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SABAH ANGELS, PANAGA CROCS WIN AT LABUAN 10'S RUGBY CARNIVAL

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Sabah Angels Warriors  defeated  KK Sharks  19-0 in the final to claim the Womens title at the  Labuan 10's Rugby Carnival . The Angels displayed an outstanding performance to secure the Womens Category.  Victorian Queens  beat Brunei's  Panaga Phyhons  15-7 to claim the Plate, and  ERC Womens  hammered  UMS Islanders  for the Bowl. Panaga Crocs  beat  Tawau Oldboys  17-7 in the cup final to win the Labuan 10’s Veterans’ title. In the Plate final,  OSCA Legends  edged  Brunei Bastidos  14-10.  KRFC Blackcatz Legends  defeated  Sandakan Oldboys  21-5 to clinch the Bowls title. SRU Academy  clinched the Girls Under-17 title after beating  Labuan Development  24-14 in the final. And  SMSM Angels  hammered  SMK Tungku  33-0 to take home the Plate title. A total of 46 teams from Brunei, Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsula Malaysia participated in five categories of the 18th edition of the Labuan 10's Rugby Carnival. 26 top match officials from Malaysia and Sri Lanka wer

SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB CLINCH THE NS ROYAL SEVENS TITLE

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Singapore Cricket Club (SCC) won the 2018 NS Royal Sevens after defeating NS Wanderers 14-7 in the cup final. After finishing second at the same tournament last year, the Singapore based club showed huge improvement to capture the title in Seremban, Malaysia. NS Wanderers took their spot in the final after beating Cobra RC 35-0 in the semis, while SCC marched in after 17-5 win over Awesome RC . 16 top clubs from Singapore and Malaysia took part in the 20th edition of the NS Royal Sevens. In the Under-16 category final, Hulu Selangor Science School (Semashur) beat Tuanku Jaafar Science School (STJ) 12-0 to clinch the title. Semashur beat King George V School (KGV) in the semifinals,  and STJ edged SYP to reach the final.

PERAK EDGE KEDAH TO CLAIM SUKMA GOLD

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Perak  bagged their third consecutive  SUKMA  football gold medal after defeating  Kedah  2-1 in the finals at the Perak Football Stadium. The  Bos Gaurus  had won the gold medals in football for the past two SUKMA editions since 2014. Kedah showed strong determination in front of 15,000 Perak supporters. After a goalless first half, Kedah finally found the net in the 64th minute through  Fadzrul Danel 's stunning free kick. Just three minutes later,  Muhammad Alif Safwan  equalised for Perak with a brilliant header. The hosts were back in business after the goal.  Muhammad Asyraaf Mat Pushni  scored the winner in the 71st minute and Perak cruised to victory. In the third place match at Stadium Majlis Perbandaran Manjung,  Sabah  edged  Terengganu  2-1 to win the SUKMA bronze medal. TIGERS SUPER SPORTS

SANGHYUN PARK WINS THE 34TH SHINHAN DONGHAE OPEN

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Sanghyun Park of Korea stamped his authority as he shot a magnificent eight-under-par 63 to claim a wire-to-wire victory at the KR₩1,200,000,000 (approximately US$1,000,000) 34th Shinhan Donghae Open on Sunday. The 35-year-old won his second Asian Tour title following his dominant five-shot triumph at the Bear’s Best Cheongna Golf Club in Incheon, Korea. Park started the final round with a slim one-shot lead, but he pulled away from the rest of the field after scoring six birdies on his front nine. Even with a five-shot lead at the turn, Park continued to dictate proceedings as he marked another two birdies on his scorecard before signing for 22-under-par 262 total. The Korean set a new tournament record for the lowest winning gross score. Jiman Kang and Gaganjeet Bhullar , champions in 2006 and 2016 respectively, jointly held the previous record of 269. Park also beat the record for lowest winning to-par score of 19-under-par, set by Kang. Zimbabwe’s Scott Vincent po

KELANTAN COMPLETE HATTRICK, SABAH CREATE HISTORY

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Kelantan won their third consecutive SUKMA gold in rugby on Sunday. After winning in the previous two editions of the Malaysian Games in 2014 and 2016, the east coast team displayed dominant performance to complete the hattrick. Kelantan reached the final after beating Negeri Sembilan in the last four. Their opponent, Terengganu beat Wilayah Persekutuan to set-up the mouth watering final. Muhammad Hasif Sharifuddin put Kelantan in front with a try in the opening minute. Muhammad Azwan Zuwairi Mat Zizi and Shafuan Shaari scored another two tries before Zulmajdi Kama Razali scored two conversions to seal the 19-0 victory. Negeri Sembilan claimed the Mens Rugby bronze medal after defeating Wilayah Persekutuan 21-14 in the third place play-off. Sabah created history by winning the first ever SUKMA Womens Rugby Gold. They thrashed Selangor 31-0 in the final. Kedah bagged the bronze after a 21-0 win over Johor . RUGBY ASIA