PETALING JAYA: The Thailand Open is a rare occasion that only four of the top 15 pairs will be competing in the men’s doubles and this bodes well for rising pairs Choong Hon Jian-Mohd Haikal Nazri and Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King in Bangkok. The focus of the top pairs have shifted to their preparation...
PETALING JAYA: Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) have urged Selangor to reconsider their decision to pull out of the Charity Shield match at the Sultan Ibrahim in Iskandar Puteri on Friday (May 10). Responding to Selangor’s announcement a few hours ago, JDT chief executive officer Alistair Edwards said they are aware and disappointed in Selangor's decision to...
PETALING JAYA: Selangor FC are on high alert after its chief executive officer was threatened with an acid attack. According to a source, a team official told Dr Johan Kamal Hamidon that an unidentified person called him while he was visiting Faisal Halim in hospital on Sunday (May 5), saying that Johan would be the next...
CHENGDU: World No. 15 Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani walked out of the court with their heads hung low while China’s camp erupted in sheer joy. Sze Fei-Izzuddin had to win to save the tie but went down fighting 21-18, 19-21, 12-21 to world No. 11 He Jiting-Ren Xiangyu in the second doubles in 63 minutes...
CHENGDU: The lack of depth in the singles is still holding Malaysia back in the Thomas Cup Finals. The team, led by world No. 10 Lee Zii Jia, fell 1-3 to China in the semi-finals at the Hi-Tech Zone Sports Center in Chengdu on Saturday (May 4). National coaching director Rexy Mainaky highlighted Malaysia’s over-reliance on Zii...
CHENGDU: It's over for Malaysia as they lost 1-3 to mighty China in the semi-finals of the Thomas Cup Finals. The hope was on Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani to keep Malaysia's challenge alive in the second doubles after the team trailed 1-2 but they could not deliver at the Hi-Tech Sports Centre in Chengdu, China...
PETALING JAYA: It is not a good week for the national football team wingers. National winger Faisal Halim, who is also known as Mickey, suffered an acid attack just hours ago on Sunday (May 5) at a shopping mall in Damansar. Just days ago, his Harimau Malaya teammate Akhyar Rashid was robbed in Kuala Terengganu last week...
CHENGDU: Sadness was written all over the face of debutant Justin Hoh. The men’s singles shuttler Justin was left dejected after missing out becoming a hero for Malaysia in the last Group D tie against Denmark in the Thomas Cup Finals. The 20-year-old battled hard against world No. 26 Rasmus Gemke before going down 13-21, 21-19, 13-21...
CHENGDU: Debutant Justin Hoh had a chance to be the team's hero but he missed it. The 20-year-old went down fighting 13-21, 21-19, 13-21 to experienced Rasmus Gemke in the deciding match and Malaysia lost 2-3 in the final Group D fixture against Denmark in the Thomas Cup Finals at the Hi Tech Zone Sports Center...
(Reuters) - Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou said on Monday that his 15-month-old son Kobe had died. Ngannou, 37, posted a black and white photo with his son on social media and wrote, "Too soon to leave but yet he's gone. My little boy, my mate, my partner Kobe was full of life and joy." Fellow...
