MY PAPER WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28, 2009
SPORT
ROADSHOW ON
OCBC CYCLE S’PORE
THE OCBC Cycle Sin-
gapore 2010 will be holding
a roadshow at Raffles Place
next Wednesday from 12pm
to 2pm, to promote the
mass-cycling event which
will be held on March 6 and 7.
The roadshow will coin-
cide with the last week of
the event’s early-bird pro-
motion, and organisers will
be giving out free samples
of merchandise from the
event’s sponsors.
SPURS APPLY FOR
NEW HOMEGROUND
TOTTENHAM Hotspur
moved closer to leaving
their White Hart Lane sta-
dium on Monday, when they
applied to the local govern-
ment for planning permis-
sion to build a 56,250-seat
stadium nearby.
The Barclays Premier
League club announced a
year ago that they planned
to switch to a site adjacent
to their traditional north
London home, and has now
submitted revised plans,
including a single-tier stand
at one end of the stadium.
– ASSOCIATED PRESS
DONINGTON OUT OF
BRITISH F1 HOSTING
DONINGTON Park’s
ambitious plan to host the
British Formula One Grand
Prix for the next 17 years
appeared to be over on
Monday, after the deadline
for it to show it had the
necessary funds expired.
Donington organisers
said in a statement last
Friday that a £135 million

(S$308 million) bond had
failed to secure enough
subscribers.

F1 supremo Bernie
Ecclestone had given them
until Monday noon to remedy
a breach of contract or
lose the race.
– REUTERS
BECKHAM SET TO
RETURN TO AC MILAN
DAVID Beckham’s re-
turn to AC Milan on loan from
the Los Angeles Galaxy in
January is nearly “100 per
cent” certain, said the Serie
A club’s chief executive
officer, Adriano Galliani.
Beckham has long been
linked with a second loan
spell at Milan, after perform-
ing well in a six-month stay
with the Serie A side last
season.
– ASSOCIATED PRESS
MY SPORT A11
Lots to root for at S’pore Open
Strong field gives fans plenty to cheer about despite defending champ’s absence
CHIA HAN KEONG
F OR the second straight
year, the reigning Barclays
Singapore Open champion
will not defend his title.
India’s Jeev Milka Singh,
who edged out Majors winners
Padraig Harrington and Ernie
Els last year to triumph, has opt-
ed to take part in the World
Matchplay Championship in
Spain this week.
So, who are the favourites
that golf fans should be rooting
for at the Serapong golf course
this weekend? Well, take your
pick from a field which is chock-
ful of talent.
If you want to root for the
top-ranked player, then look no
further than world No. 2 Phil
Mickelson.
The American, back for his
third Singapore Open, has had a
season interrupted by tending
to his cancer-stricken wife and
mother.
Nevertheless, he returned to-
wards the end of the USPGA
Tour season and regained peak
form quickly, winning the sea-
son-ending Tour Champion-
ship.
He is eager to end his
tumultuous season on a high by
winning the Open, and was in
contention for last year’s Open
until a poor final round cost GOOD SPORT: Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn lost to South Korea’s K. J. Choi in a golf-simulator challenge at
him his shot at the title. the Barclays Singapore Open roadshow in Raffles Place yesterday. (PHOTO: JAMIE KOH)
He said: “Last year I hit a cou-
ple of over-aggressive shots, so Nevertheless, the Australian “I just got on a hot streak mas Bjorn in a golf-simulator
I’ve learnt that I have to be said: “It’s a nice feeling to come last year. It has been a bit frus- challenge.
pickier with what holes I attack. to a place where I have played trating this year, but I am hop-
“There are a lot of ‘birdie’ so many good shots before. This ing to turn it around.”
holes, but there are also a lot of week’s an opportunity to use Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee hankeong@sph.com.sg
holes that will bite you. Maybe that to my advantage, to play is also looking forward to the
I’ll be playing those holes more well and have a good week.” weekend, as he can clinch his
HELPDESK
conservatively.” The Asian golfers are also third Asian Tour’s Order of Mer-
If fans are looking for proven keen to win on their own turf – it award if he wins the Open.
Tumultuous: 
winners on this course, then not least Singapore’s Lam Chih Yet, the best bet could be for
hùn luàn de
they might want to cheer on Bing, who thrilled local fans last the golfer with the hottest
two-time Open winner Adam year when he was tied for the streak at the moment – K. J.
Scott. lead after three rounds. Choi, who won last week’s Conservatively: 
Iskandar Johor Open by four bǎo shǒu de
However, the 2005 and Said the 32-year-old: “I
strokes.
2006 winner has struggled learnt a lot from last year’s final Streak: ϔ

round, such as how to handle The South Korean was in Raf-
mightily this year as he tries to yī lián chuàn
rebuild his swing, and has myself. I got a little bit quick on fles Place yesterday to promote
slipped to No. 76 in the world my swing and did not focus the Open’s roadshow – and
Simulator:  mó nǐ qì
rankings. enough on each shot. promptly beat Denmark’s Tho-
Suntec to transform into hub for YOG events
JAKE CHNG as exhibitions for the Games’ Cul- challenge to Suntec and a good events it is hosting, we are very
ture and Education Programme. opportunity for us to show our sure this would be a good experi-
Selected mainly for its flexibility and quality of infra- ence for the athletes, officials
SUNTEC Singapore Internation- structure that we have,” said and spectators.”
al Convention & Exhibition Cen- top-class facilities and easy acces-
Minister for Community Devel- Suntec expects 8,000 to
tre will be a hub for activities at sibility, Suntec is also one of only 10,000 visitors daily during the
opment, Youth and Sports Vivi-
next year’s inaugural Youth Ol- two venues to hold both YOG an Balakrishnan, during yester- YOG, and has already made
ympic Games (YOG). sporting events and the Culture day’s announcement of Suntec plans to dedicate the entire
It will host six sports – box- and Education Programme. The Singapore as YOG sponsors. convention centre to the Games.
ing, fencing, judo, taekwon-do, other venue is *scape Youth Space. “It’s right in the heart of
wrestling and handball – as well “I think this would be a good town and, with the six sporting chngjm@sph.com.sg