Category: Sports

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

KUALA LUMPUR, There is no need for the national Paralympians to wear digital tracking devices throughout the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. Paralympic Council of Malaysia (PCM) president Datuk Seri Megat D. Shahriman Zaharudin said the decision was taken after receiving safety guarantees from the organisers of the world’s biggest multi-sports Games. “They (the organisers) have given their word that they are going to beef up security in Paris. So, I decided that there was no need for them to wear the tracking device over there. “I have informed the company sponsoring the digital wristband that we will not be wearing

KUALA LUMPUR, Pearly Tan-M.Thinaah breathed new hope for Malaysian badminton at the international level when the doubles pair teamed up in 2019 in the Badminton Association of Malaysia’s (BAM) women’s category. After just two years together, they pulled off a surprise upset, claiming their first title by winning the 2021 Swiss Open against the tournament’s third seeds Gabriela Stoeva-Stefani Stoeva of Bulgaria. The duo went on to win a gold medal for Malaysia at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, taming England’s Chloe Birch-Lauren Smith 21-5, 21-8. Ranked world No. 13, Pearly-Thinaah then went on to make history as the first

KOTA KINABALU, Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor was granted an audience by Johor Regent Tunku Mahkota Ismail in Kuala Lumpur today. Also present was Sabah Deputy Chief Minister III Datuk Shahelmey Yahya, who is also Sabah Football Association (SAFA) president. Hajiji, in his Facebook post, said several important matters were discussed during the meeting, including potential economic opportunities for Sabah and Johor. He said they also touched on implementing Sabah’s football development agenda through collaboration with Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT), which is owned by the Johor Regent. “The close cooperation between SAFA and JDT will also focus on

KUCHING, The Malaysia Games (SUKMA) 2024 in Sarawak is not just a platform for the media to report on sporting events but also a chance for them to narrate the spirit and culture of the local people. Datuk Abdullah Saidol, the Deputy Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Corporate Affairs, Information and Sarawak Public Communications Unit), said SUKMA 2024 will also serve as a platform for the media to get to know the communities and interesting places in Sarawak. “This SUKMA is different because the events will be held in nine divisions statewide. So take this opportunity to learn more