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Olympics-Soccer-Canadian women’s team loses six points, coach banned over drone scandal
PARIS: Canada were deducted six points in the Olympic women’s soccer tournament and their head coach Bev Priestman banned for a year, global governing body FIFA said on Saturday,…
Gazetting 103 sports under sports development act helps less popular sports
KUALA LUMPUR: The move to gazette 103 types of sports under the Sports Development Act 1997 (Act 576) last year, has indirectly helped in the promotion of lesser known or lesser…
Pan Gon now Ulsan HD FC’s head coach
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Harimau Malaya coach Kim Pan Gon has been appointed as the head coach of South Korean K1 League (K1) club Ulsan HD FC. The 2023 K1 champions announced the…
Hannah urges athletes to remain focused on first Malaysian Olympic Gold
PUTRAJAYA: Youth and Sports Minister, Hannah Yeoh, urged the Malaysian athletes still competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics, especially those in the Road to Gold (RTG) programme,…
Just stay on your track, Josiah tells Nurul Izzah
KUALA LUMPUR: Keep in good shape, keep your mind sharp. That’s the message of former three-time Olympian Josiah Ng to national track cyclist, Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri, who…
Chong Wei encourages M’sian athletes to ‘roar like tigers’
IN a Facebook post to encourage the Malaysian contingent in Paris for Olympics Games 2024, national badminton legend, Datuk Lee Chong Wei recalls his own Olympics experience. Just…
Aaron-Wooi Yik overcome English rivals in 2024 Paris Olympics
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik defeated Britain’s Sean Vendy-Ben Lane in Group A of the Paris Olympics badminton match on Saturday. In their pursuit to…
Super League: Nafuzi disappointed with KDA FC
ALOR SETAR: Kedah Darul Aman FC (KDA FC) manager Mohd Nafuzi Zain admitted to being disappointed after his team failed to get three valuable points against Kuching City in the…
Hannah Yeoh urges Malaysian athletes to give their best at Paris Olympics
KUALA LUMPUR: Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh has called on the 26 athletes representing the country at the 2024 Paris Olympics to show their true strength when facing their…
South Africa shock NZ; France, Fiji and Australia advance
PARIS: South Africa shocked New Zealand 14-7 on Thursday to earn an Olympic rugby sevens semi-final against France, while double-defending champions Fiji edged Ireland and will…