Olympian Bryan joins S. Korea as diving coach ahead of Asian Games
Going east: Former national diver Bryan Nickson Lomas (back, third from left) has taken up the position as coach of the South Korean diving team.
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The Star
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- The Star
Olympian Bryan joins S. Korea as diving coach ahead of Asian Games
Going east: Former national diver Bryan Nickson Lomas (back, third from left) has taken up the position as coach of the South Korean diving team.
The Star
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- The Star
New boys Saiful and Baqiuddin face stiff test to make Turtles first XI
PETALING JAYA: Terengganu have bolstered their squad ahead of the Super League campaign by snapping up Pahang's Saiful Jamaluddin and Baqiuddin Shamsuddin but it will not be plain sailing for them. Both Saiful and Baqiuddin, who had been without a team following Pahang's decision to pull out from the new season, can expect keen internal rivalry to make the first 11 with the Turtles. The 23-year-old Saiful is set for stiff competition with seasoned campaigner Akram Mahinan for a spot in the defensive midfield. Saiful, known for his work rate, is unfazed by the challenge. 'Akram is a vastly experienced player and he is my senior, but I look forward to a healthy rivalry,' said Saiful. Eager for action: Saiful Jamaluddin posing for a photograph after signing for Terengganu. — Terengganu FC 'I'm happy to be with Terengganu as they're one of the best sides in the league. They have strong players and great facilities.' Saiful added that it was the right move for him as he would have familiar faces in the dressing room such as his Malaysian Under-23 teammates – defenders Ubaidullah Samsul Fazili, Safwan Mazlan and Azam Azmi Murad and former teammate Asnan Ahmad. Meanwhile, the experienced winger Baqiuddin, 30, brings depth and versatility to Terengganu's attacking options on the flanks. A proven performer in the Super League, Baqiuddin is under no illusions about the competition he faces. 'It would be a fierce competition because there isn't just Akhyar Rashid. I've to take on Syahmi Zamri, Nik Shareef Haseefy, and Engku Shakir Nur Yakob,' said Baqiuddin. 'But that's what excites me. I'm happy to continue with this professional journey in a great club like Terengganu. 'This is my first time under coach Badrul (Afzan Razali), so I have to work hard to adapt to his ways and show that I can compete against the other wingers in the team.' With these two additions, Terengganu have signalled their intent to remain highly competitive in the league while continuing to blend youthful talent with seasoned professionals. As for foreign players, it is learnt that the club could be signing attackers from Cameroon and France and a centreback from Brazil. They have also been linked with former Perak playmaker Careca, who is now with South Korean Division Three club Gangneung. The 29-year-old Careca played for Perak, from 2018 to 2020, and scored 11 goals in 30 games. Terengganu have released all their foreigners except for Uzbekistan midfielder Nurillo Tukhtasinov, who has penned a one-year extension with the Turtles.
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Minjee Lee grabs four-shot lead at 'brutal' Women's PGA Championship
LOS ANGELES: Australia's Minjee Lee defied difficult, windy conditions with a remarkable bogey-free three-under par 69 on Saturday to seize a four-stroke lead over Jeeno Thitikul at the Women's PGA Championship in Texas. Lee, chasing her third major title, fired three birdies in one of just three sub-par rounds at Fields Ranch East in Frisco, north of Dallas, where soaring temperatures and wind tested golfers for a third straight day. "I just try to stay patient out there," the 29-year-old said after building a six-under total of 210. "You can't get ahead of yourself, especially in these conditions." Trailing Jeeno by three to start the day, Lee grabbed her first birdie at the ninth, where she blasted out of a greenside bunker to four feet and made the putt. She finally took control at the par-five 14th, drilling a 19-foot birdie putt as Jeeno three-putted for a bogey that dropped her three strokes back. Lee added a birdie at the 15th, and remained bogey free with a par save at 18 – where her second shot raced through the green but she chipped to three feet. "I try to stay within myself and play the shot as best as I could," she said. "Just stayed patient, just take it as it comes." Lee, whose 10 LPGA victories include major titles at the 2021 Evian Championship and 2022 US Women's Open, said there would be plenty of work to do on Sunday despite her four-shot cushion. "It's just only getting harder and harder just with I think pressure of a major championship, and also just the course just demands so much from you," she said. World number two Jeeno's hopes of a first major title took an early hit with bogeys at the third and sixth. She rolled in a 12-foot birdie at the eighth, but dropped into a tie for the lead after back-to-back bogeys at 11 and 12. She bounced back from her bogey at 14 with a birdie at 15, but gave back a shot at the 16th, finishing with a four-over 76 for 214. Lee and Jeeno, both based in the Dallas area, were the only players under par heading into the final round. US veteran Lexi Thompson, playing a limited schedule this season, shook off a horrendous start to post a three-over par 75 to headline a trio sharing third place on one-over 217. Thompson opened with a triple-bogey and a bogey and added another bogey at the eighth before she made two birdies coming in. She was joined on one-over by South Korean Choi Hye-jin, who carded a 72, and Japan's Miyu Yamashita, who shot 73. World number one Nelly Korda had five birdies and five bogeys in her even par 72 to headline a group of four on 218. "It's brutal out there when it comes to the setup of the golf course, wind conditions, everything," Korda said. "I'm very happy with even par. "You're just happy to get 18 under your belt on a day like this," added the American, who said having substantial waits on several tees only added to the difficulty of the day. "You don't want to be spending 20 minutes and getting up to the next tee and then you're 15 minutes and getting up to the next tee and it's another 15 minutes," she said. "There is just, like, no momentum in it." Korda was tied with Ireland's Leona Maguire, Japan's Chisato Iwai, South Korean Lee So-mi and American Yealimi Noh – who had two eagles but also six bogeys in her 74. Australian Grace Kim had the low round of the day, firing six birdies in an impressive four-under par 68 that gave put her among a group of five players on three-over 219.--AFP
