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Thai talent Chanachok Dejpiratanamongkol endured a nervous finish to close with a three-under-par 67, completing a wire-to-wire victory for his maiden Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the inaugural Singha Phuket Open on Sunday. The 23-year-old Thai, who held a four-shot advantage heading into the final round, dropped two bogeys in his closing three holes to sign off with a four-day total of 27-under-par 253, claiming a one-shot victory in the two million baht (approximately US$58,140) ADT event. Newly-crowned Asian Tour champion Rattanon Wannasrichan of Thailand gave himself a fighting chance for a back-to-back win as he rolled in a birdie putt from one club length on the last to close with a 64 and take second place on his own at the highly-rated Laguna Golf Phuket . Thai hotshot Sutijet Kooratanapisan stole the limelight by producing a magnificent 59 to grab third place on 256. His sizzling round of 59, highlighted by one eagle and nine birdies, would have been a new reco

LIGA SUPER: SELANGOR 0 - PAHANG 2 Selangor fell to their fourth consecutive match without a win after losing 2-0 at home to Pahang in their Liga Super match on Wednesday. Pahang, who lost to Kedah in FA Cup Final on Saturday, bounced back to claim their 7th win from 13 matches in Liga Super this season. Selangor boss P.Maniam named Amri Yahyah and Andik Vermansah into his squad to support Forkey Doe upfront. While Dollah Salleh fielded the same line-up who played against Kedah in the FA Cup final. Both teams had the same share of posession in the first half. However no goal was scored as the goalkeepers were playing at their best. Pahang were very patient and relax against the Red Giants . The deadlock was finally broken in the 74th minute, by Matheus Alves .  The Brazilian headed into the net after receiving a fine pass from Matthew Davies , and Selangor's goalkeeper Khairulazhan Khalid could do nothing to stop the ball. Nine minutes later, Alves doubled his tally and his

The six-week training stint in Florida is paying off handsomely for the Malaysian waterski team. The young SEA Games team have been training extensively at the Cory Pickos ski site since April. And the rewards came rich as they exploded in a flurry of record smashing performances at the Florida Inboards Open at the Santa Rosa Beach last weekend. First off was nine-year-old Adam Yoong Hanifah who broke his elder half-brother - Alex Yoong 's 24-year national record in tricks on Saturday. All expectations were on the 11-year-old Aiden Yoong Hanifah to smash the 3,830 record Alex, then 17, had set during the 1993 Malaysian Open . Instead it was the youngest sibling Adam, who surprised when scoring 3,920 to finish first in the U13 category. Aiden, who had one trick disallowed due to poor execution, settled for a new personal best of 3,780 and second place in the same category. Meanwhile, 19-year-old Syahir Nasir also had a memorable weekend as he broke the national sl

Thai Rattanon Wannasrichan completed a sensational wire-to-wire victory at the Thailand Open , closing with a four-under-par 67 to win by two shots for his maiden Asian Tour success on Sunday. The baby-faced 21-year-old, who held a one-shot lead heading into the final round, kept his composure to return with a round of five birdies against one bogey and a winning total of 21-under-par 263 at the Thai Country Club . Despite stumbling with a bogey on the last, Rattanon managed to hold off the combined challenges from Indian duo Shiv Kapur and Gaganjeet Bhullar , who settled for second place, in the US$300,000 event, which returned onto the Asian Tour schedule this week following an eight-year lapse. Kapur, who was chasing for back-to-back wins, sank four straight birdies in his closing five holes to pile the pressure on Rattanon before signing for the day's best score of a 63. Bhullar, a seven-time Asian Tour winner, impressed with a birdie-birdie finish after chipping in from 35

ASIA RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP: MALAYSIA 22 - SRI LANKA 9 Malaysia beat Sri Lanka to win the Asia Rugby Championship Division one title. The back-to-back victories mean their World Cup dream remains alive for the qualification process for the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan. After winning the Division One title last year, the Bunga Raya squad had shown so much improvements this year and ready to contest against Asia's big teams, Japan , Hong Kong and Korea . Malaysia ranked 16 places below Sri Lanka in the World Rugby Rankings, took the lead with a try by Jone Mawara Nasalo in the 3rd minute. However, Sri Lanka got their act right and scored two penalties through Thilina Wijesinghe Gurukandure Gedara in the 10th and 14th minutes. And the game got tougher for Malaysia as Jone Mawara and Samuela Tamanisau were shown the yellow cards by the referee. Sri Lanka went into the break with a narrow 6-5 lead. The Tuskers increased their advantage in the 56th minute with another penalty scored

MALAYSIA FA CUP: KEDAH 3 - PAHANG 2 Kedah ended nine years wait to win the their fourth FA Cup after beating 10-man Pahang 3-2 in the final at the Shah Alam Stadium on Saturday. The FA Cup is Kedah's third silverware in seven months after winning the Malaysia Cup in October and the Sultan Ahmad Shah Cup in January. After a slow start, the Red Eagles suddenly took the lead in the 20th minute when Ken Ilso tapped in Syazwan Zainon 's cross. Things turned more difficult for the Elephants after Kiko Insa was sent-off in the 32nd minute following two bookings in the space of seven minutes. Kedah went two-up in the 45th minute as Baddrol Bakhtiar drove in low after receiving a pass across the box from Syazwan. Heo Jae-won gave Pahang a lifeline with a strike just before half-time to reduce the deficit. Pahang looked the more dangerous from the start of second half, dominating possession and coming close several times in search of an equaliser. However, it was Kedah who fou

ASIA RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP: PHILIPPINES 34 - UAE 26 Phillippines claimed the third place in the Asia Rugby Championship Division One after defeating United Arab Emirates (UAE) 34-26 in their last match on Saturday. The Volcanoes recorded their only win at the championship after losing to Sri Lanka and Malaysia in their previous matches. The Philippines were quick to take the lead. Justin Coveney stunned UAE with a try in the first minute. Ten minutes later, UAE bounced back with a converted try by Edward Talbot and Andrew Stevenson . The Volcanoes were ahead again and claimed the first half advantage from two tries by Kevin Gordon and Patrice Olivier . UAE reduced the deficit as Stevenson scored a penalty three minutes after the match resumed. They took the lead again in the 66th minute a try by Ryno Fourie and two penalties by Stevenson. The Philippines did not give up and fought hard until the end. Two tries in the second half by Coveney and Olivier ensured the V