PETALING JAYA: More than 40 police reports have been lodged over allegations of document forgery involving seven mixed-heritage football players, says Bukit Aman. "As of now, a total of 45 reports have been received and one investigation paper has been opened under Section 420 of the Penal Code. “A total of eight statements have been recorded," said...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Ong Kim Swee has returned home with a clear mission – to make a difference at a time when Malaysian football is going through a testing period. The 55-year-old Kim Swee, who has been appointed as the director of the National Football Development Programme ( DP), said answering the call was driven by...
Dec 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Center for SafeSport has suspended longtime gymnastics coaches Al Fong and Armine Barutyan for physical and emotional misconduct, according to the organization’s disciplinary database. The married couple, who founded and operate Great American Gymnastics Express (GAGE) in Blue Springs, Missouri, have coached numerous U.S. Olympic and world medallistsover several decades. Fong...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Justin Hoh and Wong Ling Ching (pic) have brought hope back in the singles after a difficult year with their encouraging outings in the SEA Games. Justin and Ling Ching won bronze in the men’s and women’s singles respectively. Singles coaching director Kenneth Jonassen was reasonably happy with the duo’s showing. World No. 38 Justin...
SEOUL, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A South Korean woman who demanded money from national team captain and Major League Soccer player Son Heung-min claiming she was pregnant with his child was sentenced to four years in jail on Monday for extortion, Yonhap news agency reported. A woman in her 20s known by her surname Yang was...
PETALING JAYA: Men's doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani are through to the Australian Open semi-finals after a hard-fought win over veteran Goh V Shem and his South Korean partner Choi Sol-gyu. Sze Fei-Izzuddin were pushed hard by the 36-year-old V Shem and Sol-gyu, 30, before they prevailed 21-13, 20-22, 22-20 in a thrilling 69-minute...
PETALING JAYA: Red-hot shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah have set their sights on an even bigger prize - toppling China’s formidable top two women’s doubles pairs. Fresh off their sizzling run in Kumamoto, the in-form duo clinched their third title of the year at the Japan Masters on Sunday, underscoring their growing confidence and ambition. The victory meant...
PETALING JAYA: Badminton fans can look forward to seeing men’s singles star Lee Zii Jia back on court after he registered to compete in the Australian Open from Nov 18-23. According to the qualifying report released by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday (Oct10), Zii Jia will join three other Malaysian men’s singles players -...
PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttlers Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei kept up their fine form by progressing to the China Masters quarter-finals. The reigning world champions had to dig deep against Indonesia’s world No. 12 Jafar Hidayatullah-Felisha Pasaribu before securing a 21-13, 13-21, 21-16 win in 63 minutes at the Shenzhen Arena on Thursday (Sept 18). The...
PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah continued their fine form by reaching the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Open. World Championships silver medallists Pearly-Thinaah were composed as they defeated Indonesia’s newly formed pair Febriana Dwipuji and Meilysa Trias 21-18, 21-17 at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon on Thursday (Sept 11). Pearly-Thinaah, who...
