27 Apr

Debutants France packed enough fire-power to give Malaysia a shocking 3-2 drubbing in the Pahang Hockey Champions Challenge 1 at the Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium in Kuantan today. Led by 12 players from the Junior World Cup squad that won silver in New Delhi last year, the French put on a polished performance which silenced the 5,000 home fans. In other matches, New Zealand survived an early scare before labouring to a 2-1 victory over Ireland, gritty Japan edged Poland 3-2 while the fancied Koreans were held to a 3-3 draw by Canada despite taking a comfortable 3-1 lead. National coach K. Dharmaraj...

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24 Apr

Debutant France arrived for the Pahang Hockey Champions Challenge 1 hoping to create ripples of waves in this seaside city of Kuantan, beginning with the Group B tie against hosts Malaysia at the Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium on Saturday. French coach Frederic Soyez said they have included 12 players from the Junior World Cup squad that claimed silver in New Delhi, India, last December, and hopes to reach their target of at least a fifth finish among the eight teams participating. “We just finished playing test matches against Belgium. Although we lost in these matches it gave us good account before coming...

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31 Oct

As expected, Thailand registered straight set wins over Japan and Germany in their opening Group B matches at ISTAF SuperSeries MALAYSIA 2013/14, taking only a total of 42 minutes to finish off their opponents. Despite giving three new players their first shot at an international action, the second seeds only needed 24 minutes to defeat Japan 15-2, 15-9 in their first match and 18 minutes to overcome Germany 15-1, 15-3 in their second at the Likas Sports Complex here. Coach Somporn Sanyabut, who is keeping star tekong Siriwat Sakha and striker Pornchai Kaokaew for the SEA Games in December, took the opportunity...

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28 Aug

Nasib skuad Malaysia dianggap jauh lebih mudah dan baik berbanding tiga seteru utamanya, Thailand, Korea Selatan dan Indonesia atau mungkin Myanmar mulai Khamis ini. Undian Siri Super ISTAF 1 di New Delhi, India, hanya menemukan anak buah Jamaluddin Hassan itu dengan Iran dan Amerika Syarikat dalam Kumpulan B yang tidak pernah menewaskan mereka dan berkedudukan dunia jauh lebih rendah. Tuah besar itu ternyata mencerahkan peluang Malaysia, pilihan kedua, mencapai sasaran jurulatihnya untuk ke separuh akhir yang bakal menemukannya dengan sama ada India atau Singapura mahupun bertembung semula salah satu lawan peringkat kumpulan tadi. Amat berbeza buat juara bertahan dan Piala Dunia, Thailand yang perlu berentap dengan Myanmar...

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12 Jun

Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB), and Indera Sports Club Futsal took cautious steps as they prepare for the Red Bull Futsal Tri-Nations Cup 2013 which begins in Kuala Terengganu on Friday. As the countdown to the second edition of the Red Bull Futsal Tri-Nations Cup gets underway with ground staff working round-the-clock at the Kuala Terengganu Indoor Stadium, the mood in both the Brunei teams is that of jovial. “Except for Indera SC Futsal, the other team from Brunei, we have no knowledge of the strength of the four other opponents.  I guess we will know once the tournament...

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12 Jun

Juan Mata has set his sights on lifting the Barclays Premier League trophy in the 2013/14 season. The playmaker, who has been voted Player of the Year in each of his two seasons at Chelsea, has already sampled continental success with both the Champions League and Europa League trophies but is yet to win a domestic league title. He is hoping Jose Mourinho will be able to lead the side to that success on his return to Stamford Bridge. Mata identifies a strong start to the season, following our pre-season trips to Asia and America, as the key. Last season we began...

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16 Apr

Backed by the might of Datuk Lee Chong Wei, and the strong support from Datin Seri Paduka Rosmah Mansor, Malaysia lifted the second edition of the Axiata Cup with a 3-1 demolition of Thailand at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium in Cheras today. The World No 1 answered the clarion call by the BA of Malaysia and National singles head coach Rashid Sidek on the eve of the final clash, just 48 hours after becoming a father with the birth of his son Kingston Lee. His return to help the nation subdue the formidable Thais, who had dethroned defending champions Indonesia in...

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06 Mar

Chelsea’s stars Eden Hazard and Demba Ba will be coming to town for the first time! The Belgian and the Senegalese are poised to make their maiden trip to Kuala Lumpur as part of the English Premier League team’s 2013/2014 pre-season tour. This will be ‘The Blues’ third visit to Kuala Lumpur since 2008 and the friendly match against a Malaysian Selection will be played on July 21 at the Shah Alam Stadium. Chelsea will also play matches in Thailand and Indonesia. Malaysian fans will also get the opportunity to watch UEFA Champions League winners such as Ashley Cole, Petr Cech, Branislav...

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05 Mar

Malaysia defeated All-Star Europe 3-1 to end their Axiata Cup preliminary round campaign on a satisfactory note at the DBL Arena in Surabaya yesterday. The Indonesian domination, however, derailed when they drew 2-2 with All-Star Asia while Thailand defeated Vietnam 4-0, and Singapore outclassed Philippines 3-1 respectively. The Thais lead the table chart with 13 points going into the next round followed by Indonesia (12), Malaysia (11), Vietnam, All-Star Europe and All-Star Asia (8), Singapore (7) while the Philippines have just one point to show. Spain’s Carolina Marin took to courts in the first women singles against Tan Jing Yi. The Malaysian...

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12 Nov

BANGI (11 NOVEMBER 2012)- It will be a dream come true for 50 players from FELDA communities throughout the country when they leave for a three-week training cum exposure trip to the hallowed grounds of the Cardiff City Football Academy in Wales, UK. The realization of this vision was initiated at the official launch of the  Liga 1Malaysia-Cardiff City (Liga 1MCC) by Prime Minister, Datuk Sri Najib Tun Abdul Razak in April this year. The Prime Minister had lauded 1MCC’s efforts to improve football at grassroots level, and as Minister in charge of FELDA, he made a promise to send these young boys...

09:35 / International / Local / Press Release / Sports
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