Badminton hero Eddy Yusuf dies
Badminton hero Eddy Yusuf dies
Indonesian badminton hero Eddy Yusuf passed away at the age of
72 due to cancer at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital early
Saturday morning.
He was buried at the Karet Bivak cometary later on Saturday
afternoon, according to www.detik.com news website.
Eddy, born in Surabaya on April 3, 1931, was a member of the
first Indonesian men's badminton team to win the coveted Thomas
Cup in 1958.
The other team members included Tan Joe Hok, Ferry Sonneville
and doubles pairing Tan King Gwan and Njoo Kim Bee. Indonesia
beat Malaysia (then Malay) 6-3 in the final in Kuala Lumpur.
It was Eddy who urged the Badminton Association of Indonesia
to insist that Indonesia should take part in the cup.
Eddy's death overshadowed the Indonesian shuttlers'
preparations for the mixed team Sudirman Cup to be held in
Eindhoven, the Netherlands from next Tuesday to Sunday. -- JP
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Els to take on Woods in Germany
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Els to take on Woods in Germany
PARIS: The world's top two golfers Tiger Woods and Ernie Els
are set to clash at the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open at the Gut Kaden
course near Hamburg May 15-18, organisers said on Friday.
Woods is the defending champion and he has committed himself
to play in the European PGA Tour event for the fifth time.
But Els has added his name to the list in a top-class field
having passed on the event over the last few years.
The two have yet to affront each other this year with Woods
missing the early part of the season after a knee injury and Els
clocking up the wins in Asia and Australia. --AFP
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Diouf fined heavily over spitting
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Diouf fined heavily over spitting
LIVERPOOL, England: Liverpool striker El Hadji Diouf has been
fined two weeks' wages over the spitting incident that marred the
UEFA Cup tie with Celtic, manager Gerard Houllier said on Friday.
The Senegalese could also face a police charge and UEFA action
after TV replays clearly showed the player spitting in the
direction of home supporters following a touchline clash towards
the end of Thursday's Parkhead clash.
But Houllier played down the incident and insisted Diouf would
start Sunday's premier league game at Tottenham.
"El Hadji is young, he is learning and he makes mistakes. This
was a mistake and he realises he must not do that anymore,"
Houllier told reporters. --Reuters