SPORTS WITH BRAINS

Djokovic Wins AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2012

2012-01-30T00:37:00.001+08:00

Sealed with a kiss: Djokovic with the Australian Open trophy

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic captured his fifth Grand Slam championship title as he defeated No. 2 Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5 in an epic final contest at the Australian Open on Sunday night in Melbourne.

At five hours and 53 minutes, it was the longest-ever match at the Australian Open and the longest men's Grand Slam final on record, surpassing the previous record of four hours and 54 minutes when Mats Wilander defeated Ivan Lendl at the 1988 US Open.

It was the third successive Grand Slam final that Djokovic and Nadal have contested, and saw the Serb extend his winning streak over Nadal to seven straight matches. The pair clashed in six finals last season, with Djokovic prevailing in each one, including at Wimbledon and the US Open.

Djokovic now has a 5-2 record in Grand Slam finals, with his two defeats coming against Roger Federer in the 2007 US Open final and against Nadal in the 2010 US Open final. He is just the fifth man in the Open Era to win three successive Grand Slam titles, joining Pete Sampras, Rod Laver, Federer and Nadal.

"Good morning everybody," joked Nadal as he started his runner-up speech at 1:50am. "Congratulations to Novak and his team, they deserve it, they are doing something fantastic, so congratulations. To start the season here and play this fantastic match against Novak is, I believe, a fantastic start."

The match was the longest ever grand slam final

Heartbreak: Rafael Nadal

In the stands: Djokovic's girlfriend, Jelena Ristic

Le Tour de Langkawi 2012

2012-01-21T00:43:00.003+08:00

24 February - 4 March 2012

For the first time in its 16 year old history, the 2012 Le Tour de Langkawi will feature five former overall winners on the start line in Putrajaya on February 24. Tom Danielson (2003), Fredy Gonzalez (2004), Anthony Charteau (2007), Jose Rujano (2010) and Jonathan Monsalve (2011) will try to double up. Only Paolo Lanfranchi (1999, 2001) managed to win LTdL twice so far.

FIVE FORMER WINNERS ON THE START LINE IN PUTRAJAYA

Stage	Date	Start and Finish	Distance

Stage 1	Friday, 24 February 2012	Putrajaya Individual Time Trial	20.3 km

Stage 2	Saturday, 25 February 2012	Putrajaya - Melaka	151.0 km

Stage 3	Sunday, 26 February 2012	Melaka - Parit Sulong	187.6 km

Stage 4	Monday, 27 February 2012	Batu Pahat - Muar	169.4 km

Stage 5	Tuesday, 28 February 2012	Ayer Keroh - Pandan Indah, Ampang	190.0 km

Stage 6	Wednesday, 29 February 2012	Proton, Shah Alam - Genting Highlands	108.0 km

Stage 7	Thursday, 1 March 2012	Bentong - Kuantan	205.8 km

Stage 8	Friday, 2 March 2012	Pekan - Cukai	100.8 km

Stage 9	Saturday, 3 March 2012	Kemasik - Kuala Terengganu	165.7 km

Stage 10	Sunday, 4 March 2012	Tasik Kenyir - Kuala Terengganu Loop	116.9 km

TOTAL DISTANCE : 1415.5 km

Organizer

Chris Coleman : Wales’s new manager.

2012-01-21T00:30:00.000+08:00

Chris Coleman poses with the Wales shirt

Christopher "Chris" Coleman (born 10 June 1970 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is a Welsh football manager and former player. Until his resignation on January 9th 2012 he was the manager of Greek Side Larissa. On 19th January 2012, Coleman was appointed team manager of the Welsh national team, as successor to Gary Speed.

The former Fulham and Coventry City boss unashamedly revealed his soft centre after succeeding his close friend Gary Speed

As a child he grew up a keen supporter of Liverpool FC - his favourite player being Emlyn Hughes
As a player, he usually played in defence, while also occasionally appearing as a forward. He won 32 caps playing for Wales.

As a manager, Coleman attained a respectable ninth place finish in the Premier League in 2004 as the manager of Fulham, who had been tipped for relegation. After leaving Fulham, Coleman was appointed manager of Real Sociedad, but resigned in January 2008, citing differences with the incoming president, even though in his last twelve games he recorded only one defeat. In February 2008, he returned to England to manage Coventry City, but he was dismissed in May 2010 following a disastrous run of results.

‘This is the most difficult press conference I have done'

Messi & Homare Sawa : 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or

2012-01-12T22:35:00.000+08:00

Argentina’s Lionel Messi collected the FIFA Ballon d’Or, his third consecutive title while Japan’s Homare Sawa claimed her first FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year award at the FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala held at the Zurich Kongresshaus.

Lionel Messi won the FIFA Ballon d’Or after polling 47.88 of the votes, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo (21.6)%) and Xavi (9.23%) while Sawa collected 28.51% of the votes, ahead of Brazil’s Marta and Abby Wambach from the USA, who received 17.28% and 13.26% respectively.

Pep Guardiola, the Spanish coach of FC Barcelona, and Japan’s women’s national team coach Norio Sasaki were the respective winners of the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football and FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women’s Football.

Neymar claimed the FIFA Puskas Award for the year's best goal, his fine solo effort against Flamengo voted above Wayne Rooney's overhead kick in the Manchester derby and Messi's strike against Arsenal in the second round of the Champions League.

Sir Alex Ferguson received the FIFA Presidential Award from President Joseph S. Blatter for his outstanding dedication, commitment and service to football. On 6 November 2011 Sir Alex Ferguson completed 25 years as manager of Manchester United.

FIFA/FIFPro WORLD XI :
Iker Casillas,Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Sergio Ramos, Nemanja Vidic, Andres Iniesta, Xabi Alonso, Xavi, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney

Safee Sali & Pengharaman FIFA terhadap ISL

2011-12-23T22:09:00.000+08:00

Liga Super Indonesia (ISL).

Penyerang sensai negara Safee Sali yang bermain dengan kelab Pelita Jaya dari Indonesia, mungkin tidak boleh mewakili skuad Harimau Malaya selepas badan induk bola sepak dunia (FIFA) mengharamkan kejohanan Liga Super Indonesia (ISL).

Menurut portal berita akhbar Republika, surat pengharaman ISL oleh FIFA itu ditujukan kepada Ketua Umum Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia (PSSI), Djohar Arifin Husin yang menyatakan ISL adalah liga yang tidak diakui oleh badan dunia itu.

Menurut kandungan surat tersebut, FIFA menerusi surat yang ditandatangani oleh Setiausaha Agungnya Jarome Valcke dan Setiausaha Agung Konfederasi Bolasepak Asia (AFC), Datuk Alex Soosay menetapkan status haram kepada semua pemain, pegawai dan pengadil yang terlibat dengan ISL.

"Pemain yang bermain di ISL juga akan dikenakan pembekuan status perpindahan. Ini bermakna pemain tidak boleh bermain di liga atau kejohanan di negara yang merupakan anggota FIFA.
"Pemain seperti Safee juga terancam, tidak boleh bermain di luar ISL," menurut portal tersebut.
Safee sebelum ini berkata sekiranya kelab Pelita Jaya yang diwakilinya terlibat dengan penggantungan FIFA, beliau akan cuba mencari peluang bermain di negara lain dan dalam masa yang sama mahu bermain untuk pasukan kebangsaan Malaysia.

FIFA bagaimanapun memberikan tarikh akhir 20 Mac tahun depan kepada Indonesia untuk menyelesaikan segala polemik yang berkaitan dengan arena bola sepak di republik itu atau berdepan tindakan penggantungan atau pengharaman.
ISL merupakan kejohanan kelab-kelab bolasepak profesional di Indonesia tetapi tidak bernaung di bawah badan induk bola sepak Republik tersebut, PSSI.

Thierry Henry statue

2011-12-16T22:43:00.001+08:00

Icon: Arsenal's tribute to former striker Henry

Thierry Henry paid an emotional tribute to Arsenal and his former team-mates after seeing himself immortalised in a bronze statue outside Emirates Stadium

The Gunners record goalscorer was one of three club legends to be honoured as part of their 125th anniversary celebrations

Henry left Arsenal for Barcelona in June 2007, where the Frenchman would go on to lift the Champions League before moving to the Major Soccer League in the United States with New York Red Bulls.

'I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have a statue like this in front of the stadium of the team I love and support,' said Henry, who netted 226 goals as the Gunners won two Premier League titles and the FA Cup twice.
'The way the statue is gives the perfect example of the love I have for the club - me kneeling facing the Emirates Stadium and Highbury behind is amazing.

Emotional: It's all a bit much for Thierry Henry as his statue is unveiled

How it should look: Henry celebrating his goal

Gunners boss Wenger had worked with Henry during their time at Monaco, and was instrumental in helping mould the French winger into one of the world's best players following his £11million move from Juventus in the summer of 1999.
Wenger hailed his former captain as the model professional.
'Thierry deserves the honour he gets today, and I am very proud to witness it,' the Gunners boss said.

Malaysia vs Arab Saudi : 20 Februari 2012

2011-12-16T22:22:00.001+08:00

Harimau Malaya terus menerima pelawaan untuk mengadakan beberapa perlawanan persahabatan dan yang terkini adalah menentang pasukan Arab Saudi di Melbourne, Australia pada 20 Februari 2012.

Pengurus pasukan Harimau Malaya, Datuk Seri Subahan Kamal sebagai berkata bahawa pelawaan itu adalah satu pengiktirafan kepada pasukan bola sepak negara yang semakin mendapat perhatian daripada pasukan berkualiti lain.

"Pasukan Arab Saudi telah membuat pelawaan ini dan mereka bersedia untuk membiayai perbelanjaan ke Melbourne," kata beliau.

Beliau turut mendedahkan bahawa Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia (FAM) sedang dalam perbincangan untuk mengadakan perlawanan persahabatan antara Kongo, Iran dan Paraguay dengan Harimau Malaya.

Perlawanan persahabatan berkenaan merupakan sebahagian persiapan pasukan bola sepak Malaysia bagi mempertahankan Piala AFF Suzuki yang dimenangi Harimau Malaya pada kejohanan 2010.

Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Arab Saudi (dikenali sebagai al-Sogour yang bermaksud "Helang" atau al-Akhdar yang bermaksud "Hijau")

info:

Pasukan ini juga turut layak ke Piala Dunia FIFA sebanyak empat kali berturut-turut sejak 1994.
Ranking FIFA ke 55
Juara Piala Arab pada 1998 dan 2002
Memenangi tiga Piala Asia pada 1984, 1988, dan 1996
Mohamed Al-Deayea, bekas penjaga gol Arab Saudi, merupakan pemegang rekod dunia selaku pemain bola sepak lelaki yang memiliki penampilan terbanyak dalam pentas bola sepak antarabangsa.

Anelka Sarung Jersi Shanghai Shenhua 2012

2011-12-13T21:32:00.000+08:00

Nicolas Anelka akan memperkuat Shanghai Shenhua.

SHANGHAI Shenhua akhirnya bersetuju dengan syarat ditetapkan Chelsea untuk mendapatkan khidmat penyerang berbisanya, Nicolas Anelka selama dua tahun.
Anelka, 32, akan menyarung jersi Shenhua pada awal tahun depan, kata Chelsea dalam laman web kelab itu.
Shenhua yang menduduki tangga ke-11 dalam saingan liganya musim lalu turut berminat membawa masuk rakan sepasukan Anelka, Didier Drogba.

Beberapa kelab dari China juga dikaitkan dengan spekulasi perpindahan Drogba.
Bulan lalu, Drogba enggan menandatangani kontrak lanjutan selama setahun bersama Chelsea memandangkan perjanjiannya akan tamat tahun depan.

Walaupun kehadiran Anelka berupaya menaikkan mutu bola sepak di negara itu, bola sepak China turut dihujani pelbagai krisis sama ada di dalam mahupun luar padang.
Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan China mara ke final Piala Dunia buat pertama kalinya pada 2002 tetapi tewas pada saingan peringkat kumpulan.

Bekas pemain antarabangsa Jerman & Bayern Munich iaitu Carsten Jancker pernah menyertai kelab ini pada 2006

Shanghai Shenhua (Meaning “Flower of Shanghai” in Chinese)

Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun (75%), Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG (Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group) and Huangpu Investment Ltd. (SMEG + Huangpu Investment 25%). The team’s home stadium is called the Hongkou Football Stadium, which has a seating capacity of 33,060 and their current head coach is Dražen Besek.

Kelayakan Piala Suzuki AFF 2012 : Myanmar Jadi Tuan Rumah

2011-12-10T02:59:00.000+08:00

Pusingan kelayakan Piala Suzuki AFF 2012 diadakan pada 11 Julai 2012

Pusingan kelayakan Piala Suzuki AFF 2012 bagi menentukan dua pasukan yang bakal menyertai enam pasukan pilihan termasuk juara bertahan Malaysia, akan diadakan di Myanmar dari 5 hinga 13 Oktober 2012.

Menurut World Sports Group, rakan pemasaran eksklusif Persekutuan Bola Sepak ASEAN (AFF), undian bagi pusingan kelayakan membabitkan Myanmar, Brunei, Kemboja, Laos dan Timor Leste akan diadakan pada 11 Julai 2012.

"Dua pasukan teratas dari pusingan kelayakan akan menyertai enam pasukanpilihan ASEAN iaitu Indonesia, Malaysia, Filipina, Singapura, Thailand danVietnam untuk pusingan akhir," kata syarikat itu

Piala Suzuki AFF 2012 akan diadakan dari 24 November hingga 22 Disember 2012.
Pada puisngan akhir, Malaysia dan Thailand dipilih sebagai tuan rumah bersama bagi perlawanan kumpulan manakala perlawanan separuh akhir dan final akan diadakan secara timbal balik.

Malaysia akan menjadi tuan rumah kejohanan itu buat kali kedua selepas edisi 2004 manakala Thailand menjadi tuan rumah pada 2000 dan menjadi tuan rumahbersama pada 2006 dan 2008.
Sementara itu, Suzuki Motor Corporation, sebuah syarikat automatif dari Jepun, telah memperbaharui tajaan utama bagi edisi 2012 iaitu untuk tiga edisi berturut-turut.

World Sports Group, rakan pemasaran eksklusif Persekutuan Bola Sepak ASEAN (AFF)

Suzuki Motor Corp

Lee Chong Wei & Liliyana Natsir Pilihan Peminat Badminton Dunia 2011

2011-12-07T22:56:00.000+08:00

Pemain nombor satu dunia itu mengatasi musuh ketatnya dari China, Lin Dan, sebanyak 12 peratus

Pemain badminton negara, Datuk Lee Chong Wei menerima undi tertinggi daripada peminat sukan berkenaan dalam tinjauan 'siapa yang mereka inginkan sebagai Pemain Lelaki Terbaik Persekutuan Badminton Dunia (BWF) 2011.'

