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TMJ THE ‘PLAYER’ WHO MADE IT HAPPEN FOR JDT – MORA

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JOHOR BAHRU, 3 Oct – Johor Darul Takzim (JDT) who clinched the Malaysian Super League title for the seventh consecutive time on Sunday after a 4-1 win over Sabah owes it all to the club owner His Royal Highness Brigadier General Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim.
The Crown Prince of Johor who took over the club in 2013 and a year later clinched the league title – transforming JDT into a football powerhouse in the country as the Southern Tigers brushed aside big names like Selangor, Kedah, Perak, Terengganu and Kelantan.
JDT became a brand name in the country as the Southern Tigers and thus began the reign of the Johor outfit and along the way established professionalism in every aspect of the game – both on and off the pitch.
The team also won the Charity Shield five times – in 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020 while they won the Malaysia Cup twice (2017 and 2019) and the FA Cup in 2016.
In the continental championships JDT won the AFC Cup in 2015 – the first Malaysian team to achieve that success.
JDT was never in doubt of landing their seventh league title and the 4-1 win over Sabah at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Iskandar Puteri was testimony of JDT’s supremacy on the field at the state of the art stadium.
Coach Benjamin Mora said after the win over Sabah: “We had the eagerness and mentality to win” – and this, according to Mora, made all the difference for the team.
In the same breath the Mexican was quick to point out that “one player” who made or rather makes all the difference to the JDT team is ”TMJ” (Tunku Ismail).
“TMJ is the key player in JDT…we owe our success to him. Without him it would have been difficult for JDT’s achievements so far. There is still lot more to do as we look to win more titles, both, local and international.”
The Super League title confirmed JDT’s place in the AFC Champions League for new season and JDT is not going to rest on its laurels with the Malaysia Cup competition next on te list for MFL.
”I am emotional winning the (Super League) title. I am happy to play my small part and be part of the winning team. My stay here has been memorable and I have been here five years…so the emotions.”
The Mexican also revealed that JDT missed its “family” in celebrating the seventh league title and this “family” is the fans who had to follow the strict SOP due to the Coronavirus pandemic. He described the Covid-19 pandemic as “‘difficult times” for him but he did enough for JDT to retain the league title.
JDT’s last match is away against Melaka United on Oct 10.

JDT IS KING OF MALAYSIAN SUPER LEAGUE WITH THEIR SEVENTH TITLE

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JOHOR BAHRU, 2 Oct – Winning their seventh consecutive Malaysian Super League title has put Johor Darul Takzim (JDT) among the elites and a feat hard to emulate by others after the Johor outfit hammered Sabah 4-1 at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Iskandar Puteri – their new home this season.
The win gave Southern Tigers the title with an unbeaten record although the league was shortened to one round.
JDT finished on top with 26 points from 10 matches with Perak with a game in hand settled in second place with 17 points. Kedah also has a game in hand is third with 16 points.
It was a slow start for the homesters and needed 38 minutes to open scoring despite a dominant performance against Sabah who tried their best to match in every aspect of the game.
The floodgates opened when Afiq Fazail relayed the ball to Diogo Luis Santo for a simple tap past Sabah custodian, Rozaimi Rohim.
Until the goal, Diogo was a frustrated player on the pitch and was even involved in a shoving incident with his marker Mafy Balang.
Local hot-shot, Safawi Rasid got into the scoring act on 58 minutes with an unstoppable left-footer into the Sabah net from just outside the penalty box but the East Malaysian side pulled one back in the 74th-minute through their Thai striker Dennis Buschening.
JDT shrugged off the setback and Safawi got his second on the night from an assist by substitute Ramadhan Saifullah for a 3-1 lead after 81 minutes.
The fourth goal came quickly for JDT when Leandro Velazquez blasted home a freekick.
The Southern Tigers roared and the rest is history on a night when hundreds of JDT fans had the luxury of watching the match via ”In-Car Live Viewing” at the stadium parking area. Only those with car pass were allowed into the stadium compound.
In another match, Petaling Jaya City FC came from behind to beat UiTM 4-2 at the Petaling Jaya Stadium to keep their hopes alive to remain in the Super League.

