More exposure for the Games

16/05/1998

SUKOM Ninety Eight Berhad and Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd yesterday
launched an advertising campaign to give more visibility to the
Commonwealth Games.
The Games logo will now be prominently displayed on 40 buses and 200
taxis with the message "Come up to the Games" in the Klang Valley, Penang,
Ipoh, Johor Baru and Malacca.
"This contribution is Carlsberg's commitment to lend support and promote
Malaysia as an international venue of sporting activities," said Carlsberg
managing director Datuk Jorgen Bornhoft.
Carlsberg were one of the first companies to sign with Sukom, pledging
RM5 million for the Games.
"Our budget for this form of transit advertising is RM900,000 and we
have a bigger budget for other promotional activities. As the first Asian
capital to host the last Games of the 20th century, we are happy to be
able to help promote the second largest sporting event in the world," said
Bornhoft.
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Nicol cruises into two semifinals

16/05/1998

IT was a walk in the park for Nicol David in the Under-19 and Under-16
categories in the Malaysian Junior Open at the Jalan Duta courts
yesterday.
Nicol hardly broke a sweat as she thrashed Singapore's Tan Hui Shan 9-1,
9-1, 9-0 and Leong Yie Mun 9-1, 9-1, 9-1 in the Under-16 age-group.
Today, Nicol will play sister Cheryl in the semifinals of the Under-19
and Karen Lau Siu Ying of Hong Kong in the last four of the Under-16.
In the Boys' Under-19 quarterfinals, Aussie Kane Ingham beat Ng Teng
Kuan 9-2, 9-0, 9-6 while Kenny Ng beat Ong Poh Kwang of Singapore 10-8, 9-
1, 9-2.
RESULTS (all q-finals) Malaysian unless stated - Boys' Under-19: Kane
Ingham (Aus) bt Ng Teng Kuan 9-2, 9-0, 9-6; Teng Kean Guan bt Ray
Paramalingam 9-3, 9-0, 9-0; Wong Wan San bt Low Kok Ping 9-0, 9-1, 5-9, 9-
3; Kenny Ng bt Ong Poh Kwang (Sin) 10-8, 9-1, 9-2.
Under-16: Marcus Yeap bt Aaron Chee 9-1, 9-4, 9-6; Navin Samarasinghe
(SL) bt Kenny Khoo 9-6, 9-3, 9-3; Kelvin Ho bt Ray Paramalingam 9-6, 9-1,
9-5; Junaid Nanthani (Ind) bt Loo Fon Sow 9-3, 9-5, 9-1.
Under-14: Soo Pak Hei (HK) bt Mihir Seth (Ind) 9-0, 9-2, 5-9, 9-3; Roger
Loh bt Anurag Gill (Ind) 10-9, 9-7, 9-0; Sahil Vora (Ind) bt Theng Tong
Sern 9-4, 9-1, 5-9, 9-4; Siddarth Suchde (Ind) bt Ashwin Nesan 9-1, 9-4,
9-4.
Under-12: Kwong Yu Shan (HK) bt Rushaph Vora (Ind) 9-0, 9-4, 9-3;
Hillman Ruzainee bt Clavito Supsup 9-2, 9-6, 9-7; Karan Path Sethi (Ind)
bt Hilmi Ramzee 9-6, 9-5, 9-2; Kapil Nesan bt Mohamed Afrizal 9-6, 9-6, 9-
5.
Girls' Under-19: Nicol David bt Tan Hui Shan (Sin) 9-1, 9-1, 9-0; Cheryl
David w.o Geraldine Read; Serene Lee (Sin) bt Tricia Chuah 9-5, 9-5, 9-4;
Daphine Ting bt Tan Wah Siew 9-1, 9-1, 9-2.
Under-16: Nicol bt Leong Yie Mun 9-1, 9-1, 9-1; Karen Lau (HK) bt Sahar
Jasmina 9-5, 9-3, 9-0; Teng Ooi Ean w.o. Lum Shih Loong; Tricia Chuah bt
Lim Yoke Wah 9-3, 9-7, 9-1.
Under-14: Teng Ooi w.o. Sharmila Andy; Sally Looi bt Delia Arnold 9-3,
9-2, 9-3; Lim Yoke Wah bt Supriya Balsekar (Ind) 9-6, 9-7, 3-9, 9-5; Sahar
Jasmina bt Theng Mei Yee 9-6, 9-0, 9-2.
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Ng gets birthday wish with first title

