http://thestar.com.my/sports/ Update: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 MYT 3:32:55 PM http://thestar.com.my/common/images/thestar_140x45.gif http://thestar.com.my/sports/ 88 31 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/20100210152656&sec=sports SAN JOSE, California (AP): Fourth-seeded Tommy Haas of Germany needed a tiebreaker to beat American wild card Devin Britton 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the first round of the SAP Open on Tuesday. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/20100210152656&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:21:42 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/20100210074357&sec=sports LONDON (AP): Manchester City beat Bolton 2-0 and moved up to fifth place in the English Premier League on Tuesday. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/20100210074357&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:39:11 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5637436&sec=sports PETALING JAYA: A new ruling limiting each continent to only two qualifiers for the team sprint at the 2012 London Olympics is a cause of worry for the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF). http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5637436&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:29:51 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5647293&sec=sports LANGKAWI: The Ironman Langkawi competition is expected to generate RM30mil for the tourism industry given that there will be 729 competitors from 49 countries. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5647293&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:41:43 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5647216&sec=sports MILAN: Force India unveiled their new car yesterday, saying greater stability than other Formula One teams would boost their chances this season. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5647216&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:14:21 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5644646&sec=sports PETALING JAYA: There are growing concerns in the F1 paddock that not all the new teams will make it to the grid for the season-opening round in Bahrain from March 12-14. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5644646&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:30:21 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5633692&sec=sports KUALA LUMPUR: National back-up artistic gymnast Hairi Zaid has declared that he wants to be better than Ng Shu Wai. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5633692&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:40:10 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5647273&sec=sports KUALA LUMPUR: National team rookie Arif Farhan Ibrahim Putra stayed cool in the searing heat to reach the men’s recurve semi-finals at the Asian Grand Prix in Taman Keramat Tuesday. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5647273&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:28:29 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5644637&sec=sports PETALING JAYA: Malaysian professional golfers Shaaban Hussin and S. Sivachandran can look forward to making bigger impacts in the Asian Tour this year without any financial worries. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5644637&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:40:51 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645535&sec=sports LONDON: Miguel Angel Jimenez and Tom Watson, boasting a combined age of 106, silenced golf’s young guns in the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645535&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:12:44 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645528&sec=sports BEIJING: The 2010 China Open golf championship will be played in Suzhou in April with an increased prize fund of US$2.5mil, organisers said Tuesday. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645528&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:12:23 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5643471&sec=sports KUALA LUMPUR: Penalty corners will play a crucial role for Sapura in the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) final against Tenaga Nasional at the Tun Razak Stadium here on Friday. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5643471&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:26:17 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5643479&sec=sports KUALA LUMPUR: S. Kumar is arguably the best hockey goalkeeper ever produced by Malaysia. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5643479&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:26:41 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645287&sec=sports PETALING JAYA: Malaysian referee Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh wants to see real action at the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645287&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:27:13 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645181&sec=sports RIO DE JANEIRO: The intense heat in southern Brazil this month has led a judge in the state of Rio Grande do Sul to issue a ban on football matches when the temperature exceeds 35°C. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645181&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:17:57 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645410&sec=sports ROME: Defending champions Inter Milan will look to go 11 points clear at the top of Italy’s Serie A when they travel to misfiring Parma today. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645410&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:36:11 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645200&sec=sports MILAN: Dubai government-owned Emirates airline is to sponsor AC Milan from next season in a four-year shirt deal worth around €50mil, a source close to the Italian club said on Monday. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645200&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:18:13 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645212&sec=sports PARIS: Bordeaux coach Laurent Blanc said he was prepared to send his B team to play a delayed League Cup semi-final next week after the French League turned down his request to ease the crowded calendar. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645212&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:18:26 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645294&sec=sports MADRID: Real Madrid’s Brazilian playmaker Kaka believes he has shaken off a lingering groin injury and his form is improving with each match and training session. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645294&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:18:41 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645319&sec=sports MADRID: Racing Santander have been sent a stirring call to arms by one of their most famous fans to help them in tomorrow’s bid to reverse a four-goal deficit and get past Atletico Madrid into the final of the King’s Cup. