Sports press clippings on 26 September 2007

Tunku Imran Hopes Nicol Will Stay Focused On Women's World Open KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- Olympic Council of Malaysia president Tunku Tan Sri Imran Tuanku Jaafar hopes Malaysia's squash queen Nicol David will stay focused on the upcoming Women's World Open squash championship in Madrid, Spain on October 21-27.

PSM Sets No Gold Medal Target For Korat Sea Games KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Sepak Takraw Association (PSM) which is sending 18 men and five women players to the SEA Games in Korat, Thailand has set no gold medal target.

Full List Of M'sian Athletes To SEA Games Out On Oct 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The full list of Malaysian athletes competing in the biennial SEA Games in Korat, Thailand will only be sent to the organisers on October 8.

FAM Hopes Sea Games Squad Placed Under Category A KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) hopes the Sea Games Selection Committee will place its squad for the Korat Games in December under Category A.

T'ganu Likely To Get Two Brazilian Replacements KUALA TERENGGANU, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- Terengganu expects to get two Brazilians for next season's Malaysian League in place of two others who have left the team.

National U-19 Squad Withdraw From AFC Cup Qualifying KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- It's confirmed. The National Under-19 squad will not participate in the qualifying rounds of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup scheduled from November 6 to 18 in China.

MAAU All-Comers Meet To Feature Star Athletes In The Region KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Amateur Athletics Union (MAAU) hope to attract top athletes in the region for the MAAU-NSC All-Comers Meet on November 12-13 at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

Grinham Denies Nicol's Hattrick In British Open KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- Australia's Rachael Grinham denied Malaysia's squash queen and world number one, Nicol Ann David, a hattrick in the finals of the 2007 British Open at the National Squash Centre in Manchester early today.

FAM rayu skuad sertai Kategori A

PERSATUAN Bola Sepak Malaysia (FAM) adalah antara 14 persatuan sukan kebangsaan yang memohon untuk menyenaraikan skuad mereka berdasarkan Kategori A di Sukan Sea hujung tahun ini. [+]

Hati saya terguris: Rexy

"SAYA hanya manusia biasa, bukannya robot. Saya juga punya perasaan." Luahan itu dituturkan jurulatih beregu negara, Rexy Mainaky, pagi semalam - sehari selepas memilih untuk membisu tanpa sepatah perkataan diucapkan kepada pemain-pemainnya sepanjang sesi latihan. [+]

Hajat hatrik Nicol tidak sampai

NICOL David pasti tidak mampu melupakan final Terbuka British 2007 buat jangka masa yang panjang. [+]

'Contohi pemanah ke Olimpik'

KEJAYAAN pemanah negara layak ke Olimpik seharusnya menjadi pembakar semangat kepada ahli sukan lain terutama atlit muda bagi membuktikan mereka juga mampu mengharumkan nama negara. [+]

Real Madrid mahu lebar jurang mata

MADRID: Real Madrid yang seri dengan Valladolid hujung minggu lalu berdepan Real Betis minggu ini dengan harapan dapat melebarkan jurang satu mata di tangga teratas Liga. Primera. [+]

Vietnam ujian terakhir buat Nurul

GIMNAS artistik negara, Nurul Fatiha Abdul Hamid mempunyai peluang tipis terakhir membuktikan kemampuannya di Kejohanan Terbuka Gimnastik Vietnam bulan depan, untuk memenuhi impian memburu pingat emas terakhirnya di Sukan Sea, akhir tahun ini. [+]

Kedah kekal pemain musim lalu

KEDAH mengekalkan hampir semua pemain yang membantu negeri itu menjuarai tiga gelaran - Piala FA, Liga Super dan Piala Malaysia musim lalu, bagi menghadapi musim 2007/2008.

Football: Malaysia pull out of AFC Qualifiers

THE Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) lack of professionalism has forced the FA of Malaysia to withdraw the Under-19 team from the Asian Qualifiers scheduled for Nov 6-18 in China.

More exposure for athletes at Korat
INSPIRED by the recent show of strength by ...

Squash: Nicol denied third British Open
NICOL David was only a point away from her third ...

OCM to consider national associations requests

Tunku Imran Tuanku Ja'afar.

THE Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) selection committee met yesterday to deliberate the requests of 13 national associations to either be upgraded from Category B to A or for additional athletes to be included.

The 13 sports that had made the requests are men's and women's football, judo, baseball, cycling, fencing, weightlifting, volleyball, triathlon, tennis, taekwondo, lawn bowls, athletics and sailing.

“The selection committee went through all the requests, and we will make the decision tomorrow (today),” said OCM president Tunku Imran Tuanku Ja'afar after chairing the meeting at Wisma OCM.

