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Malaysia sealed their place in the Asean Football Federation Championship semifinals after a 3-0 win over Myanmar . The victory ensures the Harimau Malaya to join the tournament's last four alongside favourites Vietnam . Vietnam finished top of group A thanks to a comfortable 3-0 win over already-eliminated Cambodia while a brace from Zaquan Adha following Nohshahrul Idlan Talaha 's opener earned the Malaysians second place as a result of an impressive performance against Myanmar. Myanmar needed only a draw to progress but, in front of a vociferous crowd at Kuala Lumpur's Bukit Jalil Stadium, the home side made most of the early running and it came as little surprise when Nohshahrul put Malaysia in front. Two minutes into first-half injury time Safawi Rasid was brought down inside the penalty area by Soe Moe Kyaw after latching on to Sumareh 's through ball and Zaquan scored the resulting penalty. Myanmar did little to suggest they would find a way bac

Malaysia get off to a winning start in the AFF Suzuki Cup when they beat Cambodia 1-0 at the National Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh today. Norshahrul Idlan Talaha turned out as hero for the Harimau Malaya with the solitary goal in the 30th minute. Malaysia who had beaten Cambodia 3-2 in the previous AFF Cup meeting, ranked 169 in the world while Cambodia are at 170. The visitors had a difficult time in the first ten minutes, but settled down as the match progressed. With five attacking players in Tan Cheng Hoe 's line-up, Malaysia were determined to get a win in Cambodia. Norshahrul finally found the net on the half-hour mark to put Malaysia in front. Cambodia came back stronger after the break. They increased the tempo in search for an equaliser. But Malaysia defended solidly to keep the score until the final whistle. A good start for Harimau Malaya who had only won the Cup once, eight years ago.  Follow us at THE MATCH

Perak won their eighth Malaysia Cup title to end their 18-year wait, after a dramatic final against Terengganu . The Bos Gaurus beat Terengganu 4-1 in a penalty shoot-out as both team were tied with 3-3 after extra time. Perak goalkeeper Muhammad Hafizul Hakim Khairul Nizam Jothy turned hero for his team as he made two saves in the shoot-out. Kipre Tchetche scored two goals in the first half for Terengganu after two defensive errors by defender Mohd Idris Ahmad and Muhammad Hafizul . Trailing Terengganu 0-2, Perak came back stronger in the second half. Muhammad Firdaus Sayadi found the net for his team in the 46th minute to take Perak back into the title race. After that, both teams were reduced to playing with 10 men at the Shah Alam Stadium. Brendan Gan finally got the equaliser for Perak after he launched a powerful shot late in the second half to beat Terengganu's goalkeeper. As the match went into extra-time, Terengganu went ahead again through Mohd Faiz

Malaysia pulled of a stunning performance to create history by winning the Asia Rugby Women Sevens Trophy . The Malaysian women beat Philippines 10-7 in the final at the Penaga Club, Brunei and earn the promotion into the Asian Rugby Women Sevens Series next year. After finishing third in the tournament last year, the Malaysian set a target to go one better this year. Nur Zieeyah Jerry and Nurul Azreen Azli scored two tries in the final to help Malaysia win the title. Nurul Azreen was the star of the team after contributing six tries in the two-day tournament. Malaysia beat Uzbekistan 5-0 in the semifinals to set-up the final showdown against the Philippines, who defeated Guam in the last four. Guam claimed the third place after a 31-12 win over Uzbekistan, while India beat Laos 31-10 in the Plate final. RUGBY ASIA

Marc Leishman  won the  CIMB Classic  in style for his fourth  US PGA Tour  title. The Australian carded a final-round 7-under 65 to equal the tournament's lowest overall score of 26-under 262 at the  TPC Kuala Lumpur  on Sunday. The 34-years-old completed his final round with four shots clear from second-placed trio  Emiliano Grillo  of Argentina and American duo  Cheeson Hadley  and  Bronson Burgoon . Leishman took home US$1.26mil for the victory and moved up to No. 2 in the  FedEx Cup  standings. Last year's champion  Pat Perez  could only manage a 74 to finish in disappointing tied 63rd.  Shubhankar Sharma  finished T10 at 19-under but still leads the  Asian Tour Order of Merit . 2017 FedEx Cup Champion  Justin Thomas  carded a final-round 8-under 64 for a T5 finish, his first top-10 of the 2018-19 PGA TOUR Season. CIMB Classic 2018 (Final) 1. Marc Leishman (Aus) 262 T2. Emiliano Grillo (Arg) 267 T2. Cheeson Hadley (USA) 267 T2. Bronson Burgoon (USA) 267

Japan  proved that they are the rugby powerhouse in Asia by winning the 2018  Asia Rugby Sevens Series . After losing the  Asian Games  Gold Medal to Hong Kong, the Japanese bounced back and won all the three series to bag the overall title. The victory assured them a place in the 2019  World Rugby Sevens Series . Japan kicked-off in the final series in Colombo with a comfortable 61-0 win over  Malaysia . They went on to beat  Korea  40-0 and  Philippines  21-12 to finish top in Pool A. In the semifinals, they overcame host  Sri Lanka  with a 34-17 victory. Japan's perfect run continued as they beat  Hong Kong  19-5 in the cup final to clinch their third series victory.  Katsuyuki Sakai  came out as top player in the Sri Lanka Series with 4 tries and 16 conversions. Japan finished on top of the Asia Rugby Sevens Series table with 36 points. Hong Kong took the second place with 30 points and Philippines are third with 20 points. Sri Lanka are fourth, just short of one

Japan Women became the 2018 Asia Rugby Womens Sevens Series overall champions after winning the final series in Sri Lanka on Sunday. They beat Hong Kong 31-0 in the Cup Final to complete a successful season for Japan Sevens teams. Yume Okuroda , Chiharu Nakamura , Raichelmiyo Bativakalolo and Riho Kurogi were in great form as they delivered the points in final leg. The Japan's Women Sevens team started the final leg at the Racecourse Colombo with a 46-0 win over Korea . They maintained the great form to claim another two wins, 31-7 against Hong Kong and 29-0 over Sri Lanka . Kazakhstan gave them a good fight before going down 12-26 in the semifinals. Hong Kong made it into the final after beating China 17-7 in the last four. China edged Kazakhstan 17-12 to claim the third place. Sri Lanka won the plate after a narrow 7-5 victory over Thailand . The Japan Women team topped the final standings after winning all the three legs of the Sevens Series . RUGGER DI