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...
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...
