05 Aug

Malaysia will get to play against senior national team’s from China, Kenya and Saudi Arabia in their preparations for the Laos SEA Games Under-23 football competition in December. National coach K. Rajagopal said the three matches against the higher ranked teams would serve as good warm-up games for the national Under-23 players following the cancellation of the Inter-Continental Cup Under-23 tournament (June 1-14) and the Merdeka Tournament (Aug 1-15). The two tournaments scheduled in Kuala Lumpur were called off due to the influenza A (H1N1) virus scare. Malaysia are hoping to land the SEA Games gold they last won in 1989. “Kenya and Saudi...

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04 Aug

IF a corporate company did not comply with the EPF's laws, that particular company would have been taken to court or any other punishment that is deemed fit, but why is EPF waiting to take action against these states. Since 2006 the problem has not been resolved. EPF must take action now before RM 6 million becomes RM 60 million. In Malaysia any thing can happen .. This is BOLEHLAND. (Graphic - Malay Mail)...

03:56 / Local / Sports
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04 Aug

THE Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has instructed the state football associations to settle the outstanding amount of RM5.4 million which has been due since 2006. Timesport has been informed that the EPF sent the FA of Malaysia (FAM) a letter to instruct the State FAs to settle the outstanding amount.  It is also learnt that a number of states are facing legal action for non-payment. "The onus is on the State and clubs and we are not going to solve this problem for them." said FAM general secretary Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad. Kedah FA is the highest on the list as they owe EPF...

03:35 / Local / Sports
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02 Aug

ONE wonders if FAM Competitions Committee Chairman, Datuk Che Mat Jusoh is aware of what Young Tigers are made of? First of all, Young Tigers are a professional team and not an amateur team as claimed by certain quarters, maybe one is not aware of the difference between a professional and an amateur team. The 28 players in the Young Tigers squad are all contracted for 2 years and players are paid salaries around RM 4500.00 excluding of match bonuses and all players are fully sponsored by Nike. The Young Tigers are provided with accommodation and meals at Wisma FAM, and they...

02:54 / Local / Sports
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01 Aug

Former England manager Sir Bobby Robson has passed away at the age of 76, having finally lost a long battle against cancer.Robson, who distinguished himself first during a lengthy tenure that put Ipswich Town back on the map with FA Cup and UEFA Cup wins in 1978 and 1982 respectively, took on the England job and led them to the semi finals of the World Cup in 1990. A spell on the continent included jobs at PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Lisbon, FC Porto and Barcelona before a return to his North-East roots at Newcastle United in 1999. The County Durham native was taken...

02:09 / International / Sports
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31 Jul

Men's singles World number one Datuk Lee Chong Wei clinched the inaugural Mini Olympics gold medal after beating former All England champion Hafiz Hashim in straight sets at the Juara Stadium, Bukit Kiara, here Thursday. The Beijing Olympics silver medallist who arrived home after a 10-day training stint in South Korea, hardly lost any sweat when he outplayed Hafiz, ranked world number 37, in straight sets, 21-17, 21-10.Chong Wei who bagged three super series titles this year - Malaysia Open, Swiss Open, Indonesia Open and the Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold said: "Even though the Mini Olympics is not a major...

09:31 / Local / Sports
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28 Jul

The Chengdu Football Association has struck a deal with the regional government for land on which to build a Futsal Park for the benefit of the city. Earlier this year, AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam presented Chengdu officials with a cheque for US$530,000 as part of AFC’s Social Responsibility Department's aim to help the region recover from last year’s devastating earthquake. The Futsal Park is moving closer to reality with the Chengdu FA forging a contract with the Chengdu Hi-Tech Zone Government for a 20-year lease on 26,680 square metres of land. “Surely it (the futsal park) will play an important part in...

09:26 / Local / Sports
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28 Jul

FORMER National Coach B.Sathianathan has been appointed as the Head of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Technical Study Group for AFC U-19 Women’s Championship which will takes place in Wuhan, China from August 1 to 12 . Top three finishers from this tournament will qualify for the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Germany. Sathianathan will be assisted by eight technical assistants in the tournament is said to be of high standards. "I am honoured to be given this responsibility in heading the technical group, indeed it is a new challenge for me, but I will deliver my best in this assignment."...

09:16 / Local / Sports
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28 Jul

National Sports Council (NSC) acting director-general Abdul Jalil Abdullah hopes national athletes would be able to achieve their respective targets when competing in the Mini Olympics.The Mini Olympics, organised for the first time as preparations for the 2012 London Olympics, is open to athletes who are ranked among the top in the eight sports to be contested." It is not a state or national meeting but open to all athletes who are eligible to compete. There is also no age limit," he told reporters here Monday.The Mini Olympics was initiated following a resolution adopted after the National Sports Convention last year...

09:10 / Local / Sports
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