Face-Off

Face-off: Kelantan’s Indra Putra Mahayudin (right) and Negri Sembilan’s Mohd Aidil Zafuan getting to grips of the coveted Malaysia Cup during a photo shoot at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, October 29, 2010. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Malaysian Open Tennis 2010

Cyprus’ Marcos Baghdatis returns a shot to Rusia’s Mikhail Youzhny during their quater-finals  round of the men’s singles at the Malaysian Open Tennis championships in Bukil Jalil, October 1, 2010. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Rusia’s Mikhail Youzhny makes a serve to Cyprus’ Marcos Baghdatis during their quater-finals  round of the men’s singles at the Malaysian Open Tennis championships in Bukil Jalil, October 1, 2010. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Czech Republic’s Thomas Berdych returns a shot to Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin during their second round of the men’s singles at the Malaysian Open Tennis championships in Bukil Jalil, September 30, 2010. Berdych won 6-4, 6-3. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Sweden’s Robin Soderling makes a return against France’s Edouard Roger-Vasselin during their second round of the men’s singles at the Malaysian Open Tennis championships in Bukil Jalil, September 30, 2010. Soderling won 6-0, 6-1. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Russia’s Nikolay Devydenko returns a shot to Russia’s Igor Andreev during their second round of the men’s singles at the Malaysian Open Tennis championships in Bukil Jalil, September 29, 2010.  GLENN GUAN/The Star

India’s Yuki Bhambri in action against Spain’s David Ferrer during the second round of the men’s singles at the Malaysian Open Tennis championships in Bukil Jalil, September 30, 2010.   GLENN GUAN/The Star

Spain’s David Ferrer makes a serve against Australia Bernard Tomic during their second round of the men’s singles at the Malaysian Open Tennis championships in Bukil Jalil, September 29, 2010. Ferrer won 6-3, 6-4. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Ukraine’s Sergiy Stakhovsky makes a serve against USA’s Michael Russel during their first round of the men’s singles at the Malaysian Open Tennis championships in Bukil Jalil, September 27, 2010. Stakhovsky won 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-3. GLENN GUAN/The Star

2010 BWF World Badminton Champhionships, Paris

Ecstasy: Malaysia’s Koo Kien Keat (left) and Tan Boon Heong celebrating after beating South Korea’s Jung Jae-sung-Lee Yong-dae in the men’s doubles quarter-finals of the World Championships , August 27, 2010. Kien Keat-Boon Heong won 23-25, 21-13, 21-14. GLENN GUAN/The Star (Paris)

Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei reacts after he lost to Indonesia’s Taufik Hidayat  in the men’s singles quarter-finals at the BWF World Badminton Champhionships in Paris, August 24, 2010. Taufik won 21-15, 11-21, 21-12. GLENN GUAN/7The Star (Paris)

China’s Lin Dan reacts after he lost to Korea’s Park Sung Hwan  in the men’s singles quarter-finals at the BWF World Badminton Champhionships in Paris, August 24, 2010. Park won 21-13, 21-13. GLENN GUAN/The Star (Paris)

2010 BWF World Badminton Champhionships, Paris

Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei prepares for a smash against England’s Rajiv Ouseph during their men’s singles  match at the 2010 BWF World Badminton Champhionships at the Coubertin stadium in Paris, August 26, 2010. Chong Wei won 21-9, 21-9. GLENN GUAN/The Star (Paris)

China’s Lin Dan returns a shot to countrymen Bao Chunlai  during their men’s singles match at the 2010 BWF World Badminton Champhionships at the Coubertin stadium in Paris, August 26, 2010. Lin Dan won 21-16, 21-13. GLENN GUAN/The Star (Paris)

Malaysia’s Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong in action against China’s Chai Biao-Zhang Nan during their men’s doubles match at the 2010 BWF World Badminton Champhionships at the Coubertin stadium in Paris, August 26, 2010. Koo-Tan won 21-17, 21-17. GLENN GUAN/The Star (Paris)

Denmark’s Tine Baun returns a shot to Bulgaria’s Petya Nedelcheva during their women’s singles match at the 2010 BWF World Badminton Champhionships at the Coubertin stadium in Paris, August 26, 2010. GLENN GUAN/The Star (Paris)

SLASH!

Legendary rock guitarist Slash performing for the first time in Malaysia before a packed audience at the Surf Beach at Sunway Lagoon, August 8, 2010.  Slash and his band burst onto the stage with Ghost, the first song off his new solo album, which instantly got the 7,000-strong audience raising their hands and singing along. The 44-yearold guitarist and his band also played classic Guns N’ Roses songs like Sweet Child O’ Mine, Night Train and Civil War. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Hard-earned victory

Hard-earned victory: Malaysia’s Nicol David being given a run for her money by England’s Alison Waters during their CIMB Malaysian Open semi-final, July 23, 2010. Nicol won 14-12, 12-10, 6-11, 11-7. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Freestyle

Malaysia’s Low Xue Ting powering her way to win the girls 50m freestyle and 400m medley relay golds at the ASEAN school games championship in the Shah Alam aquatic centre,  July 17, 2010. GLENN GUAN/The Star