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Sarawak bowler Daniel Tan strikes gold in Perlis

Posted: 28 May 2014 11:57 AM PDT

DANIEL Tan Yan Han got the Sarawak bowling team to a golden start when he bagged the boys singles gold at the Perlis Bowl, Kayangan Square Mall in Kangar yesterday.

Daniel bowled lines of 226, 192, 160, 256, 257 and 246 for a total pinfalls of 1,337 to finish on top in the 84-bowler field which was divided into Squad A and Squad B.His average game was 222.8 pinfalls.

Finishing 16 pinfalls behind Daniel in second place was Ahmad Adil Abdul Halim from Melaka while Syed Muhammad Syed Hussien came in third with 1,315 pinfalls.

Jonathan Ding Sagan was unfortunate to miss the bronze medals by nine pins and other Sarawakians finishing in the top 30 were Mohd Uzair Irsyad Noor Azrul (6th), Muhammad Syafiq Sajeli (9th) Christopher Tiong Lee Siong (18th) and Anthony Luang Cheng (21st).

"I came here with the target on winning gold in my final Sukma outing and I am very happy today to have achieved my aim," said a delighted Daniel when interviewed after the prize presentation.

It was also a marked improvement for Daniel who won the team gold in Melaka in 2010 and the team silver in Pahang in 2012.

"This is a very good start for me and I hope my winning the gold today can inspire myself and teammates to go for more golds in Perlis," he said.

He will be competing in six more events namely doubles, trios, team, mixed doubles, all-events and masters.

On the men's singles competition, Daniel said he bowled with less pressure when compared to the previous two Sukma as he is now more experienced and also one of the senior bowlers in the Sarawak squad.

Meanwhile, head coach Jackson Ting felt happy for Daniel in winning the gold as it was the last Sukma outing for the 21-year-old bowler.

"Actually, the boys were bowling late into the night and finished their games at 1pm today and I am glad that they all were able to bowl under such conditions," he said.

According to him, Daniel was initially struggling along the lines and with Jackson's and team technical coach Paul Robert Delany's assistance and guidance, Daniel was able to complete his games with a flourish to land the gold.

"I am also happy for being able to help Daniel achieve his target of winning gold in his final Sukma appearance," he added.

On the girls, Jackson said they were on par with other bowlers technically but lost out on experience to the national elite bowlers.

Nerosha Keligit Thiagarajan was Sarawak's best performer in the women's singles competition, finishing in sixth place with 1,259 pinfalls.

Others finishing in the top 30 were Jocelyna Judith Jonathan (14th), Jackelyn Ng (17th) and Syafiqah Sajeli (27th).

The gold medallist was Natasha Mohamed Roslan of Selangor who felled 1,339 pins and silver went to Radin Nur Najwa Radin Dzulfakar of Kuala Lumpur with 1,329 pinfalls.

Third was Johor's Sharifah Fatimah Syed Hussien who accumulated a total pinfalls of 1,265.

"I am hoping that the girls can win golds in the remaining events and they have been trying very hard to win medals for the state," said Jackson.

He added that Sarawak's main focus had always been in winning the team event and "we have to make sure that everything especially the equipment is in place."

The boys and girls doubles started yesterday and will end today, to be followed by mixed doubles, trios on Saturday and Sunday and team events next Monday.

The bowling competition in this 17th edition of Sukma ends on next Tuesday (June 3) with the boys and girls masters.

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Sultan Azlan Shah’s demise a great loss to local, international hockey

Posted: 28 May 2014 10:45 AM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR: The local and international sports arena, especially hockey, suffered a huge loss with the demise of the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah who is regarded as the 'Father of Malaysian Hockey' for his tremendous contributions to the sport over 41 years, both as a player and administrator.

Sultan Azlan Shah, 86, who started playing hockey since his school days, played for Perak during his hey days before being elected as the Malaysian Hockey Federation (now Malaysian Hockey Confederation) vice president in 1973.

As a centre-forward for the Perak Malays and Perak State teams, Sultan Azlan Shah was feared by his opponents for his speed as well as his dribbling skills on the field.

Sultan Azlan Shah possesses a staunch enthusiasm for sports, especially hockey as his love for hockey began during his schooldays.

Under his stewardship, Malaysian hockey was able to stand on the same platform of the big boys in world hockey like India, Pakistan, Australia and Holland to name a few.

It was also during his time that Malaysia was first given the honour to host the World Cup of hockey in 1975 where Malaysia finished an all time high of fourth.

Under his leadership, Malaysia were once again given the host job for the 2002 World Cup which was held at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

Upon the death of the then MHF president Tun Abdul Razak in 1976, Tun Hussein Onn stepped in as the President until 1981 before Sultan Azlan Shah took over the role of MHF President and stayed at the helm until 2005.

In 1997, Sultan Azlan Shah was elected as the President of the Asian Hockey Federation and remained the President until his demise yesterday.

In 1992, Sultan Azlan Shah helped set up the Yayasan Hoki Malaysia, to enable hockey players in the country to enjoy better benefits in terms of education, welfare and jobs.

Sultan Azlan Shah was also elected as the vice president of the Federation International Hockey (FIH) in 1992 and stayed on for two terms. — Bernama

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Pencak silat team on track to achieve target

Posted: 28 May 2014 10:44 AM PDT

KANGAR: The Sarawak pencak silat team's target of four gold medals in Sukma XVII reached the half-way mark as they bagged two gold medals in silat seni at Dewan Sukan Rakan, Perlis Sports Complex late Tuesday.

