Monthly Archives: December 2015

Ranieri wants Leicester to build on fantastic half-season

(Reuters) – Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has backed his squad to build on their "fantastic half-season" ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash against relegation-threatened Bournemouth.

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Liverpool’s Benteke can become even better, says Klopp

(Reuters) – Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has urged striker Christian Benteke to improve his performance further after the Belgian scored the winner in Wednesday's 1-0 Premier League win over Sunderland.

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Klopp ends year level with Van Gaal but happier

LONDON (Reuters) – Juergen Klopp refused to rule out Liverpool as Premier League title contenders on Wednesday after ending the year level on points with Manchester United and nine behind leaders Arsenal.

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Rejected Moyes implores United to give Van Gaal more time

(Reuters) – Rejected former boss David Moyes says Manchester United must not become a club that are continuously sacking managers and should give his under-fire successor Louis van Gaal time to build a successful side.

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Wenger rejects doubts about Arsenal’s title credentials

(Reuters) – Manager Arsene Wenger has rejected doubts about Arsenal's title credentials, saying statistics back him up about the Premier League leaders on New Year's day.

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BAM to unveil new singles coach in January

PETALING JAYA: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) will unveil the new men’s singles coach Indra Wijaya next month.

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Peng Soon all inspired after brush with Olympic champ

PETALING JAYA: Getting a chance to partner Olympic champion Lee Hyo-jung has only served to fire up Chan Peng Soon in his own Olympic bid.

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Suarez double as Barca set record in Betis win

BARCELONA (Reuters) – Luis Suarez struck twice and Lionel Messi scored on his 500th appearance for Barcelona who set a new Spanish record of goals in a calendar year with a 4-0 win over Real Betis that lifted them top of La Liga on Wednesday.

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Barca want even more in 2016, says Luis Enrique

BARCELONA (Reuters) – Barcelona coach Luis Enrique is still not satisfied despite winning five trophies in 2015 and is aiming to do even better next year.

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Chong Wei hoping for more players to qualify for Olympics

KUALA LUMPUR: Shuttler Lee Chong Wei has one wish for the New Year – to see more of his team-mates qualify for the Olympics.

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