02 Dec

Penang Black Panthers overcame all odds to finally break Terengganu Turtles 11-match undefeated streak after a hard-fought 2-1 win in the eighth round of the Ekspres Perdana Sepak Takraw League (STL) 2016 at the Serdang Jaya Municipal Council Stadium today. Turtles were triumphant over the Panthers the last time both these sides met with a 2-1 (21-15, 14-21, 21-19) win. As expected, the Turtles trio Zulkifli Razak (tekong), Azwan Muhrim (feeder) and Kamal Alfiza Shafie (striker) took home the first set 21-17 after dominating for the most part of it. The introduction of striker Azlan Alias midway through the tie motivated the Black...

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29 Nov

The SS Purple League (SSPL) 2016/17 is poised to erupt now that top players from home and abroad will be doing battle with each other. With the presence of these big names, it will surely boost the quality and image of this league. Despite being only in its third edition, SSPL 2016/17 has attracted star players from 13 countries which underline the league’s status. Among the foreign players who have signed up are Olympic champions Markis Kido of Indonesia, Korean international Lee Hyo Jung and China's Zhao Yunlei. Zhao, together with World No 1 Datuk Wira Lee Chong Wei and Goh V...

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26 Nov

Terengganu Turtles took Melaka Titans for a walk in the park when they strolled to an easy 2-0 win in their Ekspres Perdana Sepak Takraw League (STL) 2016 match which took place at the Serdang Jaya Municipal Council Stadium, today. It took only 40 minutes for the league leaders, Turtles to send the Titans packing back with zero points in this round of the STL, after yesterday’s defeat to Johor Tigris which saw them remain at the summit of the league. Turtles came into the match with wariness at the back of their mind after they only managed to scrape out a...

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23 Nov

Defending champions Kuala Lumpur failed to advance to the second round of the girls division in the MHC-1Mas-Milo-KPM National Under-14 Hockey Tournament at the Kuala Lumpur Hockey Stadium today. The city girls went down 1-2 against Malacca in a crucial match and finished at the bottom of the three-team Group A with one point following defeat against Perak (1-0) and drew 1-1 with Kedah, Perak and Kedah played a scoreless draw to conclude the fixtures Perak, however, lead the table with seven points and Malacca six. The qualifiers for the second round are Perak and Malacca (Group A); Penang and Pahang (Group...

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22 Nov

adidas Football has today announced the launch of its Red Limit collection with a brand new film starring Paul Pogba. The collection introduces the brand new ACE 17+ PURECONTROL which brings the brand’s BOOST technology to football for the first time. In another first, the Red Limit collection also features a street adaption of each silo, allowing players to take their game from the stadium, to the cage, to the street. The launch film urges aspiring young footballers to focus on creating their own path, rather than emulating their heroes. A voiceover from a young player declares that he is not...

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22 Nov

SERVIS tekong kidal mempunyai kelebihan dan keunikan yang mampu memecahkan rentak permainan lawan sehingga memimpin regunya mendapatkan kemenangan lebih mudah dan lebih cepat. Sekalipun terpaksa menambah beban tugas apit kiri atau pengumpan yang sepatutnya merencana corak dan strategi permainan kerana perlu melontar bola, sumbangan tekong kidal sering kali membawa hasil yang berbaloi dan menguntungkan. Kehandalan 'tekong jawi' (gelaran oleh sesetengah penggiat sepak takraw) turut akan membantu 'menjimatkan' kudrat dan keringat perejam di posisi apit kanan yang tidak perlu lagi terbang di depan jaring untuk melibas atau mengadang serangan lawan. "Tekong kidal memvariasikan servis pencari mata. Yang penting kemahirannya menghuru-harakan orang sebelah (lawan) dan...

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22 Nov

Former champions Perak qualified for the second round of the MHC-1Mas-Milo-KPM National Under-14 Hockey Tournament at the Kuala Lumpur Hockey Stadium today. The 2013 champions edged Sarawak 2-1 to maintain an unblemished record of three wins and a draw. They humbled Kedah 3-0 in the opening match, defeated Pahang 2-1 and played to a 1-1 draw against Penang on Monday. Defender and penalty corner specialist Saiful Shahril Bahri scored in the seventh and 15th minutes while Ben Bradley anak James Rojes replied for Sarawak in the 39th minute in similar fashion. Saiful is also the leading scorer in the tournament with six...

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21 Nov

Eighteen boys and girls under the MHC-1Mas Development Programme will leave for Australia on Tuesday to compete in the FHE Cup from Nov 24-27 at the Perth Hockey Stadium. 1Mas Malaysia Tigers go into the tournament as defending champions which also includes Kuala Lumpur 1Mas team, Japan’s Under-16 Development squad and five local clubs. FHE Cup is an Under 16 international invitational tournament that was created in 2007. It has attracted national and state representative teams from Japan, Singapore and Australia in the past. The 1Mas Malaysia Tigers defeated Western Australia HEAT 1-0 in 2015 final while the 1Mas Tigress lost 2-3 to...

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21 Nov

The Sabah juggernaut continues in the MHC-1Mas-Milo-KPM National Under-14 Hockey Tournament at the Kuala Lumpur Hockey Stadium. The defending champions clawed Kelantan 4-1 today to remain unbeaten in three matches after posting 5-0 and 3-1 victories over Perlis and Selangor respectively in earlier matches. Sabah led 4-0 in the first half with goals from Noor Izzul Rahman (8th), Muhammad Salman Sudirman (12th), Muhammad Izaz Afdhaal (15th) and Ahmad Amza Masri in the 18th minute. “We have played three consecutive matches in three days without rest and face another big test against Kuala Lumpur tomorrow (Tuesday). The boys know they have to win against...

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21 Nov

PENANG Panthers lebih gemar memikirkan untuk mengekalkan posisi kedua dalam carta mata Divisyen Perdana Liga Sepak Takraw (STL) 2016 sekali gus mencerahkan peluang ke separuh akhir daripada mengintai status peneraju yang kini dicengkam Terengganu Turtles. Bukan bermakna mereka sudah mengibar bendera putih dengan ketinggalan empat mata berbanding Turtles yang belum kalah dengan 18 mata tetapi kata pengurusnya, Jeffary Abd. Malek, “biarlah kami hadapi satu persatu lawan dan fokus kami sekarang ialah Kuala Lumpur Thunder, Ahad ini. “Perkukuhkan tempat kedua ini terlebih dahulu dan bila jumpa Turtles balik (2 Disember), kami akan cuba (merampas teraju liga),” katanya selepas regu Mohamad Fazil Asri, Kamal...

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