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...

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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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16 Mar

LESS then two days after Datuk Lee Chong Wei won the All England, BAM seem to be in limelight for the wrong reasons. Datuk Nadzmi has done very well as a BAM President...

09:49 / Local / Sports
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15 Mar

The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) today defended its decision to send the Harimau Muda A squad to play in the First League of Slovakia and considered it an effort to elevate the country's performance in football. FAM deputy president Datuk Seri Redzuan Sheikh Ahmad said the stint by the Under-21 team did not mean that FAM squandered money. "The matter is subjective and FAM is monitoring their performance there. If its just playing friendlies, they might as well play here but we want that they play to enhance skills and experience." "I want to stress that FAM does not waste money at...

09:46 / Local / Sports
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15 Mar

Datuk Lee Chong Wei was crowned All England Open 2010 men's singles champion for the first time after beating Kenichi Tago of Japan at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham. To add another feather to his cap, Chong Wei's victory coincided with the 100th anniversary of the championship. The Penang-born shuttler made it to the final last year but he went down gallantly to Lin Dan of China. Trailing 0-4 at the outset of the first game, Chong Wei clawed his way back to win the closely fought encounter 21-19. In the second game, the plucky Tago forced Chong Wei into errors before the...

09:39 / Local / Sports
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12 Mar

FORMER FAM General Secretary Datuk Seri Dr Ibrahim Saad spoke to Harian Metro about his views on Harimau Muda in Slovakia. Maybe Datuk Seri can enlighten us about Slovakia and the agent Miro. During his tenure as FAM General Secretary, FAM engaged the services of Miro to send the teams over. Maybe Datuk Seri can tells us how much they spent then...

09:35 / Local / Sports
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12 Mar

Telekom Malaysia yesterday signed a five-year multi-million pound sterling deal to sponsor Manchester United that could generate up to RM100 million in revenue a year from one of the world’s most popular football clubs. The deal was signed after the Red Devils beat Milan 4-0 and is the telecommunication company’s second large-scale English football sponsorship deal announced this year, after the agreement with the England Football Association earlier this year to sponsor the England National team on a one-year contract. Malaysia’s connection with the Red Devils began in 2005 when Air Asia put up A-boards in Old Trafford. The low-cost airline later...

09:34 / Local / Sports
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10 Mar

This morning I called a couple of people and I was told that the financial arrangements for Harimau Muda to be in Slovakia was personally done by HRH Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah. I was also told that the finance committee approved the budget that was tabled by the secretariat. I have been in contact with a few high ranking officials of FAM who spoke the same language. The best thing for FAM to do is come open with expenditure and budget for the team in Slovakia. Many people are saying there is a third party involved and many more rumours which...

09:32 / Local / Sports
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09 Mar

My sincere apologies for not updating my blog, I have been quite busy with the prayers for my late grandfather. Harian Metro published a story today about "Raja Lawak Di Slovakia" Read here . Indeed it is an interesting piece. I was told FAM executive committee was briefed and the finance committee agreed on the budget that was presented by the team and secretariat. I am also certain that the National Sports Council and Ministry of Sports gave their blessings for this project. Can NSC , Ministry of Sports and FAM tell the public what is the actual cost of this exercise. UNGKAPAN ‘Tipah Tertipu...

09:24 / Local / Sports
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