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CHINA DAILY SPORTS MONDAY MARCH 12, 200711 Dazzling Messi saves Barca Chinese with his left foot. short of entertainment but there second goal after 28 minutes, dominate Argentine’s injury-time equalizer “I said before the game was more than the usual ration mopping up after that a draw would be two lost of drama on Saturday even be- had his effort parried away by world caps superb hat-trick performance points but when you see what fore Messi’s fi nal contribution. Casillas. happened during the game A freak goal from Sergio Ra- Barca were then reduced to : Barcelona “Scoring all our goals, it was you have to think that we had mos had put Real ahead after 10 men when Oleguer got his aerials teenager hit a a special game for him. He’s a a success. 73 minutes after an astonishing second yellow card in the dying spectacular hat-trick to save magnifi cent talent. His goals “I’ve got to applaud the team fi rst half hour which saw four seconds of the fi rst half. SKIING the Catalan club’s blushes in saved us,” acknowledged Barca for showing such character in goals, two apiece for Messi and With Barca coach Frank the 3-3 draw with bitter rivals coach . diffi cult circumstances to come Real’s Ruud Nistelrooy. Rijkaard having ambitiously MADONNA DI CAMPIGLIO, Real Madrid on Saturday. The reigning Spanish cham- back and get that third goal,” An error by Barca defender opted to play a 3-4-3 formation Italy: Chinese skiers Han The Argentine winger, who pions looked well on their way added Rijkaard. Lillian Thuram helped Real take from the outset, he was forced to Xiaopeng and Li Nina swept does not turn 20 until June, sal- to their fi rst defeat at Derbies between the two the lead after fi ve minutes. shore up his defence at half time the aerials competitions on vaged a point for 10-man Barca home this season until Messi Spanish giants, who both A quick counter-attack saw with Eto’o being replaced by the Saturday at the freestyle world with a wonderfully taken goal a produced a move of individual crashed out of the Champions Gonzalo Higuain send the ball Brazilian defender Sylvinho. championships. minute into injury time. brilliance before fi nding the net League in midweek, are never into the box but Thuram fell Barcelona managed to slow Dale Begg-Smith of Australia over while trying to clear the the game down but Van Nistel- and Jennifer Heil of Canada won Argentine striker’s cross and rooy nearly got his third goal the dual moguls. the mis-hit ball went straight after 64 minutes when he was The fi rst ever Chinese man to Van Nistelrooy’s feet. set free by Higuain but was to win Olympic gold, Han Xi- The Dutchman had no prob- thwarted by Valdes, who got an aopeng, on Saturday became lems opening the scoring and, outstretched hand to the ball. the first Chinese to win the with a clear view of the goal, “We had several clear op- men’s world title with 240.86 hammered the ball home from portunities to get more goals points. Dmitri Dashinski of Be- the edge of the area. but the Barcelona goalkeeper larus was second with 236.42, Real only hung onto their made many important saves,” matching his Olympic silver advantage for six minutes reflected Real’s under-fire medal, and World Cup cham- before Messi took advantage coach . pion Steve Omischl of Canada of the visitors’ defensive frailty put them back was third with 235.81. to sidefoot home a Samuel Eto’o in front, the ball spinning “I won the Olympics last year pass from the edge of the six backwards off his head from and today the world champion- yard box. a free kick and the Span- ship,” said Han. “With the However, just two more min- ish international’s expression women’s success, it’s a great utes elapsed before Real were clearly showed that it was a day for China.” back in front again. fl uke. In the women’s competi- Van Nistelrooy got his second “For you I can never do any- tion, Li, the defending cham- goal of the night, and 14th of thing right,” added Capello, pion from 2005 and Olympic the season, from the spot after sarcastically mocking those silver medalist, was fourth Oleguer Presas had fouled Jose journalists who have been pre- after the first jump, but she Maria ‘Guti’ Gutierrez. dicting that this could be his took victory with a solid Messi then brought Barca last match in charge of Real. second jump as her rivals all FC Barcelona player Lionel Messi from celebrates his second goal during his Spanish back level again added to his made mistakes. League soccer match against Real Madrid in Barcelona, Spain on Saturday. AP tally by clinically taking his AFP “I was the defending world champion and I’m very happy to have been able to defend my title this year,” said Li. “I felt really good today, this was a Liang wins great day for China and I’m Charlton: Ronaldo in a class of his own very happy for that.” in Singapore SOCCER great players to grab the bull by given the chance, what would he ly wants another Championship, Chinese Li Nina jumps Assoli Slivets, of Belarus, the horns and lift people and he rather have, the penalty or the another FA Cup. He is what he is, during the Women’s took silver while Jacqui MANCHESTER, : has been doing that recently. goal? He will always go for goal, he does what he does every day Aerials at the Freestyle Cooper, of Australia, won GOLF Manchester United legend “He does things I have never he is such a strong character.” and never changes. World Championship in bronze. Cooper had led after has paid argu- seen anybody else do. And the Charlton was talking before “The fi rst thing Alex Fergu- Madonna di Campiglio on the fi rst jump ahead of Olym- SINGAPORE: China’s Liang ably the greatest tribute yet to one thing he does do is he is United’s Champions League son ever said when he came here Saturday. Li won the gold pic champion Evelyne Leu of Wenchong parred the 18th the team’s brilliant Portuguese as tough as hell. If you clatter draw pitted them against was that winning the champion- as compatriot Han Xiao- Switzerland who eventually hole to beat Malaysia’s Iain winger . him, it doesn’t bother him too Roma in the quarterfi nals and, ship was the only thing to do. peng (inset) triumphed in fi nished fi fth. Steel on the first hole of a Charlton, an much, he’ll carry on. His goal as the club prepares to celebrate That has never changed.” men’s category. AFP sudden-death playoff to win director, is uniquely quali- at Fulham was just marvelous its 50th anniversary in Euro- Charlton, a member of the Agencies and AFP the joint-sanctioned Singapore fi ed to discuss the quality of and I think he pean soccer first United team to win the Masters yesterday. footballers to have played for has been a bet- by playing a European title in 1968, also The 28-year-old Liang’s United after over half a century ter player than He does things I have European XI believes the signs are that his maiden victory outside China associated with the club. even people in a charity beloved Reds are capable of do- ensured he became the sec- Having spent the most pro- here realise.” never seen anybody fund-raiser ing so for a third time. ond Chinese player to win on ductive years of his club career Charlton else do. on Tuesday, “When you get to this stage of Lin Dan blazes to title the European Tour, emulating alongside players of the calibre also leapt to Charlton the season, things tend to settle BADMINTON which dates back to 1899. Zhang Lianwei, who captured of and , the defence of BOBBY CHARLTON believes suc- down a bit,” said Charlton. “A But Malaysians Koo Kien the same event in 2003. Charlton is no stranger to pro- Ronaldo, who Man United legend cess in the lot of the trepidation you had BIRMINGHAM, England: Keat/Tan Boon Heong spoiled The duo finished the $1.1- digious