Pemain nombor satu dunia itu mengatasi musuh ketatnya dari China, Lin Dan, sebanyak 12 peratus dalam undian secara online yang dianjurkan oleh BWF menerusi laman web rasminya www.bwfbadminton.org dan platform media sosial Twitter, Weibo dan Facebook.

Menurut BWF menerusi laman webnya hari ini, Chong Wei meraih 34 peratus undi, Lin Dan (22 peratus), pasangan beregu Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng dari China (16 peratus) dan beregu dari Korea Selatan Lee Yong-dae/Jung Jae-sung (14 peratus).

Liliyana Natsir dari Indonesia memperoleh undi sebanyak 78 peratus

Sementara itu, bagi kategori Pemain Wanita Terbaik BWF 2011, pemain beregu campuran Liliyana Natsir dari Indonesia memperoleh undi tertinggi iaitu 78 peratus, diikuti beregu China Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang (enam peratus) dan dua pemain perseorangan dari China Wang Shixian (lima peratus) serta Wang Yihan (empat peratus).

"Sungguhpun keputusan dan pencapaian pada musim 2011 menjadi faktor utama yang diberi pertimbangan, namun tarikan peminat dan kualiti seseorang pemain sebagai contoh ikutan semakin penting sebagai kriteria dalam menentukan pemenang anugerah Pemain Terbaik BWF," kata BWF.

Pemenang dua anugerah berprestij itu akan diumumkan pada perlawanan akhir Kejohanan Super Siri Dunia BWF Li Ning di Liuzhou, China, minggu depan

Socrates dies the age of 57

2011-12-06T01:40:00.001+08:00

Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira, MD (19 February 1954 – 4 December 2011)

The Brazilian hero had suffered from alcoholism

Soccer maestro: Socrates won 80 caps playing for Brazil

Brazilian football legend Socrates died today at the age of 57 after falling ill following a meal of beef stroganoff.
He had been in hospital in San Paolo with food poisoning and was on a life support machine with septic shock when he passed away.
It was the third time in four months he had been treated at an intensive care unit since alcohol abuse caused his stomach to hemorrhage in August.
He was nicknamed O Doutor - The Doctor - as he graduated as medical student during the early years of his football career.
Most closely associated with Corinthians, his only stint outside of Brazil was playing for Fiorentina for the 1984-85 season, though he also played 12 minutes for West Yorkshire team Garforth Town in 2004.

Socrates was named in World Soccer's top 100 players of all-time and was put up as one of compatriot Pele's 125 greatest-ever players.

He was named South American Footballer of the Year in 1983

Sócrates was a technical playmaker, known for great through passes and his vision on the field, as well as his physical strength. He was also a two-footed player and a prolific goal scorer. His ability to read the game was highly valued, and his signature move was the blind heel pass.He was considered to be one of the greatest midfielders ever to play the game. Easily recognizable for his beard and headband, he became the "symbol of cool for a whole generation of football supporters".

His brother Rai succeeded where he failed, winning the World Cup with Brazil in 1994.

SEPANYOL JUARA DAVIS CUP 2011

2011-12-06T01:01:00.000+08:00

SPAIN 2011 Davis Cup team

Rafael Nadal beat Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in a thrilling match to secure the Davis Cup for Spain.

World number two Nadal lost six games in a row in the first set but came back superbly to win a high-class encounter 1-6 6-4 6-1 7-6 (7-0) in Seville.
The victory was his 16th successive win in Davis Cup singles on clay and gave the hosts an unassailable 3-1 lead.

His success secured Spain's fifth Davis Cup title and their third in four years, while Argentina have yet to win it.

Nadal remains unbeaten on clay in Davis Cup singles

Davis Cup Trophy

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By 2007, 137 nations entered teams into the competition. The most successful countries over the history of the tournament are the United States (winning 32 tournaments and finishing as runners-up 29 times) and Australia (winning 28 times, including four occasions with New Zealand under the name 'Australasia', and finishing as runners-up 19 times). The present champion is Spain who beat Argentina to claim the title.

LAST 10 DAVIS CUP WINNERS:

2011: Spain bt Argentina 3-1
2010: Serbia bt France 3-2
2009: Spain bt Czech Rep 5-0
2008: Spain bt Argentina 3-1
2007: USA bt Russia 4-1
2006: Russia bt Argentina 3-2
2005: Croatia bt Slovakia 3-2
2004: Spain bt USA 3-2
2003: Australia bt Spain 3-1
2002: Russia bt France 3-2

Messi, Xavi & Cristiano Ronaldo : Calon akhir Untuk Fifa Ballon d'Or

2011-12-06T00:41:00.001+08:00

Xavi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are on the three-player shortlist for the 2011 Fifa Ballon d'Or

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Xavi have been shortlisted for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or, FIFA and France Football announced.
Messi won the inaugural award last year after FIFA's World Player of the Year crown and France Football's Ballon d'Or merged.

Argentinian Messi was Barca's top scorer as Pep Guardiola's men retained the La Liga title and re-claimed the Champions League trophy with a comprehensive defeat of Manchester United at Wembley.
Xavi was the architect of many of Messi's goals, the Barca veteran maintaining his position as arguably the premier midfielder in world football.
Ronaldo also scored 53 times for Real Madrid as they finished runners-up in Spain and lost out to Barca in the Champions League semi-finals.

They are the world's best players

Pep Guardiola, Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho and Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson were shortlisted for the 2011 FIFA Coach of the Year award.

* The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in Zurich on 9th January 2012.

The Euro 2012 draw

2011-12-03T15:45:00.000+08:00

The Euro 2012 draw was held at the National Palace of Arts in Kiev

Peringkat Kumpulan Piala Eropah 2012:

Group A: Poland, Republik Cek, Greece, Rusia

Group B: Belanda, Denmark, Portugal, Jerman

Group C: Sepanyol, Republik Ireland, Krotia, Itali

Group D: Ukraine, Perancis, Sweden, England

UEFA EURO 2012 trophy

Ekslusif : Dolce & Gabbana + AC Milan + Messi

2011-11-30T23:41:00.001+08:00

Dolce & Gabbana is an Italian luxury industry fashion house.The company was started by the Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in Milan, Italy.

Let see...

Lionel Messi

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Robinho

Gattuso

Pirlo

Inzaghi

Mario Yepes

Zambrotta

Pato

Flamini

Van Bommel

Seedorf

Jankulovski

Pemenang Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-Astro Arena-FAM 2011

2011-11-30T23:09:00.000+08:00

AND THE WINNER IS....

Norshahrul Idlan Talaha..penjaring terbanyak Kelantan 2011

Penyerang pasukan Kelantan, Norshahrul Idlan Talaha dipilih untuk menerima Anugerah Supermokh Pemain Paling Bernilai pada majlisAnugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-Astro Arena-FAM 2011, Rabu.

Norshahrul yang juga merupakan penyerang kebangsaan menerima anugerah ini dua tahun berturut-turut dan menyifatkan ia sangat bermakna dalamkerjayanya sebagai pemain bola sepak.

Kategori ini dianggap sengit memandangkan rakan sepasukan, Khairul Fahmi Che Mat dan Safiq Rahim (Selangor)turut dicalonkan

Norhafiz Zamani Misbah..bekas kapten Kebangsaan

Sementara itu, kategori Pemain Pertahanan Terbaik diraih oleh pemaindari pasukan Negeri Sembilan, Norhafiz Zamani Misbah


Safiq Rahim kini berada di Cardiff untuk ujian pemilihan

Manakala bagi Pemain Tengah Terbaik disandang oleh pemain Selangor Safiq Rahim.

Apex..kini dikaitkan dengan beberapa kelab di Indonesia

Kategori Penjaga Gol Terbaik menjadi milik Khairul Fahmi Che Mat selepas bersaing dengan dua lagi calon iaitu Mohd Sharbinee Allawee Ramli (Terengganu) dan Mohd Farizal Marias (Negeri Sembilan).

Wan Zack Haikal..a.k.a...Shah Jaszle..

Anugerah Pemain Harapan Terbaik jatuh kepada Wan Zack Haikal Wan Noor (Harimau Muda A) selepas mempamerkan aksi cemerlang dalam liga tempatan dan juga peringkat kebangsaan.

Irfan Bakti Abu Salim..kini jurulatih Selangor..

Irfan Bakti Abu Salim menjadi pilihan untuk merima gelaran sebagai Jurulatih Terbaik selepas membawa pasukan Terengganu juara Piala FA dan naib juara Piala Malaysia 2011.

Persatuan Bola Sepak Selangor (FAS) pula dianugerahkan sebagai Persatuan Negeri Terbaik manakala pasukan PKNS Selangor menerima anugerah sebagai Kelab Bola Sepak Terbaik.

Gary Speed has died

2011-11-27T23:10:00.001+08:00

Gary Andrew Speed, MBE (8 September 1969 – 27 November 2011) was a Welsh football player and manager.

The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has announced that Gary Speed has died at the age of 42.
Police stated Speed was found hanged on Sunday morning after committing suicide. He leaves a wife and two children.

Speed was one of the Premier League greats, the first player to make 500 appearances in the competition across spells with Leeds United, Everton, Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers. He held the record of 535 Premier League appearances until David James passed that landmark.

He won the league title with Leeds in 1992, the last season before the Premier League began. He was twice an FA Cup runner-up with Newcastle United.

In total he made over 700 appearances before retiring from playing at Sheffield United in 2010. He made his final appearance against Wolves on November 25, 2008.

The midfielder won 85 international caps for Wales and took over as coach of the national side in December 2010 after a brief spell as boss of Champinship side Sheffield United.

In 2010 he was awarded an MBE for services to football.

Achilles Formula Drift Malaysia 2011

2011-11-26T22:33:00.000+08:00

Achilles Formula Drift Malaysia 2011 returns on 17-18 December 2011.

Fast cars, screeching tires and billowing smoke return to Kuala Lumpur as the adrenaline-pumping action of the Achilles Formula Drift Malaysia 2011 returns on 17-18 December 2011.

Following a successful event last year that brought Malaysian motorsport fans right to the edge of the drifting action, ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) and Title Sponsor Achilles Radial have announced the return of the third edition to the historic site of Dataran Merdeka.

This year, spectators can look forward to catch some 40 professional drivers from across Asia-Pacific pushing their rear-wheel-drive cars to the limit with impeccable precision and vehicle control. This year’s edition will see the return of defending champion Daigo Saito of Spark Achilles Motorsports, who has stamped his authority on the series having won the Singapore and Indonesian legs earlier in convincing fashion.

Malaysia’s top drivers will be looking to capitalise on the local partisan support and their homeground advantage as they eye for podium finishes at the championship in front of their fans in Kuala Lumpur. Local crowd favourites such as Ivan Lau, Tan Tat Wei, Ariff Johanis and Ee Yoong Chern will be sure to give the international drivers a run for their money.

The Achilles Formula Drift Malaysia 2011 is organized by ESS and title sponsored by Achilles Radial

The Achilles Formula Drift Malaysia 2011 is the third leg of the Achilles Asian Drift Series 2011, which covers Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. Tickets are available from Ticket Pro from 21 November 2011 (www.ticketpro.com.my or Hotline 03 7880 7999). Walkabout tickets cost RM28 and Grandstand tickets go for RM128. For more information, log on to the official Formula DRIFT web site www.formuladriftasia.com.

The Achilles Formula Drift Malaysia 2011 is organized by ESS and title sponsored by Achilles Radial. The event is also supported by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur and the following proud Sponsors & Partners – Mansion 88 (Official Sponsor), Tune Talk (Official Telco), Chevrolet (Official Car), Hypertune & SHIFT (Official Partners), Tyrepac (Official Online Portal), DRIVE (Official Energy Drink), Tayaria (Official Tyre Changer), Spritzer (Official Water) and Doubletree Hilton (Official Hotel). ESPN STAR Sports is the official broadcaster for the Achilles Formula Drift Malaysia 2011, and the coverage will be aired across its networks, covering 24 countries to a cumulative reach of more than 300 million viewers in Asia.

Honda-Hot Import Nights KL 2011

2011-11-26T22:04:00.000+08:00

Honda-Hot Import Nights Kuala Lumpur 2011

There will be a new car show in town. It’s called Honda-Hot Import Nights Kuala Lumpur 2011, and it will happen from 17-18 December at Shah Alam’s Malawati Stadium.

It’s gonna be a fully indoor event that will go on rain or shine, and the entry fee will be RM20 per day.

Hot Import Nights (HIN) was founded in 1996 in Australia by a group of uni students. It has grown since then, and Jakarta, Indonesia held its first HIN in 2001. Today, HIN is an annual event in USA, Australia, Indonesia, and if it takes off, Malaysia. Honda Malaysia is the title sponsor for the HIN KL 2011.

There will be plenty of sexy ladies and modded cars of all sorts (HIN is expecting over 100 show cars), and the cars will vie for the many trophies up for grabs. Among the titles are Too Damn Low, Best Custom Bodykit, The Killer Colour, Hottest Engine Bay, Best JDM Look, Best VIP, Hottest ICE, Cinema on Wheels and “Best” titles for various brands, from Audi to Proton. There will be three King Nominees that will fight for the main award – The King.

Also, there will be a Dynowars contest, which will have trophies (top 3) for the most powerful RWD, FWD, AWD, NA, Turbo, VTEC, 4G63 and Campro, among other categories. For the ICE fans, there are a couple of awards, too.

he judges are experienced blokes. For the modded cars, HIN has secured Randy Ly, Tommy Ha and Mitchell Mark, all ex-NCCA judges from America. The man in charge of Dynowars is Todd Lewis from Mainline Dynamometer Australia.

I’ve been to some of these events before, and there are more photographers mobbing the (lady) models than those who actually appreciate the cars, so if you belong to that category, HIN KL will be organising a Car & Model Autophotography contest. The ladies you’re shooting are also competing, but for the Miss Honda-Hot Import Nights KL 2011 title. RC and PS3 fans will have contests of their own. Finally, some international DJs are performing and there’s a concert by rocker Awie on 18 Dec.

For Honda owners, Honda Malaysia will be picking four cars to be displayed in their booth at HIN KL. If you think you have the ride to impress, email a pic of your car and details to hondahin@honda.com.my.

The Schedule

sources: http://paultan.org

Adidas F50 adiZero : 2011

2011-11-22T15:53:00.000+08:00

Luis Suarez (Uruguay) - adidas F50 adiZero II - Energy/White

Gareth Bale (Wales) – adidas F50 adiZero II - Energy/White

David Villa (Spain) – adidas F50 Black/Warning adiZero II

Hugo Almeida (Portugal) – adidas F50 adiZero II - Energy/White

Thomas Mueller (Germany) – adidas F50 adiZero II - Energy/White

David Silva (Spain) – adidas F50 Black/Warning adiZero II

Stewart Downing (England) – adidas F50 Black/Warning adiZero II

GARUDA LEMAS di GELORA BUNG KARNO

2011-11-22T15:05:00.001+08:00

Malaysia menundukkan Indonesia 4-3 melalui penentuan sepakan penalti setelah terikat 1-1 dalam perlawanan penuh dan masa tambahan pada perlawanan akhir yang berlangsung di Stadium Utama Gelora Bung Karno.

