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Survey reveals that 60% of respondents from Hong Kong want to play video games with others during Lunar New Year

HONG KONG, Jan 19, 2023 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Video games are becoming more and more prevalent in daily life and in popular entertainment. As the Lunar New Year is approaching, Xbox commissioned YouGov to conduct a representative survey of the age 13+ online population with 611 samples to better understand consumer attitudes toward video games, as well as consumer preferences for behavior over the Lunar New Year period.Overall, more Hong Kong people are choosing video games as their first choice for daily entertainment, with Generation Z and Millennials being the most likely to do so. More than three quarters of respondents play video games as an entertainment activity, and more than half of them play video games at least once a week, with one-quarter playing once a day or more frequently. The survey also revealed that Hong Kong video game players prefer games that are simple to play, are multiplayer, are entertaining, and are also interactive. The top five game genres according to the survey are Racing, Platformer, Lifestyle Simulation, Management Simulation and Match Three. Among them, Baby Boomers prefer Match Three, Millennials prefer Management Simulations, and Gen Z gamers prefer Lifestyle Simulation games.The survey found that 66% of gamers prefer to play video games with others over the Lunar New Year break. Middle-aged and older generations are more concerned with how video games can foster intergenerational ties and family reunions, while younger generations think that video games are the main catalyst for social interaction. According to the data, a majority of Millennials believe that playing video games with members of different generations of their family is a great way to build relationships; 75% of Millennials believe that playing video games brings people together more than other activities, and 61% of Gen Z agree. During the Lunar New Year holiday season, 70% of respondents said they preferred playing video games to watching TV with their families because they are more interactive and engaging.While there are differences in genre preferences across age groups, video games are generally acknowledged to play a role in fostering social interaction between friends and family members. Xbox recommends below video games which can enhance interactions during Lunar New Year gatherings, including racing game "Forza Horizon 5" & "Dirt 5", family multiplayers game "Taiko no Tatsujin: The Drum Master", management simulation game "Two Point Campus" and match three game "Bejeweled 3". Copyright 2023 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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冠君产业信托「Love · Play · Farm」收成日

HONG KONG, Jan 16, 2023 - (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) - 持有花园道三号及朗豪坊物业的冠君产业信托（「冠君产业信托」或「信托」）（股份代号：2778）一直在推动可持续发展方面不遗余力。信托于朗豪坊商场开展有机耕作及小区参与的农圃 「Love · Play · Farm」，并于1月14日举办「Love · Play · Farm」收成日，首次推出全港独有与The Coffee Academics联乘推出的有机薄荷柠檬特饮，宣扬「厨余到农场到餐桌」的概念。信托藉此机会邀请早前曾参与租户工作坊的租户，及曾参与壁画活动的小朋友等莅临朗豪坊商场一同见证这重要时刻。全港首创「Love · Play · Farm」Mint Lemonade有机薄荷柠檬水特饮，贯彻「厨余到农场到餐桌」概念信托邀请早前曾参与租户工作坊的租户，及曾参与壁画活动的小朋友等莅临朗豪坊商场，一同见证「Love · Play · Farm」收成日的重要时刻曾参与壁画活动的小朋亲自采收茄子、羽衣甘蓝等蔬菜，感受收成的喜悦及成果小朋友在园艺专家指导下了解到关于有机耕作的技巧及护理，包括播种、施肥及浇水信托去年邀请年青本地艺术家Zue Chan，由她带领一班来自天水围弱势家庭的小朋友与同事之子女合作完成户外壁画，让艺术融入朗豪坊商场，并为「Love · Play · Farm」活动揭开序幕。壁画背后的意义重大，除了提升视觉吸引力外，也象征着信托在连接不同社会群体方面的不懈努力。信托亦希望藉着绘画壁画的活动，启发他们对环保的意识。与此同时，信托利用朗豪坊商场的优越地理位置开展有机都市农庄工作坊，让租户亲尝有机耕作的滋味，栽种的时令植物包括羽衣甘蓝、椰菜花及茄子等。租户在经验丰富的园艺专家指导下，了解到关于有机耕作的技巧及护理，包括播种、施肥到浇水，在种植的过程中充满惊喜。是次收成日，租户亲自采收蔬菜植物，感受收成的喜悦及成果。值得一提的是，信托在朗豪坊商场的农圃种植几棵全港罕有的咖啡树，开创先河。此外，信托亦联乘The Coffee Academics，将回收咖啡渣转化成土壤肥料。信托与The Coffee Academics把农圃种植得来的薄荷叶收成，并制成为全港首创的Mint Lemonade有机薄荷柠檬水特饮，名副其实贯彻「厨余到农场到餐桌」概念。信托亦捐赠240罐有机薄荷柠檬水给予圣雅各布福群会及基督教灵实协会，带领社会各界活出绿色生活。冠君产业信托行政总裁侯迅女士表示：「『Love · Play · Farm』收成日能够顺利举行，须感谢一众租户高度的支持和参与。展望未来，我们除了专注可持续发展外，也一直期盼能与不同持份者合作，致力推动减废减碳的方案，互相产生协同效应。我们将继续提升持份者的整体福祉，一同感受可持续发展带来的长远裨益。」有关冠君产业信托 (股份代号：2778)冠君产业信托拥有及投资提供租金收入的写字楼及零售物业。信托主要投资位于优越地点的甲级商用物业。现时拥有花园道三号及朗豪坊两幢位于香港的地标性物业，并以合资股权形式拥有位于伦敦市中心的 66 Shoe Lane，总楼面面积约300 万平方呎，让投资者可直接投资于优质甲级写字楼及零售物业。自 2015 年起，信托被纳入为恒生指数的恒生可持续发展企业基准指数的成份股。网站：www.championreit.com Copyright 2023 亚太商讯. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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Football: De Bruyne must fight for Man City spot, says Guardiola

