Home News Feeds News Feeds The Star Online: Sports Update: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 MYT 11:09:50 AM NBA: James and Wade on fire as Heat crush Pacers MIAMI: With LeBron James and Dwyane Wade on fire, the Miami Heat pounded the Indiana Pacers 115-83 on Tuesday to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff semi-final. Tennis: Clijsters to retire again after US Open FORMER world number one Kim Clijsters has confirmed that she will bring down the curtain on her second career at the end of this year's US Open, Belgian news agency Belga has reported. Chong Wei out for three to four weeks after ankle injury WORLD No. 1 Lee Chong Wei?s Olympic dream suffered a severe blow when he tore a tendon on his ankle during a Thomas Cup Group C tie against Denmark at the Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Centre yesterday. Malaysia face top seeds China in the quarters THE woes continue to pile up for Malaysia in the Thomas Cup Finals in Wuhan. Yongbo gets away with defiant act again CHINA?S badminton king-cum-chief coach Li Yongbo surely can get away with anything. Kim Her defends his decision to tinker with doubles pairs A DECISION to tinker with Malaysia?s doubles line-up against Denmark yesterday backfired big time. Daren does okay BACK-UP shuttler Liew Daren gave Malaysia a reason to smile on a day of disappointments following the team?s 3-2 loss to Denmark in the Thomas Cup Group C tie at the Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Centre yesterday. Danish scratch pair perform like veterans to deliver winner FORMER world champions Jonas Rasmussen and Joachim Fischer Nielsen have known each other for more than 10 years ? but they have never played as a pair. Shahidatun sets record but fails to surpass personal best KANGAR: Noor Shahidatun Nadia Mohd Zuki is far from happy despite setting a new triple jump record at the National Schools Athletics Championships (MSSM) at Stadium Utama yesterday. Champs Sarawak lead standings with six golds on opening day KANGAR: Defending champions Sarawak got their title defence off to a great start on the first day of the National Schools Athletics Championships (MSSM) at Stadium Utama here yesterday. Bolt gets bold in Ostrava OSTRAVA (Czech Republic): Reigning double Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt is targeting a 9.7 time when he takes to the track to race the 100m here on Friday in his European season debut. Seven juniors drafted into Beng Hai?s squad for Azlan Shah Cup KUALA LUMPUR: Seven players who featured in Malaysia?s victorious Asia Junior Cup squad in Malacca have been named for the seven-nation Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, which begins tomorrow in Ipoh. Run of bad luck spoils it for Alex in 24-hour race PETALING JAYA: Malaysian driver Alex Yoong was just two hours short of completing his first Nuerburgring 24-hour race as his car succumbed to mechanical failure after he was hit by a backmarker at the German circuit on Sunday. Amirul confident of a good result in his pet event PETALING JAYA: Tengku Amirul Haffiruddin is more confident racing in the Wira class and he is hoping to make the best out of it in Round 3 of the Petronas AAM Malaysian Cub Prix Championship at Bandar Mahkota Banting this weekend. Bryan and Huang Qiang sticking to tried and tested routines PETALING JAYA: Malaysian diving pair Bryan Nickson Lomas-Huang Qiang prefer to play it safe when they make their Olympic debut in London in July. New Mazda 2 for hole-in-one at Ladies Amateur Open PETALING JAYA: A new Mazda 2 car will be offered for a hole-in-one in the fifth edition of the KGNS-Mazda Ladies Amateur Open at Kelab Golf Negara Subang (KGNS) from June 12-14. A Tigress in the making as Woods? niece tees off NEW YORK: Cheyenne Woods, the 21-year-old niece of 14-time major winner Tiger Woods, has signed with her uncle?s agent, Mark Steinberg, and is set to start playing in LPGA Tour events this year. American Kim out for four to five months with tendinitis PONTE VEDRA BEACH (Florida): Anthony Kim, who burst onto the PGA Tour in 2007 with five top-10 finishes, will miss the next four to five months as he undergoes treatment for tendinitis and elbow pain, the American said on Monday. Nishikori out of French Open with stomach injury PARIS: Japan?s Kei Nishikori pulled out of the French Open yesterday having failed to recover from a stomach injury, the world No. 18 revealed on his Facebook page. Croatian high jumper Vlasic doubtful for the Olympics SPLIT (Croatia): Blanka Vlasic, one of the world?s best high jumpers, may miss the London Olympics because of health problems, the Croatian said yesterday.        Biedermann lands elusive European 400m swimming gold DEBRECEN (Hungary): German swimming star Paul Biedermann ended years of frustration by finally being crowned European 400m freestyle champion here on Monday. Oklahoma oust LA Lakers to reach Western Conference Finals OKLAHOMA CITY: The Oklahoma City Thunder punched their ticket to the Western Conference Finals, eliminating the Los Angeles Lakers in five games with a dominating 106-90 victory on Monday night. Singapore approves US$2.5bil Formula 1 float SINGAPORE: Formula One has been given the go-ahead for a US$2.5bil share sale in Singapore, a source close to the deal told AFP yesterday, but analysts said conditions may not be ideal after Facebook?s recent disappointment. Williams ready for Monaco GP after ?Herculean effort? LONDON: Bruno Senna?s Williams car came through the Spanish Grand Prix garage fire relatively undamaged and the Brazilian will use it in Monaco again this weekend, the Formula One team said on Monday. Results worldwide