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PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE CHASE GETS HOTTER

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PETALING JAYA, Aug 21 – Negeri Sembilan defeated Kelantan United 2-0 at the Sultan Mohd IV Stadium in Kota Bharu to regain the lead at the top of the 11-team Premier League with 32 points from 16 matches – dislodging Sarawak United who slipped to second place.
However, the lead could change hands when Sarawak United takes on the bottom-placed FAM MSN Project squad at the UiTM Stadium on Sunday. The Golden Hornbills now collected 31 points from 15 matches.
Playing an afternoon match, Negeri Sembilan grabbed an early 10th minute lead with skipper Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak scored from a penalty after a Kelantan United defender was hauled up for handball.
Frances Kone, who hails from Togo, scored for the visitors in the  81st minutes for full points and keep the title race open.
It was a bad day for Kelantan teams when Kelantan FC suffered a 3-1 defeat to Kuching City FC in another afternoon match played at the Pasir Gudang Indoor Stadium.
Kuching City, coached by former national coach Irfan Bakti, scored through Alif Hassan (12th), Michael Izijie ((33rd), and Joseph Kalang Tie (55th) while Christos Intzidis netted Kelantan FC’s consolation goal.
Meanwhile, Sarawak United head coach E. Elavarasan has been drilling into his players not to underrate FAM-MSN although their opponents are at the bottom of the table.
“We respect all opponents…no matter what their position is in the league standings. At this stage, we cannot afford to slip and drop points. It is a match we need to win at all costs and do not let our guard down,” said Elavarasan.
“It is a crucial match for us in our bid for the title.”

KL CITY BURY SRI PAHANG IN KUANTAN

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PETALING JAYA, Aug 20 – Defensive lapses proved costly for Sri Pahang as Kuala Lumpur City FC carved out a 2-0 win over the East Coast side in the only Super League encounter played at the Darul Makmur Stadium in Kuantan on Friday.
With the league at the tail end of the competition, the defeat left the Elephants in the relegation zone in ninth position with only 17 points after 18 matches.
KL City is in sixth place after 19 matches with 27 points.
The home defeat is all the more painful for Pahang coach Dollah Sallah, a former national coach.
He was hoping for Pahang to bounce back after a 2-0 defeat to neighbours Terengganu FC in their last match played in Kuala Terengganu.
Pahang can thank their goalkeeper Daniel Wafiuddin Sa’dun for keeping the scoreline down against the visitors. KL City went into attack mode right from the start but could not hit the target either through poor finishing or Daniel keeping them at bay.
However,  Bojan Hodak’s players finally struck four minutes after the restart. Colombian hitman Romel Morales made it count off an assist from skipper Paulo Josue, always an inspiration to his teammates.
Morales, kept his cool after Josue caught the backline in sixes and sevens to slot home the opening goal. It was all KL City needed to get their adrenalin flowing and it was all over for Pahang in the 71st minute when the visitors netted their second.
This time it was Zhafri Yahya who got his name into the scoresheet. J. Partiban worked his way up on the left and his deep cross caught the Pahang backline on the wrong foot. Zhafri made no mistake with the opportunity that came his way.
For KL City their unbeaten run now stretches to nine matches but more importantly left Hodak pleased with the overall performance of his team.

ISMAIL SABRI DILANTIK SEBAGAI PERDANA MENTERI BAHARU

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PETALING JAYA, 20 Ogos –  Ahli Parlimen Bera, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob sah menjadi Perdana Menteri ke-9.

Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah berkenan Ahli Parlimen Bera itu dilantik sebagai Perdana Menteri yang baharu.

Perkara itu dimaklumkan oleh Datuk Pengelola Bijaya Diraja Istana Negara, Datuk Indera Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin dalam satu kenyataan hari ini.

Kenyataan tersebut memaklumkan bahawa KDYMM Sri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah berkenan berangkat menghadiri dan mempengerusikan Perbincangan Khas Raja-Raja Melayu di Istana Negara, hari ini.

Pada sesi Perbincangan Khas itu yang berlangsung selama dua jam setengah bermula pada pukul 2.30 petang, Seri Paduka Baginda telah berkenan mewasalkan kepada Duli-Duli Yang Maha Mulia Raja-Raja Melayu proses pencalonan bakal Perdana Menteri baharu, susulan daripada peletakan jawatan Yang Berhormat Tan Sri Mahiaddin bin Md. Yasin pada 16 Ogos 2021 lalu.