MANCHESTER (AFP) - Pep Guardiola has warned Kevin De Bruyne that he faces a fight to win back a regular place in the Manchester City side after a campaign marred by injuries and a coronavirus infection. The Belgium midfielder returned to action as a substitute against Watford on Saturday (Dec 4) but has been told he will start Tuesday's Champions League match in Leipzig, City's final fixture in Group A. The 30-year-old suffered ankle ligament damage at Euro 2020 that prevented him from starting a Premier League game until late September but was just starting to find his form when he tested positive for Covid-19. "Kevin, at the moment he got coronavirus, was growing in his physical condition and it was a setback," Guardiola said on Monday. "But that is normal because people who have suffered coronavirus, in the next days, feel so empty. "It is step by step. He played his first 30 minutes and tomorrow he will start. We'll see how many minutes he can play." Despite his pedigree, De Bruyne will have to battle for a starting spot at a club where competition for starting places is intense, with Bernardo Silva described by Guardiola as the best player in the Premier League at the moment. "He has to come back and fight for a position like everyone else," said Guardiola. "Kevin doesn't have to show absolutely anything to me but he has to come back to being himself and show himself he's back, and do what he has to do. Like he has done the last five or six years, every single three days. "Of course the competition is so necessary and he knows it, but Bernardo knows it, and (Ilkay) Gundogan knows it, and all the wingers and strikers know it. "They know they have to play good, (whether) playing five minutes, 10 minutes or 90 minutes." City have already secured top spot in Group A and Guardiola is likely to make a number of changes for the game in Germany, confirming that youngsters Cole Palmer, James McAtee, Romeo Lavia, Joshua Wilson-Esbrand and Conrad Egan-Riley will travel. "For them it's an incredible experience to be in Europe and see how the opponents behave, how good they are," he said. "Maybe tomorrow some of them can play minutes because we have five substitutions." More on this topic   Related Story Football: Man City to decide on Grealish for Villa trip, de Bruyne yet to train   Related Story Football: De Bruyne says dead feeling in face won't affect his play

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UBIX Network Re-Introduces the SilentNotary (Token: UBSN) mobile application