In the Solo Jurus Tunggal Putra, Mohd Firdaus Rahmat impressed the judges with his excellent display to collect the highest points of 445 to grab the gold.

Two points behind him was Muhammad Irzad Amier of Selangor while the bronze went to Muhamad Azammuddin of Kedah who collected 438 points.

In the Jurus Wajib Putri, the trio of Farrah Hannim Ismail, Rita Langat and Christy Sherry Anthony Pang wowed the judges with their excellent display to finish first with 443 points.

Second were Fatin Fazliyana, Nik Nur Dalila and Nur Hidayah of Terengganu with 440 points while Johor's Afiqah, Hurun Aqilah and Noor Hidayah finished third on 426 points. With the two golds won, the state silat team have won two gold and three bronze medals in the silat competition thus far.

Head coach Hussien Zawawi expressed satisfaction with the state exponents' performance on Tuesday.

"They have done very well and we have achieved our target of winning two golds in silat seni. We took part in five out of eight seni silat events and entered three finals," he said.

Hussien said the medals won in this Sukma had already exceeded the performances in Pahang where Sarawak won one gold and five bronzes and in Melaka where they collected one gold, two silvers and three bronzes.

He was hoping that Olivia Chong and Muhammad Hafiz Remmy Iskandar would also win the golds in the Puteri F (70-75kg) and Putera H (80-85kg) finals today.

Meanwhile, chef de mission Datuk Lee Kim Shin and his assistant Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah were on hand to give away the medals to the winners of the Solo Jurus Tunggal Putra and Jurus Wajib Putri.

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Badminton boys and tennis girls in semis

Posted: 28 May 2014 10:42 AM PDT

SARAWAK's tennis girls team checked into the semi-finals of the team competition after winning their final group matches at the Perlis Sports Complex tennis centre yesterday.

After losing 0-3 to Selangor on Tuesday, Sarawak edged Negeri Sembilan 2-1 to finish second in Group A.

Aslina Chua led the way for Sarawak when she trounced Nur Hazira Hamidon 6-0, 6-0 in the first singles.

The doubles saw Belinda Chai and Cecelia Lai defeating Sasha Naomi Nair-Adebah Zahar 6-2, 6-2 but Linda Liong lost 2-6, 5-7 to Nurin Nabilah Roslan in the second singles.

Sarawak will play Pulau Pinang in today's semi-finals while the other semi-final is between Selangor and Perlis.

Meanwhile, the boys recorded their third straight win in Group A by whipping Terengganu 3-0 yesterday after beating Perlis 3-0 and Kelantan 3-0 on Tuesday.

They have qualified for the quarterfinals after topping Group A with three wins.

Mohd Assri Merzuki had no problem in the first singles and sent Shamirul Shahril Mohd Adam Das packing 6-1, 6-3.

Alvin Teng and Rohaizat Achop Borhan Janang showed they were up to the task by beating Muhammad Izzat Isa and Muhd Nur Aqram Rusli 6-0, 6-2 while Ariez Elyaas Deen Hesham trounced Muhammad Afiq Hakim Manan 6-0, 6-0 in the second singles.

In badminton, the Sarawak boys entered the team semi-finals after recording their second win, beating host team Perlis 4-1 yesterday.

Their other wins were 3-2 over Negeri Sembilan and 4-1 over Kelantan on Tuesday.

Despite edging Pahang 3-2 yesterday, the girls' chances of making the semi-finals are slim after losing their first match 1-4 to Selangor.

They have to finish among the top two teams in the seven-team Group Y to qualify for the semi-finals.

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Ezri wins men’s petanque gold

Posted: 28 May 2014 10:41 AM PDT

Posted on May 29, 2014, Thursday

Ezri Hafizurahman Razali from Sarawak won the men's petanque gold medal at the Tuanku Syed Putra Sports Complex, Kangar yesterday.

In the final, the Sarawakian defeated Mohd Adri Abdul Jalil from Terengganu, 27-24 while Shakirin Syed Abd Kadir from Johor beat Mohamad Zarol Islah Rashid from Perak, 30-19, to clinch the bronze. — Bernama

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Top teams to vie for Curtin volleyball tournament

Posted: 28 May 2014 10:40 AM PDT

MIRI: Cash prizes totaling RM15,000 await winners of the Curtin Open Men's Volleyball Tournament.

Curtin Volleyball Club president Lucas Teoh announced that the tournament will be held at Pei Min Middle School Indoor Sports Stadium and Riam Road Secondary School Indoor Volleyball Stadium from Aug 29 to Sept 1..

"We believe this tournament is the biggest volleyball tournament ever held here.

"We have invited Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UiTM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Bukit Jalil Sports School to participate.

They are among the top teams in the country," he told reporters after getting sponsorship for the tournament from SUPP Piasau branch chairman Dato Sebastian Ting.

The organising committee is expecting 32 teams to participate.

Prize money for the top three teams are RM8,000, RM4,000 and RM3,000.

Teoh hoped that the event would make Miri known not only as a `city of oil and gas' but also as a `city of volleyball.'

The organising committee hoped that more sponsors would come forward to support the tournament.

More information on the tournament can be obtained from Teoh at 017-4794753, Voon Kai Foo (014-6839458) and Hii Hua Hao (016-8602677).

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