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Singapore are in a great form ahead of the SEA Games as they beat Causeway rival Malaysia 19-7 in the men's final of the South East Asia 7s (SEA 7s). The home team got off to a perfect start when they were awarded a penalty try in the first minute to lead 7-0. Malaysia bounced back through a converted try by Wan Izzudin to even the scores 7-7 at half-time. Early in the second half, Singapore captain Marah Ishraf delivered a beautiful looping cross-field kick over the Malaysia defence which winger Teng Chong Yao caught on the run to score his side's second try. Ishraf himself converted for a 14-7 lead, before Matthias Chia scored a third try for Singapore a minute from the final whistle. In the women category, defending SEA Games champion Thailand successfully defended its SEA 7s crown by beating Singapore 34-0. donadonisports.com

The six-week training stint in Florida is paying off handsomely for the Malaysian waterski team. The young SEA Games team have been training extensively at the Cory Pickos ski site since April. And the rewards came rich as they exploded in a flurry of record smashing performances at the Florida Inboards Open at the Santa Rosa Beach last weekend. First off was nine-year-old Adam Yoong Hanifah who broke his elder half-brother - Alex Yoong 's 24-year national record in tricks on Saturday. All expectations were on the 11-year-old Aiden Yoong Hanifah to smash the 3,830 record Alex, then 17, had set during the 1993 Malaysian Open . Instead it was the youngest sibling Adam, who surprised when scoring 3,920 to finish first in the U13 category. Aiden, who had one trick disallowed due to poor execution, settled for a new personal best of 3,780 and second place in the same category. Meanwhile, 19-year-old Syahir Nasir also had a memorable weekend as he broke the national sl...

Thailand women's rugby team underlined their supremacy over Singapore by beating them 17-10 in the SEA Games final at Kelana Jaya Stadium on Sunday. It was a rematch of the 2015 final, but Thai's women proved that they are a class above the rest of South East Asia teams. After winning the SEA Sevens in Singapore earlier this year, Thailand were the favourite to retain the gold medal which they have won two years ago in Singapore. The Thai Women had a great start with a big win over the Philippines in the opening match on the first day. They went on to win all the group matches including their biggest, 49-0 win over Lao . Singapore finished second in the group and set-up a final showdown against the Thais for the prestigious Gold medal. However, the invincible Thailand Women cruised to victory with a 17-10 final score. It was hearts-breaking endings in the Singapore camp as both their Men and Women teams reached the SEA Games finals, but finished as second best....

​​Malaysia's rugby sevens coach, Nik Safuan Ismadi confident that his team has what it takes to win a medal at the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore. Although Malaysian Rugby Union (MRU) President Datuk Wira Amiruddin Embi only wants the team to do their best, Nik Safuan believes that the combination of new and seasoned players will produce a good performance at the games.  ​Malaysia's best finishing at the SEA Games was silver at the 1995 edition in Chiangmai, Thailand. The last time rugby was held in the SEA Games was in Korat in 2007 and Malaysia finished fourth after losing to Singapore in the third-placing playoff. Eight countries – Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, Laos, Cambodia and Singapore – will compete in the Sevens competition at Choa Chu Kang Stadium. Photos by: Azley Kassim | Tigers Super Sports Not enough  RUGBY ??? Click HERE!

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY: MALAYSIA 3 - FC RYUKYU 1 The Malaysia Under-23 squad had a perfect motivation ahead of the Myanmar SEA Games after defeating FC Ryukyu 3-1 in their final friendly match at the Kelana Jaya Stadium last night. The visitors stunned the home crowd with an opening goal from Shunta Takahashi in the 14th minute. The Young Tigers tried to find the equaliser but they couldn't find the right tune. FC Ryukyu led 1-0 at half-time. Malaysia came back into the second half with a stronger attitude. Captain Irfan Fazail and Nazmi Faiz played a perfect combination in the midfield, and Thamil Arasu grabbed an equaliser just two minutes after the break heading in a cross from K.Reuben . Ong Kim Swee 's boys started to dominate the game. In the 51st minute, Mohd Rozaimi Abdul Rahman found the net to put Malaysia in front with 2-1. FC Ryukyu players seem too exhausted for a comeback after the goal. Rozaimi got his second for the night late...