Proses ini adalah lanjutan daripada titah Seri Paduka Baginda semasa sesi menghadap bersama ketua-ketua dan wakil-wakil parti-parti politik utama negara pada 17 Ogos 2021 yang mana kesemua 220 Ahli-ahli Dewan Rakyat adalah diminta untuk menyatakan nama seorang ahli Dewan Rakyat yang diberikan kepercayaan oleh Ahli-ahli Dewan Rakyat tersebut untuk menjadi Perdana Menteri menerusi surat akuan (statutory declaration).

Pencalonan bakal Perdana Menteri menerusi surat-surat akuan tersebut adalah dengan tujuan untuk membantu Seri Paduka Baginda membuat keputusan bagi melantik seorang ahli Dewan Rakyat yang pada hemat Baginda mungkin mendapat kepercayaan majoriti ahli Dewan Rakyat sebagai Perdana Menteri seperti yang diperuntukkan di bawah Perkara 43(2)(a) Perlembagaan Persekutuan.

Istana Negara telah menerima pencalonan nama-nama bakal Perdana Menteri daripada 220 Ahli-ahli Dewan Rakyat, masing-masing menerusi surat akuan (statutory declaration) pada 18 Ogos 2021 lalu.

Dari surat-surat akuan tersebut seramai 114 Ahli Dewan Rakyat telah mencalonkan Yang Berhormat Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob (Ahli Parlimen Bera), jumlah majoriti yang mencukupi untuk membentuk Kerajaan. Susulan itu, Seri Paduka Baginda telah berkenan menerima menghadap 114 Ahli Dewan Rakyat semalam, 19 Ogos 2021, untuk mengesahkan kepercayaan mereka ke atas ahli Dewan Rakyat yang telah dicalonkan untuk dilantik sebagai Perdana Menteri.

Sehubungan dengan itu dan selaras dengan Perkara 40(2)(a) dan Perkara 43(2)(a) Perlembagaan Persekutuan, Seri Paduka Baginda telah berkenan melantik Yang Berhormat Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob (Ahli Parlimen Bera) sebagai Perdana Menteri Malaysia ke-9.

Proses seterusnya ialah lstiadat Pengurniaan Suratcara Pelantikan dan Mengangkat serta Menandatangani Sumpah Jawatan sebagai Perdana Menteri yang dijadualkan pada 21 Ogos 2021 (Sabtu), jam 2.30 petang, di lstana Negara.

Seri Paduka Baginda menzahirkan pandangan dengan pelantikan Perdana Menteri ini, maka Kerajaan perlu meneruskan usaha-usaha memerangi pandemik COVID-19 dengan segera demi kemaslahatan dan keselamatan rakyat serta kesejahteraan negara yang amat terkesan akibat krisis dan ancaman pandemik ini.

Seri Paduka Baginda menzahirkan harapan agar dengan pelantikan Perdana Menteri baharu ini, kemelut politik dapat diakhiri dengan segera dan kesemua Ahli-ahli Dewan Rakyat dapat mengenepikan agenda politik dengan bersatu hati dan bersepakat berusaha menangani pandemik COVID-19 demi kepentingan rakyat dan negara.

Seri Paduka Baginda mengulangi pandangan bahawa rakyat tidak wajardibebankan dengan kemelut politik yang tidak berkesudahan pada ketika negara bergelut menghadapi isu kesihatan dan kemurungan ekonomi akibat pandemik COVID-19. Ahli-ahli Dewan Rakyat turut diingatkan supaya mempamerkan solidariti dengan memberikan keutamaan, komitmen yang tinggi dan perkhidmatan yang terbaik kepada rakyat.

Seri Paduka Baginda turut menzahirkan setinggi penghargaan atas sokongan berterusan Duli-Duli Yang Maha Mulia Raja-Raja Melayu dalam menyempurnakan tanggungjawab Baginda selaku Raja Berperlembagaan yang berteraskan keluhuran Perlembagaan Persekutuan dan Kedaulatan Undang-undang.

Duli-Duli Yang Maha Mulia Raja-Raja Melayu turut menyokong pendirian Seri Paduka Baginda kepada pembentukan Kerajaan yang stabil dengan secepat mungkin berikutan peletakan jawatan Perdana Menteri dengan melakukan penelitian dan pemerhatian yang lebih mendalam menerusi surat akuan dan pengesahan melalui sesi menghadap secara fizikal dan maya dengan setiap Ahli Dewan Rakyat.

