Kenichi Tago became the first Japanese player in 40 years to reach the men’s singles semifinals at the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham, England, on Friday, beating Beijing Olympic bronze medalist Chen Jin of China 2-1. The 20-year-old Tago is the first to make the final four since Ippei Kojima took third at the 1970 tournament, a meet which once decided the world’s best …

Source:Badminton player Tago reaches All England Open semis (The Japan Times)

It seems seeing his car, and the iconic Lotus name, heading out on track for the first time at a Grand prix prompted the normally impassive Mike Gascoyne to come over all emotional in the pit lane on Friday morning.

Source:Mike Gascoyne Q&A: Tears? I just had grit in my eye (Formula 1)

Brothers Nick and Jordan Macawile helped the Chaminade-Madonna School boys’ varsity tennis team edge Miami-Curley 4-3. P.J. Donovan and Nick Pena also won in singles as the Lions took four of five singles’ matches for the team victory.

Source:Brothers double up for Chaminade, St. Thomas tennis (Miami Herald)

India’s Saina Nehwal stormed into the women’s semifinal of the All England Badminton Championship with a stunning 21-8, 21-14 quarterfinal win over Germany’s Juliane Schenk in 27 minutes at the National Indoor Arena in Brimingham.

Source:Sania in semifinal of All England Badminton Championship (Hindustan Times)

There are many excellent football clubs in the Yorkshire area, and it is possibly Leeds United that is the most well-known. Leeds United is a big league football club though, and there aren’t many football clubs in the region which contend with a club on that grand scale. Or are there…

Well, we don’t want to pre-empt anything, but could a little league football club like Pannal Ash junior football club actually take on the titans of Leeds United? Realistically, us adults most likely understand the answer to this, but for the sake of the kids, let’s imagine that they could one day take on the heavyweights of Leeds United. In the first place, it will do no end of good for their self-assurance! Young people don’t always get the acknowledgement they ought to have when it comes to sports, and Pannal Ash junior football club is one society that is genuinely trying to make a difference and give its junior league members a real chance of success. And naturally, don’t forget that one day these little league members could turn out to be professional football players, quite literally taking on the big football leagues all around the world.

Not enough credit is given to little league football clubs, and the Pannal Ash junior football club is one place that is nurturing its members and developing the professional footballers of tomorrow. The club is situated in Harrogate, North Yorkshire and it already has a faithful set of followers, which just shows how vital a junior football club is. Parents like to see their children excel at sports and children love to get out there and run around kicking a ball, just like the professional football players they idolise when they get home from school each day.

There should be more little football teams that get the acknowledgement they deserve, and it is very important that people of all age groups have faith that the juniors could one day be the seniors at a very exclusive football club. Pannal Ash junior football club is a brilliant place to play the sport you love and really encourage big dream goals for any youngster. So, do not ever underestimate the power of the little league and its potential challenge to the big league!

The Dallas Morning News’ annual section highlights the best golf courses in the area and across the state of Texas, with information on new courses and rankings of courses in many price levels.

Source:Check out Texas Golf 2010 (Dallas Morning News)

Jorge Lorenzo is getting better every day and will attend the final pre-season MotoGP test, at Qatar on March 18-19, although it remains to be seen how effective he will be. The 2009 MotoGP World Championship runner-up sustained a fracture at the base of the first metacarpal and a displaced thumb, both in his right hand, after a motocross training accident in mid-February. The young Spaniard was …

Source:Lorenzo to ride at Qatar test (Crash.Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)

NEW YORK (AP) — Martina Hingis will face top-ranked Serena Williams and two former No. 1 players in World Team Tennis competition.

Source:Hingis to face Serena in World Team Tennis (Sports Illustrated)

From lately, golfers have settled in with sort of a trend to buy Harley Davidson golf carts. Everyone believes Harley Davidson commands as much value as the game of golf will. So when did this brilliant combination of coupling up the most renowned brand of motorcycles with a classic sport take place?

Matching to records, Harley Davidson golf carts got within the market in 1963. The force behind Harley Davidson golf carts was Willie G joining the Harley Davidson group. The golf carts by Harley Davidson shortly became a winner taking over the golf cart industry by a surprise. In this current day and age, Harley Davidson golf carts are worshipped as the god’s of olf carts.

Harley Davidson golf carts came to the market creating a boom tempting everyone to buy their product without second thought. The bright golf carts truly became a head turner imparting class and glamour to the already exhilarating sport of golf. Their collection included a three wheeler model as well as a four wheeler model.

The fate of Harley Davidson golf carts was such that the division of the company got sold to American machine and Foundry company back in 1969. Though this brand new company covered their company under the Harley Davidson golf carts name and logo, the thrive shortly diminished and they re-sold the business sector to Columbia Par Car in 1982.

With the fate of Harley Davidson golf carts changing dramatically, their demand decreased and the boom died making it a almost forgotten name among golf lovers for another few decades to come. As of today, used Harley Davidson golf carts are once more in demand thanks to their classy looks, the classy name and the sturdy nature.

However, if you are interested in buying Harley Davidson golf carts, there are a few precautions to be taken. First of all , you will need to figure out if these Harley Davidson golf carts are authentic. Many low grade brands have come in to the market with replica Harley Davidson golf carts. So care to detail when you make the buy will spare you a lot of hassle. Secondly, you will need to get them checked by a technician. You would not like to expend hundreds of dollars and end up with Harley Davidson golf carts that dont work, right? Lastly, make sure it has everything you want in a golf cart!

The Hillsborough Community College women’s tennis team plays with bulls-eyes on their backs. HCC is used to the pressure, always playing at the top, or near the top of national rankings. Chris Field shows us how this junior college dynasty uses one major disappointment as motivation.

Source:HCC women's tennis swings for success (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)