SEA Games 2013: Malaysia 2 - Vietnam 1 Malaysia qualified to the 2013 SEA Games semifinal after defeating Vietnam in a very close match at the Zeyer Thiri Stadium in Myanmar. Vietnam needed a win to earn a spot in the last four dominated possession but failed to break the never say die Malaysian squad. Goalkeeper Mohd Izham Tarmizi was at his best to deny all Vietnam's attempts. Both team went into the break tied 0-0. Vietnam came back into the second half hunting for the winning goal. They keep the pressure on Malaysia most of the time. However, Malaysia shocked the Vietnam's camp in the 82nd minute when Ashri Chuchu found the net. It was a relief for Ong Kim Swee 's squad who needed just a draw to qualify for the semifinal stage. The goal killed Vietnam's spirit and Malaysia raised their game. D. Saarvindran doubled the lead from a solo effort in the 89th minute to put Malaysia in a better position. Vietnam got a consolation goal after 4 m...

​SEA GAMES: PHILIPPINES 24 - MALAYSIA 7 The Philippines men rugby 7s team maintained their unbeaten run to claim the gold medal at the Southeast Asia ( SEA ) Games. In the final match, the Volcanoes controlled territory from the outset, holding their Malaysian opponents in their own 22-metre area in the opening minutes. They soon made them pay as Patrice Olivier scored from a turnover and then Justin Coveney broke the line and made a long, solo run to the line. ​Although Malaysia hits back in the second half with a try out wide through Zulkiflee Azmi , the Philippines shut out the match when with three minutes remaining. A missed Malaysian lineout throw gifted the Philippines space and Harry Morris took advantage of the overlap and sealed gold 24-7. Photo: MRU Follow The Match on Facebook !

Chris Kirk knew he was doing enough right Sunday at Sea Island to win a tournament that means so much to him. He just didn't realize it would take something that went so wrong for Briny Baird . Tied for the lead in The McGladrey Classic , Kirk was on the other side of the 18th fairway trying to envision an approach that would cover the flag and set up a birdie chance for the win. Those plans changed when Baird, with the ball below his feet in a fairway bunker, topped a 4-iron and watched his ball roll 90 yards and into a hazard. Kirk played for par, closed with a 4-under 66 for a one-shot victory, and became the first player from Sea Island to win The McGladrey Classic, even if the 28-year-old moved to Atlanta a few months ago after six years in this tiny slice of paradise. He earned 500 FedExCup points to move to No. 4 in the 2013-14 standings and received the trophy from tournament host Davis Love III , his hero when he first took the game seriously. The victo...

Malaysia completed a brilliant year in Rugby as they won the men rugby gold medal at the SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur. Three months after claiming their second consecutive Asia Rugby Championship Division One title, the Malaysia 7's team took their turn and produced a spectacular performance to capture their first ever gold in rugby. The Malaysia 7's team had a great start on the first day as they won all their round-robin matches, including wins over Singapore 12-10 and 2015 Gold Medalist, Philippines 24-14. However, they had a nervy start on the final day as they lose to Thailand in the morning but recovered with a 75-0 thrashing of Indonesia in the last group match. Malaysia topped the table sharing same points with Singapore and Thailand . But Thailand were out of the final because of the score difference. Almost 20,000 fans turned-up at the Kelana Jaya Stadium. Malaysia went on the offensive from the start and earned the first points from a try by Muhammad A...