Seri Paduka Baginda turut menyeru seluruh rakyat agar terus bertenang dan bersama Baginda mendoakan agar negara sentiasa berada di bawah lindungan Allah Subhana Watala, dijauhi dari sebarang musibah dan wabak Covid-19 dapat dibendung serta diakhiri dengan segera.

COUNT ON THEM TO DELIVER AT TOKYO PARALYMPICS

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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 – Where the able-bodied failed to deliver at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Malaysia can count on their para-athletes to strike gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics from Aug 24-Sept 5 in the Land of the Rising Sun.
And there is every possibility Malaysia can improve on their three-gold, one bronze haul at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
After five years, the Malaysian para-athletes are ready to roar again after Malaysia failed miserably at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with only a silver through Datuk Azizulhasni Awang in cycling (keirin) and Aaron Chia-So Wooi Yik in badminton (men’s doubles).
It was a far cry from the four-silvers and a bronze won at the Rio Olympics with the silvers coming from Datuk Lee Chong Wei (men’s singles); Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong (men’s doubles); Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying (mixed doubles); and Cheong Jun Hoong-Pandelela Rinong (women’s synchronized 10m platform). The bronze was from Azizulhasni (cycling men’s keirin).
In the Rio Paralympics, Malaysia’s historic gold was from Ziyad Zolkefli (shot put T20), Ridzuan Puzi (100m T36); and Abdul Latif Romly (long jump T20) while Siti Noor Radiah Ismail (long jump T20) returned with a bronze.
Chef de Mission to the Tokyo Paralympics is Datuk Seri Megat D. Shahriman Zaharudin. The three-gold target in Tokyo remains but is counting on a better haul in Tokyo.
Ziyad, Ridzuan and Abdul Latif are gold targets but Malaysia has not ruled on gold strikes from powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin (men’s 72kg category), archer S. Suresh, Cheah Liek Hou and Didin Taresoh (both badminton).
Malaysia is represented by 22 para athletes and will compete in athletics, cycling, swimming, achery, badminton, boccia, powerlifting, table tennis and wheelchair tennis. Some of the athletes are already in Tokyo.
Bonnie and Siti Nooriasah Mohamad Arifin have been picked as flag bearers at the opening ceremony that will be held at the Tokyo Olympics Stadium.

TOUGH THOMAS CUP AND UBER CUP DRAW FOR MALAYSIA

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KUALA LUMPUT, Aug 18 – Malaysia has been drawn in Group D together with Japan, England and Canada in the Thomas Cup Championships finals to be held in Aarhus, Denmark from Oct 9-17.
Badminton fans will remember the heartbreak in the 2014 Thomas Cup final in New Delhi, India.
That was the year Malaysia drawn as favourite to regain the prestigious silverware they last won in 1992.
However, Japan wrote history when they clinched a 3-2 win over the Malaysians with Takuma Ueda defeating Liew Darren 21-12, 18-21, 21-17 in the decider. It was Japan’s first-ever Thomas Cup title.
Now retired Datuk Lee Chong Wei had given Malaysia a flying start with a 21-12, 21-16 win over Kenichi Tago in the first singles.
Japan took the first doubles through Hiroyuki Endo-Kenichi Hayakawa with a 12-21, 21-17, 21-19 win over Tan Boon Heong-Hoon Thien How,
Kento Momota gave Japan a 2-1 lead with a 21-15, 21-17 win over Chong Wei Feng before Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong snatched a 19-21, 21-17, 21-12 win over Takeshi Kamura-Keigo Sonoda.
In Aarhus, the top two teams in their respective groups will advance to the quarterfinals.
Malaysia has a tough draw in the Uber Cup Finals and has 14-time winners China, Denmark and Canada for a company in Group D.
THOMAS CUP
A: Indonesia, Taiwan, Algeria, Thailand
B: Denmark, South Korea, France, Germany
C: China, India, Netherlands, Tahiti
D: Japan, Malaysia, Canada, England
UBER CUP
A: Japan, Indonesia, Germany, France
B: Thailand, India, Spain, Scotland
C: South Korea, Taiwan, Tahiti, Egypt
D: China, Denmark, Malaysia, Canada

