20 May

Q1: You had a rough start to your career with Spurs. How do you feel about it now? A: I’m still trying to improve to help the team win and achieve. I’ve learned a lot about English football and the Premier League style and I feel very comfortable now with this culture and enjoy it. I don’t want to stand still though, I want to work and do more to be important for the team and to help the club move forward. Q2: What is it like playing under Mauricio Pochettino and how has he helped you improve your game? A: He has...

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20 May

Q1: What inspired you to be a professional footballer? A: Like a lot of young kids, I loved playing football in the garden with my friends. My Grandad used to say I played like Zola and he was a great player to watch in the Premier League. I liked Beckham and other English players too. Q2: You had a string of loan moves before making your debut for Spurs in 2008. How did playing for other clubs improve your overall performance? A: I had to adapt to different systems and different styles and experiencing that as a player can only improve you. Q3: What...

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20 May

Q1: How does it feel to be here in Malaysia for the first time? A: It feels great and we are really looking forward to meeting our fans out there. It’s always amazing to see the number of followers we have in Asia and we’ve been inundated with letters and messages on social media too so it’ll be good to meet everyone. Q2: You have been a revelation for Spurs this season, with 20 goals so far in the Premier League. Do you think you would be able to win the Golden Boot award this season? A: It'll be tough now as Aguero...

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14 May

Former Kuala Lumpur HA president, George Koshy, defeated Dato’ Nur Azmi Ahmad for one of two deputy president post in the 8th Malaysian Hockey Confederation Congress in Kuala Lumpur today. While the only confirmed change before the start of the election process was the unopposed nomination of Dato’ Subahan Kamal as president, taking over from Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, the 29 delegates were clearly embroiled in an intense battle for the deputy presidency posts. Tengku Abdullah, however, was elected MHC Honorary President by delegates. Koshy as he is affectionately known among the hockey fraternity and owner of the highly successful Kuala...

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07 May

Malaysia’s domestic football league took another major step forward with the first ever Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership workshop, organised by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and its global media and commercial advisor, MP & Silva. The workshop was held to keep the FMLLP stakeholders apprised of the latest and planned developments for the 2016 season, and was attended by the State Football Associations and respective football clubs. Amongst the updates shared was the role of the FMLLP in relation to the clubs, as well as proposed broadcast, production and commercial strategies for the 2016 season. The framework for the financial...

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30 Apr

Tickets for Liverpool FC’s pre-season match against the Malaysia XI in Kuala Lumpur today went on sale to fans. To mark the launch of the general ticket sale, 75 fans from the Malaysian official LFC supporters clubs, All Reds Malaysia and Kuala Lumpur Kopites gathered, to watch the Reds take on West Bromwich Albion at a viewing party held in Kuala Lumpur’s Cobra Club. Liverpool FC’s first team will return to Malaysia for the first time since their successful 2011 pre-season visit to play the Malaysia XI at Bukit Jalil Stadium on the 24th July 2015. The match, organized by the...

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30 Apr

Defending champions Malaysia bounced back from a preliminary round defeat against Singapore to turn the tables on their neighbours following a 2-0 victory in the third-fourth placing playoff match in the ISTAF SuperSeries KOREA 2-14/15 at Wolmyeong Arena. National head coach Abdul Ahmad Talib benched Sahidan Ali (tekong) and KhairolZaman(striker) in the starting line-up and instead introduced HairulHazizi(tekong), team captain ZuleffendiSumari(feeder) and MohdZamree as the striker against the Singaporeans. On the opposite end, Singapore replaced AfifSafiee(striker) who played in the shocking win over Malaysia on Thursday with AsfandiJa’al but maintained FarhanAmran as tekong and Farhan Amin in his feeder role. The strategy worked...

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18 Feb

Malaysia defeated reigning champions Thailand 2-0 in the final of the ISTAF SuperSeries MALAYSIA 2014/15 MELAKA at the Malacca International Trade Centre today. It was Malaysia’s first ever ISTAF SuperSeries victory, created in this 753-year-old historical city of Malacca which is also where the game of sepak takraw originated in the 15th century according to written records in the Malay Annals or Sejarah Melayu. The Malaysians won 21-7, 21-19 in 50 minutes to capture the coveted trophy in this second round of the ISTAF SuperSeries 2014/15, witnessed by the Malacca State Executive Councillor for Sports and Health, Datuk Hj Ab Rahaman Ab...

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18 Feb

Scots College of New Zealand, famous for its rousing haka dance and mesmerizing opposing teams, will once again feature in the MCKK Premier 7s 2015 Rugby Tournament from 28th February to 1st March at the hallowed grounds of the Malay College Kuala Kangsar, Perak. The Kiwis, together with Vajiravudh College of Thailand and Hong Kong Sports School, are the three international schools who will be joined by 21 other Malaysian schools in the tournament. Scots College is best remembered for defeating two-time champions Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sports School of Johor (SSTMI) 43-0 in the semi-finals stage and Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman...

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09 Jan

Fearless Estudiantes FC is ready to take on Gamba Osaka in the Frenz International Cup 2015 quarterfinals at the Maybank Stadium in Bangi tomorrow after emerging from the group stages as one of the front runners. Wins over AIFF India (3-0), Frenz United Malaysia (4-0) and defeating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 gave the Argentineans a three-match unbeaten run, and head coach Desio Hermes does not want his boys to stop there. “We have not analyzed their (Gamba Osaka) games. We will only decide on what to do after we do our research,” said Hermes, who has nothing but praise for the tournament. “It...

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