16 Sep

PUCHONG (16 September, 2017): Day 1 of the Junior Purple League 2017 (JPL2017) first leg saw newly promoted side Bandar Maharani Badminton Club (BC) impress on their Division 1 bow by beating Serdang BC 14-3 at Sports Arena Puchong today. Last season’s Division 2 champions took control of the tie from the get-go through Lim Chong King’s 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-6) victory over Chang Chia Hao in the boy’s singles match. Bandar Maharani then went 6-0 up thanks to another straight sets win, this time through their Chinese Taipei boy’s pair, Luo Jin Wen/Wang Yu Qiao who beat Serdang’s Lee Xin Je/Lim Mei...

04:23 / Press Release
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14 Sep

KUALA LUMPUR (14 September, 2017): The third edition of the Junior Purple League (JPL) starts in just a few days and players who feel they have a future in the game will strut their stuff with the hope of being spotted by talent scouts who in turn will help them achieve their ambitions of becoming future professionals. JPL2017 kicks off this Saturday (Sept 16) where junior players between the ages of 13 and 18 years will be exposed to high-intensity competition as they look to emulate the likes of Goh Jin Wei, Lee Zii Jia and Leong Jun Hao who graduated from the JPL...

00:00 / Press Release
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08 Sep

The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and Malaysia Purple League (MPL) have joined forces in a bid to recapture Malaysia's badminton greatness on the international front after a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony held earlier today at Ruyi & Lyn, Bangsar Shopping Centre. Recognized as one of the pioneers of entertaining professional badminton leagues in the world today, MPL will be looking to carry on revolutionizing the sport with the continuous support and backing of BAM. With the huge success of last year’s events namely the Junior Purple League, Junior Champions Challenge and the SS Purple League, badminton fans were treated...

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05 Sep

KUALA LUMPUR (5 September, 2017): Three new teams have booked their slots for the Junior Purple League (JPL) 2017 after Sunday's qualifying round at Sports Arena Puchong. Ayer Itam Badminton Club (BC), Bukit Gambir BC and Amanjaya BC will make their respective debuts in Division 2 of the JPL when it kicks off on September 16, 2017. [caption id="attachment_662" align="alignright" width="300"] Bukit Gambir BC boy player Lim Tze Jian during JPL Qualifying 2017 on 3 September 2017.[/caption] In Sunday's six team qualifying round, Ayer Itam BC and Bukit Gambir BC topped their respective groups with two wins each, while Amanjaya BC grabbed the final spot...

00:00 / Press Release
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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...

07:09 / Local / Sports
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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...

03:38 / Local / Press Release / Sports
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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...

18:47 / International / Local / Sports
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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...

03:01 / International / Local / Sports
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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...

03:01 / International / Local / Sports
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03 Aug

Jiang Jialiang debuted a new fan for Round 3 of the T2 Asia Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC) and it has worked a treat as his Team JJ picked up a second straight win, this time over Team JJ. After Japanese teenager Tomokazu Harimoto gave his team a flying start at the purpose-built T2Cavern at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios, Jiang fanned new life into veterans Chuang Chih-Yuan and Vladimir Samsonov, the latter renewing his acquaintance with a pen-grip player as Xue Fei made his T2 APAC debut. [caption id="attachment_3225" align="alignnone" width="300"] Team JJ's Jeon Ji Hee returning a shot towards her opponent...

03:01 / International / Local / Sports
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