Badrol Bakthiar menjadi wira Harimau Muda selepas menjaringkan sepakan penalti terakhir dalam perlawanan tersebut yang meremukkan hati berjuta-juta rakyat Indonesia.

Kejayaan itu sekaligus membolehkan negara mempertahankan emas yang dimenangi di Laos dua tahun lepas.

Sementara itu, jurulatih Ong Kim Swee berkata walaupun pelbagai rintangan dihadapi di Indonesia, namun semangat membara semua pemain dan pegawai menyebabkan mereka berjaya mengharunginya.

Skuad negara akan menentang Syria pada perlawanan kelayakan Olimpik di Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil Rabu.

Tajuk Akhbar KOSMO!

TAHNIAH!!! Malaysia mempertahankan emas
yang dimenangi di Laos dua tahun lepas

Muslim Ahmad dan Fadli Sas..cemerlang sepanjang permainan

Percaturan Ong Kim Swee..
Meletakkan Asrarudin di Sayap Kiri..Zubir Azmi di Bek Kiri

Bintang muda..Nazmi Faiz Mansor..17 tahun..
Keputusan SPM beliau adalah PINGAT EMAS SUKAN SEA ke 26..Berbaloi

JURULATIH pasukan Harimau Muda, Ong Kim Swee diserbu media tempatan
sejurus tiba dari Jakarta di Terminal Tambang Murah (LCCT), Sepang awal pagi

Penjaga gol Harimau Muda, Khairul Fahmi Che Mat disambut
peminat-peminat bola sepak tanah air sejurus tiba dari Jakarta

FAKTA MENARIK UNTUK DIKONGSI:

- Malaysia menang Emas setelah beraksi tanpa tewas sepanjang kejohanan.
- 2 kali INDON tewas di tangan Malaysia @ Gelora Bung Karno
- Irfan Fazail boleh ganti Safiq Rahim
- Syahrul Azwari boleh ganti Mat Yo
- Nazmi Faiz..dua2 belah kaki boleh pakai..
- Khairul Fahmi = Best GoalKeeper in the Region
- Coach Ong kim Swee menyatakan..Apek telah banyak menyelamatkan karier beliau.
- We are 100% Malaysian!

PEMENANG PINGAT EMAS SUKAN SEA (Bolasepak):

Thailand 12 kali
Malaysia 6 kali
Myanmar 4 kali
Indonesia 2 kali
Vietnam Selatan 1 kali
Singapura..Langsung tak pernah menang (HAHAHAHAHA)

World Athletes with their own Logo

2011-11-18T12:16:00.012+08:00

1. ROGER FEDERER (Tennis) : RF logo

2. TIGER WOODS (Golf) : TW logo

3. LIONEL MESSI (Football) : M logo

4. DAVID BECKHAM (Football) : DB logo

5. RAFAEL NADAL (Tennis) : BULL logo

6. CRISTIANO RONALDO (Football) : CR7 logo

7. PELE (Football) : PELE logo

2 Pemain Lubnan milik Kelantan dan Selangor

2011-11-17T16:23:00.000+08:00

1. Ramez Dayoub : Selangor FA

Ramez Dayoub (born 9 August 1984 in Beirut, Lebanon).
Kelab terdahulu : Safa Sporting Club, Al-Shabab & Magway.
Posisi : Center Back

Pertahanan kental..Pernah menjadi Kapten Lebanon dan
bakal memakai jersey Selangor No. 19

2. Mohammed Ghaddar : Kelantan FA

Mohammed Mahmoud Ghaddar ( born on January 1, 1984 in Lebanon).
Kelab terdahulu: Nejmeh, Al-Shabab, Al-Ahly, Tishreen SC & Al-Jaish SC Damascus.
Posisi : Striker
Tinggi: 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

Pernah merangkul anugerah AFC Cup 2007 "Top Scorer" (5 Gol)
ketika bersama Kelab Nejmeh.
Bakal memakai jersey Kelantan No. 22.
Menandatangani kontrak selama 2 tahun

* Kelantan akan bermain dalam 2012 AFC Cup.

Jelajah Borneo 2012 : SABAH

2011-11-17T09:09:00.002+08:00

Jelajah Borneo 2012 Dijangka Mencabar

Laluan dari Sepilok, Sandakan ke Hotel Perkasa di Kundasang, peringkat empat pertandingan lumba basikal Jelajah Borneo 2012 yang akan diadakan pada April tahun depan, dijangka paling mencabar.

Presiden Persatuan Basikal Sabah (SCA) yang juga pengerusi kejohanan itu Raijas Anang berkata pelumbaan julung kali sejauh 674.4 kilometer selama lima hari itu akan bermula 27 April di Semporna dan tamat di Kota Kinabalu pada 1 Mei, menjangkakan laluan Sepilok-Kundasang sepanjang 211.3km adalah yang paling getir.

Katanya kejohanan itu yang diiktiraf sebagai perlumbaan status 2.2 oleh Kesatuan Lumba Basikal Antarabangsa (UCI) dan turut diiktiraf Persekutuan LumbaBasikal Kebangsaan Malaysia (MNCF), akan meliputi lima peringkat iaitu SempornaTawau, Lahad Datu dan Sandakan sebelum ke Kundasang dan tamat di pantai baratSabah, meliputi daerah Kota Kinabalu, Papar dan Penampang.

Peringkat pertama ialah Sirkit Padang Bandaran Semporna meliputi jarak 68km, peringkat dua dari Waterfront, Tawau ke Lahad Datu (143.7 km), peringkat tiga dari Lahad Datu ke Bandar Indah Sandakan (160.1 km), peringkat empat dari Sepilok, Sandakan ke Hotel Perkasa Hotel, Kundasang (211.3 km) dan peringkat akhir ialah Anjung Senja, Kota Kinabalu (91.3 km).

"Lima pasukan negara asing iaitu tiga dari Filipina dan dua dari Jepun telah menyatakan minat untuk menyertai perlumbaan ini walaupun kami masih belum lagi membuka tawaran kepada mana-mana pasukan," katanya.

Raijas berkata penganjur masih mencari penaja ekoran pertandingan itu dijangka menelan kos RM7 juta, yang antara lain disebabkan kos pengangkutan yangtinggi.

Persekutuan LumbaBasikal Kebangsaan Malaysia
(MNCF)

Kesatuan Lumba Basikal Antarabangsa (UCI)

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals - London 2011

2011-11-16T12:40:00.000+08:00

The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is the year-end tournament featuring
the best eight singles players and best eight doubles teams in the world

It is the 42nd edition of the tournament (36th in doubles). The tournament is run by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and is part of the 2011 ATP World Tour. The event will take place on indoor hard courts.

The eight players who qualify for the event will be split into two groups of four

During this stage, players will compete in a round robin format (meaning players will play against all the other players in their group). The two players with the best results in each group will progress to the semifinals where the winners of a group will face the runner-ups of the other group. This stage, however, is a knock out stage. The doubles competition uses the same format.

Group A :

Novak Djokovic

Andy Murray

David Ferrer

Tomas Berdych

Group B :

Rafael Nadal

Roger Federer

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Mardy Fish

The defending champion in singles is World No. 4 Roger Federer while the defending champions in doubles are Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić. However, they will not defend their title together due to the pair of them going their separate ways after the 2010 event. Zimonjic is forming a team with Michaël Llodra for the season and Nestor is partnered up with Max Mirnyi.

The first singles match will be Federer v Tsonga on Sunday, a repeat of the Paris Masters final. Nadal will take on Fish on Sunday night.

Murray begins his campaign against Ferrer, while Djokovic takes on Berdych later in the day.
The tournament runs until Sunday, November 27.

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals return to The O2 Arena
for the third consecutive year

AL-FATIHAH untuk Allahyarham Muhammad Salam Sidik

2011-11-16T08:34:00.001+08:00

Muhammad Salam Sidik

Atlet memanah paralimpik negara, Muhammad Salam Sidik meninggal dunia ketika dalam perjalanan ke Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) tengah hari Selasa.
Pengurus Persiapan Atlet, Gulam Ghani Ayoub berkata, Muhammad Salam ditemui rakan sebilik terbaring selepas pulang bertemu dengan doktor di Institut Sukan Negara (ISN) pagi ini.

“Dia ditemui tidak sedarkan diri di kediaman atlet Casa I, Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) dan terus dibawa ke HUKM.
"Pihak hospital masih menjalani siasatan punca sebenar kematian.
“Jenazah akan dibawa pulang di Kampung Sungai Tiram, Kota Tinggi, Johor oleh kakaknya lebih kurang pukul 7 malam ini selepas mendapat kebenaran hospital ,” kata Gulam.

Muhammad Salam,28, merupakan salah seorang atlet paralimpik negara yang berada di bawah program ‘Road To London’ dan merupakan atlet prospek emas bagi Sukan Paralimpik London 2012.
Allahyarham merupakan olahragawan atlet orang kelainan upaya (OKU) bagi tahun 2005, 2007 dan 2009 dan turut berada di ranking nombor dua dunia (September 2011).

ALFATIHAH - Atlit memanah negara Mohamad Salam Sidik (kanan).

Malaysia rangkul kejuaraan hoki bawah 21 tahun Piala Sultan Johor 2011

2011-11-14T12:41:00.000+08:00

Skuad Hoki bawah 21 tahun Malaysia bersama Piala Sultan Johor

Malaysia melakukan jaringan emas pada masa tambahan untuk merangkul kejuaraan hoki bawah 21 tahun Piala Sultan Johor apabila mengejutkan Australia 3-2 pada perlawanan akhir di Stadium Taman Daya.

Jaringan emas ketua pasukan Muhammad Noor Faeez Ibrahim melalui pukulan sudut penalti pada minit ketiga masa tambahan menceriakan skuad Projek 2013 itu untuk menempa nama sebagai pemenang kejohanan yang julung kali dianjurkan.
Muhammad Noor Faeez muncul sebagai penjaring terbanyak kejohanan dengan tujuh gol manakala penjaga gol Mohamad Hazrul Faiz mendapatkan anugerah Penjaga Gol Terbaik dan Pemain Terbaik Perlawanan Akhir.

Kemenangan Malaysia diraikan lebih 8,000 penonton termasuk Sultan Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, Sultan Perak Sultan Azlan Shah dan Presiden Persatuan Hoki Malaysia (PHM), Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah.
Terdahulu itu, Korea Selatan menduduki tempat ketiga selepas melakukan jaringan emas untuk menumpaskan India 3-2 manakala Pakistan menduduki tempat kelima dengan mengatasi New Zealand 2-0.

Muhammad Noor Faeez Ibrahim - Penjaring
terbanyak kejohanan dengan 7 gol

Mohamad Hazrul Faiz - Penjaga Gol Terbaik &
Pemain Terbaik Perlawanan Akhir.

Newcastle United change stadium name : Sport Direct Arena

2011-11-10T14:04:00.000+08:00

Sports Direct Arena

Newcastle have announced St James' Park is to be renamed the Sports Direct Arena as part of a plan to sell the naming rights to their famous stadium.

The Magpies hope to follow fellow Barclays Premier League clubs Arsenal and Manchester City by licensing the naming rights to the ground which has been their home since 1886.

St James' Park, which has a capacity of over 52,000, could join the Emirates Stadium and the Etihad Stadium in adopting the name of an external backer if the plans announced come to fruition.

"Naming the stadium the Sports Direct Arena helps up to showcase the opportunity to interested parties,'' Newcastle managing director Derek Llambias said

St James' Park the oldest and largest football stadium in the North East of England.
It is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a football spectator capacity of 52,409

The site of St. James' Park was originally a patch of sloping grazing land, bordered by Georgian Leazes Terrace,and near the historic Town Moor, owned by the Freemen of the City, both factors that later affected development of the ground, with the local council being the landlord of the site.

The stadium was first used by Newcastle United in 1892 after the unification of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, although football had been played there since 1880.

Smokin' Joe Frazier in Memories

2011-11-09T09:05:00.001+08:00

Joseph William "Joe" Frazier
(January 12, 1944 – November 7, 2011), also known as Smokin' Joe

Hall of Fame heavyweight and Olympic gold medalist Joe Frazier dies at 67 after battle with liver cancer. Upon hearing of Frazier's death, Muhummad Ali said, "The world has lost a great champion. I will always remember Joe with respect and admiration."

Frazier emerged as the top contender in the late 1960s, defeating opponents that included Jerry Quarry, Oscar Bonavena, Buster Mathis, Eddie Machen, Doug Jones, George Chuvalo and Jimmy Ellis en route to becoming undisputed heavyweight champion in 1970, and followed up by defeating Muhammad Ali on points in the highly-anticipated "Fight of the Century" in 1971. Two years later Frazier lost his title when he was knocked out by George Foreman. He fought on, beating Joe Bugner, losing a rematch to Ali, and beating Quarry and Ellis again.

He retired in 1976 following a second loss to Foreman. He made a comeback in 1981, fighting just once, before retiring for good. The International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO) rates Frazier among the ten greatest heavyweights of all time.He is an inductee of both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame.

Joe Frazier - Olympics Gold 1964 - Tokyo

Colour Action Photograph of that famous moment
back in 1971 when Frazier sent Ali to the canvas.

3 LEGENDS: Joe Frazier with George Foreman and Muhammad Ali

Undisputed World Heavyweight boxing champion

Shortlists for the FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala 2011

2011-11-08T12:01:00.000+08:00

FIFA Ballon d'Or Award

On 5 December 2011, FIFA and France Football will hold a media event in Paris during which they will announce the names of the three men and three women, as well as the three men’s coaches and three women’s coaches, who have received the most votes. The three nominees for the FIFA Puskás Award will also be announced.

Shortlists for the FIFA Ballon d’Or gala 2011

The following 23 men (in alphabetical order) are in contention for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2011:

Éric Abidal (France), Sergio Agüero (Argentina), Karim Benzema (France), Iker Casillas (Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Dani Alves (Brazil), Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon), Cesc Fàbregas (Spain), Diego Forlán (Uruguay), Andrés Iniesta (Spain), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Thomas Müller (Germany), Nani (Portugal), Neymar (Brazil), Mesut Özil (Germany), Gerard Piqué (Spain), Wayne Rooney (England), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany), Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands), Luis Suárez (Uruguay), David Villa (Spain), Xabi Alonso (Spain), Xavi (Spain).

The following ten coaches (in alphabetical order, first nationality and then team) are in contention for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football 2011:

Vicente Del Bosque (Spain/Spain national team), Alex Ferguson (Scotland/Manchester United FC), Rudi Garcia (France/Lille OSC), Pep Guardiola (Spain/FC Barcelona), Jürgen Klopp (Germany/Borussia Dortmund), Joachim Löw (Germany/Germany national team), José Mourinho (Portugal/Real Madrid C.F.), Óscar Tabárez (Uruguay/Uruguay national team), André Villas-Boas (Portugal/FC Porto, Chelsea FC), Arsène Wenger (France/Arsenal FC).

