28 Apr

Cyclist Mohd Azizulhasni Awang and squash queen Datuk Nicol Ann David were named the 2009 National Sportsman and Sportswoman respectively. Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin presented the main awards and a RM10,000 incentive each to the two winners at the 2009 National Sports Awards here Tuesday night.Nicol, who won the award for the seventh time, was not present as she is still training in Amsterdam. The award is the first for Azizulhasni, 22, the track cyclist based in Melbourne, Australia, who ranked first in last season's World Cup Series and also ranked first in the Keirin until March last year.The...

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01 Oct

The main court at the National Squash Centre in Bukit Jalil will be named the Datuk Nicol David Court, said Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek. He said this was the government's recognition for the excellent performance by the national squash queen in winning the World Open Championship for the fourth time in Amsterdam, last week. He said the Cabinet yesterday accepted the ministry's proposal that the main court at the National Squash Centre be named after the national athlete who had brought glory to the country at the international level. "The ministry believes that the move will provide inspiration and...

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28 Sep

Malaysia's squash queen and world number one Datuk Nicol Ann David sealed her fourth successive Women's World Open title after defeating host nation's favourite, Natalie Grinham.Natalie, the second-seeded from Australia, changed her nationality in 2008 after being based in Amsterdam for several years and married to former Dutch number one, Tommy Berden. According to the tournament's official website, www.womenworldopen.com, Nicol was down to Natalie 3-11 in the first set in today's final which was held at the glass court of the Frans Otten Stadion in Amsterdam. However, Nicol regained her winning stroke in the remaining sets and sealed the game with 11-6,...

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07 Aug

Mighty Egypt squashed Malaysia out of the 13th World Junior Women's Team Squash Championship today, cutting short Malaysia's dream of a podium finish. The Egyptian girls scored a straight 3-0 victory over Malaysia in the quarter-final match, played at the Tamil Nadu Squash Rackets Association hall in Chennai.In the first match, Nour El Sherbini stopped Tan Yan Xin -- 9-11, 11-6, 11-2, 11-1 and Heba El Torky tamed Low Wee Nee 11-5, 11-3, 11-5.In the last match Nour El Tayeb subdued Nessrine Ariffin 11-1, 11-9 without playing the third set. In another crucial match, Canada almost upset second seeded and host India,...

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11 Jun

CHONG WEI & NICOL DAVID TO BE HONOURED TOMORROW Two Datuks who are the world number one players in badminton and squash respectively, head the list of five candidates for the Sportswriters Association of Malaysia (SAM) 2008/2009 award. Men's singles badminton ace and Beijing Olympics silver medallist Datuk Lee Chong Wei and women's world number one squash player Datuk Nicol David lead the cast in the awards scheduled for tomorrow. Also on the list are national track cyclist Mohd Azizulhasni Awang who made it to the quarter-finals of the Keirin event at the Beijing Olympics and who won a silver medal (200m sprints)...

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24 Mar

It was a memorable day for world No. 1 men’s singles shuttler Lee Chong Wei and coach Misbun Sidek when they bagged the top prizes at the 2008 National Sports Award ceremony here yesterday. The 28-year-old Chong Wei was named as the best sportsman while Misbun lifted the best male coach award. Chong Wei, however, was not present at the award ceremony and his father, Lee Ah Chai, received the trophy and RM10,000 on his behalf from the King. Chong Wei is in Hyderabad for the Indian Open beginning tomorrow and he is aiming to win his first back-to-back title outside of Malaysia....

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04 Nov

ANTHONY Lee Fook Weng, son of the late Tan Sri Alex Lee, the former president of the Squash Rackets Association of Malaysia (SRAM), wants to head the national association. Anthony has decided to challenge SRAM president Datuk A. Sani Karim at its annual general meeting tomorrow. Anthony is currently a vice-president and also the competitions committee chairman. Alex served as SRAM president from 1989-1999, while Sani became president in 2004 after taking over from Datuk Mohkzani Mahathir. Sani was deputy president between 1999 and 2000 but resigned due to personal reasons. He was elected World Squash Federation vice-president in 2002...

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