PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia clinched bronze in the Paris Olympics after a hard fought win over India's Lakshya Sen. World No. 7 Zii Jia came from behind to beat 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games gold medallist Lakshya 13-21, 21-16, 21-11 at Adidas Arena in Port de la Chapelle on Monday (Aug 5). It was...
Hong Kong athlete Felix Diu may not have scored a medal at the Olympics, but it seems the 24-year-old has caught the attention of spectators worldwide. Seconds before the preliminary round in the men’s 100m race, Felix was seen pointing to his race bib with his surname ‘Diu’ as the cameras panned across the runners. In Cantonese,...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians experienced another heart-stopping round of badminton fever as Lee Zii Jia (pic) battled against India's Lakshya Sen. Hearts in every household soared as the World No. 7 shuttler clinched the nation’s second bronze medal in an electrifying match at the Paris Olympics. The online community was flooded with comments of praise and sheer pride...
PETALING JAYA: Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) have booked a spot in the FA Cup final after beating Kedah 5-1 on aggregate in the two-legged semi-final. In the second leg, the Southern Tigers beat the Canaries 3-0 at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Iskandar Puteri on Sunday (Aug 4). Goals were scored by centreback Feroz Baharuddin (50th minute),...
PARIS (Reuters) -The gender tests conducted by the International Boxing Association (IBA) on two female fighters at last year's world championships that led to their disqualification were illegitimate and lacked credibility, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Sunday. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwan's double world champion Lin Yu-ting were cleared to compete at the...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians erupted in joy after the country's badminton men's doubles clawed back to clinch the bronze medal in a heart-stopping game at the Paris Olympics. Taking to social media, many netizens also praised the 'fighting spirit' of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik for their comeback against their opponents. One Facebook user, Eric Poh, described...
PETALING JAYA: A sensational comeback by men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik has given Malaysia their first medal at the Paris Olympics. The Malaysians came back from the brink of defeat to pull off a superb 16-21, 22-20, 21-19 win against Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark to claim the bronze medal at the Adidas...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong joined Malaysians in a chorus of congratulations for the nation's badminton players over their wins on Thursday (Aug 1). Taking to Facebook, the MCA president shared his joy over the nation's Olympians. "Yet another good news from the badminton courts at the Paris 2024 Olympics. "The Malaysian men's doubles pair,...
CHATEAUROUX, France (Reuters) - For each of the 40 years since Leonel Martinez competed in the 1984 Olympics, his memories of Los Angeles have got sweeter. His photographs faded and his exploits became an ever more distant memory as he founded a business and started a family back in his Venezuelan home of Ciudad Ojeda. What...
PETALING JAYA: Pumped-up Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah put up a fantastic show to become Malaysia’s first women’s doubles pair to reach the semi-finals at the Olympics on Thursday (Aug 1). The top Malaysian pair outclassed Kim So-young-Kong Hee-yong of South Korea 21-12, 21-13 in 39 minutes in the quarter-finals at the Adidas Arena in Port de la...
