21 May

IT is indeed interesting to find out that the national badminton players have blamed everybody including the media for their failure in the recent Thomas Cup. Read KM Boopathy take here . 1. They said that our rivals are learning faster, have improved, are mentally stronger while some even spoke about the pressure from the media and how it disrupts them. 2. BAM has targeted gold in both but with the players admitting they can't handle pressure, what chance is there for the wait for a World Championships title to end in Paris? 3. Media Pressure. It is a shame that players can actually give this...

06:38 / Local / Sports
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19 May

Malaysia cannot continue depending on 'old guards' to lead the country's challenge at the international stage, especially in badminton, said Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek.He added that the performances and ability of ageing national players was limited."National back up shuttlers must be given an opportunity to show their talent and this should have been done a long time ago," he told reporters after launching the 2010 National Futsal League here on Tuesday. National singles head coach Rashid Sidek and national doubles head coach Rexy Mainaky also echoed a similar sentiment.However, the National team's defeat in the Thomas and...

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13 May

Host Malaysia face defending champion China while Japan take on Indonesia in the Thomas Cup semifinals at Putra Stadium on Friday. Muhd Hafiz Hashim, the 2003 All England champion, clinched the winning point for Malaysia's 3-2 victory over Denmark in a tense quarterfinal, after easily disposing Joachim Persson 21-12, 21-10, thus repeating the 2002 Guangzhou feat when he won the deciding match against Bao Chun Lai. "I am happy to have contributed the winning point for Malaysia's victory," said Hafiz. In Guangzhou, Malaysia beat China 3-1 in the semis, at their home ground before bowing out 2-3 to Indonesia in the finals. In today's...

06:34 / Local / Sports
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10 May

Bekas mufti Perlis Dr. Mohd. Asri Zainul Abidin menggesa kerajaan mengkaji balik langkah mempertimbangkan kemungkinan mengeluarkan lesen untuk membenarkan pertaruhan dilakukan semasa kejohanan bola sepak Piala Dunia 2010 berlangsung bulan depan. Sehubungan itu kata Asri, beliau juga mahu rakyat pelbagai kaum dan agama agar membantah usaha tersebut. Sambil menekankan peranan pemerintah adalah mencegah keburukan, bukan menaja atau bersaing dengan penjenayah, Asri memberitahu, cadangan tersebut hanya mengubah ‘taukeh’ yang tidak berlesen kepada yang berlesen. “Apakah nanti mungkin kita akan wujudkan tempat ‘hisap candu berlesen’ untuk mengelakkan penagih candu menghisapnya di tempat yang tidak berlesen? “Jangan fikir lesen dan cukai keuntungan sahaja, kerajaan hendaklah berfikir kesan...

06:25 / Local / Sports
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06 May

More than half of the 500,000 World Cup tickets offered for cash sales were still available, organizers said today, just over a month before the tournament starts. Initial brisk business when the fifth and final phase of sales opened in South Africa on April 15, sparking long queues, appears to have cooled. Greg Fredericks, head World Cup local organising committee CEO Danny Jordaan’s office, told Johannesburg city councillors less than 300,000 tickets remained for the June 11-July 11 tournament. “We are approaching 90 per cent ticket sales for the World Cup,” he said. Fifa spokeswoman Delia Fischer confirmed that 230,000 of the allotted 500,000...

06:24 / Local / Sports
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06 May

The needle on Malaysia’s sporting pressure chamber is creeping into the red after its badminton chief called on the nation’s squad to win all their group matches in the upcoming Thomas & Uber Cup. The most prestigious team event for men and women shuttlers begins on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur’s Putra Stadium where the world’s elite are primed to do battle. This dazzling line-up of talent has in no way diminished Nadzmi Salleh’s expectations, though, as the president of Malaysia’s badminton federation called on his team to rally support at home. “The more matches the team win, the better the vocal support,” he...

06:23 / Local / Sports
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06 May

The National Football Development Fund got off to a fine start when 16 corporate teams signed up for a futsal championship here starting May 8. Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek said the teams including Maxis, Astro, Maybank and Putrajaya Corporation had to contribute at least RM10,000 to the fund. "The championship is also held to introduce Putrajaya Futsal Complex before Rentap Futsal starts on May 14," he said after a training session with the select team of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak here Wednesday. Shabery was joined in training by his two deputies Datuk Razali Ibrahim and Datuk...

06:21 / Local / Sports
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04 May

TWO days ago a little bird told me about me about the situation in Slovakia, apprently Azraai Khor is no longer coaching the team, but a Slovakian has taken over. It is through the social network application such as facebook that we come to know problems that are faced by people. So when players and coaches express their feelings through facebook obviously the media fraternity comes to know Harimau Muda is not well. Read the most prominent blogger and Astro Arena resident panelist rizal hashim discovery here. Unfortunately the goal keeper coach Mohana has returned and that is due to the misunderstanding between him...

06:20 / Local / Sports
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03 May

MANCHESTER UNITED PREMIER CUP (JOHOR) CHAMPIONS BANDAR PENAWAR SPORTS SCHOOL B TEAM. Semi-Finals Durah FC vs SMK Tasek Utara B (Penalty 5-4) Sekolah Sukan Bandar Penawar B vs SMK Tanjung Putri 3 - 1 3rd / 4th Placing SMK Tasek Utara B vs SMK Tanjung Putri 2 - 0 Finals Sekolah Sukan Bandar Penawar B vs Durah FC 1 - 1 (Penalty 6-5) Best Goalkeeper Muhammad Amirullah b. Sapia Afandi (Durah FC) Top scorer Mohd Izzudin Irfan (Durah FC) - 8 Goals Man of the match Ahmad Azinuddin (Durah FC)á Fairplay team SMK Tasek Utara First Runner-up Durah FC Champions Sekolah Sukan Bandar Penawar B...

06:17 / Local / Sports
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