A decentralized, blockchain solution for the legal confirmation of events: now available on Google Play and Apple App Stores Toronto, Ontario / December 6, 2021 / SEAPRWire / – Tech-based firm, UBIX Network, revamps their multi-platform decentralized service – SilentNotary (token name: UBSN) – with a state-of-the-art, blockchain mobile application that enables users to keep records of events and entities for legal confirmation. Event here refers to an image, a document, a video file, an email, and/or instant messaging communications. The mobile app is available for download on Android’s Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The objective of SilentNotary is to ensure that its users can prove that their transactions and/or dealings took place, and thus, are authentic. With SilentNotary, users can do this anytime, anywhere, and at their convenience. SilentNotary removes the need for notaries, for confirmation. The app’s seamless user interface allows for users to store and obtain the necessary detail/evidence to help prove that an event actually occurred between parties, and that the outcome can be trusted. To demonstrate the app’s ease of use, users can download the app from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, launch the app, and then record their ‘events’ and ‘entities’. Thereafter, users can upload their records/details – including the exact date, time and content – for notarization. The company’s new Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Vadim Germanovich, captured the primary motive behind the re-invigorated application, in his statement: “With the re-release of the UBSN Silent Notary application, we are one step closer to being able to demonstrate the real-life value of our network, as well as the UBSN token itself.” SilentNotary’s technology replicates the real-life functions of a notary via its custom hybrid, Directed Acyclic Graph (‘DAG’) blockchain system. Through the use of this pioneering technology, legal evidence – once notarized – can be utilized to prove that an event (which may be a contract or any other legal deal) took place, without hiring a ‘human notary’ to serve as a witness. The technology eliminates the likelihood of deliberate falsification and/or distortion of details by individuals.  Germanovich also reiterated UBIX Network’s commitment towards improving global legal environment through various projects, such as the SilentNotary app: “I believe that actions speak louder than words, and the continued progression shown by our developer team is a clear indication of our company’s pursuit for excellence.” About the SilentNotary App – The app automatically executes the functions of a notary. – The app can be used through the Native Ubikiri Wallet system. – The app utilizes a custom, hybrid DAG blockchain system to record events. – The app is presently available on both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. – Silent Notary is part of the custom UBIX Network ecosystem. Future Plans / Prospects UBIX Network is making plans to test the app for optimization and upgrade its functionalities where necessary, in order to provide users with a more enhanced and seamless experience. About UBIX Network UBIX Network is an open ecosystem designed to integrate decentralized applications into a cohesive whole. The company is focused on developing legal, financial and technical solutions, all operating on a customer built, self-sufficient ecosystem. The company is being operated by a robust team of experienced developers, with backgrounds in constructing tech-based solutions. The team has successfully implemented several projects, including the creation of the UBIX Wallet and UBIX Exchange, amongst many others. Social Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/SilentNotary Telegram: https://t.me/SilentNotary Media Contact Brand: UBIX Network (SilentNotary UBSN Application) Contact: Vadim Germanovich E-mail: pr@ubix.network Website: https://silentnotary.com/ SOURCE: UBIX Network The article is provided by a third-party content provider. SEAPRWire ( www.seaprwire.com ) makes no warranties or representations in connection therewith. Any questions, please contact cs/at/SEAPRWire.com Sectors: Top Story, Daily News SEA PRWire: PR distribution in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines & Hong Kong )

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Honda and Google Collaborate on In-vehicle Connected Services

TOKYO, Sep 24, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Honda and Google today announced that the two companies have agreed to integrate Google's in-vehicle connected service into an all-new model that will come to market in the second half of 2022 in North America.Honda and Google have been collaborating since 2015 with the broader automotive industry to introduce the Android* platform to automobiles. As a result of this collaboration, Honda began adopting Android Auto* starting with the Accord in 2016. Android Auto optimizes smartphone functions for drivers and allows Honda vehicles to offer UX (user experience) that Honda customers can enjoy safely and comfortably.With the new collaboration with Google, Honda will further advance the UX for its customers.By seamlessly connecting mobility and people's daily lives through the collaboration between Honda's connected technologies and Google's advanced technologies, Honda will offer in-vehicle solutions that better suit the needs of customers. Key functions of Google built-inVoice assistant :Using Google Assistant installed to the on-board Display Audio, the driver can easily complete daily tasks through voice control while keeping eyes on the road and hands on the steering wheel. Drivers can send messages, get directions, and control media, vehicle functions and compatible smart phone devices hands-free.Navigation:By integrating Google Maps to the vehicle, the familiar and personalized maps the user already enjoys on their smartphone, can be used on Display Audio in the vehicle. Moreover, the driver can talk to Google to do many things more easily while driving, including navigating home, getting an estimated time of arrival, finding the closest gas stations or EV charging stations, and checking the business hours of stores. In-vehicle apps:With Google Play, users can easily enjoy and download their favorite apps. Conveniently listen to music, podcasts and audiobooks directly from their vehicle without using their smartphones. A variety of in-vehicle apps offered on Google Play makes the time our customers spend in their vehicle more pleasant.Honda is planning to begin integrating Google built-in with the all-new model that will go on sale in the second half of 2022 in North America, then expand it globally in stages. Comments by Satoshi Takami, Operating Executive, Chief Officer in charge of MaaS Operations, Honda Motor Co., Ltd."It is our great pleasure to be able to offer new value for mobility and people's daily lives all around the world by combining Honda's strengths in advanced technologies in automobile development and Google's strengths in innovative information technologies. Honda will continue to take on challenges to create new value while rapidly addressing the transformation of mobility without being bound by the conventional wisdom of the automobile industry."* Google, Android Auto, Google Maps, Google Play and other marks are trademarks of Google LLC Copyright 2021 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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Football: Fornals, Torres goals give Spain victory over Kosovo in World Cup qualifier

