 | China dominate with four medals
CHINA, led by three Olympic
gold medal winner Zou Kai,
reigned the finals of the fifth FIG
Artistic Gymnastics Challenge
Cup at the Aspire indoor hall,
grabbing two gold medals and as
many silvers in five events.
The surprise performer was
Liao ...
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| | Covington shocks Iska in semis |  GREAT Britain´s Dominique
Covington set herself up for a
grand double in the second
Qatar ITF Junior Open, beating
top seed Teertha Iska of India
in the girls singles semi-finals.
At the Khalifa International
Tennis and Squash Complex,
the seventh-seeded Briton had
a close opening set against Iska
but discovered the range and
accuracy her strokes to complete
a 7-5 6-1 victory.
Covington will clash with
second Marie Bouzkova of
Czech Republic in the final on
Friday. Bouzkova ended the
giant-killing run of qualifier
Ekaterine Lasareishvili of
Georgia with a 6-1 6-1 crushing.
Covington also bagged the
doubles crown in a memorable
manner when Yvettte Van
Oyen of the ... | | | Shamlan loses final to
UAE´s Mansoori |  TEAM Qatar´s Khalid Saleh al
Shamlan and Khalid Abdullah
al Kuwari finished second and
fourth in Thursday afternoon´s
Match Race at the UIM
Nations Cup race, held in
calm conditions at Khor
Fakkan in Sharjah.
The Doha-based duo had
beaten Team Malaysia and
Team Brazil to get into a position
to challenge for the Match
Race title, but Team UAE´s
Rashid al Tayer pipped al
Kuwari to the chequered flag
in the battle for third and
fourth places and cockpit
problems cost Shamlan valuable
time in his quest to beat
Team UAE´s Majed al
Mansoori in the final.
Mansoori held on to take
victory in the Match Race, as
Team UAE and Team Qatar
dominated the on... | | | Under-strength India, SA teams to clash today |  INDIA and South Africa meet in a
one-off Twenty20 international at
the Wanderers Stadium on Friday
with India coach Duncan Fletcher
insisting the long round trip will
be worthwhile.
India arrived in Johannesburg
on Wednesday with a near full
strength T20 squad, with batsman
Virender Sehwag and pace
bowler Zaheer Khan the only key
players being rested.
Superstar Sachin Tendulkar,
reportedly receiving medical
treatment in London, is not a regular
T20 international player.
South Africa, by contrast, have
picked only eight of the squad
which won a T20 series in New
Zealand last month, resting all
their Test players with the exception
of Jacques ... | |
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