2011 World Junior Badminton Championships

2011-11-08T11:15:00.000+08:00

Zulfadli Zulkifli clinched the junior boy's singles title

Badminton fans in Malaysia had more than one reason to celebrate when the junior shuttlers achieved two historic feats at the World Junior Badminton Championships.
National junior men's singles shuttler Zulfadli Zulkifli clinched the junior boy's singles title while Nelson Heg Wei Kiat-Teo Ee Yi made it a glorious double at the championships in Taiwan.

Zulfadli Zulkifli stood tall in Taipei as tears of joy rolled down his cheeks after the win.
The 18-year-old had made history again as the first Malaysian to win the boys' singles crown at the world junior badminton championships.
He had, in April, been the first Malaysian to win the Asian junior crown in Lucknow, India.
And he pulled off the feat in style, beating the heavy favourite and defending champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark 21-18, 9-21, 21-19 in an enthralling 51-minute contest.

It was double joy for Malaysia when Nelson Heg Wei Keat-Teo Ee Yi successfully dumped local hopefuls and Asian junior champions Huang Po-jui-Lin Chia-yu 21-17, 21-17 to emerge as the country's seventh boys' doubles winners in the tournament's 19-year history.

Nelson Heg Wei Keat-Teo Ee Yi

The BWF World Junior Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton World
Federation (BWF) to crown the best junior badminton players (under-19) in the world.

The focus was, however, all on Zulfadli as he had pulled off a feat that many - especially from the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) banner - had failed to do before.

The player from professional club KLRC now has the world at his feet. The challenge Zulfadli faces is making that quantum leap to the senior level and take Malaysian badminton to even greater heights.

Proton Satria Neo S2000 : APRC 2011 Champion

2011-11-08T10:24:00.000+08:00

Scotsman Alistair McRae and co-driver Bill Hayes of Australia, behind
the wheels of the Proton Satria Neo S2000, dominated the final leg of the APRC

LONGYOU (China): The Proton Motorsport camp celebrated wildly on the final day of the China Rally as the Malaysian outfit clinched the manufacturers’ and drivers’ titles of the Asia Pacific Rally Championships (APRC) 2011.

“This is the weekend that we have been waiting for this season,” said the 40-year-old McRae, whose last title time came at the Formula 2 Asia Pacific Rally in 1999.
“We had a good lead since day one of the rally. We backed off a bit in the final three stages to avoid any mishap and just kept our focus to sustain our lead till the end.”
Team-mate and title rival Chris Atkinson finished third in the race to complete a 1-2 for Proton Motorsport in the drivers’ standings.

The Satria Neo S2000’s dominant performance throughout the season also gave Proton the coveted APRC manufacturer’s championship ahead of Mitsubishi, with Subaru finishing a distant third.
The results in China also saw Proton becoming the first car manufacturer to win all eight major individual titles in the FIA APRC, with the overall FIA APRC driver’s title and FIA APRC manufacturer’s title leading the honour roll.

The other titles are the FIA APRC Teams Trophy; the FIA Asia Cup driver’s title; the FIA Pacific Cup driver’s title; the manufacturer’s title in the FIA APRC Rally Cup for two-wheel drive category; the FIA APRC Rally Cup two-wheel drive driver’s title; and FIA APRC Junior Cup driver’s title.

Modified Yellow Proton Neo Rally car

“The results in China sum up what has been a challenging, but nevertheless rewarding year for Proton. Excelling in competition serves a bigger purpose in that it significantly supports our aspiration in becoming a competitive global car manufacturer,” said Proton MD Datuk Seri Syed Zainal Abidin.

The Satria Neo S2000

Datuk Nicol Ann David : Juara Dunia Kali ke 6

2011-11-08T10:01:00.000+08:00

Ratu skuasy negara dan pemain nombor satu dunia, Datuk Nicol Ann David
merangkul kejuaraan keenam pada Kejohanan Skuasy Terbuka Dunia selepas
menewaskan musuh tradisi Jenny Duncalf dari England

Rekod hebat diiringi permainan hebat. Begitulah yang dipamerkan Nicol David menerusi permainan berkualiti tinggi untuk merangkul kejuaraan Terbuka Skuasy Dunia Keenamnya.

Kemenangan ini sekaligus melonjakkan atlit kelahiran Pulau Pinang itu mengatasi pencapaian pemain Australia, Sarah Fitz-Gerald yang sebelum ini berkongsi jumlah lima kemenangan.

Perlawanan yang berlangsung di Pusat Teater Luxor dan Victoria Skuasy itu menyaksikan Jenny Duncalf tiada jawapan untuk menghalang kejayaan Nicol dalam aksi perlawanan akhir itu apabila tunduk mudah 11-2, 11-5, 11-0 kepada juara bertahan itu.

Kali pertama Nicol meraih kejuaraan dunia ialah pada 2005 dan mempertahankannya pada tahun berikutnya dan mengulangi pencapaiannya pada 2009 dan 2010.
Nicol David's other notable achievements include the Asian Squash Championship, which she won a record eight times (in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2011). She also held a 13-month, 51-match winning streak, from March 2006 until April 2007

Nicol has also obtained the WISPA Player of the Year
on six consecutive occasions, from 2005 until 2010

On 7 June 2008, Nicol David was honoured with the Order of Merit (Darjah Bakti) or D.B. in conjunction with the birthday of His Majesty Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin.^[13] She was the first recipient of the award which was established on 26 June 1975.The award is limited to 10 recipients who have made significant contributions in the arts, sciences and the humanities.

Perlawanan Persahabatan : Malaysia vs India

2011-11-03T18:24:00.001+08:00

Persekutuan Bola Sepak Seluruh India.
Dikenali sebagai Budak Bhangra, The Wonder Boys

Menerusi bimbingan jurulatih baru, pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan India akan mengadakan dua perlawanan persahabatan dengan Malaysia sebagai persiapannya menghadapi kejohanan besar serantau.
Persekutuan Bola Sepak Seluruh India mengumumkan Savio Medeira sebagai ketuajurulatih baru semalam (Rabu) untuk melatih pemain muda India.

Perlawanan pertama dijadual pada 13 Nov di Guwahati, Assam dan tiga harikemudian di Kolkata, Bengal Barat bagi perlawanan kedua.

"Saya baru mengambil alih dan ini merupakan cabaran bagi saya. Malaysia sedikit ke depan dalam bola sepak dengan liga dan kelab mereka berbanding India.
"Pasukan India perlu penambahbaikan dalam semua bahagian, pertahanan dan serangan," kata Medeira.
India sedang membuat persiapan menghadapi kejohanan dwitahunan Persekutuan Bola Sepak Asia Selatan pada Disember ini, kejohanan yang ia muncul juara sebanyak lima kali.

India yang kini menduduki ranking ke-160 Persekutuan Persatuan Bola SepakAntarabangsa (Fifa) turut dijadual mengadakan perlawanan persahabatan denganZambia bulan ini.

Info:
Pada masa kini, India muncul selaku pemenang Piala Cabaran AFC 2008. India juga berjaya layak ke Piala Asia 2011 di Qatar buat kali pertama sejak 1984.

Pada Sukan Olimpik Melbourne 1956, India mendapat tempat keempat. India juga muncul pemenang pingat emas pada Sukan Asia 1951 dan 1962. Pada Piala Asia 1962, India muncul naib juara. Era 50-an hingga 60-an ini dianggap sebagai detik emas bola sepak India.

Pasukan ini pernah layak ke Piala Dunia FIFA 1950. Namun terdapat segelintir pemain yang tidak mahu menggunakan kasut untuk bermain bola sepak. Kerana masalah tersebut, India terpaksa menarik diri.

Indian national team

Atlet Sukan SEA Malaysia guna kasut Harimau Malaya

2011-11-03T12:30:00.000+08:00

PRESIDEN MOM, Tunku Tan Sri Imran Tuanku Jaafar (tengah) bergambar
bersama wakil-wakil penaja kontinjen Malaysia di Wisma MOM, Kuala Lumpur

KONTINJEN Malaysia ke temasya Sukan SEA di Indonesia dari 11 hingga 22 November ini akan dibekalkan dengan kasut khas bercirikan Harimau Malaya untuk acara pembukaan dan penutupan.
Kasut yang berwarna oren dan hitam itu adalah hasil sumbangan Bata yang sedondon dengan warna pakaian yang akan digunakan atlet negara pada acara perbarisan itu nanti.

Pengurus Kanan Bata (Marketing) Sdn. Bhd., Datuk James Selvaraj berkata, kasut itu dicipta khas pihaknya khusus untuk barisan atlet negara yang beraksi pada temasya Sukan SEA kali ini.
"Kita akan bekalkan 2,000 pasang kasut kepada kontinjen negara yang dicipta dalam dua warna berbeza iaitu oren dan hitam.

"Kasut ini masih tiada lagi dalam pasaran dan dibuat istimewa untuk atlet negara memakainya pada acara pembukaan dan penutupan nanti," katanya.
Beliau menjelaskan, pihaknya membelanjakan RM100,000 untuk menaja kasut istimewa tersebut sebelum dijual di pasaran terbuka.

"Anda boleh lihat nanti bagaimana segaknya kontinjen negara memakainya kerana sama warna dengan baju rasmi atlet kita," jelasnya.
Acara pembukaan dan penutup Sukan SEA 2011 akan berlangsung di Kompleks Sukan Jakabaring di Palembang pada 11 dan 22 November.

KLFA Cari Rakan Program Baru Untuk Akademi Bola Sepaknya

2011-11-02T16:23:00.000+08:00

Last photo shows that the KLFA building have been painted.

Persatuan Bola Sepak Kuala Lumpur (KLFA) sedang mencari rakan program baru untuk pembangunan akademi bola sepaknya di Taman Melawati, Hulu Klang dekat sini ekoran pembatalan perjanjian dengan kelab Liga Perdana Inggeris, Liverpool FC baru-baru ini.
Presiden KLFA Datuk Astaman Abdul Aziz berkata perjanjian itu terpaksa dibatalkan ekoran perbezaan polisi di antara kedua-dua pihak.

"KLFA lebih fokus kepada pembangunan bola sepak di peringkat akar umbi manakala Liverpool lebih berminat untuk menjadikan akademi itu sebagai perniagaan komersil.
"Kami sedang mengadakan perbincangan dengan dua kelab di England namun butirannya tidak boleh saya jelaskan bagi memastikan kelancaran perbincangan itu," katanya ketika dihubungi Bernama pada Rabu.
Sebelum ini KLFA mengadakan perbincangan dengan Liverpool FC bagi membangunkan akademi bola sepaknya di Taman Melawati yang dianggar bernilai RM5.4 juta. Astaman berkata pembukaan akademi seluas 3.28 hektar di Taman Melawati yang sebelum ini dijadual Januari lepas ditunda kepada Mac tahun depan ekoran beberapa pembangunan fizikal akademi itu belum disiapkan.

"Beberapa bahagian sedang disiapkan oleh kontraktor yang dilantik seperti gimnasium, kafetaria dan asrama," katanya.
Beliau berkata KLFA akan memulakan pengambilan pelatih di akademi itu selepas ia disiapkan pada Mac depan.
"Untuk permulaan kita akan mengambil 25 pemain berusia bawah 17 tahun sekitar Kuala Lumpur," katanya.

Gambaran masa depan KLFA..di belakang adalah perumahan..

KLFA sebelum dicat..belakang adalah projek perumahan tersebut

David Beckham masih mengharap

2011-11-02T15:59:00.000+08:00

Becks won't give up on England hope

David Beckham has not given up hope of playing for his country again, with the former England captain confident he will earn a recall.

Beckham has 115 caps to his name, but at 36 years of age many feel his days with the national side are long gone - with his last appearance being against Belarus in October 2009.
The former Manchester United man is not looking to retire when his contract with LA Galaxy winds down in November and he is targeting an England recall.

"I'm playing well, I'm still fit and I haven't retired from international football," he said. "If there are players injured or out, if I'm ever needed, then of course I'm available.
"I'd love to play for England again and I believe I will."

David Beckham's last England appearance
came against Belarus in October 2009

Bo Van Pelt wins Asia Pacific Classic 2011

2011-10-31T11:56:00.000+08:00

Pemain golf profesional Amerika Syarikat, Bo Van Pelt menjuarai kejohanan golf CIMB Asia Pacific Malaysia selepas mengumpul 261 pukulan 23 di bawah par di pusingan akhir di The Mines Resort and Golf Club, Seri Kembangan.

The winner of the PGA Tour's 2009 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, Van Pelt  earned $1.3 million in the second-year event sanctioned by the PGA and Asian tours.

"My swing felt good right at the first warmup and I kind of continued that all week and had confidence with what I wanted to do with my golf swing," Van Pelt said.

Fellow Indiana player Jeff Overton was second after a 69.

Scores:

261 - Bo VAN PELT (USA) 66-64-67-64.
267 - Jeff OVERTON (USA) 67-62-69-69.
268 - Fredrik JACOBSON (SWE) 65-64-71-68.
269 - Cameron TRINGALE (USA) 66-68-71-64, Camilo VILLEGAS (COL) 69-66-68-66, Mark WILSON (USA) 67-66-67-69.
270 - John SENDEN (AUS) 67-70-68-65, Vijay SINGH (FIJ) 72-64-66-68, Ryan PALMER (USA) 71-65-67-67.
271 - Jeev SINGH (IND) 69-69-67-66, Jerry KELLY (USA) 69-66-69-67, Jason DUFNER (USA) 70-67-65-69.
272 - Brandt SNEDEKER (USA) 71-68-67-66, Robert ALLENBY (AUS) 63-72-70-67, Stewart CINK (USA) 67-66-71-68, Jimmy WALKER (USA) 66-67-71-68, Chris KIRK (USA) 71-65-67-69, Danny CHIA (MAS) 71-65-66-70.

Petra Kvitova wins WTA Championships

2011-10-31T10:54:00.001+08:00

Petra Kvitova leaves the year-end
championships with a winner's trophy

Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova won her first WTA Championships title on Sunday, beating Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 for a victory that will also put her at No. 2 in the world rankings.
Kvitova started the year outside the top 30 and was playing in the season-ending tournament for the first time.

Kvitova has won six titles this year, the same number as No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki and twice as many as Azarenka.
"I didn't expect that I would be sitting here as a champion. It's really a big step for me," Kvitova said.

Azarenka said Kvitova started well, catching her "off guard."
"She has a really big serve," the Belarusian said. "In the important moments, it's really saving her ... I could break her more often."

Kvitova took home $1.75 million and Azarenka collected $775,000.

