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The emerging strength of Asian golf was for all to see when Team Asia completed a remarkable comeback to share the inaugural EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM with Europe on Saturday.   Trailing 0-5 after the opening fourball session and 3-7 after Friday's foursomes, Team Asia, who was captained by three-time Order of Merit winner Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand, dug deep and showed their fighting spirit by winning six matches and halving two matches to tie the match at 10-10 for a share of the spoils with Team Europe at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club . Thongchai hailed the courageous fight back from his team and was delighted with their never-say-die attitude. “I’m really proud of my team as they did a really good job by winning seven points today. It was a very good comeback and we showed that we can never be written off,” said Thongchai. The decorated Thai, a 13-time Asian Tour winner, led by example by defeating Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell 3&2.   “

Three of the most exciting young sports stars of their generation, who have proved world-beaters despite their age, have been honoured at the 2014 Laureus World Sports Awards in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Germany’s Sebastian Vettel , the youngest four-time Formula One world champion in history at 26, was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, US swimmer Missy Franklin , at 18, became the youngest ever winner of the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award, while Spain’s Marc Márquez received the Laureus Breakthrough of the Year Award, after winning the World MotoGP Championship at just 20 years and 266 days. There was double delight for both Germany and Spain when the Awards were announced. Bayern Munich joined Vettel as winners, taking the Laureus World Team of the Year Award, while tennis maestro Rafael Nadal received the Laureus Comeback Award to celebrate, with Márquez, a wonderful night for Spanish sport. Sebastian Vettel’s fourth straight World Championship in 2013

EURASIA CUP: TEAM ASIA 10(7) - TEAM EUROPE 10(3) A stunning fight back from Team Asia saw the inaugural EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM end in a 10-10 draw after a thrilling final day at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club on Saturday. Trailing 3-7 overnight going into the singles session  and having been 0-5 behind after the first day’s fourball session, not many gave Thongchai Jaidee’s team much realistic hope of turning matters around. But they did just that, winning the session 7-3 to see the gleaming silver trophy shared with Miguel Angel Jiménez’s European troops at the end of the day.   Asian captain Thongchai got Asia off to the perfect start with a 3 & 2 win over 2010 U.S. Open Champion Graeme McDowell. Jiménez, who was one of only two outrights winners for Europe when he nervelessly holed an eight foot birdie putt on the final green to beat a luckless Malaysian home favourite Nicholas Fung in the first match. With the captains’ points in the bag for their respec

MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE: SIME DARBY 3 - ATM 2 Sime Darby FC secured a win to lift them off from the bottom of the Malaysia Super League table in an exciting match against struggling ATM 3-2. The Gladiators started off well when Bruno Martelotto scored an early goal for ATM. Arif Ismail equalised for Sime Darby in the 29th minute when he slots in a good pass from Juzaili . The score remained at 1-1 until the first half whistle. ATM came back stronger in the second half and they added the second goal from Juan Arostegui in the 55th minute. The home side took control of the game after the goal and William Mensah equalised in the 60th minute as he scored from the rebound after Syed Adney spilled Yosri's freekick.  Mahmoud Al Amna scored the winner for Sime Darby five minutes later. The Syrian striker collects Hazli's pass, tricked the defender and unleashed powerful shot to beat the ATM keeper. The goal was enough to ensure another victory for

MALAYSIA PREMIER LEAGUE: FELDA UTD 5 - PERLIS 1 Felda United took full advantage of playing on their home ground by demolishing Perlis in a Malaysia Premier League match on Friday. Edward Junior Wilson claimed a hattrick after scoring in the 7th, 10th and 14th minute. Perlis Dao Bakary found the net in the 16th minute to reduce the deficit. However, Makeche Ndumba scored Felda's fourth goal of the night right before the break. Solihin Kanasian completed Felda United 's goal fest when he found the net right before the final whistle. The win sent Felda United to third position in the Malaysia Premier League, while Perlis dropped at the bottom three of the table. Photos by: Moharzan / Tigers Super Sports Follow us on Facebook !

