09 Aug

adidas has today launched an initiative giving football fans around the world a unique chance to design the third jersey for some of the world’s biggest football clubs. Called the Creator Studio, the digital platform will give fans the chance to be responsible for the third shirts that will be worn by some of the best players in the world at Real Madrid, FC Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Juventus, AC Milan and Flamengo. Fans will be able to upload and share their design online with their community through the Creator Studio and use it as a platform to campaign for votes. Once...

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08 Aug

Defensive errors in the fourth quarter saw TNB Thunderbolt blow away a two-goal cushion against TunkuMahkota Ismail Sports School before settling with a 3-3 draw in their opening match of the 2016 TNBMHL Division One campaign at the Ministry of Education (MOE) Stadium in Kuala Lumpur today. In other Division One matches, Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh (MBI) poured cold water over defending champions Universiti Teknologi MARA-KPT (UiTM) by pulling off a stunning 3-2victory at the Sultan Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, while Penang-based Nur Insafi, captained by Pakistani Abdul Asim Khan, ended 2015 League runners-up ATM Airod’s hopes with a 2-0 win...

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08 Aug

Teams from Malaysia, India and New Zealand will compete for the first time in the 2016 Australian Hockey League (AHL) which will take place from September 29–October 9 at the Perth Hockey Stadium. Along with teams from each State and Territory, the Malaysians will be represented by the men’s senior team (Malaysian Tigers), men’s development team (Malaysian Blues) and the women’s seniors (Malaysian Tigress). The Indian National Juniors and New Zealand Futures (men and women) make up the numbers in the two-week long AHL. Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) Chief Executive Officer, Logan Raj, said: “We are extremely pleased to receive the offer to...

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02 Aug

Malaysians can look forward to the most comprehensive coverage of Rio 2016 Olympics with 12 dedicated channels in both HD (Channel 780 - 791) and SD (Channel 760 - 771) on Astro TV and Astro on the Go. All Astro Sports Pack and Sports Lite Pack subscribers, as well as those who had purchased the Sports Pass for UEFA EURO 2016, will have access to the 12 dedicated Olympics channels. Astro’s Vice President of Sports Business, Lee Choong Khay, said, “As the official broadcast partner of Rio 2016, Astro is excited to bring the best sporting moments from Rio 2016 via...

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02 Aug

Pasukan Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) bersedia untuk memberikan saingan sengit dalam kejohanan TNB- Liga Hoki Malaysia 2016 berbekalkan kudrat pemain tempatan. Dikenali sebagai pasukan yang mengasah dan membangunkan bakat muda menerusi Program Thunderbolt, TNB akan menjadi satu-satunya daripada enam pasukan dalam Liga Premier bakal beraksi tanpa pemain import. Sejak penubuhan Liga Hoki Malaysia dari tahun 1987, TNB telah merangkul kejuaraan liga sebanyak lima kali, Piala TNB sebanyak tujuh kali dan kali terakhir memenanginya adalah pada musim 2009-10. Kesemua kejayaan ini adalah menerusi pemain tempatan yang dicungkil mereka. Juara berganda, Pasukan Hoki Terengganu (THT), Kelab Hoki Kuala Lumpur (KLHC), Maybank, Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL)...

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20 Jun

Local sepak takraw fans are in for some exciting times with the revamped SepakTakraw League (STL) Malaysia 2016 edition, with all matches to be broadcast live for the very first time. Viewers can tune into Astro Arena (Channel 801) on Astro TV and Astro on the Go from 23rd September 2016 every Friday, Saturday and Sunday for live sepak takraw action, which will culminate with the grand finals on 11th December 2016. Nishant Sehgal, General Manager of Asia Sports Ventures said, "We had over 4 million viewers for the 2014/15 inaugural league and in 2015, this went up to 5.1 million. This...

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07 Jun

Thailand defeated Malaysia 2-1 in an epic final to clinch the inaugural Nations Cup 2016 at the Hang Jebat Stadium in Malacca tonight. Malaysian head coach Frank Bernhardt made two changes in the first eleven from the squad that defeated Singapore 3-0 in Friday’s semi-finals. The German left out striker Adam Nor Azlin and midfielder Muhd Shahrul Hakim Rahim and introduced midfielder Muhammad Arif Anwar and defender Irfan Zakaria against the Thais. On the opposite end, Thailand coach Worrawoot Srimaka made only one change in his starting line-up – resting midfielder Baramee Limwattana for Suradet Klankham. Thailand showed great tenacity going in the...

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07 Jun

The Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) officially launched its 1MAS coaching website at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday. Information on the website comes mainly from the wealth of knowledge and experience picked up by MHC Technical Director, Terry Walsh from coaching in Europe and Asia. "It is a new initiative and visual learning programme which will help all players and coaches from around the country," said Walsh at yesterday's launch. "It is not meant to be prescriptive but information sharing. "We are trying to make it as open as possible for anyone and everyone to go online and have a look...

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25 Jan

Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) tidak bernasib apabila terpaksa berpuas hati dengan keputusan seri 2-2 ketika bertemu Kelab Hoki Kuala Lumpur (KLHC) pada aksi Liga Premier, TNB Liga Hoki Malaysia hari ini. Ketua jurulatih TNB Muhammad Amin Rahim bagaimanapun tetap gembira dengan keputusan itu kerana sekurang-kurangnya anak buahnya dapat meraih satu mata. "Bagi saya inilah aksi terbaik yang dipamerkan oleh barisan pemain saya. Mereka nampak sangat bersungguh-sungguh mahu meraih kemenangan. "Malangnya mereka masih lagi tidak dapat mengekalkan momentum ketika mendahului lawan. "Apapun semua ini adalah sebahagian daripada proses pembelajaran," katanya ketika ditemui selepas tamat perlawanan. Anak buah Amin mempamerkan aksi bertenaga apabila di depan pada minit...

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