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Early attack still pays dividends on grass at Wimbledon

AtWimbledon,whereonceplayerswouldchargethenetalmostonautopilot,theonlytimemanygettherenowiswhentheyshakehandsattheend.Butforallthenaysayerswhosaythatchangestoth

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S. Korean football coach looks back at U-20 World Cup exit

ShinTae-yong,whocoachedSouthKoreaattheFIFAU-20WorldCup,doesn'tdrinkcoffeethesedaysbecausehejustcan'tsleepwellevenwithoutcaffeine.SouthKoreawereeliminatedinthero

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CAS upholds Atletico Madrid transfer ban

AtleticoMadridwillbeunabletosignnewplayersuntilJanuary2018aftertheCourtofArbitrationforSport(CAS)onThursdayupheldtheirtransferban,amovetheclubsaidcaused"irrepar

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Asean internet economy worth $50B, home to 230M digital consumers

SoutheastAsia'sdigitaleconomyisnowworthmorethanUS$50billion,butremainshighlyfragmentedwithmultipleplayersbattlingfortheincreasinglylucrativeregion.Fuelledlargel

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The world's most extreme golf courses

The World Ice Golf Championships takes place in Uummannaq, Greenland in temperatures which plummet to -50 Celsius (-58 Fahrenheit). Set 600 kilometers north of the Arctic circle, players have to cope with freezing glaciers and huge icebergs.

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Pokemon Go update seeks to revive interest

Pokemon Go has released its first major update, but faces a battle to reinvigorate the gaming phenomenon.

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Review: PlayStation VR – launch titles unspectacular, but this is the future

​Sony’s virtual-reality headset is more accessible than competitors – it’s cheaper and doesn’t require a high-end PC – but none of the opening slate of games really stands out

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Senior Hong Kong football official cries foul over "negligent" government plan to take back land from club

Football Association vice-chairman Pui Kwan-kay says much has been invested in Kitchee’s HK$84 million training centre

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79 "Pokemon Go" traffic accidents in Japan, woman died in truck hit

A woman died and another was severely injured when they were knocked down by a driver who was playing Pokemon Go, Japan's National Police Agency said yesterday.

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Beyond big prizes, the harsh reality

Years ago, at schools in China, teenaged video game players were seen as a bad influence on others. Both parents and teachers believed the games were addictive and dangerous that could potentially imperil the future of the next generation.

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Vietnam bans Pokemon Go from government, defence sites

Vietnam has banned players of the game Pokemon Go from the offices of its government and ruling Communist Party, besides defence locations, as thousands of its citizens get swept up in the frenzy to capture virtual cartoon characters.

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Pokemon No: Can a place declare the game off-limits?

The global Pokemon Go craze has prompted a slew of complaints, from memorial sites arguing it's disrespectful to play there to whole countries imposing a ban on the smartphone game.

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Latin America gotta catch 'em all as Pokemon Go goes live in the region

As Pokemon Go shot up the App rankings in the United States, Europe and Asia, Latin American fans had been wondering when they would get the same opportunity.

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APD Columns | New cross-border E-commerce tax scheme--A game changer?

Cross-border e-commerce has been one of the few bright spots of the Chinese economy since its inception. In 2014, this specific trade category has amounted to 71.8 billion USD in terms of volume according to MOFCOM.

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Top Chinese footballers 100 times more expensive after 20 years, bubbles feared

Chinese soccer players' transfer fees have climbed up much faster than the national team did in the FIFA world rankings.

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Fifa 16 as gorgeous as before but trickier to win

Like the eternal war between Android and iOS fans, ardent supporters of two football simulation game franchises - Pro Evolution Soccer and Fifa - have always claimed their game is the best football simulator. Trevor Tan tries both to choose the winner.