PETALING JAYA: Paris rolls back good memories for women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah (pic). And national coach Hoon Thien How wants the duo to draw inspiration from their past performances in the 2022 French Open to give a creditable showing in this year’s edition starting tomorrow. “They played superbly to win, I hope they will remember...
PETALING JAYA: Jeremy Gan was almost a household name in badminton, winning the world junior championships in 1996 and Asian junior championships in 1997 with partner Chan Chong Ming before turning into coaching. But his younger brother Jerry has chosen a different path but he has no regrets. Jerry has been a man behind much of Malaysia’s...
PETALING JAYA: Professionals Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi will have a good opportunity to play for Malaysia in the Thomas Cup Finals if they remain consistent in the Europe stints. On Saturday, the world No. 12 made it to the semi-finals of the German Open before going down 5-21, 15-21 to China’s world No. 14 He...
PETALING JAYA: Tan Cheng Hoe has become the first Malaysian to coach a club in a Thai League football match. The 55-year-old, who was appointed Police Tero coach on Feb 29, was on the sideline when his side held Nakhon Pathom 1-1 at the Boonyachinda Stadium in Bangkok on Saturday (March 2). Police Tero's goal was scored...
PETALING JAYA: Former international Ong Ewe Hock believes that all is not lost for Cheam June Wei (pic) just yet despite seeing the latter suffer a shock first-round exit in the German Open. World No. 62 June Wei, who was Malaysia’s sole representative in the men’s singles in the tournament in the absence of the injured...
PETALING JAYA: Pandelela Rinong and Nur Dhabitah Sabri are no longer part of the Road to Gold (RTG) programme. RTG coordinator Datuk Stuart Ramalingam announced on Thursday (Feb 29) after the meeting that the two senior divers have been removed from the programme for their failure to qualify for the Paris Olympics. The two divers did not...
PETALING JAYA: All eyes will be on Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen (pic) at the French Open starting next week. World No. 1 Axelsen will be out to restore his start to this year after receiving a shot in the arm by signing a deal with his latest sponsor, Monitor ERP, a leading provider of ERP solutions for...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttler Mohd Haikal Nazri has set his sights on capturing the Orleans Masters title along with Choong Hon Jian. With the world’s top pairs competing in the All-England (March 12-17) in Birmingham which clashes with the Orleans tourney in France, Haikal is optimistic of his chances of going all the way with...
PETALING JAYA: Hendrawan is not throwing in the towel just yet on Ng Tze Yong’s (pic) qualification for the Paris Olympic Games. Although all looks doom and gloom for Tze Yong after picking up a back injury, Hendrawan believes the door is not completely shut on his Olympic dream just yet. The Indonesian coach says luck and...
PETALING JAYA: Good buddies Rayner Beh Chun Meng-Goh Boon Zhe lifted their first Under-21 men’s doubles title to show they are shaping up well to emerge as the country’s promising pair in the future. Yesterday, the top seeds lived up to their billing by beating Choi Jian Sheng-Wong Vin Sean 16-21, 21-17, 22-20 in a thrilling...
