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Thailand's Namchok Tantipokhakul defeated countryman Chanachok Dejpiratanamongkol on the second play-off hole to win his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the Boonchu Ruangkit Championship on Sunday. The 30-year-old Namchok, who held a five-shot lead heading into the final round, fired three birdies in his opening five holes but dropped a shot on nine to turn in 33. He stumbled with another double-bogey on 12 before trading two bogeys against a birdie in the next four holes. It was a crucial four-footer birdie putt on the last hole 18 which saw him close with an even-par 71 to force extra time with Channachok, who had returned with a 66, at the Rancho Charnvee Resort and Country Club . The duo was tied on 14-under-par 270 total in regulation play. Namchok and Chanachok parred the first play-off hole held on the par-four 18 after missing a five-footer and eight-footer respectively. It was a sensational 12-feet eagle putt that sealed the deal for Namchok on the

Thai hotshot Pannakorn Uthaipas won the prestigious Asian Development Tour (ADT) crown after closing with a three-under-par 68 to finish in tied-31st place at the season-ending Boonchu Ruangkit Championship on Sunday. Pannakorn, who held the Order of Merit lead heading into the season-finale, sealed the deal after his closest competitors Masaru Takahashi of Japan missed the halfway cut and American John Catlin finished outside top-three at the Rancho Charnvee Resort and Country Club . Pannakorn had a year to remember in 2017 where he notched one victory and four top-10s to cap a season's haul of US$55,859 on the region's secondary circuit, which was launched in 2010 as a gateway to the Asian Tour . The 27-year-old Pannakorn became the second Thai, following Pavit Tangkamolprasert in 2014, to win the accolade. Pannakorn, who claimed his breakthrough win at the Taifong Open in Chinese Taipei earlier in June, had regained his lead on the money list following a seco

England's Justin Rose capped a sensational year by signing off with a final round 10-under-par 62 to win the Indonesian Masters presented by Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI), Bank Mandiri, Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN) and Telkom Indonesia on Sunday. The marathon week, where the Indonesian Masters was hit by multiple weather suspensions did not faze the world number six. After completing 10 holes from his third round in the morning, Rose was back at the starting tee in 30 minutes. The world number six got his round going with a birdie on the third hole before embarking on a stunning run with four birdies and an eagle starting from the par-four fifth at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club . Rose's lead was never threatened when he surged further ahead with three birdies in his next four holes after making the turn in 29. The Olympic gold medalist dropped a shot on 16 but delighted the crowd at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club by closing with a birdie on 18 f

Gavin Green made history by becoming the first Malaysian to win the Asian Tour Order of Merit after an intense 12-month battle with several of the region's best golfers. Green's accomplishment is a watershed moment in Malaysia's golfing history as no player from the country has ever come close to laying claim to the honour of being Asia's number one golfer. With his latest win, the 23-year-old is now the second youngest golfer to win the accolade since 2004, when the Asian Tour was established. Korea's Seungyul Noh was 19 years old when he won the merit title in 2010. The big-hitting Malaysian opened up an unassailable lead on the merit list following his tied-19th finish at the R16.5 million (approx. US$1.2 million) Joburg Open earning US$13,277.40 which gave him a total of US$585,813.46 this season. By finishing on top of the Order of Merit, Green has earned a five-year exemption on the Asian Tour and spots at next year's The Open as well as the

Shubhankar Sharma of India won the Joburg Open in sensational style on Monday and punched his ticket to The Open in 2018. The 21-year-old closed with a three-under-par 69 and was bogey-free in the final 54 holes as he ended his first tournament in South Africa with an impressive winning total of 23-under-par 264 at the Randpark Golf Club . Sharma defeated home favourite Erik van Rooyen (66) by three shots while two-time Asian Tour winner Shaun Norris (65) of South Africa and Tapio Pulkkanen   of Finland settled for third place at the event sanctioned by the Asian Tour, European Tour and Sunshine Tour . Van Rooyen booked a spot at Carnoustie and he will be joined by countryman Norris who earned his second appearance at The Open after being ranked higher than Pulkkanen on the Official World Golf Ranking . Sharma showed no ill effects from the overnight delay when he returned to birdie the ninth hole before parring his way home for a 69 to become the first Asian and In

