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RIO DE JANEIRO -- China is poised to return to the top of the medal podium in diving.Shi Tingmao and He Zi finished 1-2 in the womens 3-meter springboard semifinals Saturday, the first of six individual events at the Rio Games.Shi totaled 385.00 points, with He nearly 21 points behind in second at 364.05. China has won the event at seven straight Olympics, one short of the eight straight golds won by the United States from 1920-56.The Chinese won three of four synchronized diving golds in Rio.Jennifer Abel of Canada, who led after the preliminaries, slipped to third at 343.45 in the five-round semis.Shi was third after the prelims a day earlier in her first games. She will dive last in Sundays final, where scores dont carry over.I feel there are benefits of going last, but still the pressure will be much bigger, Shi said through a translator. This is why its so important for me to adjust my mental state from what I had today.Four years ago in London, He finished second to countrywoman Wu Minxia in 3-meter.American Abby Johnston was fifth at 324.75 after a consistent performance in which her scores were no lower than 61.50 on any of her dives.I was a little more nervous today than I was yesterday, and I hope I can be more confident tomorrow, she said.Johnston plans to retire after Rio and return to medical school at Duke University.Teammate Kassidy Cook, an Olympic rookie, missed making the 12-woman final by four points. She finished 13th.Cook missed her second dive, a front 3 1/2 pike in which she starts back on the board instead of at the edge. She earned just 41.85 points.Those are kind of tricky, she said. Once I land on the end of the board, I know how to do the dive. Its just a matter of getting there. I felt a little shaky in my step, so I was out of timing with the board.The water in the diving pool remained a dark green for the fifth straight day instead of the usual clear blue.Aussie Maddison Keeney, who finished fourth, described it as pretty gross.Youre standing on the stairs and you cant see your feet, one and half meters down, she said. When youre standing up there, its a bit off-putting. I just try to close my eyes and close my mouth.---This story has been corrected to show that Abby Johnston placed fifth, not fourth. Leon Gray Jersey . Oaklands loss to Seattle clinched the ALs best record for the Red Sox with one day to spare in the regular season. "I think everybody was kind of watching," catcher David Ross said. "Demp (Ryan Dempster) came out before he went to the bullpen and was just yelling that they lost. 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While Hamilton has struggled, team-mate Nico Rosberg has made a flying start to this seasons Drivers Championship with a hat-trick of victories in Australia, Bahrain and Shanghai.The German driver has already established a 36-point lead over his Mercedes team-mate and is now the bookies odds-on favourite to win a first world title. But Herbert believes Hamiltons excellent previous form at the Sochi Autodrom circuit will help kick-start his bid for a third straight world crown.Herbert said: Nico has been driving well but has had all the luck go his way so far.Surely this weekend the man who has led 100 of the 106 Russian Grand Prix laps so far will step back on to the top step of the podium. And its the best price at 5/4 with Sky Bet for a Lewis win in a long time too.The former F1 driver is also backing Williams Valtteri Bottas to secure a top-six finish this weekend.The Finn was denied a podium finish and failed to finish when he collided with Kimi Raikkonnen in the final lap of last years race, but Herbert likes the 6/4 price available on the 26-year-old securing eight points or more.ddddddddddddHe said: Lets face it, Valtteri would have been on the podium last year were it not for Kimi Raikkonens last-lap lunge that cost them both dear.In what hasnt been the best of starts for Williams to this season, I expect a few smiles in the team garage when Valtteri comes home in the top six.Herbert is also expecting better things from Force India this weekend and feels the Sochi circuit is perfectly suited to the car, tipping Sergio Perez to score his first points of the season.He added: Somethings not quite right at Force India at the moment, or as the team state, theyve just been plain unlucky.The long straights of Sochi should suit their car and on a track where Sergio brilliantly managed his tyres to claim a podium last season, a points finish is the least of their expectations.Johnny Herberts Charity tips this season are supporting Sporting Memories. 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