Malaysia clicnh 4 of 5 gold medals to dominate badminton in Isle of Man

Malaysia underlined its domination of badminton events at the Youth Commonwealth Games in the Isle of Man by sweeping four of the five gold medals at stake.

The near clean sweep in badminton saw Malaysia move up to eighth spot in the medals tally with four gold, two silver and bronze, all from badminton.

Selangor is counting on national striker Safee Sali and two imported international players to strengthen the team against Singapore in the Selangor Sultan”s Cup at Shah Alam Stadium on Oct 1.

Championship committee chairman, Datuk Abdul Karim Munisar said his side would seek the permission of the Selangor Football Association (FAS) to bring home Safee from the Pelita Jaya Club of Indonesia to boost the Red Giant.

He said, the two international players who had played in the English Premier League had also been identified, and, his side would make an announcement, after getting a written consent from them.

Kelantan were crowned the Super League champion 2011 after edging Sabah 2-1 at the Likas Stadium, Kota Kinabalu tonight.

The Red warriors, who collected 56 points, pipped first runners-up Terengganu by three points and reigning Selangor by four points.

The victory enabled Kelantan, who finished second last season, to book a berth in the AFC Cup 2012.

Kelantan will bag RM500,000 while Terengganu RM300,000 at a prize-giving ceremony at Wisma FAM, Kelana Jaya on Friday.

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Despite not being selected to train with the senior cycling squad under national coach John Beasley in Melbourne, Australia, national cyclist Ju Pha Som Net remains psyched to train locally.

Ju Pha, 18, said she will continue training like normal and is excited to to prepare for the fourth Commonwealth Youth Games to be held in the Isle of Man this September.

"What”s important is that I train diligently to do Malaysia proud at an international level,” she said when contacted by Bernama today.

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Malaysia advanced to the second round of the 2014 World Cup Asian Zone Qualifier despite losing 2-3 to Taiwan in the return leg of the first round qualifier in Taipei tonight.

Having won the first leg 2-1 here on Wednesday, the aggregate ended up 4-4 but Malaysia qualified on the away-goal rule.

Malaysia will play Singapore next in the city-state on July 23 with the return leg scheduled for July 29 at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil here.

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The Amateur Swimming Union of Malaysia (Asum) will only list the divers for the SEA Games in Palembang and Jakarta by September.

Asum Honorary Secretary, Edwin Chong said they would be taking part in other competitions, including the 14th FINA World Championship in Shanghai from July 16 to 30, before the SEA Games in November.

"We will only choose the best divers who are really prepared to bring back medals in this edition of the SEA Games,” he told Bernama yesterday. 

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Eighth-seeded Czech Petra Kvitova showed the greater will, ambition and control of her nerves to overcome Victoria Azarenka 6-1 3-6 6-2 in a topsy-turvy encounter at Wimbledon on Thursday as she reached her first grand slam final.

The Czech, also a semi-finalist last year, dominated the first set but then lost her way as the Belarussian fourth seed took the second in her first grand slam last four appearance after four previous quarter-final defeats. 

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Some 250 participants from five Asian countries will be participating in this year’s edition of Skate Malaysia at the Sunway Pyramid Ice Rink here beginning yesterday till Sunday.

Sunway Pyramid Chief Executive Officer, HC Chan said the competition brought together 11 rinks from Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.

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For the third time, Seri Selangor Golf Club will host the Omega Mission Hills World Cup Asian Qualifier.

According to the Asian Tour in its official website, the four-day Asian qualifier will be held at club located in Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya, beginning Aug 3.

The top three nations will compete in the US$7.5 million (about RM22.6 million) Omega Mission Hills World Cup at Mission Hills Resort on Hainan Island, China between Nov 24 and 27.

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Over 150 participants from eight countries are expected for Asia Motocross Championship at Gong Badak Sports Complex here on July 14-16.

Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said said the participants are from Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Mongolia, India, China, Japan and Iran.

"This is the first time that such an event is held in Terengganu,” he told reporters after chairing the State Exco meeting at Wisma Darul Iman here today.

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The Education Ministry will ensure that the ”1Murid 1Sukan” (1M1S) policy to be introduced next year become the prime mover of unity among students.

Education deputy director-general Datuk Asariah Meor Shaharuddin said it has been proven that sports can unite people of various races in the country.

“Sports can foster friendship and teamwork as well as produce athletes of calibre up to international level,” she said when closing the National Conference on Physical Education at Sultan Mizan Teachers Training Institute here today.

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The national sepak takraw squad to the 2011 ISTAF Sepak Takraw World Cup must aim to be champions as Malaysia are the hosts of the maiden championship, said Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Razali Ibrahim. The championship will be held at the Titiwangsa Stadium in Kuala Lumpur from July 21 to 24.

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Malaysia”s coach Datuk K.Rajagobal is confident that Malaysia will prevail when they take on Taiwan in the second leg match of their 2014 Asian Zone World Cup Qualifier in Taipei on Sunday.

Malaysia edged Taiwan 2-1 in the first leg at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil here tonight.

"We did not lose or draw. The win today was a good result. Some changes have to be made because of injuries but nevertheless, I am confident we will advance to the next round,” he said at the post-match press conference. 

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The National netball squad hope to make their presence felt at the 13th World Netball Championships in Singapore from July 3 to 10, although Malaysia are not among the favourites.

Malaysian Netball Association president Suraya Yaacob said she hoped the national squad would be able to compete against teams drawn together in Group D, England, Malawi and Barbados.

Suraya said by competing and doing well in the world meet, Malaysia would be able to improve on its ranking from the current 22nd spot to maybe 12.

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National captain Safiq Rahim is confident that his team-mates will draw their first blood when they play against Taiwan in the first leg of the World Cup qualifying match, tomorrow.

"A win in front of the home crowd is important to give us the advantage before the return leg.

"Our focus is not just on tomorrow”s match. We want to qualify for the World Cup”s final round.

"We want to emulate the success of the national Olympic squad who had qualified for the third round of the Olympics 2012,” he told Bernama at Wisma FAM, Kelana Jaya today.

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Malaysian World number one Datuk Nicol David, playing her first Australian Open, will face New Zealand”s Kylie Lindsay in the first round, while second seed Jenny Duncalf of England takes on a qualifier in Canberra from August 8-14.

Defending champion Madeline Perry of Northern Ireland takes on Malaysia”s Siti Munirah Jusoh and Hong Kong”s Annie Au plays a qualifier while New Zealand”s Joelle King faces Gaby Huber of Switzerland.

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Sebastian Vettel was crowned Formula One’s world champion-elect on Monday as his outclassed rivals conceded he has an unassailable 77-points lead in this year’s title race.

The 26-year-old German, who has reeled off an unparalleled run of six wins and two second places in the opening eight races this year, crushed his challengers’ spirits with a flawless triumph for Red Bull in Sunday’s European Grand Prix.

Afterwards, as the champagne flowed and he promised it was too early to do anything other than take each race at a time, his competitors could do little but shake their heads in impotent dismay.

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Legendary Argentine football giants River Plate were relegated from the country’s top division Sunday for the first time in their 110-year history, amid tears and scenes of violent mayhem.

The Buenos Aires team are Argentina’s most successful club with 33 championships to their name, and their rivalry with Boca Juniors, based in the same city, is one of the most intense in all sport.

But there will be no Superclasicos next season unless the two sides draw each other in a cup competition, after River Plate were held 1-1 at home in the second leg of a promotion-relegation playoff with lowly Belgrano de Cordoba.

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