
The end of an era for Peng Soon-Liu Ying
Rio 2016 mixed doubles silver medallists, Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying have split up after 13 years of playing together in the court.
Tue Dec 07 2021

Mohamad Ridzuan fails to defend Rio 2016 gold
Mohamad Ridzuan, who ran in the fifth lane, finished in fourth place with a time of 12.15 seconds in the event at the Olympic Stadium.
Sat Sep 04 2021

Tokyo Paralympics: Muhammad Ziyad apologises
Malaysia's ace Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli could only express his apologies after missing the opportunity to defend his Rio 2016 gold in the men's F20 shot put at the Tokyo Paralympics yesterday.
Wed Sep 01 2021

"We did our best, but mistakes proved costly" - Pandelela
They could only score 277.98 points and failed to defend the silver medal won by Malaysia in the Rio 2016 edition.
Tue Jul 27 2021

Gavin Green, Kelly Tan qualify for Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo Olympics will be his second appearance at the world's biggest sporting event after the Rio 2016 edition.
Wed Jun 23 2021

Mohamad Norza disappointed with 'yo yo' performance of Goh, Tan at Australian Open
The Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallists, who are the fourth seeds, were shown the exit after they lost 21-16, 13-21 and 13-21 to the unseeded Japanese pair Takuto Inoue / Yuki Kaneko in the first round
Thu Jun 22 2017

#ICYMI Editor's Top Picks (Sept 19-25)
IN case you missed it, here is a list of news handpicked by our editor for the week beginning September 19 to 25, 2016.
Mon Sep 26 2016

US swimmer Ryan Lochte banned 10 months - reports
US swimmer Ryan Lochte has been hit with a 10-month suspension following his bogus gunpoint robbery story during a drunken night out at the Olympics
Thu Sep 08 2016

Ridhuan Tee's comments on athletes highly insulting - Khairy
The independent speaker should stop talking about sports since he knows nothing about it, the Youth and Sports Minister says.
Wed Aug 31 2016

Doubles player Wee Kiong gets RM100,000 incentive from Sabah government
Tan Wee Kiong has received a RM100,000 incentive from the Sabah government and private agencies for his silver medal win at the Rio Olympics.
Mon Aug 29 2016

Sports training needs to focus on mental strength - PM
Sports training in the country needs to focus on mental strength to boost national athletes' capability to be more successful at the top level, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Fri Aug 26 2016

Olympics: Swimmer Ryan Lochte charged over false robbery claim
The Brazilian authorities have charged US swimming star Ryan Lochte with making a false statement about being robbed at gunpoint during the Olympics, police said.
Fri Aug 26 2016

Vladimir Putin calls ban on Russian Paralympic team 'immoral'
A ban on Russia's Paralympic team competing in Rio next month is cynical and immoral, President Vladimir Putin said.
Thu Aug 25 2016

US Olympic swimmer Feigen says he omitted facts to protect teammates
Feigen said he failed to tell police that the swimmers had urinated behind a building or that teammate Ryan Lochte had torn a metal-framed advertising poster from a wall.
Thu Aug 25 2016

Rio 2016: Team Malaysia receive heroes' welcome at KLIA
Malaysian Olympic heroes received a heroes' welcome at the Bunga Raya Complex following their best games medal haul.
Wed Aug 24 2016

Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant
Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today
So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit
Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas
Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say
The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports
The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.
Fri Feb 21 2025

185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco
The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.
Fri Feb 21 2025

IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government
The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei
This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy, says Elon Musk.
Fri Feb 21 2025
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Fri Feb 21 2025