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All England: No Malaysians Left

Mar 14, 2025

Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah have missed out on making history at the All England badminton Championship. 

This is after they were beaten in straight sets by their Japanese opponents in the quarterfinals.  

A win would have made them the first Malaysian women’s doubles pair in two decades to reach the tournament’s semifinals, after Chin Ee Hui – Wong Pei Tty.  

Mixed doubles top seeds Goh Soon Huat – Shevon Lai also crashed out, meaning there are no Malaysians left in the competition.  

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Man United boss Ruben Amorim has praised Patrick Dorgu’s sportsmanship in this morning’s Europa League last-16 second leg tie against Real Sociedad.

This is after he persuaded the referee to NOT award a penalty to his team for an apparent foul. VAR footage later confirmed that no foul was committed.

United went on to win the match 4-1, to claim a 5-2 aggregate victory.
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UEFA wants FIFA to review the double-touch rule for penalties, in cases where it is NOT intentional.  

This follows yesterday’s Champions League match between Real Madrid and Atletico, when Atletico’s Julian Alvarez has a penalty disallowed for touching the ball twice when he slipped.  

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