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MRL PREMIER SEMIFINALS KERIS CONLAY 17 - UITM LIONS 7 Keris Conlay is just a win away from the Malaysia Rugby League (MRL) Premier title. The 2013 and 2015 Super League Champions will be gunning for the first ever Malaysia Rugby Premiership title next weekend. The Kuala Lumpur based club continued their fine run to beat UiTM Lions in the semifinals at UPM Serdang on Saturday. The semifinal clash between the two teams looked even in the first twenty minutes. However, Keris Conlay had more experience in their team to tame the young and energetic UiTM Lions. Mohd Fairuz Ab Rahman opened the scoring in the 23rd minute from a penalty. Just two minutes later, Jone Marawa Nasalo got the first try for Keris Conlay. Mohd Fairuz calmly scored the conversion for his team. UiTM Lions got back into the match with a try by Mohd Syahimi Abd Aziz in the 33rd minute. Mohamad Sofian Mohd Kamil delivered the conversion to reduce the deficit. Though, Keris Conlay went into the break with 10-7 adva

MRL PREMIER SEMIFINALS ASAS RC 35 - MERSING EAGLES 29 ASAS Rugby Club pulled-off an upset in the Malaysia Rugby League (MRL) Premier semifinals as they beat Mersing Eagles 35-29. The Putrajaya based club stunned the crowd in Serdang as they ended the Eagles unbeaten run in the MRL. Although Mersing Eagles took an early lead through Muhamad Khairul 's try after just eight seconds into the game, ASAS players stayed positive and got back into contention. Two tries by Kelevi Rokoua Ketedromo , Luqman Hakim , and a penalty by Luqman put them into the lead. Mersing Eagles replied with a try by Jone Vucukula and conversion by Jahangir Khan . Kelevi broke into the Eagles' try area again two minutes before the break and Luqman handed ASAS RC a steady eight points advantage at halftime. Mersing Eagles were very impressive right after the match resumed. Two tries by Mohd Farid Sujari , Semi Nakaira , and a conversion by Jone put them ahead just after four minutes. Ep

WORLD CUP QUALIFYING: SYRIA 1 - UZBEKISTAN 0 Syria claimed a vital 1-0 win over Uzbekistan after a successful penalty converted by Omar Kharbin in the dying minutes of the game. The win kept the war-torn country's hopes of advancing toward the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia alive. Kharbin's spot-kick, taken in the first minute of the second half's injury time, beat veteran Uzbek goalkeeper Aleksandr Lobanov and raised a cheer among 23 million Syrians still in the war-ravaged nation. Thursday's crucial match was played at the Hang Jebat Stadium in Melaka, Malaysia, a faraway country that has welcomed the squad and given them a "home."  The win is Syria's second in the group stage, the previous victory was against China , a magnificent effort away at Beijing in a country that has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on a much-hoped-for footballing future. This places Syria fourth in the standings, and with six games played, it has rekindled hopes that

NZ Borneo Eagles conquered the Borneo Sevens tournament after defeating Australian club, Tribes 7s in the cup final. The host club won their final match 19-14 at the Eagles Rugby Club in Sandakan on Sunday. KSDBKL took home the Plate title after defeating Sri Lanka 33-15. Malaysia 7s ended their campaign as Bowl's runners-up after losing narrowly to Singapore 17-19. In the women category, Sri Lanka emerged as the Borneo Sevens Cup champions after they beat Thailand 12-5. South Korea women's team defeated Malaysia 17-0 to secure the Plate title.  Eagles RFC Philippines captured the Bowl title as they won their final match 20-7 over Singapore .  www.tigerssupersports.com

NZ Borneo Eagles conquered the Borneo Sevens tournament after defeating Australian club, Tribes 7s in the cup final. The host club won their final match 19-14 at the Eagles Rugby Club in Sandakan on Sunday. KSDBKL took home the Plate title after defeating Sri Lanka 33-15. Malaysia 7s ended their campaign as Bowl's runners-up after losing narrowly to Singapore 17-19. In the women category, Sri Lanka emerged as the Borneo Sevens Cup champions after they beat Thailand 12-5. South Korea women's team defeated Malaysia 17-0 to secure the Plate title.  Eagles RFC Philippines captured the Bowl title as they won their final match 20-7 over Singapore .  www.tigerssupersports.com

Malaysia's Ben Leong endured contact lens discomfort on the front nine to close with a two-under-par 70, claiming his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title by seven shots at the weather-shortened PGM Northport Championship on Saturday.   Leong, who started the round with an eight-shot advantage following a superb second round 62, lost his right contact lens before the round and had to use one of a different degree from his friend for his first nine holes at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club .   The 31-year-old Sabahan obtained a replacement for his correct lens after making the turn and went on to complete a commanding wire-to-wire victory with a 20-under-par 196 total at the RM200,000 (approximately US$44,600) ADT event. Leong, a one-time winner on the Asian Tour in 2008, regained his Asian Tour card at the 2017 Qualifying School in January after finishing fourth. He, who had been impressive with five straight wins on the local Tour last season, was thrilled to finally w

SELANGOR RUGBY LEAGUE RHINOZ WARRIORS 12 - WATERMELON RC 3 Rhinoz Warriors maintained their good run in the Selangor Rugby League with a second consecutive win. After hammering Ansara 34-7 in their opening match, the Warriors came on to beat Watermelon RC 12-3 at Lembah Keramat, on Saturday. Rhinoz Warriors pumped the pressure on the Watermelons from the kick-off. Ahmad Nor Zhafran Che Pura gave the Warriors an early lead with a try in the 10th minute. Mohd Fahmy Ruslan made no mistake from the spot to score the conversion. Rhinoz Warriors went further ahead with another try by Muhammad Aliff Jamaluddin late in the first half. Trailing Rhinoz Warriors 0-12, Watermelons raised their game after the break. Though the Warriors were too solid to be broken, and Watermelons could only score a penalty in the second half. In another Selangor League match on Sunday, Cobra Sting edged RIOBA 15-14 in Cheras. The Sting were 5-7 down after the first forty minutes before making a late comeba