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Mickelson takes lead over Woods, Watney at HSBC

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:42:55 +0800

SHANGHAI (AP) - American Phil Mickelson has taken the 54-hole lead in the HSBC Champions with a 5-under 67, setting up a Sunday matchup with Tiger Woods in the final World Golf Championship of the year.

UEFA charges Unirea after fans miss start of match

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:08:21 +0800

NYON, Switzerland: UEFA has charged Unirea Urziceni with poor organization after fans missed the start of a Champions League match against Rangers.

Beckham's off-field revenue soared after LA move

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:06:11 +0800

LONDON: David Beckham earned nearly 10 million pounds (US$16.5 million) from personal sponsorship deals during his first full season with the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Jamaica athletics coach, who helped win many Olympics golds, quits after 22 years

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:01:15 +0800

KINGSTON: Glen Mills is stepping down as coach of Jamaica's athletics team after a 22-year span that saw his runners win dozens of Olympic and world championship medals.

Mueller, Hunt called up for Germany

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:52:05 +0800

FRANKFURT: Thomas Mueller of Bayern Munich and Aaron Hunt of Werder Bremen were called up on Friday for Germany's friendlies next week against Chile and Ivory Coast.

Rugby: Leicester stun Springboks 22-17

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:41:51 +0800

LONDON: English club champion Leicester stunned World Cup holder South Africa 22-17 at Welford Road on Friday.

A plan to develop Malaysians as F1 drivers

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:05:51 +0800

SUBANG JAYA: 1Malaysia Racing Team Sdn Bhd have taken upon themselves the task of nurturing young talents so that the country will have a pool of race car drivers in the future.

Fairuz set to be a reserve driver, says Gascoyne

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:44:45 +0800

SUBANG JAYA: Lotus F1 Racing team chief technical officer Michael Gascoyne confirmed, well almost, the obvious when he said that Fairuz Fauzy “is 99.9%” in the team.

Malaysia Cup final between flamboyant Kelantan, quiet Negri

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:36:50 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Cup final between Kelantan and Negri Sembilan at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil (kick off 8.45pm)Saturday night will be a clash of two different personalities.

Malaysia Cup skippers corner

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:42:57 +0800

Skippers comments on Saturday nights final

Ticket-less fans told to stay away

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:56:34 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: The FA of Malaysia (FAM) have advised those without tickets for tonight’s Malaysia Cup showdown between Kelantan and Negri Sembilan to stay away from the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

Giant screen at KB stadium

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:56:52 +0800

TANAH MERAH: Kelantan will set up a giant television screen at the Sultan Mohd IV Stadium for fans to watch their team’s Malaysia Cup final against Negri Sembilan today.

Warriors have a slight edge

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:53:27 +0800

SELANGOR’s K. Devan is one of the the most successful local coaches, having taken Negri Sembilan to the Premier League final in 2005 and winning the Super League title with them the following year.

Video technology can give refs a helping hand

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:15:18 +0800

IT’S been happening again and again. Goals that should not have been given, fouls that should have been given, non-existent offsides, the list goes on and on.

Nicol sweeps into last eight after celebrating Halloween in NY

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:18:58 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: World No. 1 Nicol David surely knows when to party and when to buckle down to serious business.

Malaysia out to break the jinx in World Cup qualifiers

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:15:22 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian hockey team have not had any luck when it comes to qualifiers over the last six years.

Third S. Satgunam six-a-side hockey tourney to be held in Seremban

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:33:56 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: The third edition of the S. Satgunam International six-a-side tournament will be held at the Seremban II Hockey Stadium from Nov 21-22.

Double champions Ernst and Young sever ties with MHL

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:44:45 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: Last year’s double champions Ernst and Young have ended their association with the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) when only six teams registered for the new Premier Division when entries closed yesterday.

Skipper Madzli wiser after two setbacks

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:44:45 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: National hockey skipper Mohd Madzli Ikmar has tasted defeat twice at the qualifiers and knows just how hard it is to make the grade.

