Malaysian Tigers

NST Online : 7 January 2009
By Arnaz M. Khairul
SWISS coach Jacques Jolidon yesterday claimed his lawyers would, by the end of this week, be pursuing legal action against the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) over his claims for a job as head coach.
In stating there would be no further comments from him after this, [...]

NST Online : 7 January 2009
By Ajitpal Singh
THE Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) remains tight-lipped over the foreign coach to helm the national senior team but its president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah said a candidate will likely be hired in the next 24 hours.
“In principle, an agreement has been reached with the foreign candidate through [...]

NST Online : 7 January 2009
IT was her third and last appearance in a British Junior Open final, and Low Wee Wern finally nailed it in Sheffield yesterday.
Wee Wern, the top seed in the girls’ Under-19 category, defeated India’s Dipika Pallikal 11-2, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8 in 42 minutes to lift the title.
It looked like a [...]

NST Online : 7 January 2009

China’s Zhang Jiewen (front) trains with her Malaysian fiance Choong Tan Fook at Putra Stadium on Monday. Pic: MOHD YUSNI ARIFFIN
TRAINING starts at 7am while lights must be put out by 10pm. This is the five-and-half day routine for China’s national shuttlers.
But this is all in the past for former [...]

NST Online : 7 January 2009

Liew Daren beat compatriot Vountus Indra Mawan 21-7, 22-24, 21-14 to reach the main draw. Daren next faces Thailand’s Boonsak Ponsana.
LEE Chong Wei’s (below) title defence starts against lesser known Indonesian Andre Kurniawan Tedjono at Putra Stadium today but the Malaysian is not taking anything for granted.
Chong Wei, the top [...]

The Star Online : 7 January 2009
By AFTAR SINGH
Ivan beaten by reigning world junior champ
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Low Wee Wern ended her title drought in the British Junior Open by bagging the girls’ Under-19 title in Sheffield on Tuesday.
However, Ivan Yuen the joint fifth-eighth seed went down 8-11, 7-11, 11-13 to top seed and reigning [...]

The Star Online : 7 January 2009
MALAYSIA have put two elite back-up men’s singles players — Liew Daren and Chong Wei Feng — in the main draw of the Malaysian Open but three others crashed out in the qualifying tournament yesterday.
Daren beat Thailand’s top junior Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 19-21, 21-19, 21-15 in the first round and [...]

The Star Online : 7 January 2009
By RAJES PAUL
KUALA LUMPUR: The world of badminton is in dire need of new stars in the men’s singles to prevent the event in Super Series this season from becoming a rather predictable bore.
The Malaysian Open, which begins today at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil, is the [...]

The Star Online : 7 January 2009
KUALA LUMPUR: National number one Ong Beng Hee is back among the top 10 in the world squash rankings. And the veteran player, who has been without a coach since last July, has managed to get a new coach to help chart his fortunes this year.
Beng Hee was ranked [...]

NST Online : 6 January 2009
SPORTS Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob wants to send second-liners to the Laos Sea Games while Olympic Council (OCM) of Malaysia secretary Datuk Sieh Kok Chi is against the idea.
Firmly in Kok Chi’s corner is Malaysian AAU (MAAU) deputy president Karim Ibrahim who was quoted in a Bernama report [...]