05 Apr

UNIVERSAL Fitness & Leisure (UFL) Managing Director Datuk Radha Krishnan has been appointed as a Board of Director for Olympic Council of Malaysia Sports Academy. Radha is not new to the sports industry having started UFL from scratch he is known in the country for developing brands such as Power Bar and Coleman. An entrepreneur who started his business from a car booth, today Radha is managing close to 10 showroom and UFL is still growing strong with close to 200 staff strength around the country. A market leader in Sports Fitness and Products indeed OCM has got the right man to take...

05:42 / Local / Sports
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05 Apr

NSC has been under the microscope since the issues was highlighted by Malay Mail reporter and Astro Arena Panelist Haresh Deol. May be this is a good discussion material for the Cafe Sukan program on Astro Arena. Read Here National Sports Council (NSC) director-general Datuk Zolkples Embong and NSC management division director Abdul Rashid Yaakub have been let off the hook after the Sports Ministry decided that the acquisition of two premier chalets by the council in 2004 was not their fault. The two units of Legend Water Chalets in Port Dickson, which cost RM850,000, were purchased during Datuk Wira Mazlan Ahmad’s tenure...

05:40 / Local / Sports
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05 Apr

INTERESTING to read Harian Metro's story here about the accusations hurled at each other. Karim says Zol his is best friend, but putting that a side, is there any truth to this matter or is it just another story that was blown out of context. ISU pergeseran Ketua Pengarah Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN), Datuk Zolkples Embong, dengan Timbalan Presiden Kesatuan Olahraga Amatur Malaysia (KOAM), Karim Ibrahim, semakin parah. Ini berikutan pegawai induk olahraga tanah air itu mendakwa Majlis Sukan Negara tidak telus dalam melaksanakan projek penurapan semula balapan latihan di Bukit Jalil kerana kerja berkenaan tidak mengikut prosedur sepatutnya. Karim berkata kerja projek bernilai RM2.3...

05:36 / Local / Sports
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30 Mar

SRJK Bukit Jalil school had their sports day on a cement floor approximately the size of a badminton court. How to produce Champions if this is the state of sports in schools, where the school fields are taken away. Watch Malaysiakini video here . Can someone from the Education Ministry look into this. What are the MIC leaders doing about the situation ?...

05:36 / Local / Sports
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30 Mar

Guangzhou Asian Games host, China's promise of organising the best games ever, was clearly evident through the transformation of the city's landscape which reflects a sports city outlook, said Malaysian contingent Chef-de-Mission Datuk Zolkples Embong. Zolkples who visited Guangzhou, the third largest city in China with a population of about 10 million, last week, said the city had undergone a massive transformation. "The Guangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee (GAGOC) have worked hard and channeled a lot of effort towards ensuring the success of the games, especially in terms of facilities. "Facilities like the Games Village in Guangzhou can be regarded as better than...

05:33 / Local / Sports
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23 Mar

SOMEONE called me to talk about an association that has been the limelight in the last couple of day. He said " Chris why don't you check who is this runner that is trying to put pressure on the official to leave or to terminate a sponsorship contract." He added on " The runner must be so powerful that people can be removed or suspended, is this why Malaysian Sports does not succeed" I have always thought only in politics they have runners, it seems sports associations are also using this mode of operation .. Some running away, some will be caught...

05:32 / Local / Sports
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18 Mar

BAM Secretary Gangga Rao was suspended with immediate effect by BAM President Datuk Nadzmi Salleh yesterday. Did BAM serve Gangga a show cause letter ? Did Nadzmi inform the council members? Read Star's take here and New Straits Times here.  Blogger Satwant Singh manage to speak to Gangga Rao read Gangga's reactions here. At the Astro Arena Launch, Sports Minister Datuk Shabery Cheek said that National Sports Council (NSC) and Sports Ministry will monitor the situation. I suggest the Minister stay out of it. I think Datuk Nadzmi is good enough to manage the problem....

05:22 / Local / Sports
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17 Mar

FAM PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ISSUE ON HARIMAU MUDA IN SLOVAKIA INTRODUCTION • IN THE WAKE OF SEVERE CRITICISM AIMED AT THE FA OF MALAYSIAPERTAINING TO THE SLOVAKIAN STINT FOR THE HARIMAU MUDA A TEAM, THE SECRETARIAT IS COMPELLED TO CLARIFY A FEW ISSUES RAISED BY THE MEDIA. • THOUGH THE SECRETARIAT WISHE S TO REFRAIN FROM QUESTIONING THE MOTIVES OF CERTAIN QUARTERS IN HIGHLIGHTING THE ISSUE, THERE IS A NEED TO CLEAR THE AIR ARISING FROM ONE MEDIA REPORT THAT WAS PUBLISHED ABOUT A WEEK AGO, CASTING ASPERSIONS OVER THE POSITION OF THE HARIMAU MUDA TEAM IN SLOVAKIA. • IT NEEDS TO BE REITERATED THE...

05:08 / Local / Sports
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17 Mar

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has announced a RM2mil allocation for the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) to pay bonuses in arrears for its players and coaches. This came after national shuttler Datuk Lee Chong Wei’s victory in the All-England tournament on Sunday. “This is a long-awaited victory at one of the highest levels of badminton. This will be a stepping stone to winning the Thomas Cup,” Najib said after he and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor received Lee and coach Datuk Misbun Sidek at their official residence yesterday. Najib said he had high hopes of Malaysia winning the Thomas...

04:44 / Local / Sports
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17 Mar

Selangor’s campaign in the AFC Cup football tournament took a severe blow when they went down to a humiliating 1-6 defeat by Indonesian club Sriwijaya in a Group F match at the Jaka Baring Stadium in Palembang yesterday. National striker Mohd Safee Sali put the Red Giants ahead in the 16th minute before his side caved in. Sriwijaya scored their goals through St Kitts and Nevis international striker and former Sabah player Keith Gumbs (86th, 89th), Arif Suyono (38th, 69th), Krangar Zah (39th) and Rachmat Maruf (58th). The FA of Selangor (FAS) secretary, Datuk Mohd Hamidin Amin, said that their team lost shape...

03:14 / Local / Sports
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