MELBOURNE: Japan's Naomi Osaka beat Jennifer Brady in straight sets in the Australian Open final to win her fourth major title on Saturday (Feb 20). Osaka edged a tight first set and broke the American twice in the second to win 6-4, 6-3 in 77 minutes in front of thousands of fans at Rod Laver Arena. Third seed Osaka preserves her 100 per cent record in Grand Slam finals after winning the 2018 and 2020 US Opens and the 2019 title in Melbourne. "We played in the semis of the US Open a couple of months ago and I told everyone that you're going to be a problem," Osaka told Brady at the trophy presentation. "And I was right. It's really incredible to me to see your growth over the past few months, it's really cool for me to see." The 23-year-old, who becomes only the third player after Monica Seles and Roger Federer to win their first four major finals, will now rise to second in the world rankings. Osaka, rated as the world's top-earning female athlete, saved two … [Read more...] about Tennis: Japan’s Osaka beats Brady to win Australian Open final
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Football: Albirex crowned Singapore Premier League champions, win fourth league title in five seasons
SINGAPORE: Albirex Niigata were crowned Singapore Premier League (SPL) champions on Saturday (Dec 5), making it the sixth consecutive season that a foreign team has won the league. Albirex clinched the title following their 1-0 victory over Hougang United, with Ryoya Taniguchi scoring the only goal. Meanwhile, Tampines Rovers, who entered the final round of matches a point behind the Japanese side, were held 1-1 by Geylang International. Barry Maguire’s header put the Eagles ahead before Baihakki Khaizan equalised for Tampines. READ: Singapore Premier League to allow fans in stadium for clash between Tampines Rovers and Geylang International This means Albirex finished three points ahead of Gavin Lee’s men to top the league table. It is Albirex’s fourth title in five years. The last local side to win the league was Warriors FC in 2014, and since then, the domestic competition has been won twice by DPMM in 2015 and 2019, as well as by Albirex Niigata between 2016 to 2018. … [Read more...] about Football: Albirex crowned Singapore Premier League champions, win fourth league title in five seasons
Klaebo leads Norway’s sprint clean sweep, Sundling wins for Sweden
OBERSTDORF, Germany: Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo led a clean sweep of the individual sprint medals for Norway at the FIS Nordic Skiing World Championships on Thursday, and Jonna Sundling of Sweden stormed to victory in the women's race in unseasonably warm conditions. Klaebo, who won gold in the individual sprint at the 2018 Olympics and the 2019 World Championships, put on a final spurt in the home straight to beat fellow Norwegians Erik Valnes and Haavard Solaas Taugboel in bright sunshine on a slushy course. Klaebo and the Norwegian team skipped this year's Tour de Ski to prepare for the World Championships. "It has been a demanding year, where we have made choices that ensured we would have our best days here, so that we succeed means a lot and it tastes extra delicious," Klaebo told Norwegian TV. Sweden's Sundling had no such problems in her final, putting on a dominant display of pace and power from the very start to beat Norway's Maiken Caspersen Falla, with Anamarija … [Read more...] about Klaebo leads Norway’s sprint clean sweep, Sundling wins for Sweden
930,000 HDB households to receive S$132 million in S&CC rebates
SINGAPORE: Around 930,000 Singaporean Housing and Development Board (HDB) households will receive S$132 million worth of Service and Conservancy Charges (S&CC) rebates in the 2019 financial year (from April 2019 to March 2020). In a news release on Wednesday (Mar 27), the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said that in total, each eligible household will receive 1.5 to 3.5 months of S&CC rebate, depending on flat type. The rebate was announced during Budget 2019 , and is intended to help households with expenses. READ: How Singapore Budget 2019 could impact you as a home and property owner It will be disbursed every three months, starting in April: Eligible households will receive a letter from the end of March with more details. The S&CC rebate has been paid out annually by the Government since 2013, and is used to offset a household's S&CC payment directly. For households who pay their S&CC through GIRO, their Town Councils will make the … [Read more...] about 930,000 HDB households to receive S$132 million in S&CC rebates
Pokémon Go Community Day list: March 2021 time and date, plus all previous Community Day Pokémon and moves listed
The Pokémon Go Community Day is a reoccurring, monthly event highlighting a specific Pokémon that encourages players to get out and play together worldwide. Each event will see increased spawns of the Pokémon for a limited time, and give them an exclusive Community Day move for their final evolution - and several other bonuses you can take advantage of during the event itself. This page features not only the next Community Day date and time and highlighted Pokémon, but also a Community Day list of all previous events and their respective exclusive moves. On this page: What is Community Day in Pokémon Go? Pokémon Go's next Community Day: March times and date explained How to prepare for Pokémon Go Community Day Pokémon Go Community Day list: All exclusive moves list and how they work What is Community Day in Pokémon Go? Community Day takes place on one weekend day every month and lasts a total of six hours. As well as increasing spawns of the … [Read more...] about Pokémon Go Community Day list: March 2021 time and date, plus all previous Community Day Pokémon and moves listed