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In recent days, KL City FC's captain, Paulo Josué, has highlighted the issue of unpaid salaries within the team, criticising the club’s management for their lack of transparency. Despite potential risks, he disclosed his own seven-month salary delay and the financial difficulties faced by his teammates and staff.  As the new season is well underway, Malaysian football still grapples with an age-ol...

In this episode of our Road To Paris series where we shine a spotlight on a Malaysian contingent heading to the upcoming Summer Olympics, all eyes are on 24-year-old Malaysian professional golfer Ashley Lau. Starting her career on the University of Michigan All-American women’s team, Ashley qualified for the Epson Tour and the Race for The Card to play in the LPGA before being the 22nd Malaysian a...

Last week, national bowler Sin Li Jane carved her name into sporting folklore by triumphing at the US Women's Open in Indianapolis, becoming the first Malaysian and only the second Asian to claim this illustrious title. A revered luminary in the bowling community, before this historic feat, she has accumulated a treasure trove of medals from the Asian Games and World Championships, establishing he...

On our Road To Paris series, we're shining a spotlight on the Malaysian contingent heading to the upcoming Summer Olympics. This week, we hear from 22-year-old weightlifter Aniq Kasdan - reigning Commonwealth Games gold medalist, current national record holder, and ranked eighth in the world in the Men's 61kg category - as he prepares for his maiden Games. We find out about his weightlifting journ...

In March, it was reported that Formula E's return to Malaysia was in its advanced stage with a proposal between Sports Tech Holdings and Formula E - which aimed for Malaysia to host the season finale until 2030. A move that would potentially boost the economy by RM6.73 billion over the decade, creating over 10,000 jobs. However, the plan fell through due to high costs and financial demands from Fo...

Jombola, a homegrown sport developed in 2006, was designed to be versatile. The unique game combines the skills of tennis, squash, and ping pong and the points system of badminton to create a sport anybody can play - all you need to start exercising is pick up the racquet. Founded by Sukdev Singh, the sport utilises the badminton courts already found in schools, playgrounds, and parks, and feature...

After two decades in diving, national athlete Wendy Ng Yan Yee announced her retirement from top-level competition just last month. Wendy began as a rhythmic gymnast before being recruited into the national diving team at the age of 13. Excelling in the sport, her last competition was at the World Championships in Doha in February, a final qualifying event for the upcoming Paris Olympics. Unfortun...

Recent incidents involving two national team players, Akhyar Rashid and Faisal Halim, have shocked the football community, with Akhyar being robbed and sustaining injuries, while Faisal suffered severe burns in an acid attack. This has raised concerns on safety just before the Super League -  which is set to start this weekend. Speculation has been rife on social media regarding whether these assa...

After a five month break anticipation mounts as the Malaysian Super League prepares to resume action this weekend with the highly anticipated clash in the Piala Sumbangsih (Charity Shield) featuring perennial contenders Johor Darul Takzim against Selangor. JDT's decade-long dominance, poised to potentially secure an impressive 11th consecutive league title - adds a layer of familiarity to the proc...

In the second episode of our Road To Paris series, where we're shining a spotlight on the Malaysian contingent heading to the upcoming Summer Olympics, we set our sights on national shooter Johnathan Wong. As he prepares to compete in the Men's 10m air pistol event for his sophomore Games, having previously competed in 2016 in Rio, he speaks to us about his almost-20-year career, the impact of fac...

This week we dive into the electrifying realm of street luge, a pulse-pounding sport that marries the edgy vibes of the X-Games with the rebellious spirit of skateboarding. Picture this: athletes laying flat on custom luge boards, racing down sleek, paved tracks at mind-blowing speeds that can eclipse 100 km/h. A heart-stopping fusion of skateboarding, sledding, and sheer bravery. Born in the free...

History was made in the past day or so, an achievement that marks a significant milestone not only for national athlete Sivasangari Subramaniam but also for Malaysian squash. In the inaugural London Classic Squash event, defying all expectations, Sivasangari made history by clinching the title, defeating world number two Hania El Hammamy of Egypt in the final match. Ranked 13th globally at the tim...