PRISTINA (REUTERS) - Goals from Pablo Fornals and Ferran Torres earned Spain a 2-0 victory away to Kosovo in World Cup qualifying Group B on Wednesday (Sept 8) and dragged them back into automatic qualification contention. Fornals produced a fine near-post finish from the angle on 32 minutes after smart build-up play from Carlos Soler and Alvaro Morata. Spain dominated the ball for large swathes of the game, but were almost undone on numerous occasions as their high defensive line was exploited by the hosts. They were indebted to profligate finishing, in particular from Vedat Muriqi, who ran clear on goal but put his shot wide of Unai Simon's left-hand post. Simon then almost gifted the hosts an equaliser as he raced out of his box to meet a long ball over the top, only to get in a muddle with Inigo Martinez. The Athletic Bilbao stopper was just able to scramble back and stop Florian Loshaj's goalbound effort to keep Spain ahead. It proved a crucial save as Torres went on to seal the win in the 90th minute from a counter-attack. After initially being flagged offside, the goal was awarded following a VAR check. "It was a tough fought game right until the end," defender Aymeric Laporte said. "Getting that second at the end was liberating in difficult conditions. The pitch was a tricky to play our football on. "They've got their own weapons, and some quick forwards, but the important thing is we got the result. We need to win all our remaining games if we want to top the group." More on this topic   Related Story Football: Sane inspires Germany to big win over Iceland   Related Story Football: Italy return to winning ways with rout of Lithuania Luis Enrique's side moved clear at the top of the group on 13 points from six games, four ahead of Sweden who have played two matches fewer. Greece defeated Sweden 2-1 on Wednesday to move into third place on six points. More on this topic   Related Story Football: Italy return to winning ways with rout of Lithuania   Related Story Football: Poland strike late to end England's perfect record

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Badminton: Singapore’s shuttlers avoid big guns at Tokyo 2020 group stage

SINGAPORE - National shuttlers Loh Kean Yew and Yeo Jia Min's quest for success at the Olympic Games received a boost on Thursday (July 9) after they were handed favourable draws in the men's and women's singles. The draw for the badminton competition at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza was released by Badminton World Federation on Thursday.. World No. 42 Loh will play in Group G against Indonesia's Jonatan Christie (7th) and refugee athlete Aram Mahmoud (172nd), a Syrian who plays under the Dutch flag. While Loh has not beaten Asian Games champion Christie in three previous encounters, he did pinch a set in each of those defeats. This will be his first meeting with Mahmoud. His group draw also means that he will avoid big guns like Japanese world No. 1 and hot favourite Kento Momota, China's Rio 2016 men's singles champion Chen Long and Denmark's bronze medallist Viktor Axelsen. Loh, 24, said: "I would say it's a good draw. I last played him at the Thailand Open in January so at least it's someone that I played recently, and I can gauge his standards better compared to those whom I have not met before or for a long time. "In any case, every game at the Olympics is important. I will go into the tournament giving it my best and fight all the way." In the women's singles, world No. 30 Yeo is in Group K with South Korean Kim Ga-eun (18th) and Mexican Haramara Gaitan (92nd). Likewise, she has dodged the world's top 10 including Chinese Taipei's world No. 1 Tai Tzu-ying and China's world No. 2 Chen Yu Fei. The 22-year-old holds a 3-1 head-to-head record against Kim and will play Gaitan for the first time at Tokyo 2020. In the singles events, players are divided into 14 groups of three to four players for round-robin matches and the top-ranked player will advance to the knockout round. A total of 87 male and 86 female players representing 50 national Olympic committees will feature at these Olympics, with Rio 2016 men's singles champion Chen Long of China the only defending champion across five categories. The July 24-Aug 2 badminton competition will be held at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza. More on this topic   Related Story Badminton: Singapore's Loh Kean Yew, Yeo Jia Min's slots at Tokyo 2020 confirmed   Related Story Badminton: Loh Kean Yew focused on Olympic qualification despite latest postponement

