Two legends from Perak remembered with great affection
FOR decades, Shaharudin Jaffar and Chung Kum Weng had faded into virtual oblivion, detached from the vagaries of life in Malaysian sports.
Can OCM expect a royalty payment from the 2027 SEA Games?
THE next 24 months will be crucial for the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) as the umbrella body bid to complete Phase 1 of their new headquarters in time for the country to host the SEA Games in 2027.
Farewell to Harun and Azmi - unsung heroes in their respective fields
LAST Tuesday was a sad day for many.
Newly-appointed NSI head Vellapandian knows the drill
LIFE has often been likened to a marathon - a long journey that requires resilience, will-power and endurance.
Why the govt owes football a bail-out package of RM150mil
A few years ago, Tan Sri Dr Mohd Daud Bakar and Rosle Md Derus were not likely to cross paths.
Opportunity for deadly combo to make transition into the boardroom
IN other parts of the world, former athletes are celebrated as cerebral figures with the clout to effect changes, long after they have retired.
When athletes are being threatened by persons of authorities
UP until November 2024, out of the 121 cases reported to the Malaysian Athlete, Career and Education (MACE) Unit at the National Sports Council (NSC) since the Safe Sports Code was launched almost two years ago, the bulk of it did not centre on allegations of sexual misconduct.
Bridging the gap through innovation ahead of LA Olympics
IT was an open secret that the National Sports Institute (NSI) were the punching bag in the recent post-mortem analysis on the Paris Olympic Games last year, with the government agency being blamed for the lack of full-time scientific experts in psychology to put the nation’s elite athletes in the right frame of mind during competition.
The day Malaysian icon Robert missed out on training at Real
IT was almost at the tail-end of a whirlwind tour of Europe that Robert Choe, at one time one of Malaya’s most iconic inside-forwards, missed the opportunity to train at Real Madrid’s hallowed ground, the Bernabeu.
A pair of big boots to fill for Joehari in FAM
BARRING unforeseen circumstances, businessman Datuk Mohd Joehari Mohd Ayub will be installed as the president of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) by acclamation on Feb 15.
Sayf’s audacious presidency bid and first foreign CEO — football drama continues
WE shall leave it to the sport of football to hog the limelight as we step into 2025.
Why TMJ is the rightful heir to the FAM throne
WITH the FA of Malaysia (FAM) scheduled to hold their Congress-cum-elections in February 2025, there is no other individual more qualified than the Regent of Johor, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, to run the national body.
