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The men and women in black are stuck in a battle they will never win
FLAIR, creativity, vision and goals – all hallmarks of the beautiful game of football that we celebrate as the No 1 sport in the world.
Sports hub in Bukit Jalil – a source of glad tidings or embarrassment?
AS the hub of Malaysian sports, Bukit Jalil is either a source of glad tidings or discouraging and frustrating news.
How Abu Samah survived constitutional crises and many turmoils in MNCF
AS a journalist who covered cycling before Josiah Ng and Datuk Azizulhasni Awang exploded onto the scene, I share the deep sadness felt by the sports fraternity following the passing of the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) president, Datuk Abu Samah Abdul Wahab, on Tuesday.
Post-retirement financial security beyond the neon lights for special breed of Malaysians
A COMPREHENSIVE pension scheme is in the offing for the nation’s elite athletes, finally.
Pan-gon in line to be the most famous Korean ever to set foot in Malaysia
IMPRESSIVE resumes do not necessarily translate into success, especially in football.
They don’t make them like Punch, Mony and Velappan anymore
BEFORE the final day of action at the KL Masters at Titiwangsa Stadium recently,the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Association (KLBA) held a ceremony to pay tribute to the late Datuk Punch Gunalan.The badminton legend was a player, coach, manager and administrator extraordinaire before passing away in 2012 at the age of 68 due to liver cancer.
NSC director-general Abdul Rashid the ‘last of the Mohicans’ facing new frontiers
ABDUL Rashid Yaakub, the ninth individual to helm the National Sports Council (NSC) as their director-general, is the last of the Mohicans, so to speak.
Instilling a sense of patriotism through the silver screen
CONVENTIONAL wisdom says sports is a great unifying factor. The performance of Malaysian athletes – past and present – constitute an integral component in our nation-building process.
No more excuses for Stadium Board next year
THE pitch is the main stage of any football stadium.
Contingent underpromise but set to overdeliver in Hangzhou
AS the Malaysian contingent prepare to embark on the Asian Games adventure in Hangzhou beginning on Saturday, chef de mission Datuk Chong Kim Fatt has been kept busy on all fronts.
When Dr Fadzil and I were trapped in dressing room with Thomas Cup squad
WHEN I received the sad news of Datuk Seri Dr Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan’s passing at the age of 78 on Wednesday, two incidents that took place decades ago immediately sprang to mind.
When Koeman and Gullit were too expensive for NFDP
THE Mokhtar Dahari Academy (AMD), the jewel in the crown for the National Football Development Programme (NFDP), has again become a subject of debate within the football fraternity.
