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KANDY SPORTS CLUB BEAT NAVY SC TO WIN CLIFFORD CUP AGAIN

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Kandy Sports Club beat Navy Sports Club 21-7 to win their 21st Clifford Cup title since 1992. The club had earlier clinched their 19th Dialog League title after an amazing unbeaten run. It is also the last match for Sri Lanka's legend, Fazil Marija who will officially retire after today's match at the Longdon Place . Kandy started-off the final with a convincing performance. They stunned the Navy with an early try by Dahanushka Ranjan just two minutes after the kick-off. An impressive 30 metre run by Gayan Weeraratne helped Ranjan to score the opener. Navy struggled to compete against their opponent, but own mistakes denied their chances. Nigel Ratwatte increased the advantage to 8-0 with a penalty before the break. Navy SC came on in the second half with stronger approach. Mohamed Abzal broke into Kandy's try area two minutes after the match resumed to take his team back into contention. Thilina Weerasinghe made no mistake for the conversion and red

KEDAH EDGE PKNS IN SEVEN GOALS THRILLER

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LIGA SUPER: PKNS FC 3 - KEDAH 4 Kedah collected three points from Shah Alam after a seven goals thriller against PKNS FC on Sunday. The Red Eagles recorded their second consecutive win in Liga Super this season after edging PKNP FC last week. PKNS started well against Kedah. Faris Ramli found the net in the 30th minute to give his team the lead. However, four minutes later, Kedah were awarded a penalty, and Liridon made no mistake for the equaliser. Mahali Jasuli put PKNS ahead again with a fine goal in the 46th minute. But Liridon's strike in the 57th minute levelled the score again. Then in the 67th minute, K.Reuben  accidentally slotted the ball into his own net from an attempt by Baddrol Bakhtiar . Muhammad Afif Farhan scored a wonderful goal in the added time to give Kedah a comfortable 4-2 advantage. The never-say-die Mahali scored another goal for PKNS in the last minute but was not enough to deny another win for the Red Eagles. Kedah moved up to

EDWARDIAN TIGERS CLINCH PERAK RUGBY SUPER LEAGUE TITLE

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Edwardian Tigers Rugby Club won the Perak Rugby Super League title after defeating last year's winner, RMR Warriors Rugby Club 36-17 in Ipoh. The Edwardians had a good start in the final as they pressured the defending champions from the start and took a convincing 19-5 advantage at half time.  Coached by Abd Latif Ismail , Edwardian Tigers reached the final after beating Ipoh Lions Rugby Club 34-24 on February 10th. RMR Warriors defeated JKR Perak in the last four to set-up a final showdown against the Edwardians. JKR Perak stunned Ipoh Lions Rugby Club 21-13 to claim the third place. Six best rugby teams in Perak competed in this season's Super League, which kicked-off on January 21st. The victory is Edwardian Tigers' first ever Super League title. tigerssupersports.com

KERIS CONLAY CLINCH FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE SEASON

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Keris Conlay Rugby Club became the first winner of the Keris Conlay X Rugby Tournament after beating Awesome Rugby Club 31-17 in the final. The 2017 Malaysia Rugby Championship, Premier League and Elite 7's champions dominated from the first day of the tournament by winning all their matches.  After topping their group, Keris Conlay thrashed RER in the quarterfinals and defeated UPM Angels to reach the final. Awesome RC also had a good run in the tournament, they emerged as group champion, beat Perlis Rugby and UiTM Lions in the semifinals. MIAT Falcons claimed the Plate after defeating Koboys Rugby Club 19-0 in the final. Kelleys Rugby beat Cobra Development Team 10-0 to bag the Bowl. Minister of Federal Territories, Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor was present to give out the prizes to all winners.  The first edition of Keris Conlay X Rugby Tournament was held at the iconic rugby pitch, Padang Merbuk in Kuala Lumpur. 20 teams, including 1 from Sri Lanka re