Kiradech Aphibarnrat underlined his status as Thailand's number one golfer by lifting the Thongchai Jaidee Foundation trophy for the second time at the Siam Country Club 's Waterside course on Sunday. Starting the round with a three-shot lead, Kiradech fired four birdies against two bogeys to close with a two-under-par 70. He won by three shots with a 14-under-par 274 total at the 4 million Baht (approximately US$120,000) Asian Development Tour (ADT) event. The 28-year-old Kiradech, who won the inaugural edition in 2015, took home a winner's cheque of US$21,466 and received nine Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points, which will put him closer to breaking into the world's top-50 by the end of the season. Asian Tour Qualifying School graduate William Harrold of England returned with a solid 66 to take second place while Thailand's Pannakorn Uthaipas posted a battling 71 to settle for third place on 278 at the Thongchai Jaidee Foundation. American Jo

Singapore  displayed a great performance to win the Asia Rugby Championship Division II. They beat Thailand 38-13 in an exciting finale at the Taipei Municipal Stadium on Sunday. Singapore stormed into the final after a 49-0 win over India , and Thailand beat host Chinese Taipei to set-up the mouth-watering final. The victory means the Republic are back in Division 1 of the championship. Thailand gave a good fight early in the game. They kept the score narrow before David Gull 's try gave Singapore a comfortable 21-10 lead at the break. Singapore returned stronger in the second half. They gave no space for Thailand to make a comeback. Maverick Lim and Robert Riha extended their advantage to 33-13 just about 15 minutes after the match resumed. Both sides made a few substitutions to keep the final alive. And then, Singapore's Teng scored another try to seal the Asia's second division title for his team. It was another great competition hosted by Chinese Taipei, who fin

Chinese Taipei beat India 37-19 to claim a third place finish in the Asia Rugby Championship Division II. India gave a good fight before going down to the tournament host at the Taipei Municipal Stadium . India stunned the local crowd with a good first half performance. Prince Khatri and M ohit Khatri tries gave India a good 14-10 advantage after 30 minutes into the game. However, Chinese Taipei bounced back right before the break through a try by Huang to take a 17-14 half time lead. The host finally took complete control after the match resumed. Three tries by Chen , Sun and Shen pulled Chinese Taipei away from India's reach. The exhausted Indians could not stop the fast and fitter Chinese Taipei players. The home side cruised to claim a 37-19 win to finish third in the ARC DII. donadonisports.com

Marc Marquez finished third at the season-ending Valencia race to claim his fourth MotoGP title in five years. The 24-year-old Honda rider, who beaten Andrea Dovizioso for the crown, is the youngest rider to win four titles in the class. Dovizioso and his Ducati team-mate Jorge Lorenzo crashed out in separate incidents during the crucial race. Dani Pedrosa powered his Honda to win the race, with Yamaha rookie Johann Zarco in second. Marquez started the race from pole position and led after the start before being passed by Zarco on lap three. He remained behind the Frenchman until the latter stages before suffering a scare when Marquez passed Zarco to re-take the lead only to go off the track at turn one on lap 23. Marquez managed to stay on his bike and rejoined in fifth behind Spaniard Lorenzo and Italian Dovizioso. But both crashed out to promote him to third. Lorenzo seemed to be getting messages from his garage to let Dovizioso pass but refused to do so until he w

Asian Tour rookie Micah Lauren Shin of the United States overcame an early two-shot penalty incurred at the opening hole and defeated Thailand's Arnond Vongvanij at the first play-off hole to win the Resorts World Manila Masters on Sunday. Shin was set back by two shots after having discovered he had 15 clubs in his bag. But that mistake along with another bogey on the third hole only spurred the 20-year-old to force his way back into contention.  Shin reignited his charge starting with a birdie on the fourth hole before firing three successive birdies starting from seven. He added another four birdies in his inward-nine to earn a play-off spot with Arnond, who had closed with a five-under-par 67. The duo were tied at 19-under-par 269 in regulation play. At the first play-off hole on the par-five 18, Shin gained the early advantage by finding the fairway with his tee shot while Arnond's landed in the left rough. After getting onto the green in three, Arnond miss

