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Kelantan won their third consecutive SUKMA gold in rugby on Sunday. After winning in the previous two editions of the Malaysian Games in 2014 and 2016, the east coast team displayed dominant performance to complete the hattrick. Kelantan reached the final after beating Negeri Sembilan in the last four. Their opponent, Terengganu beat Wilayah Persekutuan to set-up the mouth watering final. Muhammad Hasif Sharifuddin put Kelantan in front with a try in the opening minute. Muhammad Azwan Zuwairi Mat Zizi and Shafuan Shaari scored another two tries before Zulmajdi Kama Razali scored two conversions to seal the 19-0 victory. Negeri Sembilan claimed the Mens Rugby bronze medal after defeating Wilayah Persekutuan 21-14 in the third place play-off. Sabah created history by winning the first ever SUKMA Womens Rugby Gold. They thrashed Selangor 31-0 in the final. Kedah bagged the bronze after a 21-0 win over Johor . RUGBY ASIA

Miguel Carballo of Argentina secured his maiden Asian Development Tour (ADT) title in style after prevailing in an epic play-off battle that stretched over seven holes at the Ciputra Golfpreneur Tournament presented by Panasonic on Saturday. The 39-year-old Carballo, playing in his first year in Asia after coming through the Qualifying School in January, overturned a six-shot deficit by carding eight birdies against no bogey for a closing eight-under-par 64 at the BSD Course by Damai Indah Golf . Young guns Amir Nazrin of Malaysia and Poom Pattaropong of Thailand returned with respective rounds of 65 and 68 to force the sudden-death play-off with Carballo after the trio was tied on 16-under-par 272 total in regulation play at the US$110,000 ADT event. The play-off battle was held on the par-five 18th hole where the 21-year-old Amir was eliminated on the first extra hole after he hit a wayward tee shot into the water hazard which resulted in a par while Carballo and

Chinese Taipei's  Chan Shih-chang  clinched his sixth  Asian Development Tour  (ADT) title at the  Taifong Open  on Sunday to equal the record of most  ADT  wins. The 32-year-old Chan carded a bogey-free four-under-par 68 to triumph by two shots, with a winning total of 13-under-par 275 at the  Taifong Golf Course . He and close friend  Pavit Tangkamolprasert  of Thailand, now hold the joint record for the most number of wins on the ADT. Thailand’s  Chinnarat Phadungsil  and  Han Lee  of the United States settled for second place after signing for matching 66s at the US$160,000 ADT event.   Wearing his lucky polka-dot shirt, Chan won the Taifong Open for the third time in his career. In 2010, he won the event on the local circuit and was victorious again in 2014 when the tournament was sanctioned by the ADT. He took advantage of an overnight two-shot lead and was rewarded for his safe approach in the final round where he opted to use his three-wood off the tees on most hole

Malaysia’s Shahriffudin Ariffin staged a late comeback by powering home with a final round three-under-par 69 to win his maiden Asian Development Tour (ADT) title by two shots at the PGM Labuan Championship on Saturday. Shahriffudin started the day two shots back of overnight leader Rizal Amin in third position at the Labuan International Golf Club but stormed with home with an eagle and two birdies in his last five holes to win the RM225,000 (approximately US$58,000) ADT event with his four-day total of seven-under-par 281. Nicholas Fung , a one-time Asian Tour winner, signed off with a 69 to take second place while Rizal had a day to forget when he mixed his card with four bogeys and two birdies to end the week in third place. The 18-year-old did not think much of his chances after he dropped a shot on the fifth hole and could not get any birdies in his outward nine. However, his round came alive starting with his eagle-three on 14 before he gained another advantag

Australia  dominated the 2018  FIT Youth Touch World Cup  in Putrajaya by winning six golds from all categories.  New Zealand  came second overall, followed by  South Africa  after playing at the four days tournament hosted by  Malaysia . Nine countries competed in the third edition of the championship. Australia won all the U20 finals. Their Mens team beat New Zealand 9-5 in the final. The Womens team also hammered New Zealand 13-1, and the Mixed team secured another gold after a 9-6 victory in the finals. In the U18 category, the Australians grabbed all gold at stake. Their Boys team defeated New Zealand boys 12-7 in the final. The Girls clinched the gold after a 11-3 win over New Zealand, and the Mixed team edged New Zealand 10-8 in the finals. The FIT Youth Touch World Cup was back after 13 years. Malaysia was chosen to host the tournament where 28 teams from 9 countries had taken part. The Senior Touch World Cup will be held here again in 2019. TIGERS SUP

Hong Kong 's Mens bagged the Asia Rugby U20 Sevens for the fifth time after a 5-0 victory over South Korea in the final. South Korea did not went down easily as they held the host until Liam Doherty scored a late try right before the end. Hong Kong's Mens had an excellent run over the two days at Kings Park . They stayed unbeaten and topped their group before defeating Singapore 19-0 in the semifinals, to set up the the final showdown against South Korea. The home side conceded just one try against South Korea during their group match which they won 19-5. South Korea's Mens threw everything they had to stop them in the final, but they controlled the pressure brilliantly. China won the Women category after thrashing Hong Kong 33-0 in the final. The Chinese womens were in a different class as dominated the tournament from the start. In the final, they scored five tries to nothing and retain the title which they have won last year. Shop at RUGGER DISTRI

Blackhawks JR beat Koboys 31-12 in the Cup Final to become the Champions of the Kuala Lumpur Rugby League 2018. The Air Force team displayed solid performance to dominate the match at Bellamy Rugby Field on Saturday. Blackhawks who won KL Division II last year showed consistency throughout the season before reaching the final. They topped Group A without losing a single match to set-up a the final showdown against Group B winner, Koboys. The win saw them maintain their unbeaten run in the Kuala Lumpur Rugby League this season. Unisel Awesome beat Mobster RC 39-14 in the Plate Final . After finishing second to Blackhawks in the group stage, the Universiti Selangor team played all-out to claim the Plate title. The President of Kuala Lumpur Rugby, Datuk Zainal Rafique was present to watch the finals and gave out all the prizes to the winners. Twenty top rugby clubs from Klang Valley played in the KL Rugby League this season. The league ran for almost four months