Sports - Badminton, Japan Open 2008

In the men's singles Lee Chong Wei who is now the world number one defeated Zhu Weilun from  China 25-23, 21-8. Lim Khim Wah and Wong Pei Tty also made it to the second round of the mixed doubles.

Roslin Hashim has  made it to the second round of the men's singles. He defeated Chan Yan Kit in three sets 18-21, 21-19, 21-13.  Sairul Amar Ayob defeated Lee Tsuen Seng 21-17, 21-18. 

Gong Weijie from China upset  third seeded Peter Hoeg Gade12-21, 22-20,  24-22.

 In the women's singles, Wong Mew Choo defeated Yu Hirayama from Japan 21-16, 8-21, 22-20.

Other results on the 17th Sept  are here

Sports - Athletics, World Athletics Final 2008

Asafa Powell won the men's 100m. 

LaShawn Merritt defeated  Jeremy Wariner by 0.01 seconds in the 400m.

Barbora Spotakova broke the world record for the women's javelin. 

Runners from Kenya continue to do well in the men's long distance events. On the second day Haron Keitany won the men's 1500m event.

Shelly-Ann Fraser from Jamaica won the women's 100m.

Here are some results for the World Athletics Final 2008 (Click to

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Day 1

Day 2

Sports - Football (Soccer) World Cup Qualifier 2010

Here are some results-

In the European zone, France defeated Serbia 2-1. Goals from France were scored by Thierry Henry and Nicolas Anelka.  The goal from Serbia was scored by Branislav Ivanovic.

England defeated Croatia 4-1.  Theo Walcott scored a hattrick in this match. David Beckham only played in the last few minutes of the match substituting Walcott.

In the South American  zone,  Brazil drew with Bolivia 0-0.

Sports - Tennis, US Open 2008

Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray in straight sets 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 to win the US Open men's singles tennis championship. He is one Grand Slam short of Pete Sampras career record of 14. Andy Murray has risen to number 4 in the world ranking and it appears that Nadal will still remain as number 1.

Sports - Tennis, US Open 2008

Andy Murray will face Roger Federer in the men's singles final. He upset Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4.  Andy Murray is seeking to be the first British man to win a major championship since Fred Perry in 1936. The last British man to reach a major final was Greg Rusedski in 1997 at the US Open. He lost to Pat Rafter in four sets.

In the women's singles final Serena Williams beat Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 7-5 and will  be the world number 1.  Looks like there may still be more events to come so she may not have ended the year as number 1 as previously written. Serena Williams was number 1 before in 2002. 

Sports - Tennis, US Open 2008

Roger Federer will face Novak Djokovic in the other men's singles semifinal.

Serena Williams will take on Jelena Jankovic in the women's singles final. This will be  Jelena Jankovic's first Grand Slam final.

Sports - Tennis, US Open 2008

Newly crowned world number 1, Rafael Nadal from Spain  has reached the semi-finals of the US Open men's singles by defeating Mardy Fish  3-6, 6-1, 6-4 , 6-2. He will face Andy Murray who defeated Juan Martin Del Potro 7-6 (2), 7-6 (1), 4-6, 7-5. 

 World Number 2, Roger Federer will play Gilles Muller  in another  quarter-final later, while world number 3  Novak Djokovic will face Andy Roddick.