BUTTERCOOKIES WIN VETERAN, FR GANU CLINCH LADIES TITLE AT KERIS CONLAY X

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Buttercookies Rugby Club  bagged the veteran category at the  Keris Conlay X Rugby Tournament as they defeated  SRT Colombo  from Sri Lanka, 12-5 in the final. The Buttercookies who lost their opening match to the same opponent, displayed a solid performance in the title deciding match. They scored two tries and a conversion to seal the title.  Storm RC  finished third.  Front Row Ganu (FRG) won the ladies category after beating UPM 20-0 in the final. The two teams finished on top of the group and qualified to the cup final. FRG were at their best as they won all their matches, and dominated title deciding match. Cobra Venom claimed the plate with a 20-0 win over UM Zombies . The first edition of Keris Conlay X Rugby Tournament was held at the iconic rugby pitch, Padang Merbuk in Kuala Lumpur. 20 teams, including 1 from Sri Lanka registered for the three categories tournament. The tournament was held in conjunction with Keris Conlay Rugby Club 10th anniversar

PAHANG SINK SELANGOR IN CHERAS

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LIGA SUPER: SELANGOR 1 - PAHANG 3 Pahang stunned Selangor with a 3-1 away win at the Cheras Stadium . The home side struggled to find their game after losing their midweek match against Terengganu . Former Red Giants striker, Forkey Doe destroyed his former team with two goals in the second half. The Elephants started well and took an early lead with Patrick Cruz 's goal in the 6th minute. Selangor's top scorer, Rufina Segovia scored his fifth goal of the season to equalise in the 40th minute. Both teams were tied 1-1 at the break. Pahang came back stronger in the second half as Selangor missed many chances. Forkey Doe put the visitors into the driving seat again as he found the net five minutes after the match resumed. Selangor were desperate to find another equaliser but clumsy as the referee awarded Pahang a penalty. Forkey Doe calmly scored from the spot to give Pahang a comfortable 3-1 advantage. The result stood until the final whistle, Pahang moved

NEGERI SEMBILAN FALL AGAIN AS TERENGGANU WIN IN PAROI

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LIGA SUPER: NEGERI SEMBILAN 1 - TERENGGANU FC 2 Terengganu FC snatched three points from Negeri Sembilan after beating the host 2-1 at the Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium in Paroi. The Turtles arrived in Paroi on Friday in confidence after an impressive win over Selangor in their previous Liga Super match. Ashari opened the scoring in the 13th minute to put Terengganu in front. Negeri Sembilan tried to find the equaliser but failed to find the net. The home side increased the pressure in the second half. Fakri Aiman finally put Negeri Sembilan back into the match with a goal in the 73rd minute. However, business was not over for Terengganu. Junhyeab Lee scored the winner just seven minutes before the final whistle to give his team the precious away win. Terengganu maintained their unbeaten run and leaped into second place in Liga Super. ​ Rugger District

ZARKO KORAC HITS A HATTRICK FOR KUANTAN FA

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LIGA PREMIER: KUANTAN FA 4 - UKM FC 0 Zarko Korac turned hero for Kuantan FA after scoring a hattrick against UKM FC on Friday. Kuantan FA won the Liga Premier match 4-0 to collect three valuable points. Andrezinho gave the home side the lead just five minutes after the kick-off with a fine finish. UKM FC defended well enough to keep the score until the break. Zarko Korac doubled the advantage with a header six minutes after the match resumed. He added another two goals in the 76th and 86th minutes to give Kuantan a comfortable win. The victory lifted Kuantan FA to 6th place in the Liga Premier table.

OLLIE MELLORS DRIVES PROTON IRIZ TO VICTORY AT CAMBRIAN RALLY

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Ollie Mellors and Max Freeman immediate chemistry powered a Proton Iriz R5 to victory at the Cambrian Rally . The pair beat the experienced Paul Bird and Jack Morton . Derbyshire's Mellor and his Welsh co-driver, Freeman had never met before. They were late entry but managed to overcome the race challenges and claim the title. Despite recording five fastest time, Matt Edwards and Darren Garrod ended the race empty handed after their Ford Fiesta R5 collided with a log. Another favourite, Luke Francis and John H Roberts also retired due to car problem two stages from the finish. The Cambrian Rally is the season opener for the BTRDA Rally Series. Cambrian Rally (Overall Classification) 1. Ollie Mellors (Proton Iriz R5) 0:46:47 2. Paul Bird (Ford Focus WRC 07) +0:00:06 3. Stephen Petch (Ford Fiesta WRC) +0:00:30 4. Osian Pryce (Mitsubishi Mirage) +0:00:34 5. Julian Reynolds (Ford Fiesta R5) +0:00:52 6. Hugh Hunter (Ford Fiesta WRC) +0:00:59 7.

