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We make an analysis of their chances: (3) Chen Long (WR #3) vs HS Prannoy (WR #10) Head-to-head record: Long leads 3-1 Last meeting: Prannoy def Long 21-18, 16-21, 21-19 at the 2017 Indonesia Open HS Prannoy was the star of the show in the quarter-finals at the continental championships on Friday. Being two points away from a defeat, he stormed back to stun the World No. 2 Son Wan Ho in a gruelling encounter....

Bailey has emerged as one of the hottest young prospects in world football over the past 12 months, with nine Bundesliga goals to his name in 2017-18 as Leverkusen finished fifth. He has struggled to make a similar impact this term but his future remains the topic of speculation, with Premier League giants Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea all reportedly showing an interest. Roma were also linked with Bailey but Leverkusen have repeatedly stated that no offers were made for the forward, and he penned a new deal at the BayArena in August....

Hello and welcome to our assessment of the top contenders for the 2019 Ballon d’Or at the start of May 2019. Today we bring you the top ten players in the world at this moment and it might surprise you that at least 6 of the final 10 from the 2018 Ballon d’Or are missing from this list right now. But who makes the cut and who is left out?...

Comilla Victorians have four wins from five games with eight points under their belt. They convincingly beat Chattogram Challengers in their last game. It was a rain-curtailed fixture of 18-overs per side. Bowling first, the Victorians did a fine job of restricting the Challengers to 138. The opening batters then went berserk to help them win the game by nine wickets. They will look to carry the winning momentum forward....

Without further ado, here are the top news and rumours of the day from LaLiga: Maurizio Sarri open to letting Hazard leave Eden Hazard to Real Madrid transfer rumours are never going to die down. The media outlets around Europe have been running this story for years now and the player has done very little to stop them. To be precise, he has only added more fuel to the fire by saying that he dreams of playing for them one day....

The Manchester United star is reportedly unsettled at Old Trafford amid speculation he has fallen out with manager Jose Mourinho. Those rumours were strongly denied by Mourinho on Friday, the United boss claiming he has “never been so happy” with the World Cup winner. Pogba will retain the United captaincy for Sunday’s Premier League game at Brighton and Hove Albion but rumours over his long-term future continue to swirl....

A right hip problem will keep the left-back out of the meeting at the Estadio de la Ceramica. The issue further restricts Quique Setien’s senior options in defence, with Samuel Umtiti ruled out of the match due to a left knee injury. Junior has featured 20 times in all competitions for Barca this season, starting just once since the league resumed last month following its suspension amid the coronavirus pandemic....

Messi showcased his brilliance once more with a second-half brace in Barca’s 3-0 win over Liverpool in their Champions League semi-final first leg at Camp Nou on Wednesday. The star scored his 600th goal for the LaLiga giants with a tremendous 30-yard free-kick, putting Barca on track to reach the final. Alba, who set up Luis Suarez’s opener, said Messi was the best player in the world and he urged his side to capitalise on the Argentinian’s greatness....

With just one more win guaranteeing a medal, each and every one of the quarter-finalists will be hungry and aim to give their very best. Commonwealth Games gold medallist Nehwal benefitted from early upsets at this event, with both the current world champion Nozomi Okuhara and the former world champion Ratchanok Intanon getting cleared from her path. On paper, she has the easiest assignment out of the four Indians as she takes on the 15th ranked Lee Jang Mi in what would be their first ever encounter....

Despite earlier comments from Malaysia’s badminton chief that Lee’s return to the training courts was imminent, the 36-year-old said he still needed the green light from his specialists. The three-time Olympic silver-medallist has spent nearly five months on the sidelines after being diagnosed with early-stage nose cancer and undergoing proton therapy and chemotherapy in Taiwan. “I need to go for my follow-up check-up with doctors in Taiwan later this month, and see what they say then,” Lee was quoted as saying by The Star newspaper, adding that January looked like the earliest he could come back....

NEWSWEEK: “Mama’s Gun” is such a ride though so many types of music–ever get scared of people not knowing how to categorize you? BADU: If I worried about that, I wouldn’t have ever come out in the first place. A lot of people may not understand me and what I’m saying in my music, but I’m not talking to them. Just as many do understand, and that’s who I’m talking to....

The 21-year-old had appeared to end speculation about his international future by accepting a call-up to Jamaica’s squad for their clash with Bonaire. He has now pulled out of that game after the Jamaican Football Federation reportedly went back on an agreement to call up his younger brother, Kyle Butler, instead making him go through a trial first. “Obviously, I came to Jamaica because of the international call-up,” Bailey told the Jamaica Gleaner....

Test cricket returns on Wednesday when England meet the Windies behind closed doors in Southampton in the opening Test of a three-match series. Ben Stokes will captain the side for the first time as regular skipper Joe Root has left the team bubble to attend the birth of his second child. Sam Curran, who has been battling illness, is the only other player to miss out from the XI that faced South Africa in Johannesburg in England’s last Test in January....

New Delhi, July 5 (PTI) Bajrang Punia emerged champion at the Tbilisi Grand Prix in the 65kg category after outplaying Iranian wrestler Mehran Nasiri in the final in Georgia today. The 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medallist recorded a comfortable 9-3 win over the Iranian, whom he had beaten at the 2017 Asian Championship in New Delhi as well. The win shows that Bajrang will be a serious medal contender at the upcoming Asian Games in Indonesia....

Bakayoko completed his move from Monaco on Saturday, penning a five-year contract at Stamford Bridge in a deal reportedly worth £40million. The 22-year-old won Ligue 1 with Monaco last season and feels he could not have picked a better Premier League side to continue his career with than Chelsea. “I am very happy to be here,” Bakayoko told his new club’s website in his first interview after the signing was confirmed....

Bakugan got its start all the way back in 2006 as a combo animated series and toy competition game. It blended elements of Yugioh, Pokemon, and Digimon, as well as future products like Beyblades. It mixes cards, as well as toys that can be rolled like a ball, to create a surprisingly complicated but still fun gaming experience. The game ultimately struggled, however, and ended up being rebooted in 2018 as Bakugan: Battle Planet....

They played hard, they played with a chip on their shoulders knowing they would never have the payroll or the publicity or the Sunday night appearances of the Yankees and Red Sox. Where once a visit from the Yankees or Red Sox nearly filled Camden Yards with visiting fans, the ballpark that changed sports was refilled with the stepchildren of Cal, Cakes, Flanny and Moose. But rather than pay Johnson the more than $10 million he’d get in arbitration, they dumped him to sign Grant Balfour for $3....

The gorilla in room at all climate talks is China’s staggering growth powered by a seemingly unsatiable appetite for energy from coal, a big source of carbon. Fearful that taming coal could hiccup the country’s economic growth, China has steadfastly refused to curtail its emissions. Nor is it even clear that Beijing could enforce limits if it actually tried to impose them across the Chinese economy. The European Union and Japan are trying in Bali to set the stage for fresh commitments to control emissions that would update the commitments they adopted a decade ago under the Kyoto Protocol....