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.
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.