MELAKA UNITED CLAIM SECOND HOME WIN

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LIGA SUPER: MELAKA UNITED 3 - NEGERI SEMBILAN 0 Melaka United claimed their second victory of the season after defeating Negeri Sembilan 3-0 at the Hang Jebat Stadium on Sunday. After losing to Selangor last week, the mouse-deer started-off offensively in search of early goal. They created many opportunities and found the net in the 31st minute after Yahor Zubovich beat Negeri Sembilan's goalkeeper, Saiful Amar Sudar . Zubovich doubled the lead with another goal eight minutes later to give Eduardo Almeida 's squad a comfortable lead at the break. Negeri Sembilan tried to fight back in the second half, but Melaka United were very organised on their home ground. R Gopinathan added their third goal of the night to kill-off Negeri Sembilan's chances for a come back. The result took Melaka United up to 4th place in Liga Super , sharing same points with Johor DT and Selangor . tigersunited.blogspot.my

KEDAH BOUNCE BACK WITH WIN OVER PKNP

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LIGA SUPER: PKNP FC 0 - KEDAH 1 Muhammad Akhyar Abdul Rashid turned hero for Kedah as they beat PKNP FC 1-0 in another Liga Super match at Stadium Negeri on Sunday. The winning goal came in the 85th minutes from a good combination by Andik Vermansyah and Pablo Pallares , which created the opportunity for Akhyar. The win can be a good turning point for the Red Eagles after a humiliating home loss to Perak last Wednesday. Ramon Marcote 's players showed an improved performance to control the game although playing away from home. PKNP FC gave Kedah a very hard time before going down to the only goal of the match.  Ramon expressed satisfaction with his team performance. After losing two earlier matches against Johor DT and Perak, this win became very important for them to bounce back into the race. tigerssupersports.com

KIRADECH BEATS NITTIES TO WIN THE ISPS HANDA WORLD SUPER 6 PERTH

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Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand beat James Nitties of Australia 2&1 to win the ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth on Sunday. The 28-year-old golfer recovered brilliantly from being 1-down after two holes to win three consecutive holes and beat his opponent in the grand finals of the A$1.75 million (approximately US$1.25 million) event. Kiradech progressed to Sunday after winning a tense, four-hole playoff over Australia's Anthony Quayle at the end of round three. After besting Ben Eccles of Australia 1-up in the first round, Kiradech beat 2017 Japan Golf Tour number one Yusaku Miyazato in a close match that stretched to the fifth Knockout Hole. He went on to defeat Sean Crocker of the United States 1-up in the quarter finals and Lucas Herbert of Australia in the semi-finals at the first Knockout Hole. Nitties beat fellow Australians Nick Cullen , Dimitrios Papadatos and Callan O'Reilly as well as England's Sam Horsfield at Lake Karrinyup Country C

IIUM MUSTANGS BREAK UPM ANGELS DOMINATION IN SUKIPT 7S

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IIUM Mustangs  or  International Islamic University Malaysia , placed themselves into the Malaysian Inter-Varsity rugby history as they won the gold at  SUKIPT Rugby 7s  on Friday. The glory came after a very dramatic finale where they stunned the tournament favourite, UPM Angels 19-17. It was a moment of brilliance for the Mustangs as they stormed into the final after defeating UTP Drillers in the last four. UPM Angels,  Universiti Putra Malaysia  are well known for their dominance in rugby among the Higher Education Institutions (IPT) in Malaysia. They are the centre for the national sports excellence program in rugby since 2010. However, the IIUM Mustangs achievements showed how determinations and hardwork can overcome any superpowers in rugby. UPM Angels have all the advantage to win the decisive match. They have national players in their line-up and playing on their own ground with strong home supports. They took the lead with two tries early in the match. IIUM Mu

SELANGOR HAMMERED MELAKA UNITED TO STAY ON TOP

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LIGA SUPER: SELANGOR 4 - MELAKA UTD 1 Selangor continued their good run in Liga Super 2018 as they recorded their second consecutive win at the Cheras Stadium on Wednesday. The Red Giants beat Melaka United 4-1 to stay on top of the table with goal difference. Despite their home ground problems before the season starts, Selangor have been performing very good at the newly refurbished Cheras Stadium. Selangor opened the scoring through Rufino Segovia in the 7th minute. Evan Dimas showed good understandings as he combined well with Rufino. Melaka fought back with an equalizer from Tiago Gomes 's free kick in the 28th minute. The Red Giants almost regained the advantage in the 43rd minute, but Rufino's penalty kick was saved by Zamir Selamat . Syahmi Safari gave Selangor the lead again as he beat the Melaka's goalkeeper in the 53rd minute. Selangor took good control of the match and Rufino scored his fourth goal from two matches in the 66th minute. Syahmi also got his

