Sports world: Agent sees Neymar moving to PSG

FC Barcelona's Brazilian striker Neymar Jr during a team's training session in Spain, on April 4, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Agent sees Neymar moving to PSG

LONDON • Neymar could be tempted by a move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain, the 24-year-old footballer's agent has claimed.

He has a release clause of €193 million (S$297 million) in his Barca contract, which will end in 2018. His representative Wagner Ribeiro nevertheless feels a "dream" move to PSG is a possibility.

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Korean speed skater dies of bone cancer

SEOUL • South Korea's star short-track speed skater Noh Jin Kyu died on Sunday after a battle with bone cancer. He was 23.

He rose to prominence in 2011 when he won the overall title at the International Skating Union World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Sheffield, England. He set new world marks in the 1,500 and 3,000 metres the same year - records that still stand.

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Wambach says sorry for drink-driving

OREGON • Retired United States women's football star Abby Wambach has apologised on social media after being arrested in Oregon on Saturday on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol.

The 35-year-old, who helped the US women's team to the 2015 World Cup title and retired as the world's leading international scorer with 184 goals, was held in Portland after police saw her run a red light in her Range Rover.

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St Pauli's sweet deal with fresh honey

BERLIN • German second division football club St Pauli are creating a buzz in the Bundesliga, with plans for their own home-made honey generated by two hives at their Millerntor Stadium in Hamburg.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 05, 2016, with the headline Sports world: Agent sees Neymar moving to PSG. Subscribe