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Thailand’s Chatchu-On Moksri’s 26 points helped her side deliver on the potential they had shown all week in registering a 3-2 (25-22, 21-25, 25-23, 21-25, 16-14) win over Poland in second-round action at the 2018 FIVB Women’s Volleyball Nations League in Macau.

China looked to captain Liu Xiaotong and she duly delivered with 17 points and, just as important, a calming presence as the world’s number one ranked team downed a spirited Thailand 3-1 (25-23, 26-24, 22-25, 25-17) at the 2018 FIVB Women’s Volleyball Nations League in Macau.

Serbia dug deep and had star Brankica Mihajlovic’s magic to thank as they overcame Poland 3-1 (20-25, 27-25, 26-24, 25-15) on the 2018 FIVB Women’s Volleyball Nations League’s second night of action in Macau.

Malwina Smarzek added a further 35 points to her collection while Poland upset China 3-2 (18-25, 25-17, 25-18, 22-25, 15-12) in front of a stunned home crowd as the 2018 FIVB Women’s Volleyball Nations League lit up  Macau on Tuesday.

Opposite spiker Tijana Boskovic steadied Serbian nerves and drove them on to 3-1 (25-18, 25-23, 19-25, 25-19) victory over a spirited Thailand as Week 2 of the 2018 FIVB Women’s Volleyball Nations League took the action to the city of Macau.

The head of the International Motorcycling Federation Asia (FIM Asia) gave a “very positive feedback” after inspecting the city’s Guia Circuit early this year, describing it as a “good street circuit”, Pun Weng Kun, president of the Sports Bureau and coordinator of the Macau Grand Prix Organising Committee, said Wednesday.  

Kenyan Felix Kiptoo Kirwa won the 36th men´s Macao International Marathon marathon with 2:10:01 followed by his compatriots Joseph Kyengo Munywoki (2:13:18) and Henry Sang (2:13:48) today. 

Red Bull junior Dan Ticktum took a sensational win in the 64th Macau Grand Prix after the leading two cars crashed at the final corner on the last lap.

The Topgun Racing Honda rider crashed at Fisherman’s Bend on lap six of the race, hitting the barriers on the outside of the circuit and losing his crash helmet.