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Malaysia has been given the honour as the second Asian country to host the 12th World Sport for All Congress, which will be held in Genting Highlands, Pahang, from Nov 3 to 6. The biennial event, first held in the Asian region in Seoul, South Korea in 1996, is organised by the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee. “The congress is open to all Malaysians who have interest in and passion for sports development, especially sports leaders, managers, officials and teachers,” OCM honorary-secretary Datuk Sieh Kok Chi said in a statement here today. The theme of the 12th world congress is “Sport for All - For Life”. Sieh said 15 invited international speakers, including three Malaysians, will speak on various issues related to sports development. The Malaysians are Dr Wee Eng Hoe from the Faculty of Sports Science and Recreation, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Dr Selina Khoo (Sports Centre, Universiti Malaya) and Moira Tan (

The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) extends its best wishes for a Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri to all its members of NSAs, Sponsors, Media, supporters and volunteers. ZAKRY dan Fairuzizuan tersingkir pada pusingan kedua China Masters semalam . GAMBAR dari udara litar F1 di Marina Bay Singapura semalam. Nightmarish Day For Malaysian Shuttlers KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The national badminton squad suffered back-to-back losses in the second round matches at the China Masters in Guangzhou, Thursday. The major upset was when the top men's doubles pair Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong, who are seeded third, were shown the exit by the unseeded Sun Jun/Xu Chen of China in straight sets 25-23, 21-19. Earlier, fourth-seeded pair Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif/Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari were outplayed by the Indonesian pair of Hendra Aprida Gunawan/Joko Riyadi in a three-set thriller 12-21, 21-19, 21-8. The crumble continued with the pair of Mohd Razif Abdul Latif/Tan Wee K

ISMAIL SABRI (kanan) menyampaikan cek insentif kemenangan kepada Lee Chan di Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil semalam. Youth And Sports Ministry Wants Reports On Athletes Failure At The Beijing Olympic After Hari Raya KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- All trainer and coaches who participated in last month's Olympic Games in Beijing are required to submit reports on their athletes after the Aidilfitri for evaluation, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaakob said Wednesday. He said they were required to submit a detail report, covering all aspects, on Malaysia's failure to win any medals, except in badminton. Speaking to reporters after the breaking of fast with the media and athletes at the Putra Stadium, Bukit Jalil here, Ismail Sabri said the National Sports Institute (NSI) would play a more important role in the development of the country's sports science. Towards this end, he said the function and role of the institute and the National Sports Council would b

Second Try By Minister To End Feud Between Karim And Musa PEKAN, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaakob reiterated his intention to act as a mediator to resolve the feud between High Performance Training Centre (HPTC) director Mohd Musa Noor Mohd and Malaysian Amateur Athletic Union (MAAU) deputy president Karim Ibrahim. The feud between Karim and Musa which started in 2006, reached boiling point last month when Karim urged the Ministry to review the objective and functions of the HPTC since it failed to produce any talented local athletes. Subsequently, local dailies had reported that Musa called Karim a traitor to the nation. "I read in the papers yesterday that Karim wants to meet me before "Hari Raya" and thats...ok, he can contact me and I am willing to meet him anytime as long as the said date is convenient for me, Karim and Musa. But the point is, he has not called me yet," he told reporters on the sidelines of

PEMAIN sepak takraw pantai negara giat berlatih di Kampung Baru, Sebarang Takir bagi menghadapi temasya di Bali bulan depan. Preparations To Host Asean University Games On Track Says Masum KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Universities Sports Council (Masum) says preparations to host the 14th edition of the Asean University Games from Dec 11-21 are on the right track. Masum's Promotions and Sponsorship Chairman Nur Ekmal Buhary said all 15 venues to be used for staging the 22 sports contested during the Games, were ready and that preparation works were in the final stages. "Although the Games is more than two months away, we are about 80 per cent ready. All logistics involved in the Games, like food and accommodation have been finalised. Our only task now is to choose the right football stadiums so that we can draw good crowds," he told Bernama when contacted here today. Nur Ekmal said preparations would pick up steam once the fasting month and "