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Pahang  won the  Malaysia FA Cup  for the third time after beating  Selangor  2-0 in the final at National Stadium on Saturday. Over 43,000 loyal fans turned-up for the final despite the on going World Cup in Russia. The  Elephants  started the match with attacking strategy that kept Selangor defenders busy.  Mohd Khairulazhan Khalid  had to make a number of important saves following Pahang's continuous pressure. However, it took just 11 minutes for Pahang to break the deadlock.  Muhd Nor Azam Abdul Azih  scored from outside the penalty box after receiving a pass from  Nor Shahrul Idlan Talaha . Selangor almost got the equaliser late in the first half but  Mohd Helmi Eliza Elias  denied  K. Kannan 's shot. Just seven minutes into the second half, the  Red Giants  were punished again.  Amamchi Augustine Iwuji  was taken down inside the danger area, and  Patrick Dos Santos Cruz  easily converted the penalty. Dollah Salleh 's side held on with the two goa

John Catlin of the United States sank a clutch birdie putt on the last hole to win his second Asian Tour title in a thrilling final round at the US$300,000 Sarawak Championship on Saturday. The 27-year-old held his nerve before rolling in a five-foot putt on the par-four 18th hole to edge his closest challengers Jazz Janewattananond of Thailand, Danthai Boonma and Paul Peterson of the United States by a single shot at the Damai Golf and Country Club . There was very little breathing space for Catlin in the final round but he eventually prevailed after returning with a bogey-free six-under-par 66 for a 22-under-par 266 total in the inaugural Asian Tour event. A fast charging Jazz birdied 16 and eagled 17 for a superb 64 to set the clubhouse target on 21-under before settling for second place with countryman Danthai (66) and overnight leader Peterson, who also birdied the last to finish with a 68. With Jazz safely in the clubhouse, the Sarawak Championship looked l

Pahang secured their place in the Malaysia FA Cup final after defeating PKNP FC at Perak Stadium. After being held to a 1-1 draw in the first leg, the Elephants came to Ipoh and snatched a 2-1 away win in the return leg. Pahang showed a lot of determination from the kick-off. Augustine Amathu gave them the lead in the 32nd minute and the score stood until the interval. After the break Norshahrul Idlan Talaha doubled the score for Pahang in the 75th minute. PKNP did not give-up and increased the pressure on the visitors. They got a penalty in the 81st minute and Franklin Anzite converted it. Pahang held on until the end of the match and sealed their place in the final. They will meet Selangor at Bukit Jalil Stadium on July 7.

The sweet sound of success will resonate very well with Jazz Janewattananond following his latest win at the Queen's Cup presented by Bangchak on Sunday. After all, it was only more than a year ago that the 22-year-old was staring at limited playing opportunities on the Asian Tour after finishing outside the top-60 on the 2016 Order of Merit . The Thai also missed the grade at the 2017 Qualifying School but relief would come at the 2017 Bangladesh Open when he won his Asian Tour title by four shots. As fate would have it, Jazz's patient approach would once again see him lift his second title on the Asian Tour by four shots at the Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club . The win at an event which Jazz describes as 'his favourite tournament on the Asian Tour' will put him in good stead as he takes on the world's best players in his maiden debut at The Open next month. Jazz, who moved from 16th to ninth place on the Habitat for Humanity Standings following his latest

PIALA FA: PKNS FC 1 - SELANGOR 1 Selangor  qualified to their eighth Malaysia  FA Cup  final after they thrashed  PKNS  5-1 on aggregate following a 1-1 draw in Saturday’s semi-final return leg at Shah Alam Stadium. The last time the  Red Giants  won the FA Cup was in 2009. Selangor arrived in Shah Alam with a 4-0 advantage from the first leg match. Their young guns put in a good performance. And  Rufino Segovia  just can't stop scoring for the Red and Yellow. The Spanish striker found the net in the 71st minute, which is his 9th goal in FA Cup and 23rd for Selangor this season. Mohd  Alif Haikal Mohd Sabri  got a consolation goal for PKNS late inside the stoppage time, but it was too late to stop the Red Giants. The five-time FA Cup champions will face  Pahang  in the final on July 7 at Bukit Jalil Stadium.

LIGA SUPER: TERENGGANU FC 3 - NEGERI SEMBILAN 2 Terengganu FC remained at fifth position in Liga Super after beating Negeri Sembilan 3-2 at the Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Stadium in Kuala Terengganu. Both sides failed to find the net in the first thirty minutes. Kipré Brice Hermann Tchétché finally got the breakthrough for Terengganu in the 32nd minute. Negeri Sembilan responded with more attacking football. Then Nicolaz Velez leveled the score in the 43rd minute for the visitors. Two minutes later, Valez gave Negeri Sembilan the lead with another goal right before the break. Terengganu returned into the second half trailing the visitors with 1-2 score. Kipré found the net again on the 57th minute to put his team back on track. Ten minites later, the Ivory Coast striker completed his hattrick and gave his team the precious three points. Tigers Super Sports

The Philippines beat Singapore for the second time this year to clinch the Asia Rugby Championship Division 1 title. After winning 32-24 in the first match, the Volcanoes continued their fine run to record a 38-12 victory in Calamba, Laguna. They finished third in last year, and it is their first Asia Rugby triumph since 2012. Philippines (56th) is ranked two places below Singapore in the World Rugby standings. After Singapore took the lead through Matthew Humphries 's early try, Steve Pagtalunan Howorth equalised for the home side. Robert Luceno Fogerty scored the conversion, and another two penalties later to give his team a comfortable 13-5 advantage. They went on and scored another try before going into the break with an 18-12 lead. The second half saw the Philippines total domination. Justin Villazor Coveney and Joe Palabay Dawson were also on the scoresheet as the Volcanoes scored another 20 points. The home side also defended well