Batam to host badminton tournament
Batam to host badminton tournament
BATAM, Riau: Batam has been named the host city for the Sanyo
Indonesia Open 2003 badminton tournament, a senior official of
the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) said on Friday.
"The Sanyo Indonesia Open 2003 will be held from June 24
though June 29 at the Tumenggung Abdul Jamal stadium here," PBSI
secretary-general Luthfi Hamid said.
He said the decision to choose Batam -- located some six miles
to the south of Singapore -- as the host of this year's event was
because of its close proximity to the Singapore and Malaysia
Opens.
The five-star rated annual championship, sanctioned by the
world badminton governing body (IBF), will offer cash prizes of
more than US$180,000 in total.
"By playing in Batam all international shuttlers coming to the
event will have easy access to compete in the Singapore Open or
the Malaysia Open," said Luthfi. --JP
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Sosa blasts 500th home run of MLB career
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Sosa blasts 500th home run of MLB career
CINCINNATI, Ohio: Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa hit his
500th major league home run in a game against the Cincinnati Reds
on Friday.
Sosa's solo shot at the Great American Ball Park came in the
top of the seventh inning off pitcher Scott Sullivan, making him
the 18th player in the history of the sport to reach the
milestone.
The Dominican Republic native made his usual home run hop as
soon as the ball left the bat then put his head down and circled
the bases to a deafening ovation. --Reuters
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Why would I sell Beckham? asks Fergie
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Why would I sell Beckham? asks Fergie
LONDON: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has dismissed
out of hand recent reports that David Beckham's days at Old
Trafford could be numbered.
"Why would I want to sell my best players" Ferguson told the
Daily Mail on Saturday.
Last month the England captain was linked to a possible move
to Real Madrid, with the Spanish giants' president Jorge Valdano
saying he was the European champions' "next big project".
Aside from interest from Real speculation this week in Italy
suggested Inter Milan were contemplating a 32 million pound swap
deal involving Beckham and Inter's own Argentinian striker Hernan
Crispo. --AFP
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Royals cruise past Indians to remain unbeaten
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Royals cruise past Indians to remain unbeaten
KANSAS CITY, Missouri: The surprising Kansas City Royals
stayed unbeaten with a 5-1 win over the Cleveland Indians in
American League action on Friday.
The Royal's 4-0 start matches the best in team history.
Losers of 100 games a year ago, Kansas City scored four
second-inning runs and coasted from there.
Michael Tucker had the big blow, a two-run single off loser
Jason Davis.
Lefty Chris George worked 6 2/3 innings for the win,
surrendering five hits while striking out four. --Reuters