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KUALA LUMPUR, Selangor FC handed Penang FC a 4-1 thrashing at the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) Stadium to move up to second position in the Super League standings tonight. The Red Giants needed just three minutes to draw first blood through midfielder Mukhairi Ajmal Mahadi. Penang, however, were not ready to wave the white flag and fought back to level the score in the 63rd minute when Brazilian Rafael Vitor slotted home from the penalty spot. But the Penangites’ joy did not last long as Yohandry Orozco restored coach Nidzam Jamil’s team’s lead when he converted a penalty in

PARIS, A first appearance at the Olympic Games is surely an unforgettable experience for any athlete, but for Malaysia’s women’s doubles player M. Thinaah, it was made even more special by meeting world tennis star Rafael Nadal. Thinaah shared that she had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take a photo with the former world number one from Spain, and also met American gymnastics ace, Simone Biles. ‘I had the chance to meet and take a photo with Nadal, an experience you can’t get anywhere else. We appreciate that, we also get the Olympics experience,’ she said at the Porte de La

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

PARIS, Reigning men’s doubles bronze medalists Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, boosted by strong cheers from the spectators, managed to overcome an early setback in the Paris 2024 Olympics against Ben Lane-Sean Vendy of Great Britain in their Group A match, today. The world number four pair Aaron-Wooi Yik had to comeback from a set down to beat the world number 18 English pair 19-21, 21-16, 21-11 at the fully-packed Porte de La Chapelle Arena. However, Wooi Yik said they managed to secure the hard fought victory by staying together and lifting each other in the 72-minute battle. ‘Quite a struggle

A total of 713 athletes, comprising 373 men and 340 women, will carry Sabah’s challenge at the 21st Malaysia Games (SUKMA) in Sarawak next month. Sabah Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ellron Angin said that Sabah will participate in 35 out of the 37 sports events at SUKMA 2024, which will be held from Aug 17 to 24. He said that Sabah will not compete in chess due to technical issues with athlete registration and in kabaddi due to the lack of a strong athlete development programme in the sport in the state. ‘Sabah is targeting 40 gold medals. As