ARUL’S PICK TO PUSH MALAYSIAN HOCKEY FORWARD

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KUALA LUMPUR, 1 Oct – It is the beginning of a new journey for national hockey head coach A. Arulselvaraj when he named a 38-player squad on Thursday – picked after the end of the recent Razak Cup competition at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil.
The Johor-born Arul who took over the hot seat from Roelant Oltmans when the Dutchman quit the team following Malaysia’s failure to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics is starting afresh to breathe new life into the game.
Swelling the training squad to 38 players gives Arul ”more options” when he trims the squad to 25 players.
More importantly, it will keep everyone in the training squad on their toes as Arul is looking at more than hockey skills.
“To be in my team the players will have to make a lot of personal ‘sacrifices’ which also includes family and friends. Discipline on and off the pitch is demanded. I have been given the mandate to rebuild the national hockey team.
“That journey begins now. New names have been included. Those who were dropped from the national team before will now get the chance to redeem their shortcomings. I have my own criteria when it came to selecting the players.
”Commitment, desire and hard work must be second to none,” said the Johor-born Arul who has given the Saari brothers Faizal (forward) and Fitri (midfield) a chance to win back their places in the team.
Another player who did not play in the Razak Cup due to a personal tragedy just before the tournament started – losing his two-year-old daughter Nur Ayra Delisha – pulled out from the Terengganu team to be with his wife who is expecting the couple’s second child.
Firhan, a forward, is described by Arul as a “good hockey player” who can still fight for his place in the team.
With 185 international caps to his credit, Firhan is an asset to Malaysian hockey as the team prepares for the Asian Champions Trophy now rescheduled to be held from March 11-19 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Kuala Lumpur has the biggest number of players in the training squad with seven. Two of the KL players who have got the nod are Pavandip Singh and Harvinder Singh, both midfielders.
Razak Cup champions Perak and runners-up Terengganu, have six players each while Pahang has three players. Police, Perlis, Negri Sembilan, Sabah, and Johor have two players each while Selangor and Penang have one each.

THE TRAINING SQUAD:

  1. MUHAMMAD ZAIMI B. MAT DERIS (TRG)

2. ADRIAN ANDY ALBERT (SAB)

3. MOHAMMAD HAIRI B. ABDUL RAHMAN (JOH)

4. * MUHAMMAD HAFIZUDDIN B. OTHMAN (KL)

5. * MUHAMAD SHAFIE B. SAHROM (PDRM)

6. MUHAMMAD RAZIE B. ABDUL RAHIM (PDRM)

7. MUHAMMAD MARHAN B. MOHD JALIL (NS)

8. MUHAMMAD NAJMI FARIZAL B. JAZLAN (PER)

9. SYED MOHAMAD SYAFIQ B. SYED CHOLAN (PRK)

10. MUHAMMAD NAJIB B. ABU HASSAN (PRK)

11. * SYARMAN B. MAT TEE (TRG)

12. MUHAMMAD ARIF SYAFIE B. ISHAK (PAH)

13. * MUHAMMAD AZRI B. HASSAN (PP)

14. * ZULPIDAUS B. MIZUN (KL)

15. MUHAMMAD AMIROL AIDEED B. MOHD ARSHAD

16. MUHAMMAD AMINUDDIN B. MOHD ZAIN

17. FAIZ HELMI B. JALI (JOH)

18. MEOR MUHAMMAD AZUAN B. HASSAN (PRK)

19. MOHAMAD ASHRAN B. HAMSANI (PRK)

20. NIK MUHAMMAD AIMAN B. NIK ROZEMI (TRG)

21. * MUHAMMAD FAKHRI ARDILLAH B. ABDULLAH (TRG)

22. * MOHD FITRI B. SAARI (TRG)

23. MUHAMMAD HAFIZ B. ZAINOL (PAH)

24. SHELLO SILVERIUS (SAB)

25. NORSYAFIQ B. SUMANTRI (KL)

26. * MUHAMAD RAMADAN B. ROSLI (KL)

27. * PAVANDIP SINGH GURDIP SINGH (KL)

28. * HARVINDER SINGH MAKBUL SINGH (KL)

