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Kenya's Pamela Jelimo holds up two fake gold bars after winning the women's 800m race to claim the US$1mil Golden League jackpot at the Memorial Van Damme athletics meet in Brussels on Friday. - AFP

Kenya's Pamela Jelimo holds up two fake gold bars after winning the women's 800m race to claim the US$1mil Golden League jackpot at the Memorial Van Damme athletics meet in Brussels on Friday. - AFPView more

Badminton

Lee’s missions

National coach Misbun Sidek has set shuttler Lee Chong Wei a target - hold on to the world No. 1 ranking for a long time.

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Nicol in last four after huge scare by Lengthorn-Massaro

Two-time world squash champion Nicol David survived a huge scare when she was taken to the limit by Laura Lengthorn-Massaro in the quarter-finals of the Dutch Open in Amsterdam on Friday.

World No. 6 Jia Wei is biggest casualty on first day

Top Singaporean paddler Li Jia Wei, who finished fourth in the Beijing Olympics last month, was the biggest casualty when she suffered two straight defeats on the opening day of the Volkswagen Women’s World Cup at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium in Cheras Saturday.

Malaysia Petronas just a win away from first MIBC title

Hosts Malaysia Petronas are just a win away from clinching the inaugural Malaysia International Basketball Championship (MIBC) title when they defeated Hong Kong 92-78 in their penultimate match at the Maba Stadium in Kuala Lumpur Saturday night.