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Sports press clippings on 31 January 2008

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Malaysia Add Another Gold Medal At Paralympics On Technicality
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian contingent to the fourth Asean Para Games in Thailand, which closed on Jan 26, have garnered one more gold medal on a technicality to take their total haul to 82 gold medals.

Chong Wei To Lead Malaysian Charge In All-England
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's top men's singles shuttler Lee Chong Wei will again lead the Malaysian squad at the most prestigious All-England badminton tournament from March 4 to 9 in Birmingham.

Disqualified Jazeman Gets Back His Championship Title
PETALING JAYA, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's promising and talented racing driver Jazeman Jaafar has got back the Formula BMW Asia title following a decision by the International Automotive Federation (FIA) today.

Argentina Thrash Malaysia 7-1 In World 5's Futsal
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- Argentina thrashed Malaysia 7-1 in their second Group A match of the KL World 5'S futsal tournament at the Stadium Negara here today.

MIFA Boys Go Down To Cesena Under Freezing Conditions
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- As expected, the Malaysian boys froze under the blistering cold weather and the relentless pressure from their superior Italian opponents, losing 0-6 to Serie B outfit Cesena in their Coppa Carnevale opening Group 3 match at the Villa Silviesa Stadium in Cesena, Italy this morning.

Kedah Stay Tops Of Super League
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- Kedah remained at the top of the Super League football table after beating Penang 3-2 at the Batu Kawan Stadium tonight.

Malaysia Open Campaign With A Win Over Indonesia
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia got off to a winning start in the US$150,00 (RM487,000) KL World 5s futsal tournament at the Stadium Negara here today with a hard fought 3-2 victory over Indonesia in their opening match.





Jazeman disah juara BMW Asia

JAZEMAN Jaafar akhirnya diumumkan sebagai juara Formula BMW Asia manakala pasukannya, Qi Meritus juara keseluruhan kategori pasukan, selepas Persekutuan Automobil Antarabangsa (FIA) menerima rayuan mereka. [+]

Krisis PSM-Istaf: Nasib pemain harus diutama

BERMULA dengan alasan 'demi maruah negara,' kian sukar memahami agenda sebenar di sebalik percakaran berpanjangan di antara Persatuan Sepak Takraw Malaysia (PSM) dan badan induknya, Persekutuan Sepak Takraw Antarabangsa (Istaf). [+]

Arsenal kembali ke puncak EPL

LONDON: Arsenal kembali ke tangga teratas Liga Perdana Inggeris, awal pagi semalam, hasil kemenangan 3-0 ke atas Newcastle � kejayaan kedua ke atas Magpies dalam tempoh empat hari. [+]

Strategi berpasukan jadi pilihan

STRATEGI berpasukan menjadi antara elemen penting yang mahu cuba dilakukan skuad berbasikal kebangsaan terutama menghadapi pendakian ke puncak tertinggi di Bukit Fraser pada jelajah Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) bermula 9 Februari ini. [+]

Jagoan Itali sandaran NGC

KEMUNCULAN sulung mahu dijamin menjelmakan impak besar buat pasukan berpangkalan di Switzerland, NGC Medical-OTC Industria Porte yang bersandar harap kepada pelumba Itali pada Le Tour de Langkawi 2008 (LTdL) daripada 9 hingga 17 Februari ini. [+]

'Terpulang kepada Hafiz buat keputusan'

KELUHAN angkara faktor kewangan yang didakwa menganggu persembahannya, tampak sudahpun diselesaikan. Tetapi belum ada kepuasan menjelma dalam diri pemain badminton negara, Hafiz Hashim. [+]

LeTua perlu 'curi' satu peringkat

MENYEDARI Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) musim ini akan memihak kepada pakar pecut berdasarkan banyak laluan landai, pasukan benua pertama negara, LeTua mengharapkan pelumbanya mampu menghasilkan satu kemenangan peringkat pada edisi kali ini. [+]

Anak didik Bala sengsara

SEMANGAT juang tinggi yang dipamerkan pemain futsal kebangsaan, tidak cukup untuk menafikan kemenangan besar 7-1 Argentina ke atas skuad negara pada perlawanan Kumpulan A, Kejohanan Futsal KL World 5�s di Stadium Negara semalam. [+]

Benezet mahu FAM genap jumlah pasukan Liga M

BILANGAN 13 pasukan dalam kelompok elit Liga Super harus dikaji semula musim depan, selepas Pengarah Teknikal Persekutuan Bola Sepak Antarabangsa (Fifa), Jean- Michel Benezet membuat teguran terbuka mengenainya semalam. [+]

Perlis main sambil lewa

AKSI sambil lewa pemain dan kegagalan benteng pertahanan mengawal barisan penggempur Sarawak dikenalpasti sebagai antara punca Perlis diaibkan dalam Liga Super di Stadium Sarawak, Kuching kelmarin. [+]

Pemain muda perlu sokongan

WALAUPUN Negeri Sembilan menewaskan Polis 3-2 dalam saingan Liga Super di Stadium Tuanku Abdul Rahman Paroi, malam kelmarin, Wan Jamak Hassan, mengakui barisan muda yang terpaksa diturunkan dalam perlawanan itu memerlukan sokongan pemain berpengalaman. [+]

