Category: Sports

JITRA, The Kedah cycling camp is optimistic about winning three gold medals from 13 events they will participate in at the Malaysia Games (SUKMA) 2024 in Sarawak, starting on Aug 14. Kedah SUKMA cycling head coach Noor Alfizar Othman said that overall, the cycling squad from the Rice Bowl State targets nine medals: three gold, three silver and three bronze. “Fifteen events will be contested, but the Kedah cycling camp will only participate in 13 events. The two events we are skipping are women’s BMX and men’s Downhill. The three golds targeted are in the women’s team or individual road

KUALA LUMPUR, Registration for the largest local e-sports tournament, the Malaysia Esports League (MEL) 2024, for state and national leagues is now open until Aug 4. Esports Integrated (ESI) in a statement today said that e-sports players from across the country can register through the www.esukan.gg platform to participate in the tournament organised jointly by 13 state e-sports associations and three Federal Territories e-sports associations. ‘This is the fourth edition of MEL organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) through the ESI initiative and, this year, MEL will feature four game titles for the leagues and two game

KUALA NERUS, Terengganu FC (TFC) aim to secure one point in their away clash against Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium (SSI), Iskandar Puteri, tomorrow night. Head coach Tomislav Steinbruckner said the Turtles are mentally and physically prepared to face the Southern Tigers, the country’s strongest team, in their fifth Super League match of the season. Steinbruckner is confident that despite the absence of two key players, Muhammad Safawi Rasid and Akhyar Rashid, they can achieve at least one point and maintain their unbeaten record in eight matches, in the Super League and FA Cup. “Akhyar (Akhyar

KUALA LUMPUR, The national women’s Mobile Legends Bang-Bang (MLBB) team, HomeGirls Gaimin Gladiators (HomeGirls), have secured a spot in the quarter-finals of the 2024 MIW World Cup e-sports tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after finishing second in Group C early this morning. HomeGirls coach Muhammad Farhan Ibrahim, also known as Sora, said that although his players were nervous during their first group stage match, they managed to overcome the issue to qualify for the next round. ‘Some of our players are competing in an international tournament for the first time, and as you know, the e-sport World Cup is a

KUALA LUMPUR, The career of an e-sports commentator is typically dominated by men in Malaysia, but Siti Nurizati Jefree has broken that mold with her unique talents. Fluent in Malay, Chinese and English, the 23-year-old, who hails from Mersing, Johor, has opened doors for the multicultural society in Malaysia to become acquainted with the e-sports field, bringing more diversity and inclusivity to the industry. According to Siti Nurizati, also known by her moniker Reezpiupiu, her career as an e-sports commentator began in 2020 through the video game Mobile Legend Bang Bang (MLBB) when her younger brother asked her to manage