Daveta Rugby Club clinched the Cobra 10's title for the second time with ease at the MBPJ Stadium, in Kelana Jaya. The Fijian side cruised to a 26-10 victory in the final to deny defending champions, Borneo Eagles from claiming their fourth Cobra 10's title. Luke Nadurutalo , Rusiate Tawalo , Joseva Kuricuva and Leveni Tani scored four tries, and three successful conversions by Timoci Tavuto and Lemeke Tulele . Daveta reached the final after beating Singapore Barbarians 26-0 in the quarterfinals, and North Harbour of New Zealand 14-5 in the last four. They bagged USD10,000 (MYR41,925) for the victory. Borneo Eagles marched into the final after defeating Auckland Varsity Vipers 20-7 in the semifinals. NNK Northlink beat local side, Panthers Blowpipes 24-5 to win the Plate. Charis Wolfpack won the Bowl after edging Western Province 14-10. Sixteen teams from all over the world took part in the 47th edition of Cobra 10's. The tournament is als

American John Catlin carded a five-under-par 67 to secure his first wire-to-wire victory and second Asian Development Tour (ADT) title, following the final round of the PGM EurAsia Perak Championship on Saturday. The 26-year-old Catlin, who won his maiden ADT title in 2016, traded seven birdies for two bogeys for a winning total of 16-under-par 272 and a seven-stroke triumph over Australian Martin Dive (279) at the RM200,000(approx.US$44,600) ADT event. Catlin started the round in slow fashion and lost his one stroke lead when he three-putted his first hole and made bogey. He soon found his momentum with two birdies on holes four and five before dropping a shot on the sixth to turn in 36. From then on, he nailed four more birdies on his way home and sealed the deal with a birdie on hole 18. Catlin took home a winner's prize purse of US$8,265 following his victory and propelled him to third place on the ADT Order of Merit. He will take a week off before his next ADT eve

Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sports School (SSTMI) beat SBPI Gombak (Integomb) 15-3 in the cup final to win the Under-16 Category at the Super KGV 10's International Rugby Tournament . SSTMI were in the final after defeating SBPI Kubang Pasu 21-0 in the semifinals, while Integomb got through with a 12-7 victory over the tournament host, King George V (KGV).  Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah (SAS) bagged the Under-15 title after winning the cup final 14-0 over Sekolah Sains Tuanku Jaafar (STJ). KGV finished joint-third with SMKA Haji Othman Abdul Wahab . Victoria Institution (VI) defeated SMS Hulu Selangor (Semashur) in sudden-death penalty kicks to claim the Under-14 Cup title. It was scoreless after the sudden-death extra-time and the winner has to be decided through penalty kicks. SMS Tuanku Munawir secured the third place together with Terengganu Rugby Academy . THO Rugby Academy (THOR) claimed the Under-13 Cup after beating Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar (EC) 24-0 in the

India's Shiv Kapur completed his lifelong dream of winning at the Delhi Golf Club when he won the Panasonic Open India with a final round four-under-par 68 on Sunday. While Kapur's two previous Asian Tour titles were won in Thailand and Chinese Taipei, the Panasonic Open India title was Kapur's first professional victory at the Delhi Golf Club, which is also his home course. The title race was evenly poised at the turn with only a single shot separating the leaders at the top of the leaderboard. But it was Kapur who eventually broke away from the chasing pack when he fired four birdies on holes 11, 12, 14 and 15 to sign off with a winning total of 17-under-par 271. American Paul Peterson 's chase for his first Asian Tour title fell short after he marked his card with three birdies and two bogeys to fall off the pace. Peterson had to settle for a share of second place with six other players that included compatriots S.S.P. Chawrasia and Ajeetesh Sandhu at t

