PETALING JAYA: Men doubles shuttlers Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun are praying that their Malaysian Masters form will resurface so that they can turn their World Championships debut in Copenhagen into a memorable outing. Wei Chong-Kai Wun pulled off their careers’ best performance in the home meet in May. They had beaten top Denmark pair Kim Astrup-Anders...
PETALING JAYA: National singles coach Hendrawan’s confidence in Ng Tze Yong is growing by the day. So don’t be surprised if the 23-year-old justifies his coach’s faith in him by serving up pleasant surprises in his second World Championships campaign from Aug 21-27 in Copenhagen, Denmark. A wiser Tze Yong will step into unknown territory in the...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia reached the final of the Asian Champions Trophy hockey event for the first time by knocking out defending champions South Korea 6-2 in Chennai on Friday (Aug 11). It was Malaysia’s biggest victory over South Korea in 32 official matches. Defender Najmi Farizal Jazlan was on target twice by converting penalty corners in the...
PETALING JAYA: Captain and midfielder Luciano Guaycochea has shown good leadership qualities to spark a change in Perak’s performance. On Wednesday, the Argentinian was instrumental again as Perak beat Penang 3-1 in their Super League match at the Perak Stadium. The win came just a week after the team led by Guaycochea had upstaged Kedah 3-1 in...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s singles Lee Zii Jia (pic) has just started taking baby steps under new coach Wong Tat Meng in resurrecting his career but he has been handed the worst possible draw for the World Championships from Aug 21-27 in Copenhagen. In the draw released by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) yesterday, the unseeded Zii...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia concluded their final round robin match of the Asian Champions Trophy hockey event with a narrow 1-0 victory over South Korea in Chennai on Wednesday (Aug 9). Azrai Aizad Abu Kamal scored the solitary field goal in the 21st minute to give Malaysia their fourth win in five matches. The match was academic for...
PETALING JAYA: The national junior shuttlers received some much needed luck after being handed a favourable draw in the group stage of the mixed team event at the World Junior Championships in the United States from Sept 25-30. The junior team led by men’s singles player Eogene Ewe had come under fire recently for their disappointing...
PETALING JAYA: Bring it on! Teoh Mei Xing is ready to embrace the challenge of playing in both the women’s and mixed doubles. The national shuttler is set to take on double duty after her women’s doubles partner Anna Cheong recovered from a long-term injury. Mei Xing had combined with Hoo Pang Ron in the mixed doubles when...
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Spreading joy on and off the pitch at the Women's World Cup, Jamaica and Colombia will battle for a quarter-final place on Tuesday after partying with each other at a Sydney nightclub. The Caribbeans and South Americans have plenty in common, not least a love of music and dancing. Both teams have impressed with...
PETALING JAYA: Weng Hongyang of China avenged his defeat to H.S. Prannoy in the Malaysian Masters in May by overcoming the Indian in spectacular style to win the Australian Open in Sydney yesterday. Prannoy, 31, was just two points away from clinching his second Badminton World Federation (BWF) tour title when he led 19-14 in the...
