ISSI to host world MTB race<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Indonesia will host an International Mountain Bike
\n(MTB) Championship race near Borobudur, the world's biggest
\ntemple, in Central Java, according to an official of the
\nIndonesian Cycling Association (ISSI).<\/p>\n
The championship will be staged on June 15 in coincidence with
\nthe Borobudur festival.<\/p>\n
Sofyan Ruziyan, ISSI secretary-general, said here on Monday
\nthat all ten countries grouped in Association of Southeast Asian
\nNations (ASEAN) would send representatives along with Hong Kong,
\nJapan, China, Chinese Taipei and Australia.<\/p>\n
For the championship, the ISSI will begin monitoring local
\nhopefuls during the first series of the four-round Kencana Cross
\nCountry and BMX championship at the BSD circuit in a western
\nsuburb of Jakarta on March 2. JP<\/p>\n
;AFP;
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\nSingh skips from World Match Play
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Singh skips from World Match Play<\/p>\n
LOS ANGELES, California: Vijay Singh, of Fiji, has withdrawn
\nfrom the World Golf Championship Match Play because of a rib
\ninjury, the PGA Tour announced on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Sweden's Carl Pettersson will replace Singh, the 2000 Masters
\nwinner.<\/p>\n
Singh joins England's Nick Faldo and Japan's Toru Taniguchi
\nwho pulled out earlier from the event which begins February 26 in
\nCarlsbad, California. --AFP<\/p>\n
;REUTERS;
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\nArgentine soccer turned upside down
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Argentine soccer turned upside down<\/p>\n
BUENOS AIRES: Argentine football was turned on its head at the
\nweekend as the big two, River Plate and Boca Juniors, plus
\nchampions Independiente all lost and failed to score between
\nthem.<\/p>\n
Racing Club, coached by former Tottenham and Argentina
\nmidfielder Osvaldo Ardiles, and Velez Sarsfield took advantage to
\ngo top, the only teams with maximum points after two games of the
\nClausura championship.<\/p>\n
Independiente were the biggest let down as they crashed 3-0 at
\nhome to Gimnasia-La Plata, leaving them rooted to the bottom of
\nthe table as the only team without any points. --Reuters<\/p>\n
;REUTERS;
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\nIginla inspires Flames to victory
\nJP\/9\/Brief<\/p>\n
Iginla inspires Flames to victory<\/p>\n
PHOENIX, Arizona: Jarome Iginla scored all of Calgary's goals
\n-- the first four-goal game of his career -- as the Flames downed
\nthe Phoenix Coyotes 4-2 in NHL action on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Iginla, the defending NHL scoring champion and subject of
\npersistent trade rumors, notched his second hat trick of the
\nseason and third of his career as the slumping Flames ended a
\nseven-game winless streak (0-4-2-1) with the win.<\/p>\n
In Toronto, Vitali Yachmenev scored a pair of goals to give
\nthe Nashville Predators a 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n
Tomas Vokoun made 21 saves in goal for Nashville to end
\nToronto's five-game winning streak. --Reuters<\/p>\n
;AFP;
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\nRadcliffe opens season with record
\nJP\/9\/Brief<\/p>\n
Radcliffe opens season with record<\/p>\n
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Paula Radcliffe of Britain ran a world
\n10km road race record of 30min 21sec here Sunday slicing eight
\nseconds off Ethiopian Asmae Leghzaoui's previous best set last
\nyear in New York.<\/p>\n
Radcliffe was pushed hard by Moroccan Leghzaoui who finished
\nsecond in 31min 35sec while Kenya's Esther Kiplagat came third in
\n32:53.<\/p>\n
Fourth was Lyubov Kremleva of the United States in 33:13,
\nfollowed by Kenya's Jane Kiptoo in 33:19. --AFP<\/p>",
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