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- Rio 2016 official downplays stolen London files
- Ryder Cup foursomes pairings
- Arif is the only Malaysian in the last eight
| Rio 2016 official downplays stolen London files Posted: 27 Sep 2012 05:21 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO: The president of the Rio 2016 Olympic organizing committee downplayed Thursday the theft of computer files by Brazilian officials relating to the organization of the 2012 London Olympics. "The unauthorized copying of documents belonging to the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games did not result in any grave security violation or compromise any personal data," Carlos Arthur Nuzman told a press conference, reading a letter sent by LOCOG head Paul Deighton. Ten Brazilians who had been working alongside London staff during the summer Olympics and Paralympics were fired on September 21 for downloading internal documents without authorization. Nuzman said he did "not at all" feel responsible for the incident. "We quickly identified what happened and consider that firing (those individuals) was the necessary punishment for what they did," he said. In his letter, Deighton said that the incident would not affect relations with the Rio 2016 team. "All of the documents were quickly returned and there was no impact of any sort on the close relations that we have always maintained with Rio 2016," Deighton said, according to the letter that Nuzman read. Rio 2016 officials earlier said the theft was an "isolated" incident given that some 200 of their employees were in London for the duration of the Games. According to reports, London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe telephoned Nuzman when he discovered that the documents had been downloaded without permission, and demanded that immediate action be taken. Brazilian sports commentator and journalist Juca Kfouri claimed on his blog that the London files included information about the International Olympic Committee's strategic planning and security. - AFP |
| Posted: 27 Sep 2012 05:20 PM PDT CHICAGO, Illinois: Northern Irish duo Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell will kick off Europe's defence of the Ryder Cup on Friday when they take on Americans Jim Furyk and Brandt Snedeker in the first of four foursomes. Phil Mickelson will win a US record ninth cap when he goes out in the second tie with rookie Keegan Bradley, up against Luke Donald and Sergio Garcia who are unbeaten in four previous foursomes matches. The third tie sees rookie Jason Dufner partner Zach Johnson against Europe's most experienced campaigner Lee Westwood and Francesco Molinari of Italy. In the morning anchor match Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker resume the winning partnership they formed two years ago against the English pair of Justin Rose and Ian Poulter. World No.1 McIlroy made his Ryder Cup debut with close friend McDowell at his side at Celtic Manor, Wales two years ago and they had one win, one loss and one half. But since then the 23-year-old from Holywood near Belfast has shot to superstardom with eight stroke triumphs at the 2011 US Open and 2012 US PGA Championship. Up against them will be the veteran Furyk and Snedeker, who won over 11 million dollars last weekend by winning the Tour Championship in Atlanta. Mickelson had already let slip in the pre-tournament press conferences that he would be "playing a lot" with Bradley who won the US PGA title last year in what was his first major championship. The Donald and Garcia pairing had been considered a shoo-in as neither has ever lost a foursomes match playing together or with other partners. Garcia is back in the Ryder Cup mix after a loss of form meant he was absent from Celtic Manor. Dufner has suddenly emerged as a force in world golf at the relatively late age of 35, while Johnson is back to the kind of form that saw him win the 2007 Masters. Westwood at 39 is considered the rockbed of the European side especially in foursomes and fourballs where he has enjoyed great success with an assortment of playing partners. The top draw in the morning looks sure to be the anchor match with Woods, back to No.2 in the world and quiet man Stricker taking on Ryder Cup firebrand Poulter and Rose, who has risen to No.5 in the world. The pairings for Friday morning's opening foursomes in the 39th Ryder Cup between the United States and Europe:- (Times are local which is GMT minus five) 0720 - Jim Furyk/Brandt Snedeker (USA) v Rory McIlroy/Graeme McDowell (Europe) 0735 - Phil Mickelson/Keegan Bradley (USA) v Luke Donald/Sergio Garcia (Europe) 0750 - Jason Dufner/Zach Johnson (USA) v Lee Westwood/Francesco Molinari (Europe) 0805 - Steve Stricker/Tiger Woods (USA) v Ian Poulter/Justin Rose (Europe) Non-playing United States: Dustin Johnson, Matt Kuchar, Webb Simpson, Bubba Watson Europe: Nicolas Colsaerts, Paul Lawrie, Peter Hanson, Martin Kaymer Fourballs to follow at 1205, 1220, 1235, 1250 (pairings announced after foursomes finish) - AFP |
| Arif is the only Malaysian in the last eight Posted: 27 Sep 2012 05:03 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: And now it's down to just one. Mohd Arif Abdul Latif is the sole survivor at the Indonesian Open GP Gold badminton tournament in Palembang after all the other Malaysians were sent packing in the third round yesterday. The 23-year-old Seremban player displayed good tactical discipline and determination to end the run of tricky China player Guo Kai, winning 21-14, 21-14 to make the quarter-finals. This is the speedy Arif's best result of the year so far and should boost his confidence as he seeks to make his first semi-final appearance of the year when he faces fourth seed Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka today. Dionysius, a rising talent from Indonesia, was given a scare by Project 2016 squad member Iskandar Zulkarnian Zainuddin before winning 21-12,16-21, 21-17. Two other Malaysian youngsters – Misbun Ramdan Misbun and Goh Soon Huat – also gave fighting performances before bowing out. The 20-year-old Ramdan made heads turn when he dominated the first game against Japanese second seed Sho Sasaki. But his inexperience proved to be his downfall as Sasaki fought back to win 16-21, 21-15, 21-18. Soon Huat gave a credible performance against third seed TommySugiarto but still lost 16-21, 22-20, 12-21. Reigning world junior champion Zulfadli Zulkifli also endured a miserable outing as he was made to wait for a breakthrough after finding Indonesian shuttler Alamsyah Yunus too hot to handle. In the men's doubles, the newly-formed combination of Mohd Lufti Zaim-Teo Kok Siang failed to reproduce the form they showed en route to packing off second seeds Hirokatsu Hashimoto-Noriyasu Hirata on Wednesday. The Malaysian pair won the first game against local hopefuls Hafiz Faisal-Putra Eka Rhoma before buckling under pressure to lose 21-13, 16-21, 20-22. The only remaining women's pair from the first round, Lai Pei Jing-Marylen Ng also made a quick exit after losing to South Koreans Eom Hye-won-Jang Ye-na. |
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