soccer talent, yet the is still accused competition about your form and your team Top seed and world champion China’s ambitious bid by de- million European and Asian England World Cup winner of diving in for the first back in September and October Lin Dan blazed to his third All feating China’s top seeds Cai Tour event on 11 under par for confesses that even he has been search of penalties. The latest time since 1999 is overdue. is gone. When you start getting England badminton title in Yun/Fu Haifeng 21-18, 21-15 the tournament, a stroke clear stunned by Ronaldo’s superla- such incident saw the United “A lot of people have said that through to the second stages, four years yesterday with a 21- in the men’s doubles fi nal. of Britain’s Simon Dyson, who tive form this season. star harshly booked for a sup- Alex has not won as many Euro- anything can happen. 13 21-12 victory over Chinese Lin’s girlfriend Xie Xingfang, was alone in third place after he United manager Sir Alex posed dive as he bore down on pean Cups as maybe he should “It’s a pleasure to watch this compatriot Chen Yu. favorite to win the women’s missed a 20-foot birdie attempt Ferguson has confirmed the goal during United’s Champions have, considering the number of team. The last few weeks they Lin played supremely before singles for the third year in at the last by inches. club are progressing with League victory over Lille on times he has won the title,” said maybe have not been playing a full house at the National In- succession, was later due to Frenchman Jean Van de talks designed to hand Ronal- Wednesday. On Saturday Ron- Charlton. “For him, it would be as well as they were earlier in door Arena and was rarely in compete with France’s Pi Hon- Velde and Britons , do an improved contract, even aldo kept United in the FA Cup marvellous, for the whole club, the season but they have still trouble. His head to head record gyan, a former Chinese squad Anthony Wall and 2005 cham- though he is already tied to the with a second half penalty that really. been winning. When you start with Chen now reads 5-0. member who left for Europe in pion Nick Dougherty ended the them until 2010, and Charlton earned a 2-2 draw in the quar- “It is the biggest prize and yes, winning on a regular basis you The victory was the fi rst of the 2003. Pi beat Zhang Ning, the tournament in a tie for fourth is certain they have a unique terfi nal at Middlesbrough. absolutely, the club should have start believing that nothing is afternoon for the Chinese, who Olympic champion from China, place on nine under par. talent on their hands. “He doesn’t do that normally,” had more European Cups and beyond you.” were bidding to win all fi ve titles in semifi nals. “Ronaldo has just been fan- said Charlton. “Why would he? If Alex desperately wants another up for grabs for the fi rst time in Agencies tastic,” said Charlton. “It takes he is getting near goal and he’s European Cup. But he desperate- AFP the history of the tournament AFP

SCOREBOARD INVITATION FOR BIDS The People’s Republic of China BASKETBALL Aachen 2 (Roesler 28, Pinto 90+2) 69, Chinarat Phadungsil (THA) (BEL) 6-2, 6-4; Janko Tipsarevic Hebei Urban Environment Project - Tangshan Water Supply Component Chinese Basketball League Italian league 69-71-71-70, Peter O’Malley (AUS) (SRB) bt Paradorn Srichaphan (THA) Mid-Term Adjustment Project Component 71-70-69-71, Francesco Molinari 6-4, 6-2; Thomas Johansson (SWE) CBA Semifi nals results on Sunday: : Italian league result on (Loan No. 4569-CHA) Guangdong Baomashi 100 Jiangsu Saturday: Sampdoria 1 (Palombo 40) (ITA) 69-70-70-72, bt Max Mirnyi (BLR) 6-4, 7-6 (9/7) Nangang 84 Cagliari 1 (Suazo 63) (THA) 69-69-69-74 2nd rd (Bid No.: 0701-0710ITC2L015/01/02/03) Bayi Shuanglu 108 Liaoning Panpan 282 - (ENG) 69-72- Rafael Nadal (ESP x2) bt Arnaud Scottish 70-71, Joakim Backstom (SWE) Clement (FRA) 6-3, 7-6 (7/3); Jose 1. The People’s Republic of China has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction 103 GLASGOW: Scottish Premier League 73-69-69-71, Martin Kaymer (GER) Acasuso (ARG) bt Mikhail Youzhny and Development toward the cost of Hebei Urban Environment Project - Tangshan Water Supply Guangdong, Bayi both win series results on Saturday: 3-0, fi nals start March 18. 