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​PIALA AGONG: TERENGGANU 15 - SABAH 16 Sabah once again spoils Terengganu's Agong's Cup dream when they win their semifinal battle 16-15 at UPM Rugby Field yesterday.The defending champions had to wait until the final four minutes before taking over the lead from the hard fighting Terengganu . Terengganu did not take too long to settle in the game. An early penalty kick from Mohd Fairuz Abd Rahman put them ahead just two minutes after the match started. Sabah struggled to get their game right, could not deny Terengganu from making a try in the 16th minute through Mohd Faridzal Ismail . Terengganu looked comfortable even though Orene Aii managed to score a penalty for Sabah three minutes later. The East Coast side stretched their lead to 15-3 late in the first half after Tg Mohd Fariz made a try and Mohd Fairuz scored the conversion. ​Sabah returned for the second half with a different attitude. They were well discipline played brilliantly. Orene scored another penalty in th...

​PIALA AGONG: PERAK 10 - JOHOR 6 Perak finally ended their long wait for Agong's Cup final after beating Johor 10-6 in their semifinal match at UPM Rugby Field on Wednesday. The Silver state team had last won the prestigious cup in 1985. Their road to this year's final was tough but they passed them with flying colours. Johor were not an easy opponent. They took the lead after ten minutes from a penalty by Wan M Asyraf Norudin and held on through the first half. Perak made some good attempts but were broken down by the Southern Tigers . ​Perak returned with some tactical changes after the break and started to give Johor a lot of troubles. The Bos Gaurus got a penalty and Mohd Amir Aswad Mat Saad did not waste the opportunity to put his team level with their opponent. However the joy was not long and Johor almost killed them off. Wan Asyraf scored another penalty two minutes later to take Johor in front again. Perak doubled their efforts and pushed to...

​Kyung-Tae Kim of Korea won his fourth title this year when he claimed a three-shot victory at the Asia-Pacific Open Mitsubishi Diamond Cup on Sunday. The 29-year-old holed a 10-foot birdie on the last hole to finish on two-under-par 68 for a winning total of nine-under-par 271 at the Y150 million (approximately US$1.2 million) event sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour . Kim, who led by two shots at the start of the round, was drawn level by a fast charging Muto after 12 holes. The Korean birdied the par three 13th hole to regain command and sealed the deal with a stylish closing birdie. Asia-Pacific Open Mitsubishi Diamond Cup 271 - Kyung-Tae KIM (KOR) 67-69-67-68. 274 - Toshinori MUTO (JPN) 69-68-70-67, Yuta IKEDA (JPN) 68-70-67-69. 275 - Michio MATSUMURA (JPN) 70-71-69-65. 276 - Tadahiro TAKAYAMA (JPN) 72-71-66-67, Yuki INAMORI (JPN) 73-65-69-69. 277 - Shingo KATAYAMA (JPN) 71-68-72-66, Hideto TANIHARA (JPN) 69-68-73-67, Daisuke KATAOKA (JPN) 69-70-70-68, Sat...

​PIALA AGONG: SABAH 32 - ATM 15 Sabah beat ATM 32-15 in the Agong's Cup quarterfinal match at the UPM Rugby Field on Sunday. The defending champions were quite unsettled at the start but overcame it as the match progressed. PDRM were quick to take advantage with a try in the 5th minute. However, Sabah got back in business as usual ten minutes later with a try by Jonathan V.Tan . Former All Blacks Orene Aii completed the conversion for his team to take over the lead. Sabah got another try in the 21st minute through Dahlan Daud . Badrul Musa gave Sabah a comfortable 17-5 lead before half time with his try in the 39th minute. ​Sabah did not waste much time after the match resumed as they scored two tries in the 46th and 56th minute by Azman Osman . PDRM also got two tries in the second half but a late try by A rdyaffendi Mohd Arifin put Sabah beyond the Cops' reach. Sabah will play their semifinal match against last year's runner-up Terengganu at UPM on Wednesday.  Photo...

PIALA AGONG: TERENGGANU 31 - PDRM 14 Terengganu confirmed their place in the final four of the 2015 Agong's Cup after sinking PDRM 31-14 at UPM Rugby Field on Sunday. The 2014 finalist had to make a comeback in the second half after being down 10-14 before the break.  Suliano Volivoli sent Terengganu ahead with a try four minutes after the start. The East Coast side were 10-nil up after another try in the 23rd minute by Muhamad Syaril Laila . PDRM did not give it up easily. They scored a try just one minute later. After the conversion and the Cops were eager to get more. In the 35th minute, PDRM took over the lead with another try and conversion . Terengganu came back in the second half with more organized approaches. They strengthened their defence and pushed for points. Just three minutes after the restart, Terengganu were back in charge after Mohd Fairuz Abd Rahman scored a penalty. A minute later they were in front again with another try. Terengganu piled more pressure on ...

​Thai stalwart Thammanoon Sriroj of Thailand lifted the Ballantine's Taiwan Championship trophy after defeating local prospect Wang Wei-lun on the second play-off hole at the US$110,000 Asian Development Tour (ADT) event on Sunday.   The 46-year-old Thai hit a 15-yard chip shot from greenside and holed a three-foot par putt on the 18th green in the second extra hole to edge Wang, who settled for bogey after missing a 30-footer, at the picturesque National Golf and Country Club . Both of them bogeyed the first play-off hole on the par-four 18th hole.   Thammanoon walked away with the winner's prize cheque of US$19,250 and moved up more than 40 rungs to 10th place on the Order of Merit. He also earned six Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points courtesy of his maiden win on the region's burgeoning Tour, which was inaugurated as a gateway to the Asian Tour in 2010.   It was a nerve-wracking victory for Thammanoon, who led by one shot after the 17th hole, as he three-putt...

​PIALA AGONG: JOHOR 36 - PUTRAJAYA 13 Johor cruised into the Agong's Cup semifinal after defeating Putrajaya 36-13 on Sunday. The Southern Tigers displayed a solid performance to take control of the quarterfinal match at the UKM Rugby Field. Putrajaya gave Johor a wake-up call in the fourth minute with a penalty. From there on Johor started to dominate the match. Ulufale Tupu snatched the lead from Putrajaya in the 13th minute with a try. Mohd Razmi Rozan made no mistake for the conversion. In the 25th minute, Mohd Izwan Abu Bakar pulled Johor away with another try. ​However, Putrajaya reduced the deficit with a penalty six minute before the break. As the match resumed, Johor continued to dominate the match. Three consecutive tries by Joshua Barak , and a conversion by Mohd Razmi sent Johor beyond Putrajaya's reach. Putrajaya pushed for a try in the 64th minute to keep their semifinal chance alive. But Johor sealed their victory with a late try by Mohd Syafiq Rosman and ...