EURASIA CUP: TEAM ASIA 3(3) - TEAM EUROPE 2(7) Team Asia picked up two wins and two halves from five foursomes matches at the EurAsia Cup today. South Korea's Kim Hyung-sung and Prayad Marksaeng of Thailand earned Team Asia's first point as they won 4 ups with 3 to play over Thorbjorn Olesen and Thomas Bjorn . Siddikur Rahman and Anirban Lahiri delivered Team Asia's second point after a 1-up victory over Joost Luiten and Victor Dubuisson .  Team Europe started the day with 5-0 lead after winning all fourball matches yesterday, picked two halves before Jamie Donaldson and Graeme McDowell earned their only full point of the day. Donaldson and Mcdowell were 1-down with three to play, but raced for a 2 and 1 win over Nicholas Fung and Gaganjeet Bhullar . Thai pair, Thongchai Jaidee and Kiradech Aphibarnrat could have placed Asia to a more competitive position if they managed to maintain their 1-up lead at the 18th hole against Pablo Larrazabal and Miguel Angel

EURASIA CUP: TEAM ASIA 0 - TEAM EUROPE 5 Team Europe produced a dominant performance in the opening fourball session by winning all five matches against a shell-shocked Team Asia in the inaugural EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM on Thursday.   European captain Miguel Angel Jiménez of Spain brilliantly led the way at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club, partnering compatriot Pablo Larrazábal to a 2 & 1 victory over Team Asia captain Thongchai Jaidee and Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand in the top match.   Frenchman Victor Dubuisson and Dutchman Joost Luiten combined effectively for a 3 & 2 triumph over Prayad Marksaeng of Thailand and Bangladeshi Siddikur Rahman in a match they never trailed before Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño of Spain, who eagled his first hole from the fairway, and Stephen Gallacher of Scotland completed a 4 & 3 victory over Anirban Lahiri and Gaganjeet Bhullar of India.   Koumei Oda and Hideto Tanihara of Japan took their match till the 18th hole bef

MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE: SARAWAK 0 - SELANGOR 2 After triumph over  Kelantan at Shah Alam last Saturday, Selangor put up a boost for Super League title challenge after getting three value points against Sarawak at State Stadium last night with 2-0 win. Indonesian star player, Andik Verman Shah put Selangor on the lead with his powerful shot in 24th minutes before A. Thamil Arasu seal the victory in 53rd minutes. With this win, Selangor are now in third with 16 points together with Pahang and Terengganu only differ by goal different. Photos by: Moharzan / Tigers Super Sports Follow us on Facebook !

Captains Thongchai Jaidee and Miguel Angel Jimenez have opted to lead their teams from the front in the opening fourball matches at the inaugural EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM starting on Thursday. With every intention of striking the first blow for their respective teams, Thongchai will pair up with reigning Asian Tour number one Kiradech Aphibarnrat for Team Asia and will face Spaniard Jimenez and countryman Pablo Larrazabal for Team Europe in the top match at Glenmarie Golf and Country Club.   Danes Thomas Bjorn and Thorbjorn Olesen will face Japanese duo Koumei Oda and Hideto Tanihara in the second showdown, followed by the third fourball match between Frenchman Victor Dubuisson -Dutchman Joost Luiten and Thailand’s Prayad Marksaeng and Bangladeshi Siddikur Rahman. India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar will step into battle with Anirban Lahiri where they will face Spaniard Gonzalo Fdez-Castano and Stephen Gallacher of Wales while Malaysia’s Nicholas Fung will team u

MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE: KELANTAN 1 - JOHOR DT 2 Kelantan were slump to 6th place in the Super League standings after being whip by Johor DT at Sultan Mohd IV Stadium, for the second defeat in the row yesterday. The Red Warriors open the score with a goal from Mohd Ghaddar in 18th minute. However, Mohd Amri Yahyah levels the score in 35th minutes to take the result 1-1 until end of first half. With the game looks to set for a draw, Luciano Figueroa fed the ball to Fazly Mazlan and it didn’t cost much for Fazly to find the net and sent Kelantan and the home crowds in devastating after having two games without collecting any single points.      Photos by: Azam Jaafar / Tigers Super Sports |  FAScap  |  Rent-Buy-Sell Property  |  

