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'I have achieved everything that I can' - Mark Cavendish confirms retirement and final race

Brit chooses Sunday's Singapore Criterium for his swan song

Cycling Weekly

Cycling Great Cavendish Announces Retirement

Cycling great Mark Cavendish announced his retirement from the sport on Saturday, writing on social media that his final race will be Sunday's Tour de France Singapore Criterium.

International Business Times

Mark Cavendish confirms Tour de France Singapore Criterium as last ever race in pro cycling

Comments from record-breaking rider had raised doubts over slated retirement but social media post now makes it clear Sunday is definitely the end

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Inside the lead-in to the Tour de France Singapore Criterium – Could it be Mark Cavendish’s last race?

A tribute or 'last chance to witness the Manx Missile in action'?Either way the Asian city-state is winding up for a cycling celebration

Cycling News

Asian Markets Struggle To Maintain Momentum After Fed Cut

Asia took up the baton in early trade but some markets fell away in the afternoon. Tokyo, Sydney, Singapore, Wellington, Taipei and Jakarta rose.

Latin Times

Asia braces for disruption to alliances, trade after Trump’s victory

Following decisive election win, Trump is expected to pursue more aggressive version of his ‘America first’ vision.

Al Jazeera

'It's not even a bike race, it's the Tour de France' - Mark Cavendish on an emotional close to the season, and maybe his career

The unfolding path to a possible last dance in Singapore at an offshoot of the race that transcends both cycling and borders

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Kokila Annamalai, the first activist in Singapore to defy its ‘stifling’ online speech laws

The activist risks jail after refusing to ‘correct’ online posts criticising Singapore’s death penalty and drug laws, a first in the city state under its ‘Pofma’ act

The Guardian - AU

Asia’s export-driven economies brace for upheaval under Trump

Former US president’s proposals for sweeping tariffs threaten to hobble exports that drive the region’s growth.

Al Jazeera

Asia’s Wild West nature spurs its fintech surge—but Binance’s CEO thinks Western companies will still have an 'outsized say' in the financial system

"What is important for policymakers is to make sure that your local competitors have a fair shake," he said Tuesday at a Fortune session in Singapore's Insights Forum.

Fortune

Singapore Airlines Spending Nearly $1B To Revamp Cabins, Add First Class Seats For Longest Flights

Singapore International Airlines will renovate cabins, seats and in-flight entertainment systems on 41 airbuses.

International Business Times

Autistic Australian boy cleared of terror offences detained in Singapore after ‘red flag’ put on passport

Thomas* had planned holiday to help overcome trauma of case but trip resulted in further anguish

The Guardian - AU

Singapore's former UN ambassador says the world will be a 'calmer place' if Harris wins—but momentum is on Trump’s side

“At the end of the day, Trump is crazy but he’s not mad,” Kishore Mahbubani said Monday in a conversation with Clay Chandler, Fortune executive editor for Asia.

Fortune

F1 team-mates' qualifying battles: Brazilian GP

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.

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The Independent UK

Singapore's affluent veneer hides repression and corruption, says son of its modern-day founder

Former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's youngest son, who fled to Britain to seek asylum from what he describes as a campaign of persecution, says the city-state has become much more repressive and that corruption has worsened in the decade since his father died

Latin Times

Drunk Voter Slapped with Hefty Fine for Stroking Hand of Polling Official While Picking Up Ballot

A man in Singapore was fined for drunkenly stroking a polling officer's hand while picking up a ballot then mocking security when he was told to stop.

Autosport

How Ferrari has disrupted F1's McLaren vs Red Bull battle

Amid all the attention on the fight between McLaren and Red Bull, Ferrari has quietly snuck into the 2024 Formula 1 title fight. How did the Scuderia make it a three-horse race? And can it pull it off?

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka to probe ‘corruption’ in handling of 2021 cargo ship disaster

Move follows allegations of money laundering, delay tactics and mismanagement in dealing with aftermath of disaster.

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'We'll see' – Mark Cavendish leaves the door open to riding the 2025 Tour de France

Stage win record holder expected to retire after Singapore criterium but talks about missing the Tour de France buzz

The Independent UK

Sir Mark Cavendish hints he could U-turn on retirement to race 2025 Tour de France

Cavendish was expected to retire at November’s Tour de France Criterium in Singapore

Autosport

F1 team-mates' qualifying battles: Mexico GP

After every F1 qualifying session, Autosport publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.

The Guardian - UK

‘The makeup took far longer than the shoot’: AikBeng Chia’s best phone photo

The Singaporean photographer on fulfilling the dream of art and design collective Phunk to be shot in the style of rock bank Kiss

Wallpaper

Odem, Singapore’s first craft Makgeolli bar has arrived

An extensive collection of Makgeolli, also known as Korean rice wine, can be enjoyed at this new bijou bar and restaurant in Singapore

Fortune

Singapore’s ComfortDelGro adds London’s famous black cabs to its portfolio by buying the city’s largest taxi operator

The company is buying U.K. taxi operator Addison Lee in a deal worth almost $350 million.

Evening Standard

London’s Addison Lee bought by Singapore-based transport firm for £269m

Addison Lee’s 7,500 drivers and 5,000 vehicles will be acquired by ComfortDelGro’s subsidiary firm CityFleet Networks.

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