Tag Archives: 2017

Kuala Lumpur 5 December – The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) rejected any concerns that the upgrading of the Kuala Lumpur (KL) Sports City Bukit Jalil faces delays, insisting, the main venue of the 2017 Games it will be completed in July next year, a month before the biennial began. …

KUALA LUMPUR – Not two, but three gold medals targeted by national cycling sprint specialist Hariff Saleh in the SEA Games which will be held in August next year in the capital. Determined to maintain two gold she won in the 2015 edition in Singapore through the criterium and highways, …

KUALA LUMPUR – Maybank Open golf tournament will take place for the second time at the Saujana Golf and Country Club on February 9 to 12 next year with this edition featuring twists when introducing the category of ASEAN. This category is the first of its kind to be introduced …

Spanish football coach Jose Gonzalez was appointed new head coach of Chinese Super League (CSL) club Beijing Guoan, the capital-based club officially announced on Wednesday. “Jose’s coaching ability meets Guoan’s goals. He is an experienced football coach with Spanish football style which represents the advanced technical and tactical trends nowadays,” …

Canada v New Zealand will be one of the mouth-watering matches in the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 pool stages next August and the Black Ferns edged an end-to-end physical battle on Wednesday to emerge 20-10 winners. Both sides came into the match in Dublin on the back of victories …

Dutch double world champion Chris Vos returned to the snow on 16 November determined to improve on his 2015-16 season, where he won the overall men’s SB-LL1 banked slalom and snowboard-cross World Cup globes. Before that, Vos had a pretty exciting summer visiting Brazil and the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. “It was my second …

  SINGAPORE – The commercial rights holder Formula One (F1) Bernie Ecclestone said he was trying to get a long-term agreement with Singapore, thereby dismissing speculation that the country would withdraw from hosting the race. Ecclestone’s latest statement joy for F1 in Southeast Asia after Thailand yesterday confirmed it will …

KUALA LUMPUR – The national badminton tournament will be suspended if they fail to pass three physical tests to be conducted Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) in collaboration with the National Sports Institute (ISN). BAM deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Norza Zakaria said the matter was, however, will be communicated …

KUALA LUMPUR- Track and field event of the 29th SEA Games next year will be held in the afternoon and evening to attract more spectators. Manager 2017 SEA Games Sports Secretary, M. Iyar said the changes were necessary to attract more spectators to the stadium, something that failed to do …

Tanjung Malim – Total provisions for Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) and the Monsoon Cup next year will be determined in the near future. Youth and Sports Minister, Khairy Jamaluddin said both prestigious event is expected to receive a reduction in provisions and the decision, he had his own to …