Malaysian Cricket Association confident of qualifying for 2028 Olympics
Cricket can be Malaysia’s third team sport to qualify for the Olympics, says Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) president, Mohammed Iqbal Ali Kassim Ali.
Asian Games star Sivasangari hopes squash gets a place in Road to Gold programme
Asian Games double gold medallist S. Sivasangari is excited squash is finally in the Olympics for the 2028 Games and hopes it will be included in the Road to Gold programme.
Squash gets into the LA 2028 Olympics, SRAM president Gerard Monteiro comes full circle
Squash will debut in the Olympics in 2028. This news is extra special for Squash Racquets Association of Malaysia (SRAM) president Gerard Monteiro, who quit in 1992 when squash failed to get into the Barcelona Games.
Epic World Cup Rugby quarterfinals: Shocking upsets, unforgettable showdowns
What a rugby spectacle we were treated to over the weekend at the Stade de France! It felt as though we were watching not one, but two World Cup finals, true classics of the sport, writes Dr Pola Singh.
Liverpool fans play part in getting Malaysia’s kabaddi team to recent Asian Games
The Official Liverpool Supporters Club in Malaysia, KL Kopites, raised RM35,000 to help the national kabaddi team compete in the just-concluded Asian Games.
No tax exemptions for companies investing in sports a downer, says academy owner
The government should provide tax exemptions to companies interested in investing in sports, says N. Rada Krishnan, the man behind Youth Football Academy Red Star.
Grass is greener on National Stadium’s new turf, ahead of tomorrow’s Pestabola Merdeka
Malaysia Stadium Corporation has spent nearly RM4.8 million on a new drainage system, electric cables, and special machines for light-efficient grass around the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, while Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Ibrahim donated the Zeon Zoysia turf.
What has Malaysia learnt from Asian Games outing, if anything?
Stakeholders were quick to release figures that seemed to paint a rosy picture of Malaysia’s recent outing at the Asian Games. However, the debate on whether or not the Southeast Asian nation has truly progressed over the decades, or if it could finally win that elusive gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, continues.
After placing 14th in Asian Games, Hannah Yeoh says Malaysia’s no-gold medal target likely to remain
Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh believes the no-gold target formula recommended by the Nippon Sport Science University for the just-concluded Asian Games will likely remain after Malaysia finished with six gold, eight silver, and 18 bronze medals.
Yee Sze Mun, 86, bids farewell to triathlon
Yee Sze Mun, the oldest triathlete in the Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship, had to abandon his final race in Langkawi, Kedah, due to a bicycle chain breaking and seat damage. Despite the disappointment, the 86-year-old Yee remains upbeat.