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| Tracie leaps into the reckoning Posted: 23 May 2011 06:45 PM PDT Tuesday May 24, 2011KUALA LUMPUR: Artistic gymnast Tracie Ang was once on the verge of quitting the sport because of injuries. But after winning two back-to-back awards in a five-month period, she is more than motivated to qualify for her first Olympic Games. On Friday, the 18-year-old underlined her status as the top ranked artistic gymnast in the country when she bagged the Malacca Most Promising Sportswoman Award. It was her second accolade. * Full story in The Star today. |
| Couples, Wargo out with back troubles Posted: 23 May 2011 05:50 PM PDT LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) - Citing back problems, Fred Couples has withdrawn from the Senior PGA Championship at Valhalla. Couples, winner of the 1992 Masters, was replaced by Blaine McCallister. Earlier on Monday, Tom Wargo also dropped out because of a bad back and was replaced by John Harris. Wargo is the last PGA club pro to win the Senior PGA. Steve Pate, who turns 50 on Thursday, the first day of competition, will be making his senior debut at the tournament. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Posted: 23 May 2011 05:45 PM PDT FRENCH Open title hopefuls Novak Djokovic and Francesca Schiavone gave the Roland Garros crowd a glimpse only of their abilities yesterday as they sped into the second round on a hot, sunny day. World No.3 Roger Federer also cruised past Spain's Feliciano Lopez yesterday in a gentle reminder that there is more to Roland Garros this year than Rafael Nadal and Djokovic. Federer, the record 16-time Grand Slam title-winner and 2009 Roland Garros champion, clinched a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) first-round win, his ninth victory in nine outings against the stylish left-hander. The world number three, playing at his lowest seeding in eight years at a Grand Slam, is taking part in his 46th consecutive Grand Slam tournament. Second seed Djokovic extended his winning streak to 40 matches with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 dismissal of Dutchman Thiemo de Bakker while defending champion Schiavone raced past American Melanie Oudin 6-2, 6-0. Only three hours into the action-packed day in Paris, third seed Roger Federer was already warming up on court Philippe Chatrier for his first-round match against Feliciano Lopez of Spain. Djokovic, unbeaten this year, had already made light work of the talented De Bakker, peppering the court with forehand winners and mixing his game with cunning drop shots. The Serbian, who has beaten five-times French Open champion Rafael Nadal twice on clay this season, faces a possible third-round encounter with 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro. The Argentine, who has been recovering from a torn hip muscle, recovered from a shaky start to down Croatian Ivo Karlovic 6-7, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4. Schiavone was as convincing as Djokovic. Following a low-key start to the tournament with none of the top six seeds in action on Sunday in both draws, the fifth seed was the first on court and she wasted no time. The Italian needed just over an hour to dispatch world number 88 Oudin, quickly finding her groove after conceding an early break. Fans were still queueing outside Roland Garros and the Philippe Chatrier stands were far from full when Schiavone waved the crowd goodbye with a big smile on her face. "I'm still shaking a little bit. A lot of adrenaline. I felt really happy to be there," the 30-year-old said. Third seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia put up a solid performance to beat Spain's Lourdes Dominguez Lino 6-3, 6-3. World number one Caroline Wozniacki begins her bid for a first Grand Slam title when the Dane faces Japan's Kimiko Date Krumm on Court One. Date Krumm, 40, caused a stir last year at Roland Garros when she knocked out former world number one Dinara Safina. — Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
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