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Pearly-Thinaah Fall In Hong Kong Semis

Sep 14, 2025

Malaysia's campaign at the Hong Kong badminton Open has ended after Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah were beaten in the semifinals.  

They were also unable to defend last year's title, after being beaten in straight sets to the 3rd seeds from China. 

The duo admitted that they were unable to match their opponents’ aggressive play, and suffered some lapses of focus.  

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Liverpool will be looking to take a 3-point lead at the top of the Premier League table when they travel to Burnley tonight.  

All eyes will be on whether Alexander Isak will make his debut for the EPL champions.  

Boss Arne Slot says the attacker needs time to gain match fitness due to a lack of pre-season training amid his his protracted move from Newcastle.  

Slot also confirmed that Curtis Jones is unavailable, due to an injury he picked up last week against Arsenal.  

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Man United fans will have to wait to see new goalkeeper Senne Lammens in action.  

Boss Ruben Amorim has confirmed that Altay Bayindir will start tonight's derby against Manchester City, to give Lammens more time to integrate into the squad.  

Meanwhile, City will be without several injured players, including Omar Marmoush, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Rayan Cherki and John Stones.  

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In the Premier League, Brentford salvaged a 2-2 draw against Chelsea after Fabio Carvalho scored in injury time.  

The result denied Chelsea the chance to move to top spot in the standings – lying in 5 place, one point off the lead.  

Elsewhere, Ange Postecoglou's first match as Nottingham Forest manager ended in a 3-0 loss to Arsenal.  

Tottenham had a 3-0 win over West Ham 

Newcastle edged Wolves 1-0 

Bournemouth beat Brighton 2-1 

Fulham edged Leeds 1-0 

Crystal Palace and Sunderland played out a goalless draw  

And Everton and Aston Villa also ended 0-0, meaning that Villa have yet to score a single goal after 4 matches.