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Arjen Robben retires from professional football

Jul 05, 2019

Arjen Robben has officially retired from football at the age of 35. 

The former Dutch international won 12 league titles over his career with Chelsea, PSV Eindhoven, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, and also played at the 2010 World Cup.

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Rafael Nadal ousts Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon in entertaining clash

Rafael Nadal is thru to the third round at Wimbledon, with a four-sets win over Nick Kyrgios. 

Kyrgios was up to his usual antics again, constantly complaining and arguing with the chair umpire, and while he did put up a good fight against Nadal, he was ultimately no match for the World No. 2.

The result was also the Spaniard's 50th match win at the All England Club.

Elsewhere, Roger Federer, Kei Nishikori and Serena Williams were some of the big names safely through into the third round.

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BAM want Misbun Sidek to stay on

The BAM is keen to keep Datuk Misbun Sidek on as national singles head coach, after his contract expired at the end of last month.

The badminton governing body says it's now in the final stages of negotiations to offer Misbun a new deal, and have him stay on to guide Lee Zii Jia.

Zii Jia, who's now the new national No. 1 following Datuk Lee Chong Wei's retirement, is currently ranked 18th in the world.