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BAM’s 13th president has pretty big shoes to fill
TRUE to his promise, Tan Sri Norza Zakaria did not overstay his welcome as the president of the BA of Malaysia (BAM).
Will NSC relinquish their captaincy to NSAs?
TWO captains commanding one ship make it sink.
Privatising the national team a potential banana skin for FAM
DESPITE the abrupt resignation of Kim Pan-gon and the ensuing boycott of the Ultras Malaya ahead of the ongoing Merdeka Tournament, the FA of Malaysia (FAM) have found themselves in a cushy position financially.
Malaysian sports plagued by online incivility and toxicity
IN subscribing to the spirit of independence or jiwa Merdeka, Malaysians must be free from negative influences in manifesting our support for the sports fraternity.
Stylish Spain an anomaly in a game that continues to lose its lustre
SPAIN were deserving Euro 2024 winners for propagating an attractive, free-flowing and incisive game. As the fresh innocence and joie de vivre of 17-year old Lamine Yamal took the continent by storm, the Spaniards deviated from the common rule.
When elephants clash, the mousedeer dies underfoot
WHEN my blogpost came under siege from Kelantan fans for my criticism levelled at Tan Sri Annuar Musa in early 2012 for having delayed an M-League kick-off in Kota Baru for more than half an hour, a few friends reached out to me.
As Faisal and Hassan remain in the public eye, pray for Nurul Masyitah
FOOTBALLERS are used to coping with the pressures of being in the public eye. But two footballers across the 100-year Causeway offer a tale of tragedy and good fortune rarely found in any literature.
Quarterly funding a boon for sports fraternity in cutting bureaucratic obstacles
JUNE has always been a good month for the power-that-be to splurge on Malaysian sports.
Understanding SAM’s role in registering the joys and agonies of Malaysian sports
THE Sportswriters Association of Malaysia (SAM) turned 55 in February.
It takes an entire nation to raise a champion and to organise SEA Games
WHEN the Malaysian government pitched to source for investment from the private sector ahead of the 2017 SEA Games, the then Youth and Sports Minister, Khairy Jamaluddin, chose to improvise a famous saying to get his message across.
A mixed bag of emotions for sepak takraw and badminton protagonists
TWO indoor stadia located 20 kilometres of each other were packed to the rafters over the weekend as the main protagonists gave Malaysian sports fans a mixed bag of emotions.
Free-to-air or pay TV to watch Malaysians in action at the Paris Olympics?
IN the ever-changing media landscape where one in 10 Gen Z sports fans use social media to consume content, the best minds representing industry leaders, including broadcasters, professional executives and marketers recently convened in Kuala Lumpur to deliberate on the evolution of the sports industry.