PIALA MALAYSIA (FINAL) JOHOR DT 2 - KEDAH 0 Johor Darul Takzim (JDT) has won their first ever Malaysia Cup after beating rival Kedah 2-0 at the Shah Alam Stadium. After winning the Malaysia Super League in August, The Southern Tigers looked more superior as they went on to win the only trophy in the country which they had never won. JDT had only reached the prestigious Malaysia Cup final once prior to 2017 but unlike their loss to Pahang in 2014, there was no denying them the Malaysia Cup this time.  A header by Aidil Zafuan Abd Radzak gave them the lead just two minutes into the match. Kedah had a poor first half but they looked better after the break. Midfielder Baddrol Bakhtiar saw two efforts hit the post but the Red Eagles could not sustain the pressure. There were heated battles all over the pitch but JDT never looked like losing at Shah Alam Stadium. Gonzalo Cabrera doubled the score in the 63rd minute, giving the Southern Tigers a comfortable advantage al

Poosit Supupramai of Thailand claimed a sensational victory at the inaugural Defence Raya Golf Championship after closing with a three-under-par 69 on Sunday. The win was especially sweet as the 24-year-old Thai was a late entry into the US$120,000 Asian Development Tour (ADT) event as his visa was only approved on Monday. His patience eventually paid off when he won his first ADT title by one shot with a winning total of 14-under-par 202 in the event which was reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. Luke Joy of England posted a 67 to finish second, one shot from the champion, while Wolmer Murillo (67) of Venezuela and Malcolm Kokocinski (68) of Sweden finished in a share of third place at the Defence Raya Golf and Country Club. The sweet-swinging Poosit was delighted to taste success after going through lean years where his best result was a tied fourth finish on the ADT in 2014. He also won his only title on the local circuit in the same year. With the victory Poos

Italian rider, Andrea Dovizioso claim a dramatic win in 2017 Malaysian MotoGP race which was held at Sepang yesterday. The Ducati Corse rider keep his MotoGP world title hopes back on track after current motogp leader Marc Marquez had to settle in the fourth place. Starting on pole position, Dovizioso fell back early with number of riders appeared to struggle with a rain-soaked track. The Italian rider steadily overtook his Ducati teammate, Jorge Lorenzo and firmly took the lead with six laps to go. Marc Marquez , who started from the third row was in under pressure to wrap up the championship tussle. The Spaniard once moved up to the third which the race is led by Johann Zarco but could not maintain his spot after Dovizioso overtake him on Lap 14. Dovizioso finished 0.743s ahead of Lorenzo followed by Johann Zarco who wrapped up for the third place with 9.738s behind. The riders will meet again in Valencia MotoGP race on November 12 for the final showdown, with Marc Marquez le

PSNK-Jobs showed a lot of qualities to win the 26th edition Taiping 10's rugby tournament. The Kedah side edged UPM Serdang Angels 7-5 in the Cup final to take the Lim Swee Chin Trophy for the first time. Fresh from winning the Kuching Sevens earlier this month, UPM Angels could not deny PSNK-Jobs from claiming the victory. With some experienced players like Mohd Fairuz Ab Rahman and Mohd Saizul Hafifi in the team, PSNK were solid to overcome all challengers. Home team, Taiping Tigers ETRC won the the Plate after defeating their brothers, Rain Town RC 32-0 in the final. Carnivoran Mongoose claimed the Bowl after a 7-0 win over Alor Setar Blues . Sixteen top clubs from all over the country including Cobra , KSDBKL and Royal Selangor Club took part in the this annual rugby tournament. Front Row RC took the Haji Mohaideen Ishack Cup after winning the veteran category. rugbyasia.net

