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Nicol Becomes First Recipient Of Ministry’s Special Incentive

Nicol Becomes First Recipient Of Ministry’s Special Incentive
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) — World number one women’s squash player Datuk Nicol David today became the first recipient of the Youth and Sports Ministry’s Special Incentive scheme. Nicol received RM50,000 from Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob at the National...

2008 National Sports Awards: Chong Wei, Nicol the stars

Image via Wikipedia IT was inevitable that Lee Chong Wei and Nicol David rose to receive just rewards as Malaysia’s best athletes of 2008 last night. That was the benchmark in Malaysian sport for 2008, despite some impressive achievements by other sports. It was Chong Wei’s second Sportsman...

Lee and Nicol favourites to lift National Sports awards

It will probably be the easiest task for the selectors to name the winners of the 2008 National Sportsman and Sportswoman awards. From achievements last year, shuttler Lee Chong Wei and squash player Nicol David are the overwhelming favourites to lift the awards in a presentation ceremony to be held...

Dominant David comes to terms with rare defeat

BANGKOK (Reuters) - After almost three years on top of the world rankings and 17 months unbeaten, defeat tastes all the more bitter for Nicol David. They do not come often for the three-times World Open champion, who looks set to establish a run as world number one to rival those of golf sensation Tiger...

Another venue for next year’s edition

AFTER four years as host to the CIMB Kuala Lumpur Open, the curtains went down on Berjaya Times Square as the venue for a tournament Nicol David has largely made her own. Tournament organisers will be looking for an alternative venue to host the KL Open as the glitzy shopping mall on Jalan Imbi will...

Nicol vows to fix flaws after rare defeat in KL

It will be back to the drawing board for world number one Nicol David after her 56-match unbeaten run came to an end in the final of the CIMB Kuala Lumpur Open squash championships at the Berjaya Times Square on Saturday. World No. 4 Natalie Grainger of America upset defending champion Nicol 11-8, 10-12,...

Grainger Upsets Nicol, Barker Rules Men’s Final

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Bernama) — Malaysian squash queen and world no. 1 Datuk Nicol David suffered an unexpected defeat to world No.4 Natalie Grainger in the women’s final of the 2009 CIMB Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championship at Berjaya Times Square, here today. Nicol, the top seed and...

CIMB KL Open Squash 2009: First Round - Go Nicol David!

CIMB KL Open Squash 2009: First Round - Go Nicol David!
From AzuanZahdi.com It’s time for KL Open Squash Championship once again, an international tournament with players coming from all corners of the world. Many are aware of my ‘link’ with squash. Although I have never played the game nor a big fan of the game, I’ve had the ‘squash connection’...

Nicol dealt tough draw for Kuala Lumpur Open

Nicol dealt tough draw for Kuala Lumpur Open
NICOL David faces a challenging start to the season after being handed a tough draw for the Kuala Lumpur Open on Mar 4-7. This year’s KL Open, to be held at the Berjaya Times Square from the quarter-finals onwards, has attracted the world’s top nine women’s players.Image via Wikipedia World...

World Open Venue Announced

Amsterdam Frans Otten Stadion To Host 2009 Women’s World OpenThe Forexx Women’s World Open Squash 2009, the most prestigious event on the Women’s International Squash Players’ Association (WISPA) World Tour, will be staged in the Frans Otten Stadion in Amsterdam. The championship will take...

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