National shuttlers Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei have advanced into the quarterfinals of the Singapore badminton Open!
This, after the mixed doubles pair defeated their opponents from South Korea in straight sets earlier today.
Men's doubles duo Arif Junaidi/Yap Roy King have also advanced after beating compatriots Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzudin in three sets.
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Liverpool's Jeremie Frimpong has been left out of the Netherlands' squad for the upcoming football festival in North America.
However, his club team-mates Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch, and Cody Gakpo are included.
Injured Arsenal full-back Jurrien Timber has been selected despite not having featured for the Gunners since March because of an ankle injury.
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In a related development, football's governing body has been ordered to explain itself following allegations of artificially inflated prices that misled fans over the sale of tickets for the upcoming football festival.
This, as the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey, officially launched an investigation into the body's practices.
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And in F1 news...McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has shut down speculation linking driver Oscar Piastri with a shock move to Red Bull.
Stella insists that the team's current driver line-up of Piastri and World Champion Lando Norris is stronger than ever.
This, amid allegations that Piastri could swap with Red Bull star Max Verstappen.
