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PETALING JAYA: With the Commonwealth and Asian Games campaigns over, cyclist Rizal Tisin is ready to take on a new challenge as the Olympic qualifying campaign gets under way with the first leg of the Track World Cup in Melbourne on Thursday. Rizal, who bagged the first cycling medal for Malaysia at the Commonwealth Games with his silver medal ride in the 1km time trial last month, will shift his focus to the omnium event, which is the cycling equivalent of decathlon in athletics. Omnium will make its debut in the Olympic programme in London in 2012 and Rizal has been identified as the best candidate to take up the challenge to make history as the first Malaysian qualifier by then. Rizal Tisin    Each rider must compete in and complete all five events – 200m flying time trial, 5km scratch race, 3km individual pursuit, 15km points race and 1km time trial.

RAJAGOBAL (kiri) mahu menjadikan Kejohanan Bola Sepak Piala AFF Suzuki di Indonesia bermula esok sebagai medan pendedahan buat barisan pemain muda negara. BIARPUN Malaysia dianggap pasukan underdog pada Kejo- hanan Bola Sepak Piala AFF Suzuki 2010 di Indonesia yang dijadualkan bermula esok (1 Disember), namun jurulatih K. Rajagobal tetap yakin skuad bimbingannya mampu menyaingi kehebatan pasukan lawan. Dengan sebilangan besar pemain yang disenaraikan adalah pemain muda, Rajago- bal berharap kejohanan itu dapat menjadi medan pendedahan untuk mereka melangkah jauh sebagai pemain profesional. "Sudah pasti dalam setiap pertandingan kita mengharapkan kemenangan, namun sudah cukup bagi saya jika pemain kita mampu menunjukkan peningkatan ketika beraksi nanti," katanya semalam. Mengulas mengenai saingan yang bakal dihadapi pada kejohanan itu kelak, beliau berkata, halangan besar yang perlu dihadapi ialah Indonesia yang mempunyai kelebihan sebagai tuan rumah serta musuh tradi

IPOH, Nov 29 (Bernama) -- Former national striker Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli who was part of the Kelantan team that lifted the Malaysia Cup recently, has joined Perak to resume his association with his former coach and mentor, Norizan Bakar. "I was under his tutelage (Norizan) since I was 14 and it was he who had helped me to be where and who I am today," he said here Monday during the Perak team's launch of their new attire for next season. Akmal Rizal who calls Norizan, Cikgu Jan, said the presence of many young players in the Perak squad would also benefit under Norizan's guidance and that it was also a factor for his decision to join Perak.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia who head to Indonesia for the Asean Football Federation Cup (AFF Suzuki Cup) starting Dec 1, as the 'underdog', remains confident of a good performance. National coach K. Rajagobal said since most of the players in the squad are young, Rajagobal believes the tournament would be a good exposure and experience for the players and at the same time serve as a platform for players to showcase their skills. "It is only natural that we hope to win every tournament that we participate but if the players can give a good performance, I will be happy," he told Bernama when contacted on Monday. He added that Malaysia's main rivals in the tournament would be Indonesia who would have home ground advantage and traditional powerhouse Thailand who have won the title three times since its inauguration in 1996. Singapore has also won the title three times while Vietnam have emerged as the latest powerhouse in Asean football by winn

http://theguangzhou2010.blogspot.com/ You can follow the triumphs and challenges of our Malaysian athletes at the Asian Games including hot favourites Dato' Lee Choong Wei, Dato' Nicol David and Azizulhasni Awang. With compilation of the latest news from Guangzhou brought to you by Olympic Council of Malaysia. Please go to following links for more information. Blog: http://theguangzhou2010. blogspot.com/ Facebook: Olympic Council of Malaysia Twitter: Olimpik

PARA pemenang Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100PLUS-FAM2010 bergambar dengan Timbalan Presiden FAM, Tan Sri Annuar Musa (lima dari kanan) dan Pengarah Urusan F&N Beverages Marketing Sdn. Bhd,, James Teo (enam dari kanan) pada majlis anugerah tersebut di Holtel Hilton, Petaling Jaya semalam. PENYERANG Kelantan, Norshahrul Idlan Talaha dinobatkan sebagai Pemain Paling Bernilai (MVP) pada majlis Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100PLUS-FAM 2010 yang berlangsung di Hotel Hilton, Petaling Jaya tengah hari semalam. Selain itu, Norshahrul yang juga penyerang kebangsaan merangkul satu lagi anugerah iaitu Penyerang Terbaik, menewaskan calon-calon lain terdiri daripada Safee Sali, Ashaari Shamsuddin, Azlan Ismail dan Zamri Hassan. Rakan sepasukan Norshahrul dalam skuad kebangsaan dan Kelantan, Khairul Fahmi Che Mat turut merangkul dua anugerah iaitu Penjaga Gol Terbaik dan Pemain Muda Terbaik. Dua lagi tonggak skuad kebangsaan, Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak dari Negeri Sembilan dipilih

