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SERDANG ANGELS RETAIN SUPER 8 TITLE

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UPM Serdang Angels accomplished their mission in a style by winning the 2015 IPT Super 8 title. The defending champions thrashed MSP Hornets 53-0 at the UPM Stadium on Sunday. The Angels started aggressively and were rewarded after five minutes play when Faat Hot Rozi Ismail scored with a try. The Angels stretched the game with another two tries followed by a conversion, and a penalty to end the first half with a comfortable 20-0 advantage. Second half resumed with MSF Hornets making a few numbers of substitution to strengthen their squad. The home team kept on pumping for more and hit with another five tries, two penalties and a conversion. The score held firm till end and UPM Serdang Angels sealed the second half with 53-0 score to claim the victory. By winning the final, the Angels pocketing RM5000 plus a challenge trophy while UITM Lions claimed the third place after beating UM Blues with 48-13 score earlier before the finals. Photos by: Fadzil Hisham | Tigers Super Sports ​

NATIPONG SAVOURS SURPRISE TRIUMPH AT RESORTS WORLD MANILA MASTERS

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Newcomer Natipong Srithong claimed a thrilling one-shot victory at the US$1 million Resorts World Manila Masters on Sunday, becoming the second Thai rookie to win in successive weeks on the Asian Tour . The 22-year-old Natipong, who turned professional in September after winning the individual and team gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games , overcame a four-shot deficit in the final round with a brilliant five-under-par 67 and 15-under-par 273 total at the Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club . The young Thai edged out luckless South African Jbe Kruger, who closed with a 71, while overnight leader Hung Chien-yao of Chinese Taipei, who sank a magical hole-in-one, endured a topsy turvy 73 to share third place with countryman Lee Chieh-po, who closed with a 70. India's Rahil Gangjee, American Chan Kim, Thailand's Prom Meesawat and Carlos Pigem of Spain shared fifth place, three behind the winner in what is the richest golf event in the Philippines. Nat

PANTHERS BLOWPIPES MARCH INTO LAST FOUR

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NICC: PANTHERS BLOWPIPES 37 - NAVY ORCA 10 Panthers Blowpipes cruised into the National Inter Club Rugby Championship after sinking Navy Orca 37-10 in Bangi on Sunday. The Panthers displayed a very convincing performance made six tries throughout the match. Panthers Blowpipes did not wait too long to take control. A try by Jope Kalqumi Qasenivalu after four minutes into the game gave them the lead. Izwan Mohamad doubled the lead with a try in the 31st minute. Orca tried to fight back and got a try in the 33rd minute through Mohd Affandi Abu Samad . However, the Panthers were not shaken at all. They got a well taken penalty by Izwan before Mohamad Iswat Hanif added another try in last minute of the first half. The second half saw Panthers Blowpipes continue to dominate the match. Samuela Tamanisu added with a try in the 5 minutes after the restart. Orca replied with a try 6 minutes later. But two tries by Samuela and Mohamad Iswat late in the second half wrote off Orca's drea

CHANAT SAKULPOLPHAISAN WINS PGM NILAI SPRINGS CHAMPIONSHIP

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​Chanat Sakulpolphaisan of Thailand became the 19th first-time Asian Development Tour (ADT) winner this season when he triumphed at the PGM Nilai Springs Championship on Saturday. The 25-year-old shot a four-under-par 67 to win the RM200,000 (approximately US$50,000) ADT event with a score of 18-under-par 266 at the Nilai Springs Golf and Country Club . Jordan Sherratt of Australia finished two shots back as he settled for his second runner-up result this year following a 66. Malcolm Kokocinski (69) of Sweden closed with a 69 to end his campaign in third position, five shots from the winner. Chanat, who held the overnight lead, was flawless in a round of four birdies as he peppered the flags for close range birdies. His longest birdie putt of the day was a 15-footer on the 14th hole. The victory was a huge reward for the in-form Thai, who had secured two straight top-10 results before the PGM Nilai Springs Championship. PGM Nilai Springs Championship 1. Chanat SAK

ISKANDAR RAIDERS SEND IIUM MUSTANG OUT OF NICC

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NICC: ISKANDAR RAIDERS 31 - IIUM MUSTANGS 5 Iskandar Raiders booked their NICC semifinal berth with a comfortable 31-5 win over IIUM Mustangs . The Mustangs struggled to challenge the home side in Pasir Gudang could only make just one try at the end of the match. Iskandar Raiders opened the scorings with a try in the 21st minute by Rodeoasmera Rosli . They increased their lead before the break with another try by Amirul Adam . As the match resumed for the second half, the home side made a quick impact. Iliesa Buitiviti 's try and Hairul Asrie Haridon conversion four minutes after the restart pushed them nearer to the semis. While the Mustangs struggled for the breakthrough, Abdol Saied made two tries in 5 minutes to confirm Iskandar Raiders' place in the last four. Muhammad Amirul Syafiq earned a late try for IIUM Mustangs, but it was already too late to change their fate. Photos by: Tigers Super Sports Click Here to get the latest Rugby News .

JDT, SARAWAK MARCH INTO MALAYSIA CUP QUARTERFINALS

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PIALA MALAYSIA: JOHOR DT 1 - SARAWAK 1 Sarawak earned an important point which took them into the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Cup after holding Johor DT in Larkin on Saturday. JDT have already booked their place in the last eight after five wins from five in Group B, JDT took a first half lead thanks to Amirul Hadi Zainal . The wet condition of the pitch made it hard for both team to play their true potential. Amirul Hadi broke the duck in the 39th minute after stealing the ball from Dzulazlan Ibrahim and calmly slotted the ball past Iqbal Suhaimi and into the Sarawak net. As the quarterfinals started to look impossible for the visitors, they equalised just after four minutes into the second half. Patrick Nyema collected the ball midway through the Johor half, took a few yards before making a spectacular strike to top corner of Farizal's net almost instantly. The Southern Tigers tried to regain their lead but Sarawak did everything right to ensure their semifinal spot is sa

GRAEME MCDOWELL ENDS TITLE DROUGHT WITH WIN IN MEXICO

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Graeme McDowell claimed his first PGA Tour title since April 2013 with victory at the first play-off hole in the OHL Classic in Mexico. The 2010 US Open winner admits the barren run - his last victory anywhere was at the French Open 16 months ago - left him questioning his ability after dropping out of the world's top 50. But after handing the initiative to fellow co-leader Russell Knox by bogeying the 16th as the rain-delayed tournament went into an extra day, he seized his second chance at the first play-off hole against Knox and American Jason Bohn with a brilliant approach. Using a five-iron from over 200 yards, McDowell stitched it to two feet for birdie to guarantee himself a place at next year's Masters and PGA Championship . He had fallen from 15th in the world rankings at the start of the year to 85th at the start of last week.  McDowell began the day tied with Knox on 19-under after Sunday's final day was cut short by storms, but after a brief stoppage for more