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Tennis: Zhang Zhizhen becomes first Chinese man to play at Wimbledon

LONDON (AFP) - Zhang Zhizhen qualified for Wimbledon on Thursday (June 24) to become the first Chinese man in the Open era to play in the Grand Slam tournament. The 24-year-old defeated Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo 6-0, 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (8/6) in the final round of qualifying to make the main draw. Ranked 178 in the world, Shanghai native Zhang is the only Chinese man in the world top 250. He is also only the fourth Chinese man to play singles in the main draw of a Grand Slam since 1968 after Wu Di at the Australian Open in 2013, 2014 and 2016, Zhang Ze at the Australian Open in 2014 and 2015, and Li Zhe at the 2019 Australian Open. Until Thursday, Zhang had tried and failed to qualify for this year's Australian Open and French Open. "My full name is too hard for people to say, so I just tell them to say whatever they want to call me and I will respond," he said recently when explaining his nickname of 'ZZZ'. "Then it became 'ZZZ' because there are three Zs in my name. It is much easier for people outside of China to say. And it sounds cool. Triple-Z. I also like to sleep, so 'ZZZ' is perfect." Unlike China's men, the country's women have shone at the Slams with Li Na winning the French Open in 2011 and Australian Open three years later. Li made the quarter-finals at the All England Club in 2006, 2010 and 2013 while Zheng Jie reached the 2008 semi-finals. More on this topic   Related Story Tennis: US Open champion Thiem out of Wimbledon with wrist injury   Related Story Tennis: Wimbledon welcomes back the crowds after Covid-19 shutdown

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Football: Ronaldo double rescues Portugal in dramatic Euro draw with France

BUDAPEST (REUTERS) - Cristiano Ronaldo came to Portugal’s rescue with two penalties to cancel out a brace from France’s Karim Benzema in an enthralling 2-2 draw that sent both sides into the Euro 2020 last 16 in a breathless conclusion to Group F on Wednesday (June 23). A nerve-jangling night for the reigning European champions saw them occupy every position in the group at various junctures but the 36-year-old Ronaldo, so often his country’s saviour, stepped up again to reach yet another career milestone. Two spot-kick conversions – in the 31st and 60th minutes – took him to 109 international goals, level with the record number scored by Iran’s Ali Daei. Benzema’s first was also from the spot as for the first time in Euros history a match had three penalties. The Frenchman, recalled by manager Didier Deschamps for the tournament after a five-year international exile, equalised on the stroke of halftime and put France ahead two minutes after the interval. With Hungary leading against Germany at that point, Portugal were bottom of Group F and heading home. But Ronaldo coolly beat Hugo Lloris again from 12 yards and Portugal held on for the draw which means they finished on four points in third place and can now prepare for a last-16 clash against Belgium in Seville. France, whose attack finally clicked, topped a crazy group with five points and will take on Switzerland in Bucharest. “It was a fight and it wasn’t easy. We gave them the two goals from mistakes. We tried to win it,” said France manager Didier Deschamps, whose side were in danger of a last-16 clash with England at Wembley when they fell behind. “It means we’re top and that’s the best position.” Every scenario The Euro 2020 format has been criticised but there is no doubt that it produced a gripping night in which every conceivable scenario seemed to come into play. Portugal had only needed to avoid defeat to be sure of a last-16 spot but after bossing the first half with recalled Renato Sanches and Joao Moutinho commanding in midfield, they diced with danger after the break. In the end, they could breath a sigh of relief, though, as they go into the business end of the tournament they won by beating France in Paris in the 2016 final. France began brightly with Paul Pogba sending Mbappe through for a shot saved by Rui Patricio, But Portugal were awarded a penalty in the 27th minute after Hugo Lloris’ attempted punched clearance wiped out Danilo. More on this topic   Related Story Football: Spain put five past Slovakia to book Croatia showdown in Euro 2020   Related Story Football: Sweden top Euro group in last-gasp 3-2 win sending Poland home   Related Story Football: Late Goretzka equaliser against Hungary sends Germany into Euro last 16 Lloris was shown a yellow card before Ronaldo smashed the penalty into the corner. France were rattled and Portugal began to play with some swagger but they were pegged back when referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz deemed that Nelson Semedo had bundled over Kylian Mbappe on the stroke of halftime as he tried to latch on to Pogba’s pass. Benzema buried the penalty and two minutes after the break he was picked out by Pogba again and the Real Madrid striker, shown to be just onside by a VAR check, slotted the ball past Rui Patricio for his 29th goal for France. Now it was Portugal on the ropes in the Puskas Arena as France’s fearsome attack began to play with freedom. But the game’s third penalty, awarded for a handball by Jules Kounde, gave Ronaldo the chance to beat Lloris again from the spot to register his fifth goal of the tournament. More on this topic   Related Story Football: Will Southgate let England off the leash at Euro 2020?   Related Story On The Ball: Marauding full-backs and lopsided formations turning Euro 2020 on its head

