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England thump Pakistan by an innings and 225 runs to take the series 3-1
England secured victory in the first session of the fourth day in the final test of the four test series against Pakistan at Lord's. They won by an in...
AB De Villiers moves to the top of the ICC ODI Rankings
AB De Villiers' outstanding form of the past season in which he scored four ODI centuries including three in successive matches against India and the ...
Pakistan sweep T20 series 2-0 against Australia
After a humiliating tour of Australia, Pakistan have started their journey on the road to redemption in the best possible way by recording a clean-swe...
Will Roy Hodgson rescue Liverpool's sinking ship?
Paul Konchesky was the final signing during a busy transfer window for the Reds which has seen close to 11 players come in to Melwood and almost as ma...
Transfer Deadline Day: Robinho joins AC Milan, Birmingham sign Alexander Hleb on loan
Transfer deadline day fever took over all of Europe today, with rumors and gossip reigning supreme. Teams looked to wrap up last minute deals for play...
Spain return to the top of FIFA Rankings, Brazil drop to 3rd
Spain's 1-0 win over the Netherlands in the 2010 FIFA World Cup final in Johannesburg last Sunday not only gave the Furia Roja their first ever World ...
Federer Qualifies For Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
World No. 2 Roger Federer has secured his place in the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, to be held at The O2 in London, 21-28 November. T...
Argentina stun Russia; Serbia dumps Croatia to advance to Semi-finals of Davis Cup
One December day at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, a 24-year old Argentine looked on helplessly from the sidelines as Russian Marat Safin denied the S...
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Yonex BWF World Championship 2010 – Chinese High Five; Jin Chen and Lin Wang triumph
In a remarkable day of top class Badminton action, the Chinese stamped their mark of authority leaving Pierre de Coubertin covered in glory. Chinese men and women made sure that their journey to Paris will be made memorable by a clean sweep of all five titles on offer, the first time since 1987 that the country has swept everything in view. Taufik Hidayat evoked romantic notions about his ability to turn back the clock, but Jin Chen was clinically efficient in his 21-13 21-15, snub to romance. Among the women, Lin Wang emerged triumphant against Xin Wang after an intense battle of shuttle skills that lasted three sets. Long in the shadows of his illustrious compatriot Dan Lin, Jin Chen may have finally arrived at the summit of Badminton to create a legacy of his own. He was far too quick for the veteran Indonesian, varying the pace of the game and denying the artist in Hidayat any sort of rhythm to execute his plans. The 2004 Olympic Champion and 2005 World Champion was also beaten by Chen in the same event last year in the semi-finals in Hyderabad. At 29, this may have been his last big chance to stake claim to the biggest trophy in Badminton.
BWF World Championship – Chinese paint Paris Red; Peter Gade knocked out by Jin Chen
The Red Dragon swooped upon Pierre de Coubertin with a flourish and captured all but two of the final spots on offer in the five events at the 18th edition of the Badminton World Championship in Paris. In a repetition of a recurrent theme (Chinese men have won 9 of the 18 titles, the women 14) they will look to seal the deal on Sunday, after successfully denying the Danes a spot at the high table. China's Jin Chen ensured a red representative in the men's singles by recording a come from behind victory over the amiable Dane Peter Gade 19-21 21-8 21-11. Taufik Hidayat completed the line-up holding off stiff resistance late in the match from the conqueror of the mighty Lin Dan, the Korean Sung Hwan Park. If Peter Gade fancied his chances of denying the Chinese a place in the men's finals, the fourth ranked Jin Chen took court with his own well laid plans to derail the world number two. With Gade opening up a massive 15-8 lead, it looked like the Dane was in cruise control. Gade was striking exquisite smashes; one was clocked at 247kph, on his way to setting up five game points. But then, against the flow a royal battle ensued between the two - Gade was forced to hold Chen at bay through a tense end game in which Chen saved four game points, before the Dane could seal the game.
BWF World Championship – Indian Cul-de-sac in Paris; Saina falters in the quarter-finals, Jwala and Diju dumped as well
On a pristine day in Paris, the cauldron inside Stade Pierre de Coubertin was taken over by the Gallic spirits that so enchanted the world with their unflinching resistance in the face of might and muscle. And they churned out of it upset after mighty upset. It was a bleeding day when the script was tossed aside, along with the leading lights of the tournament. Saina Nehwal betrayed the hopes of a growing legion of fans, besides her own as she came unstuck against her Chinese opponent Shixian Wang. Saina was flat as a floater, in her 8-21 14-21 capitulation that lasted a mere 34 minutes. The Indonesian Taufik Hidayat rediscovered his magic and determination to outlast the world number one Lee Chong Wei 21-15 11-21 21-12, in a see-saw battle that went the distance. Three time champion Lin Dan also suffered an ignominious 21-13 21-13 defeat at the hands of the Korean Park Sung Hwan to round off a tumultuous day at the World Championships. With the exit of the top ranked woman on Thursday, Saina had a great opportunity to seize the top spot with a couple of victories here, but sadly for her she had an off day at the wrong time. The contest with Wang was even for a while at the beginning and towards the end of the match, but the Chinese was dominant for the most part. In the first game, the score was tied at 6-6 before Wang raced away with 15 of the next seventeen points to snatch the initiative from Saina. The second game saw Wang get away to an 8-2 lead, before Saina dug deep to put up a modicum of resistance. But her fight came too late and the gap remained too far for the world number two to bridge. "My weakness was that I was not moving at all," she said. "Wang was quicker in her movements and she was more attacking at the net."
BWF World Championship - Saina Nehwal cruises through to the last 8; Top seed Yihan Wang knocked out
The world number two Saina Nehwal swept her way through to the quarter-finals of the World Badminton Championships with a 21-14, 21-18 victory over the Russian 13th seed Ella Diehl in just 40 minutes. Meanwhile, Stade Pierre de Coubertin reverberated to the tremors caused by the impressive young Japanese who answers to the name of Eriko Hirose. The tenth seed put out the lights on the world number one Yihan Wang with a hard fought 20-22, 21-16, 21-18 victory that took well over an hour. Saina was way more impressive in her performance this Thursday, considering her rocky start to this edition's expectant campaign at the centre of Paris. The Hyderabadi lass had to plough her way back in the second round, after losing the first game against Hsiao Huan Chen of Taipei 20-22, before coming back to win the next two 21-15 21-8 to remain in contention.Rogers Cup 2010
