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Bowling: Silver start for Alex

Southpaw Alex Liew is definitely back in the groove.

Choong Hann: I prefer to train separately from Chong Wei

Seasoned campaigners Wong Choong Hann and Lee Chong Wei are Malaysia’s two best men’s singles players and they will be going to the Olympic Games in Beijing next month.

Marellyn, Jian Beng fail in bid to earn Olympic tickets

Swimmer Marellyn Liew failed to qualify for the Beijing Olympics despite bagging a bronze in her pet 100m butterfly event in the second-leg of the Telstra Australian Grand Prix in Sydney yesterday.

• Father and son affair in Sultan of Selangor Cup
• Forces-MyTeam match now at Bukit Jalil
• Champs Kedah to face high-riding Police without several key players
• Stage set for Messi
• Ronnie won’t be sold at a discount, say Barcelona
• Torres credits Benitez and Gerrard for his success
• Fenerbahce present new coach
• Austria to give champs Spain 7.3-tonne trophy
• Spain shortlist del Bosque
• Iskandar takes his first chequered flag
• China part company with Petrovic after flop in qualifiers
• Peru slash bans on Farfan, Pizarro
• Coupet joins Atletico
• Bayern goalkeeper wants to be Germany’s top ball-stopper
• Van Basten’s out so Van Bommel wants in
• Potential not fulfilled
• Hammers get Eyjolfsson

Motor Racing

• Finn wins battle for maiden pole with Webber
• Alonso to decide on his F1 future after Italian GP

Athletics

• Robani chalks up personal best but fails to qualify for Olympics

Tennis

• Venus outguns Serena in slugfest to win fifth Wimbledon crown
• Federer and Nadal poised for Wimbledon epic
• Passing Shots

Golf

• Sore hip is no bother
• Fisher gains three-shot lead at European Open

Rugby

• Carter steers All Blacks past the Springboks

Olympics

• Goucher upset despite double success
• Wounded Wariner hopes to find form in Europe
• Sullivan plays down injury worries
• Polished swim by Phelps

Cricket

• Australia sneak past Windies by just one run
• Pakistan whip Bangladesh

Cycling

• Valverde takes yellow jersey with impressive win

Football

• Five Italian players charged with match-fixing
• Barca make profit despite failing to win trophies

Badminton

• Wei Feng beats second seed to move into final