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645319&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:19:01 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645379&sec=sports WELLINGTON: New Zealand yesterday named their strongest possible squad for their World Cup warm-up against Mexico in Los Angeles next month, with only two players missing from the team which clinched qualification last year. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645379&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:36:41 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645399&sec=sports LONDON: Didier Drogba sent Chelsea back to the top of the Premier League by shooting down Arsenal and the Ivory Coast hitman is determined they will still be there after today’s trip to Everton. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645399&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:38:10 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645416&sec=sports BIRMINGHAM: Edwin van der Sar believes that Manchester United have done well to stay in touch with Chelsea despite the injury problems that have dogged the season at Old Trafford. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645416&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:21:07 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645442&sec=sports LONDON: Arsene Wenger has brushed aside a broadside from Michael Ballack over his grudging praise for Chelsea in the wake of their win over Arsenal at the weekend. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645442&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:21:31 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645449&sec=sports LONDON: Chelsea legend Marcel Desailly is backing a move to highlight the different ways English Premier League matches are watched around the world, from beach bars in Goa to pubs in Pretoria. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645449&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:22:00 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645426&sec=sports LONDON: Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher is confident his side’s rediscovered meanness can help them close the gap on faltering Arsenal. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645426&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:22:58 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645447&sec=sports LONDON: Former England star Paul Gascoigne has been arrested for the second time in two days, police confirmed Tuesday. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645447&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:38:50 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645432&sec=sports LONDON: A British court jailed two men on Monday for leaving a live grenade outside the home of former Liverpool and Scotland footballer Kenny Dalglish. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645432&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:23:13 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645335&sec=sports LONDON: Bolton defender Gary Cahill will miss several months of action, effectively ending his hopes of a place in England’s World Cup squad, after suffering a blood clot in his arm. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645335&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:23:26 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645363&sec=sports NEW DELHI: India’s wealthiest man Mukesh Ambani denied yesterday a British newspaper report that he was in a race to take over Liverpool football club. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645363&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:23:43 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645285&sec=sports LONDON: Stoke City striker Ricardo Fuller was arrested after an incident at a nightclub in the early hours of Sunday, the Premier League club said on Monday. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645285&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:24:04 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645406&sec=sports LONDON: Under-pressure West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola has urged supporters to back his team as they continue their fight for Premier League survival in today’s clash with Birmingham City here at Upton Park. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645406&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:24:39 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645587&sec=sports ROTTERDAM: Sweden’s Robin Soderling put an indifferent start to the year behind him by beating Frenchman Florent Serra 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the first round of the World Indoor Tournament on Monday. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645587&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:13:42 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5647615&sec=sports NAGPUR (India): South Africa thumped India by an innings and six runs despite a fighting century by Sachin Tendulkar on the fourth day of the first Test yesterday to go 1-0 up in the two-match series. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5647615&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:14:45 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5646537&sec=sports DOHA: Belgian Topsport rider Geert Steurs won the Second Stage of the Tour of Qatar on Monday after edging Dutchman Wouter Mol of the Vacansoleil team, who assumed the overall lead. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5646537&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:17:25 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645618&sec=sports VANCOUVER: Judging controversies and a baffling scoring system have left figure skating struggling to pull in the fans, and Olympic champion Jamie Sale believes there is one good way to regain its popularity – more scandals. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645618&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:17:11 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645612&sec=sports VANCOUVER: China’s Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo are getting ready to launch a dumpling-powered assault for a pairs gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5645612&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:15:44 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5646060&sec=sports LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Lakers pulled together to win their second straight contest without Kobe Bryant with a 101-89 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/sports/5646060&sec=sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:15:27 +0800