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SOJC 2019: Malaysia lose 2-4 to India

JOHOR BAHRU: Malaysia began its campaign in the Sultan of Johor Cup (SOJC) under-21 international hockey tournament on the wrong footing when they lost 2-4 to India at Taman Daya Hockey Stadium here tonight. The squad under Nur Saiful Zaini

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SEA Games: Coach says enough time for team to prepare

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Under-23 football squad will only have about three weeks to prepare for their SEA Games mission in the Philippines next month, but the ‘boss’ is not perturbed. According to head coach, Datuk Ong Kim Swee, his

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Tammy Abraham: Chelsea striker ‘undecided’ on England future

Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham says he “has not decided” on his international future, after scoring in Wednesday’s Champions League victory over Lille. The 22-year-old is yet to play in a competitive fixture for England but appeared in friendly draws with Germany

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PHISGOC changed dates for 10 sports

KUALA LUMPUR: The 2019 SEA Games host, the Philippines SEA Games Organising Committee (PHISGOC) was still amending the dates and venues of the competitions, with less than two months before the opening ceremony on Nov 30. Malaysia’s deputy Chef-de-Mission, Nurul

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Malaysian football legend M. Chandran dies

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysia and Selangor football skipper, Datuk M. Chandran passed away peacefully this morning at his home in Ampang Jaya.  Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) executive council member Christopher Raj Aralanthu made the announcement via social media.He was

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Malaysia’s football match in HK postponed due to protests

The international friendly football match between Hong Kong and Malaysia scheduled to take place at the Hong Kong Stadium on Oct 15 has been postponed indefinitely. Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), in a statement today, informed that the decision to

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Messi awarded FIFA Player of the Year award

ROME: Lionel Messi won the FIFA Men’s Player of the Year award yesterday with Megan Rapinoe, who spearheaded the United States to Women’s World Cup title, pocketing the women’s prize. Barcelona striker Messi edged out Virgil Van Dijk, who won

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Doping: Five weightlifters have negative results

JOHOR BAHRU: The five national weightlifters who underwent a random doping test by the Malaysian Anti-Doping Agency (ADAMAS) last July have returned negative results. The Malaysia Weightlifting Federation (MWF) president Datuk Ayub Rahmat, who confirmed this, said the five athletes

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Sukri optimistic Malaysian Tigers will surprise Great Britain

KUALA LUMPUR: Captain of the national men’s hockey squad Mohamad Sukri Abdul Mutalib is optimistic that the Malaysian Tigers squad will surprise Great Britain in the final qualifying round for the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020. Malaysia which went to 11th

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Indonesian captain: Crowd trouble ‘more painful’ than football defeat

Indonesian goalkeeper Andritany Ardhiyasa could not hide his disappointment with the violent behaviour of Garuda squad fans in the match between Malaysia and Indonesia at Stadium Gelora Bung Karno on Thursday. Malaysia came from behind to beat Indonesia 3-2 in

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