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Wednesday, 23 August 2017 :  Malaysia celebrated a 12-4 victory over Brunei in the opening of the Games Polo championship at the Royal Selangor Polo Club. The host led 2-1 in the first cukka through a goal scored by team captain, Shaik Reismann Mohamed Ismail (handicap 3), increased the score …

Wednesday, 23 August 2017 :  One of the first two para-athletes to ever compete in the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) against able-bodied athletes won a bronze medal in shot put on Tuesday (Aug 22). Rio Paralympics gold medallist and World Para Athletics champion Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli came in third …

Wednesday, 23 August 2017 : Khairul Hafiz Jantan is no doubt the fastest man in Southeast Asia! The 19-year-old, who was beaten into second place by Eric Shauwn Cray of the Philippines in the 2015 Games two years ago, lighted up the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil to snatch the 100m …

Wednesday, 23 August 2017 : Malaysian women’s hockey team opened their title defence in the SEA Games with an 11-0 win over Indonesia at the National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday. Malaysia will play Singapore in their second match on Wednesday (Aug 23). In another match Thailand defeated Myanmar 4-0. In men’s …

Wednesday, 23 August 2017 :  Italy’s Matteo Trentin sprinted to victory on stage four of the Vuelta a Espana as Britain’s Chris Froome retained the leader’s red jersey. Quick-Step Floors’ Trentin reeled in and surged past Spain’s Juan Jose Lobato, with Belgium’s Tom van Asbroeck third in Tarragona. Four-time Tour …

Wednesday, 23 August 2017 :  England 20-3 France World champions England will defend their title against New Zealand after a powerful second-half display saw them overcome France to reach the final. A tight first half saw the sides reach the interval at 3-3 after Shannon Izar cancelled out Emily Scarratt’s …

Wednesday, 23 August 2017 : Bengal Warriors got back to winning ways after a 32-31 win over hosts U.P. Yoddha at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday. Deepak Narwal shone in attack for Bengal with a Super 10, while Ran Singh and Surjeet Singh bagged three tackle …

Wednesday, 23 August 2017 :  Arms outstretched and racket tumbling to the floor, Brice Leverdez couldn’t help but laugh in disbelief as he sent Lee Chong Wei crashing out of the TOTAL BWF World Championships in the first round. Lee entered this tournament as one of the favourites to be …

 Tuesday, 22 August 2017 :   Two-time grand slam winner Victoria Azarenka said on Monday she has withdrawn from the US Open. The Belarusian revealed she is unwilling to part with her son during legal proceedings to separate from her former partner. The 28-year-old returned to action in June, after the …

Tuesday, 22 August 2017 :  Raheem Sterling’s volley salvaged a point for 10-man Manchester City as Everton were denied victory on the night Wayne Rooney scored his 200th Premier League goal. City were left with an uphill battle after Rooney’s strike was followed by Kyle Walker’s dismissal after two quick …