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CHAN SHIH-CHANG WINS THE KING'S CUP

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Chinese Taipei's Chan Shih-chang realised his dream of winning his first Asian Tour title after a final round three-under-par 67 saw him lift the King's Cup presented by PTT Group on Sunday. Having already won five times on the Asian Development Tour (ADT), Chan knew a victory on the Asian Tour was long overdue and was clearly ecstatic when he compiled a four-day total of 12-under-par 268 to win the US$750,000 event by two shots. Compatriot Lin Wen-tang was also all smiles despite finishing second with a 66 at the Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club.Thailand's Danthai Boonma came close to retaining the King's Cup on home soil but faltered after a closing 64 left him three shots back of Chan where he would finish in tied-third with England's Mark Foster. Victory was especially sweet for Chan as he became the second player from Chinese Taipei after Chan Yih-shin in 2009 to win the King's Cup. The 30-year-old also dashed the hopes of the local faithful

GOOD START FOR SRI LANKA IN U20 SEVENS SERIES

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Sri Lanka won the Malaysia leg of the Asia Rugby U20 Sevens Series in Johor on Sunday. The Young Tuskers defeated the determined South Korean 38-0 in the final. Sri Lanka took control of the game from the start and recorded a half-time lead 21-0. South Korean struggled to maintain their good form throughout the tournament, and fell further after the break. Japan clinched the third place finishing after beating Malaysia 41-0. Thailand claimed the Women Under 20 title with a 7-5 win over Kong Kong in the final. The second leg of the Asian Under 20 Rugby Sevens tournament will be held in Hong Kong, on August 12. Asia Rugby U20 Sevens Series (Results) Men Cup Final Sri Lanka 38 - South Korea 0 Women Cup Final Thailand 7 - Hong Kong 5 Men 3rd/4th Place Malaysia 0 - Japan 41 Men 5th/6th Place Hong Kong 17 - Chinese Taipei 12 Men 7th/8th Place Thailand 5 - UAE 7 Register now! ​Get more details on Labuan 10's facebook.

KEDAH FALL IN PENANG

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LIGA SUPER: PULAU PINANG 3 - KEDAH 2 Penang take full advantage playing at home ground and collects three important point by winning over their neighbor. Kedah, Liridon Krasniqi had put the Red Falcons in-front  in the 14th minute before the home team had equalized via their South Korean import player, J Seok Min in 25th minute of the match. The Korean had added another goal in the 36th minute before half-time giving the home team 2-1 lead at half-time break. Penang had netted another goal just a minute after the referee blows the whistle to start the second-half via Mathias Cardoba.   Kedah were awarded with the penalty kick and has converted by their import player, Thiago Agusto in the 76th minute of the match. Kedah had to be satisfied with the results after working hard for an equalizer until the final whistle.

JOHOR DT CLAIM NARROW WIN OVER KELANTAN

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​​LIGA SUPER: JOHOR DT 1 - KELANTAN 0 Jorge Diaz steer JDT to a sweet victory against stubborn Kelantan with 1-0 score at Larkin Stadium on Tuesday. The Argentinean sealed the game through a header in the 46th minutes after receiving Azammuddin Akil cross from the right. Seven minutes later, Kelantan forward Blazhe Illioski nearly put the ball into the net but his lob just went wide. The Red Warriors once again had the chances but a long shot by Wander Luiz during injury time was well save by JDT goalkeeper. The win sees JDT leading the Super League standings with 39 points from 15 match played. ​

KHAIRUL HAFIZ WINS SUKMA 100M WITH NEW RECORD

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Khairul Hafiz Jantan wins the 100m Sukma gold medal with a stunning 10.18s, breaking Watson Nyambek 's 10.30 set in 1998. The Melaka born sprinter took the right time and place to break the 18-year-old men's national 100m record. The 18-year-old blazed the track in 10.18 seconds to clinch the gold medal in the Sukma blue riband event at the Sarawak Stadium in Petra Jaya on Wednesday. His effort erased Sarawakian Watson Nyambek's previous mark of 10.30, which was set during the 1998 pre-Commonwealth Games at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil. Khairul's time not only eclipsed the Sukma record of 10.33 set by Watson as well in Kuantan in 1996, but is also just 0.01 off the SEA Games mark of 10.17 set by Indonesia's Suryo Agung Wibowo in Laos in 2009. What makes Khairul's feat all the more memorable is that he blitzed the record on Watson's home ground. Sarawak's Jonathan Nyepa and Badrul Hisyam Abdul Manap of Malacca clocked the same time o

JOHOR DT ESCAPE FROM PDRM WITH A POINT

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​PIALA MALAYSIA: PDRM 1 - JOHOR DT 1 A late goal struck by Safuwan Baharudin of PDRM gave the team relief and earned a point against the JDT at home. First-half ended with goalless from both teams, where both teams have balance in their ball possession in the first-half. JDT took the lead in the 70th minute of the match after K. Reuben netted an own goal. The home team had turned to be more aggressive in the last 20th minute and found the net a few minutes before the referee blows the whistle to end the match.

PERAK HIT FOUR AGAINST PKNS

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LIGA SUPER: PERAK 4 - PKNS FC 1 First-half starts with both teams were struggling to find the net and leave the pitch with a goalless draw for the half-time break. Perak, Elias Fernandes has opened the scoring two minutes after the second-half starts. The home side does not have to wait too long to add two more goals via Xhavahir Sukaj and Fazrul Hazli in the 50th and 51st minutes of the match. Elias Fernandes again in the 64th minute had scored another goal and give a big blow to the away team with 4-0 down. PKNS only managed to get their consolation goal via Gonzalo Manuel Soto before the referee blows the whistle to end the match.