Kvitová started 2011 by winning her second
career title at the 2011 Brisbane International

Kvitová is known for her fast left-handed serve. At the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, she had 36 aces, the third-most of any woman.She is also noted for her very heavy forehand, backhand, and timing, and is known to make up for her lack of speed by playing close to the baseline. Her game is best suited to the indoor courts because of her immense power, and she went 19-0 on the indoor surface in 2011.

New Jersey will join the F1 calendar in 2013

2011-10-27T15:04:00.002+08:00

Formula One coming to New Jersey in 2013

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has finally secured his ambition of staging a race against the backdrop of New York's towering skyscrapers.
It was confirmed on Tuesday that The Grand Prix of America at Imperial Port will be added to the calendar from 2013, in a 10-year deal.

Ecclestone said: 'I've wanted to do this for years. You'll be able to see the Manhattan skyline on television.'
The course in Weehawken and West New York will run along the banks of the Hudson River and no taxpayer money will be used to fund the race.
Governor Chris Christie said: 'I'm pleased that New Jersey will play host to Formula One beginning 2013, bringing one of the world's most popular and exciting sports right to our backyard.'

'The race will be a 3.2 mile road race, run on existing roads through Port Imperial and at the top of the Palisades in Weehawken and West New York.
'Up to 100,000 people are expected to attend each race, starting with practice Friday, qualifying on Saturday and racing on Sunday.'
A host of other venues are eager to follow in New Jersey's footsteps.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie unveills the plans on

the site at the Port Imperial Ferry Terminal

Russia has already signed a contract to host a race at the Black Sea resort of Sochi from 2014 to 2020 while Argentina, Mexico, South Africa and France all want to return to the Formula One calendar.
Plans are afoot to build a second circuit in India, close to Mumbai, with the country about to host its inaugural Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit on the outskirts of New Delhi.
Such interest comes despite an estimated average race-hosting fee of close to £20million.

Proposed route for grand prix in New Jersey

PUMA v1.11

2011-10-25T12:54:00.002+08:00

Introducing the PUMA v1.11

We all know how important being fast in the modern game is.
Getting to the ball first, having quick feet and a burst of pace are everything - which is where PUMA’s v1.11 boot comes in.

The v1.11 features a premium lightweight microfiber upper material and the third generation of PUMA's UNI technology. This construction provides a snug fit by perfectly replicating the unique PUMA AptoLast.

The v1.11 was created with one thing in mind - to give you the confidence to be your fastest.

Sergio Agüero - Manchester City

Mario Gomez - FC Bayern Munich

Steven Pienaar - Tottenham Hotspur

Radamel Falcao - Atlético Madrid

Matthew Etherington - Stoke City

Yaya Toure - Manchester City

Denilson - Sao Paulo (loan from Arsenal)

Marta (Brazil) - five-time World Player of the Year

Hero Malaya..Khairul Fahmi - Kelantan

Paintball Piala Dunia Asia Langkawi 2011

2011-10-25T11:09:00.001+08:00

Pasukan Malaysia, Tune Talk Lost Boyz MSNK bakal beraksi
dalam kategori Division 1 pada Piala Dunia Asia di Langkawi November ini.

Paintball Piala Dunia Asia Langkawi Bakal Beraksi Dalam Dewan.

Kejohanan Paintball Piala Dunia Asia Langkawi (WCA2011) bakal menampilkan kelainan apabila semua pasukan akan beraksi di dalam dewan buat kali pertama pada 10 hingga 13 November ini di Dewan Pameran Mahsuri, Langkawi, Kedah.

Edisi sulung acara berskala dunia ini berlangsung di lokasi tertutup yang dilengkapi penghawa dingin dengan empat lapangan bersaiz antarabangsa. Setiap satunya mempunyai keluasan 18,000 kaki persegi.

Lebih 30 buah negara membabitkan penyertaan 150 pasukan bakal beraksi pada kejohanan ini sekali gus menyaksikan 1,000 pencinta sukan ini bersatu di Langkawi.
Antara negara yang telah mengesahkan penyertaan mereka termasuk Amerika Syarikat, United Kingdom, Perancis Filipina, Singapura, Indonesia, Jepun, India Korea Selatan, Taiwan, Rusia dan Afrika Selatan.

Sebanyak empat kategori yang dipertandingkan termasuk Division 1, Division 2, Division 3 dan Division 4.
Tarikh tutup penyertaan ialah pada 30 Oktober ini (pasukan tempatan) dan 1 November bagi pasukan antarabangsa.

WCA 2011 juga turut diadakan lokasi penganjuran Piala Intercontinent di mana pasukan terbaik dari setiap rantau akan bersaing untuk merebut gelaran pasukan terbaik dunia.
Turut diadakan acara sampingan Commond & Conquer yang akan berlangsung di LISRAM, Langkawi pada 13 November serta Ekspo Paintball WCA.

Pertandingan ini turut menerima sokongan Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (KBS), Pelancongan Malaysia, Kerajaan Negeri Kedah serta Perbadanan Pembangunan Langkawi (LADA)

Sebelum ini semua peserta beraksi di tempat terbuka dan
menghadapi faktor cuaca, namun pihak penganjur AKR EVENTS & PALS EVENTS
mengambil langkah berlainan dan mampu memberi pengalaman baru kepada semua.

Paintball World Cup Asia , Langkawi 2011

Simoncelli killed at Malaysia MotoGP

2011-10-24T14:19:00.001+08:00

Italian motorcyclist Marco Simoncelli died in a horrific crash at MotoGP race in Malaysia, in full view of his devastated family and girlfriend.

The 24-year-old was flung from his bike and skidded across the track, before apparently being hit by competitors Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi.
His mother Rossella, father Paolo and girlfriend Kate watched in horror as Simoncelli's bike was smashed to pieces after his dramatic loss of control in the second lap.

Simoncelli (centre) takes the first corner on his second lap moment

before the fatal crash at the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix

His mother Rossella, father Paolo and girlfriend Kate watched in horror as Simoncelli's bike was smashed to pieces after his dramatic loss of control in the second lap.
They wept in shock as the unconscious rider was taken to the medical centre at the track in Sepang for treatment, but his injuries to the chest, head and neck were too serious for him to be saved.

Simoncelli's fellow Honda rider Dani Pedrosa, who had fallen out with Simoncelli earlier in the season, said: 'I've been with his father and all we could do was to hug, nothing else matters.
'Everybody in the paddock remains in shock. Many times we ourselves forget how dangerous this sport can be and when you lose people on the way nothing has any meaning. It's clear that we all do what we like, what we love, but on days like today nothing matters.'

Organisers cancelled the race soon after Simoncelli's accident and said in a bulletin reported on website Autosport: 'Race cancelled as the medical centre staff is focusing on treating Marco Simoncelli and track action cannot be resumed in the current circumstances.'
The rider was given CPR in the ambulance which continued for 45 minutes but Simoncelli was declared dead at 4.56pm local time.

Simoncelli loses control and is seen coming off the bike

Simoncelli fatally falls off of his Honda after colliding into Colin Edwards

Edwards spins off the track along with Simoncelli's bike as
the 24-year-old Italian devastatingly lies motionless

The rider (No 58) is seen sliding from his bike and colliding

with two other riders in a horrifying crash

Simonelli's mother Rossella is comforted outside the

medical centre after her son's fatal crash

Marco Simoncelli's father is comforted as he waits outside a
medical centre where the rider was taken following a crash

Crew members of the Honda team of Marco Simoncelli of Italy
console each other as they gather outside a medical centre

Simoncelli's girlfriend Kate walks through an empty

Honda garage after the shocking accident

The last death in MotoGP came at the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix, when Japan's Daijiro Katoh died from his injuries.
Medical director at Clinica Mobile Dr Michele Macchiagodena said at a press conference yesterday that U.S. rider Edwards had suffered a dislocated shoulder in the crash but it had been reset and he was 'fine'.
When asked about Simoncelli's helmet coming off, race director Paul Butler said at the press conference: 'I think if I may reply, that will be for another occasion. Quite clearly the consequences and circumstances surrounding the accident will be thoroughly investigated.'

Simonelli's spare motorcycle sits in an empty garage after

the race was abandoned one lap in after his sudden death

Stunned fans wept after the brutal accident killed the MotoGP star

New Zealand win Rugby World Cup 2011

2011-10-24T12:23:00.000+08:00

Captain Richie McCaw lifted the Webb Ellis Trophy

All Blacks ended 24 years of hurt by being crowned world champions at an emotion-charged Eden Park - but only after France gave them a colossal fright.

Richie McCaw lifted the Webb Ellis Trophy as New Zealand ended a tournament they started as red-hot favourites 45 days ago with rugby union's golden prize ultimately in their grasp.

France dominated the opening 10 minutes, looking to move the ball, wide, and a nervous All Blacks start was underlined when scrum-half Piri Weepu sent his opening penalty kick well wide.

The closing minutes were played out against a backdrop of shredded nerves on and off the pitch, but New Zealand finally reached their promised land - world champions for the first time since 1987, when France, as on Sunday, finished runners-up.

The 2011 All Blacks are the World Cup winners, champions of the
world, the elite class to stand alongside their 1987 predecessors.

When captain Richie McCaw raised the Webb Ellis Cup,
the capacity crowd of 61,000 - and a nation of 4 million
supporters - bellowed their adoration.

Bola Sepak Sukan SEA: Malaysia Dalam Kumpulan Maut

2011-10-20T11:03:00.000+08:00

Malaysia berhadapan misi getir bagi mempertahankan pingat emas bola sepak temasya Sukan SEA apabila diundi bersama tuan rumah, Indonesia, Singapura Kemboja dan Thailand, dalam kumpulan A.

Kumpulan B pula dianggotai oleh Vietnam, Laos,Brunei Darussalam, Timor Leste, Myanmar dan Filipina.

Undian acara bola sepak Sukan SEA Indonesia 2011 berlangsung di Stesen Televisyen Indonesia Studio 4 RCTI (Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia) di Jakarta Barat, Indonesia.

Menerusi undian itu, skuad negara bawah 23 tahun negara di bawah jurulatih Ong Kim Swee, akan membuka saingan dengan menentang Singapura pada 9 Nov diikuti Thailand (11 Nov), Kemboja (15 Nov), Indonesia pada 17 November.

Acara bola sepak Sukan SEA akan bermula dari 3 hingga 21 November di Stadium Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta dan Stadium Lebak Bulus, Jakarta Selatan.

Untuk rekod, Malaysia memenangi emas sebanyak lima kali iaitu pada 1961, 1977, 1979, 1989 dan 2009 sementara Indonesia selaku tuan rumah pernah memenangi dua kali iaitu 1987 dan 1991.

Thailand pula pernah memenangi 13 kali pingat emas pada 1965, 1975, 1981,1983, 1985, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005 dan 2007.

SEA Games 2011 mascots

Najib Jemput Peminat Bola Sepak Tonton Perlawanan Di Seri Perdana

2011-10-19T17:55:00.000+08:00

Super Sunday : Manchester United v Manchester City

Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak pada Rabu mengajak para peminat bola sepak untuk menonton perlawanan Liga Perdana Inggeris di antara Manchester United dengan Manchester City di kediamannya di Seri Perdana, Putrajaya, pada pukul 8 malam Ahad ini.

Najib dalam laman webnya www.1malaysia.com.my berkata mereka yang berminat bolehlah mendaftar di http://bit.ly/rmH8tz untuk berpeluang menghadirkan diri bersama seorang teman.
Beliau yang merupakan penyokong kuat Manchester United, berkata pendaftarandibuka sehingga pukul 5 petang esok.

"Setelah menghadiri beberapa sesi menonton bola sepak beramai-ramai termasuk di sepanjang Jalan Bukit Bintang dan bersama belia di Putrajaya, saya memutuskan untuk menganjurkan satu sesi yang serupa malam Ahad ini, 23 Oktober.

"Inilah masanya untuk saya 'lepak' bersama rakan-rakan Facebook dan Twitter," katanya.-

Vietnam Football Federation Cup 2011

2011-10-18T16:28:00.002+08:00

The Vietnam Football Federation Cup or VFF Cup is an annual football tournament organised in Vietnam. Participants are either club teams or national teams, but the Vietnam national team is always a participant.

Malaysia pernah menyertai VFF Cuppada tahun 2005 dan mendapat tempat terakhir tanpa memungut sebarang mata.

Thailand dan Vietnam masing-masing pernah memenangi kejohanan ini sebanyak 2 kali.

Jadual penuh VFF Cup 2011

Every year the tournament is held at the My Dinh National Stadium
in Hanoi, has a capacity of 40,192

Football came into Vietnam with the French in 1896. It was first introduced
in Cochinchina (Nam Kỳ), and then spread to other parts of the
colony - the central and northern parts. In 1989,
VFA was renamed to Vietnam Football Federation

Fauja Singh - World's oldest marathon runner

2011-10-18T11:43:00.000+08:00

World's oldest marathon runner Fauja Singh, 100, celebrates
after completing the full distance in Toronto

The Indian-born 100-year-old from Ilford, east London, completed the full distance in Toronto more than six hours after the winner, as workers were dismantling the barricades.

His total time of 8.25.18 should make him the Guinness World Record holder once all documentation is verified.

Born in the Punjab on 1 April 1911, Singh was a farmer when he first developed a love for running, but only took it up again 11 years ago after moving to live with family in the UK following the deaths of his wife and son. He ran his first marathon aged 89, and has since run seven more.

Singh, who attributes his success to ginger curry, cups of tea and "being happy", has long been acclaimed as the "Turbaned Tornado" – the title of his biography, published last year, which he unfortunately has not been able to read because he is illiterate.

In 2004 his running prowess saw him replace England footballer David Beckham, and champion boxer Muhammad Ali as poster boy for Adidas's "Impossible is nothing" advertising campaign.
He now hopes his next project will be participating in the torch relay for the 2012 London Games.

"Turbaned Tornado"

At the age of 100 (and a half), Singh attempted and accomplished eight world age group records in one day, at the special Ontario Masters Association Fauja Singh Invitational Meet, held at Birchmount Stadium in Toronto, Ontario Canada. Timed by officials in Canada,Singh ran the 100 metres in 23.14, 200 metres in 52.23, the 400 metres in 2:13.48, the 800 metres in 5:32.18, the 1500 metres in 11:27.81, the Mile in 11:53.45, the 3000 metres in 24:52.47 and the 5000 metres in 49:57.39. Each time bested the previous record in that age division (some events had no previous record holder as nobody over age 100 had ever attempted to run the distance). Some of his marks are significantly superior to the listed world record in the M95 age group as well.

Red Bull Racing's Sealed 2011 F1 Constructors' title

2011-10-17T17:51:00.000+08:00

Red Bull celebrates after securing the constructors' championship in Korea

Red Bull have defended their Formula 1 Constructors Cup after two of their drivers finished on the podium of the Korean Grand, with Sebastian Vettel winning and Mark Webber finishing third.

The Austrian team with 558 points are now unreachable for their rivals, with three races remaining till the end of the season.

