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AFF CUP FINAL (SECOND-LEG): MALAYSIA 3 - THAILAND 2 *THAILAND WINS 4-3 ON AGREGATE Thailand ended their 12-year drought in the AFF Suzuki Cup as late goals by Charyl Chappuis and Chanathip Songkrasin gave them a dramatic 4-3 aggregate victory over Malaysia in the second leg of the final at Bukit Jalil National Stadium on Saturday. Trailing 2-0 from the first leg in Bangkok, Malaysia struck back on home soil and took the lead when Safiq Rahim scored his second goal of the game with a 58th minute free-kick to make it 3-0 after he had converted a seventh minute penalty and Indra Putra Mahayuddin had headed home just before half-time. But Chappuis netted a precious away goal for the War Elephants after Farizal Marlias had fumbled a Sarach Yooyen free-kick in the 82nd minute and Chanathip sealed the Thai victory with a fine strike on the counter-attack three minutes from time. Having been the last Thailand captain to lift the ASEAN trophy in 200...

Malaysia bagged double victory in the 2014 Causeway Rugby Challenge Shield after both of under 23 and under 18 squad win the match respectively which the tournament was held at Universiti Perdana Malaysia in Serdang on Saturday. Interrupted by heavy downpour from the start, it did not stop for both Malaysia and Singapore to produced a high octane performance which Malaysia Under23 squad finally sealed the game with a 15-11 win against the visitors. It was Singapore who put the game beyond Malaysia with a 6-0 score in a first half, a contribution from a drop goal and a penalty. Zulkiflee Azmi put the blushes away for Malaysia after the centre-half hits with two tries before Mohd Nazreen Fitri complete the win with a conversion and a penalty in second half. To the shock, Singapore manage to reduce the deficit with a try in injury time but it's already late to stop Malaysia in getting the revenge done after losing with a 26-12 score to the Lions last year. In ...

​AFF CUP FINAL (FIRST-LEG): THAILAND 2 - MALAYSIA 0 Thailand had the better advantage ahead of the AFF Suzuki Cup Final second leg after earning a 2-0 win over Malaysia in Bangkok yesterday. A 72nd minute penalty from Charyl Chappuis and a strike from Krokriet Thawikan put Thailand on course to win the AFF Suzuki Cup for the fourth time. ​Malaysia gave Thailand problems for much of the game playing bravely in midfield and staying strong at the back but the Thais excelled in the last 20 minutes. However, coach Dollah Salleh is confident that his team still have a good chance in the return leg at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. Malaysia have won the prestigious title once in 2010. Photos by: Khairol Rizal Buhari | Tigers Super Sports CreativeImage Sports Network

NICC RUGBY FINAL: KSDBKL 22 - RMAF BLACKHAWKS 12 KSDBKL clinched the 2014 National Inter-Club Rugby Championship (NICC) after defeating RMAF Blackhawks 22-15 at the Bellamy Field on Saturday. The Bandaraya Dragons dominated the final showdown with high determination to claim the prestiguous Malaysia's rugby title. KSDBKL took the lead with a try in the 19th minute. Zulhelmi Ibrahim added another try in the 33rd minute before Mohd Junaidi Hamid completed the conversion. The Dragons were in complete control as they got another try from Mazli Maidin a minute later. Blackhawks fought back late in the first half. Mohd Khuzaidi Abdullah sneaked through for a try and Azizan Abdul scored on the conversion. But KSDBKL had a comfortable 19-7 lead over the Blackhawks at the break. RMAF Blackhawks came on stronger in the second half. They were more organized and displayed an improved performance. Their efforts paid off as Azizan earned another try eight minutes af...

​​Defending champion Lee Westwood claimed a one-stroke victory against Australian Marcus Fraser and 2014 US Open Champion Martin Kaymer to win the Thailand Golf Championship title at Amata Spring Country Club in Chonbury, Thailand last Sunday. The Englishman enjoyed the victory in the Club House after Martin Kaymer had to settle with bogey in the 17th hole while Marcus Fraser squandered the chances after missed a par putt on the 18th despite started the day with a comfortable two-stroke ahead. Westwood sealed the victory with seven birdies in the final round to notch up five under 67 to give him eight-under 280 overall in total. The win extended his winning streak in Asian Tour titles to eight and are looking forward to fancy his chances for further success next year. As the 2015 Maybank Malaysian Open already in his sight, Westwood had already confirmed to defend his title which will be held at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club  from 5th to 8th...