29. MOHD FAID FARHAD MOHAMAD SHAH

30. TENGKU AHMAD TAJUDDIN B. TENGKU ABDUL JALIL (PER)

31. MUHAMMAD HAZIQ B. SAMSUL (PRK)

32. MUHAMMAD AZRAI AIZAD B. ABU KAMAL (PRK)

33. * FAIZAL B. SAARI (TRG)

34. MUHAMMAD NOR FIRDAUS B. ROSDI (PAH)

35. * SYAMIL AZIM B. DZULKAFLY (SEL)

36. MUHAMMAD SHAHRIL B. SAABAH (KL)

37. * NUR RAHUL HRISIKESA B. MOHD MURNI TATCHANA (NS)

38. MUHAMMAD FIRHAN B. ASHAARI

* New faces n recall to national team

SULTAN JOHOR KURNIA KERETA KEPADA 10 JURURAWAT WAD DIRAJA HOSPITAL SULTANAH AMINAH

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JOHOR BAHRU, 29 Sept – Duli Yang Maha Mulia (DYMM) Sultan Johor Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar berkenan mengurniakan 10 kereta PERODUA Myvi kepada 10 jururawat yang bertugas di Wad Diraja Hospital Sultanah Aminah (HSA) Johor Bahru bagi menzahirkan penghargaan di atas sumbangan serta khidmat mereka kepada Baginda dan juga Keluarga DiRaja Johor.

Penyelia Jururawat, Matron Rokiah Samin yang bertugas di Wad Diraja HSA sejak tahun 2006, melahirkan perasaan syukur di atas kurniaan berkenaan.

“Mewakili mereka yang lain, saya menjunjung setinggi-tinggi kasih kepada Baginda Tuanku Sultan di atas kurniaan ini.

“Besar sungguh nilainya kepada kami semua, dan kami juga sentiasa mendoakan kesejahteraan dan kesihatan DYMM Sultan Johor serta Keluarga Diraja Johor,” katanya kepada Royal Press Office (RPO) hari ini.

Kenderaan berkenaan disampaikan kepada mereka dalam satu majlis di Kasawari Motors Sdn. Bhd di Larkin, Johor Bahru oleh Pengarah Kasawari Motors, Muhammad Fahmi Datuk Seri Paduka Dr. Hassan.

Turut berkongsi perasaan syukur, Nuraini Aziz, 28, yang hadir sendiri untuk menerima kenderaan berkenaan walaupun masih dalam tempoh pantang selepas melahirkan anak pada tiga hari yang lalu.

“Saya bersyukur dapat hadir kerana ini merupakan satu kenangan yang sangat istimewa. Kami akan terus memberikan perkhidmatan terbaik kepada DYMM Sultan Johor dan Keluarga Diraja Johor,” katanya.

SEVENTH SUPER LEAGUE TITLE BECKONS

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JOHOR BAHRU, 30 Sept – Malaysian Super League ‘untouchables’ Johor Darul Takzim (JDT) is on the verge of their seventh successive league title come this Friday at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Iskandar Puteri in Johor Bahru.
The Southern Tigers need only a point to take the title with an unbeaten record after suffering a hiccup at the Petaling Jaya Stadium last week when they draw 2-2 against Petaling Jaya City FC.
The Johor outfit plays Sabah at home after the East Malaysian state pulled off a 3-2 win over Melaka United at the Likas Stadium in Kota Kinabalu on Sunday.
JDT fans are set to ‘celebrate’ their first title at the state of the art stadium with two matches to go before the curtailed league is completed after it was officially resumed on Aug 28.
The M-League was halted on March 16 – two days before the Federal Government implemented the Movement Control Order (MCO) due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
The stalemate against PJ City FC has in no way dampened the spirits of the Southern Tigers – the best Malaysian football team at the moment and virtually ‘untouchables’ in the league since they first won their Super League title in 2014.
JDT has dished out a flawless brand of attacking football – taking into account the big scores against Perak (7-0) and against Selangor (6-1) although the tight schedule of matches did affect JDT just like any other teams in the M-League.
However, it has not stopped JDT from stamping its superiority as former Selangor head coach B. Satianathan summed up ‘JDT is far ahead of others (teams) in every aspect of the game in terms of management, facilities, and the team itself’ that has become the envy of their rivals.
Sabah may have beaten Melaka United at home in their last match at the Likas Stadium on Sunday but JDT has too much ‘firepower’ to brush off the challenge of the East Malaysian state at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium.
JDT is perched on the top of the 12-team league with 23 points from nine matches with Perak in the second spot on 17 points followed by Kedah in third place with 16 points. After the win over Melaka, Sabah is ninth on nine points.

