Albirex maul Young Lions, DPMM held
Four goals by Atsushi Kawata lifted Albirex Niigata to a 5-0 thumping of Garena Young Lions in last night's S-League football game at Jalan Besar Stadium. Masaya Jitozono netted the other goal.
At Bedok Stadium, Geylang International held Brunei DPMM to a 1-1 draw, ensuring that the champions are winless after two matches.
Sahil Suhaimi put the Eagles ahead in the 76th minute but Rafael Ramazotti equalised for the visitors a minute later.
Japan make both finals in Asian badminton
HYDERABAD • Top seeds China and second seeds Japan took their expected spots in the women's final of the Badminton Asia Team Championships, after thrashing South Korea and Thailand respectively 3-0.
But in the men's event, Japan shocked top seeds Korea 3-0 and face second seeds Indonesia, who beat hosts India 3-1, in today's final.
Korea had overcome a second-string Chinese side 3-0 in the quarter-finals.
Pac-Man cops further flak over anti-gay issue
MANILA • Manny Pacquiao has risked more global condemnation after underlining his opposition to people in same-sex relationships.
The Filipino boxer's Instagram account had a quote from the Bible on Friday: "If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads."
The post - which was captured by the Filipino news agency ABS-CBN - was up for around two hours and received more than 18,000 likes before being deleted.
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Lee leads by three into final round in KL
KUALA LUMPUR • Lee Soo Min's dazzling putting yesterday at the Royal Selangor Golf Club gave the South Korean a three-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Maybank Championship Malaysia.
He shot a seven-under 64 to leapfrog 36-hole leader Nathan Holman of Australia and total 15-under 198 - with Marcus Fraser (66) of Australia lying second.
Mardan Mamat shot a 71 for a 211 total to sit in joint-44th place, while fellow Singaporean Koh Deng Shan carded a 73 for a 214 total to be tied for 62nd.
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