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American Brendan Steele fought into a share of the third round lead with Justin Thomas following a birdie slugfest at the US$7 million CIMB Classic on Saturday.   Steele, chasing a second PGA Tour victory, produced a blemish free six-under-par 66 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club 's West course to earn the 54-hole lead with halfway leader Thomas, who birdied his closing two holes for a 67. Such has been the low scoring on the West course this week that Steele and Thomas established a new 54-hole tournament record with their staggering 20-under-par 196 aggregate.   American Kevin Na, the Asian Tour's Rookie of the Year in 2002 and now firmly established on the PGA Tour, launched himself into the title mix for a third straight week with a nine-birdie round of 64 that left him one back of the co-leaders. CIMB Classic (Day 3) T1. Justin Thomas (USA) -20 T1. Brendan Steele (USA) -20 3. Kevin Na (USA) -19 T4. James Hahn (USA) -17 T4. Brian Harman (USA) -17 T4. Hideki Ma...

PIALA MALAYSIA: PDRM 0 - PAHANG 3 Pahang have booked the Malaysia Cup quarter-final slot after stunning PDRM with 3-0 at Shah Alam Stadium yesterday. Pahang striker, Dickson Nwakaeme netted the first goal for Tok Gajah through a fine lob in 28th minute. Zainal Abidin Hassan boys produce an even better when Mathias Conti striking a thunder bolt from distance for 2-0 two minutes later. ​Pahang took a full control of the game in second half with chains of attacks. Mathias Conti once again played a pivotal role for Tok Gajah after the Argentine sent a bullet header for the third goal ten minutes before time for the club third win in five match played. Photos by: Syamsul Bahrein | Tigers Super Sports Log on to Donadoni Sports for more action news.

American Justin Thomas shot a stunning career low 11-under-par 61 to snatch the halfway at the US$7 million CIMB Classic on Friday with a tournament record of 15-under-par 129.   The 22-year-old Thomas produced a master class performances in rewriting a new low score at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club 's West course, sinking one eagle and nine birdies to lead by one from countryman Brendan Steele, who came home in 63.   Overnight leader Scott Piercy settled for a 69 to lie two off the pace alongside Spencer Levin (64) and Japan's Hideki Matsuyama (66) in the tournament sanctioned by the Asian Tour and PGA Tour . Thomas, seeking a maiden victory on the PGA Tour in his first visit to Asia, was delighted to walk away with the halfway lead. When the world number 64 reached 11-under through 15, the magical score of 59 seemed a possibility but Thomas could not snare the two more birdies required in his last three holes. Steele, chasing a second PGA Tour win, was also bogey-f...

PIALA MALAYSIA: JDTII 1 - TERENGGANU 2 A second-half strike by Ismail Faruqi gave Terengganu a 2-1 victory over JDTII who squandered several good chance in Malaysia Cup competition at Pasir Gudang stadium yesterday. Terengganu now have 7 points from five games played and are equal with Kedah, only differed by goal different. Issey Nakajima Farran broke the deadlock after eight minutes played while Shahrul Ishak leveled the game with a fine finish in 33rd minute. Ismail Faruqi then fired from penalty spot for the winning goal three minutes before time to put Terengganu back on track for the Malaysia Cup campaign. Photos by: Hafiz Hassan | Tigers Super Sports Not enough  FOOTBALL ??? Click HERE!

​American Scott Piercy, making his second appearance at the CIMB Classic and first at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club , fired an opening round 10-under-par 62 to take a three-shot lead after the first round. The 62 is his lowest round on the PGA Tour since a final-round 61 (10-under) at the 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open.   Piercy's round included 10 birdies and no bogeys. This is the third time he has led after 18 holes, most recently at the Shell Houston Open earlier in 2015, where he finished 10th. He won the 2012 RBC Canadian Open after holding the first-round lead. At the 2010 Farmers Insurance Open, Piercy led after the opening round on his way to a T20 finish. ​Japan's Hideki Matsuyama opened with a 7-under 65 that included eight birdies against one bogey. This is Matsuyama's third-consecutive start at the CIMB Classic and by far his best start, shooting 70s in the opening round each of the previous two years. His best showing at the tournament came last ye...

