Sports

SEPANG, National sprint champion Muhammad Azeem Mohd Fahmi now sports a fresher look in conjunction with his debut appearance at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Gone is the long ‘mullet’ hairstyle; Muhammad Azeem has opted to sprint at the Stade de France with a new, shorter, and tidier hairstyle. The 20-year-old athlete joked that he might keep his new haircut if he achieves notable success at this Olympic Games. “This new hairstyle is to build up my confidence. Actually, I haven’t cut my hair for almost three years; previously, I stuck with the ‘mullet’, but this time it’s considered

KUCHING, In the passion to become the overall champion of the 21st Malaysian Games (SUKMA), Sarawak never set aside the importance of continuing to identify back-up athletes capable of representing the country at international level. Sarawak SUKMA chef de mission, Datuk Gerald Rentap Jabu said the 21st SUKMA can also be a yardstick to assess Sarawak’s ability to host events at a higher level, especially after it offered to host the SEA Games in 2027. “It is true that we want to be the overall champion (21st SUKMA) but we also want to see the continuation of sports development for

KUALA LUMPUR, The National Under-19 football squad ended their 2024 ASEAN Under-19 Championship campaign in fourth place as they lost 5-3 on penalties to Australia after a 1-1 draw at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium in Surabaya, Indonesia today. The national team coached by Juan Torres Garrido fell behind in the 28th minute through a Marcus Younis goal before an own goal by Jake Najdovski in the 73rd minute dragged the playoff match into a penalty shootout. After a promising start in Surabaya, Malaysia failed to defend the title after narrowly losing 0-1 to hosts Indonesia in the semi-finals on

PARIS, Following is the second-day medal tally of the Paris 2024 Olympics today: GOLD SILVER BRONZE Japan 4 2 1 Australia 4 2 0 USA 3 6 3 France 3 3 2 South Korea 3 2 1 China 3 1 2 Italy 1 2 3 Kazakhstan 1 0 2 Belgium 1 0 1 Germany 1 0 0 Hong Kong 1 0 0 Uzbekistan 1 0 0 …MALAYSIA 0 0 0 Source: BERNAMA News Agency

PARIS, Following is the medal tally on the first day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games as of 4 pm (10 pm Malaysian time) today: Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze 1 China 2 0 0 2 South Korea 0 1 0 3 United States 0 1 0 4 Great Britain 0 0 1 5 Kazakhstan 0 0 1 … MALAYSIA 0 0 0 Source: BERNAMA News Agency