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All the Singles Ladies …
No Hsieh Su-wei (謝淑薇) at this year’s Taipei WTA Ladies Open. Taiwan’s No.1 and the world No.25 is featured on the cover of the tournament brochure, which was presumably put together before Hsieh confirmed her place in the season-ending WTA Tournament of Champions in Sofia. The tourney is for the six highest-ranked tour winners [...] -
Flag fiasco shameful but respect begins at home
Let’s leave aside the issues I have with the “Taiwanese” flag in the first place and start by saying this: I think the removal of the flag from Regent Street yesterday was a poor show. I’m well aware of the rules of the game(s). I’ve had to endure my copy being changed to fit the International [...] -
Hsieh faces Sharapova
Haven’t been keeping a steady eye on the tennis over the last week, but fortunately me old mucker from Blighty, Adbul McFathy, is town for an extended stay and – being a big fan of almost any type of ball bashing – he caught wind of Hsieh Su-wei’s (謝淑薇) second round win at Wimbley. Hsieh [...] -
From 4-4-2 to 419
Footie is all over my brain at the mo. Halftime and we’ve barely touched the ball again. Still, at least watching England has been half interesting recently. Since I left the sceptred shores, “overpaid primadonnas” has been one of the buzzphrases used to sum up the English public’s disillusionment with football. Back in Blighty, the [...] -
From Russia with Love (Games)
Maria Sharapova was in fine (hitting) form and voice last night at Taipei Arena. The world No.2 turns it down a notch in practice and on less critical points in competition, so – in scraping even the lower reaches of the screechometer in her 6-3, 6-4 exhibition win over compatriot Vera Zvonareva – she showed [...] -
A legend in the making
Dog-tired and run off my stubby little pins recently, I meant to stick a word or two up on this yesterday but instead collapsed into a sweaty slumber. As far back as Asia’s Ironman Yang Chuang-kwang, Taiwan has produced a smattering of world class athletes. But not until Yani Tseng has a true great emerged. [...] -
Taiwan take Malaysia to the wire (with a little help)
Three penalties, some lamentably uneven officiating and a genuinely sterling effort by Taiwan was not enough to send them through to second preliminary qualifying round for Brazil 2014 last night at Taipei Municipal Stadium last night. The crowd was several times as big as any I’ve seen at the handful of matches I’ve attended, with the [...] -
Taiwan goal glut leaves Malaysia reeling
Jimmy Choo, Michelle Yeoh, Fish Leong, Mahathir Mohamad* … MAHATIR MOHAMAD: CAN YOU HEAR ME? YOUR BOYS TOOK A HELL OF A BEATING!!! Oh, all right they didn’t but at least Bigmouth B. Satiananthan now has a fair bit of danbing on his face. An away goal last night was enough to leave Taiwan needing a [...] -
Lu Through
Props to the man called Rendy. Taiwan’s Lu Yen-hsun continued his perennial good form at Wimbley by dealing with 13th seeded Serb Viktor Troicki in straight sets 6, 4, and love. Cue the England national footie team-type unrealistic expectations and goldfish-memory derision once he falls where he realistically should (semis would be great). -
Jordan Slam Dunks Taiwan
More interesting than the action on the pitch as Taiwan went down 2-0 to Jordan at Taipei Municipal Stadium (台北田徑場 – actually literally “athletics stadium”) on Wednesday night was the reaction of the Jordanians – players and fans – to the night’s proceedings. The West stand was reasonably full for this playoff for the [...]