NEGERI SEMBILAN BEAT KUALA LUMPUR IN PAROI

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LIGA SUPER: NEGERI SEMBILAN 2 - KUALA LUMPUR 0 Negeri Sembilan bounced back from their season opening loss to PKNP with a 2-0 win over Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. The Jangs took full advantage on their home turf to dominate the match from kick-off. Nicolas Leandro Velez turned hero at the Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium with two goals in the first half. Kuala Lumpur were still struggling after losing their first match to Selangor in Cheras last Saturday. Negeri Sembilan played well and took the lead in the 12th minute through Nicolas Leandro Velez after a misjudgment by Kuala Lumpur's goalkeeper. The Argentinian doubled the score with another clinical finish in the 31st minute. Both teams battled hard in the second half, but failed to find the net. The result sent Negeri Sembilan to 5th place in the Liga Super as Kuala Lumpur hit rock bottom. LIGA SUPER RESULTS Kelantan 1 - Terengganu FC 1 Johor DT 3 - PKNP 0 Negeri Sembilan 2 - Kuala Lumpur 0 PKNS 1 - Pahang 0 Kedah 1 - Perak 3

SELANGOR BEAT NEIGHBOUR FOR A GOOD START IN LIGA SUPER

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LIGA SUPER: KUALA LUMPUR 0 - SELANGOR 2 Selangor stunned Kuala Lumpur with a 2-0 win in Cheras on Sunday to kick off their 2018 Liga Super campaign on a high. Rufino Segovia 's fired twice to give Selangor bragging rights in the Klang Valley derby. It is their 12th unbeaten run over their neighbour. The Red Giants were very organised against the home side. Segovia gave Selangor for the advantage as he headed in a cross from Azamuddin Akil . The Spanish forward added his second of the night a fine drive in the stoppage-time. The win lifted Selangor to the top of Liga Super table together with Johor DT , Melaka United and PKNP FC . LIGA SUPER (Other Results) Johor DT 2 - Kedah 1 PKNP FC 1 - Negeri Sembilan 0 Terengganu 2 - PKNS FC 2 Melaka United 2 - Kelantan 1 Pahang 0 - Perak 0 facebook.com/thematch.my

AMAZING SHARMA WINS MAYBANK CHAMPIONSHIP

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A red-hot Shubhankar Sharma of India fired 10 birdies for a remarkable 10-under-par 62 to claim a stunning two-shot victory at the US$3 million Maybank Championship on Sunday. At the age of 21, the talented Indian overcame a four-shot deficit with a dominant display to clinch his second Asian Tour and European Tour title with a winning total of 21-under-par 267 in windy conditions at the Saujana Golf and Country Club . In his fourth start since winning the Joburg Open in South Africa in December, Sharma produced a sensational final round where he made five birdies in each half which included clutch birdie putts on 17 and 18. He defeated co-overnight leader Jorge Campillo of Spain, who eagled the opening hole before returning with a 68 to settle for second place, while Pablo Larrazabal and Ryan Fox of New Zealand finished in third place after posting identical 66s. Khalin Joshi of India, who is Sharma's roommate this week, finished in a share of fifth place alongside Japan&

MALAYSIA, KL TIGERS PLAY FIRST EVER RUGBY MATCH IN NATIONAL STADIUM

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Malaysia and KL Tigers played in a historic rugby match at the National Stadium near Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. It was an honour for the national rugby team to be given the chance to play inside the Malaysia's main stadium after winning two consecutive Asia Rugby Division One titles. Bukit Jalil National Stadium is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium located near Kuala Lumpur. The stadium was opened in September 1996 and can accommodate up to 90 thousand people. It is the largest stadium in South East Asia, and one of the biggest in the world. Over 6000 fans turned up for the first ever rugby match held inside the stadium. The Malaysian Hibiscus did not fail to entertain the passionate rugby fans. Even though head coach Lee Nyuk Fah was still testing some new and old players, his team looked solid against the experienced KL Tigers. Malaysia took a comfortable 17-0 lead in the first half before wrapping-up the game with a 34-5 victory. The Malaysian Hibiscus will be playing in