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(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-11-30 07:44 Motor sports Renault to test Chinese LONDON: China's Tung Ho-pin will join Belgian Bertrand Baguette and Brazilian Lucas di Grassi in testing for Renault in Spain next week, the F1 team said on Friday. The Dutch-born 26-year-old became the first Chinese to drive a Grand Prix car when he tested for Williams in Dec 2003. Since then he has competed in the GP2 and A1 Grand Prix series. Baguette, 23, will be driving a F1 car for the first time as a prize for winning the World Series by Renault title while Di Grassi was the team's official reserve last season. Renault still have a driver vacancy for 2010 after signing Poland's Robert Kubica to replace double world champion Fernando Alonso. Tennis Murray splits with girlfriend LONDON: Britain's Andy Murray has split up with his girlfriend Kim Sears after a four-year relationship, a newspaper reported yesterday. Sears, a 21-year-old student, has moved out of the home she shared with Murray and returned home to her parents, the Mail said. A friend of Murray, the world No 4, told the paper: "There were no blazing rows or anything like that. "Kim left Andy's house under amicable circumstances. They are still in contact with one another and remain good friends." Sears became a familiar face to tennis fans as she followed the 22-year-old Scot around the world circuit but she was absent when Murray played in the ATP World Tour Finals in London this week. Rugby Henry celebrates victory MARSEILLE: New Zealand coach Graham Henry celebrated "a special day" after the All Blacks outclassed France 39-12 in Marseille on Saturday to end their European tour undefeated. "It was a special day, really, a special day because all the players who played today played their roles superbly," Henry said . "It was good to see two teams playing attacking football because there has been some pretty boring stuff over the past year or so in rugby and it was just a great game with two teams wanting to attack and I think it's pretty special," he said. The New Zealand coach, whose team beat Wales, Italy and England in their previous outings, also said it was a remarkable effort "to go through the past two tours of Europe undefeated without having our line crossed." NBA Magic's Barnes fined NEW YORK: Orlando Magic forward Matt Barnes has been fined $20,000 for throwing a basketball into the stands, the NBA said on Saturday. The incident occurred after the Magic's 99-98 loss to the Miami Heat on Wednesday in Orlando. (China Daily 11/30/2009 page11) |
