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Lee Zii Jia had no choice but to withdraw from Indonesian Masters

Nov 17, 2021

National shuttler Lee Zia Jia says he didn't have a choice but to end his campaign at the Indonesian Badminton Masters, yesterday.

Zee Jia, the tournament seventh seed, managed only 13 minutes against his opponent from Denmark before deciding to pull out of the opening match.

The World No.7 says he needs more time to recover after suffering a back problem.

Earlier this month, Zee Jia was also forced to retire in the final of a tournament in Germany, believed to be due to the back issue.

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Zidane reportedly increasingly interested to become Man United boss 

It seems Zinedine Zidane is warming up to the idea of taking charge of Man United.

Reports claim the former Real Madrid boss is keen to reunite with Cristiano Ronaldo and Raphael Varane.

United are still keeping faith with current manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but his future at Old Trafford remains in doubt after a run of poor results.

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Mercedes request review of Sao Paulo F1 GP accident

Mercedes have requested for a review of the decision not to penalise Red Bull's Max Verstappen for allegedly forcing Lewis Hamilton off track in the Sao Paulo F1 GP.

This, after F1 released the full footage from Verstappen's forward-facing camera, which was not available during earlier review.

Despite the incident, Hamilton passed Verstappen to win the race.