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'Flaws in tennis event planning'

GEORGE TOWN: An inquiry into the "Kings of Tennis" debacle has found weaknesses in the event's organisation process. State Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the seven-member committee recognised...

Organiser of cancelled tennis show trying to arrange another event

GEORGE TOWN: Penangites may still get to see some former tennis greats in action, according to Kings of Tennis event organiser Arianna Teoh. Teoh said she was currently talking to potential sponsors to get funding for a tennis...

Umno lodges police report

By ANDREA FILMER and LOOI SUE-CHERN GEORGE TOWN: Criticism has continued over the Penang government’s role in the Kings of Tennis fiasco. Tanjung Umno division deputy chief Raja Munir Shah Raja Mustapha, accompanied by 11...

One Player Can Make the Difference

With the 2009 Davis Cup title match less than a week away, SC's Mert Ertunga offers his opinion on the significance of Rafael Nadal's absence, as well as remembering some of the remarkable one-man teams of the past in the Davis...

Back injury now on the mend: FedererK

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Roger Federer insisted on Monday he was feeling fine, with the back strain that hampered him at the Masters Cup in Shanghai last week much better. “My back is much better than it was...

Inquiry into 'Kings of Tennis'

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang public accounts committee (PAC) will hold an inquiry to investigate the cancellation of the "Kings of Tennis" event. Penang PAC chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the inquiry, to be held in the state for...

Money woes scuttle clash of former No. 1 players

The "Kings of Tennis" had been scheduled to run in Malaysia on Nov. 14-16 Organizers said Malaysian promoters had not coughed up funds for the event KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Organizers have scrapped a tennis tournament...

7. Tennis show in Penang is off

PETALING JAYA: The Kings of Tennis event featuring eight former world number one players, which was scheduled for this weekend at the Penang Esplanade, has been cancelled. The producers of the Kings of Tennis concept announced...

Five Questions For Swaim and Christina Hutson

When Swaim Hutson launched Obedient Sons in 2002, he never anticipated that some of the most loyal fans of his new menswear line would turn out to be women. Together with wife Christina, Hutson made Obedient Sons into both a...

How have world No. 1s fared in a Davis Cup Final?

A team entering the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas final with the world No. 1 on board has to be at a distinct advantage. The fact is that world No. 1s have a very poor record in Davis Cup finals. It was the last Davis Cup tie before...