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​AFC CUP: PAHANG 7 - YADANARBON FC 4 Pahang moved closer to the knockout stage of the AFC Cup competition after a convincing 7-4 win over Myanmar's Yadanarbon FC . Dickson Nwakaeme was start of the night with his hattrick which helped The Elephants to tame the never-say-die opponent at Darul Makmur Stadium. ​Nwakaeme did not wait long to open flood gate as he found the net seven minutes after the kick-off. The Nigerian striker scored another two goals in the 32nd and 59th minutes. D. Saarvindran scored a double, while Matias Conti and Mohd Hafiz Kamal got one each. Yadanarbon FC did not give up and bounced back with a brace from Hlaing Bo Bo  while Ivory Coast striker Djedje Djawa  and Win Naing Soe  added one each. ​Pahang's victory sealed a berth in the the last-16 of the competition. The Elephants are at second place in the group behind leader South China FC of Hong Kong. They will complete their group matches against Global FC in Manila on May 13. Photos by: Mike Casp

​World No. 1 Lydia Ko notch her seventh career of LPGA Tour title after beating Morgan Pressel in the final round of Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic Crown which was held at Lake Merced Golf Club in California on Sunday. Ko who turned 18 on Friday fired a two-under 70 in the final round to end the game in tied with Morgan Pressel of US at eight-under 280. The New Zealand sensational teenager then birdied in the second playoff hole to win the tournament for the second straight time after successfully claim the first last year. Laid in third was Brooke Henderson, a 17 year old Canadian who finish the game with seven-under 281 while Kwak Min-Seo has to settle at forth with six-under 282. In fifth was Feng ShanShan of China with five-under 283. Ko has earned US$300,000 for the victory and it surely a great birthday week for her to celebrate.      Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic (Final) 1. Lydia Ko (NZL) 280 (-8) *wins Playoff 2. Morgan Pressel (US) 280 (-8) 3. Brooke Henderson (Can) 281 (-

​Kei Nishikori won Barcelona Open champion for a second consecutive year after a 6-4 6-4 victory over surprise Spanish finalist Pablo Andujar . It was the ninth career title for the top-seeded Japanese, who displayed his capability as he battled on to come out on top against Andujar. Despite racking up 13 unforced errors, Nishikori still managed to break his opponent at 5-4 to win the first set. The Japanese world No 5 continued to make mistakes as the Spaniard went into a 2-0 lead in the next and then survived a break point to go 3-1 ahead. Yet Nishikori rallied to level at 4-4 before, in Andujar's next service game, a double fault gifted Nishikori match point and a backhand down the line gave him the victory. Nishikori exploded on the tennis scene last year, reaching his first ever Grand Slam final at the US Open and he will be among the favourites to win the French Open next month. Strong from the back of the court, he is well suited to clay courts, also having reached the f

​England's Lee Westwood fended off the spirited challenge from Thailand's Chapchai Nirat by defeating him at the first play-off hole to clinch his third CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters presented by Enjoy Jakarta Golf title on Sunday.   The former world number one's bid to claim his hat-trick of titles at the US$750,000 Asian Tour event was secured when he birdied the play-off 18th hole as Chapchai, a four-time Asian Tour winner, could only make par. The Englishman appeared to be cruising towards an emphatic victory until two successive bogeys on 16 and 17 blew the title race wide open.   He had the opportunity to win with a birdie at the last but misread the green and was forced to settle for a par and a four-day total of seven-under-par 281. But after returning to the 18th hole for extra-time, Westwood made no mistake from the exact spot again. CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters (Final)  1. Lee WESTWOOD (ENG) 281 (-7) * wins play-off 2. Chapchai NIRAT (THA) 281 (-7) 3. Kalem

​LIGA SUPER: PERAK 2 - JDT 1 Perak claimed a stunning victory over Johor DT in Ipoh on saturday. The Bos Gaurus staged a great comeback to beat the star-studded JDT 2-1 in a Super League match at the Perak Stadium. Perak moved up to fifth place in the Super League with 14 points, while the Southern Tigers missed the chance to jump to the top of the table. ​JDT had a good start when Junior Eldstal found the net in the 24th minute. However, the homeside did not panic and stated to put on a great show. Muhd Nurridzuan Abu Hassan Saari made it 1-1 in the 48th minute and Perak was back in the game. Brazilian import Charles Chad Souza scored the winner two minutes later to give Perak the inspirational win. The 2014 Super League Champions remain in fourth place with 15 points but played one game more than all other teams. Photos by: Halil Lokman | Tigers Super Sports Follow The Match on Facebook !

