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Billy Hurley III displayed a brilliant performance at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club to take a two-shot lead after the second round of the CIMB Classic . Hurley made six birdies on his front nine en route to a 5-under 67 that sent him to the top, two strokes ahead of American compatriot Kevin Streelman (68) in the jointly sanctioned PGA TOUR and Asian Tour event. Hurley, who played bogey-free in the opening round is chasing his first tour victory. He said the ability to withstand bad moments and handle the pressure of being in contention is the main thing he learned from three top-10 finishes last year. There are seven players sharing the third position at 7 under, including defending champion Ryan Moore (69) and Malaysian Open winner, Lee Westwood. A winner on the same course in April this year, Westwood recorded a hole-in-one en route to a 65 that moved him into contention for his second win in seven months. Westwood displayed a moment magic when he aced the tough par-3 11th b

Rikard Karlberg opened his campaign the 2014 CIMB Classic in style as he finished 7-under 65. The Swede delivered a perfect performance at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club with seven birdies and no bogey. Birdies at the at the last two holes were sufficient to put him ahead of the rest before and after the tournament was delayed due to thunderstorms. Americans Billy Hurley III and Brian Stuard plus Angelo Que of the Philippines are sharing the second position with two strokes behind the leader. Stuard had five birdies on his front nine including four straight from the 14th after starting on the 10th, but also had two bogeys.  Que had six birdies on his first nine holes, benefiting from some superb approach play, and said greater trust in his shot selection had turned around his performance in recent weeks. Hurley III made a late catch-up when the tournament resumes to join Que and Stuard with 5-under 67. Karlberg is the first Asian Tour player to hold the lead in CIMB Classic f

​ Lee-Anne Pace bagged her first LPGA tour title by winning the Blue Bay LPGA at Jian Lake Blue Bay in China yesterday after the game was delayed on Sunday due to heavy rain. Fresh from winning the South African Open last week, the 33 year old golfer from South Africa were four strokes ahead with five more holes to play before the officials suspended the game due to darkness together with showers surrounding over the tournament area in the final day.   Pace finished the game with five-under 67 after making a 6-foot birdie putt at the 18th hole to complete the tournament with 16 under 200. Trailing from behind was Caroline Masson of Germany. She also birdied the final three holes for 67 but ended up with 13 under 203 to settle for second spot. Sharing at third place were Michelle Wie and Jessica Korda after both players tied at 11 under 205.   The win is Lee-Anne Pace second world stage victory within a week after she successfully bagged her ninth Ladies European Tour victory in So

A huge crowd of more than 80,000 fans witnessed a great Malaysian  MotoGP race with Marc Marquez winning for the first time since Silverstone – riding superbly at round 17 and coming from behind after dropping back from pole on the first lap. Marquez's victory is the 12th of his second season in MotoGP, equaling Mick Doohan 's record of most premier class victories in a single season. The result seals the premier class Constructor's title for Honda and ends a run of four Yamaha victories. Jorge Lorenzo took the early initiative in the race after a first crash by Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) who lost the front around Turn 15 while in second place. Pedrosa recovered to 11th before suffering a second crash. Valentino Rossi took the lead at midrace stage as he got in front of Lorenzo and was followed through by Marquez. Two laps later Marquez pushed in front of the Italian and he built up a sufficient gap to defend his lead. Honda also claimed their 63rd Constructor's Cha

​ Former World No. 1 Lee Westwood who has won a tournament in every continent, will be making his CIMB Classic debut on the back of a victory at KLGCC via the Malaysian Open earlier this year. With a total of 40 professional wins worldwide, Westwood is part of the victorious Team Europe in Ryder Cup 2014. ​ Returning to the CIMB Classic is eight-time PGA TOUR winner and world No. 3 Sergio Garcia . Garcia had three runner-up finishes on the 2013-14 PGA TOUR season including the Open Championship and the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. ​ Ryan Moore will also try to defend his CIMB Classic title which he won here in 2013. The former Ben Hogan Award winner and Jack Nicklaus collegiate player of the year is a three-time PGA TOUR winner.  At 30 years, 10 months and 21 days, Ryan Moore was the youngest winner in the four-year history of the CIMB Classic.   ​ Also returning to the CIMB Classic is Billy Horschel , the newly minted FedExCup champion. Horschel won the BMW Ch

​ MALAYSIA CUP: JOHOR DT 3 - FELDA UNITED 1 Johor DT won with 6-5 aggregate. Johor Darul Takzim (JDT) overturned their first leg defeat to Felda United to set up Malaysia Cup final match encounter against Pahang next Sunday. After a slim 4-3 away loss in the first leg, the Southern Tigers were looking to do better at home against Felda United .  JDT had the service of midfielder Safiq Rahim , who had to sit out the first leg due to suspension. The home side were the more aggresive after the whistle was blown. JDT found their most needed goal in the 28th minute when Luciano Figueroa curled a free kick to beat Farizal Harun . The goal gave JDT the equalizer to the overall semi-final score, with the advantage of the three away goals scored in Selayang. ​ As usual, The Fighters did not give up easily. Raimi found the net ten minutes before the break after receiving a beautiful pass from Ndumba Makeche . And they were back into the game. JDT headed into

​ Indian star Anirban Lahiri claimed a sensational one-stroke victory at the US$900,000 Venetian Macau Open after frontrunner Scott Hend of Australia agonisingly bogeyed the last hole on Sunday. Lahiri started the final round two shots behind overnight leader Hend and trailed by four at one stage at the Macau Golf and Country Club before rallying on the home stretch to pip Hend and Thailand's Prom Meesawat. ​ The 27-year-old Indian signed for a final round of five-under-par 66, which included six birdies, and a winning aggregate of 17-under-par 267. The winner's cheque of US$162,000 raised his season's tally to US$504,689 as he consolidated his second place on the Asian Tour 's Order of Merit and narrowed the gap on leader David Lipsky of the United States. Hend, the defending champion who arrived in Macau in top form after winning the Hong Kong Open last week, lipped out a par putt from four feet on the 72nd hole as the roles reversed from last year's edition