RUDE JOLT FOR MELAKA AT LIKAS STADIUM

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PETALING JAYA, 27 Sept – Sabah’s Thai striker Dennis Buschening scored a brace while Serbian, Rodoljub Paunovic added another as the East Malaysian state stunned Melaka United 3-2 in a come-from-behind win in the only Super League match at the Likas Stadium in Kota Kinabalu on Sunday.
It was one of the better performances from Sabah at home and it somewhat eased the team’s relegation survival although they will next travel to Johor Bahru to face six-time Super League champions in their next match on Oct 2.
The three points against Melaka moved Sabah to the ninth position in the 12-team league with nine points while Melaka is at seventh place with 11 points – ahead of eighth-placed Selangor on goal difference.
Melaka scored the opening goal of the night on a wet and slippery pitch through their Nigerian ace, Uche Agba after 15 minutes. Ten minutes later Sabah drew level with Buschening making it all square.
Sabah fell behind again when Haitian striker Sony Norde struck two minutes into injury time before the half-time break for Melaka to lead 2-1.
However, Sabah was back in the fight when Buschening got his name into the scoresheet on 64 minutes for his second goal and a 71st-minute penalty by Serbian hitman Rodoljub Paunovic sealed the match for the homesters.
Melaka next faces a tough, tough away match against Kedah in their next match.

GERMAN LOVE AFFAIR IN KLANG VALLEY

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PETALING JAYA, 27 Sept – Five minutes of added time before the break and another six minutes of added time before the full-time whistle, saved Selangor the blushes as the Red Giants shared the spoils in a 3-3 draw thanks to a last-minute penalty in a Super League match at the UiTM Stadium in Shah Alam on Saturday.
It was a battle of the Germans with Michael Feichteinbeiner handling his first match for Selangor after B. Satianathan was sacked in dramatic fashion following a 6-1 defeat to Johor Darul Takzim in Johor Bahru in the last match.
If Feichtenbeiner thought he had the magic wand to turn things around against UiTM, he can thank his lucky stars to get away with a point.
Don’t forget that Feichteinbeiner himself was at the receiving end when his Selangor 2 was soundly beaten 6-1 by JDT II in a Premier League match.
But he has his ”Godfathers” in the Selangor FA who took care of him for reasons only know no to the ”hidden hands” and their agenda.
UiTM coached by Frank Bernhardt, continued to show their impressive form in their Super League debut – coming back from a 2-0 deficit and even led 3-2 just before the final whistle.
Selangor led by a brace by Ifedayo Olusegun at half-time but UiTM stormed back to show their stuff with a double strike by Brazilian Gustavo dos Santos (48th and 62nd) before Lebanese Rabih Ataya made it 3-2 on 62 minutes.
However, the late penalty for hands saw Sandro da Silva saved Selangor the blushes and also for Feichtenbeiner.
At the Darulmakmur Stadium in Kuantan, it was Kedah’s turn to bite the dust as Pahang ended the Red Eagles’ four-match unbeaten run.
Pahang conceded a soft goal to Kedah when Kipre Chetche pounced a blunder by goalkeeper Helmi Eliza Elias in the 5th minute. However, the Elephants bounced back to score twice through Adam Reed and Nik Haseefy earned Dollah Salleh’s team full points.

