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Soccer-Man City keep pressure on Arsenal with 3-0 win at Palace

LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Manchester City kept up the pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal with a 3-0 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday, thanks to a double from Erling Haaland and Phil Foden's fine finish.

Football

JDT beat Sabah 5-0 for fourth consecutive FA Cup title, MB declares special public holiday

KUALA LUMPUR: Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) made history by becoming the first team to win the FA Cup four times in a row after crushing Sabah 5-0 in the final on Sunday (Dec 14).

Golf

Golf-South Africa's Schaper wins playoff to post first tour victory

JOHANNESBURG, Dec 14 (Reuters) - South African Jayden Schaper won the Alfred Dunhill Championship on Sunday after sinking an eagle putt on the first playoff hole against compatriot Shaun Norris for a debut victory on the DP World Tour.

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Alpine skiing-Robinson first New Zealander to win World Cup Super-G

ST MORITZ, Switzerland, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Alice Robinson became the first Alpine skier from New Zealand to win a World Cup Super-G when she triumphed in the first of the season in St. Moritz on Sunday.

Swimming

Birthday boy Arvin and Co win bronze in swimming relay

BANGKOK: The national men's 4x100 freestyle swimming team bagged themselves a bronze medal at the Thailand SEA Games on Sunday (Dec 14).

Badminton

Fatigue halts Aaron-Khai Xing's title hattrick bid in India

PETALING JAYA: Fatigue clearly took its toll on men's doubles pair Aaron Tai and Kang Khai Xing as they failed to claim a third consecutive title, losing in the Odisha Masters final in India on Sunday (Dec 14).

Badminton

Rexy: I'm ready to quit if asked to

BANGKOK: I'm ready to resign if this is what people want. National doubles coaching director Rexy Mainaky is taking full responsibility after seeing the badminton team fail to deliver on the target of four golds.

Cycling

Olympian Aisyah rides to silver in road cycling event

BANGKOK: Paris Olympian Nur Aisyah Zuber delivered a silver medal for Malaysia on the first day of road cycling competition at Khao Yai on Sunday (Dec 14).

Bowling

Oops, wrong opponent - a mess in bowling semis

BANGKOK: A mind-boggling mix-up in the bowling competition saw national bowler Syazirol Shamsudin settling for bronze after he lost by one pin, 210-211, to Thailand's Napat Buspanikokul in the semi-finals.

Badminton

No double joy as Aaron-Wooi Yik lose to Sabar-Moh in SEA Games final

BANGKOK: Men's doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik had to settle for silver in the SEA Games after going down to Indonesia's Sabar Gutama-Moh Reza.

Other Sports

Syafiqah punches her way to her first pencak silat gold

BANGKOK: Silat exponent Nur Syafiqah Hamzah won her first SEA Games gold medal on Sunday (Dec 14).

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Wushu star Sydney says goodbye with gold and bronze

BANGKOK: It's another medal - a bronze - and goodbye for Sydney Chin.

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M'sia sepak takraw team beat hosts Thais to regain glory after 34 years

BANGKOK: The national men's sepak takraw team ended their 34-year wait for gold in the team regu event by defeating long-time rivals Thailand 2-1 in the final on Sunday (Dec 14).

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SEA Games: Mohd Aznil delivers first weighlifting medal

BANGKOK: Mohd Aznil Bidin has delivered Malaysia's first medal in weightlifting after claiming silver in the men's 65kg final in the SEA Games.

Shooting

Sharp-shooter Johnathan fires gold again

BANGKOK: National pistol shooter Johnathan Wong successfully defended his SEA Games gold medal after winning in the men's 10m air pistol event on Sunday (Dec 14).

Badminton

SEA Games: Smashing Pearly-Thinaah win Malaysia's first badminton gold

BANGKOK: Women's doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah delivered badminton's first gold in the SEA Games after beating Indonesia's Febriana Dwipuji-Meilysa Puspitasari.

Shooting

Shooter Syasya's title defence ends with bronze

BANGKOK: National pistol shooter Nurul Syasya Nadiah Mohd Ariffin settled for bronze medal at the Thailand SEA Games in the women's 10m air pistol finals on Sunday (Dec 14).

Cricket

Cricket-England coach McCullum doubles down again with Ashes on the line

SYDNEY, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Brendon McCullum said there will be no major changes to England's approach in the third Ashes test with the coach hoping for better execution from his players in what he expects to be more conducive conditions in Adelaide.

Football

Soccer-Vissel Kobe appoint Skibbe to replace J-League winner Yoshida

Dec 14 (Reuters) - Former Japanese champions Vissel Kobe have appointed Germany's Michael Skibbe to replace departing head coach Takayuki Yoshida, the J-League club announced on Sunday.

Football

Soccer-Arsenal must improve defensively despite win over Wolves, says Arteta

Dec 14 (Reuters) - Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta let rip at his players following their 2-1 Premier League home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, saying their "horrible defensive habits" made the margin of victory narrower than it should have been.