Enduring the pain: Ee Yi (front) suffered a right knee injury during the Australian Open from Aug 1-6 where he and Yew Sin lost in the second round.

Ee Yi still recovering from knee injury but help from NSI brings relief

PETALING JAYA: The biggest challenge for Teo Ee Yi at the moment is to recover from his knee injury and the potential obstacles he is set to face at the World Championships in Copenhagen with his men’s doubles partner Ong Yew Sin in Copenhagen next week. Ee Yi suffered the right knee injury during the Australian...

Time to peak

PETALING JAYA: Focus and patience are the two areas Aaron Chia has repeatedly stressed on to his partner Soh Wooi Yik as they defend their world men’s doubles title in Copenhagen next week. Aaron-Wooi Yik (pic), the world No. 4, became Malaysia’s first world champions in badminton in Tokyo last year but they have not won...

Tat Meng wants Zii Jia to enjoy the game and not push for instant results

PETALING JAYA: Coach Wong Tat Meng doesn’t believe in miracles and he just wants independent singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia to enjoy playing rather than pushing for instant results at the World Championships in Copenhagen next week. Zii Jia, the world No. 13, is unseeded and is drawn to play fifth seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia...

Soccer-Messi magic continues as Inter Miami reach Leagues Cup final

(Reuters) - Lionel Messi notched his ninth goal in six matches as Inter Miami crushed Philadelphia Union 4-1 to reach the Leagues Cup final on Tuesday. Philadelphia, who made the MLS Cup final last year and have a dominant record at home, were poised to be Miami's biggest test since the latter added the Argentinean striker...

$e-young! An tops badminton money list ahead of Axelsen

PETALING JAYA: South Korean sensation An Se-young (pic) underlined her dominance by heading the money list in badminton this year. The 21-year-old women’s singles shuttler incredibly reached nine World Tour finals and captured seven titles so far in the year to pocket more than RM1mil. According to the Badminton World Federation (BWF), world No. 1 Se-young comfortably...

Double your efforts, girls!

PETALING JAYA: Rexy Mainaky wants more from Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah at the World Championships in Copenhagen from Aug 21-27. So far, the national women’s doubles pair have not managed to build on their brilliant run to the final of the Malaysian Masters at Axiata Arena in May. World No. 11 Pearly-Thinaah had to pull out of the...

Speedy Tigers can still walk tall after loss to India

PETALING JAYA: It was a bitter pill to swallow for the Speedy Tigers as they squandered a 3-1 lead to lose the Asian Champions Trophy final 3-4 to India at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai. Coach A. Arulselvaraj said he was still puzzled by what had happened. “We had a 3-1 lead and then squandered it...

Double your efforts, girls!

PETALING JAYA: Rexy Mainaky wants more from Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah at the World Championships in Copenhagen from Aug 21-27. So far, the national women’s doubles pair have not managed to build on their brilliant run to the final of the Malaysian Masters at Axiata Arena in May. World No. 11 Pearly-Thinaah had to pull out of the...

Jin Wei spars with Tien-chen and others ahead of worlds

PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Goh Jin Wei has the best training arrangement going into the World Championships as she has been sparring with different players from different countries, including Taiwan’s top men singles shuttler Chou Tien-chen. And hopefully, it will help her in a big way to lift the gloom in her badminton career. The 23-year-old Jin Wei...