​American Scott Piercy, making his second appearance at the CIMB Classic and first at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club , fired an opening round 10-under-par 62 to take a three-shot lead after the first round. The 62 is his lowest round on the PGA Tour since a final-round 61 (10-under) at the 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open.   Piercy's round included 10 birdies and no bogeys. This is the third time he has led after 18 holes, most recently at the Shell Houston Open earlier in 2015, where he finished 10th. He won the 2012 RBC Canadian Open after holding the first-round lead. At the 2010 Farmers Insurance Open, Piercy led after the opening round on his way to a T20 finish. ​Japan's Hideki Matsuyama opened with a 7-under 65 that included eight birdies against one bogey. This is Matsuyama's third-consecutive start at the CIMB Classic and by far his best start, shooting 70s in the opening round each of the previous two years. His best showing at the tournament came last ye...

Spain's Dani Pedrosa cruised to victory in the Malaysian MotoGP Sunday, October 25, with Jorge Lorenzo snatching second place to cut into championship leader Valentino Rossi's lead. The result at Malaysia's Sepang track sets the stage for a thrilling climax to the season, as Yamaha teammates Lorenzo and Rossi will battle it out in the finale next month in Valencia, southeastern Spain. But controversy marred the result as Rossi was penalized for a collision with defending world champion Marc Marquez, furthering endangering the Italian's hopes of securing his 10th world championship next month. Meanwhile, Pedrosa started from the pole position and never relinquished the lead for Honda. He clocked 40 minutes 37.691 seconds - 3.612 seconds ahead of his fellow Spaniard Lorenzo, and 13.724 seconds faster than Rossi. 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix 1. Dani PEDROSA (Honda) SPA 40'37.691 2. Jorge LORENZO (Yamaha) SPA +3.612 3. Valentino ROSSI (Yamaha) ITA +13.724 4. Bradley S...

England's Justin Rose outclassed Denmark's Lucas Bjerregaard by fending off the Dane's spirited challenge to win the UBS Hong Kong Open title by one shot on Sunday. Rose, who missed the cut at the Hong Kong showpiece in 2011, made up for that disappointment by posting a two-under-par 68 to win the US$2 million event with a four-day total of 17-under-par 263.   India's Anirban Lahiri's fightback did not materialise as he was let down by fatigue and could only post a 71 which meant he had to share seventh place with Asian Tour honorary member Y.E. Yang, 2008 UBS Hong Kong Open winner, Lin Wen-tang of Chinese Taipei and England's Matt Ford. Heading into the final round with a share of the lead, Rose and Bjerregaard went neck and neck again like the previous day. There was little to spate the duo until a costly double bogey on 14 by Bjerregaard handed Rose the advantage. The Englishman birdied 16 and could even afford a bogey at the last to secure victory as Bjerr...

Young Thai talent Poom Saksansin captured his maiden Asian Development Tour (ADT) victory after closing with a classy six-under-par 64 to win by one shot at the PGM Kinrara Championship on Saturday. The 22-year-old Thai, who held a one-shot lead heading into the final round, fired seven birdies against a lone bogey for a winning total of 12-under-par 198 at the RM200,000 (approximately US$50,000) ADT event. Filipino Mars Pucay returned with the day's lowest score of 63 to take second place at the Kinrara Golf Club . His impressive bogey-free run would have set a new course record if not for the preferred lies in place. Thailand's Ronnachai Jamrong and local stalwart Shaaban Hussin settled four shots back in third place following rounds of 67 and 68 respectively while Japanese Masaru Takahashi (67), Malcolm Kokocinski of Sweden (67) and Malaysia's Sukree Othman (69) shared fifth on 204 at the PGM Kinrara Championship, which is the 23rd leg of the ADT schedule this season. ...

World No 5, Lexi Thompson secured a one stroke victory over South Korea Park Sung-Hyun and Chinese Taipei Tseng Yani in KEB Hana Bank Championship . The tournament held at The Sky 72 Club at Incheon, Korea and offers US$2mill in rewards.   Lexi fired three-under 69 in the final day and sealed the game with 15-under 273 to bag her sixth LPGA Tour title and her second for the year. Three times winner in 2015 Korean Tour Park Sung-Hyun came out second, sharing a place with Tseng Yani with one stroke over Thompson.   Meanwhile, her overnight joint leader before the final, Lydia Ko failed to stop Lexi from claiming the title after the New Zealand golfer carded three bogeys in the final round. Lydia settled for fourth place sharing with Amy Yang and Gerina Piller with two shot off.   KEB Hana Bank Championship (Final) 1. Lexi Thompson -15 T2. Tseng Yani -14 T2. Park Sung-Hyun -14 T4. Amy Yang -13 T4. Gerina Piller -13 T4. Lydia Ko -13 T7. Feng Shanshan -12 T7. Suzann Petterson -12 ...

