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Rafiq bowls 'em over in Hong Kong

Jul 21, 2019

Image: Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress

Malaysia's Rafiq Ismail won the men's stepladder event at the Hong Kong International Bowling Open, beating compatriot Ahmad Muaz Fishol in the final.

This is Rafiq's third title of the season, having also on the Singapore Open and the European Bowling Tour Masters.

Meanwhile, Nur Amirah Auni Azman also secured a podium finish in Hong Kong, finishing as runner up in the women's final.

De Gea commits to United

Reports claim that David de Gea has finally agreed to extend his contract at Manchester United in a deal that will make him the best-paid goalkeeper in the world. 

Sources say the Spaniard has been offered a six-year contract that will see him make 375 thousand pounds a week. 

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This effectively ends nearly a year-and-a-half of back-and-forth talks between United and de Gea, who had earlier been linked with a move to PSG and Juventus.

Coming to a cinema near you...

Recently-retired national squash queen Datuk Nicol David is not ruling out the possibility of following in Datuk Lee Chong Wei's footsteps, to work on a biographical movie about her career.

Nicol hung up her racquet in February at the age of 35, bringing the curtain down on an illustrious career that saw her spend nearly a decade as world number one, in addition to winning Commonwealth and Asian Games gold medals. 

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