Datuk Thanapalan Paul Murugasu was the secretary of Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) from 1980-1987. During that period, football was going through its glory days and was enjoyed by almost everyone in Malaysia. Datuk Paul was born on 8 September 1924 in Kuala Lipis in Pahang. He has his primary education in Kampar, Perak and completed his Senior Cambridge at Anglo Chinese School in Ipoh. He worked as a teacher from 1948 to 1959, beginning at Trade School in Kuala Lumpur an later at the Kajang High School before moving to the Pasar Road English School. He joined the Election Commission in 1959 and served as the State Election Officer in Kota Bahru (1961-1965), Seremban (1965-1970) and Kuala Lumpur from 1970 until his retirement in 1974. Datuk Paul joined FAM in 1973. He served his “apprenticeship” with the dynamic Datuk Kwok Kin Keng in FAM taking over in 1980. He held the post for seven years and served under two presidents – Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Raja Haji Hamzah bin

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Kelantan created history by lifting the Malaysia Cup for the first time in the most prestigious competition in the Malaysian football league, after defeating defending champions Negeri Sembilan 2-1 in the final at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Saturday night. The victory allowed last year's defending champions to end their 55-year drought since they marched into the final in 1955 when the Cup was known as the H.M.S. Malaya Cup. Negeri Sembilan opened scoring in the 13th minute through a penalty kick by Shahurain Abu Samah. Referee Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh gave the penalty to Negeri Sembilan after Kelantan keeper Khairul Fahmi Che Mat's felled S.Kunalan in the penalty box. Negeri Sembilan kept the pressure on Kelantan through speedy attacks but they failed to break the Kelantan defence manned by Mohd Daudsu Jamaludin, Mohd Farisham Ismail and Rizal Fahmi Abdul Rosidi. In the second half, the "Red Warriors", urged on by at

PARA pemain Kelantan meraikan kejayaan menjulang trofi Piala Malaysia selepas menewaskan Negeri Sembilan 2-1 di Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil malam tadi. KESUNGGUHAN para pemain untuk muncul juara dianggap jurulatih Kelantan, B. Sathianathan sebagai kunci utama kejayaan skuad Red Warriors itu menundukkan Negeri Sembilan 2-1 malam tadi. Kata-kata Sathianathan di bilik persalinan ketika waktu rehat separuh masa pertama nyata membuatkan para pemain tidak patah semangat biarpun mereka ketinggalan 0-1 menerusi sepakan penalti Shahurain Abu Samah pada minit ke-13. “Saya bangga dengan pemain kerana nak menang buat kali pertama bukan sesuatu yang mudah. Tapi semua pemain mahukan kemenangan pada perlawanan ini. “Memang kami ketinggalan 0-1 tetapi gol Negeri Sembilan itu diperoleh terlalu awal dan masih ada masa untuk kami cari gol. Itu sebab kami tak berasa risau,” kata Sathianathan pada sidang media selepas perlawanan. Biarpun berjaya membawa Kelantan muncul juara Piala Malaysia dan na

PARA pemain Negeri Sembilan tidak dapat menahan kecewa selepas tewas 1-2 kepada Kelantan pada final Piala Malaysia di Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil malam tadi. KELANTAN akhirnya berjaya mencipta sejarah baru apabila muncul selaku juara Piala Malaysia buat julung kalinya sejak 89 tahun lalu. Kejayaan itu dicatat selepas menang tipis 2-1 ke atas juara bertahan, Negeri Sembilan pada aksi final edisi ke-84 di Stadium Nasional, Bukit Jalil malam tadi. Disaksikan kira-kira 75,000 penonton kedua-dua pasukan, Kelantan menamatkan penantian untuk menjadi pasukan ke-14 berjaya menjuarai kejohanan berprestij yang mula diperkenalkan pada tahun 1921 itu. Selepas tiga kali gagal di pentas final iaitu pada tahun 1955, 1970 dan 2009, kejayaan itu turut dianggap hadiah paling istimewa buat Sultan Muhammed Ke-V yang baru saja ditabalkan sebagai Sultan Kelantan yang baru pada 13 September lalu. Bagi Negeri Sembilan pula, mereka kempunan untuk mempertahankan kejuaraan yang dimenangi tahun lalu, sek