18/05/1998

KENNY NG fulfilled his birthday wish when he won the Under-19 title of the
Malaysian Open junior squash championships at the Jalan Duta courts
yesterday, reports Jugjet Singh.
Ng, who turned 17 yesterday, downed Australia's Kane Ingham 7-9, 9-5, 9-
1, 9-5 for his first major title.
"This is this my first junior title in three years of competing. I'll
now concentrate of making the national junior squad and play in the world
junior championships this year," said Ng.
Ng was leading 7-2 in the first game at one stage but allowed Ingham too
much space and eventually lost 9-7. But the second and third games were a
breeze for Ng, who wrapped up the third 9-1 and fourth to win.
In the girls' Under-19 and Under-16 finals, Daphine Ting and Tricia Chua
respectively were no match for Nicol David, who breezed past them 9-3, 9-
4, 9-2 and 9-4, 9-2, 9-2.
RESULTS (all finals - Malaysian unless stated) - Boys' Under-19: Kenny
Ng bt Kane Ingham (Aust) 7-9, 9-5, 9-1, 9-5: Under-16: Marcus Yeap bt
Navin Samarasinghe (S Lan) 7-9, 10-8, 9-2, 9-3; Under-14: Soo Pak Hei (HK)
bt Siddarth Suchde (Ind) 4-9, 9-5, 9-6, 9-1; Under-12: Kwong Yu Shun (HK)
bt Kapil Nesan 9-2, 10-9, 9-0.
3rd-4th placings - Under-19: Wong Wan San bt Teng Kean Guan 5-9, 9-6, 9-
2, 8-9, 9-2; Under-16: Navin Samarasinghe (S Lan) bt Junaid Nanthani (Ind)
9-7, 9-5, 9-2; Under-14: Suhail Vohra (Ind) bt Roger Loh 4-9, 9-3, 9-7, 9-
2; Under-12: Karan Path Sethi (Ind) bt Hilman Ruzainee 9-6, 9-5, 9-0.
Girls' Under-19: Nicol David bt Daphine Ting 9-3, 9-4, 9-2; Under-16:
Nicol David bt Tricia Chuah 9-4, 9-2, 9-2; Under-14: Teng Ooi Ean bt Sahar
Jasmina 9-3, 9-2, 9-1.
3rd-4th placings - Under-19: Cheryl David bt Serene Lee (Sin) 9-3, 9-4,
9-3; Under-16: Karen Lau (HK) bt Teng Ooi Ean 9-4, 9-3, 4-9, 9-7; Under-
14: Lim Yoke Wah bt Sally Looi 9-4, 8-10, 10-9, 9-1.
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Cautious KL deny Police with late strike

20/05/1998

KUALA LUMPUR beat Police 1-0 at the KLFA Stadium in Cheras yesterday,
reports Zakri Baharudin.
They had to rely on midfielder Azlan Meri to score the last winner in
the 80th minute.
The teams were playing at a cautious pace at the start with KL having
most of the possession in the first five minutes.
The visitors gave KL a good scare in the 10th minute when Mast Opunene
fired a shot from 30 metres out that flew just above the bar.
KL had a chance to go up 15 minutes later through a freekick just five
metres from the penalty box on the left.
P. Saravanan swung a rounder heading for the left post but keeper Nasir
Ibrahim just got his fingers to it.
In the 34th minute Adilson Roque managed to breach the Police defence
and unleashed a thunderous shot which forced goalkeeper Nasir Ibrahim to
pull off a diving save.
Roque was once again orchestrating KL's next attempt five minutes to the
whistle. The Brazillian sent in a deep cross from the left which K.
Nanthakumar met with a brilliant header only to be deflected by a Police
defender.
The score remained a dull 0-0 at halftime.
It was only 10 minutes before fulltime that KL broke the Police defence.
Roque floated in the ball from the right corner and Azlan Meri, who
replaced the injured Liew Kim Tu, came in from behind and headed the ball
into the net.
* KEDAH defeated Kelantan by a solitary goal at Darulaman Stadium in
Alor Star, writes J. Naidu.
They broke the deadlock in the 55th minute with a well-taken goal by
Nidzam Adzha Yusof.
After a few exchanges, Kedah came up well in the eighth minute when
newcomer Rafidi Abdul Rashid tested goalkeeper Kamaruzaman Mohamed with a
dip shot.
The ball rebounded off the keeper and defender Kane Mamadou, who got to
the ball, fumbled and blew away a good chance for his side to take the
lead.
* JOHOR pulled off a 2-2 draw against Perlis at the Utama Stadium with a
late equaliser, reports Sharanjit Singh.
Perlis started on the offensive and had Johor in trouble early.
Kiatisuk Senamuang had a big hand in organising the Perlis attack and
was rewarded in the 12th minute.
Perlis were awarded a free-kick after Zamri Jamlus was knocked down just
outside the Johor penalty box.
Kiatisuk took the kick and the ball was helped into the net off a
deflection by the Johor wall.
Johor banged in the equaliser in the 36th minute, the goal coming
against the run of play when Bakhtiar Othman took possession at the
halfway line.
Perlis began a desperate search for more goals and managed to go ahead
again two minutes from halftime.
Kiatisuk again came to his team's rescue when he skilfully beat two
Johor defenders to blast home his second goal of the game.
However, it was Johor who converted a chance which came their way late
in the game.
Darren Stewart blasted inside the penalty box in the 86th minute.
* NEGRI Sembilan and Malacca played to a lacklustre 1-1 draw at the
Paroi Stadium, reports Jugjet Singh.
There was no urgency, and both sides took their time.
Scott Ollerenshaw and Gus Cerro hardly went out of their way to
challenge 50-50 situation and Malacca player looked like they were afraid
of getting injured.
Negri stepped up the pressure and were rewarded in the 13th minute off
their second corner of the match.
Pedro Oliviera received the pass from the left but he allowed the ball
to pass between his legs for Affendi Julaihi to release a thundering shot
which went crashing into the net.
With 11 minutes on the clock, S. Sivaram of Malacca received the ball
just outside the box and made an attempt which was palmed away by Negri
goalkeeper Hamsani Ahmad but the ball landed at Dipreye's feet and he
scored the equaliser.
* It was Perak all the way as they set aside NS Chempaka 3-1 at the
Perak Stadium, reports P. Chandra.
Janos Krecska gave Perak the early lead in the 28th minute and they were
hardly ruffled when Rizal Harun equalised in the 44th minute.
It was more a case of experience triumphing as Perak played a cool game.
Noel Kipri restored the lead in the 73rd minute and P. Gunasekaran
extended it in the 80th.
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Nidzam denies Kelantan

