IT was a jubilant return to Malaysia for Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) student Tammy Tan Hui Ling recently. A gold medallist at the World University Games (Universiade) women’s qiangshu (spear) event in Chengdu, China, she returned home to a rousing welcome from her university mates and faculty members. Tan, a final year Bachelor...
PETALING JAYA: Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen is one class above in the chase for the men’s singles title in the World Championships. On paper, the 29-year-old is seen as the favourite to win his third world title and become the first Danish player to win it at home in Copenhagen. Axelsen had won the last two in 2017...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Misbun Sidek is looking at several coaching offers from different countries in Asia and Europe. In a special press conference held Sunday (Aug 20), Misbun said several countries have offered him a job to coach their senior team after his service was ended by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) recently. He will decide...
IPOH: Keep politics away from the Merdeka Day celebrations, says Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Adam Adli Md Halim. He said that the proposal by Perikatan Nasional Youth leader Ahmad Fadhli Shaari to use different themes and logos for the celebrations in the four Perikatan-ruled states is wrong and should not be done. "National Day is celebrated...
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: 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: Umar Osman ended his campaign in the World University Games by finishing seventh in the men's 400m final in Chengdu on Thursday (Aug 3). Umar, running in a difficult Lane 1, clocked a respectable 46.41s in a fast race that broke the 26-year-old championship record of 44.81s. Joao Coelho of Portugal and Reece Nathaniel Holder...
Kim Kardashian and ex Kanye West's son Saint West could not help but steal the spotlight during his mom's interview at Lionel Messi's first MLS match with Inter Miami. Kim Kardashian and ex Kanye West's son Saint West could not have been more excited at his favorite player Lionel Messi's first MLS game. So when his mom was interviewed on-camera just before the start of the...
PETALING JAYA: Teenager diver Bertrand Rhodict delivered a big surprise when he became the first Malaysian athlete to qualify on merit for 2024 Paris Olympics. Not much was expected from the 18-year-old in his debut World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan but Bertrand gave an early indication of his promising potential when he qualified at the third...
PETALING JAYA: Lee Zii Jia continued to stumble as he kicked off a new chapter in his professional career under new coach Wong Tat Meng at the Korean Open. The independent men’s singles shuttler, who was making his comeback to competitions after taking a break for a month, went down 15-21, 21-18, 17-21 to Tat Meng’s...
