Friday, 9 January 2026

Author: Neville Timothy Sanders

Miki goes into finals with 23-21 win

BINTULU: Muaythai exponent Muhammad Mikail Ghazali Zulfikar goes into the semi-finals after a 23-21 win over Terengganu’s Adam Fakruzie Ismail. The crowd erupted in a thunderous roar, their energy and excitement so palpable and electrifying. The atmosphere felt like an electric charge coursing through the air, causing every hair on

Taekwondo: Sarawak take 4 gold, one silver and two bronze

KUCHING: The Sarawak taekwondo team dominated the welterweight, middleweight, and heavyweight finals on the third day of the taekwondo event at the Malaysian Games (SUKMA 2024). Held in Stadium Perpaduan on Sunday (Aug 18) here, the Sarawak team manage to obtained a total of four gold, one silver and two

Hockey: Sarawak lose 1-6 against Malacca

KUCHING: The Sarawak women’s hockey team lost to Malacca in a group A preliminary round match. In the first half, the women’s hockey team fiercely challenged Malacca with relentless attacks and solid defence, pushing the competition to its limits. However, when in the second half, Sarawak somehow lost their pace,

Maternal support sees Zara strikes gold in taekwondo

KUCHING: Dayang Annuariza has always supported her daughter Zara Nur Zarifah Mohd Yusof in pursuing taekwondo from primary one until now The mother of Sarawak’s women individual freestyle poomsae gold medalist said that she spends a lot of time communicating with her through mobile phone rather than meeting face to

Team lacked cohesiveness in hockey exit says coach

KUCHING: The Sarawak men’s hockey team’s exit before reaching the quarter final of the SUKMA Games was attributed to it being disorganised in play, said team manager Ali Rahman Hassan. He was speaking to reporters after the end of the match between Sarawak and Perlis where the score ended 6-2

SUKMA taekwondo gold medallist sets sights on SEA Games

KUCHING: Sarawak taekwondo athlete and SUKMA 2024 gold medallist Randy Owen Augustine Linggi is looking to represent Malaysia in the upcoming SEA Games. The 19-year-old, who clinched three gold medals and one silver in SUKMA said in the meantime, he is planning to pursue his studies in sports science and

Penang upsets Sarawak in the women’s hockey match

KUCHING: The Sarawak women’s hockey team suffered their second consecutive defeat after losing 0-5 to Penang on the second day of the Sukan Malaysia 2024 (SUKMA) Hockey event held at the Petra Jaya Hockey Stadium here, yesterday (August 17). The match which started at 7:30 am, saw Penang scored the

Taekwondo team sweeps clean Freestyle Poomsae gold medals

KUCHING: The Sarawak Taekwondo team continued its excellent performance on the second day of the event by sweeping clean all four gold medals contested in Freestyle Poomsae event yesterday (August 17). The four gold medals were won in the mixed pair freestyle category, men’s individual, women’s individual, and mixed team

Hockey team swallowed by simple mistakes

KUCHING: Sarawak’s male hockey team suffered a disappointing 0-6 defeat to Perak in their opening match of the tournament held at the Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Hockey Stadium today (Aug 17). Despite their best efforts, the home team were unable to find the back of the net against their

Incentives served as motivation, recognition

KUCHING: The awarding of incentives to gold medallists at the Malaysia Games (SUKMA) serves as a motivation for athletes and a recognition of their talents. Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Adam Adli Abd Halim praised the Sarawak government’s initiative in providing such incentives. He explained that Sarawak has produced