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Posted: 12 Oct 2011 05:32 PM PDT

A suspected fake ticket that was sold to a fan for the terengganu-Kelantan match in Kuala terengganu on Monday.

Are fake Malaysia cup tickets being sold to fans as the tournament reached the
quarter-final stage?

More than 100 Kelantan fans were refused entry into the Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium in Kuala terengganu on Monday because they were alleged to be holders of the imitation tickets.

terengganu FA (tFA) deputy president Shaikh tajuddin Shaikh Ahmad Yusof said: "I have been told that the tickets were not genuine and were not purchased legally." the FA of Malaysia has told the tFA to investigate the incident and lodge an official complaint.

Meanwhile, Kota baru red Warriors club president Wan Zaini Wan Zain has warned terengganu fans to go at their own peril to the Sultan Mohamad IV Stadium tomorrow for the Malaysia cup return leg.

He said the stadium would be bristling with more than 20,000 angry and bitter Kelantan fans who want to "see justice done" for their team's 3-1 loss in the firstleg in Kuala terengganu.

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Tennis / Shanghai Masters: Tsonga shocked, Nadal through

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 05:12 PM PDT

SHANGHAI: Big-serving Jo-Wilfried Tsonga crashed out of the Shanghai Masters yesterday, losing 7-6 (1-7), 4-6, 4-6 to Japan's Kei Nishikori but top seed Rafael Nadal eased through to the third round.

Tsonga, the fourth seed, appeared to be on his way to a straightforward victory when he stepped up the intensity of his game to seal the first set tie-break with the loss of just one point.

But World No 47 Nishikori, who needed courtside treatment on his back, broke twice in the second set, levelling the match when the Frenchman netted with a forehand.

Nishikori, who has a poor record against top 10 players, produced two more breaks in the deciding set, taking advantage of an errorstrewn performance by Tsonga and sealing the win on his third match point.

The defeat puts a serious dent in the Frenchman's bid to reach next month's ATP World Tour Finals. He came into the Shanghai Masters in eighth place in the race to reach the showpiece, featuring the top eight players of the year.

"Of course I'm disappointed because I lost.

But today I had a good opponent," said Tsonga.

"He was really good. Even if maybe I didn't play with a lot of energy, I played good tennis.

And today my opponent was just better than me." In his first match of the tournament after a first-round bye given to the top eight seeds, World No 2 Nadal, bidding for his 20th Masters title, beat fellow Spaniard Guillermo Garcia- Lopez 6-3, 6-2.

Second seed Andy Murray had a walkover into the third round after Dmitry Tursunov of Russia withdrew from their second round match with a right thigh injury.

Spain's third seed David Ferrer came out on top 7-5, 7-6 (9-7) in his second round clash with Canada's Milos Raonic and Czech player Tomas Berdych beat compatriot Radek Stepanek 6-4, 6- 3.

Earlier, Juan Carlos Ferrero came from a set down in an all-Spanish tie to oust 16th seed Fernando Verdasco 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, breaking six times during a match lasting a little over two hour s.

There was also a win for 12th seed Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine, who overcame Spain's Albert Ramos 5-7, 6-3, 6-2.

Austr ia's 14th seed Jurgen Melzer lost in three sets to Colombia's Santiago Giraldo while Australia's Matthew Ebden beat America's Ryan Harrison in straight sets.

World No 1 Novak Djokovic, Nadal, Roger Federer and Murray have already qualified for the year-ending ATP finals. — AFP

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Rabu, 12 Oktober 2011

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