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  "id": 11396616,
  "title": "Lions' Malaysia mauling a ‘reality check’ ahead of Asian Cup, fans need to be realistic, say observers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/lions-malaysia-mauling-a-reality-check-ahead-of-asian-cup-fans-need-11396616",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T08:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
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    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/asian-cup-asean-fifa-lions-malaysia-6426361"
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  "summary": "Thursday’s 6-0 loss was the culmination of a FIFA ASEAN Cup performance which proved a stark contrast to the team’s showing at the ASEAN Hyundai Cup earlier this year, where it made the semi-finals and also broke a 14-year winless run against giants Thailand.",
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        "outlet": "CNA - Singapore",
        "title": "Lions' Malaysia mauling a ‘reality check’ ahead of Asian Cup, fans need to be realistic, say observers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/lions-malaysia-mauling-a-reality-check-ahead-of-asian-cup-fans-need",
        "published": "2026-10-02T08:01:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Malaysia retain Asian Games women’s team squash title, secure seventh gold",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/malaysia-retain-asian-games-womens-team-squash-title-secure-seventh",
        "published": "2026-10-02T08:06:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "RTHK English",
        "title": "HK women's squash team narrowly misses out on gold",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/hk-womens-squash-team-narrowly-misses-out-on-gold",
        "published": "2026-10-02T08:12:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Asian Games 2026: Parveen Hooda wins boxing gold",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/asian-games-2026-parveen-hooda-wins-boxing-gold",
        "published": "2026-10-02T09:25:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Ankush Panghal wins boxing gold for India at Asian Games 2026; First since Amit Panghal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/ankush-panghal-wins-boxing-gold-for-india-at-asian-games-2026-first",
        "published": "2026-10-02T09:43:55.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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