27 Jun

Johor, 27 June 2017 – The ground-breaking T2 Asia-Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC) is set to premiere tomorrow, broadcasting ‘live’ direct from T2Cavern, a purpose-built arena that integrates competition and practice areas, sponsors lounges, hospitality suites into one production set, specially constructed at the Asian location of Hollywood’s iconic Pinewood Studios, situated in Johor, Malaysia. At this morning’s glitzy opening ceremony attended by a star-studded guest list from around the world, the T2Cavern was officially launched in spectacular fashion after Founder and Chairman of T2APAC Frank Ji shared a moving story of his lifelong ambition to evolve the sport of table...

06:38 / Press Release
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16 Jun

Singapore, June 16, 2017 – The first-ever T2 Asia-Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC) announced today an international line-up of legends as Team Captains, whose combined resume includes major titles across World Championships, Olympic Games, World Cups and continental major games and tournaments: Jiang Jialiang, a former two-time world champion from China, dominated the sport in the 1980s, winning multiple medals at the World Championships, World Cup and Asian Championships. Jörgen Persson was a former world champion and seven-time Olympian who represented Sweden in every Olympic Games when table tennis was introduced into the Olympic program in 1988 until 2012. Jörg Rosskopf, currently...

06:30 / Press Release
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13 Jun

Singapore, June 13, 2017 – The inaugural T2 Asia-Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC) has confirmed its player lineup that includes several world-class paddlers from China and Japan. 17-year old World No. 16 Hina Hayata from Japan, who recently clinched the bronze in the women’s doubles at the Liebherr 2017 World Championships, and rising-star 13-year old Miyuu Kihara (world no. 158) will lead. The contingent from China comprises members of the China men’s national team - World No. 51 Shang Kun, Liu Ding Shuo, Xue Fei, and Wang Chu Qin; and from the China women’s national team – World No. 12 Wu Yang,...

06:03 / Press Release
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30 May

MALAYSIA, May 30, 2017 – The inaugural T2 Asia-Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC) announced that the world’s No. 1 ranked women’s player Ding Ning will compete in the inaugural tournament this summer. Ding Ning’s status as the world’s best women’s player is unparalleled, and her participation adds prestige to a revolutionary sports event that has a growing reputation in the global game of table tennis. She has held the ITTF Women’s World Rankings top spot on three separate occasions since first assuming the No. 1 position in November 2011, and her current run at the top-ranked spot started in October 2016. [caption...

04:57 / Press Release
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03 May

Iskandar Puteri (3 May 2017): The Viper Challenge series, widely accepted as Asia’s biggest obstacle course running event, turned up the heat on fitness freaks as they were pushed well above their limits in Johor. The little township of Medini, in Iskandar Puteri, Johor came alive recently when it hosted the Sunway Iskandar Viper Challenge for a second straight year, with 9000 participants, almost 2,400 of which are from Singapore. In an effort to challenge the physical and mental fitness of the competitors, this Viper Challenge series covered a distance of 15km with 18 obstacles. [caption id="attachment_790" align="alignleft" width="300"] Participants attempting the "Diamond Cube"...

02:21 / Press Release
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25 Mar

KDYMM Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah telah mengadakan perjumpaan dengan Perdana Menteri Kemboja, Hun Sen di Istana Persahabatan di Phnom Penh hari ini. KDYMM Sultan Haji Ahmad, Presiden Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia (FAM), berada di Phnom Penh dalam rangka lawatan kerja selama tiga hari. Baginda dan rombongan tiba di ibu negara Kemboja itu, semalam. Turut hadir di perjumpaan itu ialah Timbalan Presiden FAM, KDYTM Tengku Abdullah Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Duta Malaysia ke Kemboja, Datuk Haji Mohd Hussein Datuk Pangiran Haji Mohd Tahir dan Setiausaha Agung FAM, Dato' Azzuddin Ahmad. KDYMM Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah dan Perdana Menteri Kemboja itu berbincang berbagai isu terutamanya perkembangan...

08:16 / International / Local / Press Release / Sports
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21 Feb

The Fresh Air Fund-Racers NYC Half-Marathon Team  Ready to be a part of one of the world's best road races? Join The Fresh Air Fund-Racers on March 20th, 2011! The amazing 13.1-mile course takes you through beautiful Central Park, action-packed Times Square and ends with breathtaking finish-line views of the New York City harbor. More than 11,000 runners, of all ages and abilities, finished the NYC Half-Marathon last year, and we are so proud of our very own 2010 Fresh Air Fund-Racers who ran and raised $100,000 for us! We are calling all runners and Fresh Air Fund supporters to come out...

08:23 / Local / Press Release / Sports
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12 Dec

The Red Bull Female Rookies Drivers Search 2014 unveiled its first batch of 14 potential drivers on the sideline of the Sepang 1,000km Endurance Race today.Forty enthusiasts attended the ‘by invitation only’ selection process with Hypertune, Shift and MYC! This also includes fans from the Red Bull Facebook page. Among those selected by four independent judges were Ili Syazana Jamal Azmi, a University of Malaya final-year medical student, Putri Mardiana Zainal Abidin, a single mother with a ‘burning passion’ for motorsports, Daphne Choo Lynn-Wey and Penang-born Jessica Ann Selvadurai. Red Bull Malaysia Executive Director, Jyn Wee, said these 14 female drivers were...

05:59 / Local / Press Release / Sports
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27 Nov

Pasukan hoki remaja kebangsaan menerima suntikan menjelang Piala Dunia Remaja bulan depan menerusi tajaan Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan (FELDA). FELDA tampil sebagai penaja pasukan kebangsaan dengan sumbangan RM500,000 bagi Piala Dunia Remaja yang bakal dilangsungkan mulai 6-15 Disember di Stadium Hoki Major Dhyan Chand di New Delhi, India, manakala pakaian rasmi pasukan ditaja oleh Kuckreja & Co. Pengarah Besar FELDA, Datuk Faizoull Ahmad menyampaikan cek bernilai RM500,000 kepada Presiden MHC, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah pada majlis penyampaian penajaan di Hotel Royale Chulan di Kuala Lumpur. Majlis itu turut disaksikan oleh pegawai-pegawai teratas FELDA, MHC dan anggota pasukan remaja kebangsaan. “FELDA berbangga...

07:05 / Local / Press Release / Sports
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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...

07:13 / International / Local / Press Release / Sports
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