China Daily:
Slutskaya makes winning return
Former world champion Irina Slutskaya of Russia staged a perfect comeback in figure skating as she won the ladies' Cup of China singles title on Saturday, the fourth leg of the ISU Grand Prix.Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto of the United States held onto their lead to lift the ice dancing trophy, while Canada's Jeffrey Buttle triumphed in the men's singles. Slutskaya, who was sidelined for the whole 2003/04 season due to vasculitis, skated elegantly to the...
Tennis,
Polo Open Shanghai
Shanghai, China Singles -- Championship Elena Dementieva (1), Russia, def. Chanda Rubin (2), United States, 6-3, 7-6 (6).Doubles -- Championship Emilie Loit, France, and Nicole Pratt, Australia, def. Ai Sugiyama, Japan, and Tamarine Tanasugarn, Thailand, 6-3, 6-3....
China Singles New Straits Times (Malaysia):
Giant killers Koo, Ong clinch doubles title
KOO Kien Keat-Ong Son Hock salvaged Malaysia's pride when they captured the boys' doubles title in the Asian Junior championships at the Kuala Lumpur BA (KLBA) Stadium in Cheras yesterday.The unseeded Koo-Ong showed tremendous fighting spirit, an aspect sorely lacking in their senior counterparts, to outplay South Korean number two pair Han Sang Hoon-Kim Dae Sung 15-13, 15-13 in the 55-minute final. This is Malaysia's third doubles title in the...
China Singles Hundreds of Chinese youth mark "Singles Festival"
Maybe the arabic numeral of "one" brings too much sentimental feeling for romantic unmarried men and women. The "Singles Festival" was marked spontaneously on Nov. 11 by hundreds of youth across China.A ball held in a park in west China's Chongqing Municipality in honor of "singles" on Friday turned out to be a match-making occasion for more than 400 people, reported China Daily on Saturday.Joyful...
China Singles The Express: NEW HORIZONS
GOSSIP OF THE WEEK While most of the focus has been on the Venice film festival this week, Tom Cruise managed to escape the paparazzi on a two-hour cruise to nearby Dubrovnik in Croatia. To follow in his footsteps, Holiday Options (0870 4208372/ www. holidayoptions. co. uk) offers seven nights in Dubrovnik from GBP475pp (two sharing) including half-board, flights from Gatwick and transfers.DEAL OF THE WEEK Foodies will enjoy Guernsey's Tennerfest. Throughout October, special...