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AFF CUP FINAL (SECOND-LEG): MALAYSIA 3 - THAILAND 2 *THAILAND WINS 4-3 ON AGREGATE Thailand ended their 12-year drought in the AFF Suzuki Cup as late goals by Charyl Chappuis and Chanathip Songkrasin gave them a dramatic 4-3 aggregate victory over Malaysia in the second leg of the final at Bukit Jalil National Stadium on Saturday. Trailing 2-0 from the first leg in Bangkok, Malaysia struck back on home soil and took the lead when Safiq Rahim scored his second goal of the game with a 58th minute free-kick to make it 3-0 after he had converted a seventh minute penalty and Indra Putra Mahayuddin had headed home just before half-time. But Chappuis netted a precious away goal for the War Elephants after Farizal Marlias had fumbled a Sarach Yooyen free-kick in the 82nd minute and Chanathip sealed the Thai victory with a fine strike on the counter-attack three minutes from time. Having been the last Thailand captain to lift the ASEAN trophy in 200

Malaysia bagged double victory in the 2014 Causeway Rugby Challenge Shield after both of under 23 and under 18 squad win the match respectively which the tournament was held at Universiti Perdana Malaysia in Serdang on Saturday. Interrupted by heavy downpour from the start, it did not stop for both Malaysia and Singapore to produced a high octane performance which Malaysia Under23 squad finally sealed the game with a 15-11 win against the visitors. It was Singapore who put the game beyond Malaysia with a 6-0 score in a first half, a contribution from a drop goal and a penalty. Zulkiflee Azmi put the blushes away for Malaysia after the centre-half hits with two tries before Mohd Nazreen Fitri complete the win with a conversion and a penalty in second half. To the shock, Singapore manage to reduce the deficit with a try in injury time but it's already late to stop Malaysia in getting the revenge done after losing with a 26-12 score to the Lions last year. In

​AFF CUP FINAL (FIRST-LEG): THAILAND 2 - MALAYSIA 0 Thailand had the better advantage ahead of the AFF Suzuki Cup Final second leg after earning a 2-0 win over Malaysia in Bangkok yesterday. A 72nd minute penalty from Charyl Chappuis and a strike from Krokriet Thawikan put Thailand on course to win the AFF Suzuki Cup for the fourth time. ​Malaysia gave Thailand problems for much of the game playing bravely in midfield and staying strong at the back but the Thais excelled in the last 20 minutes. However, coach Dollah Salleh is confident that his team still have a good chance in the return leg at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. Malaysia have won the prestigious title once in 2010. Photos by: Khairol Rizal Buhari | Tigers Super Sports CreativeImage Sports Network

NICC RUGBY FINAL: KSDBKL 22 - RMAF BLACKHAWKS 12 KSDBKL clinched the 2014 National Inter-Club Rugby Championship (NICC) after defeating RMAF Blackhawks 22-15 at the Bellamy Field on Saturday. The Bandaraya Dragons dominated the final showdown with high determination to claim the prestiguous Malaysia's rugby title. KSDBKL took the lead with a try in the 19th minute. Zulhelmi Ibrahim added another try in the 33rd minute before Mohd Junaidi Hamid completed the conversion. The Dragons were in complete control as they got another try from Mazli Maidin a minute later. Blackhawks fought back late in the first half. Mohd Khuzaidi Abdullah sneaked through for a try and Azizan Abdul scored on the conversion. But KSDBKL had a comfortable 19-7 lead over the Blackhawks at the break. RMAF Blackhawks came on stronger in the second half. They were more organized and displayed an improved performance. Their efforts paid off as Azizan earned another try eight minutes af

​​Defending champion Lee Westwood claimed a one-stroke victory against Australian Marcus Fraser and 2014 US Open Champion Martin Kaymer to win the Thailand Golf Championship title at Amata Spring Country Club in Chonbury, Thailand last Sunday. The Englishman enjoyed the victory in the Club House after Martin Kaymer had to settle with bogey in the 17th hole while Marcus Fraser squandered the chances after missed a par putt on the 18th despite started the day with a comfortable two-stroke ahead. Westwood sealed the victory with seven birdies in the final round to notch up five under 67 to give him eight-under 280 overall in total. The win extended his winning streak in Asian Tour titles to eight and are looking forward to fancy his chances for further success next year. As the 2015 Maybank Malaysian Open already in his sight, Westwood had already confirmed to defend his title which will be held at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club  from 5th to 8th February 2015

​NICC RUGBY 3RD/4TH PLACINGS: MERLIMAU POLYTECH 22 - PANTHERS BLOWPIPES 15 Merlimau Polytech secured the third place in the 2014 National Inter-Club Rugby Championship (NICC) after defeating Panthers Blowpipes 22-15 at the Bellamy Field. It was a sweet ending for Merlimau Polytech after showing good performance through out the season. ​The Malacca side opened the scoring with a try in the 10th minute, and converted the score to take an early 7-0 lead. Panthers did not give up easily, Mohamed Firdaus Mohamed Yusof delivered a try five minutes later. However, Muhammad Amiruddin Zainal Abidin earned another try for Merlimau Polytech to take a good 15-8 lead at half time. ​Panthers came back stronger in the second half with a try and conversion to eaqualised the score. But Merlimau Polytech picked up another seven points in the final ten minutes to claim the NICC third place.  Photos by: Azley Kassim | Tigers Super Sports Get more Sports Updates from Facebo

AFF SUZUKI CUP: MALAYSIA 1 - VIETNAM 2 Vietnam seized control of their AFF Suzuki Cup semi-final against Malaysia as a fine second-half strike by Nguyen Van Quyet earned them a come-from-behind 2-1 win in the first leg at Shah Alam Stadium on Sunday. ​Both teams had key players ruled out through suspension with captain Shukor Adan and forward Amri Yahyah missing for the home side and midfielder Vu Minh Tuan banned for Vietnam. The visitors made a vibrant start and should have taken the lead after only five minutes when Le Cong Vinh fed an unmarked Ngo Hoang Thinh who curled the ball narrowly wide from the edge of the Malaysia box. ​Malaysia struggled with the pace of the Vietnamese attack early on but took the lead through a Safiq Rahim penalty after 14 minutes. Vo Huy Toan netted a deserved equaliser in the 32nd minute after a fine counter-attack for the visitors. Van Quyet then fired home the winner on the hour to give his side a precious advantage to take into the return