16 Jul

Maybank brings joy to twenty thousand children from schools in the Klang Valley and Selangor for a lifetime experience of watching one of the top English football club, Chelsea Football Club (Chelsea FC) team play with the Malaysian Harimau Muda football team on 21 July 2011 at Stadium Bukit Jalil. “Maybank is pleased to sponsor 20,000 tickets to enable the schoolchildren from over 100 schools in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur adopted by Maybank under Bank Negara Malaysia’s school adoption programme to watch top world class Chelsea footballers play live in Malaysia. Our sponsorship is part of the Bank’s mission of promoting...

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05 Jul

How about taking your hotel room key home as a priceless souvenir which is specially designed as a commemorative item for English Premier League giants Liverpool and Chelsea on their tour of Malaysia? Yes. You will not need to return your room key at the end of your stay if you choose to stay in One World Hotel – the official hotel for the Liverpool and Chelsea teams – which is giving away the keys on a first come first serve basis to hotel guests if they book into the hotel this month. This is a joint effort by the hotel and ProEvents...

07:06 / International / Local / Press Release / Sports
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24 Jun

India will be looking for polo history on Malaysian soil when they take on Indian sub-continent rivals Pakistan in the Asian-Australasian-African Championships final at the Royal Selangor Polo Ground tomorrow (4pm). India has never won an international polo tournament outside India and they want to make it count in Malaysia. And the Indians believe they have the team to do that. A win for India will culminate their mission of going home with an unbeaten record after registering impressive victories over Australia and Malaysia in the preliminary rounds, followed by a 9-5 win over defending champions South Africa in the semi-finals to...

07:09 / International / Local / Press Release / Sports
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21 Jun

Based on current form, great polo rivals Pakistan and India, are the early favourites to reach the final in this year’s Asian-Australasian-African Polo Championships when they take on Australia and South Africa respectively in the semi-finals at the Royal Pahang Polo grounds here today Even the absence of their ace Hissam Ali Hyder, a five goaler, who is currently playing professional polo in England, has not dampened Pakistan’s confidence. Hissam, better known as “Namu” in the polo world, has not been released by his club in England as he is needed for the semi-finals in the Queen’s Cup competition. “With or without...

07:13 / International / Local / Press Release / Sports
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20 Jun

Malaysia’s crushing 12-5 defeat to India which put paid to their hopes of playing in the FIP Polo World Cup Finals, saw its first casualty in the national team when Muhammad Edham Shaharuddin announced that he is quitting international duty. From now on the 36-year-old Pekan-born Edham or Ed, as he is popularly known, who started playing polo at the age of 16, said it will be only league and club tournaments for him. The on-going Asian-Australasian-African Polo Championships also serve as the Zone D Qualifier for the World Cup Finals. The champions, runners-up and the third place winner will go to...

07:18 / International / Press Release / Sports
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11 Jun

The strong presence of some of the best polo-playing nations in the Asian-Australasian-African Championships which are also the Zone D playoffs for the 2011 FIP Polo World Cup has not diminished Malaysia’s hopes and “humble target” in any way. Instead, Malaysia are ready to mount a serious challenge for the title despite the presence of teams like South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan and Nigeria – to battle for a top three finish which will earn them a ticket to this year’s FIP World Cup Finals in San Luis, Argentina from Oct 11-25. HRH Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, the president...

07:20 / International / Press Release / Sports
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04 Jun

NATIONAL Head Coach K.Rajagobal was conferred Panglima Jasa Negara by DYMM Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Di Pertuan Agong at Istana Negara this morning. This is a great honor by the country and the King in recognizing the sacrifices made by Raja and his beloved wife. Congrats Coach and God Bless You & Your Family...

07:26 / Local / Press Release / Sports
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30 May

Malaysia has a “good” chance of reaching the third round of 2012 London Olympics men’s football tournament after being pitted against Lebanon in one of the few interesting match-ups at the draw conducted at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. Another interesting battle to come out of the draw was between arch-rivals Iraq, who made it to the semi-finals of the 2004 Athens Olympics, and Iran who reached the quarter-finals of the 1976 games in Montreal. In the world ranking, Malaysia is ranked 128 while Lebanon is at 169. While the ranking is for the senior teams, it, however, can be...

08:13 / International / Local / Press Release / Sports
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24 May

Arsenal FC, one of the youngest and most attractive football club teams in the world, confirmed that Malaysia will kick-start their first pre-season tour in Asia since 1999 – giving their huge fan base in Malaysia and in this region first hand opportunity to see Arsène Wenger’s First Team squad for the 2011-12 season live in action. Arsenal’s confirmation was announced today by FA of Malaysia (FAM) deputy president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, who is also the Tengku Mahkota (Crown Prince) of Pahang, Tom Fox, Chief Commercial Officer of Arsenal FC and Julian Kam, CEO of ProEvents Group, the sole and...

07:30 / International / Press Release / Sports
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