http://www.channelnewsasia.com Latest Channel NewsAsia Sports News http://www.channelnewsasia.com/images_v1/top_mcnilogo.gif http://www.channelnewsasia.com 129 137 2012 MediaCorp Pte Ltd. All rights reserved. en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT www.channelnewsasia.com http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sportsnews/view/1182112/1/.html SINGAPORE: A stop-start 2011 blighted by illness and injury has seen her form suffer. Sports News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:42:59 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sportsnews/view/1182110/1/.html SINGAPORE: Despite sitting out two ITTF World Tour tournaments last month to work on her game, paddler Feng Tianwei got her 2012 season off to a poor start at the US$148,400 (S$185,240) Qatar Open after losing 4-2 to unfancied German Han Ying in the first round on Thursday. Sports News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:25:23 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_sports/view/1182102/1/.html PARIS: Home favourite Marion Bartoli shook off some first-set rustiness to defeat Croatian Petra Martic 7-5, 6-1 here on Thursday and take her place in the WTA Paris Open quarter-finals. AFP Sports Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:46:41 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_sports/view/1182101/1/.html ROME: Ten-man Lazio thrust themselves back into title contention with a stunning come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Cesena at the Stadio Olimpico here on Thursday. AFP Sports Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:38:07 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_sports/view/1182091/1/.html ROME: Fabio Capello will not become the new coach at Inter Milan, according to the Italian giants' president Massimo Moratti. AFP Sports Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:16:05 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_sports/view/1182061/1/.html AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Ajax technical director Danny Blind and the club's board resigned on Thursday following the row over the blocked appointment of Louis van Gaal as general manager of the Dutch footballing giants. AFP Sports Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:39:13 GMT