Penang vow to comply with conditions

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:39:49 +0800

GEORGE TOWN: Penang are confident they will still feature in the Super League when the new season kicks off next year.

Melinder eyes her fourth national record in pet event

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:23:56 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: Middle distance runner Melinder Kaur has been juggling her time between studies and training since June.

Bowlers in line for the elusive gold

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:44:45 +0800

PETALING JAYA: The national boys’ and girls’ back-up bowlers have put themselves within striking distance of the elusive gold medal in the Asian Indoor Games in Vietnam when they qualified for the elimination round of the team events yesterday.

It’s the pits for SEA Games champ Elvinn in Pittsburg

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:25:48 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Elvinn Keo endured a disappointing outing in the Pittsburg Open when he was sent crashing out of the first round by qualifier Peter Creed of Wales on Thursday.

Gaultier slams ref as Ashour sets up an all-Egyptian final

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:50:46 +0800

KUWAIT CITY: World number one Gregory Gaultier launched into a tirade against the refereeing which he claimed had contributed to his failure to reach the final of the World Open on Thursday.

Missing Williams sisters hand Italy Fed Cup edge

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:53:51 +0800

REGGIO CALABRIA (Italy): Italy will head into the Fed Cup final against the United States here today as the overwhelming favourites with both Williams sisters missing from the visitors’ line-up.

Agassi asks for compassion from his critics over drug use

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:54:31 +0800

NEW YORK: Andre Agassi, mired in controversy after admitting to using crystal meth, pleaded for compassion from his critics in a television interview that will be broadcast tomorrow in the United States.

Briton cruises past Montanes in Valencia, Stepanek too crafty in Basel

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:36:38 +0800

VALENCIA: Top seed Andy Murray gave Spaniard Albert Montanes a 6-4, 6-2 mauling in the quarter-finals of the Valencia Open yesterday as the Briton continued his comeback from a wrist injury.

Gritty Aussies hail outstanding Tendulkar

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:39:46 +0800

HYDERABAD: Australian captain Ricky Ponting yesterday lauded Indian master Sachin Tendulkar even as the injury-plagued world champions celebrated a brilliant one-day win.

Aussie flanker Smith out to spoil Wilkinson’s comeback for England

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:40:34 +0800

LONDON: George Smith describes himself as a “nuisance” and the Australia flanker is getting ready to be at his annoying best by spoiling Jonny Wilkinson’s England return here at Twickenham today.

Board suspended after gender test controversy

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:01:24 +0800

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s Olympic body has suspended the president, board and members of Athletics South Africa over the handling of 800m world champion Caster Semenya’s gender tests.

Cotto comfy with underdog role

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:48:59 +0800

LOS ANGELES: Miguel Cotto has no qualms about being listed as the bookmakers’ underdog for his WBO welterweight title defence against Filipino Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas next week.

Boxing: Haye believes he can be ‘David’ to Valuev’s ‘Goliath’

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:37:23 +0800

NUREMBERG: British challenger David Haye insists he will be the first fighter to knock out WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev here today.

Lang shoots 66 to take charge at Mizuno Classic

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:58:04 +0800

SHIMA (Japan): American Brittany Lang shot a six-under 66 yesterday to take a one-stroke lead over Japan’s Nobuko Kizawa and South Korea’s Park Hee-young after the first round of the Mizuno Classic.

Mickelson to open golf academy in China

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:58:49 +0800

SHANGHAI: World number two Phil Mickelson is to open a golf academy in China as part of his plans to help develop the sport in the booming country.

Woods storms into joint lead with Watney in Shanghai

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:44:05 +0800

SHANGHAI: Tiger Woods stormed into a share of the lead with Nick Watney at the WGC-HSBC Champions yesterday, as Phil Mickelson charged up the leaderboard to be one shot behind.

World champion Rossi already planning for next season

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:51:45 +0800

VALENCIA: Valentino Rossi, with a ninth world title safely wrapped-up, is already planning for the 2010 campaign and hopes to put down an early marker in tomorrow’s season-ending Valencia Grand Prix.

