Jun Hao goes down to Kodai in Japan Open as doubles enjoy a good day

PETALING JAYA: Men singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao's winning run against Kodai Naraoka has ended in the Japan Open. On Thursday (Aug 22), the world No. 27 Jun Hao blew away a good start to go down 23-21, 10-21, 15-21 to Japan's No. 1 and world No. 8 Naraoka in the second round in Yokohama. Jun Hao...

Zii Jia, Aaron, Wooi Yik drive away with Chery and RM100,000

PETALING JAYA: Paris Olympic Games bronze medal winners Lee Zii Jia and Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik were handsomely rewarded as they received a Chery Tiggo 7 Pro cars each for their efforts. Zii Jia became only the third Malaysian men’s singles player to achieve a podium finish after Rashid Sidek and Lee Chong Wei by clinching...

QuickCheck: Was there an Olympic swimmer who did not know how to swim?

THE Olympics is over! Every four years, the cream of the sporting crop sheds blood, sweat and tears for a chance to stand on the grand stage where athletic prowess is celebrated. Some, however, just show up and perform some questionable breakdancing. While each event has its overwhelming favourites, like Usain Bolt, who was considered the greatest...

North Korea Sent Just 14 Athletes To Paris Olympics & They Took Home 6 Medals

China and the United States might have dominated the final medal tally at the recently concluded Paris Olympics, but it seems another country is getting attention for its haul. North Korea’s 14-member contingent won six medals — two silvers and four bronze medals — beating out many countries with bigger populations. The hermit kingdom has a population of 26 million people. North...

Tze Yong faces tough process in regaining confidence

PETALING JAYA: Men’s singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong will need time to regain his old confidence after enduring a frustrating year. Tze Yong has yet to return to full training after undergoing two back surgeries in February and April and has been ruled out of all remaining competitions this year. National coaching director Rexy Mainaky said that...

Aaron-Wooi Yik intend to go where Ahsan-Hendra have gone

PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik are keen to keep playing badminton at the highest level into their late 30s like Indonesian pair Mohd Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan. And just like the legendary Ahsan and Hendra, Aaron-Wooi Yik want to win more major titles. Hendra, 39 has won all the major crowns including the Olympics, World...

Diving-Britain’s Tom Daley announces retirement after Paris silver

(Reuters) -Britain's five-time Olympic diving medallist Tom Daley is retiring from the sport, he said on Monday as he returned from the Paris Games where he won silver in the men's synchronised 10-metre event together with Noah Williams. Having stepped away from the sport after the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Daley made a return last year...

All or nothing for Azizul

IT’S time to throw caution to the wind and go for broke. And for gold. Azizulhasni Awang must dare to take risks if he is to realise his ambition of capturing the elusive Olympic gold medal for Malaysia, says former Olympian cyclist Rizal Tisin. The keirin competition starting at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome today is realistically Malaysia’s last...

Olympics-Hockey-India beat Spain to secure second consecutive bronze medal

PARIS (Reuters) -India beat Spain 2-1 to win bronze in men's hockey at the Paris Olympics on Thursday as skipper Harmanpreet Singh scored twice to put his side in front after they fell behind in a tournament where his heroics proved decisive in all of their wins. The win gave India's their second consecutive bronze medal...