THE youth and sports fraternity has been waiting with bated breath for who the new minister in charge will be.

THE Para Sukma (Malaysia Games) is going on with 10 sports contested in the Klang Valley area and these special group of athletes have been going around dishing out performances to the best of their abilities for all to see.

AFTER two years of silence, the roar of the sleek MotoGP bikes revving off during the penultimate round of the MotoGP world championship at the Sepang track yesterday was sweet music to the ears.

IT’S a prudent budget allocation for 2023 as the government tries to balance the needs of the sports community against the effects of a shrinking economy.

THE Tokyo 2020 Olympics saw men and women in 18 mixed events.

THE Commonwealth Games are about to start in less than two weeks time and it is fair to say that Malaysia’s sporting future is at stake in Birmingham.

MALAYSIA have met their gold target at the SEA Games but it will be scant consolation. We can only look on with envy as the little red dot down south looks set for a top three finish in the overall medals tally.

THIS coming week will be a highly anticipated one for the madly passionate Indonesian bike enthusiasts as their nation is back as a MotoGP host again after 25 years.

CHINA and Malaysia were conspicuously missing from the list of entries for the World Junior Diving championships, which started yesterday in Kiev, Ukraine.

WHAT is it that makes Dubai the destination for high profile international sporting events?The desert city in the United Arab Emirates is hosting more than 20 top international events this month alone.

IT is just fascinating to follow the unlimited potential young tennis player Emma Raducanu has unleashed with her stunning US Open triumph recently.

THE great Nelson Mandela once said: “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does.”