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​Team Europe romped to an emphatic 18½ to 5½ victory over Asia to secure their first win at the EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM on Sunday. Match play expert Ian Poulter once again set the tone for Europe by beating Malaysia's Danny Chia 4 & 3 in the top singles match to put some early blue scores on the board and quell any hope of an Asian fightback at Glenmarie Golf and Country Club. The English duo of Lee Westwood and Andy Sullivan followed up on Poulter's lead by beating Nicholas Fung 7 & 6 and Thongchai Jaidee 4 & 3 respectively before leaving it to compatriot Danny Willett to deliver the final blow to Team Asia's hopes. Willett's 3 & 1 defeat of Byeonghun An ensured Team Europe would become the first side to lift the EurAsia Cup after the inaugural event in 2014 ended in a thrilling 10-10 draw. Further victories for Matt Fitzpatrick, Chris Wood, Kristoffer Broberg, Victor Dubuisson and Søren Kjeldsen sealed a convincing win for Captain Darren Cla

Team Europe maintained their dominance at the EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM as Darren Clarke's men opened up a six-point advantage over Team Asia after Saturday's foursomes session. England's Ian Poulter, together with compatriot Danny Willett, secured the continent's first point in the top match as Europe earned 4 ½ points for the second day running to extend their advantage to 9-3. But it was not all plain sailing for Clarke's team, who were trailing in four of the day's six matches when Poulter and Willett reached the turn. Poulter, who along with Bernd Wiesberger delivered the visitors' first point in the fourball matches on Friday, was on song again as he and Willett beat Byeonghun An and Thongchai Jaidee 3 & 2. Shane Lowry and Andy Sullivan combined to deliver a point for the second day in succession, beating Shingo Katayama and Prayad Marksaeng 3 & 2. Wiesberger and Ross Fisher recovered from losing the first hole to beat K.T. Kim and Jeu

​Team Europe lead 4½ - 1½ after winning four of Friday's Fourball matches, with Asia taking one and the other ending all square at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club. Bernd Wiesberger and Ian Poulter, one of the star performers in Europe's recent Ryder Cup victories, put the visitors' first point on the board after defeating Anirban Lahiri and Jeunghun Wang 4 & 3 in the top match. Darren Clarke's team did not have to wait long for their second point, with Ross Fisher and Kristoffer Broberg posting a comfortable 6 & 4 victory over Prayad Marksaeng and K.T. Kim in match four as a wave of blue scores dominated the early scoreboard. ​ Team Asia, led by captain Jeev Milkha Singh, fought back to take their first point shortly after when Byeonghun An and Thongchai Jaidee, the team's highest world ranked players, completed a stunning turnaround to defeat Danny Willett and Matt Fitzpatrick 3 & 1. Europe made it 3-1 when Shane Lowry and Andy Sullivan beat Wu Ashu

PIALA MALAYSIA: SELANGOR 2 - KEDAH 0 Selangor extended their Malaysia Cup winning record after beating Kedah 2-0 in the final on saturday. The Red Giants claimed their 33rd title at Shah Alam Stadium thanks to Hazwan Bakri's brace, and the brilliant tactical by Mehmet Durakovic. Selangor did not take long to struck on the counter. Andik Vermansyah released the ball from his own half to Guilherme De Paula, whose lofted pass sent Hazwan sprinting down the right before applying a cool finish by dinking his shot over goalkeeper Firdaus. Kedah, nearly equalised just before the break but goalkeeper Norazlan Razali tipped Rizal Ghazali's drive over to preserve Selangor's lead. As the match resumed, Hazwan was on target again after firing into the far corner past Firdaus from De Paula's through ball in the 48th minute. Kedah struggled to respond as substitute Farhan Roslan put a free-header over the bar in the 65th minute before Norazlan denied Sandro Da S

NICC FINAL: NS WANDERERS 25 - ISKANDAR RAIDERS 27 Iskandar Raiders clinched the National Inter Club Championship (NICC) after defeating NS Wanderers in a nail-biting final. The Raiders overhauled Wanderers two points advantage after the break before winning the match 27-25. NS Wanderers took an early lead with two penalties in the 4th and 11th minute by Muhamad Amirul Aqil Kamsol. Iskandar Raiders were back in the game with a try by Mussolini Magele and conversion by Syafiq Hafizi Abu Bakar. Muhamad Amirul scored another two penalties before halftime to give the Wanderers a narrow lead at the break. NS Wanderers stretched the lead in the 52nd minute with a try by Mohd Edzuan Manan. Muhamad Amirul made no mistake for the conversion to give Wanderers a comfortable 19-10 lead. Iskandar Raiders reduced the gap with a try by Syafiq Hafizi in the 61st minute, but Wanderers collected another three point from a penalty three minutes later. M. Rozaini Rozan sent the Ra

NICC: KL SARACENS 20 - PANTHERS BLOWPIPES 19 KL Saracens completed their National Inter Club Championship (NICC) with third place finishing after beating Panthers Blowpipes 20-19 in Bangi. The Blowpipes blew their chances after Saracens came back from five points adrift to win the match. Panthers Blowpipes took the first half lead after a 36th minute try by Lowane Sovatabua Taukeisalili. Saracens found no answer to it in the first 40 minutes. The second half turned out to be more interesting than the first. KL Saracens showed their desire starting with a penalty by Matthew Cole five minutes after the restart. A try by Mohamad Iswat Hanif and coversion by Jope Kalqumi Qasenivalu in the 47th minute could not stop the rising Saracens. KL Saracens got their first try of the day in the 57th minute and Matthew completed the conversion. In the 66th minute, Matthew made it 13-12 for the Saracens from a penalty kick. Panthers Blowpipes restored the lead in the 75th minute from

PIALA MALAYSIA: SELANGOR 2(2) - PAHANG 0(0) Selangor overcame Pahang 2-0 at the Shah Alam Stadium in the Malaysia Cup semi-finals, return-leg match last night. The Super League’s Red Giants will take on Premier League champions Kedah in the final at the Shah Alam Stadium on Dec 12. Selangor took the lead in the 11th minute through Brazilian striker Guilherme De Paula. Pahang could not find the equaliser against the solid defending home side. The Red Giants wen into the break with a slim advantage. Mehmet Durakovic side were quick to double the advantage in the second half. Muhammad Nazmi Faiz Mansor found the net just 9 minute after the match resumed. The Elephants made some dangerous attempts towards Selangor's goal. Selangor held on brilliantly to secure a deserving 2-0 win over Pahang, and moved on closer to ending their 10-year wait for the coveted Malaysia Cup. The Klang Valley giants hold the record of having won the Malaysia Cup the most number of times - 32 – b