Sports News Headlines Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/sports.html en-en Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:19:00 +0800 5 Yahoo! Malaysia News http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/sports.html http://sg.yimg.com/i/my/mastheads/222x39_ma_malaysia_news.gif 39 222 <![CDATA[Unpredictable wicket can help India, Dravid says]]> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20081011/tsp-cri-india-dravid-6e81073.html /ap/20081011/r_t_ap_sp_other/tsp-cri-india-dravid-6e81073_1 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:19:00 +0800 Batsman Rahul Dravid remained hopeful Saturday that India could claw back the advantage from a dominant Australia over the final two days of the first test. AP <![CDATA[Yachts set off in gruelling round-the-world race]]> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081011/tsp-yachting-race-volvo-c682194.html /afp/20081011/r_t_afp_sp_other/tsp-yachting-race-volvo-c682194_2 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:02:00 +0800 Eight yachts representing seven nations set off on Saturday from the Spanish Mediterranean port of Alicante as part of the Volvo Ocean Race around the world, one of the most gruelling and hazardous events in sports. AFP <![CDATA[Oram guides NZ to series-level win over Bangladesh]]> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081011/tsp-cricket-ban-nzl-f4837cf.html /afp/20081011/r_t_afp_sp_cricket/tsp-cricket-ban-nzl-f4837cf_1 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:03:00 +0800 All-rounder Jacob Oram shone with both bat and ball to help New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 75 runs in the second one-day international here on Saturday and level the three-match series 1-1. AFP <![CDATA[Harbhajan rescues India after Johnson wrecks top order]]> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081011/tsp-cricket-ind-aus-f4837cf.html /afp/20081011/r_t_afp_sp_cricket/tsp-cricket-ind-aus-f4837cf_1 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:00:00 +0800 Tailender Harbhajan Singh proved India's unlikely batting hero after Mitchell Johnson put Australia in charge of the first cricket Test here on Saturday. AFP <![CDATA[Liang keeps narrow lead after Blyth's charge]]> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20081011/tsp-glf-indian-open-6e81073.html /ap/20081011/r_t_ap_sp_other/tsp-glf-indian-open-6e81073_1 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:53:00 +0800 Liang Wen-chong of China retained the lead in the US&#36;1 million (€740,000) Hero Honda Indian Open with a 1-under 71 Saturday for a three-round total of 14-under 202. AP <![CDATA[Nalbandian reaches Stockhholm tennis final]]> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081011/tsp-tennis-atp-swe-8f2a735.html /afp/20081011/r_t_afp_sp_tennis/tsp-tennis-atp-swe-8f2a735_2 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:41:00 +0800 Top seed David Nalbandian denied Jarkko Nieminen another possible trophy dream at the Stockholm Open on Saturday with a 6-2, 6-1 semi-final victory. AFP <![CDATA[Warrington's Anderson switches allegiance to Tonga]]> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081011/tsp-rugbyl-eng-nzl-ton-anderson-c682194.html /afp/20081011/r_t_afp_sp_other/tsp-rugbyl-eng-nzl-ton-anderson-c682194_1 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:07:00 +0800 Warrington second rower Louis Anderson has won the right to switch allegiance from New Zealand to Tonga ready for the upcoming World Cup. AFP <![CDATA[Loeb dominates Rally of Corsica]]> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081011/tsp-auto-rally-fra-5820418.html /afp/20081011/r_t_afp_sp_auto/tsp-auto-rally-fra-5820418_2 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:00:00 +0800 World champion Sebastien Loeb dominated proceedings on the second day of the Rally of Corsica on Saturday, carrying on his clean sweep of stage wins. AFP <![CDATA[TITUS TO MISS MERDEKA CUP DUE TO CLUB COMMITMENT IN FRANCE]]> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/bnm/20081011/tsp-sports-football-titus-cc21d00.html /bnm/20081011/r_t_bnm_sp_my/tsp-sports-football-titus-cc21d00_1 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:58:29 +0800 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (Bernama) -- France-based Titus James Palani would not be part of the Malaysian squad preparing for the Merdeka Tournament as he is in the process of signing a deal with a French Division One club. Bernama <![CDATA[Scotland could envisage joint bid for Euro 2016: UEFA]]> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081011/tsp-fbl-eur2016-sco-47c0590.html /afp/20081011/r_t_afp_sp_soc/tsp-fbl-eur2016-sco-47c0590_1 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:49:00 +0800 Scotland could be a candidate to stage the 2016 European Championships, but in association with another country, according to UEFA general secretary David Taylor. AFP