NST Online : 19 November 2008
MELODY Francis stunned Malaysian second seed Lim Yoke Wah to sail into the women’s quarter-finals at the NSC Super Satellite No 4 tournament at the National Squash Centre in Bukit Jalil yesterday.
The unseeded Australian won the first round match 11-8, 10-12, 11-5, 11-7 in 35 minutes to set up a [...]
By Admin : 20 October 2008
Congratulation to our national archer Muhammad Marbawi Bin Sulaiman, 25, who married to Siti Ruhaidah Binti Hj Suhaimi yesterday, 19th October 2008 at Muar. His wedding reception is scheduled this coming 26th October 2008 at Pengkalan Hulu, Perak.
Below is the list of Malaysia Contingent
(exclude the officers)
Events for Malaysia: 14 in 4 sports
Participants for Malaysia: 33 (33 men and 0 women)
Athletic
1. Manikavasagam Jegathesan
Born on 2 November 1943 in Kuala Kangsar, Perak
2. Ramasamy Subramaniam
Born on 24 October 1939
3. Rajalingam Gunaratnam
Born on 14 December 1941 in Kuala Lumpur
4. Ahmed Ishtiaq Mubarak
Born on 6 February 1948 [...]
The suggestion to organize Sukan Malaysia (SUKMA) was made by the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport mid 1984. At the early stage, the event was suggested to be held on 15 August to 2 September 1985 with 6 sports as a start which was athletics, tennis, volleyball, cycling, ping pong and sepak takraw.
This brought [...]
NST Online : 19 November 2008
MELODY Francis stunned Malaysian second seed Lim Yoke Wah to sail into the women’s quarter-finals at the NSC Super Satellite No 4 tournament at the National Squash Centre in Bukit Jalil yesterday.
The unseeded Australian won the first round match 11-8, 10-12, 11-5, 11-7 in 35 minutes to set up a [...]
NST Online : 19 November 2008
WORLD No 1 Lee Chong Wei’s expected showdown against Olympic champion Lin Dan of China in the men’s singles final will be the highlight of the China Open but the inconsistent Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong and Zakry Latif-Fairuzizuan Tazari will come under the microscope when the championships kick off [...]
NST Online : 19 November 2008
By : Ajitpal Singh
FOUR junior bowlers who are knocking on the door of the senior team, will be out to impress national selectors when they compete in the 4th Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Nov 24-29.
Muhd Nur Aiman, Syafiq Ridhwan, Sin Li Jane and Nur [...]
NST Online : 19 November 2008
By : Christopher Raj
Felda chairman Tan Sri Dr Yusoff Noor (left) hands over a mock cheque to FAM deputy president Khairy Jamaluddin as general secretary Lt Jen (rtd) Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad looks on. Pic: KHALID REDZA
THE National Felda Futsal Championship, after much speculation about its postponement, was launched [...]
NST Online : 19 November 2008
By : Devinder Singh
NICOL David starts the Hong Kong Open today seeking to end her 2008 Wispa Tour campaign a perfect 10-for-10 in her final individual tournament for the year.
Now the World No 1 for 28 months, Nicol’s nine Wispa Tour titles this year is one more than she [...]
The Star Online : 19 November 2008
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian women’s karate exponents will have a better chance to boost the country’s medal haul in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou with the introduction of a new weight category.
The World Karate Federation (WKF) Congress met in Tokyo during the world championships last weekend and approved [...]
The Star Online : 19 November 2008
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Juniors have four tough matches to play in a week in the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL).
But coach K. Rajan is not complaining. Instead, he is taking the matches as good tests for his side’s preparation for the Junior World Cup Finals, which Malaysia and Singapore [...]
The Star Online : 19 November 2008
By Lim Teik Huat
PETALING JAYA: The battles to qualify for the Super Series Finals in Kota Kinabalu next month take centre stage when the world’s top shuttlers, including Olympic champion Lin Dan, compete in the China Open beginning today in Shanghai.
World number one Lee Chong Wei and the women’s [...]
The Star Online : 19 November 2008
KUALA LUMPUR: Asian Football Confederation (AFC) chief Mohamed Hammam admitted yesterday he was ambitious but played down suggestions he could run for FIFA president.
The Qatari’s reputation as a moderniser has seen him mentioned as a potential successor to the aging Sepp Blatter, 72, who has run FIFA since 1998 [...]
The Star Online : 19 November 2008
KUALA LUMPUR: AFC president Mohamed Hammam insisted yesterday he had nothing against Malaysia and would be happy to keep the governing body’s headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.
But the Qatari said the government must formalise their relationship.
Hammam has asked the Asian Football Confederation’s 46 member nations to table bids to host [...]
