PETALING JAYA: Sabah coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee is on holiday but is already looking at the finances. No, he has not overspent on his holiday – he just wants to know how much he can spend on beefing up his team for the new season. But he may not have happy news. For a second straight...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has emerged as the overall champion in the 3rd Global Esports Games held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia recently, finishing on top of the table with one gold medal and two silver. The country took home a gold medal in the Dota 2 Women’s Category after defeating Peru 2-0 in the finals on Dec 16. The...
KUALA LUMPUR: The all-conquering South Korean An Se-young (pic) was brought down to earth by her compatriot Kim Ga-eun, who produced the biggest upset of the opening day at the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou yesterday. World No. 1 Se-young, the reigning world champion and the Asian Games gold medallist, lost her opening Group A game...
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...
