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New Zealand defender Pijnaker a doubt for World Cup after shoulder blow

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Costa Rica v New Zealand - Al Rayyan Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar - June 14, 2022 Costa Rica's Anthony Contreras in action with New Zealand's Nando Pijnaker. REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qualifier - Costa Rica v New Zealand - Al Rayyan Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar - June 14, 2022 Costa Rica's Anthony Contreras in action with New Zealand's Nando Pijnaker. REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous

Ingebrigtsen targets late-season comeback after injury setbacks

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 - Men's 5000m Final - Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - September 21, 2025 Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen reacts after the final REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 - Men's 5000m Final - Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - September 21, 2025 Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen reacts after the final REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo

Rune set to return at Hamburg Open in May after Achilles surgery

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Shanghai Masters - Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena, Shanghai, China - October 9, 2025 Denmark's Holger Rune in action during his quarter final match against Monaco's Valentin Vacherot REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Shanghai Masters - Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena, Shanghai, China - October 9, 2025 Denmark's Holger Rune in action during his quarter final match against Monaco's Valentin Vacherot REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo

Lindsey Vonn says ‘no regrets’ after Winter Olympic crash and ‘would do it all again’

Lindsey Vonn suffered multiple fractures in her left leg after a high-speed fall during the Olympic downhill in Cortina on Feb 8.
Lindsey Vonn suffered multiple fractures in her left leg after a high-speed fall during the Olympic downhill in Cortina on Feb 8.

Gary Woodland grateful for Masters security as he manages PTSD

Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 7, 2026 Gary Woodland of the U.S. hits his tee shot on the 3rd hole during a practice round REUTERS/Mike Blake
Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 7, 2026 Gary Woodland of the U.S. hits his tee shot on the 3rd hole during a practice round REUTERS/Mike Blake

New surgical procedure shown to improve symptoms of moderate Alzheimer’s disease

Clinical Assistant Professor Vincent Tay (left) and Clinical Assistant Professor Jeremy Sun hope to recruit an additional six patients this year as part of the trial’s next phase.
Clinical Assistant Professor Vincent Tay (left) and Clinical Assistant Professor Jeremy Sun hope to recruit an additional six patients this year as part of the trial’s next phase.

Doctors adopt aerospace technology for shoulder replacements to improve outcomes for patients

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Dr Wong Yoke Rung (left), senior research fellow at the biomechanics laboratory in Singapore General Hospital (SGH), and Associate Professor Denny Lie (right), a senior consultant for orthopaedic surgery at SGH, shows a 3D printed model of a shoulder to Mr Eric Low (centre), 68, an ITE lecturer who had gone through shoulder replacement surgery, on March 30, 2026. 

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Dr Wong Yoke Rung (left), senior research fellow at the biomechanics laboratory in Singapore General Hospital (SGH), and Associate Professor Denny Lie (right), a senior consultant for orthopaedic surgery at SGH, shows a 3D printed model of a shoulder to Mr Eric Low (centre), 68, an ITE lecturer who had gone through shoulder replacement surgery, on March 30, 2026. 

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Carapaz undergoes perineal surgery a month before Giro d'Italia

Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 11 - Viareggio to Castelnovo ne' Monti - Italy - May 21, 2025 EF Education - EasyPost's Richard Carapaz crosses the finish line to win stage 11 REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini
Cycling - Giro d'Italia - Stage 11 - Viareggio to Castelnovo ne' Monti - Italy - May 21, 2025 EF Education - EasyPost's Richard Carapaz crosses the finish line to win stage 11 REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

'Death was not our fate': Syrian father crosses seas to save his ailing son

Syrian refugee Abdulaziz Aldarwish, 32, reaches out his hand towards his son Yahia Aldarwish, 10, from his hospital bed shortly before a kidney transplant in which Abdulaziz is the donor, at the Onassis National Transplant Center, in Athens, Greece, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas
Syrian refugee Abdulaziz Aldarwish, 32, reaches out his hand towards his son Yahia Aldarwish, 10, from his hospital bed shortly before a kidney transplant in which Abdulaziz is the donor, at the Onassis National Transplant Center, in Athens, Greece, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas

Gary Woodland captures emotional win at Houston Open

Gary Woodland of the United States poses with the trophy on the 18th green after winning the Texas Children's Houston Open.
Gary Woodland of the United States poses with the trophy on the 18th green after winning the Texas Children's Houston Open.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.