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Justin Harding of South Africa cruised to a six-shot victory at the Royal Cup to become the first player since 2011 to win back-to-back titles on the Asian Tour on Sunday. The in-form Harding fired a three-under-par 67 in the final round of the US$500,000 Asian Tour event. With a winning total of 14-under-par 266, Harding became the first player to win twice in his first two starts in Asia. The 32-year-old, won the BANK BRI Indonesia Open two weeks ago, took home the winner’s purse of US$90,000 while earning his fourth title in a span of two months at the Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club . Defending champion Shiv Kapur of India battled to a 71 to share second place with Australia’s Jake McLeod , Kurt Kitayama  of the United States and Chapchai Nirat , who finished as the highest ranked local player following a 68. The Royal Cup is held in honour of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, who celebrated his 66th birthday yesterday. The

Melaka United secured seventh place finish in the Liga Super 2018 after defeating Negeri Sembilan 3-0 in Paroi on Saturday. Both team were unable to score in the first half but the match turned exciting after the break. Negeri Sembilan's goalkeeper, Mohd Kaharuddin Abd Rahman had to work hard throughout the match to stop Melaka United's continuous attacks. However, four minutes into the second half, Melaka United finally broke the deadlock. Ifedayo Olusegun converted a cross from Yahor Zubovich to give his team the lead. The goal gave the visitors more confidence after a frustrating first half. Melaka United increased their lead in the 64th minute after Mohd Nasriq Baharom deflected a shot from Khair Muhammad Jefri. And just two minutes later, Ifedayo made it 3-0 for his team. Then, Negeri Sembilan got a consolation goal in the 89th minute through Flavio Beck Junior . The result gave Melaka United a pretty strong finish in the Liga Super this year. Negeri

Josh Salah of the United States was victorious after beating Bangladesh’s Shakhawat Shohel after three extra holes at the PGM Northport Championship on Sunday. Salah and Shakhawat were tied on 13-under-par 275 at the end of regulation play at the MYR225,000 (approximately US$58,000) event, hosted by Glenmarie Golf and Country Club . The 27-year-old Salah, who carded a bogey-free six-under-par 66, had a great chance to win at the first play-off hole, but his ball narrowly lipped out. He also missed another opportunity from six feet at the second extra hole. The play-off was moved from the 18th hole to the 17th hole and that was where Salah managed to edge ahead of Shakhawat. The Bangladeshi drove it into the right hazard and was not able to get up-and-down, while Salah parred the hole for his second win on the Asian Development Tour (ADT). Starting the day three shots behind the leader, Salah closed the deficit with birdies on holes one, three and five. Crucial par saves

Pulau Pinang  were held to a 1-1 draw with  Felda United  in their  Liga Premier 's match at State Stadium on Friday. The home side took the lead in the first half before the Liga Premier champions equalized after the break. Felda United had sealed the title on July 17 with two matches remaining, and they went to Penang with nothing lose.  Jasazrin Jamaludin  gave Pulau Pinang the lead in the 11th minute with a wonderful shot from outside the penalty area.  Chidi Edeh  almost doubled the advantage but his goal was ruled-out for offside. The Fighters  were more organized in the second half. They pressed the home team and finally got the equalizer in the 75th minute.  Gilberto Valdenesio Fortunato  found the net after receiving a pass from  Wan Zack Haikal . Felda United wrapped-up their Liga Premier campaign with 43 points from 20 matches. And they will return to the  Super League  next season. However, Felda will now focus on the  Malaysia Cup  tournament which will

Melaka United  came from behind to beat  Selangor  3-2 in an interesting  Liga Super  match at the Hang Jebat Stadium. The home side got all the three goals in the second half. Selangor dominated the first 45 minutes. After a series of attacks, the visitors took the lead in the 25th minute through  Ilham Udin Armaiyn .  Ifedayo Olusegun  had a good chance for Melaka in the first half, but his strike was denied by the crossbar. Melaka were more organized after the break. In the 50th minute,  Yahor Zubovich  beat  Muhammad Haziq Ridzwan  for the equalizer. D. Kugan  gave Selangor the lead again in the 70th minute after getting a fine pass from  Muhammad Syahmi Safari . However, Melaka did not give it up easily. They showed good characters to stay in the game. Zubovich was on the scoresheet again with a header from  Shahdan Sulaiman 's free kick. As the match was about to end with a draw,  Nicholas Swirad  scored the winner in the 90th minute. The home crowd

France clinched their second FIFA World Cup after defeating Croatia in a thrilling finale at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. Les Bleus repeated their success on home soil at France 98 with a comfortable 4-2 victory despite Croatia's strong performance throughout the tournament in Russia. Their victory meant Didier Deschamps is now the third man to win the World Cup as a player and coach. Luck was not on Croatia's side as France erased their memories of losing in the final to Portugal in Euro 2016. France took the lead after 18 minutes when Antoine Griezmann 's free-kick deflected in from Mario Mandzukic 's head. Ten minutes later, Croatia equalised with a superb goal by Ivan Perisic . But then, referee Nestor Pitana awarded a penalty to France after VAR was consulted for a handball by Perisic. Griezmann calmly scored from the spot in the 38th minute to restore his team's advantage. When the match resumed after the break, France looked to have

Belgium  beat  England  2-1 on Saturday to earn their best ever  World Cup  finish in the tournament.  Thomas Meunier  and  Eden Hazard  found the net at St. Petersburg Stadium after both teams were knocked-out in the semifinals. Belgium were beaten by France, while England lost to Croatia in the last four. Belgium took an early lead with Meunier's 4th minute goal. He ran from England's blind side and knocked-in a cross from  Nacer Chadli . The score remained until the break. England returned in the second half in search for an equaliser. They got their best chance through  Eric Dier , but  Toby Alderweireld  slid on the goal line to clear the shot. With less than ten minutes left to play, Belgium suddenly doubled their lead. Hazard beat  Jordan Pickford  after getting a brilliant pass from  Kevin De Bruyne . The goal sealed the third place for Belgium, which is their best finish in the World Cup. After beating England in the group stage, the Belgians dominate