KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) will hold internal discussions to determine the appropriate standard operating procedure (SOP) for the national team’s training to face the remaining three matches of the second qualifying round for the 2022 World Cup / 2023 Asian Cup scheduled to take place this October and November.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — Three more badminton tournaments have been called off by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

TOKYO, June 5 — Japan is considering simplifying the format of next year's Tokyo Olympics as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, government sources said Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 — There is a chance that professional football activities including the Malaysian League (M-League) would return earlier than expected, said Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) secretary-general Stuart Ramalingam.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — All 38 athletes, coaches and officials attending the Road to Tokyo (RTT) centralised training camp at the Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM) in Bukit Kiara have tested negative for Covid-19, confirmed National Sports Council (NSC) director-general Datuk Ahmad Shapawi Ismail today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — The Football Association of Malaysia’s (FAM) decision to cancel three competitions under its purview is seen to be in line with the government’s aim to protect the public’s health amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) wants to take a quarantine-based approach, similar to the one adopted under the Road to Tokyo (RTT) programme, in conducting centralised training camps for the national teams preparing for two major tournaments in October.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — All athletes and officials involved in the Road to Tokyo (RTT) centralised training camp programme from yesterday until June 30 will each undergo three Covid-19 screenings.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has decided to cancel three of its competitions this year - the President’s Cup, the Youth Cup and the Malaysian Premier Futsal League (MPFL) - due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have expressed their condolences to the family of the country’s badminton legend, Tan Aik Mong, who died yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — The Malaysian Football League (MFL) has maintained its decision not to allow Malaysian League (M-League) teams to carry out any footballing activities including training sessions until approved by the National Security Council (MKN).

PUTRAJAYA, May 31 — State football associations are not allowed to draw up their own standard operating procedures (SOP) for the Malaysia League (M-League) so as to avoid contradicting the one issued by the National Security Council (NSC), said Senior Minister (security cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — The 2020 BWF World Junior Championships, which was initially scheduled to take place in Auckland, New Zealand in September, has been postponed to January 18 to 24, 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Malaysia will not be playing any friendly matches prior to the 2022 World Cup/2023 Asian Cup qualifiers campaign in October in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — High adrenaline international motor racing could be back to Sepang International Circuit (SIC) as soon as September, pending approvals from the relevant stakeholders and improving Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The Sepang International Circuit (SIC) is now back to business after two months of closure, but with several safety measures in adherence to the conditional movement control order (CMCO) to avoid the spread of Covid-19.

SHAH ALAM, May 12 — National gymnast Farah Ann Abdul Hadi says she is hopeful to return back to the training ground — the Gymnasium Three – at the National Sports Council in Bukit Jalil soon, the Star Online reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — Former prolific national striker and the 2010 AFF Cup Golden Boot winner, Mohd Safee Mohd Sali’s desire to don the Harimau Malaya jersey again has never abated.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 — National sports associations (NSA) requiring special training facilities for their athletes involved in the Road to Tokyo (RTT) programme have been asked to submit their applications to the Special Ministerial Meeting on the implementation of the movement control order (MCO).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has introduced the FAM Salary Adjustment Guidelines, which set the rates of salary deduction for players and officers of Malaysia League (M-League) teams or clubs that have failed to reach a consensus after the deadline on April 22.