Lim Khim Wah-Hoon Thien How, playing as a pair for the first time, showed good aggression in a hard-fought 21-17, 12-21, 21-15 win over the Indonesian back-up pair of Fernando Kurniawan-Lingga Lie.

Fresh combo: Malaysian pair Hoon Thien How and Lim Khim Wah in action against Fernando Kurniwan and Lingga Lie of Indonesia in the first round of the Malaysian Open yesterday.

Squash

Wee Wern lives up to her top billing

Malaysia’s top junior Low Wee Wern is ecstatic after winning the prestigious British Junior Open girls’ Under-19 title in Sheffield on Tuesday. And the Penangite is now all fired up to bag her third consecutive Asian junior title in the championships, which will be played in Chennai, India, from Jan 16-23.

Headlines

Derby upsets Man United 1-0 in League Cup

LONDON (AP): Manchester United was upset 1-0 in the League Cup semifinals by Derby with a sublime strike by Kris Commons on Wednesday.

Exam fever no hindrance to Hui Lin’s progress

THE examination fever did not stop Ng Hui Lin from giving a determined effort to score an upset win together with Koo Kien Keat in the first round of the mixed doubles competition yesterday.

The two local pairs who do not want to split

TWO new Malaysia pairs harbour hopes that there will not be any changes in their partnership after winning their first-round matches in the Malaysian Open yesterday.