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Josh Salah of the United States claimed a hard earned victory at the PGM CCM Rahman Putra Championship after shooting a six-under-par 66 on Saturday. The 24-year-old won by a mere stroke, thanks to two closing birdies, to finish on 17-under-par 271, defeating Shunya Takeyasu (70) of Japan at the RM200,000 (approximately US$46,600) Asian Development Tour (ADT) event. Jordan Sherratt of Australia settled for third place after returning with a 71 for a 274 total while Soonsang Hong of Korea finished a further shot back in fourth position following a 69 at the Kelab Rahman Putra Malaysia. Salah stayed patient despite numerous weather delays during the week and was rewarded with his first ADT title after completing 26 holes on Saturday. Trailing by four shots after the penultimate round, the American birdied the third hole before a bogey on the next hole ignited his title charge as he registered six birdies to cross the finishing line in style. CCM Rahman Putra Championship 27

MRSL 2016: KERIS CONLAY 27 - ASAS RC 17 Keris Conlay overcame the tough challenge of ASAS Rugby Club to claim a 27-17 win in Bangi on Saturday. ASAS RC gave Keris Conlay a hard time by holding them 10-10 in the first half. ASAS RC took the lead after six minutes with a penalty by Mohd Amir Hadafi Mat Saad. They multipled their lead in the 20th minute when Aqif Muhammad Mohd Dahalan made a try, followed by a successful converion by Mohd Amir. But Keris Conlay responded with two tries by Mohd Khairul Aimi Mohd Nor and Jone Marawa Nasalo to level the score. Keris Conlay showed a lot of improvement in the second half. Jone Marawa made another try seven minutes after the match resumed, and Mohd Firdaus Abdul Manan scored for the conversion. Jone added more advantage for Keris Conlay with a 52nd minute try, and Mohd Fairuz Abd Rahman delivered the conversion. Mohd Fairuz made it tougher for ASAS RC by scoring another penalty in the 68th penalty. ASAS RC did not give up

MRSL 2016: COBRA 27 - POLITEKNIK MALAYSIA 10 Mohd Syahir Asraf Rosli became the hero for Cobra Rugby Club as he made a hattrick of tries in their match against Politeknik Malaysia. Cobra displayed a very good performance to claim their second win in the Malaysia Rugby Super League (MRSL) 2016 season. Cobra took control of the match from the start and opened the scoring through a penalty by Muhamad Izzat Laila. They stretched the lead in the 19th minute when Mohd Syahir made his first try of the day. Muhamad Izzat made no mistake from the spot to give Cobra a comfortable 10-0 lead after just 20 minutes of play. Politeknik Malaysia showed a little sign of coming back with a penalty by Mohd Amir Aswad Mat Saad two minutes before the break. Cobra came on into the second half with the right attitude. Mohd Amin Jamaluddin try in the 54th minute put them further ahead. Politeknik Malaysia stayed in contention with a try in the 61st minute by Timoli Saini Koroi before Mohd Am

Thai youngster Itthipat Buranatanyarat rounded off a superb week after closing with a six-under-par 66 to win by three shots for his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the US$100,000 Players Championship on Saturday.   The 22-year-old Thai compiled a career-best winning total of 20-under-par 268 at the Raffles Country Club's par-72 Palm course to take home the winner's prize purse of US$17,500 and six Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points.   The victory also earned him a prized spot at the US$1 million SMBC Singapore Open which will be played at the Sentosa Golf Club's Serapong course from January 28 to 31 next week.   Newcomer Suradit Yongcharoenchai, also of Thailand, signed for a 67 to take second place while overnight leader Tirawat Kaewsiribandit (71) slipped to third place with Filipino veteran Antonio Lascuna (67) on 272.   Starting the round with a one-shot deficit, Itthipat opened with three straight birdies to take over the lead from overnight leader

MRSL 2016: COBRA 39 - PANTHERS BLOWPIPES 22 Cobra got a good start in the new Malaysia Rugby Super League (MRSL) season after claiming a 39-22 win over Panthers Blowpipes. The 2015 MRSL runners-up showed a brilliant performance to claim a convincing victory in their season opening match at UKM Rugby field in Bangi. Mohd Amin Jamaluddin gave Cobra an early lead with a try after just two minutes into the game, and Ahmad Amirul Zulfiqar Ahmad Jeffry sent the ball through for the conversion. Cobra got another try in the 7th minute by Izzat Hazziq Baharudiin, before Ahmad Amirul made it 15-0 five minutes later through a penalty. Panthers Blowpipes started to settle down and made their moves. Tries by Sitiveni Waqa and Samuela Tamanisau brought them back into match. However Cobra took the slim 15-14 lead into the break. Panthers took over the lead in early in the second half with a penalty by Samuela. But Cobra were quick to get back into the winning form. A try by Jope