American Cristie Kerr holed a 36-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to close out a thrilling final round and win the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia by one shot. After a dropped shot by Kerr on the 17th, it looked as though the tournament was heading for a four-way play-off together with Danielle Kang , Jacqui Concolino and Shanshan Feng , but the seasoned pro showed her class to make the putt and claim the winner's cheque of US$ 270,000. Kerr carded an even-par 71 for the round which included four birdies, two bogeys and a double-bogey on the par-3 seventh.   Fan favourite Feng was also unable to break par on a course that she has so dominated over the years. One shot behind Feng at the start of play, the popular Chinese looked like she was out of the running with dropped shots on the 9th and 13th holes. But she fought her way back and had the opportunity to force a play-off with her final putt, but it was to be Kerr's year. Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia Championship 1. Cristie Kerr (26

Thai talent Panuphol Pittayarat completed a total of 25 holes on Sunday to claim a commanding five-shot victory for his maiden Asian Tour title at the weather-hit Indonesia Open . The 24-year-old Panuphol returned in the morning to finish the remaining seven holes from his third round where he signed for a five-under-par 67 to lead by three shots heading into the final round. Panuphol traded three birdies against a bogey for an outward 34, grabbing just a one-shot edge over a fast-charging countryman Tirawat Kaewsiribandit , who closed in with four birdies, at the turn. Panuphol, however, pulled clear with three straight birdies from the 10th hole before adding two more birdies in his closing five holes for a final round 65 and a winning total of 23-under-par 265 at the Pondok Indah Golf Course . Tirawat returned with a second straight 67 to settle for second place while Jazz Janewattananond and Namchok Tantipokhakul , also of Thailand, shared third place on 273 following respective

England's Justin Rose produced one of the greatest comebacks in golfing history by overcoming an eight-shot deficit to win the WGC-HSBC Champions on Sunday. The Olympic gold medalist started the day tied for fourth with world number one Dustin Johnson of the United States seemingly in a commanding position as he was six clear at the start of the day. The day however took a dramatic twist with Johnson struggling to get his game going. Unlike the last three days where he marked his card with a total of 22 birdies, the American failed to get a single birdie on the day which matters most. Rose was still six back at the turn but fired five birdies for an inward 31 to sign off with a five-under-par 67. The Englishman's winning total of 14-under-par 274 was enough to give him a two-shot victory over Johnson, Sweden's Henrik Stenson and Brooks Koepka of the United States, who shared second place. India's S.S.P. Chawrasia meanwhile closed with a 72 to take a share of 31st

LIGA SUPER: PENANG 1 – SELANGOR 3 Penang relegation from the Liga Super has been confirmed with a defeat to Selangor at State Stadium in Batu Kawan, yesterday. The Red Giants took the lead through Andik Vermansyah goal in the 25th minutes. Penang put an equalizer with Muhd Jafri Firdaus Chew goal four minutes after the break. Selangor took the game into their hand after Spanish talisman, Rufino Segovia stretching the gap with a fine finish in the 52nd minutes. Ten minutes later, Rufino put Selangor in comfort with the third goal which saw Penang goal keeper Amirul Asyraf Mohd Suhaidi look dejected with his team performance. Penang squandered the chances to close the gap after a penalty taken by Mohamed Syamer Kutty failed to hit the net in the 74th minutes. The Panthers could not get back into the game and Selangor's victory ensure Penang move to the second tier next season. facebook.com/thematch.my

Kasidit Lepkurte of Thailand maintained his composure to close with a two-under-par 70 and win his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the PGM MIDF Championship on Saturday. The 26-year-old Kasidit, who held a three-shot lead heading into the final round, traded three birdies against one bogey to win by three shots on 12-under-par 276 total at the Templer Park Country Club. Thailand's Pannakorn Uthaipas , who had led the first two rounds, matched Kasidit's efforts of a 70 to settle for second place at the RM250,000 (approx. US$55,000) ADT event. Shariffuddin Ariffin emerged as the highest-placed Malaysian after marking his best round of the week with a 66. He grabbed a share of third place with Thailand's Nattawat Suvajanakorn and South African Mathaim Keyser , who returned with matching 69s. "I never really felt the pressure as at the back of my mind, I knew I have a three-shot cushion at the start of the round," said a jubilant Kasidit.