KEDAH’S FACES TOUGH TERENGGANU AWAY

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PETALING JAYA, Aug 18 – Kedah got a double boost before traveling to Kuala Terengganu to face Terengganu in this Saturday’s Super League biggie at the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium in Gong Badak.
A 4-1 win over Penang FC at home on Tuesday could not have come at a better time for the Red Eagles – a win that lifted the team’s spirit and served as a morale booster after 4-2 defeat to Selangor FC on their return to league action following a long layoff due to the corona virus pandemic.
Another piece of good news for Kedah is that Renan Alves is available for the Terengganu match. The tough-tackling Brazilian was red-carded against Selangor and sat out the match against Penang.
Kedah’s Singaporean coach Aidil Sharin Sahak, nevertheless, is bracing for a ”tough, tough” time against the Turtles. Terengganu is currently placed second in the 12-team league with 37 points from 18 matches. Kedah is fourth on 29 points from 15 matches.
”The win over Penang and Renan’s return gives us hope with plenty of positives. That is exactly what we intend to do. Without a doubt, Terengganu has the home advantage but it stops at that.
“Getting three points against Terengganu are not impossible but we have our work cut out for us. It has been tough on us due to the long break (because of the pandemic). The defeat to Selangor was painful but we found our rhythm against Penang,” said Aidil.
Ivory Coast striker Kipre Tchetche scored a brace against Penang. Countryman Kpah Sherman and skipper Baddrol Bakhtiar netted one each in the big win over the Panthers.
Sherman is also Kedah’s top scorer with 11 goals. Tchetche has six goals to e credit.

PENANG MAULED AS KEDAH ROMP TO A 4-1 WIN

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PETALING JAYA, Aug 17 – An understrength Penang FC was no match for Kedah FC as the Red Eagles stormed to a 4-1 win in Tuesday’s only Super League match played at the Darulaman Stadium in Alor Setar.
It was a welcome return to winning ways for Kedah which came in the wake of their 4-2 defeat to Selangor FC at the same venue last week.
The Panthers were severely handicapped without big names like Casagrande, Ryuji Utomo, and Endrick dos Santos – who were either serving a suspension or kayoed by illness.  Kedah too had defender Renan Alves suspended for the match for a red-card offense in the match against Selangor.
Ivory Coast striker Kipre Techetche was the toast of Kedah with a brace. He got his first in the 17th minute off an assist by skipper Baddrol Bakthiar. He struck again in the 38th minute to take his personal tally to six goals.
Baddrol scored Kedah’s second on the night in the 23rd minute with a first-time drive past a rooted Penang custodian Samuel Somerville after being set up by Techetche with a well-timed cutback.
Penang pulled one back through David Rowley off a long ball from Quinten Cheng on the right that caught Kedah goalkeeper Ifwat Akmal caught on the wrong foot. This was in the 44th minute.
Kedah, however, was not finished yet. Another Ivory Coast hitman in the team Kpah Sherman got the fourth goal for the Red Eagles in 55 minutes, taking his tally to 11 goals in the league.
Seven-time Super League champions Johor Darul Takzim is at the top of the league standings with 45 points from 18 matches, followed by Terengganu FC on 37 points. Penang, despite the defeat to Kedah, is third on 31 points while Kedah moved into the fourth position on 29 points – ahead of Selangor and three games in hand.

GHANI HASSAN IS NEW MFL PRESIDENT

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PETALING JAYA, Aug 16 – After coming through a torrid time due to the corona virus pandemic which hit the Malaysian football hard, Datuk Ab Ghani Hassan kept the game “alive” despite several SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures).
It was not an easy job to do or handle but Ab Ghani, as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Malaysian Football League (MFL) won praise for his ability to “run the show” to complete the Malaysian League last year although it was decided a shortened one round league.
The prestigious Malaysia Cup was cancelled and so was the FA Cup. It was done to safeguard players and officials from the ravaging virus.
This year’s leagues are near completion and football crazy fans can look forward for “thrillers” as the final rounds come around- thanks to Ab Ghani the livewire in MFL.
However, Ab Ghani was a unanimous decision to take over as President of MFL – to replace incumbent Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin.
Hamidin, who is also the president of the FA of Malaysia (FAM), has stepped down from the post.
The MFL Board of Directors were unanimous in their decision. Simply said Ab Ghani is the right man for the right job and many believe he has the credentials to handle the job.
While the hunt for Ab Ghani’s replacement is on, the Negri Sembilan-born Ab Ghani will continue to be the acting CEO until a new candidate takes over. He is expected to be named in the next few days.
Ab Ghani was named the MFL CEO in March last year. He was the acting CEO since December 2019 after Kevin Ramalingam quit.
For the record, Hamidin was instrumental in taking MFL to new heights during his term and together with Ab Ghani, plotted the game’s progress in the country.
Previous MFL presidents before Hamidin were Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim.
Many expect Ab Ghani to deliver and chart Malaysian football fortunes.

