TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan's badminton association has filed a protest after its Olympic champion duo Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin were taunted by spectators during a match in China, Taiwan sports authorities have announced. China considers Taiwan to be part of its territory and has refused to rule out using force to bring the self-ruled island under...
PETALING JAYA: It was not a perfect ending for professionals Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani in the season finale World Tour Finals but they can be very proud of themselves. The world No. 7 fought hard before losing 17-21, 21-17, 11-21 in 65 minutes to Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark in THE men's doubles final...
BACHOK: The two-day inaugural surfing competition held at Pantai Impian Kemasin here, which ended on Sunday (Dec 15), will be turned into an annual affair during the monsoon season in Kelantan. Kemasin Surf Competition Volume organiser Fazreen Haiqal Azmi said the extreme watersport attracted over 2,000 visitors over the two days, adding that the sport received...
PETALING JAYA: It was double joy for Malaysia when both men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia and men's doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik claimed their second wins in the World Tour Finals to almost certainly earn their spots in the semi-finals. World No. 8 Zii Jia pulled off a stunning 21-14, 21-19 victory over world...
PETALING JAYA: Men's doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani sensationally beat Indonesia's world No. 4 Fajar Alfian-Rian Ardianto to storm into the final of the World Tour Finals. The world No. 7 pair fought brilliantly to narrowly come away with a 17-21, 21-16, 27-25 victory in a thrilling 81-minute last four match in Hangzhou on...
PETALING JAYA: Professional doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin (pic) have a chance to end the year as the country’s top pair. In order to achieve that, they have to produce better results than Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik in the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, China, starting on Wednesday. Sze Fei-Izzuddin have been on fire in the...
PETALING JAYA: The national women's singles badminton team have been further depleted following the resignation of Malaysia Games (Sukma) champion Wong Ling Ching. It's learnt that Ling Ching, who reached the semi-finals of the Indonesian International Challenge last month, has left the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) early this month to further her studies. The 21-year-old player...
PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttlers Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin smashed into the China Masters final with a stunning win over Hong Kong's world No. 7 Tang Chun Man-Tse Ying Suet. World No. 23 Pang Ron-Su Yin fought brilliantly to come away with a 21-14, 17-21, 21-19 win in 65 minutes at the Shenzhen Gymnasium on...
(Reuters) - Manchester United begin what they hope will be a journey back towards their former glory as new head coach Ruben Amorim takes charge for the first time away at Ipswich Town on Sunday. As the Premier League returns after the international stoppage, United's trip to Portman Road offers the most intriguing storyline of a...
PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah started off strong at the China Masters as they advanced to the second round on Wednesday (Nov 20). The world No. 6 duo took down China’s new women’s doubles pair Ding Keyun-Wang Yiduo 21-16, 21-14 in the opening round at the Shenzhen Gymnasium. Pearly-Thinaah could face Taiwan’s Hsu Yin-hui-Lin...