​England's Lee Westwood's superb ability of staying patient was rewarded when he stormed ahead to snatch the third round lead with a seven-under-par 65 at the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters presented by Enjoy Jakarta Golf on Saturday.   The former world number one cut a frustrated figure in his front-nine but an astonishing back-nine 29 saw Westwood compile a three-day total of eight-under-par 208 to establish a five-shot lead going into the final round at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club .   Thailand's Namchok Tantipokhakul carded a 71 to tie for second with Denmark's Thomas Bjorn and Korea's Y.E. Yang on matching 213 total at the US$750,000 Asian Tour event.   It was a tale of two different nines for Westwood, the double CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters champion, who had started the day in seventh place. The Englishman turned in 36 after mixing one birdie and one bogey. However a stunning eagle-three on 12 lifted the world number 33 to the top of the leaderboard. Five

​Overnight leader Itthipat Buranatanyarat of Thailand survived an early charge by American Casey O'toole and a late scare by Filipino Orlan Sumcad to claim his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) victory at the US$60,000 ICTSI Sherwood Hills Classic on Saturday. Itthipat, who enjoyed a one-shot advantage heading into the final round, held his nerves to hole a seven-foot birdie putt on the last for a closing even-par 72 and a winning total of five-under-par 283 at the Sherwood Hills Golf Club . Second-placed Sumcad, who also signed for a 72, nailed a seven-iron from 188 yards for his ace on the par-three 16th hole but was not enough to pip Itthipat, who marked his card with two birdies against two bogeys to win by one shot at the ICTSI Sherwood Hills Classic. O'toole, who made an early charge with four birdies in his opening eight holes, settled for third place on 285 following a 70 at the ICTSI Sherwood Hills Classic, which is the second consecutive ADT event to be held in the

​Australian Unho Park battled the gusty conditions before signing for a second round one-over-par 73 to stake his place atop the leaderboard at the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters presented by Enjoy Jakarta Golf on Friday. On a windy day where only four players broke par at the Royal Jakarta Golf Club , Park continued to put himself in contention for his maiden Asian Tour win at the US$750,000 Asian Tour event with his two-day total of four-under-par 140. Overnight co-leader Chan Shih-chang of Chinese Taipei eagled his closing ninth hole to haul himself back into contention, taking the outright second place with a 75 after struggling for most part of the day. Thailand's Namchok Tantipokhakul and Chapchai Nirat signed for matching 142 total to share third place with Denmark's Thomas Bjorn and Japan's Yosuke Tsukada while birthday boy Lee Westwood of England returned with a 74 to stay in touch with the leaders in seventh place. Starting the day tied for se

​Chinese Taipei's Chan Shih-chang showed his mettle as he opened his account with a six-under-par 66 to share the first round lead with Denmark's Thomas Bjorn at the US$750,000 CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters presented by Enjoy Jakarta Golf on Thursday. Bjorn, who is seeking his first win in Asia, overcame the hot and humid conditions at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club by trading seven birdies against one bogey to tie for the lead in his debut appearance in the Asian Tour event.   Singapore-based Australian Unho Park rediscovered his putting touch by posting a 67 to share third place with India's Abhijit Chadha, who had the honour of holing the first hole-in-one at the par-three 15 this week. Former world number one Lee Westwood of England returned with a 69 to share seventh place with six other players that also featured Thailand's Thaworn Wiratchant, India's Rashid Khan and Philippines' Miguel Tabuena.   ​One of the most successful players on the Asian Developm