PERAK’S FOUR GOAL SHAHREL FIKRI IS SUPER LEAGUE TOP SCORER

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PETALING JAYA, 26 Sept –  While the Super League title is yet to be decided following a 2-2 draw between defending champions Johor Darul Takzim and Petaling Jaya FC City FC it was a night of glory for Perak’s Shahrel Fikri who plundered four goals in his team’s 5-1 thumping of Felda United in Ipoh.
The four-goal haul sent the Malaysian international to the top of the top scorers’ chart with nine goals – two more than Terengganu’s Mauritania striker Dominque Da Sylva who did not feature for the team on Friday due to injury.
Terengganu whacked Police 4-0 at the Sultan Mizan Stadium in Gong Badak, Kuala Terengganu with skipper Lee Tuck and Singapore international Faris Ramli helping themselves to a brace each in a match coach Nafuzi Zain made five changes after three successive defeats.
For Shahrel it was a night of glory at the Perak Stadium in Ipoh as Perak gave Felda United hiding and regain some measure of pride after the 7-0 whitewash by six-time champions JDT who are set to take the league title for a seventh successive time.
Shahrel opened the flood gates after 17 minutes and added three more for his tally with strikes in the 48t, 69th, and 86 minutes while Guilleherme added another for Perak’s big win. Nicolas Velez scored Felda’s consolation goal.
At the Petaling Jaya Stadium, it was JDT who got the first through national striker Safawi Rasid after 35 minutes but the turned tide for K. Devan his team with Christie Jayaseelan (37th) and K. Gurusamy (45th, penalty) giving PJ City the lead.
However, the Southern Tigers made it all the more thrilling when Gonzalo Cabrera scored for the visitors also from the spot deep into injury time before the break. Cabrera scored his sixth goal in the league.
The table standings and the leading scorers could change tonight when Pahang plays Kedah at home. Kedah’s Kipre Tchetche also has six goals to his tally and it is left to be seen if he could change the tide at the Darul Makmur Stadium in Kuantan.

INDONESIAN BADMINTON LEGEND RUDY HARTONO SUFFERS A STROKE

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KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Sept – Eight-time All-England champion Rudy Hartono is recovering in a hospital after suffering a stroke recently while on his morning walk in Pokok Indah, Jakarta.
The 71-year-old Hartono, known as Nio Hap Liang, is reported to be in “good condition” and is admitted to Siloam Karawaci Hospital in Tangerang, Jakarta.
”Please pray for him (Hartono),” said former Indonesian national player, Rosiana Tandean from Jakarta.
PBSI international affairs chair Rudy Roedyanto said: “His (Hartono) condition is good now.”’
Hartono won his first All-England title as an 18-year-old when he defeated Malaysia’s Tan Aik Huang in 1968 in the final. Aik Huang was the favorite to win the title as a former champion.
The legend is currently a member of the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) of Honor. He was the chairman of the PBSI Development Affairs until 2006.
Hartono also served the Badminton World Federation council from 1985-1986 and again from 1994 to 2009.

BADMINTON: ASIAN LEG OF HSBC BWF WORLD TOUR MOVED TO JANUARY 2021

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PETALING JAYA, 25 Sept – The Asian leg of the adjusted HSBC BWF World Tour 2020 will now take place in Bangkok, Thailand in January next year.

It will feature two Super1000 tournaments, culminating with the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals.

The decision was announced at a BWF Council meeting on Thursday evening, and this means the 2020 season will now finish in January 2021.

Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Badminton Association of Thailand, in collaboration with the Government of Thailand, completed a feasibility study to ensure all parties can provide a safe Covid-19 framework to stage the three tournaments.

The study concluded Thailand to be the agreed host of the three-tournament Asian leg.

BWF greatly appreciates the cooperation of the Badminton Association of Thailand and the support and contribution of the Government of Thailand in committing to this important step as part of the restart of international badminton tournaments.

Tournament Schedule

  • Asia Open I (Super 1000) – 12-17 January 2021
  • Asia Open II (Super 1000) – 19-24 January 2021
  • HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2020 – 27-31 January 2021

It was agreed by the BWF Council that staging the Asian leg in November as originally planned was no longer a viable option in being able to guarantee the highest standard of tournament including securing all logistical arrangements for players and participants.

The January dates provide BWF with the best possible opportunity to resume and complete the HSBC BWF World Tour for 2020 as part of its return to international badminton.

The three Asian leg tournaments now sit alongside the DANISA Denmark Open 2020 (13-18 October) in forming the conclusion to the new-look HSBC World Tour 2020 calendar.

BWF will publish detailed tournament information such as safety protocols and operating procedures, plus impacts upon World Rankings and next season’s BWF Tournament Calendar at a later date.

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