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germany beat wales in euro qualifier; yao ming ends visit to taiwan asafa powell beats own 100 metre world record. germany on the brink of euro 2008 place. but first roger federer and justine henin reflect on u.s. open singles titles. tennis sound soundbite (english) "this one is maybe the most important one. the quality i played in the last few matches is amazing. it's just a great feeling because i had a tough draw and i had a lot of things to prove to myself - not to anyone else, just to myself. and i did it. so i've been so consistent for two weeks and so calm, so relaxed, and it's been great. i didn't lose a set in toronto and in here, so it's just great what i did and i'm really proud of it." supercaption: justine henin, 2007 us open women's champion soundbite (english) "honestly like you say i have not loss a set in the last few matches but they were close and i came through and it's probably cause i'm experiences and confident about my play, the other guys missed their chances and when i look back to beat roddick, davydenko and djokovic all of them in straight sets is an incredible effort for me because i didn't expect that after the struggle i had against isner (third round opponent) and lopez." supercaption: roger federer, 2007 us open men's champion athletics powell (**no access sweden, italy, belgium**) after finishing a disappointing third in the recent world championships in osaka, jamaica's asafa powell had a point to prove at the rieti grand prix in italy. in the second of two heats on sunday, the world record holder made a perfect start out of the blocks. he pulled away from the field and crossed the line in a stunning time of 9.74 seconds - shaving three tenths of a second of his previous world mark. powell had the advantage of a strong a strong tail wind of 1.7 metres-per-second, but it was within the iaaf limit. the 24-year-old set his previous mark of 9.77 in athens in 2005 and last year equalled it twice in gateshead and zurich. powell entered the rieti meet knowing a new world record was a distinct possibility. soundbite (english) "it's a very fast track. i love this track - it's very bouncy and it's just very nice." supercaption: asafa powell, 100 metres world record holder later in the day, powell produced another blistering performance to win the final in 9.78 seconds. fellow jamaican michael frater was second and norway's jaysuma saidy ndure came in third. soccer wales (**no access uk**) group d leaders germany took on wales in cardiff on saturday knowing a win would put them on he brink of qualifying for euro 2008. after just five minutes, jason koumas was dispossessed and germany's kevin kuranyi released captain miroslav klose, who put his side ahead 1-0. it was klose's 34th goal for germany in his 70th international appearance. wales struggled to create chances in the first half. right back sam ricketts had one of their few shots on goal, but it posed little threat for 'keeper jens lehmann. ten minutes into the second half, bastian schweinsteiger came close to doubling the visitors' lead when his curling shot grazed the top of the bar. but germany didn't have to wait long for a second goal. in the 60th minute, robert hilbert's cross found an unmarked klose, who headed past wayne hennessey for his second goal of the game. germany's 2-0 win keeps them five points clear of the czech republic at the top of group d. wales are fifth in the group and have little chance of qualifying. basketball yao he may have been playing with a group of tv actors, but yao ming was the star turn as he ended his weekend tour of taiwan on sunday. the 7-foot-6 houston rockets and china centre displayed his talents against a team consisting of local league players. thousands of basketball fans were there to watch. afterwards, the 26 year-old showed his gratitude. soundbite (mandarin) "i will miss you all and i hope i can stay longer next time when i visit taiwan again." supercaption: yao ming, houston rockets and china centre during his brief visit to the island, yao admitted he is a changed man since marrying chinese women's national basketball player ye li last month. but with ye now back in school to finish her studies, the couple apparently have no immediate plans to have a child. ends duration: 4 minutes and 23 seconds