​PIALA FA: PERAK 0(1) - TERENGGANU 2(1) Two times champion Terengganu booked the semi-final slot of FA Cup competition after securing a comfort 2-0 win against Perak at Ipoh Stadium on Tuesday. After the  1-1 draw in Kuala Terengganu, the Turtles had to travel to Ipoh with an uphill task to win the second leg match on Perak's home ground. ​​Perak dominated the first period in term of possession , but it was still Terengganu who had a better chance after Paulo Rangel headed the ball into the net in 20th minutes. Terengganu started much stronger after the break and Issey Nakajima made sure the Turtles are through to the last four after the Canada born rolled the ball into the net in the 56th minutes. Abdul Rahman Ibrahim was full of praise for his players as this is the second time the turtles beat the Bos Gaurus at their home ground in two different competition within a month. Photos by: Syamsul Bahrein | Tigers Super Sports Get more Sports Updates from Facebook !

​Kiradech Aphibarnrat displayed an excellent finish to claim his second European Tour title and break Chinese hearts in the inaugural Shenzhen International on Sunday. Teenager Li Hao-tong looked ready to secure a hugely popular victory on home soil, the 19-year-old emerging from a crowded leaderboard to card a closing 67 to finish 12 under par.   That left overnight leader Aphibarnrat two shots behind with two holes to play, only for the 25-year-old to hole from 18 feet for an eagle on the 17th and then miss from 12 feet for what would have been a winning birdie on the last. Both players returned to the 18th for the play-off and Aphibarnrat completed victory in style, hitting his approach to virtually the same place as he had in regulation and this time holing the birdie putt after Li had missed from long range.   Aphibarnrat had only won one previous title on the European Tour at the 2013 Malaysian Open . He was coming off a joint-sixth placeat the Arnold Palmer Invitational last

​LIGA SUPER: JDT 3 - KELANTAN 1   Johor DT bounced back from their boring goalless draw against LionsXII last week with a convincing 3-1 win over Kelantan at Larkin Stadium on Saturday. The Southern Tigers had new singnings Patito Rodriguez and Alhaji Kamara in their line-up, while Kelantan also named Austin Amutu and Gilmar Filho to strenghthen their squad. ​It was interesting to see both sides were playing on offensive tactics. Kelantan opened the scoring as Austin and Gilmar linked up to beat Izham Tarmizi . JDT increased their efforts and got the equalizer in the 17th minute. Harris Harun headed in Amri Yahyah 's cross from the right. ​The Southern Tigers finally found their touch after levelling the score. They took the lead five minutes later when Kamara's curling attempt beat Khairul Fahmi . Kelantan started to feel the pressure, coach Azraai Khor sent in Fakri Saarani for McKain in the 28th minute. However the his introduction could stop the firing JDT. Amri

​LIGA SUPER : SELANGOR 4 - LIONS XII 0  Selangor  stays on the top of the  Malaysia Super League standings after The Red Giants  hammered  Lions XII  of Singapore 4-0 at Shah Alam Stadium on Saturday.  Muhd Afiq Azmi  was the hero for Selangor  when he scored a hattrick  within 10 minutes to drive Selangor into the big win.   ​The game started with Andik Vermanshah almost put Selangor infront in third minutes but his effort was blocked by the Lions defender. Mohd Afiq Azmi put Selangor beyond the Lions' reach in the first half through a hat-trick in 7th, 11th and 15th minutes.   ​Comfort with three goals advantage, Selangor kept piling the pressure on the Lions. In 78th minutes, Andik Vermansyah manage to square the ball to  Guilherme  and the Brazillian easily slotted the ball into the net for the fourth goal. With the win, Selangor remain still at the helm with 17 points while Lions laid in 8th place with 7 points. Photos by: Syamsul Bahrein | Tigers Super Sports | 

