PETALING JAYA: It was a dull day for Malaysia at the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou when men’s doubles Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and mixed doubles Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei lost their opening matches on Wednesday (Dec 13). World No. 3 Aaron-Wooi Yik were beaten 16-21, 21-14, 18-21 by Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi of Japan in...
KUALA LUMPUR: Men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik (pic) have had some success in the major events but their continuous struggle in the World Tour Finals remains a mystery. Despite their determination to do well in the event that started in Hangzhou yesterday, Aaron-Wooi Yik fell 16-21, 21-14, 18-21 to Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi of Japan...
PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei are simply insatiable. This positive trait in them, says head coach Nova Widianto, will be the driving force in their fight to be prominent in their debut World Tour Finals starting today in Hangzhou. The Finals offers a staggering US$2.5mil (RM11.7mil). World No. 10 Tang Jie-Ee Wei have...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler M. Thinaah is aiming for a fresh start in the New Year after enjoying a royal touch. Yesterday, Thinaah, who form the national No. 1 women’s doubles partnership with Pearly Tan, received the Bintang Kecemerlangan Sukan (BKS) award in conjunction with Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah’s 78th birthday. “I’m very honoured to get...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian football has certainly seen a significant improvement this year since the performance of the Harimau Malaya squad at international competitions has been impressive and the results have drawn a new lease of life for the local fans. After suffering a heart-wrenching defeat at the semi-final stage of the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Cup...
PETALING JAYA: Men's doubles shuttlers Choong Hon Jian-Mohd Haikal Nazri have captured the World Tour Super 100 Indian Masters title. Hon Jian-Haikal, who were only combined in August, played superbly to beat Taiwan's Lin Bing-wei-Su Ching-heng 21-17, 23-21 in the final in Assam on Sunday (Dec 10). It was world No. 69 Hon Jian-Haikal's second title in...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s badminton is on a sharp decline compared to other powerhouses if the World Tour Finals is to be used as an indication of the nation’s growth in the sport over the last six years. No Malaysian shuttler has won in the season finale since the Tour Finals was introduced in 2018. The Finals...
PETALING JAYA: Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) has shown dominance in Malaysian football after retaining the Malaysia Cup. The Southern Tigers beat Terengganu 3-1 in the final at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Sunday (Dec 8) to confirm their status as the first team to win a double-quadruple in Malaysia. Just like last year, they have...
(Reuters) - There is no guarantee Everton will win their appeal against a 10-point deduction in the Premier League but manager Sean Dyche said one thing the fans can count on is his players showing the right mentality and doing the hard yards in every game. The sanction for breaching the league's profitability and sustainability rules...
PETALING JAYA: It’s rare for an athlete to share the same name as his or her idol but men’s doubles shuttler Aaron Tai is one of the few who can say that he does. Aaron, who was promoted to the senior team last month, looks up to current national No. 1 Aaron Chia and hopes to...
