ABU DHABI: One clean high kick, a stinging teap to the ribs, and Mikail “Miki” Ghazali was already on his way to the the IFMA Youth World Championships quarter-finals after brushing aside Saudi Arabia’s Batal Alrashidi on Monday in the junior boys’ 16–17 years, −60kg category. The 17-year-old fighter from
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates: Kuching’s 10-year-old Adrynna ‘Chicha’ Thanicha Seesombat made a flying start at the IFMA Youth World Championships 2025 on Saturday. In the 10 to 11-year-old, 32-kg female youth division, she edged past Ireland’s Eva Ines Barron 30-27, taking all three rounds. Sharp, fast and composed, Chicha
KUCHING: Sixteen-year-old Texas ‘The Savage’ Jeremy Lo made another statement on the global muaythai stage after stopping Iran’s Alireza Mohseni in their Rajadamnern World Series (RWS) showdown in Bangkok on Saturday. The Sarawakian muaythai prodigy floored his opponent four times before forcing a referee stoppage 55 seconds into Round 2,
KUCHING: Malaysia’s junior and youth muaythai squad arrived in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, Sept 11, to compete at the 2025 IFMA Youth World Championships on Yas Island. The 21-athlete team is captained by Sarawak-based fighter, Mikail “Miki” Ghazali of Rentap Muay Thai Gym, who will lead the contingent where clubmate,
LA PAZ: Bolivia stunned Brazil 1-0 on Tuesday to book a place in the intercontinental playoffs for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, while Ecuador edged Argentina 1-0 in South America’s final qualifying round. At El Alto’s Estadio Municipal, perched 4,150 metres above sea level, Miguel Terceros netted the decisive goal
KUCHING: Malaysia’s mixed doubles campaign at the Hong Kong Open got a timely boost as Goh Soon Huat–Shevon Jemie Lai fought back from an early setback to secure a hard-fought first-round victory on Wednesday (Sept 10). World no. 4 duo, Soon Huat and Shevon, trailed 13-21 in the opening game
KUCHING: Malaysia’s men’s singles camp enjoyed a bright start today at the 2025 Hong Kong Open on Wednesday as Leong Jun Hao, Justin Hoh and Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin all cleared their opening hurdles in style. The current national no.1, Jun Hao finally cracked the code against compatriot Lee Zii
KUCHING: Malaysia will send its largest-ever contingent to the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) with seven golfers named for the 16th edition in Dubai from October 23-26. World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) No. 240, Anson Yeo, fresh from a breakthrough victory at the Tun Ahmad Sarji Trophy earlier this year, will
KUCHING: Jonah Chang Rigan electrified the Malaysian Athletics scene at the 2025 SIPMA Games in Johor Bahru when he launched a massive 18.66-metre shot-put to reset his own national record – a leap from last year’s 18.46-metre benchmark at the Pahang Open Athletics Super Series Championship. The 22-year-old Sarawak-born thrower,
BIRMINGHAM: Icelandic strongman Hafþór “Thor” Björnsson has redefined the limits of human strength after pulling a staggering 510kg (1,124lb) to set a new deadlift world record at the 2025 World Deadlift Championships in Birmingham on Saturday. The 36-year-old, best known to many as The Mountain from Game of Thrones, executed