Their No.1 driver, Sebastian Vettel, claimed the Drivers’ title a week ago in Japan.

“It’s the team’s day today,” said Webber. “A great job from them for the second year in a row. It’s a sensational effort from everyone in Milton Keynes, Viry (Renault) and everyone at Red Bull in Austria.”

Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber did the business for Red Bull Racing in Korea

Red Bull Racing celebrates with team mates as they win the F1 Constructors

Red Bull Racing

Red Bull Racing is an Austrian Formula One racing team based in Milton Keynes, England.

The team has used Renault engines since 2007, and have a contract to do so until 2016.

The team also produced the dual world champion driver of 2010 and 2011, Sebastian Vettel.

Yeon Choi Juara LPGA Malaysia Edisi Kedua

2011-10-17T15:49:00.000+08:00

South Korea's Na Yeon Choi won the LPGA Malaysia for her first
LPGA Tour victory of the season and fifth in three years

NA Yeon Choi dari Korea Selatan merangkul kejuaraan pertamanya dalam liga utama LPGA setelah dinobatkan johan edisi kedua Kejohanan Golf LPGA Sime Darby Malaysia 2011 di Kelab Golf dan Country Kuala Lumpur, Ahad.
Yeon Choi yang kini berada di kedudukan keempat ranking dunia memulakan aksi yang kurang meyakinkan dengan double-bogey di lubang kedua, namun mula mendapat rentak pada lubang seterusnyadengan lima birdie untuk mencatat tiga bawah par 68 pada hari terakhir kejohanan itu.

Yeon Choi, 24, mengumpul mata keseluruhan 269 sekaligus mengatasi pesaing utamanya pemain nombor satu dunia Yani Tseng dengan satu pukulan.
Tseng, yang melakukan enam bawah par 65 hari ini muncul naib johan dengan mata keseluruhan 270, manakala Azahara Munoz dari Sepany ol memenangi tempat ketiga dengan 272.

Beliau membawa pulang trofi dan hadiah kemenangan US$285,000 (RM900,000).

At age 17 in 2004, Choi won the ADT CAPS Invitational on the LPGA of Korea Tour
(KLPGA), beating future Hall-of-Famer Se Ri Pak by four strokes.

Casey Stoner 2011 MotoGP World Champion

2011-10-17T10:00:00.000+08:00

Casey Stoner (born 16 October 1985) . Born in Kurri Kurri, New South
Wales, Australia and raised in Southport, Queensland

AUSTRALIA'S Casey Stoner has sealed the MotoGP world title with his fifth consecutive victory at the Australian Grand Prix.
The Honda rider's win was enough to clinch his second career championship after defending title-holder Jorge Lorenzo, his closest challenger, was a late withdrawal through injury.
He blasted away from pole position and by the end of of lap one of the 27-lap race had pulled out a gap of one second over Simoncelli.

Stoner was virtually handed his second world title after his triumph on a Ducati in 2007 when Yamaha's Lorenzo crashed during the warm-up.
Lorenzo was tossed from his bike as he pushed through turn 12 landing heavily and losing part of the ring finger of his left hand.

Ducati's seven-times world champion Valentino Rossi's miserable weekend culminated when he crashed out on lap 13.

Stoner became MotoGP World Champion in 2007 for Ducati Corse
and won a second world championship title in 2011 for Repsol Honda.

A delighted Stoner told autosport.com: "I don't think I can fit too many more things in today (Sunday). It's my second title, my fifth win [at Phillip Island] and my birthday too. Home grand prix... everything.

Stoner also helped his team clinch the constructors' title and Honda Racing president Tetsuo Suzuki said: "It is with great pride that I stand here on the day Honda takes its 60th constructors title.
"It has been five years since we won our last championship and I am honoured to see that HRC is back and stronger than ever."

HRC 2011 team - The three-rider Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso

Honda Motor Company won a record-extending 60th Constructors
Championship with the victory by Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda RC212V)
in his home Grand Prix at Phillip Island. The points tally of 380 puts them out
of reach from Yamaha in second place with two races remaining.

The 2011 MotoGP Constructors Championship was Honda’s 18th in the premier class - five in MotoGP and thirteen in 500cc - to add to the six 350cc titles, nineteen in the 250cc class, fifteen in the 125cc class, and two in the 50cc category. With Stoner’s ninth victory of the season, Honda riders have won 646 races, a number that’s sure to continue growing.

Safee Sali kapten Pelita Jaya FC

2011-10-14T16:53:00.000+08:00

Safee Sali semakin mencipta nama bersama Pelita Jaya FC (PJFC) dan tugas sebagai pemain semakin mencabar apabila dilantik kapten kelab Liga Super Indonesia itu yang bercita-cita tinggi untuk muncul juara liga musim ini. Pelantikan Safee Sali itu diumumkan sebelum latihan pusat PJFC bermula di pangkalan mereka di Sawangan, Jakarta semalam menerusi pemilihan ketua jurulatih, Misha Radovic.

Penyerang berusia 27 tahun itu yang akan tampil dalam musim kedua bersama PJFC selepas berpindah dari Selangor Februari lalu menyifatkannya pengiktirafan tertinggi bagi dirinya apabila muncul pemain Malaysia pertama menjadi kapten bersama kelab luar di Indonesia.

“Saya sungguh terharu dan mengucapkan terima kasih kepada jurulatih dan pihak kelab yang memberikan kepercayaan kepada saya untuk memikul tugas sebagai kapten kelab ini. “Bagi saya ini tanggung jawab cukup besar dan amat mencabar kerana pasukan Pelita Jaya kali ini mempunyai ramai pemain import jadi saya berharap akan mendapat kerja sama yang baik dengan rakan sepasukan.

“Saya berjanji akan memberikan persembahan terbaik bagi memastikan kelab ini layak beraksi di Liga Juara-Juara AFC 2013,” .

Pemilihan Safee ini dilihat keputusan bijak yang dilakukan pengendali dari Serbia itu memandangkan impak dan pengaruh yang kuat dihasilkan pemain itu sejak menyertai PJFC.

Safee pernah menjadi kapten Selangor

Safee juga pernah diberi kepercayaan untuk menjadi Kapten Malaysia

Terengganu Anjur Kejohanan Sepak Takraw Wanita 2011

2011-10-14T12:30:00.000+08:00

Persatuan Sepaktakraw Negeri Terengganu (PSTNT) memecah tradisi apabila menganjurkan kejohanan sepak takraw tertutup wanita Terengganu awal November ni.
Presidennya Mohd Shapian Ali berkata kejohanan itu bertujuan menguji sejauh mana sambutan dan kemampuan pemain-pemain wanita di negeri ini dalam sukan yang dikuasai kaum lelaki itu.

Sepak Takraw Wanita

"Kami akan cuba mencipta sejarah dan ini merupakan kali pertama kejohanan sepak takraw wanita dianjurkan di negeri ini," katanya .
Mohd Shapian berkata kejohanan itu juga sebagai persediaan Terengganu untukmenghadapi Sukma tahun depan dan ini merupakan gelanggang terbaik bagi mencaribakat.
Beliau berkata kejohanan ini mungkin akan dijadikan acara tahunan pada masa akan datang memandangkan sukan itu mula diminati oleh kaum wanita di negeri ini. Mohd Shapian berkata beliau yakin kejohanan itu akan mendapat sambutan daripada pasukan-pasukan sepak takraw wanita di Terengganu terutamanya daripada sekolah-sekolah di negeri itu.
Dalam masa yang sama, beliau berkata PSTNT akan menganjurkan kejohanan sepak takraw bagi merebut Pala Pesiden PSTNT sebagai penutup tirai aktiviti tahun 2011.

Fahrani CahyaPermata dari Indonesia..
Contoh pemakaian yang mentup aurat

Regata Perdana Antarabangsa Langkawi : Gred 3

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Persekutuan Pelayaran Antarabangsa (ISAF)

Persekutuan Pelayaran Antarabangsa (ISAF) memberi pengiktirafan kepada Regata Perdana Antarabangsa Langkawi sebagai kejohanan bertaraf gred tiga.

"Pengiktirafan ini diberi kerana penganjurannya membabit penyertaanpelayar antarabangsa," kata Pengurus Besar Persatuan Pelayaran Malaysia (MYA),Mohd Afendy Abdullah.

Beliau yang juga Timbalan Pengerusi Persatuan Perahu Layar Kedah (PPLK)berkata ini adalah julung kali regata itu yang dianjurkan PPLK dan sudah memasuki edisi kesembilan mendapat pengiktirafan daripada badan antarabangsa.

"Kita akan pastikan regata ini dianjurkan lebih hebat dan menarik lebih ramai pelayar antarabangsa menyertainya," katanya

Persatuan Pelayaran Malaysia (MYA)

Persatuan Perahu Layar Kedah (PPLK)

Preah Khan Reach FC sertai Liga Malaysia 2012

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Sebuah kelab dari Cambodia, Preah Khan Reach FC (PKRFC) dijangka menyertai Liga Malaysia 2012.

Persetujuan rasmi mengenai penyertaan kelab Kemboja itu akan dibuat pada mesyuarat bersama kedua-dua badan bolasepak di Vientiane, Laos hujung minggu ini sempena mesyuarat Persekutuan Bolasepak Asia (AFF).
Pasukan luar negara lain yang akan turut serta dalam saingan Liga Malaysia musim depan ialah pasukan B-23 tahun Singapura dan The Young Lions yang akan beraksi dalam Liga Super, Piala FA dan Piala Malaysia.

Ramai pemain pasukan Young Lions terlibat dengan Perkhidmatan Negara, FAM bersetuju membenarkan beberapa pemain berumur 30-an republik itu beraksi dalam Liga Malaysia
FAM bersetuju membenarkan maksimum tiga pemain naturalisasi skuad Singapura beraksi sama.

Sementara itu skuad B-23 Malaysia, Harimau Muda A pula akan menyertai saingan Liga Singapura dalam Liga Super, Piala Singapura dan Piala FA juga pada musim depan

Preah Khan Reach FC (PKRFC)

Preah Khan Reach, is a football (soccer) club in Cambodia.
It plays in the Metfone C-League, the top division of Cambodian football

Pemain import Preah Khan Reach FC dari Nigeria : Devide Njoku

Bintang kemboja Sam El Nasa

Seorang lagi pemain import dari Nigeria : Ekene Ikenwa

The CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia 2011

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CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia. Monday Oct 24 – Sunday Oct 30, 2011

The CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia will have a formidable field with a combined 114 PGA Tour wins between them and five major championship winners.

The tournament will be staged at The MINES Resort & Golf Club in the Kuala Lumpur from October 27-30.
Making his debut in the US$6.1 million PGA TOUR-sanctioned tournament and a welcome return to Malaysia, is World Golf Hall of Famer and former number one player in the world Vijay Singh of Fiji.

Vijay Singh

A three-time major champion (1998, 2003 PGA Championship and 2000 Masters), Singh will be joined by two-time major winner Angel Cabrera of Argentina (2007 US Open and 2009 Masters), and Americans Stewart Cink (2009 British Open), Lucas Glover (2009 U.S. Open) and David Duval (2001 British Open).
Australian Stuart Appleby, who shot a 59 of his own in the final round of the 2010 Greenbrier Classic and went on to win it, is the most recent PGA TOUR player to register a sub-60 score on TOUR, and he too will be in Kuala Lumpur for the showdown at The MINES.

But these champions are not the only ones who will arrive in the Malaysian capital bent on doing well and eager to leave with the winner's cheque of US$1.3 million - the largest in Southeast Asia.
Eleven players in the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia field won 12 PGA TOUR titles this season.
Indeed, Brendan Steele, Brandt Snedeker, Jonathan Byrd, Jhonattan Vegas, Mark Wilson (2), Fredrik Jacobson, Rory Sabbatini, Glover, Chris Kirk, Scott Stallings and D.A. Points have all won this season and there is nothing to suggest that any of these players could not depart Kuala Lumpur with the trophy in toe.

Shaaban, who won the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia
- National Qualifier for a second time

The CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia field includes no fewer than nine players who made it to the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola, the final event in the just-completed PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup.
The field will include the top-10 players from the Asian Tour's Order of Merit following the conclusion of this week's Hero Indian Open.
The two local players at this season's CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia, Danny Chia and Shaaban Hussin, have both said they too are looking forward to the event, and so they should - they will have the backing of the whole nation behind them.
With this potent line-up of stars drawn from all over the world, the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia should prove again to be a tournament loaded with thrills and spills.

The MINES Resort & Golf Club, also known as ‘The Nation’s Walk Of Fame’,
has played gracious host to both the Men’s World Cup of Golf 1999,
Women’s World Cup of Golf 2000 and the Carlsberg Malaysian Open 2003.

The MINES Golf Course is the centrepiece of a resort complex stretching
across 1,000 acres and encompassing five million square feet of interior space

Morocco star footballer

2011-10-12T11:32:00.000+08:00

Adel Taarabt (Arabic: عادل تعرابت‎) (born 24 May 1989) plays for
Queens Park Rangers as an Attacking Midfielder and can also be used as a Winger.
He began his playing career in France at Lens before moving to
English Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur in 2007

Abdelhamid El Kaoutari (born 17 March 1990).
He currently plays for the French club Montpellier in Ligue 1.
El Kaoutari was born in Montpellier and has been with his hometown
club since childhood joining as a youth player

Mehdi Benatia (born April 17, 1987 in Évry, Essonne, France) ,
currently playing for Italian Serie A side Udinese.
Benatia represented France at the U-18 level but later decided to represent Morocco U-20.

Moubarak "Mbark" Boussoufa (Arabic: مُبارك بوصوفا‎, born 15 August 1984) is a Dutch-born
Moroccan footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Anzhi Makhachkala.
Mbark started off at the youth academy of Ajax Amsterdam before joining Chelsea F.C

Houssine Kharja (Arabic: حسين خرجة , born 9 November 1982 in Poissy) is a France born,
Moroccan footballer (Captain) who plays for Serie A club Fiorentina.
He is 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) tall and weighs 75 kilograms (170 lb).
Kharja began his career with Paris Saint-Germain's youth side and in
2000 he joined Portuguese side Sporting Clube de Portugal.

Younès Belhanda (born 25 February 1990 in Avignon) is a French-born Moroccan
football player who currently plays for French club Montpellier in Ligue 1.

Karim El Ahmadi Arrousi (Arabic: كريم الأحمدي; born 27 January 1985 in Enschede)
currently plays as a defensive midfielder for the Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord.
El Ahmadi played for the Dutch national youth teams, but opted to represent
Morocco at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands

Oussama Assaidi (born August 15, 1988 in Beni-Boughafer) .
He currently plays for Eredivisie side SC Heerenveen.
Oussama came as a youth player from the youth academy in AZ

Marouane Chamakh (Arabic: مروان الشماخ‎; born on 10 January 1984) is a
French-Moroccan footballer who plays for English club Arsenal in the Premier League.
On 21 May 2010, Chamakh completed his move to Arsenal on a free
transfer after completing his contract with Bordeaux

Youssouf Hadji (Arabic: يوسف حجي‎, born 25 February 1980 in Ifrane, Souss-Massa-Draâ)
plays as an attacking midfielder, he currently plays for French club Rennes in Ligue 1.
Youssouf's older brother Mustapha was a Moroccan international footballer,
having had a successful career in football, before ending his career in 2010.
Mustapha previously played for well-known clubs such as Coventry City,
Sporting and Deportivo La Coruña.

