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PIALA AGONG: PERAK 19 - JOHOR 26 Johor stunned defending champions Perak in the Agong's Cup last four to secure a place in the final. The underdog from the south claimed a marvelous 26-19 victory over the 2016's winner at the Gong Badak Stadium on Thursday. Both team were almost equally good in the first forty minutes. However, a try by Aitui Nissan at the half-hour mark handed Johor the advantage. Wan Mohd Asyraf Norudin made no mistake from the spot to give his team the seven points advantage at the break. The game became more exciting in the second half. Four minutes after the match resumed, Rusiate Nasove made a try for Perak to reduce the deficit. Johor replied with a try by Mohd Fitri Abdullah in the 48th minute. Muhammad Farid Mohd Fauzi gave Perak another five points in the 58th minute, before Mohd Amir Aswad Mat Saad added two more from the conversion. A second try by Aitui kept Johor ahead, but Perak stayed close with a converted try by Muhammad Firzuan Hamda

Perak are on course to retain the Agong's Cup title after edging Sabah 27-20 in the quarterfinals. The defending champions displayed a good performance to deny Sabah's hope for another semifinal appearance. Muhammad Harith Iqbal Muhd Anhar , Rusiate Nasone , Timoci Tavuto , scored three tries, and Mohd Amir Aswad Mat Saad scored three conversions and two penalties to keep Perak title defence mission alive. Sabah gave a good fight in the second half, but Perak held on with good controls of the game. In another quarterfinals match, Johor clinched a place in the last four after beating Negeri Sembilan 38-18 at UPM on Monday. Negeri Sembilan got a good start in the first 10 minutes, but Johor bounced back take charge of the game. Johor went into the break with 21-10 advantage. Negeri Sembilan played their best in the second half, but Johor were the better side for the semifinals. The win set-up an interesting clash between Perak and Johor in the last four this Thursday. tiger

Terengganu booked a place in the Agong's Cup last four after defeating neighbour, Kelantan 43-26 at Kelana Jaya Stadium on Monday. The East Coast clash saw Terengganu taking control in both halves. Two tries by Aliff Sazrie lifted his team to a 22-13 lead over Kelantan before the break. Kelantan had a tougher time in the second half. Three more tries by Mohamad Norazman Ramli , Sevanaia Natuitagalua and Lawrence Petrus sealed the victory for Terengganu. Kedah ended Sarawak 's campaign with a convincing 61-12 win in another quarterfinals match. Sarawak making their first return into the competition after three years, could not stop the star-studded Kedah. After taking a massive 29-7 lead in the first forty minutes, Kedah showed no mercy after break to claim the huge victory. Mohd Fairuz Ab Rahman and Etonia Vaqa Saukuru are the heroes for Kedah, scoring 33 points between them. Kedah will face Terengganu in the last four on Thursday. facebook.com/GombakAgro

Australian Jason Norris kept his cool to sign for a closing five-under-par 67, claiming the biggest victory yet in his 21-year professional career with a convincing four-shot victory at the tri-sanctioned Fiji International on Sunday. Norris, who was thinking of quitting the game a few years ago, revived his career after firing eight birdies against three bogeys to cap a winning total of 14-under-par 274 at the Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course . The 44-year-old Norris takes home a winner's prize purse of US$195,421 and moved to seventh place on the Asian Tour Order of Merit, courtesy of his victory at the A$1.5 million (approximately US$1.14 million) event. Young Thai talent Jazz Janewattananond fired the week's lowest round score of 64 to grab a share of second place alongside Australian duo David McKenzie and James Marchesani , who closed with rounds of 67 and 70 respectively at the Fiji International. Overnight leader Wade Ormsby of Australia battled to a 73 to fi

Malaysia completed a brilliant year in Rugby as they won the men rugby gold medal at the SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur. Three months after claiming their second consecutive Asia Rugby Championship Division One title, the Malaysia 7's team took their turn and produced a spectacular performance to capture their first ever gold in rugby. The Malaysia 7's team had a great start on the first day as they won all their round-robin matches, including wins over Singapore 12-10 and 2015 Gold Medalist, Philippines 24-14. However, they had a nervy start on the final day as they lose to Thailand in the morning but recovered with a 75-0 thrashing of Indonesia in the last group match. Malaysia topped the table sharing same points with Singapore and Thailand . But Thailand were out of the final because of the score difference. Almost 20,000 fans turned-up at the Kelana Jaya Stadium. Malaysia went on the offensive from the start and earned the first points from a try by Muhammad A

Thailand women's rugby team underlined their supremacy over Singapore by beating them 17-10 in the SEA Games final at Kelana Jaya Stadium on Sunday. It was a rematch of the 2015 final, but Thai's women proved that they are a class above the rest of South East Asia teams. After winning the SEA Sevens in Singapore earlier this year, Thailand were the favourite to retain the gold medal which they have won two years ago in Singapore. The Thai Women had a great start with a big win over the Philippines in the opening match on the first day. They went on to win all the group matches including their biggest, 49-0 win over Lao . Singapore finished second in the group and set-up a final showdown against the Thais for the prestigious Gold medal. However, the invincible Thailand Women cruised to victory with a 17-10 final score. It was hearts-breaking endings in the Singapore camp as both their Men and Women teams reached the SEA Games finals, but finished as second best.

The inaugural Silverman Duathlon and Half Marathon set the town of Lumut, its outskirts, and the district of Manjung abuzz, as close to 1000 participants from 12 countries converged there over the weekend. "We are truly thrilled by the success of the event, as the interest and support that it has received has been very inspiring" said Rashid Salleh , CEO of Warriors Quest , organiser of the Silverman race.  "The responses from participants have been very positive and encouraging.  Lumut and the district of Manjung are no strangers to events of this nature, with the district being very warm and welcoming hosts!" he added. The Silverman race was initiated to offer more competitive opportunities for amateur athletes.  With the race's name inspired by the origins of the State's name, the inaugural Silverman Series incidentally coincides with "Visit Perak Year 2017". "The district of Manjung is truly honoured to be the venue of t