20/05/1998

KEDAH defeated Kelantan by a solitary goal at Darulaman Stadium in Alor
Star, writes J. Naidu.
They broke the deadlock in the 55th minute with a well-taken goal by
Nidzam Adzha Yusof.
After a few exchanges, Kedah came up well in the eighth minute when
newcomer Rafidi Abdul Rashid tested goalkeeper Kamaruzaman Mohamed with a
dip shot.
The ball rebounded off the keeper and defender Kane Mamadou, who got to
the ball, fumbled and blew away a good chance for his side to take the
lead.
Mamadou was again presented with a sitter in the 11th minute but he
kicked the ball over the bar.
In the 43rd minute, Kelantan, who were defending well, finally had a
chance to score but Wan Rohaimi Ismail's dipping shot hit the bar.
Kedah opened accounts when Nidzam picked an overhead pass from Radhi Mat
Din, beat a defender and scored.
They became aggressive after this goal but Kelantan, despite being a
Premier Two outfit, matched them stride for stride.
* JOHOR pulled off a 2-2 draw against Perlis at the Utama Stadium with a
late equaliser, reports Sharanjit Singh.
Perlis started on the offensive and had Johor in trouble early.
Kiatisuk Senamuang had a big hand in organising the Perlis attack and
was rewarded in the 12th minute.
Perlis were awarded a free-kick after Zamri Jamlus was knocked down just
outside the Johor penalty box.
Kiatisuk took the kick and the ball was helped into the net off a
deflection by the Johor wall.
Johor banged in the equaliser in the 36th minute, the goal coming
against the run of play when Bakhtiar Othman took possession at the
halfway line.
The attacking midfielder headed straight for the Perlis goal, beating
three defenders before slotting home the equaliser.
Perlis began a desperate search for more goals and managed to go ahead
again two minutes from halftime.
Kiatisuk again came to his team's rescue when he skilfully beat two
Johor defenders to blast home his second goal of the game.
Both teams had an equal share of posessions in the second half.
However, it was Johor who converted a chance which came their way late
in the game.
Darren Stewart blasted inside the penalty box in the 86th minute.
* NEGRI Sembilan and Malacca played to a lacklustre 1-1 draw at the
Paroi Stadium, reports Jugjet Singh.
There was no urgency, and both sides took their time.
Scott Ollerenshaw and Gus Cerro hardly went out of their way to
challenge 50-50 situation and Malacca player looked like they were afraid
of getting injured.
Ollerenshaw had two good looks at goal in the first six minutes of play
but fumbled the first and shot straight at Malacca goalkeeper Zainal Rabin
in the second.
Negri stepped up the pressure and were rewarded in the 13th minute off
their second corner of the match.
Pedro Oliviera received the pass from the left but he allowed the ball
to pass between his legs for Affendi Julaihi to release a thundering shot
which went crashing into the net.
Negri were in control of the first half and troubled Malacca defenders
John Onwudegwu and Edward Dipreye but Ollerenshaw, who had clear chances
at goal, was a pale shadow and failed to score.
In the 30th minute, Dipreye brought down Gus Cerro and the referee
awarded a free-kick but Olivera's low shot hit the side post and went out.
With 11 minutes on the clock, S. Sivaram of Malacca received the ball
just outside the box and made an attempt which was palmed away by Negri
goalkeeper Hamsani Ahmad but the ball landed at Dipreye's feet and he
scored the equaliser.
* It was Perak all the way as they set aside NS Chempaka 3-1 at the
Perak Stadium, reports P. Chandra.
Janos Krecska gave Perak the early lead in the 28th minute and they were
hardly ruffled when Rizal Harun equalised in the 44th minute.
It was more a case of experience triumphing as Perak played a cool game.
Noel Kipri restored the lead in the 73rd minute and P. Gunasekaran
extended it in the 80th.
* KUALA LUMPUR beat Police 1-0 at the KLFA Stadium in Cheras yesterday,
reports Zakri Baharudin.
They had to rely on midfielder Azlan Meri to score the last winner in
the 80th minute.
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