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...
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...
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...
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...