Football legends returned to the pitch for a star-studded charity football match in Malaysia, as part of the 2014 Laureus World Sports Awards . The Laureus All Stars Unity Cup was held at the Royal Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpur. Italian football manager Fabio Capello and retired Danish footballer Michael Laudrup fielded the two teams, featuring world-class footballers Ronald de Boer , Quinton Fortune , Paulo Ferreira , Gaizka Mendieta , Luis Milla and Michel Salgado , Hidetoshi Nakata and Jari Litmanen . Before kickoff, a moment of silence was observed for the families and loved ones of the victims the lost Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 . Playing together with local youth players, it was a close fight between the two teams, but in the end Team Laureus took home a 8-6 victory against Team YR1M . The match was also attended by Khairy Jamaluddin , the Sports Minister of Malaysia, and Dr Edwin Moses , the Chairman of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. Laureus a

Indian young guns Anirban Lahiri and Gaganjeet Bhullar will be aiming to pull the rug from under Team Europe when the inaugural EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM begins on Thursday. Team Asia will be led by playing captain Thongchai Jaidee , Asian Tour number one Kiradech Aphibarnrat , Prayad Marksaeng , Koumei Oda , Hideto Tanihara , Kim Hyung-sung , Siddikur Rahman and Nicholas Fung . Lahiri hopes the hot and humid conditions at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club’s Garden course will give the home side an edge over Team Europe , which is skippered by Miguel Angel Jimenez. Bhullar and Lahiri have won a combined eight Asian Tour titles in their burgeoning careers and knows that victory for T eam Asia at the Ryder Cup-style tournament will enhance their growing reputation. Photos by: Fadzil Hisham / Tigers Super Sports Get more Sports Updates from Facebook !

About 100 rugby players had the opportunity to meet two rugby legends in a coaching clinic organized by COBRA and YR1M yesterday. Former All Blacks Captain, Sean Fitzpatrick and 1995 Rugby World Cup winner, Morné du Plessis are in Kuala Lumpur for the Laureus World Sports Awards which will be held at Istana Budaya on Wednesday. During the session, Fitzpatrick and  du Plessis joined COBRA coaches to give some tips and techiques  to the young rugby players. COBRA  is currently developing the Malaysia under-19 national team. At the end of the session, Fitzpatrick lead all the participants to do the Haka dance. Olympic gold medalists, Alexey Nemov from Russia and  Daley Thompson also joined the Haka dance session. |  FAScap  |  Rent-Buy-Sell Property   |

Miguel Angel Jiménez ’s European Team are ready to replicate that famous Ryder Cup camaraderie at the inaugural EurAsia Cup – presented by DRB-HICOM at the Glenmarie Golf & Country Club in Kuala Lumpur.   World Number 14 Graeme McDowell , the highest ranked player at the EurAsia Cup , is no stranger to Ryder Cup glory having holed the winning putt in 2010 and been part of the 2012 team that produced the Miracle at Medinah.   The Northern Irishman, who joined team mates Jiménez, Victor Dubuisson and Pablo Larrazábal at Europe’s first tournament press conference before they take on Thongchai Jaidee ’s Asian Team , was keen to stress how important the EurAsia Cup will be for the ten European Tour players in Jiménez’s Team who are all in with a great chance of qualifying for The 2014 Ryder Cup side. Jiménez has played in four and won two Ryder Cups. Golf is Life !

A glittering collection of the world’s greatest sports stars have been nominated for the 2014 Laureus World Sports Awards , following a ballot by the world’s media.   Among the giants of sport who have been nominated are three-time Laureus winners Usain Bolt and Serena Williams , brilliant young Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel , short-listed for the fifth time, and Tiger Woods , who won in 2000, the inaugural year of Laureus, who is selected again after returning to the summit of world golf. Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Russia’s Yelena Isinbayeva , both two-time Laureus winners, are nominated in two categories. One of the most intriguing questions in this year’s contest is whether charismatic Real Madrid and Portugal footballer Cristiano Ronaldo or Miami Heat superstar LeBron James , both nominated, can become the first team player to win the individual Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award. In Action Sports, former winners, skateboarder Bob Burnquist and snowboard

MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE: SELANGOR 1 - KELANTAN 0 Selangor is back on winning form after edging Kelantan 1-0 at Shah Alam Stadium on Saturday night. It was a perfect starts on their return to the original home ground. The win sent Selangor to the top spot of Malaysia Super League with Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang , sharing the lead with 13 points each after yesterday's matches. Kelantan gave the home side an early scare by earning a penalty in the 20th minute. However, Forkey Doe had his penalty saved by Selangor goalkeeper Farizal Marlias . Just two minutes later, Selangor was awarded a penalty too. Paulo Rangel made no mistake from the spot to score his eighth league goal of the season. The goal was enough to give the Red Giants their first win in more than a month. Photos by: Azam Jaafar / Tigers Super Sports Mint Hardy Soccer | Selangor Football

MALAYSIA PREMIER LEAGUE: FELDA UTD 3 - PDRM 3 Premier League leader, PDRM ended their perfect run with a 3-3 draw against Felda United at Selayang Stadium ofn Friday. It was a thrilling Premier League match where the Police needed a penalty to salvage a draw. PDRM looked like running away for an easy win over the homeside, taking 2-0 lead after 30 minutes as Felda struggled to cope with the Cops. Maldives international, Ashfaq Ali opened scoring with a clinical finish in the 11th minute after receiving a long ball from Rafael Souza. Chad Charles Souza doubled the lead in the 30th minute when he converted an opportunity after Felda's goalkeeper Farizal stopped Rafael’s header. Shahrulnizam Mustafa pulled Felda back into the game when he launched a powerful header past Police keeper Azizon Kadir from a Indra Putra's corner in first half injury time. Felda United came out for the second half breathing fire, Indra Putra Mahyuddin found the net af

KRS LEAGUE: STALLIONS 10 - KYSER 0 After winning their respective games last week, both teams were equally strong in the first half. The match looked to end up scoreless when the Stallions were awarded with a penalty after a KYSER player deliberately not releasing his tackle near their 22 yard line. Stallions’ kicker, Azraie didn’t disappoint with a converted penalty taking the score to 3-0 to the half-time.  Occasional drizzles in the afternoon helped to cool down the heat and turned the field into an interesting playing ground. After a good lineout by the Stallions at KYSER’s half, coupled with flawless handling play enabled Anip to slip through KYSER defence to give the Stallions a 7-0 lead. The conversion by Azraie was good to take the score to 10-0 until end of play.  Photos by: Musli / Tigers Super Sports Rugby Asia | AMF Sports

KRS LEAGUE: SLRC 21 - XLIONS 17 SLRC edged XLions in a hard fought KRS Rugby League match. Both teams who are also known as Lions scored 2 tries each in the first half, but XLions was two points behind after their kicker missed one of the conversions. As the match resumed after the break, a mistake by the XLions backline during an attacking play cost them dearly. A pass was brilliantly intercepted by centre, Dayat who dashed to the try line with ease. The try was converted putting SLRC ahead with 21-12.  The Xlions did not give up, but put up a strong play and was rewarded with a try through their forward line after phases of solid ruck & maul. However, another missed conversion proved to be the deciding factor. The match ended in 21-17, which saw SLRC as the better Lions last Sunday afternoon.  Photos by: Musli / Tigers Super Sports Not enough RUGBY ? Click Here !

MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE: PKNS FC 3 - T-TEAM 1 Azrai Khor believed that his T-Team players displayed a below par performance at Selayang Stadium which resulted in a defeat against PKNS FC in their latest Malaysia Super League (MSL) fixture. Despite coming into the game fresh off from a win in their previous match, T-Team failed find their rhythm and ended up losing 3-1 away from home. PKNS's three goals were scored by Shahrul Azhar and Helmi Remeli in the first half, while Khairul Azrin scored the third goal in the second half.  Titans got their consolation thru Marzuki Yusof 's goal. The defeat has put T-Team bottom of the table as they suffered their fourth defeat of the season, and also puts PKNS FC in the top four after collecting 11 points in seven games.  They now sit just two points behind league leaders Terengganu. Photos by: Azam Jaafar / Tigers Super Sports Log on to Donadoni Sports for more action news.