In this week's sports news: ● Mixed doubles duo Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying will be competing at the upcoming Malaysian Open next month. This marks Peng Soon’s long time partner Goh Liu Ying’s final tournament before her retirement. Peng Soon wants to ensure that it will be a grand farewell for Liu Ying as this will be their last tournament as partners. ● Malaysia women’s doubles duo Pearly-Thinaah tasted early defeat in the World Tour Finals. Currently ranked No.9 in the world, the duo has to win their next two matches in Bangkok in order to secure a place in the semi-finals. ● England forward Raheem Sterling’s home was raided by armed invaders while his partner and children were in the house. He communicated his plan to return home and has the full support from the team and the FA. He will make a return to Qatar if the circumstances are right. ● PSG’s and France’s Kylian Mbappé continues to shine on the pitch by scoring 9 World Cup goals in 2 editions and 11 games. Beating the likes of Ronaldo, Zidane, Maradona, and more. The only footballer to be on par with him is Argentina’s Lionel Messi who has played in 3 World Cups more than Mbappé. ● Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson has been fined $15,000 for throwing his head band into the spectator stands. The incident occured at the final second of the game against Portland where Jazz lost 116-111. ● Nike has officially part ways with Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving. The company suspended Irving a month ago and confirmed recently that he is no longer a Nike athlete.
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