​ Australian Scott Hend claimed a second Venetian Macao Open victory in three years after holding off title holder Anirban Lahiri and Chiragh Kumar of India with an impressive final round of five-under-par 66 on Sunday.   Big-hitting Hend cruised to a three-stroke triumph at the Macau Golf and Country Club to become only the second player after China's Zhang Lian-wei to win twice at the US$1 million Asian Tour event with a tournament record of 20-under-par 264.   It was sweet revenge for the 42-year-old Aussie who was pipped by Lahiri last year and he collected the winner's cheque of US$180,000. Lahiri and Kumar shared second place after closing with a 66 and 65 respectively. Hend, who has now won seven times on the Asian Tour and will defend his UBS Hong Kong Open title next week, maintained his three-shot advantage at the turn and made a crucial par save on 10 with a six-foot putt. Had he missed, the lead would have been cut to one as Lahiri knocked it stiff for his fourth...

DBKL staged an exceptional performance in the final to win the 17th edition of International Power Royal Sevens . The Kuala Lumpur side beat SSTMI Tsunami 27-0 in the Premier division cup final to claim the title. SSTMI Tsunami reached the final after beating Iskandar Raiders 5-0 in sudden-death extra-time, while DBKL edged Terengganu 12-5 in another semifinal match. The win is DBKL first ever at the tournament. SSTMI Juniors squad won the Under-16 category after beating Sekolah Sains Tuanku Jaafar (STJ) 49-7 in the final. The Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sports School showed their class against STJ by scoring 9 tries to claim the victory. However, STJ also showed a promising performance by progressing into another final after finishing as runners-up at the KGV 10 s last month. The International Power Royal Sevens had attracted participation of 36 teams competing in two categories. The 17th edition of this annual rugby event was held at MPS Field Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. Photos by: Fad...

​Asian Tour rookie Shaun Norris of South Africa earned a dream victory at the US$500,000 Yeangder Tournament Players Championship (TPC) after closing with a four-under-par 68 in tough conditions on Sunday. The 33-year-old overcame swirling winds by shooting five birdies in his opening seven holes to defeat overnight leader Miguel Tabuena of the Philippines by two shots with a winning total of 12-under-par 204.   Tabuena was disappointed not to erase last year's play-off defeat as he settled for second place after struggling to a 73 at the Linkou International Golf and Country Club . Norris overcame a three-shot deficit with a flying start despite the rainy and blustery conditions. He grabbed the lead for the first time this week after seven holes and cruised to victory despite dropping a shot on the 18th hole. Yeangder Tournament Players Championship 204 - Shaun NORRIS (RSA) 68-68-68. 206 - Miguel TABUENA (PHI) 68-65-73. 208 - Giwhan KIM (KOR) 69-71-68, Panuphol PITTAYARAT (T...

​PIALA MALAYSIA: JOHOR DT 4 - ATM 0     After confirming their spot in the 2015 AFC Cup final, Johor Darul T akzim  (JDT) was in the right set of mind to perform better in Malaysia Cup competition. The Southern Tigers beat ATM at Tan Sri Hassan Yunos Stadium with 4-0 on Saturday to stretch their winning streak in Group B match.   A through pass by Luciano from the outside of penalty area in 12th minute offered S.Chanturu hit with a powerful shot to beat ATM goalkeeper Syed Adney for an early lead. Safiq Rahim doubled up the score 12 minutes later after collecting a deflected ball from Syed Adney due to Safee Sali shot. JDT kept on piling the pressure on ATM defence and it paid off after Luciano hit the net for the third goal after receiving Mahali Jasuli cross in 36th minute. Subtitute, Nazrin Nawi completed the glorious night for JDT after his first touch went straight into the net for the fourth goal for JDT in 70th minute. JDT head coach, Mario Gomez was full of praise fo...