Badr El Kaddouri (born 31 January 1981) plays for Scottish Premier League
side Celtic on loan from Ukrainian Premier League side Dynamo Kyiv.
He is a left back but can also play as a left midfield if needed.
El Kaddouri started his career with Wydad Casablanca in 2000
after two years he left to join Dynamo Kiev

KLHC - Juara Liga Perdana Liga Hoki Malaysia TNB 2011

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PEMAIN KLHC meraikan kejayaan menjuarai Liga hoki TNB

menumpaskan Sapura 5-1 di Stadium Bukit Jalil, semalam.

Kelab Hoki Kuala Lumpur sah dinobat juara Liga Perdana Hoki Malaysia selepas menamatkan saingan liga dengan kejayaan membelasah Sapura 5-1 pada perlawanan terakhir yang berlangsung semalam di Bukit Jalil.
Kejayaan KLHC kali ini lebih manis apabila membuktikan kejaguhan mereka dengan mengutip mata maksimum 24 mata serta menjaringkan 45 gol sepanjang saingan liga.
Dengan kejayaan ini, anak buah K. Vivekanandan berjaya membawa pulang hadiah kemenangan berjumlah wang tunai RM60,000 selaku juara.

Liga Perdana Liga Hoki Malaysia TNB 2011

KLHC juga berada dilandasan terbaik untuk meraih kemenangan treble musim ini sekiranya berjaya menguasai saingan peringkat Keseluruhan.
KLHC bersama enam lagi pasukan terbaik Liga Perdana - Sapura, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), Maybank, Yayasan Negeri Sembilan (YNS), Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL), Nur Insafi serta Sekolah Sukan Sultan Tuanku Mahkota Ismail (SSTMI) yang menjuarai divisyen 1 akan berentap dalam pusingan suku akhir .
Meskipun tewas, Sapura menamatkan saingan liga selaku naib juara dan membawa pulang wang tunai sejumlah RM40,000.

Imbas kembali..Para pemain Kelab Hoki Kuala Lumpur (KLHC)
meraikankejayaan dinobat selaku juara Piala Sumbangsih
selepas menewaskan Tenaga Nasional Berhad 2-1

Terbuka Jepun 2011 : Murray raih kejuaraan berganda

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Andy Murray, left, defeated Rafael Nadal in the Japan Open final

Andy and Jamie Murray win Japan Open doubles trophy

Andy Murray berada di tahap terbaik untuk bangkit bagi menewaskan juara bertahan, Rafael Nadal untuk meraih kemenangan di Terbuka Jepun untuk gelaran keduanya.

Pemain keempat dunia itu berjaya menamatkan badi lima kekalahan kepada Nadal dengan kemenangan 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 dengan hanya melepaskan empat mata dalam set terakhir.

Selepas itu, Murray turut turun untuk berpasangan dengan abangnya, Jamie Murray bagi menundukkan beregu Czech-Slovakia, Frantisek Cermak dan Filip Polasek 6-1, 6-4.

"Bukan mudah untuk melakukannya. Ia sukar, namun jelas saya gembira memenangi dua kategori dan memenanginya bersama abang saya menjadikannya minggu sempurna," jelas Murray yang mensasarkan kedudukan pemain ketiga dunia sebelum menutup musim ini.

Vettel seals second F1 title : 2011 & 2010

2011-10-10T09:09:00.000+08:00

Sebastian Vettel (German pronunciation: [zeˈbasti̯an ˈfɛtəl]; born 3 July 1987)

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel became Formula One's youngest double world champion on Sunday after finishing third in a Japanese Grand Prix won by McLaren rival Jenson Button.

The boyish 24-year-old German, who had started from pole position for the 12th time this season, had needed only a point at Suzuka to clinch his second successive crown with four races to spare.
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, the previous youngest double world champion when he won for Renault aged 25 in 2006, was a close second on a beautiful sunlit afternoon at the Honda-owned circuit.

In his first year driving for Red Bull in 2009, Vettel finished the season as
the youngest-ever championship runner-up. He also secured Red
Bull's first pole position and race win in the team's history

"Thank you so much, every single one," said Vettel, his voice trembling with emotion as he choked back the tears behind his visor, over the team radio after being told he was the 2011 world champion.
"We took nothing for granted and we did it."
Vettel, only the ninth driver to take back-to-back championships, had vowed to retain the title in style and his aggression and determination was evident from the start as he cut across Button and forced the Briton onto the grass.

Vettel is also the youngest Formula One driver to drive at a Grand
Prix meeting, at 19 years and 53 days, to score championship points
(on his race debut at the 2007 United States Grand Prix)

The win cut Vettel's overall lead over the Briton to 114 points, an insurmountable advantage with a total of 100 left to be won.
Australian Mark Webber was fourth for Red Bull. Schumacher, who briefly led the race during the pitstops, was sixth and Massa seventh.

He mentioned that his childhood heroes were "The three Michaels",
who were Michael Schumacher, Michael Jackson and Michael Jordan

Vettel holds the fastest lap-time for a Formula One driver on BBC2's Top Gear
programme in the "Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car" segment, with a lap of 1:44.0,
beating previous holder Rubens Barrichello, as well as the old Stig, Ben Collins.

Kejohanan Golf LPGA Sime Darby 2011

2011-10-07T10:27:00.000+08:00

Kejohanan Golf LPGA Sime Darby

SEMBILAN daripada 10 pemain terbaik dunia akan beradu kehe- batan bagi memburu gelaran pada Kejohanan Golf LPGA Sime Darby tahun ini.
Kejohanan yang sudah memasuki edisi kedua itu bakal menjanjikan aksi lebih hebat berbanding sebelumnya berikutan penyertaan lebih ramai pemain handalan yang akan mempamerkan kepakaran masing- masing.

Kejohanan itu yang akan berlangsung di East Course KLGCC dari 13 hingga 16 Oktober, menawarkan hadiah keseluruhan RM6.04 juta.
Barisan pemain handalan dunia yang akan menyertai kejohanan itu terdiri dari- pada pemain No. 1 dunia, Yani Tseng dari Taiwan, Suzann Pettersen (2), Cristie Kerr (3), Na Yeon Choi (4), Jiyai Shin (5), Ai Miyazato (7), Paula Creamer (8), Stacy Lewis (9) dan Brittany Lincicome (10), kesemuanya menduduki tangga teratas dalam Rolex World Ranking (setakat 3 Oktober).

Turut mengambil bahagian ialah juara bertahan,
Jimin Kang dari Korea Selatan.

Pemain terkemuka lain yang akan beraksi pada kejohanan kali ini termasuk pemain No.12 dunia, Karrie Webb, Morgan Pressel (13), Brittany Lang (29), Katherine Hull (35) dan Se Ri Pak (36).

Malaysia akan diwakili Kelly Tan yang merupakan pemain tempatan paling menyerlah apabila menduduki tempat ke-32 dalam kejohanan serupa pada tahun lepas dan Jean Chua, yang menyertai Terbuka Amerika 2011 baru-baru ini.
Kelly dan Jean akan diiringi dua lagi pemain Malaysia - Aretha Pan dan Ainil Johani Abu Bakar.

Amirul & Nur Ayuni : Olahragawan dan Olahragawati Pahang 2009/2010

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NUR AYUNI dan Amirul dengan trofi masing-masing selepas
dinobatkan sebagai atlet terbaik Pahang

Atlet angkat berat negara, Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim dan atlet menembak, Nur Ayuni Farhana Abdul Halim dipilih sebagai Olahragawan dan Olahragawati Pahang 2009/2010.
Pemilihan mereka berdasarkan pencapaian cemerlang dalam setiap kejohanan yang mereka serta sepanjang tahun 2009/2010.
Dengan kemenangan itu, Amirul Hamizan dan Nur Ayuni Farhana membawa pulang hadiah wang tunai RM3,500, sijil dan piala.

Amirul Hamizan memenangi anugerah itu buat kali ketiga selepas tahun 2002 dan 2007/2008, manakala Nur Ayuni pernah dinobatkan Olahragawati Harapan Pahang bagi tahun 2007/2008.
Tengku Mahkota Pahang, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah berkenaan menyempurnakan majlis Anugerah Sukan Pahang 2009/ 2010 yang berlangsung di Kuantan.

Olahragawan Harapan Pahang pula diungguli atlet silat, Mohd. Al-Jufri Jamari, manakala Olahragawati Harapan menjadi milik atlet renang, Boey Wen Teng dengan masing-masing membawa pulang wang tunai RM1,500, sijil dan piala.

Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Belia, Sukan dan Kebudayaan Negeri Pahang, Datuk Wan Adnan Wan Mamat berkata, seramai 28 orang atlet negeri ini telah dipanggil untuk menggalas cabaran negara pada Sukan SEA ke-26 di Palembang dan Jakarta pada November depan

Australia vs Malaysia : Fakta sebelum perlawanan

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Malaysia loom as the weakest opponent the Qantas Socceroos
have faced since meeting India at the 2011 Asian Cup in January

Date: Friday, October 7
Kick-off: 8pm AEST
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Canberra
(Siaran langsung Astro Arena,C801-5 Petang)

Head-to-head
Played 6, Australia 5, Malaysia 1, 0 draws

Previous Meeting
Malaysia 1, Australia 0, Jakarta, August 1992

Past five matches:
Australia:
Saudi Arabia 1, Australia 3, World Cup qualifier, Dammam, September 2011
Australia 2, Thailand 1, World Cup qualifier, Brisbane, September 2011
Wales 2, Australia 1, friendly, Cardiff, August 2011
Australia 0, Serbia 0, friendly, Melbourne, June 2011
Australia 3, New Zealand 0, friendly, Adelaide, June 2011

Malaysia
Malaysia 1, Singapore 1, World Cup second round qualifier, Kuala Lumpur, July 2011
Singapore 5, Malaysia 3, World Cup second round qualifier, Singapore, July 2011
Chinese Taipei 3, Malaysia 2, World Cup first round qualifier, Taipei, July 2011
Malaysia 2, Chinese Taipei 1, World Cup first round qualifier, Kuala Lumpur, June 2011
Malaysia 2, Myanmar 0, friendly, Kota Bahru, June 2011

Qantas Socceroos lost 1-0 to Malaysia in the last meeting between the two sides, in 1992, should worry Holger Osieck little.
Managed by former striker Datuk K. Rajagopal, Malaysia failed to get past Singapore and into the AFC World Cup qualifying group stage, and just one of their squad for the trip to Australia - Indonesian-based forward Mohd Safee Mohd Sali - plays outside their national league.

Hanya 18 pemain Australia yang dipanggil untuk menentang Malaysia :

Alex BROSQUE

Nathan COE

Adam FEDERICI

Brett HOLMAN

Mile JEDINAK

Joshua KENNEDY

Neil KILKENNY

Robbie KRUSE

Matthew MCKAY

Lucas NEILL

Sasa OGNENOVSKI

Adam SAROTA

Matt SPIRANOVIC

James TROISI

Carl VALERI

Luke WILKSHIRE

Rhys WILLIAMS

Michael ZULLO

(Mark Schwarzer and Tim Cahill are injured, while Brett Emerton and Harry Kewell will concentrate on making their much-anticipated Hyundai A-League debuts on Saturday)

Amat menyedihkan kerana di website http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/ masih menyenaraikan pemain Malaysia bagi tahun 2007!

Malaysia Beraksi di Piala Futsal Tiga-Negara Red Bull : Brunei

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Kelab futsal terulung dari tiga negara Asean - Malaysia, Brunei dan Singapura - akan berentap di Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam Ahad ini untuk menjuarai kejohanan Piala Futsal Tiga-Negara Red Bull yang diadakan buat julung kali. Malaysia diwakili oleh juara Red Bull Futsal 5 Grand Final 2011 iaitu LTS FC; Singapura pula oleh Team B.A manakala negara tuan rumah oleh QAF FC B.

Kesemua pasukan akan berhimpun di Stadium Tertutup di Kompleks Sukan Negara Hassanal Bolkiah di Berakas dalam kejohanan sehari itu.

Kejohanan itu diiktiraf oleh Persekutuan Bolasepak Asia (AFC) dan PersatuanBolasepak Kebangsaan Negara Brunei Darussalam (NFABD). Ia menawarkan wang tunaiberjumlah B$8,000(RM19,480.23).
Juara akan menerima wang tunai B$4,500 (RM10,950.63) dan piala pusingan selain trofi dan medal, naib juara B$2,250 (RM5,477.73), manakala pasukan di tempat ketiga pula akan membawa pulang B$1,250 (RM3,043.91) selain medal.

LTS FC dari Pulau Pinang dinobatkan sebagai juara Futsal 5 Grand Final yang diadakan di Kuala Lumpur baru-baru ini

Kompleks Sukan Negara Hassanal Bolkiah

Kejohanan Bola Jaring Kebangsaan ke-33 : 2011

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ALOR SETAR: Sebanyak 12 pasukan termasuk juara bertahan Wilayah Persekutuan akan berentap merebut kejuaraan pada Kejohanan Bola Jaring peringkat kebangsaan kali ke-33 yang akan berlangsung di Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Suka Menanti.
Presiden Persatuan Bola Jaring Malaysia Suraya Yaacob berkata kejohanan pada 5 hingga 8 Oktober itu julung kali dianjurkan di luar Lembah Klang danpasukan-pasukan akan dibahagikan kepada empat kumpulan.

Juara bertahan Wilayah Persekutuan dijangka mendapat laluan mudah apabila akan berhadapan dengan Melaka dan Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) dalam kumpulan A manakala dalam kumpulan B Selangor akan bertemu Negeri Sembilan dan Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM).

Kumpulan C pula melibatkan Johor, Sabah dan Perlis manakala Kedah akan menerima tentangan hebat daripada Perak dan Terengganu dalam saingan Kumpulan D.

Kejohanan ini menjadi medan untuk kami memilih beberapa pemain skuad bola jaring kebangsaan yang akan bersaing pada kejohanan Asia di Sri Lanka tahun depan.

