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Sports
MOTORSPORTS
Bezzecchi wins MotoGP opener as Marquez retires
Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi won the MotoGP grand prix in Thailand from pole position, with KTM's Pedro Acosta second and Trackhouse's Raul Fernandez third.
Football
FOOTBALL
Guardiola expects short absence for injured Haaland
FOOTBALL
PSG win to extend lead over Lens at top of Ligue 1
The 4-1 win over Villarreal on Saturday took the Catalan giants four points clear at the top of La Liga.
Goals by Federico Dimarco and Hakan Calhanoglu were enough for Inter to extend their lead over AC Milan to 13 points.
The Bavarians beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 on Saturday and move 11 points clear in the Bundesliga.
Antoine Semenyo scored in the 1-0 win against Leeds, registering his sixth goal in 11 games since joining City last month.
Badminton
BADMINTON
Malaysia’s challenge ends at German Open quarters
BADMINTON
Ling Ching shines, Aaron-Wooi Yik fall at German Open
Leong Jun Hao, who was knocked out in the openers at most of last year’s tournaments, fell to a Taiwanese opponent in the first round of the men’s singles.
The Thomas Cup compromise ends a standoff, but it also highlights a persistent issue: consistency in decision-making when elite players and authority collide.
The men’s singles shuttler will join the national team after reaching an agreement with the Badminton Association of Malaysia.
Lee Chong Wei says BAM has responded to the men’s singles shuttler, who is expected to make a decision within the coming week.
Motorsports
MOTORSPORTS
Acosta wins Thailand GP sprint after stewards order Marquez to give up lead
MOTORSPORTS
Bezzecchi beats Marquez to pole at season-opening Thailand MotoGP
Marc Marquez launches his bid for a record-equalling eighth world title this weekend in Buriram after dominating the competition last season.
The Spaniard capped a remarkable comeback from injury last year, winning his first championship since 2019.
Four times world champion Max Verstappen has been outspoken about the new cars not being fun to drive and producing a situation that is “like Formula E on steroids” and “anti-racing”.
Phillip Island will host its last MotoGP in October after nearly three decades, as its contract expires this year.
Tennis
TENNIS
Medvedev wins Dubai title as Griekspoor withdraws
TENNIS
Cobolli to face Tiafoe in ATP Acapulco final
Daniil Medvedev produced a clinical 6-2, 6-1 win over Jenson Brooksby today.
Miomir Kecmanovic, ranked 84th in the world, triumphed 6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/4) over world number four Alexander Zverev.
A WTA tournament in Texas has unveiled a ‘rage room’ where players can take out their frustrations in private, away from the cameras.
Felix Auger-Aliassime surged early in the second set and held serve to reach the quarterfinals against Jiri Lehecka.