66-73-71-72, Robert Rock (ENG) (RUS x16) 7-6 (11/9) 6-4; Fernando Component - Mid-Term Adjustment Project Component and it intends to apply part of the proceeds Aberdeen 1 (Lovell 7) Hearts 0 71-70-68-73 Verdasco (ESP x32) bt Andreas Dundee Utd 1 (Robb 29) Motherwell of this loan to payments under the contracts for TWS/AM.1A, TWS/AM.1B and TWS/AM.2. SOCCER NBA Seppi (ITA) 7-6 (7/5), 6-3; Olivier 1 (Murphy 37) Rochus (BEL x33) bt Vincent Spadea 2. China International Tendering Company, the Procurement Agent, on behalf of Tangshan Water Chinese Super League Dunfermline 0 St Mirren 0 NEW YORK: Results from Supply Company, the Purchaser, now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the following Results on Sunday: Saturday’s NBA games (home team 6-1, 6-4; Jarkko Nieminen (FIN x18) Hibernian 2 (Benjelloun 52, 74) bt Paul Goldstein 1-6, 6-4, 6-4; Andy goods: Guoan 0 Henan Jianye 0 Falkirk 0 in CAPS) Roddick (USA x3) bt Feliciano Lopez TWS/AM.1A: Supply of Electrical Equipment, including Electrical Equipment for Da-Hong-Qiao Shanxi Baorong 1 Xiamen Lanshi 2 Kilmarnock 3 (Di Giacomo 17, 27, NY Knicks 90 WASHINGTON 89 Qingdao Zhongneng 2 Liaoning 0 ATLANTA 99 Minnesota 93 (ESP) 7-6 (7/5), 6-4; Juan Carlos Water Plant and the intake pumping station, including HV and LV electrical switch cabinets, DC Naismith 40) Inverness CT 2 (Paate- Ferrero (ESP x22) bt Florian Mayer Changsha 3 Zhejiang Lucheng 2 lainen 10, Dods 48) Philadelphia 100 INDIANA 96 screens, busbar tray, cables, and other equipment as specifi ed in the bidding document. Shanghai Shenhua 1 Shandong Memphis 115 CHARLOTTE 107 (GER) 6-0, 6-2; Richard Gasquet Spanish league (FRA x15) bt Juan Martin del Potro TWS/AM.1B: Supply of Pumping Equipment, including pumps, frequency converters and constant Luneng 0 SAN ANTONIO 93 New Jersey 77 pressure hydraulic control valves. MADRID: Collated Spanish football Cleveland 94 MILWAUKEE 92 (ARG) 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 French league results on Saturday: Women’s 2nd rd TWS/AM.2: Supply and Installation of Equipment for Upgrade of North-suburb Water Treatment PARIS: French football league UTAH 96 N.O./Oklahoma City 86 Levante 0 Villarreal 2 (Forlan 9, (RUS x4) bt Gisela Plant, including process and electrical equipment, instrument and automation control system, and results on Saturday: NHL Tomasson 72) Dulko (ARG) 6-3, 6-4; Ana Ivanovic relative civil works. Toulouse 1 (Mathieu 26) Monaco 1 Barcelona 3 (Messi 11, 28, 90+1) NEW YORK: Results from (SRB x10) bt Vania King (USA) Bidders can bid for any one or any combination of packages. Bids will be evaluated based on individ- (Koller 76) Real Madrid 3 (Van Nistelrooy 5, Saturday’s NHL games (home team 6-3, 6-0; Tathiana Garbin (ITA Nantes 2 (Diallo 35, Fae 74) Nancy 1 13-pen, Sergio Ramos 73) in CAPS) x20) bt Iveta Benesova (CZE) 7-5, ual package. Cross discount will be considered of TWS/AM.1A and TWS/AM.1B in bid evaluation. PHILADELPHIA 4 Boston 1 (Brison 39) GOLF 6-2; Sybille Bammer (AUT x33) bt 3. Bidding will be conducted through the international competitive bidding procedures as specifi ed Le Mans 2 (Coutadeur 43, Is. Ban- PITTSBURGH 3 NY Rangers 2 (OT) Anastasia Rodionova (RUS) 6-1, 6-0; in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, January 1995 Singapore Masters goura 51) St Etienne 1 (Sall 82) New Jersey 3 BUFFALO 2 Laura Granville (USA) bt Severine (revised January and August, September 1997 and January 1999). Lorient 0 Lille 0 SINGAPORE: Leading fi nal round