​NICC RUGBY 3RD/4TH PLACINGS: MERLIMAU POLYTECH 22 - PANTHERS BLOWPIPES 15 Merlimau Polytech secured the third place in the 2014 National Inter-Club Rugby Championship (NICC) after defeating Panthers Blowpipes 22-15 at the Bellamy Field. It was a sweet ending for Merlimau Polytech after showing good performance through out the season. ​The Malacca side opened the scoring with a try in the 10th minute, and converted the score to take an early 7-0 lead. Panthers did not give up easily, Mohamed Firdaus Mohamed Yusof delivered a try five minutes later. However, Muhammad Amiruddin Zainal Abidin earned another try for Merlimau Polytech to take a good 15-8 lead at half time. ​Panthers came back stronger in the second half with a try and conversion to eaqualised the score. But Merlimau Polytech picked up another seven points in the final ten minutes to claim the NICC third place.  Photos by: Azley Kassim | Tigers Super Sports Get more Sports Updates from Fa...

AFF SUZUKI CUP: MALAYSIA 1 - VIETNAM 2 Vietnam seized control of their AFF Suzuki Cup semi-final against Malaysia as a fine second-half strike by Nguyen Van Quyet earned them a come-from-behind 2-1 win in the first leg at Shah Alam Stadium on Sunday. ​Both teams had key players ruled out through suspension with captain Shukor Adan and forward Amri Yahyah missing for the home side and midfielder Vu Minh Tuan banned for Vietnam. The visitors made a vibrant start and should have taken the lead after only five minutes when Le Cong Vinh fed an unmarked Ngo Hoang Thinh who curled the ball narrowly wide from the edge of the Malaysia box. ​Malaysia struggled with the pace of the Vietnamese attack early on but took the lead through a Safiq Rahim penalty after 14 minutes. Vo Huy Toan netted a deserved equaliser in the 32nd minute after a fine counter-attack for the visitors. Van Quyet then fired home the winner on the hour to give his side a precious advantage to take into the return ...

​Irishman Padraig Harrington secured a thrilling victory at the US$750,000 BANK BRI Indonesia Open after defeating a battling Thanyakon Khrongpha of Thailand by two shots on Sunday. The three-time Major champion held a four-shot lead at the start of the final round but stumbled at the turn in 37 as Thanyakon birdied three in his opening five holes to lead by two shots after nine holes.   Harrington clawed his way back up after a two-hour rain suspension to tie with Thanyakon heading into the 18th hole where drama ensued at the Damai Indah Golf, PIK Course . Under immense pressure to win his first Asian Tour title, the 24-year-old Thai hit his second shot into the water for a double bogey as Harrington sealed the win with a 15-foot par putt after taking a penalty drop when his tee shot landed on the edge of the hazard. ​After completing five holes in his third round on Sunday morning, Harrington opened his final round campaign with a bogey before dropping two shots on the par three se...

RUGBY NICC: KS DBKL 26 - MERLIMAU POLYTECH 8 KS DBKL booked the final spot of the 2014 National Interclub Rugby Championship (NICC) after defeating Merlimau Polytech 26-8 at Bellamy field on Saturday. The Kuala Lumpur side were stunned by an early penalty in the 4th minute by Muhammad Zhamir Nordin . KS DBKL reorganized their game and got a try in the 23rd minute through Nakia Neisiasi Moato and Tora Vatiliai Tuisabeto completed the conversion. Merlimau Polytech were back in the game with a try by Muhammad Ismail in the 32nd minute.  However, KS DBKL cut short Merlimau's cheer just three minutes later. Nor Amirul Faiz sneaked through to the touchline and he himself confidently converted from the spot to give KS DBKL a strong 14-8 lead at the half time. Both side resumed the match with Merlimau Polytech pushed to their best. KS DBKL did not make mistake and were rewarded with another try by Mohd Zamani Rosli eight minutes after restart. Merlimau Polytech ran out of idea again...

