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- Malaysia women spikers fall to second defeat
- Young Crocs make serious bid for Isuzu Cup
- Datuk Lee Chong Wei wins record fourth Superseries Finals title
- Sarawak sweep Under 16 titles
- Malaysia bag two gold, one bronze from aquatic centre
| Malaysia women spikers fall to second defeat Posted: 15 Dec 2013 03:17 PM PST KUCHING: Malaysia's women volleyball team may not match their mighty Thailand counterparts in their second game at the SEA Games but they have accepted the defeat in a positive note. To the young national squad, it was a good learning experience against the eight-time consecutive SEA Games champions. In Saturday's match, the Malaysians put up a fight but the Thais were simply too strong, winning 3-0 (25-12, 25-9, 25-9). Head coach Moh Ung Ming said the girls had really savour the match, especially when they made successful spikes, blocks or saves against the regional powerhouse. "We were facing a world-class volleyball team and our players have learned a lot from their opponents. They also feel proud to be playing against Thailand," he said after the match. The girls also earned praises from the Asian Volleyball Association secretary Liu Jun. "The girls were unable to focus in the first set when they lost 15 straight points and this is due to their lack of international exposure," he pointed out. Compared to the Thai team which was formed more than 10 years ago, the Malaysian team had only undergone one month of intensive training in Sibu. "If we can keep the team together for five years, I am confident that they will be a team to be reckoned with," said Moh, adding that countries like Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam all have long-term development programmes for their players. Moh regarded the SEA Games as a good exposure for his young players as they had the opportunity to play against strong teams in the region. In the opener, Malaysia lost 0-3 (17-25, 17-25, 22-25) to host Myanmar. Their next two games will be against Vietnam tomorrow and against Indonesia on Wednesday.  To enable your comment to be published, please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. This includes vulgar user names.  |
| Young Crocs make serious bid for Isuzu Cup Posted: 15 Dec 2013 03:15 PM PST KUCHING: Young Crocs chief coach Safri Amit is optimistic that his team can mount a serious challenge in the Isuzu Cup this year. He said this yesterday at the Stadium Negeri as his team played against the Sabah President's Cup squad in a friendly match. "Although there are many good teams competing in this tournament (Isuzu Cup) I feel that we have a realistic chance (of winning it)," he added. Before the start of the friendly match, the young Crocs met with representatives of Corneli Sports, a local sports apparel company, who are sponsoring their kits for the tournament. "We were impressed with the set up of this team hence the decision to sponsor this team," said company executive director Lesley Lau. The young Crocs will play their first match of the Isuzu Cup this Sunday at the Unimas football field. A total of seven teams from all over the state are competing in the Under-19 football tournament jointly organised by the Football Association of Sarawak (FAS) and the Samarahan Division Football Association (PBBS). To enable your comment to be published, please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. This includes vulgar user names. |
| Datuk Lee Chong Wei wins record fourth Superseries Finals title Posted: 15 Dec 2013 03:13 PM PST
It is the Malaysian ace's seventh title this year, following wins in South Korea, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Japan and Hong Kong. The Olympic silver medallist, who won this tournament in 2008-2010, easily beat fourth seeded Sugiarto 21-10, 21-12 in the men's singles final. Earlier, third seeds Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark became the first European winners of the women's doubles when they defeated fourth seeded Chinese pair Ma Jin and Tang Jinhua 21-19, 21-12. China's Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang triumphed the last three years. Before that, a Malaysian duo won twice. Later Sunday, Pedersen will aim to also be the first player in history to win two titles in the same Superseries Finals when she teams up with Joachim Fischer Nielsen in the mixed doubles against world champions Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei of China. The Danish pair won in 2009 and 2012, while Zhang and Zhao triumphed in 2010 and 2011. The 500,000 Superseries Finals bring together the top eight performers in each of the five categories based on points earned from 12 Superseries tournaments. The men's and women's singles champions pocket 40,000 each with the runners-up collecting 20,000. The doubles champions earn 42,000 while the losing finalists receive 20,000. — AFP To enable your comment to be published, please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. This includes vulgar user names. |
| Posted: 15 Dec 2013 03:11 PM PST KUCHING: Sarawak stamped their domination in the national Under-16 volleyball championship in Taiping, Perak last Saturday when they won both the boy's and girl's titles. In the boy's final, defending champions Sarawak edged Selangor 3-2 to make a successful defence of their crown. They came back from one set down 25-27 to level the score 1-1 with Selangor by winning the second set 25-15. However, Selangor took the next set 25-23 to regain the lead before Sarawak struck back 25-23 for a 2-2 draw. In the rubber set, Sarawak's switch in strategy and game play worked as they went on to beat Selangor 17-15 for a hard-earned victory. Earlier, the Sarawak girls, also defending champions, had an easier game in the final. They beat Selangor 25-16 in the first set but lost 17-25 in the second. But the girls recovered strongly to win the third and fourth sets 25-10 and 25-17 for a 3-1 victory. Apart from winning both titles, Sarawak also won the Most Valuable Player (boys and girls), Best Spiker (boys and girls), Best Coach (boys and girls), Best Blocker (boys) and Best Libero (girls). These latest accolades capped an excellent year for Sarawak Volleyball Association. Sarawak had also captured the Under-14 boy's and girl's crowns in Selangor last month, and won the gold and bronze medals in the National Open championship in Johor earlier this year. In Sukma XVII in Kuala Lumpur this year, Sarawak also brought back the women's team gold and men's silver. To enable your comment to be published, please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. This includes vulgar user names. |
| Malaysia bag two gold, one bronze from aquatic centre Posted: 15 Dec 2013 03:07 PM PST NAYPYITAW: Two national elite swimmers, Daniel Bego and Khoo Cai Lin bagged two gold and one bronze medals for Malaysia on the third day of Myanmar SEA Games swimming events at Wunna Theikdi Aquatic Centre here today. Bego, who emerged as best swimmer at this morning's preliminary round of the men's 400m freestyle race grabbed the gold medal by clocking 3 minutes 54:89s. Another Malaysian swimmer, Kevin Yeap, only managed to complete the race at fifth place by clocking 4:00.75s. Hoang Quy Phuoc of Vietnam won the silver medal in 3:57:73s, while Kittiya Tanakrit of Thailand settled with the bronze medal in 3:59:00s. Bego, who also swam in the men's 4x100m freestyle event with Welson Sim, Lim Ching Hwang and Vernon Lee Jeau Zhi, however, only managed to win the bronze medal by clocking 3:26:98s. The race was won by Singaporean quartet with a new Games record of 3:21:74s, while the Indonesian quartet took the silver with 3:25:54s. Speaking to reporters after receiving the medals from president of Olympic Council of Malaysia, Tunku Tan Sri Imran Tuanku Ja'afar, Bego said he was proud with his performance yesterday, especially after failing to shine in several events earlier. "I hope I can win more gold medals after this, especially in my favourite long-distance events. For me, this year's competition is quite tough compared to the previous games," said the Sarawak-born swimmer. Meanwhile, Cai Lin also bounced back from several disappointments and managed to defend her gold medal in her favourite women's 800m freestyle event. She clocked 8 minutes 49:51s to take the gold, leaving Sriphanomthorn Benjaporn of Thailand only 10 seconds behind to settle with the silver. Nguyen Thi Anh Vien of Vietnam swam third in 8:52:27s. "I don't expect to receive such a tough competition from the Thai swimmer who also performed well in the 200m and 400m freestyle events. his is not my best performance, but I'm satisfied because at least I have contributed a gold medal for the country," she said. — Bernama To enable your comment to be published, please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. This includes vulgar user names. |
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