SEA Games 2013: Malaysia 36 - Cambodia 0 The Malaysian women's hockey team were in full power when they crushed Cambodia 36-0 for their second win in 2013 SEA Games at the Thein Phyu Stadium in Yangon yesterday. It is also believed that the full time score is a new world hockey record. According to planetfieldhockey.com , the previous world record of biggest score margin was recorded in Santiago, Chile, on March 23, 2003 when Argentina defeated Peru 26-0 at the South American Women's Championships . At average, the Malaysians scored a goal in less than every 2 minutes yesterday. Noor Hasliza Ali was the top scorer for the team side with six goals, while Nuraini Abdul Rashid and Fazillah Silin both contributed five goals each in the rout. Norbaili Hashim and Norazlin Sumantri both sounded the board four times, while Rabiatul Mohamed , Norhidayah Ahmad Bokhari and skipper Nadia Abdul Rahman netted a brace each and Norashikin Halim , Nurul Nabila ...

SEA Games 2013: Malaysia 2 - Brunei 0 Malaysia opened their SEA Games 2014 campaign with a win over Brunei in Myanmar today.  The defending gold medalist missed an opportunity to get an early goal after Rozaimi Abdul Rahman failed to head in from a free header in front of Brunei's goal. Not long after that Brunei came back threatening the Malaysian defence as Adi Said missed two golden opportunities. Malaysia missed another chance when unmarked Izzaq Farris shoot right to the leg of Brunei's goalkeeper. However, the Young Tigers finally took the lead in the 30th minute. Irfan Fazail long pass found Rozaimi who beat the off-side trap to score Malaysia's first goal. Malaysia held on to maintain the score at 1-0 until the break. Brunei came back in the second half with a better showing. They missed another opportunity four minutes after the restart. Malaysia's defence looked shaky in the absence of Junior Eldstal . The Young Tigers doub...

SEA Games 2013: Malaysia 4 - Laos 1 Ahmad Hazwan Bakri scored a hat-trick and helped Malaysia to cruise with a convincing 4-1 victory over Laos at Zayar Thiri Stadium in Naypyitaw yesterday. Malaysia opened the scoring in the 6th minute from through Ahmad Hazwan effort but failed to display a good performance in the first half. Laos equalised in the 40th minute when K. Reuben headed a Souk Aphone Vongchiengkham free kick into his own net. Both sides were tied at 1-1 until the break.   The Young Tigers returned to the pitch with improved characters. Ahmad Hazwan found the net again 5 minutes after the restart. Laos fell further against the rising Tigers when Ketsada Souksavanh scored an own goal in the 79th minute.   Just eight minutes later, Ahmad Hazwan completed his hat-trick when he tapped in a low Nazmi Faiz cross to give Malaysia a comfortable 4-1 vistory. Ong Kim Swee is happy with the determination shown by his players, especially in the sec...

Lim Teong Kim returns to Malaysia football will ensure that The National Football Development Programme (NFDP) will get a touch of German class. The former SEA Games gold medalist is the new Director of the NFPD . Teong Kim is one of the few Malaysian footballers to have succeeded in Europe , having played for Hertha Berlin in Germany and Grazer AK in Austria . The 50-year-old Malacca born footballer will begin work in November in a bid to help Malaysia qualify for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in 2019. Teong Kim said he is looking forward to pooling his resources together from his experiences (76 caps with the national team and 12 years with the Bayern Munich system).  The man behind his appointment is the Malaysia Sports Minister, Khairy Jamaluddin , believes that Teong Kim's return to local football is timely and necessary. Teong Kim also stressed the need for support from all quarters in making the NFDP a success. FAM general secretary Datuk Hamidin Amin  welcomed...

