PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's fine run in the men’s Hockey5s World Cup continued when they defeated Poland 4-3 to reach the final of the inaugural tournament in Muscat, Oman on Jan 30. Arif Syafie Ishak scored from a penalty stroke in the seventh minute to give Malaysia a 1-0 lead in the semi-final clash but Poland hit...
PETALING JAYA: Make sacrifices today and spare yourself from regrets in the future! Badminton legend Datuk Lee Chong Wei has called on the country’s top players to step up and give their all in their preparations for the upcoming Paris Olympics. The players still have three months remaining before the qualification period ends and there is a...
PETALING JAYA: There is still hope for mixed doubles shuttlers Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing in the race to qualify for the Paris Olympics if their battling performance in the Indonesian Masters is anything to go by. World No. 25 Kian Meng-Pei Jing’s chances looked bleak at the beginning of the year and that was compounded...
PETALING JAYA: Looking at his teammates, Malaysian playmaker Paulo Josue realised how much they exerted themselves physically just to compete against top class opposition in the Asian Cup. Especially against South Korea, whom the Harimau Malaya held to a 3-3 draw, all the players had to work their socks off without the ball as the Taegeuk...
PETALING JAYA: Wong Tat Meng’s tireless work in turning world No. 10 Lee Zii Jia into an all-rounder has started taking shape on the court. Zii Jia proved that he is not just a stylish performer but equally effective in attack and defence as he dismantled Hong Kong rival Angus Ng Ka Long to storm into...
PETALING JAYA: Chinese former great Cai Yun is impressed by coach Wong Choong Hann’s work in Hong Kong so far. Choong Hann, who left the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) last June to take up the position of men’s singles coach in the Hong Kong national team, did well to guide Lee Cheuk Yiu to a...
PETALING JAYA: A shuttle hit the left eye of shuttler Aaron Chia at 13-13 in the second game against Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty of India. And that eventually led to Aaron and Soh Wooi Yik losing their momentum as they gave away the next eight points in quick fashion and went down 18-21, 14-21 to the homesters...
PETALING JAYA: Doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik came to the rescue for Malaysia once again. The former world champions Aaron-Wooi Yik gave home fans lots to cheer when they powered their way to the semi-finals of the Indian Open with a superb 21-19, 21-19 win against China’s Liu Yuchen-Ou Xuanyi in the quarter-finals at the...
PETALING JAYA: It is the end of the road for men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia at the Indian Open after he lost to Japan’s Kodai Naraoka 13-21, 21-9, 21-16 in the quarter-finals on Friday (Jan 19) at the K.D. Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi. Zii Jia was in commanding form in the first game...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's challenge has ended in the home tournament with the defeats of men's doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi in the quarter-finals. Fans were left disappointed as world No. 4 and former world champions Aaron-Wooi Yik went down 21-16, 18-21, 13-21 to current world title holders Kang Min-hyuk-Seo...
