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Written by admin on 27 January 2012
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 27 (IANS) The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Competitions Committee has confirmed Vietnam as the neutral venue for the playoff round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2012 London Olympic Games, which is scheduled to be played from March 25 to 31.
Malaysia had originally been chosen but renovations to the proposed stadium as well as the unavailability of other venues due to the scheduling of domestic fixtures meant that a new destination for the three-team playoffs was required, Xinhua reported.
The runners-up from the three third round groups will face each other in a round-robin format with an additional match earmarked for March 31.
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Written by admin on 15 January 2012
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 15 (IANS) Men’s World No.1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia and top women’s player Yihan Wang won the singles title at the Malaysian Superseries badminton event here Sunday.
The Malaysian had little trouble disposing off Japanese Kenichi Tago, beating him 21-6, 21-13 to win his eighth Malaysian Open title.
In the women’s draw, Yihan beat Chinese compatriot Xin Wang 21-19, 21-11 to overcome the disappointment of being the losing finalists last year.
Yihan defeated India’s ace shuttler Saina Nehwal in the semifinals Saturday.
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Written by admin on 14 January 2012
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 14 (IANS) India’s Saina Nehwal lost to World No. 1 Yihan Wang of China in the women’s singles semifinals at the Malaysia Open Superseries badminton event here Saturday.
The loss was Saina’s fifth in a row against Yihan, who has never lost to the Indian and beat her last in the final of the World Superseries finals in December.
Saina, ranked fourth, started well in both the games but eventually could not match the pace of her mighty opponent.
She had a 8-4 lead in the first but Yihan bounced back to take the next six points. From there on, Yihan took control of the game.
Saina was ahead 5-2 in the second game before another recovery from the reigning World Champion, who did not lose the lead from 10-10.
Yihan next faces the winner of an-all Chinese semifinal between Shixian Wang and Xin Wang scheduled later in the evening.
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Written by admin on 13 January 2012
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 13 (IANS) India’s Saina Nehwal fought her way into the semifinals of the Malaysian Open Superseries badminton event, defeating Denmark’s Tine Baun 21-13, 21-23, 21-13 in a last-eight match here Friday.
Saina had defeated Baun in straight games to make it to the final of the World Superseries Finals last month but the match here turned out to be a much tighter affair, lasting close to an hour.
The World No.4 takes on the winner of the all-Chinese clash between Wang Yihan and Xuerui Li scheduled later in the day.
Saina maintained the lead through the first game after a tentative beginning against the sixth-ranked Baun.
The Danish fought back in the second from a 10-14 deficit to earn herself two game points on 20-18. Saina took the next two points for deuce but Baun raised her play to level the match.
It was neck-to-neck in the decider before Saina took a comfortable 16-10 lead.
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Written by admin on 12 January 2012
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 12 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal thrashed Chinese Taipei’s Shao Chieh Cheng 21-19, 21-8 to enter the quarterfinals of the Malaysian Super Series here Thursday.
The world No.4 took just 31 minutes to dispose of her opponent with some brilliant net play and powerful smashes.
Saina had to play catch-up in the first game as Cheng raced to a 6-2 lead and held on to it with the score on 15-19. The 21-year-old suddenly woke up from her slumber and won the first game with six straight points.
The second game was all Saina as she did not allow her opponent from Taipei to settle down and finished her off easily to set a date with two-time All England champion Tine Baun of Denmark Friday.
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Written by admin on 09 January 2012
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 9 (IANS) At least two people were injured in three explosions near Kuala Lumpur High Court Monday, shortly after opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim was found not guilty in the sodomy case.
The explosions occurred near the Kuala Lumpur High Court, where a judge acquitted Anwar of sodomy charge for lack of sufficient evidence, capping a nearly two-year trial, Xinhua reported.
The 64-year-old was charged with sodomising his 26-year-old former assistant, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, at a condominium unit in Kuala Lumpur in June 2008.
Delivering the verdict, Kuala Lumpur High Court Judge Mohd Zabidin Mohd Diah said the evidence was compromised and the container supposedly holding Anwar’s DNA was disputable.
The court could not convict Anwar based on uncorroborated evidence in a criminal offence, the judge added.
Thousands of people rallied outside the court to show support for Anwar Ibrahim ahead of the verdict. They raised slogans and held pro-Anwar placards as the opposition leader arrived at the court, accompanied by his family, including his wife and six children.
Reacting over the verdict, Anwar said: ‘I am grateful for the verdict.’
‘However, it is too early to celebrate because the prosecution may appeal the decision. Nonetheless, I will fight on against the injustice and the system that suppresses the people,’ he added.
The trial had started Feb 3, 2010, and Anwar repeatedly said that the charge had been set up to devastate his political career.
Prime Minister Najib Razak denied the claims.
Anwar was appointed deputy prime minister in 1993, but was arrested and sentenced to six years in prison on corruption charges in 1999 and to nine more years on sodomy charges in 2000. He was released in 2004 after the charges were reviewed.
This was the second time Anwar was charged with sodomy. In the March 2008 elections, he forged an opposition alliance that won 88 seats in parliament and wrested control of four states, but was again charged with sodomy that year.
Reacting over the court’s latest decision, Malaysia’s Information Minister Rais Yatim said: ‘The Malaysia judiciary has spoken. It has been heard and we must respect the decision. The verdict of a case such as the one we encountered is a testy decision.’
Deputy public prosecutor Noreen Badaruddin has said her team would consult the attorney general.
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