JOHOR DT ON COURSE FOR LEAGUE TITLE

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​LIGA SUPER: JOHOR DT 5 - KEDAH 0 Just a few days after only a point collected against PKNS in the Malaysia Cup's match.  JDT appeared more ferocious at this time. A brace goal from the skipper, Safiq Rahim in the 27th and 41st minutes had given the home team a comfortable half-time lead. Second half-time starts, the home team keep on pressing the Red Falcons and this time JDT thru Marcos Antonio has netted a goal in the 65th minute. Jorge Pereyra Diaz also does not want to miss to contribute a goal in the match.  He netted two goals before the end of the match in 79th and 84th minute.

PDRM STUN PERAK IN IPOH

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PIALA MALAYSIA: PERAK 1 - PDRM 2 Perak Failed to get off to a winning start in the Malaysia Cup competition at home after lost to PDRM with 2-1 score at Ipoh Stadium yesterday. Guilherme De Paula put The Cops into the lead from a penalty spot in the fifth minutes. Perak hit back with their new Albanian signing, Xhevahir Sukaj fifteen minutes later from a fine finish. A lapse of concentration proved costly for Perak after Safuwan Baharuddin netted the winner for The Cops three minutes after restart. ​

PKNS SECURE A POINT FROM JOHOR

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PIALA MALAYSIA: JOHOR DT 2 - PKNS FC 2 JDT only managed to a 2-2 draw against PKNS at Larkin Stadium. JDT played without many of their stars and seems less sting in the first half.  Two minute after the second half played, Safee Sali had put the home team in-front and added by another goal by Juan Martin Lucero in the 56th minute. PKNS took a chance in the remaining 10 minutes of match time to reduce the deficit, when Gabriel Guerra opens scoring for PKNS in the 81st minute. JDT almost confirmed three points, but had to contend with a draw when PKNS was awarded a penalty kick in the 89th minute of the match and converted by Manual Cobelli. ​

DANNY CHIA, THONGCHAI QUALIFY FOR RIO

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A total of 14 Asian Tour members and four other Asian golfers have confirmed their participation for next month's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. They will be among the 120 men and women who will create golfing history at the world's greatest sporting spectacle when the sport makes its long-awaited return into the Olympic Games programme after 112 years. Korea's Byeonghun An and Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee are among the highest ranked Asian players in 10th and 11th place respectively on the Final Olympic Golf Rankings. An will fly the Korean flag together with compatriot Jeunghun Wang, who became the youngest ever player to secure back-to-back wins in European golf history with his triumphs in Morocco and Mauritius in May. Thongchai, the only player to hold an unprecedented three Asian Tour Order of Merit crowns, will spearhead Thailand's charge alongside 2013 Merit champion, Kiradech Aphibarnrat. India will be represented by Anirban Lah

PORTUGAL BEAT FRANCE IN EXTRA TIME TO WIN EURO 2016

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EURO 2016 FINAL: FRANCE 0 - PORTUGAL 1 (aet) Portugal , the team that finished third in their group, won the EURO 2016 even when their greatest footballer was taken off on a stretcher. They proved that they can play like a team despite critics saying that they are relying on just one man, Cristiano Ronaldo . In the end, Ronaldo had his hands on the trophy even if it was not the way the ultimate showman had intended. Portugal played all-out throughout the final as the host nation, France continuously put them under pressure. And their hard work paid off in the second period of extra time as Éder scored the decisive goal. After a run of 10 successive defeats to France since 1978, it can be considered as Portugal's greatest ever victory in history. Log on to Donadoni Sports for more action news.

JOHANNES VEERMAN WINS TAIFONG OPEN AFTER PLAY-OFF

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American Johannes Veerman captured his maiden Asian Development Tour (ADT) title after defeating local hope Wang Wei-lun on the second play-off hole at the weather-shortened Taifong Open on Sunday. The 24-year-old Texan overcame a two-shot deficit to sign for a third consecutive two-under-par 70 and force a play-off with Wang after the duo were tied on six-under-par 210 total in regulation play at the Taifong Golf and Country Club. The duo returned to the par-five 18 for the play-off battle where both of them shot matching pars on the first extra hole before Veerman sank a one-footer to outplay Wang, who settled for par after his 10-footer birdie putt lipped out. Asian Tour stalwart Lu Wei-chih of Chinese Taipei posted a flawless 69 to finish one shot back in third place with countryman Lin Wen-tang, who battled to a 70, in the US$160,000 ADT event, which had earlier been reduced to 54-holes after the second round was delayed due to Typhoon Nepartak. Overnight lea

PIGEM BEAT TAKEYASU IN PLAY-OFF TO TAKE YEANGDER TPC TITLE

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Spain's Carlos Pigem claimed the scalp of Japan's Shunya Takeyasu when he defeated the Japanese in a play-off to lift his first professional title at the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship (TPC) on Sunday. An emotional Pigem was at a loss for words when he sunk his birdie putt on the first play-off hole to win the US$500,000 event after finishing regulation play earlier with a five-under-par 67 at the Linkou International Golf and Country Club. The Spaniard gained an early advantage in the play-off when his second shot on the par-five 18 found the middle of the fairway after Takeyasu struck his into the rough. Pigem then decided to go for the broke by using his three-wood to hit the ball which would land five-feet away from the pin. He knew the Yeangder TPC title would be for him to lose when Takeyasu's fourth shot could only land on the edge of the green and made no mistake with his birdie putt to clinch victory. Yeangder TPC 2016 (Final) 276 - Carlos