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Badminton / World Junior Championships: Zulfadli shines as Malaysians soar

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 05:21 PM PDT

2011/11/04
By K.M. Boopathy
boopathy@nst.com.my

Nelson Heg and Teo Ee Yi beat Hong Kong's Chang Tak Ching-Man Tang Chun 21-16, 21-6 in the second round yesterday.

ZULFADLI Zulkifli and boys' doubles Nelson Heg-Teo Ee Yi advanced to the quarter-finals of the World Junior Championships in contrasting styles in Taipei yesterday.

Zulfadli, the Asian Junior champion, secured an easy 21-15, 21-15 win over Vietnam's Pham Cao Cuong in the third round and then defeated Gerald Ong of Singapore 21-9, 21-19 to book his berth in the last eight.

He will face a tougher hurdle when he meets Indonesia's Wisnu Yuli Prasetyo, who beat Thammasin Sitthikom of Thailand 21-16, 21-16, today.

Nelson-Ee Yi cruised to a 21-16, 21-6 win over Hong Kong's Chang Tak Ching-Man Tang Chun in the second round but were stretched to the limit by Japan's Kento Momota-Taichi Saito before securing a 15-21, 22-20, 21-19 in the third round.

Nelson-Ee Yi, runners-up to compatriots Ow Yao Han-Yew Hong Kheng last year, will play Indonesians Lukhi Apri Nugroho-Kevin Sanjaya Sakamuljo in the last eight today.

The fact that Nelson had also been doing well in the mixed doubles, where he made the quarter-finals with Chow Mei Kuan, could have affected his performance in the boys' doubles.

Nelson had to play four matches yesterday.

In the mixed doubles, Nelson-Mei Kuan defeated Hafiz Faizal-Shella Devi Aulia of Indonesia 18-21, 21-19, 23-21 and play Denmark's Kasper Antonsen-Line Kjaersfeldt today.

In the girls' singles, Sonia Cheah saved eight match points against Cheung Ngan Yi of Hong Kong to earn a 21-6, 15-21, 24-22 win to sail into the quarter-finals.

Sonia, who trailed 14-20 in the deciding game before staging a spirited fightback against Ngan Yi, will take on third seed Nozomi Okuhara of Japan today.

Sonia and Yang Li Lian also made it to the girls' doubles quarter-finals when they beat Chloe Birch-Emily Westwood of England 21-18, 21-12 and meet South Korea's Lee So Hee-Shin Cheung Chan next.

RESULTS -- (Malaysia unless stated) Boys' Singles 3rd Rd: Viktor Axelsen (Den) bt Lee Hong Je (Kor) 21-11, 21-16; Zulfadli Zulkifli bt Pham Cao Cuong (Vie) 21-15, 21-15; Sameer verma (Ind) bt Goh Giap Chin 21-13, 21-17; Khosit Phetpradab (Tha) bt Soon Joo Ven 21-18, 22-20.

4th Rd: Viktor Axelsen (Den) bt Kai Schaffer (Ger) 21-10, 21-14; Zulfadli Zulkifli bt Gerald Ong (Sin) 21-9, 21-19.

Doubles 2nd rd: Nelson Heg-Teo Ee Yi bt Chang Tak Ching-Man Tang Chun (HK) 21-16, 21-6; Sant Enos Jani-Low Juan Shen bt Le Tan Than-Pham Cao Cuong (Vie) 21-18, 21-12.

3rd rd: Nelson Heg-Teo Ee Yi bt Kento Momota-Taichi Saito (Jpn) 15-21, 22-20, 21-19; Lee Chun Hei-Ng Ka Long (HK) bt Sant Enos Jani-Low Juan Shen 21-15, 21-16.

Women's Singles 2nd rd: Sonia Cheah bt Gayle Mahulette (Fra) 21-13, 21-9; Romina Gabdulina (Rus) bt Yang Li Lian 16-21, 21-19, 21-19.

3rd rd: Cheung Ngan Yi (HK) v Sonia Cheah

Doubles 2nd rd: Chow Mei Kuan-Lee Meng Yean bt Chisato Hoshi-Ayako Sakuramoto (Jpn) 23-21, 21-16; Sonia Cheah-Yang Li Lian bt Ramona Hacks-Jennifer Karnott (Ger) 21-13, 21-16.

3rd rd: Sonia Cheah-Yang Li Lian bt Chloe Birch-Emily Westwood (Eng) 21-18, 21-12; Chae Yoo Jung-Kim Chan Mi (Kor) bt Chow Mei Kuan-Lee Meng Yean 23-25, 21-16, 21-15.

Mixed Doubles 4th rd: Nelson Heg-Chow Mei Kuan bt Hafiz Faizal-Shella Devi Aulia (Ina); Lin Chia Yu-Shuai Pei Ling (Tai) 21-19, 21-16.

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Football / Champions League: 100 up for Ronaldo as Real reach last 16

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 04:57 PM PDT

Cristiano Ronaldo rejoices after scoring his 100th goal for Real Madrid in a Champions League match against Olympique Lyon on Wednesday. Real won 2-0. — Reuters picture

PARIS: A Cristiano Ronaldo double earned Real Madrid a 2-0 win at Olympique Lyon and a place in the first knockout round of the Champions League with two games to spare on Wednesday.

Ronaldo fired home midway through the first half with a trademark free kick and doubled his tally from the penalty spot after the break as Real maintained their perfect record at the top of Group D after four matches. The penalty was Ronaldo's 100th goal for Real in 105 matches since joining from Manchester United in 2009.

Real are the only team in the competition to have a maximum 12 points from four matches and also the only side not to have conceded a goal.

"All the goals are special, all the more so when it helps the team to win," Ronaldo said. "That's what I try to do in every game and I am happy for the team and for the goals too."

Lyon, who were without key players Lisandro Lopez and Michel Bastos, lie third on four points and in danger of not qualifying after they struggled to create clear chances in a one-sided game at Gerland stadium. "They're a very balanced team, they press very hard," said Lyon fullback Anthony Reveillere. "They are very quick towards goal."

Real always looked on top against a seemingly harmless Lyon team, who only came close in the 67th minute when Ederson had a couple of shots parried by Iker Casillas.

Ronaldo's 25-metre strike was blocked by Hugo Lloris as Real got off to a lively start in a packed arena. The France keeper also pulled off a great save to deny Karim Benzema on 10 minutes after the former Lyon striker was nicely set up by Mesut Ozil's through pass.

The visitors, however, were rewarded in the 24th minute when Ronaldo beat Lloris with an explosive 20-metre free kick which was Real's 900th European goal.

Lyon, overrun in midfield, struggled to get near Real's penalty area and were too shot-shy when they managed to. They had a chance on the stroke of halftime when Yoann Gourcuff unleashed a rising shot that was tipped over the bar by Iker Casillas.

Real, however, were in a class of their own and moved 2-0 ahead when Ronaldo netted from the spot in the 69th minute after the Portugal forward had crashed into Mouhamadou Dabo. Lyon came close to reducing the arrears 13 minutes from time but Jimmy Briand's header from a Gourcuff corner crashed against the bar as Lyon, formally Real's bogey side, suffered their first home defeat by a Spanish team in 10 years. Real beat Lyon 4-0 in the Bernabeu earlier in the group.

"We play some nice football, everyone fights on the pitch, we play fast," said Benzema, who for the first time in four games did not score against his former club.

"The most important was for the team to win," said Ronaldo. "The coach asked us to win this game so we could qualify for the next phase. It was a very tough game against a very good team but we are very happy because we have already qualified." -- Reuters

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Khamis, 3 November 2011

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