MRSL 2016: MERSING EAGLE 21 - ASAS RC 17 Mersing Eagles took off with a flying performance to beat the hard fighting ASAS RC 21-17 on the Malaysia Rugby Super League (MRSL) 2016 opening day. ASAS RC did not give it easily as they displayed a great fighting spirit before going down narrowly to the Eagles. ASAS took the lead after 16 minutes with try by Aqif Muhammad Mohd Dahalan and Mohd Amir Hadafi Mat Saad made no mistake with with the conversion. However, two tries in the first half by Joshua Barak Kiniviliame gave Mersing Eagles a strong advantage over their opponent. Uliano Samunaka pulled the Eagles away with another try after the break, and Mohamad Nasharuddin Ismail scored the coversion to put them into the comfort zone. ASAS RC reduced the deficit to just four points after a try by Ilami Susu and conversion by Mohd Amir. However, Mersing Eagles managed to hold their lead until the final whistle. Photos by: Azley Kassim | Tigers Super Sports

MRSL 2016: KERIS CONLAY 14 - KL SARACENS 5 Keris Conlay kickstarted their Malaysia Rugby Super League (MRSL) 2016 campaign in style after recording a 14-5 victory over KL Saracens on Saturday. The defendind champions did not take it easy against the Saracens as they were 6-0 up after the first half. A brace of penalties scored by Mohd Fairuz Abd Rahman gave Keris Conlay the advantage. KL Saracens could not find the answer until the break. However, Tavis Smith gave Saracens a fighting chance early in the second half with a try in the 47th minute. Keris Conlay held on and pumped the pressure on Saracens. Jone Marawa Nasalo took his team in front again with a try in the 70th minute. And another succesful penalty by Mohd Fairuz handed Keris Conlay the first win of the season. Photos by: Azley Kassim | Tigers Super Sports ​Read more Sports News at DonadoniSports.Com

​Team Europe romped to an emphatic 18½ to 5½ victory over Asia to secure their first win at the EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM on Sunday. Match play expert Ian Poulter once again set the tone for Europe by beating Malaysia's Danny Chia 4 & 3 in the top singles match to put some early blue scores on the board and quell any hope of an Asian fightback at Glenmarie Golf and Country Club. The English duo of Lee Westwood and Andy Sullivan followed up on Poulter's lead by beating Nicholas Fung 7 & 6 and Thongchai Jaidee 4 & 3 respectively before leaving it to compatriot Danny Willett to deliver the final blow to Team Asia's hopes. Willett's 3 & 1 defeat of Byeonghun An ensured Team Europe would become the first side to lift the EurAsia Cup after the inaugural event in 2014 ended in a thrilling 10-10 draw. Further victories for Matt Fitzpatrick, Chris Wood, Kristoffer Broberg, Victor Dubuisson and Søren Kjeldsen sealed a convincing win for Captain Darren Cla

Team Europe maintained their dominance at the EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM as Darren Clarke's men opened up a six-point advantage over Team Asia after Saturday's foursomes session. England's Ian Poulter, together with compatriot Danny Willett, secured the continent's first point in the top match as Europe earned 4 ½ points for the second day running to extend their advantage to 9-3. But it was not all plain sailing for Clarke's team, who were trailing in four of the day's six matches when Poulter and Willett reached the turn. Poulter, who along with Bernd Wiesberger delivered the visitors' first point in the fourball matches on Friday, was on song again as he and Willett beat Byeonghun An and Thongchai Jaidee 3 & 2. Shane Lowry and Andy Sullivan combined to deliver a point for the second day in succession, beating Shingo Katayama and Prayad Marksaeng 3 & 2. Wiesberger and Ross Fisher recovered from losing the first hole to beat K.T. Kim and Jeu

​Team Europe lead 4½ - 1½ after winning four of Friday's Fourball matches, with Asia taking one and the other ending all square at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club. Bernd Wiesberger and Ian Poulter, one of the star performers in Europe's recent Ryder Cup victories, put the visitors' first point on the board after defeating Anirban Lahiri and Jeunghun Wang 4 & 3 in the top match. Darren Clarke's team did not have to wait long for their second point, with Ross Fisher and Kristoffer Broberg posting a comfortable 6 & 4 victory over Prayad Marksaeng and K.T. Kim in match four as a wave of blue scores dominated the early scoreboard. ​ Team Asia, led by captain Jeev Milkha Singh, fought back to take their first point shortly after when Byeonghun An and Thongchai Jaidee, the team's highest world ranked players, completed a stunning turnaround to defeat Danny Willett and Matt Fitzpatrick 3 & 1. Europe made it 3-1 when Shane Lowry and Andy Sullivan beat Wu Ashu