Norizan tak mahu mendabik dada

KELANTAN belum mahu mendabik dada walaupun masih mengekalkan rekod tanpa kalah selepas lapan perlawanan setakat ini. Pengendali pasukan Kijang, Norizan Bakar, berkata kejayaan yang dicapai setakat ini termasuk menewaskan Kuala Lumpur 4-1 Isnin lalu, bukanlah pengukur sebenar pencapaian pasukannya kerana masih banyak lagi halangan yang perlu ditempuh selepas ini. [+]

Muralee yakin dapat siapkan skuad hebat

TIADA jalan pintas buat skuad hoki remaja negara yang dijadual menjalani latihan padat bermula daripada asas permainan, sekalipun kejohanan hoki Piala Dunia Remaja berbaki setahun setengah lagi. [+]

MTPNP mahu tonjol woodball

MAJLIS Tindakan Pelancongan Negeri (MTPN) Pahang akan mengambil langkah lebih agresif bagi memaju dan mempromosikan sukan woodball di negeri itu yang dilihat mampu menarik lebih ramai pelancong khususnya di kalangan peminat sukan itu. [+]

Dumatnor mampu gilap Pahang

KEHADIRAN jurulatih badminton dari Indonesia, Dumatnor Budiutomo diyakini mampu membantu meningkatkan prestasi pemain Pahang bagi menghadapi Sukan Malaysia (Sukma) XII di Terengganu pada 31 Mei hingga 9 Jun ini. [+]

SSBSF beri amaran

PERSEKUTUAN Sukan Snuker dan Biliard Sarawak (SSBSF) memberi amaran kepada anggota-anggotanya bahawa lesen mereka mungkin dibatalkan jika gagal mematuhi peraturan ketat kerajaan negeri. [+]

Peminat Newcastle nanti revolusi Keegan

LONDON: Kevin Keegan memohon diberi sedikit masa lagi untuk mengubah nasib Newcastle United ketika kegembiraan kepulangannya sebagai pengurus di kelab itu semakin pudar. [+]

Angola tak gemar keputusan seri

TAMALE: Jurulatih Angola, Luis Oliveira Goncalves berkata pasukannya akan mengelak kecenderungan beraksi untuk seri ketika bertemu Tunisia, hari ini, ketika satu mata cukup buat kedua-duanya ke suku akhir Kejohanan Negara-Negara Afrika. [+]

Klose tunjuk belang

FRANKFURT: Miroslav Klose menjaringkan dua gol dan pendahulu Bundesliga, Bayern Munich menewaskan pasukan bahagian tiga Wuppertal 5-2 untuk menempah tempat dalam suku akhir saingan Piala Jerman, manakala Borussia Dortmund menyingkirkan Werder Bremen 2-1. [+]




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Futsal/KL World 5s: Malaysia given harsh lesson

MALAYSIA got a futsal lesson from world champions Argentina in the KL World 5s tournament at Stadium Negara yesterday.

Football: Fifa to rescue MSL
Jean Michel Benezet ridiculed the MSL.
Jean Michel Benezet ridiculed the MSL.

THE Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) is seeking to get an independent body from Fifa to help evaluate the Malaysia Super League and point the game in the right direction.

Motor sports: Jazeman gets his title back
(From left)Qi-Meritus team manager Firhat Mokhzani, team chairman Peter Thompson and Qi Limited director Kuna Senathirajah celebrate their reinstatement as 2007 Formula BMW Asian team champions at a Press conference in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. - Pic: HAIRUL ANUAR ABD RAHIM
(From left)Qi-Meritus team manager Firhat Mokhzani, team chairman Peter Thompson and Qi Limited director Kuna Senathirajah celebrate their reinstatement as 2007 Formula BMW Asian team champions at a Press conference in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. - Pic: HAIRUL ANUAR ABD RAHIM

HE won it dominantly on the track, the title taken away from him controversially, but it was justice served when Jazeman Firhan Jaafar was reinstated yesterday as the 2007 Formula BMW Asia champion.

Bowling: Keglers' hopes boosted in wake of withdrawals
Shalin Zulkifli has been best Malaysian performer to date.
Shalin Zulkifli has been best Malaysian performer to date.

THE Malaysian bowling team's chances of nailing their first ever World Ranking Masters title was given a huge boost after several of the top qualifiers from Europe pulled out from the annual event to be held in Jakarta on April 30- May 6.


Cycling: Le Tua coach: Stage win is within our reach
Members of the Le Tua team training in Fraser's Hill yesterday in preparation for the Le Tour de Langkawi next month. — Pic: HASAN ISMAIL
Members of the Le Tua team training in Fraser's Hill yesterday in preparation for the Le Tour de Langkawi next month. — Pic: HASAN ISMAIL

NATIONAL car manufacturer Proton yesterday handed over its sponsorship for the Asian rider's jersey in the 13th edition of Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) on Feb 9-17 amidst some promise of a fight from the local armada.

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