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Zii Jia’s All England run ends in semis

KUALA LUMPUR: National men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia’s journey in the 2020 All-England has come to an end after he was eliminated in the semi-finals yesterday.  The world number 13 fought tooth and nail before going down 21-17, 13-21, 19-21 to

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COVID-19: Youth and Sports Ministry instructs postponement, cancellation of events

KUALA LUMPUR: The Youth and Sports Ministry has instructed that all gatherings, programmes and events it has organised or approved, as well as those undertaken by its agencies, be postponed or cancelled until April 30, in an effort to help contain

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COVID-19: Decision on SUKMA 2020 next week – Hafiz

JOHOR BAHRU: The Sukma Supreme Committee is expected to decide at a meeting next week whether Sukma (Malaysia Games) 2020 scheduled for July in Johor will be postponed due to the COVID-19 situation. Johor Tourism, Youth and Sports Committee chairman

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MotoGP shifts Argentina race to November

BUENOS AIRES: The MotoGP Argentina race has been postponed by seven months as organisers continue to delay the start of the season because of the coronavirus, reported Xinhua news agency. The event, which had been scheduled for April 17 to

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JDT temporarily halts ticket sales for Super League match

KUALA LUMPUR: Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) has decided to stop selling tickets for the upcoming Super League match against Felda United at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Iskandar Puteri, tomorrow. JDT honorary secretary, Captain Mohd Anizam Jamian in the latest entry on the

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MPC to send letter protesting postponement of ASEAN Para Games

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Paralympic Council (MPC) will send a protest letter to the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF) next week regarding host nation the Philippines’ reported decision to postpone the 2020 ASEAN Para Games (APG) from March 20-26 to May 26-June 2.   Its president Datuk Seri

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Tokyo Olympics may be postponed – Japan Organising Committee Board

MOSCOW: The 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo may be postponed by one to two years because of the COVID-19 outbreak, Sputnik news quoted the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report citing Japanese organising committee board member Haruyuki Takahashi. “I don’t think

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COVID-19: MAF proposes more local meets

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF) is proposing to increase the number of locaI meets as an alternative for national athletes to remain competitive. MAF deputy president, Datuk Mumtaz Jaafar said the move was to ensure the performance of national athletes

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No instruction to postpone SUKMA in Johor over COVID-19

KUANTAN: The Johor state government has yet to receive any application or instruction to change the date of the 20th Malaysia Games (SUKMA) scheduled for July over COVID-19 infection. Menteri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad noted that so far the National Sports Council (NSC) has not indicated the

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Special track bicycle to realise first Olympic gold dream

KUALA LUMPUR: National track cyclists would be using a special bicycle in the race to clinch the country’s first Olympic gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games from July 24 to Aug 9. The bicycle which is specially designed to

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