She's done it again! National squash queen Nicol Ann David has won the World Open title for the 4th time, thus retaining the title and strengthening her grip as World No 1. This makes her the third player to win the World Open for more than 3 times, joining Sarah Fitz-Gerald and Susan Devoy. Nicol won the title after coming back from one set down to defeat Natalie Grinham (who represented Holland) 3-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-8. Well done, Nicol! We Malaysians are proud of you!
Other sports review:
F1 Singapore Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton has won his 2nd race of this season for McLaren Mercedes, finishing ahead of German Timo Glock of Toyota and Renault driver Fernando Alonso of Spain. This victory was the 11th win of Hamilton's career in Formula One. Sebastian Vettel had a chance for a podium finish but had to settle for 4th place. Nico Rosberg, running 2nd in the beginning of the race, ended the race in 11th place. Ferrari's Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen had a chance to get a few championship points but he allowed the opportunity to slip away after he pitted. Championship leader Jenson Button of BrawnGP finished 5th while teammate Rubens Barrichello 6th. Hamilton's teammate Heikki Kovalainen and Robert Kubica of Sauber finished 7th and 8th repsectively. Button brightened his chances of winning the world championship this season after Vettel only managed to score one more point than him, thus diminishing Vettel's title challenge. Brawn looked set to claim the constructors' title after widening the gap with Red Bull to 42.5 points.
English Premier League
Manchester United replaced Chelsea at the top of the standing after the Red Devils defeated Stoke City 2-0. The Blues lost their 100% record of the season after Wigan beat them 3-1 at home. Robin van Persie scored the only goal in Arsenal's 1-0 win over Fulham. Fernando Torres bagged a hat-trick in Liverpool's 6-1 thrashing of Hull City. Tottenham Hotspurs blasted 5 goals past Burnley with Robbie Keane scoring 4 of them.
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