04 Oct

Back from a 10-day break, Round 5 of the T2 Asia Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC) got underway with the same two teams that played the final match of the previous round. This time around, it was Team Rossi that captivated the crowd at the purpose-built T2Cavern at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor Bahru with a 20-12 result over Team Persson – the same team they had lost 10-20 to in their previous encounter. [caption id="attachment_2974" align="alignleft" width="300"] Cheng I-Ching of Team Rossi performed superbly to record a 5-0 win over Team Persson's Suthasini Sawettabut during their T2APAC 2017 match at...

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23 Sep

As the T2 Asia Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC) takes a 10-day break before resuming for Round 5, the last two teams in action would head away from Johor Bahru with different feelings. A capacity crowd at the purpose-built T2Cavern at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor Bahru saw Team Persson positively dismantling Team Rossi, which no one could have foreseen after Shi Xunyao and Cheng I-Ching started the day with a 2-2 draw. [caption id="attachment_2977" align="alignleft" width="300"] Suthasini Sawettabut performed superbly to help Team Persson clinch the victory over Team Rossi during their T2APAC match earlier today.[/caption] Big wins for Jun Mizutani,...

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22 Sep

Having been the standout team in the first half of the season, Team Maze could well have ended Round 4 of the T2 Asia Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC) without a win. At the purpose-built T2Cavern at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor Bahru, Team JJ lead Team Fixture 23 all the way to the last of the six matches, when Feng Tianwei proved simply too strong for her opponent Jeon Jihee. [caption id="attachment_3169" align="alignleft" width="300"] Feng Tianwei of Team Maze celebrates after contributing valuable points for her team during her T2APAc 2017 match against Team JJ's Jeon Jihee at the Pinewood...

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21 Sep

Team Persson’s mastery over Team JJ finally came to an end at the T2 Asia Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC). At the purpose-built T2Cavern at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor Bahru, Team JJ finally broke through with a 16-12 result built on three key wins in Team Fixture 21. [caption id="attachment_3185" align="alignleft" width="300"] Team JJ's Taiwanese player, Chuang Chih-Yuan performed well to beat Jun Mizutani of Team Persson 5-0 during Round 4 of T2APAC earlier today.[/caption] Matilda Ekholm’s handy 3-1 win over Shi Xunyao provided the platform for Team JJ, as Chuang Chih-yuan and Liu Fei followed up with big wins over...

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20 Sep

Action at the T2 Asia Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC) resumed after a six-week break with the European players flying in after the European Championships in Luxembourg. Jiang Jialiang certainly knows how to play to the crowd as he told spectators at the purpose-built T2Cavern at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios that he has brought a new lucky charm – yet another handheld fan with the words “WIN WIN WIN” on it. [caption id="attachment_3192" align="alignleft" width="200"] A relieved Vladimir Somsonov of team JJ after defeating Paul Drinkhall 3-2 in a T2APAC match earlier.[/caption] Team Fixture 19 would see the T2APAC debuts of two players...

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24 Aug

Football legend Isa Bakar passed away at the Penang Hospital at about 10.15am Saturday. He was 58. His cousin Roslan Meah Mohd Meah said Isa was admitted to the hospital on Friday after coughing blood. “He was okay and was talking to his brother Osman after being admitted. But he died suddenly this morning,” he said. Isa leaves behind widow Mazlina Ismail, three daughters and a son. His remains are expected to be taken to his house in Sungai Ara for prayers. He is expected to be buried at the Perak Road cemetery in the evening. Isa and his late elder brother Ali represented the country...

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22 Aug

SPORTSFIX the new Asean OTT live streaming sports platform has acquired the rights to Bangladesh Cricket Home Series matches. The first big Home Series for Bangladesh is a TEST Series against Australia, the first Tour of the current #3 ranked team to Bangladesh since 2006.  The visitors are prepared for a hot wicket at the end of Bangladesh’s hot summer month, with the first match on Aug 27th. Marcus Luer, Executive Chairman and Founder of Sportsfix said “we are thrilled to add Bangladesh Cricket to our line up of top Sports from across the region. There is a large Bangladesh Community across...

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08 Aug

KUALA LUMPUR (8 August, 2017): Sweat, tears, hard work and perseverance will be shed when participants battle for honours in the second edition of  ‘Street Kings’ scheduled to be played in Kuala Lumpur on August 12. After showcasing raw talent and battling on all fronts in the first leg in March, sportswear giants’ adidas are hoping that the next conquerors of Tango League will display better techniques, more passion and overall strength which will stand them apart from the competition. The best street footballers between the ages of 16 and 25 from around the country will once again display their unique street football...

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05 Aug

A win to Team Persson brought Round 3 of the T2 Asia Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC) to a close as all four teams now head away for a six-week break. Fans at the purpose-built T2Cavern at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor Bahru enjoyed an entertaining Team Fixture 18 as Bernadette Szocs surprised teenage Chinese star Sun Yingsha in the opening match. [caption id="attachment_3197" align="alignleft" width="300"] Mattias Karlsson of Team Persson celebrates after winning his match against Chuang Chih-Yuan of Team JJ in their T2APAC 2017 Round 3 match earlier today at the Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios, Johor.[/caption] Mattias Karlsson made a...

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04 Aug

Team Rossi served up the surprise of Round 3 of the T2 Asia Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC) as they handed league leaders Team Maze a 19-8 thumping, a result that could take them off the bottom of the table with Team Fixture 18 to come. Feng Tianwei’s fans at the purpose-built T2Cavern at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios could not celebrate a fourth straight win for the Singapore star as Taiwan’s Cheng I-Ching forced a draw. [caption id="attachment_3203" align="alignleft" width="300"] Georgina Pota of Team Rossi returning a shot towards her opponent during her T2APAC 2017 Round 3 match at the Pinewood Iskandar...

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