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Sharapova praises Hong Kong’s youth policy |
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2007/12/19, Wednesday |
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Kong may not be producing world class tennis players of their own, but the
former Wimbledon and US Open Champion Maria Sharapova has praised the role it
takes in giving rising stars a launch pad onto the world stage.The Russian
world number five will be returning to the SAR to star in the J B•Group Classic
2008 in Victoria Park in
January alongside Ana Ivanovic, Anna Chakvetadze, Venus Williams and Daniela
Hantuchova.
Sharapova
was originally invited to compete in Hong Kong’s
annual women’s tournament as a virtually unknown 15-year-old back in January
2003, at the start of what turned out to be her breakthrough season.
“It
was amazing that the tournament had enough confidence and belief in me that I
can play with the very best girls in the world. Just thinking back, I think I
beat Maggie (Magdelena Maleeva) who was ranked in the top 15 and then I lost to
(Monica) Seles. These matches gave me so much experience and confidence which
helped me develop into the player I am today,” the 20-year-old said, speaking
from her base in Florida.
“I
think the tournament now has a great tradition of spotting young talent and
allowing the great tennis fans of Hong Kong to
be the first to see this talent before they become big stars. All these young
players are very lucky that Brian and Terry (Catton) have this vision, because
very few tournament directors think like them.”
Information from KCE Sport and Entertainment
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Luxury hotel resort marks debut with world-class performances |
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2007/12/19, Wednesday |
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From left, President and CEO of MGM Grand Macau
Terry Lanni, Macau and Hong Kong tycoon Stanley Ho, Managing director, Pansy Ho
and Cheif Executive of Macau Edmund Ho toast during the opening of the MGM
GRAND Macau
Macau, Tuesday, December 18, 2007 – MGM GRAND Macau announces the opening of the brand new world-class
luxury hotel resort, a joint partnership development between Ms. Pansy Ho and MGM
MIRAGE.
Tens of thousands of distinguished guest from the business
and government sectors, dignitaries, socialites, celebrities, media and friends
attended MGM GRAND Macau’s Grand Opening.
Soaring 154 meters into the sky, the 35-storey hotel tower is destined to
become a stylish icon in the Macau’s skyline and set an unprecedented standard
in the hospitality sector in Macau and in Asia.
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India Takes Incredible Maiden Victory at Zhuhai |
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2007/12/16, Sunday |
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A1 Team India's Narain Karthikeyan made history today
when he took his and the team's first ever A1GP race win in this afternoon's
incident-packed Feature race at China's
Zhuhai International Circuit. Karthikeyan was joined on the podium by New Zealand's Jonny Reid, who started from 10th
on the grid, and South
Africa's Adrian Zaugg in third.
The 30-year-old Indian
driver, who started from third on the grid, took the lead from New Zealand
during the second pit stop window on lap 29 and, despite a huge amount of
pressure and some excellent racing from Reid, Karthikeyan held off Black Beauty
and went on the cross the line in first place and score India's first A1GP win
in the history of the sport.
information form A1GP
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