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SABAH ANGELS, PANAGA CROCS WIN AT LABUAN 10'S RUGBY CARNIVAL

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Sabah Angels Warriors  defeated  KK Sharks  19-0 in the final to claim the Womens title at the  Labuan 10's Rugby Carnival . The Angels displayed an outstanding performance to secure the Womens Category.  Victorian Queens  beat Brunei's  Panaga Phyhons  15-7 to claim the Plate, and  ERC Womens  hammered  UMS Islanders  for the Bowl. Panaga Crocs  beat  Tawau Oldboys  17-7 in the cup final to win the Labuan 10’s Veterans’ title. In the Plate final,  OSCA Legends  edged  Brunei Bastidos  14-10.  KRFC Blackcatz Legends  defeated  Sandakan Oldboys  21-5 to clinch the Bowls title. SRU Academy  clinched the Girls Under-17 title after beating  Labuan Development  24-14 in the final. And  SMSM Angels  hammered  SMK Tungku  33-0 to take home the Plate title. A total of 46 teams from Brunei, Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsula Malaysia participated in five categories of the 18th edition of the Labuan 10's Rugby Carnival. 26 top match officials from Malaysia and Sri Lanka wer

SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB CLINCH THE NS ROYAL SEVENS TITLE

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Singapore Cricket Club (SCC) won the 2018 NS Royal Sevens after defeating NS Wanderers 14-7 in the cup final. After finishing second at the same tournament last year, the Singapore based club showed huge improvement to capture the title in Seremban, Malaysia. NS Wanderers took their spot in the final after beating Cobra RC 35-0 in the semis, while SCC marched in after 17-5 win over Awesome RC . 16 top clubs from Singapore and Malaysia took part in the 20th edition of the NS Royal Sevens. In the Under-16 category final, Hulu Selangor Science School (Semashur) beat Tuanku Jaafar Science School (STJ) 12-0 to clinch the title. Semashur beat King George V School (KGV) in the semifinals,  and STJ edged SYP to reach the final.

PERAK EDGE KEDAH TO CLAIM SUKMA GOLD

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Perak  bagged their third consecutive  SUKMA  football gold medal after defeating  Kedah  2-1 in the finals at the Perak Football Stadium. The  Bos Gaurus  had won the gold medals in football for the past two SUKMA editions since 2014. Kedah showed strong determination in front of 15,000 Perak supporters. After a goalless first half, Kedah finally found the net in the 64th minute through  Fadzrul Danel 's stunning free kick. Just three minutes later,  Muhammad Alif Safwan  equalised for Perak with a brilliant header. The hosts were back in business after the goal.  Muhammad Asyraaf Mat Pushni  scored the winner in the 71st minute and Perak cruised to victory. In the third place match at Stadium Majlis Perbandaran Manjung,  Sabah  edged  Terengganu  2-1 to win the SUKMA bronze medal. TIGERS SUPER SPORTS

SANGHYUN PARK WINS THE 34TH SHINHAN DONGHAE OPEN

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Sanghyun Park of Korea stamped his authority as he shot a magnificent eight-under-par 63 to claim a wire-to-wire victory at the KR₩1,200,000,000 (approximately US$1,000,000) 34th Shinhan Donghae Open on Sunday. The 35-year-old won his second Asian Tour title following his dominant five-shot triumph at the Bear’s Best Cheongna Golf Club in Incheon, Korea. Park started the final round with a slim one-shot lead, but he pulled away from the rest of the field after scoring six birdies on his front nine. Even with a five-shot lead at the turn, Park continued to dictate proceedings as he marked another two birdies on his scorecard before signing for 22-under-par 262 total. The Korean set a new tournament record for the lowest winning gross score. Jiman Kang and Gaganjeet Bhullar , champions in 2006 and 2016 respectively, jointly held the previous record of 269. Park also beat the record for lowest winning to-par score of 19-under-par, set by Kang. Zimbabwe’s Scott Vincent po

KELANTAN COMPLETE HATTRICK, SABAH CREATE HISTORY

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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 SEALS CIPUTRA GOLFPRENEUR TITLE IN PLAY-OFF

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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

HOME HERO CHAN SECURES SIXTH ADT WIN AT TAIFONG OPEN

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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