Avril too sexy for Malaysians?

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s Islamic opposition party has urged the government to cancel a planned concert by Avril Lavigne, saying the Canadian singer’s on-stage moves are “too sexy” for this Muslim-majority country, an official said Monday.
Lavigne, a Grammy-nominated rock singer who burst to fame with her 2002 debut album “Let’s Go,” plans to start her monthlong Asia tour with a performance in Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 29.
The youth wing of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party said Lavigne’s concert would promote wrong values ahead of Malaysia’s Aug. 31 independence day.
“It is considered too sexy for us. ... It’s not good for viewers in Malaysia,” said Kamarulzaman Mohamed, a party official. “We don’t want our people, our teenagers, influenced by their performance. We want clean artists, artists that are good role models.”

Germany edge Japan for semis

Results - Women
Monday 18 August08:30 GER : JPN 1:0 (0:0)
10:30 KOR : RSA 5:2 (4:0)
18:00 GBR : USA 0:0 (0:0)
18:30 NED : ESP 2:1 (1:0)
20:30 ARG : NZL 3:2 (1:1)
21:00 CHN : AUS 2:2 (1:0)

Hockey stars in action

Germany's Anke Kuehn (18) falls over Japan's Kaori Chiba during the field hockey competitions at the Olympic Hockey Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008.
South Africa's Jennifer Wilson, right, falls as her shot is blocked by South Korea's goalkeeper Moon Young-hui as Lee Seon-ok (7) defends during their women's field hockey match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008.
Park Mi Hyun of South Korea leaps over Jennifer Wilson of South Africa during their 2008 Beijing Olympic Games preliminary women's field hockey Beijing on August 18, 2008. South Korea won 5-2.
US players (R) celebrate after scoring a goal against Germany during their 2008 Beijing Olympic Games women's field hockey match in Beijing on August 14, 2008.
Germany's Florian Keller (front) and goalkeeper Max Weinhold celebrate after winning their 2008 Beijing Olympic Games preliminary men's field hockey match against Spain in Beijing on August 17, 2008. Germay's won 1-0.
New Zealand's Gemma Flynn is carried from the field after she was injured during the field hockey competition against the United States at the Olympic Hockey Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008. USA won 4-1.
Australia's Eddie Ockenden, right, is upended by Netherlands' Taeke Taekema during the men's field hockey competition at the Olympic Hockey Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. The match ended in a 2-2 draw.

Australian swimming stars

Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice arrives for a promotional event to celebrate the end of the Olympic swimming programme, in Beijing on August 17, 2008. Rice won three gold medals at the Beijing Games and she joined Betty Cuthbert, Shane Gould and Ian Thorpe in equalling the record haul for an Australian at a single Olympics.
Australian swimmer Leisel Jones (R) and her fiance Marty Pask arrive for a promotional event to celebrate the end of the Olympic swimming programme in Beijing on August 17, 2008. Australia's world champion and world record holder Leisel Jones is now Olympic champion after her all-the-way victory in the 100 metres breaststroke final at the Beijing Games. The undisputed breaststroke queen of world swimming made amends for her Olympic disappointment in Athens four years ago, winning just outside her world record in a time of one minute 05.17 seconds.
Australian swimmer Grant Hackett and his wife Candice arrive for a promotional event to celebrate the end of the Olympic swimming programme in Beijing on August 17, 2008. Grant Hackett signed off from the Olympics after his heartbreaking loss of a third consecutive 1500 metres freestyle crown at the Beijing Games by less than a second. The champion Australian swimmer, who has held the world record for seven years, fell agonisingly short in his attempt to become the first male swimmer to win the same event at three consecutive Olympics.