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- HRT on course for testing in February
- Malaysian riders bag gold and bronzes in Medellin meet
- Siti eyes big strike as she puts shoulder injury behind her
| HRT on course for testing in February Posted: 12 Dec 2011 06:42 PM PST LONDON(Reuters) - Formula One stragglers HRT expect to have their new car ready for pre-season testing in February for the first time since they entered the sport in 2010. The Spanish-owned team barely made the start of their debut season and were unable to do any laps with their new car this year until the opening Australian Grand Prix in March, where they failed to qualify. "Despite the tight deadlines and a rule change for 2012 meaning that crash tests and chassis homologation procedures must be completed before any cars can test, the team is confident that the new car will be ready for pre-season testing in February," Hispania said in a statement on Monday. The team said development of the Cosworth-powered 2012 car was being done at their technical office near Munich by a team of designers supervised by Jacky Eeckelaert and chief aerodynamicist Stephan Chosse. Hispania have not scored a point in two seasons in Formula One. They have yet to complete their driver line-up, although Spanish veteran Pedro de la Rosa has been announced as one of their drivers. Indian Narain Karthikeyan could also be in the frame. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Malaysian riders bag gold and bronzes in Medellin meet Posted: 12 Dec 2011 03:14 PM PST PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's top track cyclists closed the season on a high as they collected one gold and two bronze medals in the Gran Caracol Da Pista invitational meet in Medellin, Colombia, over the weekend. The decision to stay back, after the Cali round of the World Cup the previous week, to compete in the Gran Caracol Da Pista proved right as Josiah Ng blazed his way to a surprise gold in the scratch while Azizulhasni Awang and Fatehah Mustapa finished with bronze in the respective men's and women's sprint. Josiah finished ahead of Holland riders Roy Van Den Berg and Albert Hugo to win the 10km scratch race. Azizul continued with his impressive comeback by taking a well deserved bronze in the men's sprint won by 2009 world champion Maximilian Levy of Germany. Azizul had reached the keirin final in Cali but a crash spoiled his hopes of a podium finish and he eventually placed fifth. The two-time World Championship finalist was riding in only his second competition since suffering a career threatening calf injury in Manchester in February. It was also a most satisfying campaign for top national woman cyclist Fatehah. The 22-year-old, who reached the keirin final at the World Cup in Cali, made it to the podium in the sprint discipline won by Frenchwoman Sandie Clair. Fatehah also finished fourth in the women's scratch race and her performances indicate she is on the right track to realise her dream to be the first Malaysian woman to ride at the Olympics in London next year. Fatehah shone in her second SEA Games appearance with three gold medals in the sprint, team sprint and 500m time trial in Indonesia last month and track team manager Datuk Naim Mohamad was impressed with her progress. "It was good for her to end the year with a medal in her first outing in Colombia. This was a high quality meet as they only invited the top riders to stay back after the World Cup," he said. "Fatehah has really matured and is slowly making her mark in the World Cup series. We hope she can keep up the good work next year." Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Siti eyes big strike as she puts shoulder injury behind her Posted: 12 Dec 2011 06:27 PM PST PETALING JAYA: A shoulder injury cost her a spot in the recent Indonesia SEA Games, but bowler Siti Shazwani Ahmad Suhaimi is ready to put it all behind her now. "I've recovered fully and am making good progress. I did well to finish eighth in the U-Mobile Kuala Lumpur Open. "I'm looking forward to end the year with some good results," she said. The 24-year-old is back in action in the ongoing Milo International Junior All-Stars tournament, at the Sunway Megalanes until this weekend, where she is hoping to end the year with a bang. Shazwani has good memories of the tournament as she won the girls' title last year. "As she is no longer eligible to compete in the Under-23 competition, she has entered in the Masters category, formerly known as the All-Stars Classic. The Masters is for women (graded and Open) and men's graded bowlers. The only notable difference is the format where bowlers play to qualify for the top 48 before making the step-ladder. In the All-Stars Classic, bowlers were required to play 12 games before making the top 48. In the All-Star Classic last year, Shazwani was leading in the round of 48 before hitting a bad patch which put paid to her hopes of making the step-ladder. "It would have been nice to win both the Junior All-Stars and All-Stars Classic but it wasn't meant to be," she said. The tournament this year has attracted a number of bowlers from around the world including American Robert Smith, Sam Cooley of Australia, Wu Siu Hong of Hong Kong and Singaporeans Remy Ong, Cherie Tan and Shayna Ng. The winner of the Masters will receive RM30,000 in prize money. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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