Suraya berharap orang ramai dapat hadir menyaksikan kejohanan itu kerana masuk adalah percuma serta berpeluang melihat persembahan yang bertenaga daripada pemain yang mewakili setiap negeri.
Perasmian penutup dijangka disempurnakan Timbalan Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri Datuk Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir

Kejohanan Bola Sepak Pantai Felda/FAM 2011 : Teluk Chempedak

2011-10-04T12:28:00.001+08:00

SKUAD wanita Sabah muncul juara kategori wanita
Kejohanan Bola Sepak Pantai FAM 2009

Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia (FAM) buat kali kedua akan menganjurkan Kejohanan Bola Sepak Pantai Felda/FAM 2011 dari 21 hingga 23 Oktober ini di Teluk Chempedak, Kuantan.
Penolong Setiausaha Agung FAM, Ahmad Fuad Daud berkata pertandingan itu terbuka kepada semua ahli gabungan FAM termasuk persatuan bola sepak negeri, persatuan bola sepak Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (PB ATM) dan Persatuan Bola Sepak Polis Diraja Malaysia (PB PDRM).

PASUKAN Terengganu muncul juara kategori lelaki pada
Kejohanan Bola Sepak Pantai FAM 2009

Kejohanan tiga hari tersebut mendapat tajaan sepenuhnya dari pasukan bola sepak Felda United, yang turut diadakan sempena menyambut hari keputeraan Sultan Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah yang ke-81.

Sebanyak 34 pasukan telah mengesahkan penyertaan yang terdiri daripada kategori lelaki sebanyak 17 pasukan dan wanita juga sebanyak 17 pasukan.
Pasukan Felda United yang buat julung kalinya menyertai kejohanan merupakan pasukan jemputan. Pada Tahun depan, FAM bercadang untuk membuka penyertaan kepada persatuan-persatuan lain bagi memeriahkan lagi kejohanan tersebut.

Piala pusingan Kejohanan Bola Sepak Pantai FAM

Penaja kejohanan menawarkan hadiah RM10,000 bagi pasukan yang muncul johan, RM5,000 naib johan dan RM2,500 bagi pasukan yang layak ke separuh akhir.
Pada edisi tahun lalu, Johor muncul sebagai johan bagi kategori lelaki manakala Sabah muncul johan kategori wanita.

Skuad negara pernah muncul juara Kejohanan Bola Sepak
Pantai Jemputan Piala Raja Muda Johor di Desaru

The Rules

Khe Wei-Vivian Champions of 2011 Indonesian Open GP Gold

2011-10-03T10:10:00.000+08:00

Woon Khe Wei and Vivian Hoo :
The pair are currently ranked 60th in the world.

Vivian Hoo-Woon Khe Wei produced the fight back of their lives on Sunday to win the US$120,000 Bankaltim Indonesia Open women’s doubles final.

It was a case of third time lucky for upcoming women doubles pair Woon Khe Wei and Vivian Hoo at the Indonesian Open GP Gold badminton tournament at East Kalimantan.
The duo clinched the title in their first ever final appearance after failing to get past the semi-finals of the Thailand and Taiwan Open earlier this year.

The young pair defeated China’s Bao Yixin-Zhong Qianxin 19-21, 21-19, 21-18.
It was an amazing feat considering the fact that the more experienced Chinese pair came into the tournament fresh from winning the Japan Open last month.
“I’m really happy to win our first title as it is also the first time that we have beaten players from China,” said Khe Wei.

Bao Yixin & Zhong Qianxin : Just a week ago, the Chinese
lasses stunned the badminton world when they
won the Yonex Open Japan Superseries title

Bankaltim Indonesia Open

ATP Tour : 2011 Malaysia & Thailand open Winners

2011-10-03T08:10:00.000+08:00

Tipsarevic tops Baghdatis in Malaysia for first title

Janko Tipsarevic earned his first set triumph over Marcos Baghdatis in the final of the Malaysian Open. Tipsarevic posted a 6-4, 7-5 win on Sunday to become the 10th first-time winner on the ATP Tour this year. He had been 0-4 in finals, including losses this year to Juan Martin del Potro in Delray Beach and Andreas Seppi in Eastbourne.
"I played some great tennis this week and I hope I can keep it up for the rest of the season," said Tipsarevic, who is currently ranked 17th and had been the only member of the top-20 without a tournament title.
Tipsarevic, pocketed a first prize of $155,000.

Murray lifts Thailand Open title after one-sided final against Young

Britain’s Andy Murray hammered American Donald Young 6-2, 6-0 in an awesome show of power yesterday to win the Thailand Open crown, his third title of the season.
The top–seeded Scot, 24, crushed any faint hopes of first–time finalist Young, ranked 55th, with a dominating performance, romping to victory in just 47 minutes.
“I barely made any errors. I was able to take all of my opportunities. It was a great match for me,” said Murray, who lost the first final he played in Bangkok in 2005 when he went down to Roger Federer.

SHELL ADVANCE MALAYSIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX 2011

2011-09-30T18:04:00.000+08:00

The GP of Malaysia is held at Malaysia on 21 - 23

The SHELL ADVANCE MALAYSIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX will be held at Sepang International Circuit on the 21-23 October 2011. The MotoGP as we call it is the world´s biggest two-wheel event with strong followers from all over the world. And for 21 years, Malaysia has been the most favorable track in Asia in hosting the MotoGP. It is also the second biggest motorsport event in Malaysia after Formula 1.

For the public who will be coming to Sepang International Circuit for the race, we will have a free pit walk on Friday (21 October 2011) for all ticket holders, autograph session with the MotoGP riders and a fun-filled week prior to the race. Here´s your chance to be part of history by catching the race in sunny Sepang.

Get your tickets from:
Online at www.AirAsiaRedtix.com

Please call AirAsiaRedtix Ticketing Hotline at +603 - 8775 4666.
Hotline is operational from 9-6 on weekdays.

Kehadiran penunggang Malaysia, Mohd Farid Badrul Hisham menerusi tiket wildcard dalam kategori 125 cc bersama Muhammad Zulfahmi Khairuddin bakal melakar lembaran baru sukan permotoran negara dalam kejohanan MotoGP Malaysia di Sepang, pada Oktober depan.

Muhammad Zulfahmi berkata kehadiran Mohd Farid memberi suntikan semangatkepadanya dan dapat membantu meringankan beban serta tekanan yang dihadapinyadalam membawa cabaran Malaysia.

Mohd Farid Badrul Hisham (inset) is set to race in the Malaysian Grand Prix

Malaysian GP rider Muhammad Zulfahmi Khairuddin

Angela Kais - Kapten Bolasepak Wanita Malaysia

2011-09-28T17:25:00.000+08:00

Angela Kais

Wanita kelahiran Sarawak ini ingin membuktikan bahawa sukan bola sepak wanita juga penting seperti mana pasukan lelaki. Hampir 11 tahun tanpa erti mengalah, Angela Kais tetap meneruskan perjuangan dalam meningkatkan lagi mutu bola sepak wanita negara.

Angela atau lebih mesra dikenali dengan panggilan Angie mula aktif bermain bola sepak sejak menganggotai pasukan Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) pada tahun 2000 dan bermula di situ, dia mula serius bermain sehingga mewakili pasukan kebangsaan.
“Saya mula menyarung jersi Malaysia ketika beraksi di Sukan Sea di Korat, Thailand pada 2007. Pada tahun yang sama juga, saya turut menyertai Kejohanan Piala AFF yang menyaksikan skuad kebangsaan berjaya layak ke pusingan separuh akhir.

“Saya sememangnya suka dengan sukan bola sepak kerana ia memberi cabaran tersendiri bukan sahaja dari segi fizikal, malah mental juga perlu kuat,”

Selain bola sepak, Angela juga pernah menjadi
kapten hoki negara sebelum ini.

Angie berkata, sukan bola sepak bukan hanya untuk golongan lelaki sahaja kerana aksi wanita telah lama berkembang di negara lain, cuma di Malaysia ia agak perlahan pembangunannya kerana penerimaan masyarakat tempatan yang lebih cenderung menganggap acara ini tidak sesuai untuk perempuan.
“Jika dulu amat sukar untuk melihat wanita bermain bola sepak, tetapi kini keadaan itu sudah berubah sedikit demi sedikit. Mungkin dalam tempoh tertentu nanti, kita boleh lihat acara ini boleh menjadi aktiviti tetap di peringkat sekolah.
“Bagi saya apa sahaja jenis sukan yang diceburi mempunyai kelebihan masing-masing. Acara bola sepak wanita mungkin dirasakan terpinggir kerana kurang pendedahan seperti mana yang dilakukan kepada pasukan lelaki.

“Pun begitu, saya rasakan ia boleh diatasi sekiranya ada program jangka masa panjang dilaksanakan di peringkat akar umbi,” kata bekas kapten kebangsaan ini.
Menurut anak kelima daripada tujuh orang adik-beradik ini, walaupun sukan bola sepak wanita gagal memberi keputusan yang baik seperti pasukan lelaki, Angie tidak pernah kecewa, jauh sekali berputus asa untuk meninggalkan sukan ini walaupun pasukan kebangsaan pernah digantung daripada sebarang aksi kerana persembahan buruk pada Sukan Sea di Laos 2009.

“Ini mungkin tahun terakhir saya bermain bola sepak kerana selepas ini saya akan menumpukan perhatian dalam bidang kejurulatihan. Dan sebab itulah saya bertekad untuk melakukan yang terbaik dan mengharumkan nama pasukan bola sepak Malaysia dalam kejohanan yang disertai nanti.
“Selepas bersara daripada beraksi, saya merancang untuk menjadi jurulatih bagi pasukan wanita kerana buat masa sekarang posisi itu agak terhad. Dengan pengalaman yang saya ada selama ini, saya yakin ia sedikit sebanyak boleh membantu perkembangan sukan ini,” katanya.

Selain itu Angie berkata, sesuatu acara sukan itu tidak akan berjaya sekiranya tanpa sokongan daripada pelbagai pihak dan baginya jika ingin melihat ia berjaya, ia perancangan awal perlu dilaksanakan segera.
“Saya akui bukan mudah untuk menaikkan acara bola sepak kerana pelbagai faktor. Tetapi di sebalik itu, saya percaya ia mampu dilaksanakan sekiranya semua pihak termasuk ibu bapa, pihak sekolah,kelab atau penaja berganding bahu bersama memberi sokongan.

AFF Women’s Championship 2011 di Laos. Malaysia berada di dalam kumpulan B bersama Thailand, Myanmar dan Philippines.

THE SULTAN of SELANGOR CUP 2011

2011-09-27T16:13:00.000+08:00

Pengerusi Penganjur pertandingan, Datuk Abdul Karim Munisar

BEKAS pemain Liverpool, Jason McAteer dan bekas pemain Manchester United, Jesper Blomqvist bakal memperkuatkan skuad Pilihan Selangor dalam perlawanan Edisi Ke-10 Piala Sultan Selangor pada 1 Oktober ini di Stadium Shah Alam.

Langkah menggunakan dua tenaga import yang pernah beraksi dalam saingan Liga Perdana Inggeris (EPL) itu bagi memberi keseimbangan antara kekuatan Selangor dan Singapura yang dimantapkan dengan kehadiran ramai pemain berstatus ‘nutralisasi’.

Selain kehadiran dua bekas pemain EPL itu, Pilihan Selangor juga akan memanggil bekas pemain negeri itu yang kini beraksi bersama kelab Indonesia, Pelita Jaya FC, Mohd Safee Sali bagi memantapkan pasukan dalam usaha merampas kembali trofi kejuaraan dari pasukan jiran itu.

Dalam pada itu, Abdul Karim turut mensasarkan jumlah penonton sehingga 80,000 orang berbanding 60,000 tahun lalu.
Untuk menarik minat penonton, kita akan mengadakan cabutan bertuah serta persembahan artis.

Jason Wynne McAteer : Liverpool 1995 - 1999

Lars Jesper Blomqvist : Manchester United 1998 - 2001

Mohd Safee Mohd Sali : Selangor 2006 - 2011

SELANGOR LAWAN SINGAPURA PIALA SULTAN SELANGOR 2011 |.
TIKET PERLAWANAN MULA DIJUAL 12 SEPTEMBER 2011

SAFEE : 2 minggu @ Cardiff

2011-09-27T09:15:00.001+08:00

Harapan pemain berusia 27 tahun ini adalah agar dapat diterima
sebagai pemain kelab dari Wales itu yang bersaing dalam liga Inggeris

Penyerang kebangsaan Safee Sali pulang ke Malaysia selepas menjalani latihan dua minggu dengan kelab bola sepak Cardiff City di bawah kendalian pengurus Malky Mackay.

"Selepas menyertai pasukan simpanan dan juga pasukan utama dalam latihan, saya dapati permainan di sini lebih pantas. Ia di tahap berbeza," katanya ketika ditemui di Stadium Cardiff City.
Safee, yang berasal dari Selangor, menyifatkan latihan yang dijalaninya sebagai berjaya dan beliau diterima dengan baik oleh pemain-pemain Cardiff City. "Walaupun hanya dua minggu, saya banyak belajar.

InsyaAllah, saya harap dapat kembali untuk bermain bagi pasukan ini di masa depan," katanya.
Perlawanan Cardiff City dengan Leicester City itu turut disaksikan Pesuruhaya Tinggi Malaysia ke Britain Datuk Zakaria Sulong dan isteri, yang menyertai sambutan Hari Kemerdekaan Malaysia yang diraikan oleh kelab berkenaan.

Safee, yang sebelum ini dianggap oleh pengurus Queens Park Rangers, Neil Warnock sebagai "David Beckham Malaysia" akan bermain untuk pasukan negara menentang Australia di Sydney pada 7 Oktober ini.

"David Beckham Malaysia"

Beberapa penyokong kelab itu turut mendapatkan autograf
beliau ketika Cardiff menentang Leicester City

Bilik persalinan Cardiff

Merupakan pemain bola sepak Malaysia
yang pertama bermain di Liga Super Indonesia

Bersama pengurus Malky Mackay

Bersama rakan sepelatih di Cardiff

Mungkinkah Safee akan kembali lagi...

Sebelum ini beliau pernah bermain untuk Melaka TMFC,
Kuala Lumpur FA, Sarawak FA and Selangor FA.

Pada 27 April 2011, beliau memenangi Anugerah Atlit Lelaki Paling Digemari
di dalam satu undian oleh Astro Arena, saluran sukan Malaysia yang pertama.

Safee Sali bergambar bersama maskot
pasukan Cardiff City, Bartley Bluebird

Menjaringkan 2 gol ketika menentang Liverpool FC pada Julai 2011

Safee, menyifatkan latihan yang dijalaninya sebagai berjaya dan
beliau diterima dengan baik oleh pemain-pemain Cardiff City

Safee, yang kini bermain untuk kelab Indonesia, Pelita Jaya,
berkata tempo permainan di England lebih pantas.

Penyertaan beliau dalam latihan dengan Cardiff City
mendapat liputan meluas akhbar tempatan

Safee memulakan kerjayanya pada umur 19 dengan bermain untuk Melaka TMFC

Safee berpindah ke pasukan Liga Super Indonesia, Pelita Jaya dengan
yuran perpindahan sebanyak USD30,000 dan gajinya sebanyak USD10,000

The Cardiff City Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm Dinas Caerdydd) is a 26828 all-seated