​Jessica Korda began crying before the last putt even dropped. A month and a half ago she was content simply making the cut in Canada. Sunday, she cruised to a four-shot victory for her fourth career title at the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia . Golf can change quickly and Korda's weekend rounds of 65-65 were her two best rounds of 2015 and her 18-under-par total was the second lowest in tournament history. The 22-year-old closing six-under-par 65 at today's final round, played on Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club 's East Course, finally delivered the American her long-awaited win after more than a yearlong title drought. ​Korda started her finale on 12-under-par and maintained her lead over the chasing pack, firing four birdies on the front nine and three on the back with a bogey on the par-4 11th to amass a four-day total of 18-under-par 266 (69-67-65-65) and receive the winner's cheque of US$ 300,000. Coming in four shots back at 14-under-par, in a three-way tie for sec...

Labuan Marlin finally ended the 15 years wait for a home club to win the Labuan 10s rugby tournament after edging Sabah rugby club OSCA Warrior with an impressive win of 6-0 in the final at Labuan Square field on Sunday. The local side had a fantastic run in the run up to the final as they turned out to be the best out of 17 other clubs from Malaysia and Brunei. ​Brunei Old Bastards Rugby Club clinched the veteran category after defeating OSCA Legends in the final. Penaga Pythons beat Lady Sharks in the final to take the women's title. In the school category, Maktab Sabah had to play in the sudden-death before claiming a 3-0 victory over SMS Lahad Datu .  The Labuan 10s rugby tournament, which was held since 2001 had attracted many well-known clubs in the region such as Sandakan Eagles, Miri Rhinos, COBRA, RSC, Blackhawk, Brunei and Brunei Yatchies Penaga. The participating clubs also featured several international players from England, New Zealand, Fiji, Ireland and Indone...

​PIALA AGONG: SABAH 28 - PERAK 16 Sabah had successfully retained the Agong's Cup after defeating Perak 28-16 in the final at Kelana Jaya Stadium on Saturday. After making to their first ever final since 1985, Perak have to accept the superior quality of the defending champions, Sabah. Sabah pumped the pressure on Perak from the beginning with a try in the 11th minute by No.8, Nathanael Tan Aik Ming . Orene Ai'i made it 7-0 with his conversion a minute later. ​Perak replied with a penalty in the 15th minute. Mohd Amir Aswad Mat Saad kicked the ball through to keep Perak in contention for the prestigious cup. Sabah kept their momentum going with a drop goal by Orene Ai'i in the 20th minute but Perak replied with another penalty by Mohd Amir in the 32nd minute. The first half ended with Sabah leading 10-6 over Perak. Perak doubled their efforts as the match resumed. However Sabah looked comfortable to overcome their challenger's threat. A try by Mohd Amir Hadafi Mat ...

​PIALA AGONG: TERENGGANU 40 - JOHOR 18 Terengganu claimed third place in Agong's Cup 2015 after beating Johor 40-18 on Saturday. The east coast side showed class in the match where Johor could not deny their determination. Johor took an early lead after W. Mohd Asyraf Norudin scored a penalty seven minute after the start. Terengganu got into the match when Ras Hurairah Razbi broke the duck with a try in the 14th minute. And Mohd Fairuz Ab Rahman calmly kicked in for the conversion. Terengganu enjoyed their domination by scoring another three tries in 10 minutes through Mohd Hafiizh Zainal and a double by Soliano Volivoli Tuevei . Mohd Fairuz was at his best to complete another two conversions before Mohd Faridzal Ismail scored one in the 28th minute. Johor did not throw the towel yet, they managed to get a try in the 33rd minute through Joshua Barak Kiniviliame . Johor came on for the second half trailing Terengganu 28-8. They scored another three points from a penalty by M...

​Malaysia's Danny Chia held his nerves to end a 13-year title drought when he closed with a second consecutive one-over-par 73 to win by two shots for his second Asian Tour victory at the US$650,000 Mercuries Taiwan Masters on Sunday. Starting the round with a one-shot deficit, Chia fired three birdies in his opening five holes to take over the lead and remained in top spot till he sealed the deal with a tap-in par save on the 18th hole for a winning total of three-under-par 285 at the challenging Taiwan Golf and Country Club's Tamsui course. Overnight leader Liang Wen-chong of China settled for second place after closing with three straight bogeys for a disappointing 76 while Adilson Da Silva of Brazil and India's Rashid Khan shared third on 289 after returning with rounds of 72 and 76 respectively. Chia, who last won on the Asian Tour in 2002, also in Chinese Taipei, said he was trying to overcome his nerves which started to creep in when he made his first bogey of the ...