Category: Sports

KUALA LUMPUR, Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin is disappointed with Kim Pan Gon’s sudden resignation as Harimau Malaya head coach yesterday. Hamidin said that this was because Pan Gon, who took over the reins of national team head coach in 2022, had previously said he was fully committed to seeing out his contract with Harimau Malaya until December 2025. “I want to thank Pan Gon because, in the two-and-a-half years he was with us, the national team’s ranking improved and Malaysia qualified on merit for the Asian Cup Finals after 42 years. His huge contribution

SIBU, Having five different venues for the men’s football competition won’t deter the fans from turning up to watch the matches during the Aug 17-24 Malaysia Games (SUKMA). Datuk Gerald Rentap Jabu, the state Deputy Minister for Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development, said hardcore football fans will travel anywhere to watch and support their teams in action. ‘We know how football fans are… they will turn up at the stadium even during the wee hours to watch a match. So, there should be no problem having different venues during this 21st edition of SUKMA,’ he told reporters after inspecting the

PUTRAJAYA, The Federal Territories contingent (WiPers) is targeting to collect 70 gold medals in their mission to become the overall champions at the 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA) which will be held in Sarawak from Aug 17-24. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the target is based on WiPers’ success in finishing third overall with 55 gold medals, 68 silver and 64 bronze at SUKMA 2022. “It gives me confidence to set this target. After last becoming overall champions at SUKMA 2014, it is undoubtedly a great hope for the contingent to emerge as the

KUALA LUMPUR, There is a saying that when one door closes, another opens. And that’s how former national footballer Azlan Johar views Kim Pan Gon’s shocking resignation from the post of Harimau Malaya head coach. Azlan believes that Pan Gon’s resignation has given the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) the space to appoint someone who can offer much more than what the South Korean, who took charge of the Harimau Malaya in 2022, had been able to. He said this included considering making acting head coach Pau Marti Vicente a permanent replacement for Pan Gon should the Spaniard prove his

KUALA LUMPUR, National swimming coach Eric Anderson believes two national swimmers, Khiew Hoe Yean and Tan Rouxin, have the potential to make a ‘splash’ in their debut at the 2024 Olympics Games in Paris. However, the Danish-born coach hopes that both swimmers avoid putting undue pressure on themselves and instead focus on gaining as much valuable experience as possible for the future. ‘Our goal is to go there to compete in a very high-performance environment and succeed in that. ‘If we can achieve more than that it will be great. You know in swimming if you have the lane you