Category: Sports

Kedah Darul Aman (KDA) FC head coach Mohd Nafuzi Zain expressed relief after his team successfully navigated a tough match against Penang FC last night to advance to the FA Cup semi-finals. He said that their single goal from the first leg quarter-final match made the second leg last night particularly nerve-wracking, especially playing in front of over 16,000 loyal home fans. According to him, tactical changes, fighting spirit, confidence and the commitment of all players ultimately allowed KDA FC to prevent the Panthers from scoring any goals in the match. ‘Alhamdulillah, thanks to the players. I feel it was

Johor Darul Ta’zim’s (JDT) game against Malaysian University in the second leg of the FA Cup quarter-finals showed greater improvement in team play, head coach Hector Pablo Bidoglio said. He said the team improved in set pieces and high-pressure tempo and kept their composure in absorbing the opponents’ attacks. ‘Today, JDT is improving, plays a team (and) is not person dependent. We have an excellent squad and players, but the most important thing is to play as a team,’ he told reporters after yesterday’s game at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium. Bidoglio also complimented JDT young attacker Mohd Arif Aiman Mohd

The Selangor state legislative assembly today unanimously approved an emergency motion condemning acts of extreme violence that endanger the lives and careers of athletes, particularly in football. The motion, tabled by Seri Serdang state assemblyman Abbas Salimmi Che Adzmi during the RS-1 Half Term Review (KSP RS-1) debate session, called for a comprehensive investigation into the recent acid attack on Muhammad Faisal Abdul Halim, a player for both the national team and Selangor FC. State Youth, Sports and Entrepreneurship Committee chairman Mohd Najwan Halimi when winding up the debate said the motion reflects the unity of Selangor assemblymen and their

The national archery squad performed dismally in four recurve events to finish without any gold medals except silver on the last day of the 2024 ASEAN University Games (AUG) today. In the final action that took place at the Universitas Negeri Malang (UNM) Stadium, the national recurve team that competed in the men’s individual, men’s and women’s team and mixed events were outclassed by the homesters. But there was a silver lining to the flop compared with the previous outing at the 2022 AUG in Thailand where Malaysia pocketed three gold medals. This time they were outclassed by experienced archers