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National women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah hope their achievement of advancing to the semi-finals of the 2024 Paris Olympics can inspire other ‘younger players’ to challenge for greater success. Their historic journey at the 2024 Paris Olympics ended without a medal after losing 11-21, 11-21 to the world number four pair from Japan, Nami Matsuyama-Chiharu Shida in the bronze medal playoff at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena, here today. However, earlier, Peary-Thinaah, who were drawn in the group of death, recovered from a loss to world number one Chen Qing Chen-Jia Yi Fan in the first action of

Malaysia’s professional men’s singles player Lee Zii Jia has accepted his semi-final defeat at the Paris 2024 Olympics and hopes to rebound during the bronze-medal play-off tomorrow. Speaking to Bernama after losing 14-21, 15-21 to reigning world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Zii Jia indicated that he did not wish to dwell on the loss as he prepares to vie for the bronze medal against India’s Lakshya Sen tomorrow. ‘He played a very good match and handled things inside the court very well with very high confidence level. As you can see, his

Selangor FC kept their hopes of winning their first title in nine years alive after confirming their place in the 2024/2025 FA Cup final with a 4-1 win over Terengganu FC in the second leg semi-final here, tonight In the clash at the Petaling Jaya City Council Stadium (MBPJ), Selangor captain Muhammad Safuwan Baharudin emerged as the team’s hero with a hat-trick to ensure the Red Giants eliminated Terengganu by 6-4 on aggregate. Muhammad Safuwan did not wait long to cheer thousands of home fans who flooded the stadium, when he struck the opening goal after heading in Yohandry Orozco’s

Young national squash star Aira Azman defended her crown at the 2024 National Squash Championship after defeating her older sister Aifa at the National Sports Complex, Jalan Duta here today. In the showdown between the sisters in the final, defending champion Aira took only 29 minutes to dispatch Aifa, 11-7, 11-5, 10-12, 11-5 to win her second consecutive title. Aira beat Sehveetrraa Kumar 8-11, 11 -9, 11-5, 2-11, 11-3 in the semifinals to book her place in today’s final match. ‘Very happy to get to final with my sister. I think I play better mostly more to mentally for both

The Malaysian badminton camp’s first gold medal hope at the 2024 Paris Olympics went up in smoke. Professional men’s singles player Lee Zii Jia went down 14-21, 15-21 to reigning world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand in the semi-finals at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena, today. The 26-year-old Zii Jia and Kunlavut, 23, fought closely in the beginning, before the Thai shuttler took off with his ‘sting smashes.’ Kunlavut continued the domination in the second game, while Zii Jia’s attempt for chase didn’t materialise after a 50-minute battle. Zii Jia advanced to the semi-finals after beating world number three