​Nine times world champions, Valentino Rossi won his second MotoGP race of the 2015 season at Argentina MotoGP at Termas de Rio Hondo circuit. The Italian rider has powered his machine and clocked 41:35.644 to win the race. Defending champion Marc Marquez crashed out in the closing stages after struggling with his tyres at a corner of the penultimate lap. Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati was in second place again and a late move in the final corner ensures Honda rider from Briton Cal Crutchlow grabbed the third place from Andrea Innone as the Ducati rider had to settle in forth. Laid in the fifth place was Rossi teammate, Jorge Lorenzo with his Yamaha Machine. Rossi now leads Dovizioso by six points in overall standings, while Marquez dropped to the fifth. Argentina Grand Prix 1. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 41:35.644 2. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Ducati 41:41.329 3. Cal Crutchlow (Britain) Honda 41:43.942 4. Andrea Iannone (Italy) Ducati 41:43.996 5. Jorge Lorenzo (Spa

​​LIGA SUPER: TERENGGANU 1 - FELDA UNITED 3 Felda United keep the  Malaysia Super League title in their sight after earning a comfort win over  Terengganu 3-1 at Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium  in Kuala Terengganu on Saturday.  Ahmad Syamim Yahya  grabbed the first goal in 19th minutes to ensure The Fighters take control of the first half. Second half resumed with Turtles pulling back the game after Paulo Rangel  hit with a thumping header for an equlizer in 63rd minutes. Felda quickly recovered their tempo and  Makeche Ndumba put the visitors infront in 80th minutes before  Zah Rahan Krangar sealed the game three minutes later through a counter attack.   Despite the win, Felda remained second in the 12-team standings after eight matches played with 17 points, which is equals with leader Selangor but least on goal difference. Felda Coach, Irfan Bakti  praised his the team for the tactical discipline and this win also has ended Terengganu unbeaten home run for the 2015

​Overnight leader Arie Irawan of Malaysia clinched his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) title and first outside of Malaysia at the US$60,000 ICTSI Eagle Ridge Invitational on Saturday. The 24-year-old Malaysian, who had claimed his breakthrough ADT victory on home soil earlier in January, battled to an even-par 71 after trading two birdies against two bogeys on a blustery day at the Aoki course of the Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club . Arie closed with a four-under-par 280 total to win by four shots over local young talent Miguel Tabuena, who signed for a second consecutive 72, in what is the seventh leg of the ADT schedule this season. Local stalwart Antonio Lascuna and compatriot Jun Bernis registered matching 69s to share third place on 285 while Thailand's Poosit Supupramai settled one shot back in fifth place on his own. American duo Brett Munson and Micah Lauren Shin as well as local veteran Elmer Salvador were amongst the five players bunched in sixth place on 287 at

​ ​LIGA PREMIER: KUALA LUMPUR 1 - JDT II 1 Kuala Lumpur failed to utilise their home ground advantage as they were held by Johor DT II in a 1-1 draw on Friday. The City Boys started well to take control early of the match but JDT II managed to control the situations. ​​Hattaphon Bun An broke the duck in the 18th minute to give the home side the lead. JDT II reshaped and increased the pressure over Kuala Lumpur. Ten minutes later, it was a very unfortunate moment for Muhd Zameer Zainun who accidentally put the ball into his own net to give the visitors the equalizer. The first half ended with 1-1. ​Both team returned onto the Merdeka Stadium pitch for the second half, and Kuala Lumpur started to take control. JDT II offside traps worked well to deny the City Boys from adding more goals. Kuala Lumpur could not find the winning goal, and JDT II was lucky to escape with a draw. Photos by: Mohamad Firdaus | Tigers Super Sports Not enough  FOOTBALL ??? Click HERE!

​ ​AFC CUP: JDT 2 - KITCHEE FC 0 Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) displayed a brilliant performance to beat Kitchee FC from Hong Kong 2-0 in a Group F AFC Cup match last night. Backed by 10,000 fans at the Larkin Stadium, the home side did not give much space for their opponent throughout the match. ​Luciano Figueroa gave JDT a dream start by finishing off a pass from Safiq Rahim in the 17th minute. The Southern Tigers put more pressure onto Kitchee FC and finally got a penalty when S. Kunanlan was brought down inside the box. Safiq calmly sent the ball into the net in the 42nd minute to make it 2-0. The win gave JDT the top spot in Group F and will face East Bengal in their next AFC Cup match on April 28. Photos by: Hafiz Hassan | Tigers Super Sports Follow The Match on Facebook !