SARAWAK UNITED ON TRACK AFTER BIG WIN OVER PERAK FC II

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PETAING JAYA, Aug 16 – East Malaysian Premier League hopefuls Sarawak United roared to the top of the league standings after a 4-1 win over Perak FC II on Sunday.
Head coach E. Elavarasan, however, was quick to fire an early warning that “consistency” will be the key to the title which comes with a promotion to the elite Super League.
“It is a good win…a win which will serve as a morale booster for the team. The journey is for us to complete and we cannot let any skids along the way,” said Elavarasan, who admires the way the players have kept their professionalism despite some hiccups here and there.
“Consistency is a key factor and the players have shown that. They have also shown character to fightback when the odds are against them. Hopefully, we can maintain the consistency in the coming matches.”
The Golden Hornbills conceded an early goal to Perak FC II at the KLFA Stadium in Cheras on Sunday when Royizzat Daud whipped in an unstoppable shot past goalkeeper Sharbinee Alwee in the fifth minute.
Sarawak United did not allow that early setback get the better of them. Instead, the Golden Hornbills pushed up a gear and were on level terms after 35 minutes with international Norshahrul Idlan Talaha making it 1-1 with a clinical finish.
Perak FC II were under pressure after the break and buckled when midfielder Syafiq Khairul Mustaffa netted an own goal in the 53rd minute to put Sarawak United 2-1 ahead. It was just what Sarawak United needed to pile up the pressure.
Nigerian hitman Uche Agba made it 3-1 for Sarawak United in the 67th minute with his 12th goal league goal before Abdul Rahim Razak (88th) hammered in the fourth. It is Rahim’s fourth goal for the team in the league.
The win gives Sarawak United 31 points from 15 matches and has a game in hand over second placed Terengganu FC II with 29 points – ahead of third place Negeri Sembilan on goal difference. Negeri Sembilan has also played 15 matches.
Sarawak United next play FAM-MSN Project squad on Sunday (Aug 22).
(Pic credit to SUFC Official)

KEDAH RETURN TO ACTION WITH A DEFEAT

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PETALING JAYA, Aug 13 – It rained throughout the match when Kedah FC resumed their long awaited Super League campaign on the wrong foot with a 4-2 defeat to bitter rival Selangor FC at the Darulaman Stadium in Alor Setar on Friday.
The rain was no blessing for the Red Eagles, but it did for the Red Giants, who rode with the tide after the hamsters who were reduced to 10 players after defender Renan Alves was given a red card for stopping the ball on the goal line in the 27th minute.
The red card cost Kedah dearly with Ifedayo Olusegun scored from the ensuing penalty – with the ball hitting Kedah goalkeeper Shahril Sha’ari after it came off the left post and rolled into the net
The equaliser gave Selangor a much needed breathing space after Kedah had taken the through Kpah Sherman after exchanging a one-two with Kipre Tchetche.
Sherman long range attempt sailed into the far top far corner – leaving Selangor custodian Sikh Izhan well beaten.
With their numerical advantage, Selangor pressed forward and went ahead on 30 minutes when youngster Danial Asri hitting target.
However, Kedah fought back, and did not take things lying down. Instead, the Red Eagles were back in the picture when Singaporean defender Anumantan Kumar sent a looping header into the net for a 2-2 score before the halftime break.
The heavy pitch gave Selangor the upper hand and Olusegun added two more to his tally – with strikes in the 75th and deep into injury time (92) for a 4-2 win.
Johor Darul Takzim (JDT) are strongly placed at the top of the 12-team league with 45 points from 18 matches.
East Coast hopefuls Terengganu is second on 37 points with Penang third on 31 from 17 matches.
Selangor sneaked into fourth spot on 29 points from 18 matches followed by Kedah on 26 points from 14 matches. Kedah next play Penang on Tuesday.
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