| Happy birthday to Bart
THERE he was on Derby Day appropriately, racing's biggest stage looking as fit and resplendent as he has for 20 years. He exchanged quips and handshakes, comfortable in his role as a racing legend and Flemington institution. Just 11 days short of his 80th birthday, Cummings was in career-best form. Look at the man, listen to him talk about the young 'uns coming through, the desire to get back to work after the disruption of equine influenza, and you wouldn't think he was entering his twilight. Retirement? Never. Bart Cummings turns 80 today. He will celebrate it with a family function in Sydney. There have been little celebrations along the way. They sang Happy Birthday to him in Federation Square a week before he failed to win his 12th Melbourne Cup, with Sirmione.
2007/11/09
Donate to needy causes and be entertained at the same time at the Nation Care Charity Show, writes DENNIS CHUA. FOR the third consecutive year, Eluxion Media (M) Sdn Bhd presents the Nation Care Charity Show (NCCS). This year�s show takes place at 8.30pm on Nov 17 at the Arena of Stars in Genting Highlands.
The country�s biggest televised Chinese language charity show, broadcast live over ntv7 for three hours, has been widely acclaimed for successfully raising funds to help needy causes such as kidney dialysis centres and skills training centres for the handicapped.
Last year, the NCCS raised funds for the Sau Seng Lum Haemodialysis Welfare Foundation.
One of ntv�s highest rated Chinese variety programmes, the NCCS is aimed at providing a convenient and accessible channel for caring Malaysians to help the needy and get entertained in return.
Prep girls basketball: Marshfield wins opener
Things couldn't have started any slower for the Marshfield girls basketball team. It took four minutes to record a first-quarter field goal, and the Tigers finished the first half with only 17 points in the season opener. Then there was the seven-point third quarter. But the Tigers (1-0) slowly revived their offense, outscoring Tomah by eighth in the fourth quarter in a 42-28 nonconference win over the Timberwolves (0-1) at Marshfield High School on Tuesday. "It was probably the longest 4 minutes before we got our first basket," Marshfield coach Heidi Michaelis said. "I think in a game like tonight, the first game, a lot of times that's going to happen. I think I saw flashes, but we've just got to put 32 minutes together and we know that." While the Tigers' offense struggled to find its rhythm, junior guard Katie Wolff, Marshfield's leading scorer from last year, quietly posted nearly half of Marshfield's points.
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