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| Posted: 07 Jul 2011 05:57 PM PDT ATHLETICS Asian Championships Men 10,000m: 1. Mahboob Ali Hasan Mahbood (Brn) 28:35.49, 2. Bilsuma Gelassa (Brn) 28:36.30, 3. Akinobu Murasawa (Jpn) 28:40.63. Discus: 1. Ehshan Hadadi (Irn) 62.27m, 2. Shive Gowda (Ind) 61.58, 3. Wu Jian (Chn) 56.61. Women 10,000m: 1. Shitaya Eshete Habtegebrel (Brn) 32:47.80, 2. Kareema Jasim Saleh (Brn) 32:50.70, 3. Preeja Sreedharan (Ind) 33:15.55. Long jump: 1. Mayookha Johny (Ind) 6.56m, 2. Lu Minjia (Chn) 6.52, 3. Saeko Okayama (Jpn) 6.51. Hammer: 1. Masumi Aya (Jpn) 67.19m, 2. Liu Tingting (Chn) 65.42, 3. Yuka Murofushi (Jpn) 62.50. Selected: 5. Tan Song Hwa (Mal) 54.44. Javelin: 1. Liu Chunhua (Chn) 58.05, 2. Wang Ping (Chn) 55.80, 3. Yuka Sato (Jpn) 54.16. CYCLING Tour de France Stage six (226.5km): 1. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling 5'13:37, 2. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad, 3. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Garmin-Cervelo, 4. Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM, 5. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar, 6. Arthur Vichot (Fra) Francaise des Jeux, 7. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto, 8. Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quick Step, 9. Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM, 10. Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Francaise des Jeux all same time. Leading overall standings: 1. Thor Hushovd 22'50:34, 2. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC 0:01 behind, 3. Frank Schleck (Lux) Leopard-Trek 0:04, 4. David Millar (Bri) Garmin-Cervelo 0:08, 5. Andreas Kloeden (Ger) RadioShack 0:10, 6. Bradley Wiggins (Bri) Sky Procycling same time, 7. Geraint Thomas (Bri) Sky Procycling 0:12, 8. Edvald Boasson Hagen, 9. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard-Trek, 10. Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard-Trek all same time. TENNIS Budapest Grand Prix Second round: Kateryna Bondarenko (Ukr) bt Olga Savchuk (Ukr) 6-3, 6-2; Irina Begu (Rom) bt Ajla Tomljanovic (Cro) 6-4, 6-4; Klara Zakopalova (Cze) bt Aleksandra Krunic (Srb) 7-5, 7-5; Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spa) bt Lesya Tsurenko (Ukr) 6-2, 7-5; Zuzana Kucov (Svk) bt Alona Bondarenko (Ukr) 6-3, 6-1. Newport International Second round: Denis Kudla (US) bt Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) 6-1, 6-4; John Isner (US) bt Arnaud Clement (Fra) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4; Alex Bogomolov (US) bt Ruben Bemelmans (Bel) 2-6, 6-0, 6-1; Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRra bt Wang Yeu-tzuoo (Tai) 7-5, 6-4; Tobias Kamke (Ger) bt Donald Young (US) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4; Olivier Rochus (Bel) bt Nicolas Mahut (Fra) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3); Matthew Ebden (Aus) bt Matthias Bachinger (Ger) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4; Michael Yani (US) bt Tommy Haas (Geer) 5-2 (abandon) Sweden Open Second round: Lourdes Dominguez (Spa) bt Arantxa Parra (Spa) 7-5, 6-1; Polona Hercog (Slo) bt Aravane Rezai (Fra) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4); Maria Jose Martinez (Spa) bt Nuria Llagostera (Spa) 7-5, 6-1; Flavia Pennetta (Ita) bt Angelique Kerber (Ger) 6-2, 6-3; Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (Cze) bt Anastasiya Yakimova (Blr) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3; Johanna Larsson (Swe) bt Vera Dushevina (Rus) 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-2; Vesna Manasieva (Rus) bt Sorana Cirstea (Rom) 6-3, 6-3; Sofia Arvidsson (Swe) bt Caroline Wozniacki (Den) 2-6, 1-0 (abandon). Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Zulfadli storms into semi-finals of Asian Junior badminton meet Posted: 07 Jul 2011 05:53 PM PDT PETALING JAYA: Zulfadli Zulkifli is one step away from making his dream come true after storming into the boys' singles semi-finals at the Asian Junior badminton championships in Lucknow, India, yesterday. The 18-year-old KLRC shuttler, who lost two out of the three matches he played in the mixed team event, powered past China's Xue Song 21-16, 23-21 in the third round. He then turned on the style to crush local hope Joshi Pratul 21-15, 21-9 in the last eight in just 31 minutes. Zulfadli's path to the final has also been made easier after defending champion Huang Yuxiang – the same player he lost to in the mixed team final on Tuesday, crashed to a surprising 13-21, 21-19, 17-21 to Japan's Kento Momota in the third round. Momota went on to beat Hong Kong's Angus Ng 21-10, 19-21, 21-11 to set up a semi-final clash with Zulfadli. However, it was all over for Asian Juniors debutant Soong Joo Vern, who crashed out in the third round. "Momota has done Zulfadli a huge favour by taking out Yuxiang ... the cards are certainly in Zulfadli's favour," said BAM junior athletes development coordinator How Kim Tho. "But he should know better than to underestimate Momota, who is very talented and has been playing well here so far." There was more joy for Malaysia when reigning world junior doubles champions Nelson Heg-Teo Ee Yi also qualified for the semi-finals. Nelson-Ee Yi outclassed China's Liu Junhui-Guo Kaiyi 21-13, 21-14 in the third round before packing off Hong Kong's Tam Chun Hei-Chang Tak Ching 21-17, 21-12 in just 21 minutes. But Tai An Kang- Jani Sant Enos failed to make the grade after they were beaten 11-21, 18-21 by Indonesians Alexander Ronald-Geh Selvanus in the third round. It was also all over for Malaysia in the girls' singles and mixed doubles, with Sonia Cheah and Nelson-Chow Mei Kuan crashing out in the quarter-finals. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Youngster Jee Nee receives valuable lesson in squash from Nicol Posted: 07 Jul 2011 05:52 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: It was a day to cherish for Penang youngster Lim Jee Nee. The 16-year-old had the opportunity to take on Malaysian squash queen Nicol David in the first round of the National Championships at the National Squash Centre in Bukit Jalil yesterday. Although the Penangite lost 2-11, 7-11, 8-11, it was a valuable lesson which Jee Nee hopes will stand her in good stead in the future. "I was really excited going up against Nicol. It was my first time playing against her and she really gave me a lesson in running after the ball," said the student of SMK Convent Green Lane, the same school Nicol attended. "But it was a good experience and I hope to do better in the future." World No.1 Nicol was full of praise for Jee Nee, who is 12 years her junior. "It was good to get on court and play against another Penangite after the mid-season break,"said Nicol. "I knew her when she was really young and now she has grown up and playing some really good squash. "She managed to put together a few good rallies and that's a really encouraging sign. She just needs to keep up the hard work to become a better player." Nicol, who is looking to defend her title in the Nationals, faces current top junior player Tan Yan Xin in the quarter-finals. Yan Xin defeated Nessrine Ariffin 12-10, 11-6, 11-4. "The Nationals is tougher than it looks because there are (Low) Wee Wern and Delia (Arnold) who will looking to win. I just hope to do well and take it one match at a time as this tournament will serve as a good warm-up for the Malaysian Open," said Nicol. It was business as usual for the elite players as Wee Wern, Delia and Siti Munirah Jusoh won their matches in convincing fashion. In the men's event, Asian champion Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan had to work hard before prevailing 11-6, 11-6, 12-10 over Sanjay Singh Chal. He will face Ivan Yuen, who beat Affeeq Abedeen 11-6, 11-2, 11-7, in the quarter-finals today. The top two seeds - Mohd Azlan Iskandar and Ong Beng Hee - were given a first round bye. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
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