RUGBY: National squad to prepare in Perth
THE national squad will return to Australia for a pre-season tour of Perth on Feb 10-25 as part of their preparations for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, the Incheon Asian Games and the HSBC Asian Sevens Series later this year.
HOCKEY: Dharmaraj wants to give juniors a chance
NATIONAL chief coach K. Dharmaraj is planning to field a healthy dose of juniors for the Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh from March 13-23.
DIVING: More splashes to come
DIVER Ooi Tze Liang is seeking more glory following his success in the recent Sea Games as he celebrates Chinese New Year for the fourth straight year away from his family.
GOLF: Jones, Watson share lead
AUSTRALIA'S Matt Jones fired his second straight six-under 65 on Friday to seize a share of the second-round lead of the Phoenix Open alongside former Masters champion Bubba Watson.
ATHLETICS: Vegiyathuman conferred Datukship
AFTER close to half a century of service to athletics, veteran administrator and walks judge S. Vegiyathuman was honoured with a Datukship in conjunction with the Federal Territory Day celebrations yesterday.
ECB chief hints Giles will succeed Flower
MELBOURNE: England Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke hinted yesterday that Ashley Giles would succeed Andy Flower as Test coach after the former Zimbabwe international quit following their Ashes whitewash.
No time to settle for suave Kallstrom
HE may not have the 'wow' factor of an Ozil or Mata, but Arsenal's new recruit Kim Kallstrom represents a sensible bit of business by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
Tame Tiger at Dubai Desert Classic
DUBAI: Tiger Woods' hopes of winning the Dubai Desert Classic for a record-equalling third time were all but quashed yesterday after he carded a third round of 70.