In our Road to Paris series, we cast a look at the Malaysian contingent heading to the upcoming Summer Olympics. In our first episode, we shine a spotlight on diver Bertrand Rhodict Lises as he sets off for his first ever Games after being the first Malaysian athlete to secure his spot at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships. He joins us to discuss his diving career, how he's preparing for Paris...

Malaysia has been offered the opportunity to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games by the Commonwealth Games Federation. The announcement has drawn mixed reactions from both the public and sports associations as we await Cabinet's decision on whether we'll be hosting the 23rd edition of the Games. We speak to Twentytwo13's Haresh Deol to discuss the potential benefits of hosting the Games or whether it...

What do you get when you combine football, volleyball, gymnastics, sepak takraw, a trampoline, and Bossa nova music?  Invented by Filip Eyckmans in Spain in 2005, Bossaball is a one-of-a-kind sport that aims to combine sports, music, and positive vibrations. Played on an inflatable court with a trampoline on each side of the net, two teams of four players aim to ground the ball on the opponent's f...

The spotlight has fallen on Malaysia's shuttlers following their failure to clinch the Badminton Asia Team Championship (BATC) titles earlier this month. With criticisms of the players' performances mounting up from the likes of Rexy Maniaky, coaching director of the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), and Malaysian badminton great Lee Chong Wei, who claimed "drastic changes have to be made"...

For the first time in its 34-year history, The Asian Classic Powerlifting Championship 2023 was held in Malaysia on 10th-18th December 2023. With over 453 athletes from 27 countries across the Asian continent participating, the event saw the Malaysian men's team come in third, with the women's team in fourth place. We take a look behind the curtain of the inaugural event, the overall performance o...

Harimau Malaya may have been knocked out from the Asian Cup in Qatar, but Kim Pan Gon’s men made it a memorable exit by securing a thrilling 3-3 draw against football giants South Korea. This marked Malaysia's first point in the tournament since the 1980 edition with Faisal Halim's goal in this tie ended the country's 39-year goal drought against the Koreans, who are ranked over 100 spots higher t...

With the appointment of Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar as Malaysia's new king, our second story in this week focuses on the rise of Johor Darul Takzim, the most dominant club in the super league for over a decade. The Southern Tigers have not only left a significant impact domestically but have also emerged as a formidable presence in the region. One of the biggest milestones was becom...

This week on the program, we are joined by R Sharmendran who holds the record as the most successful karate practitioner in the SEA Games, securing the gold medal four times consecutively, with the latest triumph occurring in Phnom Penh last year. After a 12-year career at the pinnacle of this martial art, R Sharmendran, aged 31, decided to retire from active competition last month. The possibilit...

After a 42-year long years, Harimau Malaya has finally qualified for the Asian Cup based on merit, with all attention being on Qatar in the coming weeks as the national squad aims to make a significant impact in the competition for football supremacy in the region. As the third-lowest-ranked nation, just behind Hong Kong and Indonesia, the national squad enters the tournament as underdogs. In the...

Conceived by Dutch artist Iepe Rubingh in 2003, chessboxing, as its name implies, is an improbable fusion of chess and boxing. This unique sport challenges participants to alternate between rounds of chess and boxing, putting both their mental acuity and physical endurance to the test. While strategically manoeuvring chess pieces on the board, players must simultaneously muster the strength and ag...

This episode, we’re joined by our new bowling world champion 27-year-old Natasha Roslan who she recently etched her name in bowling history by securing her first-ever singles world championship and an individual gold at the IBF World Championships in Kuwait. In a thrilling best-of-three format, Natasha emerged victorious over her compatriot Sin Li Jane with a 2-1 score. This triumph in the Middle...

A cause for concern arising from the Hangzhou Asian Games centered around the disappointing performance and outcomes of the national men's hockey team. The speedy tigers concluded the competition in sixth place, suffering three consecutive losses to lower-ranked teams during the tournament. Expectations for at least a medal were not met, and securing a positive result would have automatically qual...

Squash and flag football will be in the 2028 LA Olympics after years of dedicated efforts by their respective organisations, with this announcement generating considerable excitement within the sports community, as both aim to make a significant impact in five years time. Turning our attention to squash by the time 2028 arrives, the top male and female players will be at the pinnacle of their perf...