Keeping Salah key to Liverpool having a successful season, says fan Azman Manap
Businessman Azman Manap believes Mohamed Salah will help Liverpool win some silverware this season and regain its place among the European elite.
Olympic champion Korda to play in Maybank Championship
The inaugural women’s Maybank Championship will see Olympic champion Nelly Korda and several major winners battling for the top prize.
Former rhythmic gymnastics champion Tamara Yerofeyeva to conduct Master Class in KL
Tamara Yerofeyeva, a four-time world rhythmic gymnastics champion, will conduct a Master Class in Malaysia next week. Sarina Rhythmic Gymnastics Club founder Sarina Sundara Rajah hopes the Master Class will inspire future generations of gymnasts.
‘Leagues, circuits, best ways to raise standards of women’s sports’
Key lessons were obtained during the recent Women’s Sports Carnival organised by the National Sports Council. Organising chairman Safrushahar Yusoff insists girls and women athletes in Malaysia simply need more events to raise their standards of play.
‘Malaysia needs clear roadmap, onus on sports associations to curb doping violations’
Malaysia needs a strong roadmap that will clearly spell out efforts and initiatives to curb doping violations among athletes, and sports bodies at all levels must play a big role, says legal expert Danaindran Rajendran.
Safe Sport Malaysia calls for proactive policymaking to prevent sexual abuse cases in schools
Safe Sport Malaysia president Sarina Sundara Rajah says the Safe Sport Code does not provide adequate protection and remedy mechanisms. Her comments come in the wake of Twentytwo13’s report that a teacher is being investigated for allegedly sexually assaulting young shuttlers at a secondary school in Kuala Lumpur.
England, looking for that extra ‘Pep’, may have to keep dreaming of Guardiola
The English FA wants Pep Guardiola to replace Gareth Southgate when the England manager’s contract ends after next year’s European Championships, but why should the Manchester City boss downgrade?
Brighton brightens up football
In today’s football world, which is devoid of romance and stories of clubs winning trophies while managing within their means, it is refreshing to see a club like Brighton & Hove Albion come to the fore, writes Singapore-based Rasvinder Singh.
Teacher investigated for allegedly sexually assaulting young boys
A teacher, who is also a badminton coach, is being investigated for allegedly sexually assaulting young shuttlers at a secondary school in Kuala Lumpur. The BA of Malaysia is aware of the probe and is keeping close tabs on the matter.
‘Professionalism merely a gimmick, sport integrity in Malaysia still has a long way to go’
It boils down to awareness and effective education, and stakeholders in Malaysia must embrace sport integrity quickly or continue to be rocked by unethical practices that will ultimately hinder the progress of the industry, says Sports Law Association of Malaysia president Sri Sarguna Raj.