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ATM MOVED TO TOP OF GROUP A

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MALAYSIA CUP: SELANGOR 2 - ATM 3 ATM captured an important 3-2 win over Selangor at the Shah Alam Stadium last night. The win rectified their disastrous Malaysia Cup opener against Sime Darby last Tuesday, and rejuvenates their Malaysia Cup hopes. The result also sent Selangor to the bottom of group A. B.Satiananthan 's men had more composure in a fair share of possession. Skipper Hairuddin Omar played attacking midfielder role to allow Marlon Alex James to continue pressuring Selangor defence. The tactical was fruitful as Hairuddin found the net in the 14th minutes after a penalty box scramble. The Red Giants responded with an equaliser in the 29th minute after Amri Yahyah slid a Solihin Kanasian cross through Farizal 's legs. However, the Gladiators added a second right before the break when Fitri Omar converted a pass from Marlon and Norazlan watched helplessly. ATM was not satisfied with the narrow lead and made it 3-1 in the 46th minutes as Christi

LIM TEONG KIM RETURNS TO MALAYSIA FOOTBALL

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Lim Teong Kim returns to Malaysia football will ensure that The National Football Development Programme (NFDP) will get a touch of German class. The former SEA Games gold medalist is the new Director of the NFPD . Teong Kim is one of the few Malaysian footballers to have succeeded in Europe , having played for Hertha Berlin in Germany and Grazer AK in Austria . The 50-year-old Malacca born footballer will begin work in November in a bid to help Malaysia qualify for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in 2019. Teong Kim said he is looking forward to pooling his resources together from his experiences (76 caps with the national team and 12 years with the Bayern Munich system).  The man behind his appointment is the Malaysia Sports Minister, Khairy Jamaluddin , believes that Teong Kim's return to local football is timely and necessary. Teong Kim also stressed the need for support from all quarters in making the NFDP a success. FAM general secretary Datuk Hamidin Amin  welcomed

JDT LOSS TO PKNS

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MALAYSIA CUP: PKNS 2 - JOHOR DT 0 Patrick Ronaldinho was the hero in PKNS FC 's win over Johor Darul Takzim ( JDT ) at Shah Alam Stadium last night. The Liberian born player scored a brace to silent the star studded Southern Tigers . It was a great start for Abdul Rahman Ibrahim squad in the 2013 Malaysia Cup campaign. Ronaldinho opened the scoring in the 19th minutes. The goal shocked JDT and they started to attack on PKNS goal. However, the defenders were in great form denying JDT for an equaliser. The first half ended with PKNS leading with a 1 goal advantage.  JDT started the second half with more determinations. While launching continuous attacks for the equaliser, PKNS upset JDT again with Ronaldinho's second goal in the 58th minute. The desperation continued when JDT goalkeeper was shown the yellow card for handling the ball outside his penalty bow. Despite being backed by the travelling fans, JDT have to accept another unnecessary loss when the re

SIME DARBY SHOOTS DOWN ATM

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MALAYSIA CUP: SIME DARBY 4 - ATM 3 Sime Darby started their 2013  Malaysia Cup campaign strongly by defeating ATM in a 7-goals thriller at Selayang Stadium . The club side which finished second place in the 2013 Malaysia Premier League displayed a strong attacking play against the more experienced opponents. Togaba Kontiwa opened the scoring with a simple tap-in after receiving a pass from Karlo Primorac , who initiated a counter attack. Armed Forces were back on level terms in the 16th minute after Firdaus Faudzi , who was under pressure, put the ball into his net. Kontiwa added his second goal after beating ATM's goalkeeper Farizal Harun . Then Hadzirun Hamid found the back of the net after a spill by Farizal from Fazrul Hazli Kadri 's long shot. The first half ended with Sime Darby leading 3-1. The second half started with both teams playing high tempo game. Sime Darby strikes again as Fazrul headed in a cross from Amirul to make it 4-1. ATM finally

KELANTAN HELD PAHANG

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MALAYSIA CUP: PAHANG 1 - KELANTAN 1 Pahang was almost humiliated by Kelantan at their home ground after earning a draw in a hard fought match tonight. The east-coast derby was an intense affair in front of 25000 strong fans at Darulmakmur Stadium , Kuantan. Kelantan started the match in style when Badri Radzi ( Piya ) opened the scoring in the first 10 minutes. Pahang struggled to find the right tempo to overcome the ambitious Red Warriors . The first half ended with the visiting team leading 1-0. Pahang came back into the second half with a more organized plays. They got the advantage when Fakri Saarani was shown the red card for dangerous play. However Kelantan defended well for despite playing with 10 players. As Pahang were moving into full attacking mode, they were also down to 10 players when Surendran reacted physically to Daudsu challenged. Though, the match wasn't over until Pahang finally found the equalizer in the final minutes of the match through Damion S

RVP DOUBLE FIRES MAN UNITED TO A GREAT START

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Robin van Persie salvaged Manchester United 's pre-season difficulties by delivering the goals that brought David Moyes his first silverware as manager. The Dutchman struck early in each half to allow The Red Devils to repel the threat of an adventurous Wigan and claim the Community Shield for the 20th time. Most importantly, it is the first trophy for Moyes, who is having such a huge responsibility after succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson in May.  The man who scored 30 goals in his first season at Old trafford took only six minutes to get started with a superbly directing header that put United on the way to winning this trophy for a 20th time. His second arrived just before the hour, Van Persie instinctively cut inside and although it took a deflection off Perch to beat Carson , as the shot was on target, it meant last season's Golden Boot winner claimed a double, and Moyes claimed the trophy. After all the unsettled Wayne Rooney 's saga, the unforgiving t

TIGER WOODS WINS WGC-BRIDGESTONE FOR AN EIGHTH TIME

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Tiger Woods continued his awesome record in World Golf Championships ( WGC ) tournaments by winning his eighth WGC-Bridgestone Invitational . The world No.1 could not maintain his first 2 days performances, he produced a two-under 68 on Saturday. And he played safe and smart, parring 16 holes in an even-par 70 Sunday to coast to a seven-shot victory at Firestone Country Club . He last won at here was in 2009. After a second-round 61, Woods ended up at 15-under 265 to easily beat defending champ Keegan Bradley and Swede Henrik Stenson . Both finished joint second with 8-under par. Woods has already won five championships this season which makes 18 career wins from 41 starts in the World Golf Championships series. With 79 career wins so far, the 14-time major winner is also closing in on Sam Snead 's all time US PGA tour win record of 82. Photo: Tigers Super Sports l Report: The Golf Tour Read more Sports Updates from Donadani Sports now!