Buddies Rayner-Goh bloom as stars for future with first Under-21 title

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...

Nurul Izzah Izzati wins gold at Asian Track Cycling Championships

PETALING JAYA: Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri earned big cheers for Malaysia when she won the women's elite keirin gold medal on the penultimate day of the Asian Track Cycling Championships in New Delhi, India today (on Sunday). The 20-year-old from Kedah rode brilliantly to overtake Tong Mengqi of China, coming out of the bend to...

Fareez exits worlds quarters, Olympics spot in jeopardy

PETALING JAYA: Para shuttler Fareez Anuar (pic) is in danger of missing out on the Paris Paralympics after bowing out of the quarter-final in the World Championships. Fareez went down fighting 15-21, 21-17, 15-21 to Taiwan’s Fang Jen-yu in the men’s singles SU5 (upper body impairment) in Pattaya yesterday. The world meet is the last event offering...

Tze Yong taking spine injection to be fit for Olympics qualifying race

PETALING JAYA: Men’s singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong is exploring every avenue he has in an attempt to save his Paris Olympics dream. Tze Yong faces a tough battle to qualify for the Olympics after injuring his spinal disc during the Asia Team Championships recently. The 23-year-old now faces a race against time to be fit for...

Back injury forces Tze Yong to withdraw from French Open, All-England

PETALING JAYA: National men's singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong has withdrawn from the back-to-back French Open (March 5-10) and All-England (March 12-17) as he is set to undergo minor surgery to fix his back injury. Tze Yong suffered an injury to his spinal disc in the Asia Team Championships last week and had hoped to recover...

Rexy rues misfortune of Malaysian doubles collision in first round

PETALING JAYA: The luck of the draw was not in favour of men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani in the All-England from March 12-17 in Birmingham after both pairs were pitted against each other as early as the first round. National coaching director Rexy Mainaky rued his charges’ misfortune...

Going overseas to train won’t help Pearly-Thinaah’s dwindling form

SHAH ALAM: Overseas training stints is not the answer to the problem faced by struggling women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah. Instead, national coaching director Rexy Mainaky believes that Pearly-Thinaah should continue with their current training programme at the Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM). The world No. 14 pair have come under fire recently for their disappointing performances...

Hafiz: India’s progress in badminton is not a surprise

PETALING JAYA: Indian women shuttlers have now joined their men counterparts as champions in the Asian region. They were the surprise winners at this year’s Asia Team Championships in Shah Alam, following the men team’s breakthroughs at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou and the 2022 Thomas Cup Finals in Bangkok. These achievements are enough to show...

Chong Wei drops stinging shot on country’s state of badminton

PETALING JAYA: It’s sometimes hard to be honest without being harsh, but former badminton great Datuk Lee Chong Wei knows someone has to do it. And yesterday, the singles legend admitted he was fearful about the future of Malaysian badminton after the national team’s mixed fortunes in the Asia Team Championships at the Setia Alam Convention...