PETALING JAYA: It has been a season filled with both peaks and valleys for national doubles shuttler Yap Roy King but he harbours no complaints. The 22-year-old Roy King experienced a few changes in his sports career, stepping into a dual role after a reshuffle in the men’s doubles department caused by the split of another...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's chances of advancing to the quarter-finals were dented after suffering a 0-4 defeat to Argentina in their second Group A match of the Junior World Cup at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Wednesday (Dec 6). Reigning champions Argentina went ahead in the 20th minute when Bautista Capurro scored a field...
PETALING JAYA: The presence of Anders Antonsen of Denmark has doubled the excitement in the national singles camp. And national coach Hendrawan believes it will benefit both parties. The world No. 11 Antonsen is using his short training stint at the Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM) as his preparation for the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, China, from...
PETALING JAYA: Para shuttler Cheah Liek Hou (pic) is hoping to finally get his hands on the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Best Male Player of The Year award. The reigning Paralympics gold medallist has surprisingly never won it despite being nominated a couple of times over the years. The 35-year-old has again been recognised for his stellar...
PETALING JAYA: A more rigorous training schedule could be the key to turning women’s singles shuttler Goh Jin Wei’s form around next year. Jin Wei had a difficult year where she had suffered first-round exits in 14 out of her 21 tournaments. The 23-year-old though remains Malaysia’s best bet in the women’s singles to qualify for the...
PETALING JAYA: Taiwanese shuttler Chi Yu-jen (pic) has crowned his great run with the Syed Modi International title. The world No. 48 stunned Japan’s world No. 12 Kenta Nishimoto 20-22, 21-12, 21-17 in a thrilling men’s singles final in Lucknow yesterday. Nishimoto started as the overwhelming favourite but the little known Yu-jen battled brilliantly to upstage his...
PETALING JAYA: Men's doubles shuttlers Choong Hon Jian-Mohd Haikal Nazri stormed into the final of the Syed Modi International. Hon Jian-Haikal, who were only combined in August, stunned England's world No. 23 Ben Lane-Sean Vendy 21-12, 21-19 in the last four in Lucknow on Saturday (Dec 2). On Sunday (Dec 3), the national pair will take on...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Soong Joo Ven slammed the organisers of the Syed Modi International in Lucknow after going through a chaotic journey from his hotel to the tournament venue for his men’s singles quarter-final match. Independent player Joo Ven opened up about the difficulties he was forced to face before facing Frenchman Alex Lanier in the...
(Reuters) - Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas has raised $150,000 for men's health charity Movember after a 'Bottass 2024' calendar featuring photographs of him baring his backside sped off the shelves. An initial run of 10,000, with five euros ($5.46) from each going to prostate cancer research, swiftly sold out with more printed. "Thank you so much...
PETALING JAYA: It’s a relief to Lee Zii Jia (pic) as he is back in the top 10 in the latest world rankings yesterday following a drastic improvement in his performance in several Badminton World Federation (BWF) tournaments since the Asian Games in Hangzhou. The independent shuttler moved one spot from world No. 11 to world...
