London -- Chinese wunderkind Ding Junhui saw off former world champion Graeme Dott 6-2 at Wembley Arena on Thursday, becoming the first player to advance into the semifinals at the Snooker Masters.Ding, 23, cruised into the interval with a 3-1 lead, as he took victories in the first, second and fourth frames all with centuries.Dott, who knocked out...
Qatar on defensive over empty stadiums
2022 World Cup hosts Qatar were forced yesterday to explain the rows of empty seats at many Asian Cup matches after barely 3,500 people watched a crunch group game.Tournament organisers also addressed concerns as to why the apparently sell-out must-win final group game between the hosts and Kuwait at the 40,000 capacity Khalifa Stadium on Sunday saw...
Doha trounce hapless Kuwait
By Peter TownsonDoha Rugby Football Centre (DRFC) grabbed their second win in two weeks on Friday, when they scored eleven tries to trounce a hapless Kuwait team by 67 points to nil.Having beaten Bahrain the previous weekend, the Doha team were looking to continue the strong form they have shown so far this season, and in truth, the result was never...
Penang to ban sports betting: Guan Eng
Penang: The Penang government has also followed in the footsteps of the Selangor government in banning sports betting in the state.Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the state government would be invoking Section 101(v) of the Local Government Act to prevent Ascot Sport Sdn Bhd, which has been given the licence to conduct sports betting activities...
Nehwal gets India's top sports honour
NEW DELHI: Indian badminton ace and world number two Saina Nehwal was awarded India's highest sporting honour on Friday.Nehwal, 20, was named the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award after a string of impressive performances that saw her become the first Indian to win a Super Series title when she triumphed at the 2009 Indonesia Open."I am...
Sports betting: Opposition plans mass demo
Kuala Lumpur: Opposition political parties plan a mass street protest next month against a proposal to legalise sports betting which they fear will create more social ills, a PAS official said Thursday.Supporters of a new licence for sports betting argue that it will add billions of dollars to government coffers, but critics have warned it will lead...
Programmer Switching & Implementation Vacancy at PT Collega Inti Pratama
We are a company IT Banking Solution that is rapidly growing need of professional personnel who will be placed to fill the position:Programmer Switching & Implementation(Jakarta Raya)Requirements:* Requirement Programmer :o Required Skill : C / C++, PHP, VBo Having good Knowledge RDBMSo Having good knowledge with OS (Linux)* Requirment Implementation...