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Super Dan bags it all

THE world’s most celebrated men’s singles badminton player, Lin Dan of China, finally has it all.

He fitted the final piece of the jigsaw in his immaculate career winnings by nailing the elusive Asian Games title in front of his adoring fans at the Tianhe Gymnasium yesterday.

And “Super Dan” did it in super style, defeating world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei 21-13, 15-21, 21-10 in the final.

And then he celebrated the victory in the only way he knew – letting out a loud cry, punching the air repeatedly and taking off his shirt to the deafening roars of the home crowd.

And he did a little more yesterday after the usual salute. He threw his shoes and sweat-soaked shirt to the delirious crowd.

With the triumph in the Guangzhou Asiad, the 27-year-old Olympic and three-time world champion has won all the major titles on offer in world badminton.

As for Chong Wei, his losing streak against Lin Dan on China soil continued and his hopes of becoming the first Malaysian men’s singles champion in 40 years at the Asian Games went up in smoke.

Punch Gunalan won the last Malaysian gold medal in the event at the 1970 Games in Bangkok.

Chong Wei was too disappointed and distraught to turn up for the post-match media conference. Said team manager Datuk Maijol Mahap: “He is sitting at a corner. The defeat was too disappointing for him.

Please let him be, for now.”

A thrilled Lin Dan, however, took his time to answer all the questions thrown at him.

“I have reached my target.

“I have won all the major titles that a player can win. This is really a wonderful moment for me,” he said.

“Of all the titles that I have won, the 2004 Thomas Cup Finals, however, will hold a special spot for me. It was the beginning of my rise as a player. And the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was an important one too.”

Although buoyed by his exploits, Lin Dan gave due credit to Chong Wei’s fighting spirit yesterday.

“This is my best Asian Games final. There was pressure on both of us. We played well even though it was so tough. Honestly, I was the lucky one to win.

“I give my due respect to Chong Wei. He really fought very hard today.”

Lin Dan showed he was much superior in the first game with his stronger attack taking him to an 11-6 lead.

Chong Wei came back from the game break with his brilliant deceptive shots to take three consecutive points but Lin Dan replied with a flurry of smashes to extend his lead to 15-9.

The Malaysian tried to break Lin Dan’s momentum but, in his haste, made too many mistakes to hand the game to his pumped up rival.

Chong Wei upped the tempo in the second game as Lin Dan appeared to take his foot off the pedal to allow the Malaysian to force a decider.

Lin Dan was devastating in the rubber game, leading 11-4 at the game break before romping home for the gold medal.

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200 miss flights due to bridge closure

GEORGE TOWN: More than 200 people, mostly holidaymakers, missed their flights after arriving late at the Penang International Airport because the Penang Bridge was closed for the annual marathon.

Many cancelled their holiday plans and some had to buy exorbitantly-priced last-minute flight tickets to make it to their destinations.

The Star’s offices in Penang were swamped with calls from unhappy passengers who missed their flights, many arguing that they left for the airport early to avoid the heavy traffic.

Businessman Sunny Lim, 40, from Nibong Tebal said he left home at 7am to catch his 9.55am flight to Kuching but at 9.30am, he was still on the ferry.

“I wanted to take the bridge but turned back when I saw the traffic jam. I then headed towards the ferry terminal and had to wait for more than two hours before boarding the ferry.

“I had no choice but to buy a RM700 ticket to Kuala Lumpur and take an adjoining flight from there to Kuching as there were no more direct flights from Penang to my destination,” he said when met at the airport.

Mechanic Adib Jalaluddin, 21, was disappointed as he and his family had to cancel their holiday to Kuching as they arrived too late to check in for their 9.55am flight.

A check with Malaysia Airports Bhd showed that about 200 passengers had slept overnight at the airport as they were afraid of missing their flights.

State Tourism Development Committee chairman Danny Law Heng Kiang said the state government would look into coming up with more pro-active measures next year to prevent this from happening again.

“We had actually informed the people about the Penang International Bridge Marathon 2010 months before the actual event on our website, through the media and signs on the bridge,” he said.

The Penang Bridge was closed to traffic between 1am and 10am in conjunction with the marathon which involved more than 24,000 participants.

During last year’s marathon, 14 British tourists missed their flight back home when the bus taking them to the KL International Airport from their Batu Ferringhi hotel had to be diverted to the ferry terminal.


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MEGA SINETRON:DIA JANTUNG HATIKU
Setiap Hari Pukul 18.00 WIB Mulai 15 November 2010

Aida (NAYSILLA MIRDAD) adalah seorang gadis yang cantik, ceria, lugu, agak ceroboh. Namun sayangnya sejak kecil Aida menderita kelainan jantung, tetapi Aida bisa menerimanya dengan tabah. Aida tinggal bersama ibunya, Milla (DESY RATNASARY), dan ayahnya, Firman (MATHIAS MUCHUS) di kampung.

Suatu hari, Firman mendapat kabar bahwa ayahnya, Arif (DRG. FADLY) sakit keras di Jakarta. Firman, Aida, dan Milla pun pergi ke Jakarta. Sesampainya disana, Arif langsung menyampaikan bahwa sudah saatnya pertunangan Aida dan Riza (CHRISTIAN SUGIONO), cucu dari kenalan Arif, Laras (RIMA MELATI), diresmikan, karena Arif merasa umurnya sudah tidak lama lagi. Aida sempat menolak karena ia tidak mengenal Riza. Penolakan Aida membuat Arif kecewa, dan tidak lama kemudian ia meninggal dunia.

Meninggalnya sang kakek membuat Aida merasa bersalah dan bersedih. Ia pun akhirnya mau menuruti pesan mendiang sang kakek, dan mereka pun bertemu nenek Laras untuk melanjutkan acara pertunangan.

Betapa kagetnya Aida ketika melihat bahwa Riza sudah memiliki kekasih, yang tidak lain adalah sahabat penanya yang sudah ia kenal dekat sekali, Indira (KIMBERLY RIDER). Indira pun kaget dan tidak menyangka bahwa Aida lah yang akan merebut Riza, kekasih yang sangat ia cintai. Aida pun langsung menjelaskan pada Indira bahwa ia tidak tahu sama sekali tentang Riza. Aida pun dilanda kebingungan.

Ditambah lagi, Aida mulai kenal dekat dengan tetangganya, Aksan (RIONALDO STOKHORST) yang sangat baik dan selalu penuh perhatian.

Bagaimanakah kisah selanjutnya?

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