“We would like to inform the national associations first of whatever decision we may have made.”

FA of Malaysia, represented by Gen (R) Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad, made the request for football to be upgraded from Category B to A on the grounds that they won the recent Merdeka Tournament.
Lawn bowls, tipped to win six gold medals in December's Sea Games, requested for another member to be included.

“The final entry by name will take place on Oct 8 and we should complete all the entries by then,” Tunku Imran added.

He also confirmed that the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) have yet to submit their list of players.

“We have given the BAM until Oct 8 to submit their list. Badminton is an important sport for us and we are a key player in the Games with Indonesia.”

BAM will be sending their back-up squad to the Dec 6-15 Games.

Tunku Imran also said that OCM will bid to host the International Masters Games in 2011.

“We were asked by the International Masters Games Federation (IMGF) if we would like to host the 2011 edition since Singapore has withdrawn, and we thought we can have the event in Malaysia.”

The International Masters Games, which is an open age group competition for athletes aged 35 years and above who have to meet their own travelling expenses, board and lodging, involves over 40 countries.

“The cost of organising the event is very minimal, so we will make the bid since we have the facilities and expertise.”




SEA Games: In-form Filipino hopes to extend winning touch to Kota Permai
Malaysia is a happy hunting ground for Tony Lascuna and he has high hopes of winning a place for the Philippines in the World Cup from the Fortis International Challenge, which begins tomorrow at the Kota Permai Golf and Country Club.

Bowling: Sharon’s birthday wish is to break into top 10
National number two Sharon Wee will turn 30 next month but she is not about to hang up her racquet just yet.

Archers get rewards for Asian exploits
The national archers who bagged medals for the first time in the Asian Championships in Xian last week became the latest recipients of rewards under the national incentive scheme.

MABF confident of bagging at least one gold in Korat

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia are hoping to end a six-year gold medal drought in SEA Games boxing. But the Malaysia Amateur Boxing Federation (MABF) secretary, Maulud Othman, admitted that it would be a tall order for their six-man team to get one in Korat in December.

Submission of entries hampered by last-minute appeals

KUALA LUMPUR: The submission of entries of Malaysian athletes for the SEA Games in December have been held up after 13 sports made eleventh hour appeals for the inclusion of their athletes under Category A.

Ugandan duo out to achieve a rare first

PETALING JAYA: For golfing minnows Uganda, the opportunity to compete in the Fortis International Challenge is a rare chance to shoot for the stars. Godfrey Mande (pic), 26, and Deo Akope, who is a year older, will be up against 16 other two-man teams in the tournament, which also features the hot favourites from Thailand – Thongchai Jaidee and Prayad Marksaeng, who have a combined 13 wins on the Asian Tour.

Bola sepak kita kategori A -- Sukan SEA, Korat 2007
KUALA LUMPUR – Rayuan Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia (FAM) agar skuad bola sepak kebangsaan bawah 23 tahun (B23) ditempatkan dalam kategori A pada Sukan SEA di Korat, Thailand dari 5 hing-

Atlet remaja kini dapat insentif
KUALA LUMPUR – Berita baik buat atlet remaja di negara ini apabila kerajaan turut menawarkan insentif lumayan sebagai balasan di atas kejayaan yang mereka cipta di peringkat antarabangsa.

Grinham sekat impian Nicol
KUALA LUMPUR – Rachael Grinham dari Australia menyekat harapan ratu skuasy Malaysia dan pemain nombor satu dunia, Nicol Ann David untuk mencipta hatrik pada perlawanan akhir Kejohanan Skuasy Terbuka Britain 2007 di Pusat Skuasy Nasional, Manchester, semalam.

Nicol tewas kerana tekanan
KUALA LUMPUR – Presiden Majlis Olimpik Malaysia (MOM), Tunku Imran Tuanku Ja’afar menyifatkan kegagalan Nicol David dalam mempertahankan gelaran wanita Terbuka Britain kelmarin berpunca daripada tekanan yang terlalu besar untuk dipikulnya.

Skuad Rajagopal tarik diri
KUALA LUMPUR – Skuad bola sepak kebangsaan bawah 19 tahun sah menarik diri daripada menyertai kelayakan Piala Konfederasi Bolasepak Asia (AFC) yang dijadualkan berlangsung di China pada 6 hingga 18 November depan.

LTdL 2008 tunggu lampu hijau -- KBS, PKBM terus berganding bahu
KUALA LUMPUR – Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (KBS) pada dasarnya telah bersetuju untuk terus menganjurkan perlumbaan berbasikal Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) pada tahun depan bersama-sama dengan Persekutuan Kebangsaan Berbasikal Malaysia (PKBM).