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| Bowling: Much at stake for women Posted: 31 May 2011 05:15 PM PDT 2011/06/01 Siti Shazwani is one of the players hoping to make the team to the Women's World Championships. They will compete in the Storm San Marino Open (July 2-10) and the Trofeu Internacional Ciutatde Barcelona (July 12-17). Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress high performance manager Cheah Ban Cheng said the National Sports Council has agreed in principle to fund the national team for both European tournaments.
"Both tournaments will give our bowlers the perfect opportunity to make an impression in Europe. Most of the top European bowlers will be in San Marino and Barcelona." Malaysian bowlers have been making an impression in Europe since 2007.
In March, Syafiq Ridhwan Malek, a former national champion, finished second in the Brunswick Euro Challenge in France. The event was also part of the World Tour. National coach Holloway Cheah said the San Marino and Barcelona events will be used to gauge his bowlers before he decides the team for the Women's World Championships in Hong Kong in September.
"But they cannot afford to slip up in Europe," he said. Holloway said he will name the six-member world meet squad after the Indonesia Open in Jakarta on July 15-25. "My bowlers must use the opportunity in tournaments to make an impression as we are not competing in many this year." Those gunning for tickets to the world meet are Wendy Chai, Esther Cheah, Sharon Koh, Zandra Aziela, Siti Safiyah Amirah Abdul Rahman, Zatil Iman Abdul Ghani, Jacqueline Jenelee Sijore, Sin Li Jane, Dayang Khairuniza Dhiyana, Siti Shazwani Ahmad Suhaimi and Hee Kar Yen. The men and women bowlers are currently competing in the Singapore Open. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Football: Safee raring to strike again Posted: 31 May 2011 05:13 PM PDT 2011/06/01 Safee Sali (centre) with captain Safiq Rahim (left) and Azmi Muslim at a training session at Wisma FAM on Monday. — Picture by: Osman Adnan The 27-year-old, who was the top scorer in last December's AFF Cup, has scored six goals in 10 appearances for Pelita. The striker now hopes to make full use of his skill to help the national team make an impact in the World Cup Qualifiers.
Safee reported for training with the national team for the first time in almost three months at Wisma FAM in Kelana Jaya on Monday. Although Safee had only returned a day before reporting to national coach K. Rajagobal, he did not show signs of fatigue throughout the training session.
"Although it has only been three months, I feel it has been ages since I last wore the national jersey. I want to make an impact against Hong Kong," said Safee in Kelana Jaya yesterday. "My game has improved by leaps and bounds since my stint in the Indonesian league. It has made me a better player. Now, I want to use all my experience to help Malaysia do well in international matches, starting with the World Cup Qualifiers."
"A win against Hong Kong will definitely give us the confidence and self-belief for the qualifiers. We must continue with our consistency and composure, which won us the AFF Cup, throughout this season," said Safee, adding that he must play to his true ability for the national team. Rajagobal has dropped two players, goalkeeper Nasril Nourdin and defender Farisham Ismail, from his 24-man squad for the friendly against Hong Kong. He is using the match to test new faces and strategies before the Qualifiers. Among the trainees are Syed Adney Syed Hussein, Nasriq Baharom, Mohamad Azmi Muslim, S Chanturu, Helmi Remeli and Ismail Faruqi Ashari.
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