NY ISLANDERS 5 Washington 2 Bremond (FRA x27) 6-3, 7-6 (7/3); scores here on Sunday from the S1.1 4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the China International Tendering Nice 1 (M. Vahirua 46) Rennes 1 TORONTO 4 Ottawa 3 (OT) Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) bt Olga million Singapore Masters: Company at Room 1102 from 9:00 to 11:00 am and 2:00 to 4:00 pm (Beijing Time) starting March (Briand 16) FLORIDA 3 Atlanta 2 Poutchkova (RUS x26) 7-6 (7/3), 277 - Liang Wenchong (CHN) Montreal 4 ST LOUIS 3 12, 2007 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and offi cial holidays in China). A complete set of bidding Troyes 1 (Gigliotti 90+2) Valen- 6-2; Ai Sugiyama (JPN x16) bt Yuan NASHVILLE 2 Columbus 1 documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders upon payment of a nonrefundable fee ciennes 3 (Bezzaz 38, Roudet 68, 64-72-68-73 (Liang wins on fi rst Meng (CHN) 6-4, 7-6 (7/3); Alicia Chicago 7 PHOENIX 5 Dufresne 87) extra play-off hole), Iain Steel (MAS) Molik (AUS) bt Anabel Medina of RMB1,500 or USD180. Tampa Bay 3 CALGARY 2 (OT) Bordeaux 2 (Micoud 45+1, Cav- 70-65-71-71 Garrigues (ESP x24) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4; 5. Bids must be delivered at or before 10:00 am (Beijing Time) on April 25, 2007, and will be opened enaghi 90+1) Sochaux 0 278 - Simon Dyson (ENG) 71-69- Samantha Stosur (AUS x21) bt immediately thereafter at the Third Floor Meeting Room of Tangshan Water Supply Company, No. 67-71 Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 6-3, German league Indian Wells ATP and WTA 5, South Longze Road, Tangshan 063001, Hebei Province, P.R.China. 279 - Anthony Wall (ENG) 68-72- 6-4; (FRA x17) bt BERLIN: German football league INDIAN WELLS, California: Results 6. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of minimum two percent (2%) of the bid price or an 72-67, Jean Van De Velde (FRA) here on Saturday in the $5.3 million (BUL) 6-1, results on Saturday: 6-2; (CHN) bt Vasilisa equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. Late bids will be rejected. Hanover 1 (Tarnat 4) Schalke 04 1 68-71-71-69, David Lynn (ENG) ATP and WTA Pacifi c Life Open 72-68-70-69, Nick Dougherty (END) hardcourt tournament: Bardina (RUS) 6-2, 6-0; Svetlana The Procurement Agent: China International Tendering Company (Altintop 2) Kuznetsova (RUS x2) bt Romina 70-72-66-71 Men’s 1st rd Address: Genertec Plaza, No. 90, Xisanhuan Zhonglu, Fengtai District, Beijing 100055, P.R. China Borussia M’gladbach 3 (Rafael 32, Oprandi 7-5, 6-3; Dinara Safi na 280 - Craig Smith (WAL) 72-70-71- Alejandro Falla (COL) bt Benjamin 69, Delura 86) Hertha Berlin 1 (RUS x9) bt Marta Domachowska Tel: +86-10-63348281; +86-10-63348568 Fax: +86-10-63373576 67, Scott Barr (AUS) 70-69-71-70, Becker (GER) 7-6 (7/1), 6-3; Guiller- (Gimenez 56) mo Canas (ARG) bt Jan Hajek (CZE) (POL) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3; Tatiana Golovin Contact person: Ms Lou Hongming VfL Bochum 2 (Gekas 47, 83) Borus- Lin-Keng-chi (TPE) 73-68-69-70, 6-1, 6-1; Jan Hernych (CZE) bt Tim (FRA x13) bt Aiko Nakamura (JPN) The Purchaser: Tangshan Water Supply Company sia Dortmund 0 Terry Pilkadaris (AUS) 69-72-67-72, 6-0, 7-5; Ahsha Rolle (USA) bt Henman (GBR) 7-5, 3-6, 7-5; Carlos Address: No. 5, South Longze Road, Tangshan 063000, Hebei Province, P.R.China Mainz 05 1 (Andreasen 51-pen) (IRE) 66-70-70-74, Jyoti Moya (ESP) bt Paul Capdeville (CHI) Meghann Shaughnessy (USA x29) Arminia Bielefeld 0 Randhawa (IND) 65-68-72-75 6-4, 6-4; Luis Horna (PER) bt Filippo 1-6, 6-1, 6-4; Nicole Vaidisova (CZE Tel: +86-315-3733774 Fax: +86-315-3733774 VfB 0 VfL Wolfsburg 0 281 - Peter Senior (AUS) 70-70-73- Volandri (ITA) 6-0, 4-6, 6-2; Sam x6) bt Bethanie Mattek (USA) 6-4, Contact person: Mr. Yao Chunliang Energie Cottbus 0 Alemannia 68, Scott Strange (AUS) 69-73-70- Querrey (USA) bt Christophe Rochus 6-1.