SYDNEY Men's Adidas NMD XR1 Primeknit Triple Black , April 18 (Xinhua) -- China's Pan Yanhong flexed her way to the top of the Australia Classic leaderboard on Saturday as the former powerlifter fired a seven-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the A$150,000 tournament.

The Heibei native was 11-under 133 through 36 holes at Twin Creeks Golf & Country Club, just ahead of Australian Rebecca Artis (69) in the co-sponsored China LPGA Tour and the Australian Ladies Professional Golf event.

China's Ye Ziqi (67) was three shots off the pace in third, while Malaysian Michelle Koh (67) was a shot further back. China's Zhang Weiwei was fifth after her second consecutive round of 69, and overnight co-leader Sarah Oh of Australia dropped to sixth after ballooning to a 74 Men's/Women's Adidas Originals NMD XR1 Triple Black , six strokes back.

Starting the day three strokes behind the leaders, the 31-year-old Pan came out firing with four birdies in her first seven holes. After dropping bogey fives at holes eight and 10, she rebounded with an eagle three at the 11th hole.

She then picked up another stroke at the 12th, before reeling off three consecutive birdies starting from the 15th hole. Pan ended her impressive round with a bogey five at the last.

"I arrived in Sydney with a feeling that I could play very well here. Today, my putting was very hot with only 25 putts for the round. I teed off with the two leaders [Oh and Artis] so this put me in the chasing position Adidas Originals NMD XR1 Grey/White UK , especially over the front nine where I tried to get birdies," said Pan, a four-time winner on the China LPGA Tour.

"This is my first time playing in the leading group at an overseas tournament. Tomorrow I will continue to be aggressive and not be conservative, try my best and maybe get the championship."

Pan paid tribute to Howard Xue, a Twin Creeks member who was acting as her caddie. She said the Chinese immigrant had played a big part in her performance this week.

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Overnight co-leader Artis looked as if she could run away with the tournament early when she birdied her opening hole and then eagled the par-four third to quickly get to 10-under. After picking up another stroke to get to 11-under at the sixth hole, she bogeyed the ninth hole to make the turn at 33. She got back to 11-under with a birdie at the 11th hole, but could then only muster par golf back to the clubhouse before closing with a bogey five at the last to fall a shot back of Pan.

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"I played pretty solid the back nine, birdied the 12th, then missed an opportunity on 13, which was a little disappointing, then bogeyed the 18th. Eighteen played long today nike cortez uk , hit driver, three-iron, then didn't get up and down."

With her lone pro victory coming in Sweden, Artis said she was happy to be in the mix to claim her first win on home soil.

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China national team member Ye, an 18-year-old from Dalian, put herself into contention with a round that included seven birdies and two bogeys.

"My approach shots were quite good today nike air max 95 sale , so it gave me a lot of chances to get birdies," said the rookie pro. "The putting was better than yesterday. The first round I missed a lot of short putts but today I was getting the opportunities and that gave me a chance."

With tomorrow being her first time playing in the leading group, Ye said she would be both excited and nervous. "I won't think too much about it, just to focus on my game. I'm an aggressive player, but tomorrow I will try to play a bit conservative to have a chance."

SAN JOSE， June 3 (Xinhua) -- Costa Rica is no longer just a sideways glance on the American soccer scene after the big role they played in the World Cup 2014 in Brazil， surprising the world by reaching the quarter-finals.

On Saturday， when they make their Copa America 2016 debut， which gets underway on Friday in the United States， Costa Rica's most famous group of players in history will make their Group A opponents - Colombia， the United States and Paraguay - take extra care.

The team's main strength lies with the group's continuity which is full of talent and has now had several years accumulating experience in the best leagues in European soccer.

At the head of this group， coached by Costa Rican Oscar Ramirez， is captain and Sporting's (Portugal) midfielder， Bryan Ruiz， who has now scored over 100 goals in European leagues and is a key player in the middle of the field and upfront.

Ruiz now has to take on the responsibility of being the team's leader after Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas pulled out of the international tournament only a few days ago due to a recurring Achilles tendon problem.

Navas recently helped his Spanish side win the European Champions League and is without a doubt the Central American country's biggest soccer star. He will be sorely missed in the continental tournament which will integrate teams from Concacaf (Confederation of North， Central American and Caribbean Association Football) and Conmebol (South American Football Confederation) for the first time to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the world's oldest international continental soccer competition.

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