​Philippines' Miguel Tabuena and Micah Lauren Shin of the United States held a slim advantage atop the leaderboard after they returned with matching two-day totals of two-under-par 140s to snatch the clubhouse lead at the ICTSI Eagle Ridge Invitational on Thursday. With play suspended for the day due to lightning threat, the duo now hold a one-shot lead after overnight leader Ferdinand Aunzo of the Philippines slipped to third when he posted a one-under-par 70. ​Malaysia's Arie Irawan and American Brett Munson, a one-time Asian Development Tour ( ADT ) winner, are tied for fourth after they signed for a 69 and 67 respectively at the ADT event which is staged at the Aoki course of the Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club. ICTSI Eagle Ridge Invitational (Round 2) 140 - Micah Lauren SHIN (USA) 74-66, Miguel TABUENA (PHI) 72-68 141 -  Ferdinand AUNZO (PHI) 71-70 142 -  Brett MUNSON (USA) 75-67, Arie Irawan (MAS) 73-69 143 -  Sejun YOON (USA) 73-70 145 -  Angelo QUE (PHI) 77-6

​ ​After having a disappointing fifth-place finish in Qatar last week, Marc Marquez bounced back to win the Red Bull Grand Prix of America which was held in Austin , Texas on Sunday. Having started the race in the pole position, The Spaniard look dominant to put his campaign back on track. Marquez finished 2.3 seconds ahead of Ducati Rider, Andrea Dovizioso while in the third place is season opener winner, Valentino Rossi with his Yamaha Machine. It is also Marc Marquez third straight win in US grand prix and the Honda rider is now in third place in overall standings with 36 points behind second place Andrea Dovizioso with 40 points and current leader Valentino Rossi with 41 points after 2 races. Grand Prix of the Americas 1. Marc Marquez (Honda)  43:47.150 2. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) +2.354s 3. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) +3.120s 4. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) +6.682s 5. Andrea Iannone (Ducati) +7.584s 6. Bradley Smith (Yamaha) +10.557s 7. Cal Crutchlow (Honda) +16.967s 8. Aleix Espa

​AZLAN SHAH CUP: NEW ZEALAND 2 - AUSTRALIA 2 NEW ZEALAND WON THE PENALTY 3-1 A gritty New Zealand surprised world champions Australia 3-1 in the penalty shoot-out in a keenly-contested summit clash to claim their second Azlan Shah Cup hockey title here on Sunday. Goalkeeper Devon Manchester starred for the Black Sticks under the woodwork to secure the hard-earned win in the shoot-out against defending champions Australia after both the teams were tied 2-2 in regulation 60 minutes. Drag-flicker Andy Hayward (5th minute, 58th) scored New Zealand's both goals while Australia struck late through Jacob Whetton (50th) and Nicholas Budgeon (60th) to take the match into the shoot-out. It was a high intensity affair between the Trans-Tasman rivals and at one time New Zealand nearly sealed the match when Hayward converted a penalty corner just two minutes from the hooter. ​But the Kookaburras did not give up without a fight and mounted continuous attacks on the New Zealand goal and in

​LIGA PERDANA: JDTII 1 - KEDAH 2  Muhammad Farhan Roslan helped Kedah to a 2-1 victory over Johor Darul Takzim II (JDT II) in a Premier League match at the Larkin Stadium in Pasir Gudang, Johor Baru. The win sent Kedah to fourth place in the Premier League table, with 12 points from seven games. ​​Nigerian import Chidi Edeh put Kedah in front with a super srike in the 4th minute. JDT II got their act right in search for an equalizer. Kedah solid defense denied all JDT II attempts and they managed to hold the advantage until the break. ​​The home side continued their hunt for goal in the second half. Leandro Sebastien Velazquez finally found the net for JDT II in the 87th minute. However, Muhammad Farhan emerged as Kedah's hero after scoring the winning goal in the 90th minute to secure all three points. However, Muhammad Farhan emerged as Kedah's hero after scoring the winning goal in the 90th minute to secure all three points. Photos by: Hafiz Hassan | Tigers Super Sport