Sarawak given leeway to add four sporting events

KUCHING: Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said that Sarawak has been given the leeway to add another four sporting events. Abdul Karim revealed that the decision was made during the SUKMA supreme council meeting in Kuala Lumpur held on March 16 where Sarawak was announced as the host […]
Nandal, Mincheva in a class of their own

KUCHING: Number five seed Yuvan Nandal from India and number four seed Vlada Mincheva emerged as the champions of their respective categories in the 38th Premier Sarawak Cup ITF World Tennis Tour Junior J300 (J1) held at Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA) Centre here on Sunday. Nandal managed to cause a minor upset against his […]
Polish players outwit Thai counterparts

KUCHING: Both top seeded pairs came out on top as the winners of their respective categories in the 38th Premier Sarawak Cup ITF World Tennis Tour Junior J300 (J1) doubles action held here at Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA) Centre on Saturday. In the girls’ doubles final, number four seed pair from Poland, Daria Gorska […]
Pressure takes its toll on seeded players

KUCHING: Three out of four top seeded pairs crashed out of the 38th Premier Sarawak Cup ITF World Tennis Tour Junior J300 (J1) doubles action on Friday as upsets continue to happen here at Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA). Number six seed Quang Duong (USA) and Jeremy Zhang (AUS) took out third seeded pair Amir […]
State to host four tennis tourneys

KUCHING : Four tennis tournaments will be held in the next one and a half month as international tournaments make a return to Kuching turf. Youth Development, Sports and Entrepreneurship Minister, Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said that Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA) would be organising the ITF World Tennis Tour Women W15 on […]
Sarawak can produce its own world stars

KUCHING: Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are among some of the top players who have ruled world tennis for years. In Sarawak, tennis is seen as a super friendly sport, particularly to beginners, and Datuk Patrick Liew, the president of Sarawak Tennis Lawn Association (SLTA), told New Sarawak Tribune that due […]
ITF event likely to boost sports tourism

KUCHING: Sarawak hopes to become a sports tourism attraction through the upcoming ITF World Tennis Tour Men’s Pro-Circuit M15 to be held on August 1-7. The event is the second to be held in Sarawak after being previously organised in 2012 by the Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA). “A total of 61 players from 18 […]
Kuching to host four world tennis tournaments

KUCHING: Four international tennis events — the 1st World Tennis Tour M15 (Men Future Pro Circuit), ITF World Junior J1 36th Premier Sarawak Cup, ITF World Junior J3 37th Premier Sarawak Cup and 15th ATF U14 Asian Under 14 Series — will be held here this year. Minister for Youth, Sport and Entrepreneur Development Datuk […]
Major meets to go on

Tennis KUCHING: Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA) will proceed with its three major international tennis tournaments here. The tournaments which are organised by SLTA and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and supported by the state government and Sarawak Sports Corporation (SSC) are the 35th Sarawak Chief Minister Cup (1) ITF World Tennis Tour J1 Sarawak […]