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Golf: ‘But I won the PGA’ – Mickelson brushes off poor start at Colonial

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (REUTERS) - Phil Mickelson may have struggled at Colonial Country Club on Thursday (May 27) in his first start since becoming golf's oldest major champion but did not appear too bothered as he was still revelling in his PGA Championship victory. The 50-year-old Mickelson shot a three-over-par 73 in Fort Worth, Texas, that left him near the bottom of the field at the Charles Schwab Challenge. "Yeah, I didn't play well. I shot three-over. But I won the PGA, so..." Mickelson said in response to the first question of his post-round news conference. In case anyone had not heard him, Mickelson, who bogeyed two of his first three holes and struggled with his tee shots and putting, offered another reminder of his feat while answering the second question. "You can't play this course out of the rough because then you have tree trouble, which I had repeatedly, and I didn't putt well," said Mickelson. "But I won the PGA, so I'll see if I can get it turned around for tomorrow." As Mickelson, in his final PGA Tour event before seeking the final leg of the career Grand Slam at the June 17-20 U.S. Open, made his way around the course he was constantly congratulated by fans for his PGA Championship win. "It feels incredible because it's been a long time since somebody has congratulated me for my play," said Mickelson. "That's a moment, that's a week, that's a tournament, that's a win that I'll cherish forever. I enjoy when people say that." More on this topic   Related Story Golf: Mickelson, 50, becomes oldest Major winner with PGA Championship triumph   Related Story Golf: PGA Championship not enough to nail down Ryder Cup berth, says Mickelson

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Tennis: Djokovic fumes at umpire in rain-affected Rome opener

ROME (REUTERS) - World number one Novak Djokovic was furious with the chair umpire for not suspending play as rain trickled down during his Italian Open second-round match against American Taylor Fritz on Tuesday (May 11). The 33-year-old Serb made his feelings clear after he was broken when serving for victory in the second set. "How much do you wanna play?," Djokovic yelled at umpire Nacho Forcadell. "I asked you three times, you are not checking anything." The match was eventually suspended for three hours before Djokovic secured a 6-3 7-6(5) victory. All the other men's matches for the day were cancelled. Djokovic said he had been struggling with the court conditions before the players were sent off the court at 5-5 in the second set. "It's not the first time or probably the last that I'm going to experience such conditions," Djokovic, who has received an opening-round bye this week, told Amazon Prime. "And even with that much experience behind me I still get upset and lose my cool. But it's OK. At the end of the day these are great lessons - I will try and take away some important things from this day." Djokovic was disqualified from last year's US Open after accidentally hitting a female line judge with a ball during his fourth-round match against Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta. Chasing a sixth title in Rome, Djokovic will play the winner of the match between Britain's Cameron Norrie and Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the round of 16.

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