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LEEDS: Newly-promoted Leeds United continued their barnstorming return to the Premier League as they claimed their first points with a thrilling 4-3 win over Fulham at Elland Road on Saturday (Sep 19). After being on the wrong end of a 4-3 scoreline at champions Liverpool on the opening day, Leeds, back in the top flight after a 16-year absence, produced more vibrant attacking football along with defensive jitters. Two goals from Helda Costa and one apiece for Mateusz Klich and Patrick Bamford should have made for a more comfortable afternoon for Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa. But Aleksandar Mitrovic's brace kept Fulham, promoted along with Leeds last season, in the hunt in an absorbing clash played out at a punishing tempo throughout. For Leeds, the relief was palpable as the final whistle heralded their first top-flight win since April 2004. "It was a little too close in the end," Bamford, who also scored at Liverpool, told BT Sport. "I think there will be a few long meetings … [Read more...] about Football: Leeds hang on for points in seven-goal thriller with Fulham

SYDNEY: The ACT Brumbies confirmed their domestic superiority in Australian rugby with a 28-23 victory over the Queensland Reds to clinch the Super Rugby AU title in Canberra on Saturday. The victory ensured the Brumbies' third title at Super Rugby level, having won the broader international Super Rugby competition in 2001 and 2004. Hooker Folau Fainga'a, winger Andy Muirhead and fullback Tom Banks all crossed for the home side, while flyhalf Noah Lolesio, surprisingly brought back after two months out with a hamstring injury, kicked 13 points. Loose forward Harry Wilson and lock Angus Blyth scored tries for the Reds and James O'Connor added 13 points from the boot to give them hopes of adding to their only Super Rugby title in 2011. "It was a huge effort from the boys," Brumbies captain Allan Alaalatoa said. "We always knew the Reds were going to come back in the second half. "We did really well to close out that game." The Brumbies played to their traditional … [Read more...] about Brumbies hang on to win Super Rugby AU title over Reds

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI: Chinese state-backed investors are considering taking BMW's main Chinese joint-venture partner Brilliance private, five people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in the latest such deal targeting beaten down Hong Kong-listed stocks. Shares in Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd reversed losses and rose as much as 12.3per cent to HKUS$7.86 on Wednesday afternoon, their highest since Aug. 17, following the news. The company has a market value of US$4.6 billion. The deal to take it private would be led by state-controlled Liaoning Provincial Transportation Investment Group, which owns 12per cent of the automaker, the sources said. The privatisation would attract other Chinese state-backed investors and could kick off as soon as the fourth quarter of the year, said two of the people. Brilliance's parent, Huachen Automotive Group , said it had not obtained any relevant information about Liaoning Transportation Investment Group considering leading … [Read more...] about Exclusive: Chinese state investors to take BMW partner Brilliance private – sources

MUMBAI: At least 20 people were killed and up to 25 are feared trapped, after a three-storey residential building collapsed in India on Monday (Sep 21), officials said. The accident in the city of Bhiwandi, which neighbours India's financial capital Mumbai, occurred around 3.40am (5.40am, Singapore time), local authorities said. Local residents cheered as emergency workers from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) 20 survivors - including two boys aged four and seven - from the rubble. An NDRF spokesman told reporters that emergency workers had retrieved 20 bodies from the rubble. NDRF director general Satya Narayan Pradhan tweeted that he expected the toll to increase, with "more (bodies) likely under debris". FAMILIES TRAPPED Some residents were trying to get out of the building after cracks appeared in it in the middle of the night, when it crashed down. "Half of the building collapsed and nearly 25 to 26 families are feared trapped," Pankaj Ashiya, the … [Read more...] about At least 20 dead after building collapses in India, dozens feared trapped

NEW YORK: Asian stocks were set to open higher on Wednesday after tech-fueled Wall Street gains although focus is shifting to renewed U.S.-Sino tensions, which could weigh on investor sentiment. In currency markets, a rising greenback could hold back regional currencies like the Australian and New Zealand dollars during Asian hours. The dollar index rose 0.441per cent, with the euro down 0.01per cent to US$1.1705 after Chicago Federal Reserve President on Tuesday mentioned the prospect of raising interest rates. "The U.S. dollar move will probably be the dominant move for other currencies," said Commonwealth Bank of Australia currency analyst Kim Mundy. Wall Street stocks rebounded on Tuesday, led by a 5.7per cent jump in Amazon.com Inc after Bernstein upgraded the stock to "outperform" on an expected boost from premium subscribers and third-party merchants even once the pandemic is contained. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.52per cent, the S&P 500 gained … [Read more...] about Asian stocks set to gain after Wall Street’s tech bounce