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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