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LPGA major champion Amy Yang soars to No. 5 in rankings, books Olympic ticket

SEOUL, It is official: Amy Yang, the latest LPGA major champion from South Korea, is headed to Paris this summer for her second Olympic appearance.

Yang jumped 20 spots to reach her career-best No. 5 in the women’s golf rankings released Monday (U.S…

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Top vote getter to miss KBO All-Star Game due to injury

BUSAN, Kia Tigers closer Jung Hai-young, the top vote getter for the All-Star Game, will miss the midseason exhibition due to shoulder injury, his manager said Tuesday.

The Tigers put Jung on the injured list on Monday with rotator cuff tendinitis i…

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SUKMA 2024: PAHANG TARGETTING 40 GOLD MEDALS WITH ‘MIXED BLEND’ CONTINGENT

KUANTAN, Pahang will be fielding a contingent of 603 athletes to achieve a 40-gold medal haul at the 21st Malaysia Games (SUKMA XXI 2024) in Sarawak in August.

State Communication and Multimedia, Youth, Sports and Non-Governmental Organisations Comm…

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SG BAKAP POLLS: COOPERATION BETWEEN UNITY GOV’T COMPONENT PARTIES VERY GOOD – CHANG

NIBONG TEBAL, Cooperation between component parties of the Unity Government is very good and much closer during the Sungai Bakap by-election campaign period compared to previously, PKR vice-president Chang Lih Kang said.

The close rapport is a resul…

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HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF MALAYSIAN CONTINGENT AT ASEAN VARSITY GAMES

SURABAYA, The Malaysian contingent competing in the 2024 ASEAN University Games (AUG) is carrying high expectations from the country’s fans at the biennial meet, which will officially open here tonight.

This follows Malaysia’s decision to field high…

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OVER 13,000 STUDENTS BENEFITTED FROM FREE USE OF STADIUM FACILITIES – HANNAH

KUALA LUMPUR, More than 13,000 students have benefitted from the free use of stadium facilities for the organisation of sports tournaments at the school level organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) and the Stadium Corporation of Malaysia…

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PARIS 2024: CAN MEN’S DOUBLES PAIR AGAIN BRING CHEERS TO MALAYSIA?

KUALA LUMPUR, The men’s doubles event can be considered a ‘lucky charm’ for Malaysia, having opened the country’s Olympics medal account when siblings Datuk Razif Sidek-Datuk Seri Jalani Sidek won bronze as badminton was contested for the first time …

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MALAYSIA SELECTED TO HOST AUG 2026 – PEKAN

SURABAYA, Malaysia has been chosen to host the ASEAN University Games (AUG) 2026, said Higher Education Ministry official Datuk Dr Pekan Ramli.

Pekan, the ministry’s Sports Section, Strategic Planning Division deputy secretary, said the decision was…

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AZEEM WILL ACCEPT IT IF NOT GIVEN WILDCARD TO PARIS OLYMPICS

SEPANG, National sprint champion Muhammad Azeem Mohd Fahmi is resigned to the possibility of not being given a wildcard to compete in the 100 metres (m) event at the Paris 2024 Olympics next month.

The Perak-born athlete said he is still young and h…

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ZII JIA EAGER TO MAKE HIS MARK AT 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS – 2024 OLYMPICS CHEF DE MISSION

KUALA LUMPUR, National top men’s singles player Lee Zii Jia looks determined to make his mark at the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in July, Malaysia’s Chef de Mission to Paris 2024 Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin said.

The world number seven shuttler looked e…

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