Khairul Hafiz Jantan wins the 100m Sukma gold medal with a stunning 10.18s, breaking Watson Nyambek 's 10.30 set in 1998. The Melaka born sprinter took the right time and place to break the 18-year-old men's national 100m record. The 18-year-old blazed the track in 10.18 seconds to clinch the gold medal in the Sukma blue riband event at the Sarawak Stadium in Petra Jaya on Wednesday. His effort erased Sarawakian Watson Nyambek's previous mark of 10.30, which was set during the 1998 pre-Commonwealth Games at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil. Khairul's time not only eclipsed the Sukma record of 10.33 set by Watson as well in Kuantan in 1996, but is also just 0.01 off the SEA Games mark of 10.17 set by Indonesia's Suryo Agung Wibowo in Laos in 2009. What makes Khairul's feat all the more memorable is that he blitzed the record on Watson's home ground. Sarawak's Jonathan Nyepa and Badrul Hisyam Abdul Manap of Malacca clocked the same time o...

Danthai Boonma's cautious and patient strategy proved to be the winning formula when he emerged triumphant after carding a final two-under-par 69 at the inaugural World Classic Championship at Laguna National on Sunday. The young Thai was one of only two players to have broken par after four days of punishing and tense battle with the region's heavyweights at the US$750,000 Asian Tour event. Danthai's winning total of two-under-par 282 was enough to give him a slender one-shot victory over Malaysia's Nicholas Fung, who was the other player to end the week with a red number. Korea's Jeunghun Wang signed off with a 69 to finish in third place ahead of Australia's Sam Brazel who secured fourth place with his 285 total. From the start of the week, the 19-year-old, who won two gold medals at the 2012 SEA Games , always knew it was going to be a tight contest at the World Classic Course, dubbed 'Asia's toughest test' because of its treacherous slopes an...

South Korea won all their matches at Lao Rugby Festival to retain the Asia Women's Rugby Sevens title. The Korean beat second place India 29-0 in their final match keep their 100 percent records at the tournament. India finished second with just two points less than the winner. Malaysia took the third place after winning four out of six matches in Vientiane. The Malaysian girls are preparing for the upcoming SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur, produced a creditable performance as they became the best South East Asia team at the tournament. Minhuo Lee (South Korea), Fidelia Telajan (Malaysia) and Hupi Majhi (India) are the top scorers at the tournament. South Korea victory also earned them direct qualification to the Asia Rugby Sevens Series 2017. www.tigerssupersports.com

Malaysian Rugby returned to the to the rugby pitches of our nation country after a blockbuster in 2016, and the nations premier rugby tournament was a tremendous success. It can only get better. 2017 will be nothing less than a Big Bang. Banking on last year's success, Malaysia Rugby (MR) is going to make it grander this year. A total of 35 top rugby clubs will compete in the inaugural Malaysia Rugby League  (MRL). The new Malaysia Rugby League will replace the previous Malaysia Rugby Super League (MRSL) and National Inter Club Championship (NICC). The old MRSL has 14 teams and NICC with 18 teams. 2 top teams in NICC also played in MRSL. All of these are the preview of the up and coming rebranding efforts by MR towards professional rugby in 2018. Money will start pouring into the league, and the players are going to be Super Stars. Last year MRSL Champions was Serdang Angels when they beaten Keris Conlay in the high octane clash in UKM Mini Stadium April last y...

Kelantan won the Malaysia National Sevens Rugby Championship after defeating Perak 19-14 in the final on Sunday. The 2014 & 2015 winner lifted the Ung Kek Cheow Cup again at the Ipoh Padang. Kelantan went into the final as favourite with five players from the golden SEA Games squad are in the their line-ups. They stunned the home side with an incredible 19-0 advantage in the first half. Perak came back stronger after the break and scored 14 points before losing the final with just 5 points difference. Kelantan reached the final after beating Kedah 26-5 in the semis, while Perak hammered Sabah 26-0 in the last four. Kedah beat Sabah 28-17 to claim the third place finish. In the women category, Kedah became the National Sevens Champions after winning all their final round matches. They beat Selangor 12-10, Sabah 15-5 and Terengganu 15-12. Terengganu finished as runners-up, and Sabah claimed the third place. It was also a double joy for Kelantan Rugby as the...