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SEA GAMES 2015: MALAYSIA SETS MEDAL TARGET IN RUGBY

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​​Malaysia's rugby sevens coach, Nik Safuan Ismadi confident that his team has what it takes to win a medal at the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore. Although Malaysian Rugby Union (MRU) President Datuk Wira Amiruddin Embi only wants the team to do their best, Nik Safuan believes that the combination of new and seasoned players will produce a good performance at the games.  ​Malaysia's best finishing at the SEA Games was silver at the 1995 edition in Chiangmai, Thailand. The last time rugby was held in the SEA Games was in Korat in 2007 and Malaysia finished fourth after losing to Singapore in the third-placing playoff. Eight countries – Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, Laos, Cambodia and Singapore – will compete in the Sevens competition at Choa Chu Kang Stadium. Photos by: Azley Kassim | Tigers Super Sports Not enough  RUGBY ??? Click HERE!

RIORDAN BEAT DONAHOO TO CLAIM PGM PORT DICKSON CHAMPIONSHIP

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​New Zealand's Sean Riordan erased the heartbreak of missing the grade at the Asian Tour Qualifying School by closing with an even-par 71 to win his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the RM200,000 (approx. US$60,000) PGM Port Dickson Championship on Saturday.   Riordan, who led the ADT event after the second round, endured a nervous finish as he signed off with a four-day total of 11-under-par 273 to snatch a one-shot victory over close friend Paul Donahoo of Australia at the Port Dickson Golf and Country Club .   The Malaysian trio of Shaaban Hussin, R.Nachimuthu and Kemarol Baharin shared third place together with Sweden's Oskar Arvidsson on 275 total at the PGM Port Dickson Championship, which is the 13th leg of this season's ADT Schedule. Starting the day with a comfortable three-shot advantage, a nervous Riordan saw that lead quickly disappear as he dropped three shots in his first seven holes. The New Zealander managed to redeem himself by firing two bird

HARRY KANE STARS IN AIA CUP FRIENDLY AGAINST MALAYSIA

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​AIA CUP FRIENDLY : MALAYSIA SELECTION 1 – TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS 2   Harry Kane struck twice to wrap up a 2-1 win for Tottenham Hotspurs against Malaysia Selection at Shah Alam Stadium, yesterday. About 28,000 crowd turned up to watch the match and Harry Kane & Co did well to entertain the crowd with his fantastic goals. Tottenham took the lead in the 19th minutes after a shot by Thomas Carrol was bounced back to Kane and the sensational striker took a cool step to boot in the ball into the net. ​Malaysia Selection hit back with an equalizer through Thiago Junior Aquino header in 32nd minutes after receiving Indra Putra Mahayuddin free kick. Ten minutes later, Harry Kane scored his second goal of the night and put Tottenham back in front. ​​​Second half resumed with Tottenham made seven changes in their starting lineups. Kane was later replaced by Nacer Chadli in 57th minutes and was given a standing ovation from the crowd for to his good performance. Both team failed to add mo

LORENZO BEATS ROSSI TO WIN AGAIN IN FRANCE

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​Two time Moto GP champion Jorge Lorenzo bags his second straight victory at French MotoGP race at Le Mans race track on Sunday. The Spaniard has clocked 43:44.143s with his Yamaha machine to earn the success. The win also saw Lorenzo bags the French MotoGP title for fifth time in his career. Lorenzo Italian teammate, Valentino Rossi sealed the second place despite starting the race in seventh while Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati was in third. Down in forth place was defending champion Marc Marquez while Dovizioso teammate, Andrea Ianone was in fifth. Valentino Rossi is still leading the standings with 102 points and the Italian legend is currently seeking for a 10th World MotoGP title. French Grand Prix results: 1. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha  43:44.143 2. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha  +3.820s 3. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Ducati +12.380s 4. Marc Marquez (Spain) Honda +19.890s 5. Andrea Iannone (Italy) Ducati +20.337s 6. Bradley Smith (Britain) Yamaha +21.145s 7. Pol Espargaro

MALAYSIA SEALS ASIAN RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP DII TITLE

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​ARC: MALAYSIA 53 - THAILAND 7 Malaysia wrapped up their Asian Rugby Championship DII campaign as the champions after thrashing Thailand 53-7 in their last match at the Kelana Jaya Stadium, Kuala Lumpur. The host nation did not face much problem to overcome their neighbour as they dominated through out the match. ​Malaysia took just five minutes to pick their first points through  Mohamad Syarif Sudin 's penalty. Four minutes later, they were 10-0 up after a try by  Amirul Sani  and conversion by Mohamad Syarif. The Malaysians showed very good discipline and determinations to take control of the match. They moved 15-0 in the 22nd minute through Amirul Sani's try, before Thailand gave the home crowd a little thrill with a try by  Kwan Chumjai  and conversion by  Warongkorn Khamkoet . However, the morale of Malaysian players were not affected by Thailand's moves. They put up stronger performance to pick another two tries by  Atunasia Lacadamu Takubu  and  Etonia

UAE TAKES SECOND PLACE IN ARC DII

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​ARC: UAE 16 - CHINESE TAIPEI 12   United Arab Emirates (UAE) clinched the second place in the Asian Rugby Championship (ARC) DII after beating Chinese Taipei 16-12 in Kelana Jaya, Malaysia on Saturday. However, the win did not come easily for the Emirates as the Taiwanese showed a great fighting spirit throughout the match. UAE opened the scoring with a try by Michael Botha just five minutes after the start. Chinese Taipei did not give up, they improved and compete against the physically stronger UAE. Wei-Ming Lin gave them the equalizer with a try in the 23rd minute. The try gave Chinese Taipei a good motivation to keep on going. Five minutes later the Emirates were down 5-12 from Lun-Wei Chang 's try and Yuan-Che Hsueh 's conversion. ​UAE put themselves together and started put more pressure on their opponent. As a result, they scored from a penalty before going into the break 8-12. UAE looked more organized in the second half. The players showed better commitments to o

FINLAND’S KASKE WINS IN STYLE AT PGM MNRB SARAWAK CHAMPIONSHIP

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​Janne Kaske produced a battling seven-under-par 65 to become the first player from Finland to win on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) at the PGM MNRB Sarawak Championship on Saturday. The 29-year-old Kaske missed a two-foot par putt on the third hole for his only bogey of the day before fighting back with eight birdies to triumph by four shots with a winning total of 12-under-par 276 at the Kelab Golf Sarawak .   Overnight leader Erwan Vieilledent of France enjoyed his best result on the ADT when he returned with a 72 for second place. Malaysia's Airil Rizman fired a 71 to share tied third place on 281 alongside Japan's Masaru Takahashi (70) and Casey O'Toole (71) of the United States at the RM200,000 (US$55,400) ADT event. Kaske, who is the first non-Asian winner on the ADT so far this year, fired the low round of the week to overcome a three-shot deficit to hand him his first title this year. Kaske played college golf at the Augusta State University before turning pro