RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 30 — Brazilian football legend Pelé, who died on Thursday aged 82, was widely lauded throughout his lifetime by other players and figures of the game, said Xinhua.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 — Men’s singles badminton ace Lee Zii Jia is hoping for a positive start to 2023 with a good outing at the Malaysian Open at the Axiata Arena from January 10 to January 15.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 — The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has sent an official letter to the Asean Football Federation (AFF) over the refereeing quality in the match involving Vietnam and Malaysia in Group B of the 2022 AFF Cup at the My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 — National men's seven-a-side (7s) rugby head coach Mohd Saizul Hafifi Md Noor has confirmed his resignation from the post effective this Saturday (December 31) after eight years of holding the responsibility.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — The Anti-Doping Agency of Malaysia (Adamas) have yet to receive any feedback from two weightlifters who were alleged to have failed their dope tests during the 2022 Sukma weightlifting competitions in September.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — Former national referee Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh was of the view that Malaysia should have been given a free kick while the decision to award a penalty kick to Vietnam was inappropriate in the controversial Group B match of the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Cup 2022 at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi last night.

HANOI, Dec 28 — Harimau Malaya captain Mohamad Faisal Abdul Halim was proud of his teammates and refused to blame the referee after Malaysia lost 0 - 3 to Vietnam in the top-billing clash of Group B in the Asean Football Federation Cup (AFF) 2022 here, last night.

HANOI, Dec 28 — National head coach, Kim Pan Gon said Vietnam was a better team in the clash in which Malaysia lost 0-3 and apologised after failing to deliver the success fans had hoped for.

HANOI, Dec 28 — Malaysian Tigers failed to roar in their match against Vietnam and suffered a 0-3 defeat at the hands of the home team in an AFF Cup Group B match amidst much controversy as both teams were reduced to 10-man at the My Dinh National Stadium, here last night, Match referee Ryuji...

JOHOR BAHRU, Dec 27 — Two weightlifting medal winners at the 2022 Malaysia Games (Sukma) were confirmed positive for the banned substance ‘anabolic androgenic steroid’ by the Anti-Doping Agency of Malaysia (Adamas).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) will broadcast the 2022 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup matches from tonight until the final scheduled on Jan 16, says Minister of Communications and Digital Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Newly-hired badminton coach Nova Widianto wants the two national mixed doubles pairs to be sent to more international tournaments to help them improve their world rankings.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — The Youth and Sports Ministry will make efforts to resolve the problem of national athletes’ lack of participation in competitive championships.

ISTANBUL, Dec 27 — World football authority FIFA chose, for the first time, a female Palestinian referee to officiate at the upcoming Women's World Cup matches.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — The success of national men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik in creating history by becoming the first Malaysian shuttlers to be crowned world champions in August marks the country’s best achievement in the sporting arena this year.

HANOI, Dec 25 — The cold and windy weather that can reach up to 16 degrees Celsius at night is among the challenges to be dealt with by the Harimau Malaya when they meet Vietnam in their third Group B fixture of the 2022 Asean Football Federation (AFF) Cup here, on Tuesday (December 27).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — The dissolution of the Malaysia Sepaktakraw Federation (Mastaf) needs to be in accordance with the constitution of the parent body, including being decided through a special general meeting.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — Despite missing the services of several big stars, Harimau Malaya are still the team to look out for in the 2022 Asean Football Federation Cup (AFF), said Laos head coach Michael Weiss.

SHAH ALAM, Dec 23 — National striker Mohamad Faisal Abdul Halim or better known as ‘Mickey’ among his teammates, is set to join Selangor for next season’s Malaysia League 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 — Former national mixed doubles player Goh Liu Ying is optimistic that Nova Widianto, who has been appointed as the new mixed doubles coach at the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), has the extensive experience to boost the performance of the national pairings.