Holland consider central striking role for Van Persie

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:07:59 +0800

ZEIST (Holland): Robin van Persie could be deployed as a central striker for Holland in friendlies against Italy and Paraguay later this month, coach Bert van Marwijk said yesterday.

No place for Vieira as Domenech names squad

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:55:05 +0800

PARIS: Patrick Vieira has failed to impress France coach Raymond Domenech, who left the Inter Milan midfielder out of his squad for two World Cup qualifying playoff matches against the Republic of Ireland.

Al Ittihad, Pohang eye hat-trick in east meets west showdown

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:08:37 +0800

TOKYO: Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia take on Pohang Steelers of South Korea in the AFC Champions League final this weekend with both sides aiming for a record third continental championship.

Real and Portugal federation clash over Ronaldo injury

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:09:00 +0800

MADRID: A row has broken out between Real Madrid and the Portuguese Football Federation over whether injured forward Cristiano Ronaldo should be called up for the two-legged World Cup playoff against Bosnia.

Rangers charged over supporters’ behaviour in Romania

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:09:45 +0800

PARIS: Glasgow Rangers were on Thursday charged with the improper conduct of their supporters following disturbances during Wednesday’s Champions League match against Unirea Urziceni in Bucharest.

Fulham and Everton go down as Celtic face the exit

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:11:03 +0800

PARIS: Fulham compromised their hopes of advancing in the Europa League on Thursday when Roma came from behind to win 2-1 in Italy, the English Premiership side ending the Group E contest with nine men, while Everton slumped 2-0 at home to Benfica.

Struggling Romans tackle high-flying Milanese

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:11:04 +0800

ROME: Champions Inter Milan host AS Roma at the San Siro at the weekend while AC Milan travel to the capital to take on Lazio as the Serie A title race reaches a key stage.

Becks says leaving family for Milan ‘kills’ him

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:11:50 +0800

MIAMI: David Beckham’s loan move to AC Milan means he faces six months away from the family home, an absence that he says “kills” him.

Simao confident of rare derby win over Real

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:16:39 +0800

MADRID: Atletico Madrid believe a repeat of their performance against English leaders Chelsea could see the team win the Spanish capital derby against Real Madrid today.

Ronaldo questions Real credentials

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:17:45 +0800

LONDON: Cristiano Ronaldo has questioned whether his new club Real Madrid are ready to win the Champions League.

Hughes says his prized player Robinho not ready yet for Brazil

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:16:38 +0800

MANCHESTER: Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has told Brazil that Robinho is not ready to play in next week’s international friendly against England in Qatar.

Free-scoring Gunners looking to close the gap on top two

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:09:07 +0800

LONDON: There is no shortage of people willing to complicate football, but Arsenal are providing emphatic proof of the rewards that can be enjoyed when the game is kept refreshingly simple.

Zola confident Hammers can pull away from relegation zone

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:18:59 +0800

LONDON: Gianfranco Zola believes his struggling West Ham side can pull away from the relegation zone after claiming their first victory since the opening day of the season.

Fowler a star in late-career switch in Australia

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:10:32 +0800

GOLD COAST (Australia): Robbie Fowler has found a place in the sun, one where he can still be a star on the field yet be anonymous off it.

Aguero: Chelsea interest nice but I’m happy in Madrid

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:20:55 +0800

MADRID: Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero is flattered by the interest Chelsea have shown in buying him but said he is happy to stay in the Spanish capital for the time being.

In-form striker Drog has plenty of bite to ruffle the Red Devils

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:59:21 +0800

LONDON: An in-form Didier Drogba is capable of ruffling the feathers of even the most confident defences.

CAS lift Chelsea ban pending ruling

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:23:14 +0800

LAUSANNE: International sport’s top court yesterday suspended a transfer ban imposed on Chelsea while they rule on a dispute over the signing of French youngster Gael Kakuta.

Reserve keeper blasts Van der Sar

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:02:29 +0800

LONDON: Manchester United reserve goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak has criticised the club’s number one Edwin Van der Sar for failing to offer him help or encouragement.

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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:53:01 +0800

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