Dressing room teasing will ease Berahino back

LONDON • West Bromwich Albion's Saido Berahino has faced some dressing room banter about his threat to go on strike after a failed transfer, but it will help the unsettled striker reintegrate into the squad, captain Darren Fletcher has said.

The 22-year-old Berahino was heavily linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur throughout the summer transfer window, with the Baggies reportedly rejecting four bids from the North London club, including two on deadline day.

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Malone, former NBA MVP, dead at 60

WASHINGTON • Moses Malone, a three-time National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player who played for nine professional teams in a 21-year career, died on Sunday at age 60, apparently of a heart attack.

Nicknamed "Chairman of the Boards" for his superb rebounding skills and "Big Mo" for his 2.08m frame, Malone led the 1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers to the NBA title in his only championship campaign.

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Yapp loses 2nd group match at World C'ship

DOHA • Singapore national pool player Aloysius Yapp, 19, lost 7-9 to England's Mark Gray in his second group match of the World Nine-ball Champion ship yesterday.

Yapp will need to win his final match today against Kuwait's Omar Al Shaheen to advance to the knockout stage.