Category: Sports

Ironman Malaysia 2024 was a lucky stage for Brazil’s Fernando Toldi and Regan Hollioake from Australia when they crowned themselves as champions in their respective categories in their first participation in the tournament, here in Langkawi. Toldi, 37, won the men’s category with a time of eight hours 10 minutes 23 seconds while Tim Van Berkel of Australia was second with a time of eight hours 12 minutes 38 seconds and third place with a time of eight hours 18 minutes 07 seconds was won by Germany’s Andreas Dreitz. In the women’s category, Hollioake, 35, won the title with a

Professional men’s doubles pair, Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani would have a chance to clinch their third title this year as they cruised to the Arctic Open 2024 final in Vantaa, Finland, today. The fifth seed and China Open 2024 champion pulled off a stunning upset against top seeds of China, Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang as they came from behind to book a spot in the final at Energia Areena, 19-21, 21-17, 21-18 in 62 minutes. The world number eight pair will lock horns with either second seeds Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark or Thailand’s Kittinipong Kedren-Dechapol Puavaranukroh, who

Nothing will be more satisfying than a high level of commitment from the Harimau Malaya squad to end a 14-year wait to bring the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup back to the country. Former international Mohd Amri Yahyah who was part of the 2010 AFF Cup winning squad said it is not impossible to realise the target, considering the improving performance of the squad managed by Pau Marti Vicente, at this time. “I hope this cup (AFF) will return to Malaysia. We have been waiting for a long time where the last time was in 2010. I urge the players

KUALA LUMPUR, The Kuala Lumpur Football Association’s (KLFA) election for office bearers scheduled for Sept 7, may be derailed following the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) investigation into the club, which started yesterday. The matter was announced by KLFA acting President Datuk Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid who said the date of the KLFA Election would depend on the MACC’s investigation which started yesterday and expected to last for 14 days. ‘Once the MACC complete the investigation, and if there is a wrongdoing, the election will be postponed, if there is no wrongdoing then Sept 7 is automatically the date set by

PARIS, The national contingent’s success in bringing home three gold medals from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games not only made history for Malaysia but also introduced a new dimension to the country’s para sports scene. The groundbreaking achievements by para athletes Datuk Abdul Latif Romly, Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli and Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi in Brazil have had a significant impact on the development of para sports, an endeavour the community may have overlooked previously. The Rio 2016 success has driven the nation’s para athletes to greater heights, as evident from their haul of three gold and two silver medals at

The success of Selangor FC advancing to the FA Cup 2024/2025 final by eliminating Terengganu FC with a 6-4 aggregate has helped restore the confidence of Red Giants fans in the team’s coach, Mohd Nidzam Jamil. This is because the capability of the 44-year-old, better known as Nidzam, had started to be questioned by fans, and there was a perception that he was not the right coach to lead Selangor following some recent team results. Nidzam said his social media was also “attacked” over the past two to three weeks, and his son was informed by school friends that he