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Atlanta pile MLS Cup play-off misery on Messi and Miami

Lionel Messi's goal of winning the Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup came to an abrupt end on Nov 9, with his Inter Miami side suffering a shock first-round elimination from the playoffs after a 3-2 home defeat by Atlanta United.

CITY STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN LEVEL

Brighton defeat highlights their inconsistency, with Guardiola hinting his side may not win title

World No. 229 Waring taken aback by victory in Abu Dhabi

Englishman Paul Waring birdied the last two holes on Nov 10 for a bogey-free six-under 66 to win DP World Tour's Abu Dhabi Championship in the United Arab Emirates by two shots.

PARIS' POST-OLYMPIC BLUES

France awaits final Games bill as funding for sport set to drop in 2025 despite interest

Impossible is possible for one-armed Chinese sailor

Among the 13 non-French skippers who took part in the 10th edition of the Vendee Globe on Nov 10, Xu Jingkun was the first Chinese sailor to embark on the non-stop solo around-the-world race, despite losing his left arm at the age of 12.

Bringing runaround forehands to the fore

The ATP Finals in Turin, Italy features the best men's tennis players in the world, who have some of the strongest backhands on the tour.

SILENCING DOUBTERS FEELS NICE TO GAUFF

American ends topsy-turvy season on a high by clinching maiden WTA Finals title

Tony Todd best known as titular demon in Candyman

LOS ANGELES - Tony Todd (right), a prolific American actor whose more than 100 film and television credits included Candyman (1992 to 2021) and Final Destination (2000 to present), died at his home in Los Angeles on Nov 6. He was 69.

Winning start for focused Fritz as Medvedev fumes

American Taylor Fritz won his first match in the group stage of the ATP Finals when he beat Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-3 on Nov 10, after the Russian lost his cool and risked getting defaulted by his bizarre antics.

'Hungry' Dupont enjoys rout on 15s return

France star Antoine Dupont said on Nov 9 that he was \"hungry\" as he provided two try-scoring assists in the easy 52-12 win over Japan on his 15-a-side return.

'AERIAL FREAK' ACES FIRST TEST

Suaalii impresses on his Wallabies debut, troubling England in their 42-37 win

'Heck of a comeback' from Cavs to stay unbeaten

The Cleveland Cavaliers staged a sensational second-half recovery, to preserve their perfect start to the National Basketball Association (NBA) season with a 105-100 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Nov 9.

Speedy Almond Sea looks hard to catch

Nov II South Africa (Turffontein) preview

PACIFIC FLASH GETS SECOND MALAYSIA WIN

Former Singapore five-time winner bounces back from dismal run at his last start in KL

Birthday double for Poon, IJC spot next up

Matthew Poon crowned his 31st birthday celebrations in perfect style, with a Sha Tin double capped by Green N White's brilliant victory in the HK$2.84 million (S$484,000) Class 2 Panasonic Cup Handicap run over 1,400m on Nov 9.

A preventive approach can help protect our places of worship

I was deeply shocked by the incident at St Joseph's Church, where Reverend Christopher Lee was attacked (Man attacked priest with folding knife during communion; police found 5 weapons in his possession, Nov 10).

Singapore's lifelong learning scene is ripe for transformation

Bold strategies can be taken to better engage workers and employers across the board and it goes beyond funding.

Climate action must include healthcare for the most vulnerable

Disease and extreme weather compounding difficulties in delivering aid to millions.

Why it's often luck, not talent, that takes us to the top

No one likes to admit it – but life's lottery has a big role to play in success.

The political cost of inflation: A lesson from the US election

Higher prices for basic foodstuff like eggs tend to linger in voters' minds. The Biden-Harris administration is not the only government to be punished for it at election time.

Trump and the unravelling of the US-led order

As Biden's 'latticework' frays, what would replace it is still unclear, in part because of the different views within the Trump camp.

Hong Kong's tiny homes are a housing horror; thanks to creative landlords

Even with city's new plan to regulate subpar flats, landlords are simply not motivated to improve their properties' squalid conditions.

Booking Holdings plans job cuts as part of reorganisation

Booking Holdings is planning organisational changes and job cuts as part of a raft of measures aimed at freeing up resources and improving its operating expenses budget.

SIA profit falls 59% in Q2 as capacity outpaces travel demand

Airline hit by rising costs; expects pressure from increasing competition to continue

Trump win sends financial markets into overdrive

Rally driven by hopes that deregulation will boost corporate activity and earnings

DBS eyes Malaysian bank stakes in expansion push, say sources

The Republic's biggest lender, DBS Bank, is exploring expanding into Malaysia with potential acquisitions of stakes in banks in its South-east Asian neighbour, including in one of Malaysia's smallest banks by assets, two sources said.

Inside the federal workforce that fears Trump's war on bureaucracy

The tremors from Donald Trump's decisive electoral victory have hit every corner of Washington. But their maximum intensity is felt by the capital's federal workforce, which comprises tens of thousands of mostly anonymous employees not so fondly referred to by Trump as \"the deep state\".

How brands can avoid becoming victims of own fame

Businesses should prioritise branding efforts to avoid 'genericide', say experts

Study suggests bird flu can be transmitted by migratory birds

Assumption that poultry poses main risk has to shift, says researcher

Navigating the UN biodiversity summit COP16 as an ecology student

For an ecology student like myself, conservation work involves wandering the forest with a hypothesis, collecting data and running experiments.