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Braves' Garcia hopes to slow Astros
The left-handed slugger will bat sixth against Houston's Brad Peacock. The Houston Astros will look to finish the sweep after dismantling the Braves by a final score of 16-4 in game one on Tuesday. Correa, who was elected by fans to start the All-Star Game next Tuesday in Miami, got hurt on a headfirst slide into home in the fourth inning. Brian McCann chipped in a run to the cause while Carl... [Full Article...]
South Korea have new coach
Shin oversaw the Under-23 side at Rio 2016 and was in charge for the Under-20 World Cup on home soil in May and June. Shin, a 46-year-old former global midfielder, replaces German Uli Stielike, who was sacked last month after a poor run of results that left their World Cup qualification hopes in the balance. [Full Article...]
Five Malaysian universities in top 200 Asia Pacific list
Times Higher Education rankings editor Phil Baty said it was "great news" Australia had 35 institutions on the scoreboard, nearly all of which were in the top 100. "The deep and broad impact of NUS' high quality education and research has been achieved through the excellent work of our outstanding faculty and researchers, as well as our talented students". [Full Article...]
Manny Pacquiao asks WBO to review world title defeat to Jeff Horn
Manny Pacquiao has backed calls from a Filipino government department for a full review of his "unfair" defeat to Jeff Horn . Horn defeated Pacquiao on a controversial unanimous decision, with the judges giving a score of 115-113, 115-113, 117-111, all in favor of the Australian boxer. [Full Article...]
Antonio Rudiger Reportedly Arrives in London Ahead of Chelsea Transfer from Roma
Antonio Conte is likely to want to bolster his defensive options this summer after having lost both John Terry and Nathan Ake in recent days. Rudiger was first tipped with a switch to west London 12 months ago upon Conte's arrival, but no move materialised and the Germany worldwide was transferred to I Giallorossi from former side Stuttgart for around £8m following a successful season-long loan ... [Full Article...]
Liverpool make Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain enquiry
Oxlade-Chamberlain has been with Arsenal since joining the club from Southampton in 2011 but he's failed to progress as many had hoped and has struggled to hold down a regular first team place in recent years. Oxlade-Chamberlain's best chance could be in a central midfield role, but it remains to be seen if Jurgen Klopp sees him as a possibility there, and unable to offer a promise which could... [Full Article...]
Red Sox Are Too Much For Team To Handle
If you want to fully understand what the Red Sox Strut is, it means to have reason to walk with a confident, proud air around you. He falls to 6-6 despite a solid 3.11 ERA and 1.08 WHIP. Nelson (7-4) allowed an unearned run and six hits. The streak of eight or more strikeouts by the offense in a game increases to four. Daniel Murphy went 4-for-5 with five RBIs against his former team, and Bryce ... [Full Article...]
IAAF study: Women with high testosterone have competitive advantage
Pierre-Yves Garnier, (Director, IAAF Health and Science Department), has been quoted as saying in the article published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine . That's what Dutee too has said. "Leveling the Playing Field in Female Sport: New Research Published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine " is the title of the paper on the IAAF website. [Full Article...]