05 Nov

Armed Forces (ATM) Guardians once again produced a giant-killing performance, this time taking down the high-flying Kedah Eagles 2-0 at the Serdang Jaya Municipal Council earlier today. The Eagles made one change to their lineup with Ali Alhamidi Ayob starting in the striker position as he missed yesterday’s win against Melaka Titans. Guardians, whose only victory so far is against pre-tournament favourites, Penang Black Panthers, started brightly after Nazmi Najib, Nazuha Nadzli and Afifudin Razali beat Nazirul Akram Razali, Zuleffendi Sumari and Ali Alhamidi Ayob 21-15 in the first set. Afifudin was dangerous in his net plays as he utilized his height perfectly...

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04 Nov

Kedah Eagles extended their winning streak to three matches as they beat Melaka Titans 2-1 in a tightly contested tie during their Ekspres Perdana SepakTakraw (STL) 2016 match at the Serdang Jaya Municipal Council earlier today. The Titans’ trio of Sahidan Ali, Zarlizan Zakaria and Awan Yahya started off brightly after dispatching the Eagles’ Nazirul Akram Razali, Zuleffendi Sumari and Shahrol Nizam Romli 21-14 in the first set. However, sloppy plays by the Titans in the second set led the Eagles back into the match as they took advantage and made their opponents pay for their mistakes, winning the match 21-15. The introduction...

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07 Sep

Tekong muda negara, Mohammad Syahir Rosdi mengharapkan sokongan padu peminat dalam saingan Sepak Takraw League(STL) 2016 yang akan bermula penghujung September ini. Syahir merupakan salah seorang pemain yang berjaya membantu skuad sepak takraw negara menamatkan penantian 10 tahun pingat emas dalam acara regu di Sukan SEA 2015 tahun lalu. Sejajar dengan kempen hashtag #inimilikkita, pemain itu berharap sukan sepak takraw di negara ini juga akan meraih populariti sama seperti sukan lain untuk terus berkembang. Kata Syahir, “Sokongan dan semangat orang Malaysia sememangnya sangat tinggi kerana mereka mahu melihat kita mencapai prestasi yang terbaik. Permainan kita juga memainkan peranan untuk memastikan penyokong sentiasa...

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23 Aug

Siapa tidak kenal dengan Adnan Saidin, bekas pemain sepak takraw negara pada zaman 70-an dan 80-an. Namanya bukan sekadar diingati berdasarkan pencapaiandaripada sumbangan pingat dan medal tetapi “libasan mautnya” kekal segar dalam memori peminat sepak takraw hingga ke hari ini. Libasan maut itulah membolehkan Adnan dijulang sebagai “Raja Libas” negara. Adnan dianugerahkan gelaran Raja Sepak Takraw Asia pada tahun 1986 mengakui dirinyadan sukan sepak takraw tidak akan terpisah hingga ke hujungnya malahan sehingga kini masih aktif melibatkan diri dalam sukan itu bersama negeri kelahiran, Kedah. Terbaru, Adnan dilantik sebagai pengurus skuad sepak takrawKedah dalam Sukan Malaysia (SUKMA) 2016 yang berlangsung di Sarawak. Ketika...

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20 Jun

Local sepak takraw fans are in for some exciting times with the revamped SepakTakraw League (STL) Malaysia 2016 edition, with all matches to be broadcast live for the very first time. Viewers can tune into Astro Arena (Channel 801) on Astro TV and Astro on the Go from 23rd September 2016 every Friday, Saturday and Sunday for live sepak takraw action, which will culminate with the grand finals on 11th December 2016. Nishant Sehgal, General Manager of Asia Sports Ventures said, "We had over 4 million viewers for the 2014/15 inaugural league and in 2015, this went up to 5.1 million. This...

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23 Oct

Malaysia strolled to 2-0 victories over Singapore and Korea respectively to advance to the semi-finals of the ISTAF Super Series Finals 2014/15 NAKHON PATHOM here on Wednesday. The Malaysians wrapped up their match against the Singaporeans 21-13, 21-14 in 34 minutes but closed the day’s proceedings by struggling to get past Korea 23-21 and 21-13 in a late match. They had on Tuesday defeated Japan 2-0 at the Nakhon Pathom Municipal Gymnasium. Coach Abdul Talib Ahmad’s boys now go into Thursday’s semi-finals showdown with Philippines who finished second in Group A after going down 0-2 in a pulsating tie against defending champions...

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23 Oct

Malaysia registered a fairly easy win over Japan but it was Philippines who hogged the limelight on the first day of the ISTAF Super Series Finals 2014/15 NAKHON PATHOM. First choice tekong Syahir Rosdi, feeder Farhan Adam and striker KhairolZaman took 37 minutes to down Japan’s Sho Hasegawa, Ikki Mito and Toshitaka Naito 22-18, 21-14 at the Nakhon Pathom Municipal Gymnasium. In the second set, Malaysian coach Abdul Talib Ahmad substituted Syahir with Ahmad AizatAzmi but the replacement did not go down too well as Aizat was constantly placing the ball into the net during service, giving the Japanese easy points from...

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19 Oct

Penang Black Panthers edged Malacca Green Titans 2-1to register their second consecutive win in the Sepak Takraw League Malaysia2015 (STL Malaysia) at the Sports Arena in Petaling Jaya on Saturday. The Penang outfit, who had defeated Kelantan’s Gomo Warriors 2-1 last weekend, picked the first point through the regu of Noor Azman Abdul, Solehin Samsudin and Anas Muhaimin who brushed aside Zainurin Daud, Ridzuan Azman and Azwan Yahya 21-13, 21-10 in less than 35 minutes. Former national player Fazil Asri than led the Black Panthers second regu comprising Anuar Samsudin and Fadzil Mustafa to a hard-fought 25-24win over Khobil Sepair, Zarlizan Zakaria...

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13 Oct

Armed Forces made the first move in their quest to capture Sepak Takraw League Malaysia 2015 title with a resounding 3-0 victory over Malacca’s Green Titans in the opening day of the league at Sports Arena Sentosa in Petaling Jaya on Saturday. Fresh from winning the Persatuan Sepak takraw Malaysia Grand Prix recently, Armed Forces first regu trio of Tunku Azwari Tunku Ishak (tekong), Faizzul Abdul Razak (feeder) and Khairudin Adenan (striker) won the first set 21-18 but dropped the second 18-21 against Khobil Sepair (tekong), Zarlizan Zakaria (feeder) and Amirul Asyraf Idris (striker). In the decider, the army men strolled to...

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13 Oct

Kuala Lumpur City Flyers are soaring to new heights after posting a 2-1 win over Malacca Green Titans in the Sepak Takraw League Malaysia at the Sports Arena Sentosa on Sunday. The city lads, who defeated Kedah’s Northern Rangers 3-0 in STL Malaysia opening day encounter on Saturday, leapfrogged Armed Forces to lead the table standings with four points after two matches. Farid Abdul Aziz (tekong), MuqlisBorhan (feeder) and Hafiz Rahman (striker) gave City Flyers a welcoming start following a 21-17, 17-21 and 21-19 victory over KobilSepair, Zarlizan Zakaria and AmirulAsyrafIdris. The second regu tie which involves national players only from both sides...

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