7-6 (13/11) French Open victory over 12-time major winner Novak Djokovic yesterday. Cecchinato, who ...

LONDON, July 12 ― American John Isner mansion88 reached his first Grand Slam semi-final as he beat Canadian Milos Raonic 6-7(5) 7-6(7) 6-4 6-3 in a clash of the giants at Wimbledon yesterday. The 33-year-old saved a set point in the second set tiebreak to avoid going two sets down and then took control of the match to ...

  LIVERPOOL, April 13 ― Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp hopes his side's Jekyll and Hyde nature is a thing of the past as they aim to avoid a European hangover at home to Bournemouth tomorrow. Victory will take Klopp's men another step closer to sealing a return to the Champions League next w88 season j...

  MOSCOW, June 18 — Mexico stunned World Cup holders Germany yesterday, inflicting a 1-0 defeat that throws the Germans' title defence into disarray as Neymar's Brazil stuttered to a draw against Switzerland. The outstanding Hirving Lozano smashed home the Mexican winner in the 35th minute at Mo...

ROSTOV-ON-DON (Russia), July 3 — Keisuke Honda said his country had a blueprint for the future despite being knocked out of the World Cup in painful m88 fashion by Belgium today. Akira Nishino’s side had been 2-0 up in Rostov-on-Don thanks to goals from Genki Haraguchi and Takashi Inui, and were seemingly h...

  LONDON, April 26 — Stoke City will hope that the Liverpool they w88 face on Saturday is the team that wobbled alarmingly in the final 10 minutes of their Champions League semi-final against AS Roma, not the one that dismantled the Italians over the previous 80.Nothing is ever clear with Jurgen Klopp'...

  MILAN, April 18 — Mauro Icardi scored his 25th goal of the Serie A campaign to help Inter Milan ease past Cagliari 4-0 to move third in Serie A yesterday, putting the pressure on Roman rivals Lazio and Roma in the battle for Champions League places. Inter had not scored or won in their last three w88 game...

ROME, May 9 — AC Milan manager Gennaro Gattuso compared today’s Italian Cup clash with holders Juventus to “the World Cup final”. Juventus — set to be crowned Serie A champions w88 for the seventh straight year — are bidding for a fourth consecutive domestic league and Cup double. Mi...

NIZHNIY NOVGOROD, June 28 — Switzerland moved through to the World Cup last 16 today, after a draw over Costa Rica but will be without captain Stephan Lichtsteiner because of suspension.  A 93rd minute own goal by the unfortunate keeper Yann Sommer from a Bryan Ruiz penalty gave the central American side a d...

  SINGAPORE, May 23 — Olympic swimming champion Joseph Schooling loves his black chye tow kueh (fried carrot cake), and his favourite place for it is Bee Bee Carrot Cake at w88 Marine Terrace Market and Hawker Centre. So much so the hawker stall in the Marine Parade neighbourhood saw sales soar af...

PARIS, May 29 — Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill believes France are quite capable of winning the World Cup after seeing them get the better of his team in a friendly yesterday w88 live evening. France won 2-0 on a wet night, with Olivier Giroud and Nabil Fekir scoring the goals in the first half,...

  CHELSEA, May 3 — Chelsea and Liverpool will meet for the 179th time in all competitions on Sunday. We look back at some notable clashes between the sides. Chelsea 4 Liverpool 4 (Champions League, April 2009) Chelsea reached the Champions League semi-finals for the fifth time in six link w88 seasons after ...

VOLGOGRAD, June 25 — Essam El Hadary, the oldest player ever to appear at a World Cup, marked his record achievement with one outstanding penalty save for Egypt but was powerless to stop a second in a 2-1 defeat by Saudi Arabia today. The 45-year-old mansion88 goalkeeper flew to his right to make a spectacular st...

OAKLAND, June 3 — Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith confessed to cluelessness yesterday in his botched rebound play in the NBA Finals opener, promising a tighter focus in Sunday’s link w88 crucial second game. Smith squandered a final chance at a regulation-time Cleveland victory in a game Golden State w...

PARIS, May 31 — Two-time champion Maria Sharapova edged closer to a possible French Open last-16 duel with old rival Serena Williams today as top seed Simona Halep and 2016 winner Garbine Muguruza breezed into the third round. Sharapova, the 2012 and 2014 champion in Paris, needed w88 five match points to see off...