(Reuters) - Former Northern Ireland Open champion Mark King has been banned from snooker for five years after being found guilty of match fixing, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) said on Friday. An independent disciplinary panel found the 50-year-old English player guilty of one count of match fixing and sharing inside information about...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao showcased his grit on court after coming back from a game down to defeat higher-ranked Lakshya Sen of India at the Japan Masters yesterday. World No. 31 Jun Hao upset No. 17 Lakhsya 20-22, 21-17, 21-16 in Kumamoto to advance into the second round. The win was the 25-year-old’s...
PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia fought back after trailing his Taiwanese opponent Su Li-yang to enter the Japan Masters quarter-finals. The world No. 7 took an hour and two minutes to win his second round fixture 19-21, 21-8, 21-16 against the No. 34 player in Kumamoto on Thursday (Nov 14). Zii Jia will face...
PETALING JAYA: Women's doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah have narrowly lost to newly formed pair Yuki Fukushima-Mayu Matsumoto in the first round of the Japan Masters. Pearly-Thinaah were leading 19-15 in the third game but could not capitalise on their advantage and lost 9-21, 21-14, 21-23 in an hour in Kumamoto, Japan on Tuesday (Nov 12). The...
PETALING JAYA: National squash players Rachel Arnold and Aira Azman will take on each other in the semi-finals of the China Open after stunning their respective Egypt opponents. The world No. 30 Rachel delivered a power-packed performance to stun top seed and world No. 8 Rowan Elaraby of Egypt 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-9 in the last...
PETALING JAYA: Doubles shuttlers Tan Wee Kiong-Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayob continued their fine form to march into the semi-finals of the Indonesian Masters in Surabaya on Friday (Nov 1). The top seeds beat Muhammad Al Farizi-Nikolaus Joaquin of Indonesia 21-19, 21-15 to set up a meeting with another local pair Rahmat Hidayat-Yeremia Erich in the last...
PETALING JAYA: Imagine Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen (pic), Malaysia’s Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie playing in a three-on-three badminton game. Well, that’s exactly will take place when these world-class players lock horns in an exciting invitational tournament – Bdmntn-XL Invitational starting today in Jakarta that offers a whopping US$1mil (RM4,340,000) for the winning team. Bdmntn-XL...
PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttlers Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin have the potential to qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Pang Ron-Su Yin, who were combined last year, have started to find their feet after initially struggling in World Tour competitions. The duo recently reached a career high No. 24 in the world and mixed doubles...
PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles shuttler M. Thinaah believes that coach Rosman Razak’s qualities could help elevate her and Pearly Tan’s game. Pearly-Thinaah are set to be reunited with Rosman – who first paired them up during their days in the back-up squad – after the latter was re-appointed by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) as...
PUBLIC Bank’s second run of the year - Run For Change 2024 Penang Edition, returned bigger and better with more than 2,300 participants taking part in the event held at Padang Kota Lama, Penang. The event, held in Penang for the first time, was aimed at being the symbol of the perfect synergy between fitness and...