​ RUGBY NICC: RMAF BLACKHAWK 21 - PANTHERS BLOWPIPES 10 RMAF Blackhawk took a spot in the National Interclub Rugby Championship (NICC) final after beating Panthers Blowpipes 21-10 in their semifinal match on Saturday. Blackhawk took the early lead with a try from Mohamad Anuar Ismail , and Mohd Hazuwan Zakeri converted the score nine minutes after the start. Panthers reduces the deficit in the 20th minute when Mohamad Farhan Mohd Tahir scored a penalty. However, Blackhawk was not distracted with Panthers' challenge. Mohamad Anuar delivered another try in the 31st minute before Hazuwan completed the conversion to give RMAF Blackhawk a good 14-3 lead at half-time. Panthers were so eager to turnover the score against Blackhawk after the break. However, the RMAF men were too solid and had a better strategy to deal with the rising Panthers. A try by Taufik Azmee in the 65th minute almost kill the game. But Panthers came back in the 75th minutes with a try by Farhan and conversion ...

Despite losing to Lydia Ko for the One Million cash bonus, Stacy Lewis still have something to cheer about after the American bags three biggest awards in the 2014  LPGA tour recently. Finishing in the ninth with 1-under 71 at the CME Group Tour Championship  was enough for Stacy to win the LPGA Tour Player of The Year for the second time within three years. Stacy also won the Vare Trophy for the lowest scoring average with 69.532, followed by InBee Park in second with 69.683, while trailing in third place are Michelle Wie with 69.818 and forth are So Yeon Ryu with 69.978 which all of this four had a sub 70 scoring average, a first time record create in the year of 2014. While Lydia Ko enjoyed her handsome paid in bonus prize, Stacy also enjoy with her Money Title after finish at top in the money list with $2,539,039. and have won three competitive tournament this year. Photo by: Moharzan  |  Tigers Super Sports ​ Follow The ...

Thanyakon Khrongpha of Thailand fired a superb eight-under-par 63 to seize the clubhouse lead as Padraig Harrington 's charge was stopped by bad weather at the BANK BRI Indonesia Open on Friday. The slightly-built Thai produced a near perfect card in the calm morning conditions which included nine birdies before stumbling to a lone bogey on his last hole to settle for a 12-under-par 130 total at the Damai Indah Golf, PIK Course. Multiple Major winner Harrington negotiated his way in 12-under through 12 holes before the US$750,000 halfway stage was called off for the day due to inclement weather. The Irishman and 66 other players will resume play at 6.30am on Saturday. Among the players who finished their rounds include Asian Tour rookie Nathan Holman of Australia, who was two shots back after matching Thanyakon's efforts of 63, while Scott Hend and Jarin Todd of the United States shot identical 64s for a 133 total.   The slightly built Thanyakon continued his rich vein of ...

NICC RUGBY: MERLIMAU POLYTECHNIC 13 - UNIKL 0 Merlimau Polytechnic marched the National Inter-Club Rugby Championship (NICC) semifinal after beating UniKL Falcons 13-0 at Putrajaya on Saturday. Merlimau Polytech were on fire from the start and gave no chance to their opponents throughout the match. UniKL defended strongly in the first thirty minutes. But Merlimau Polytech had a better strategy against the tough UniKL players.  Mohd Amir Aswad gave Merlimau Polytech their first points with a try in the 33 minutes. The wet Alamanda pitch did not help UniKL Falcons to find the points they needed. Merlimau Polytech got another try in the 40th through Muhammad Hakim Abu Hasan . UniKL resumed the second half with 10 points down. Two minutes after the restart, Merlimau Polytech were awarded a penalty and Mohd Amir converted it. The Falcons made six changes in the last 30 minutes but still couldn't get the points. Merlimau Polytech held on tightly and secured a place in the NICC semif...

MALAYSIA HOCKEY LEAGUE: TNB 2 - SAPURA 0 Two goals from two penalty corners in second half was enough for TNB to beat Sapura and picked 3 valuable points at Bukit Jalil Stadium. TNB returned with greater determination after losing their previous match against UniKL last Tuesday. However, Sapura were tough at the back in the first half lead by former international, Megat Azrafiq . The score remained goalless until the break. Amin Rahim finally gave TNB the lead after scoring from a penalty corner in the 39th minute. Sapura started to feel the pressure. Losing the match will put their hope to finish in the top three in jeopardy. Sapura launched series of attack but Madzli Ikmar , Izad Hakimi and Amin Rahim defended steadily for TNB. ​TNB got another penalty corner in th 54th minute, and Shahril Saabah brilliantly scored the opprtunity to give TNB a comfortable 2-0 lead. TNB secured third position in the Malaysia Hockey League ( MHL ), while Sapura has to wait until their final mat...