England Just Wants a World Cup Title. LONDON: England midfielder Raheem Sterling insists the World Cup champions will be their target next month despite the three-legged Three Lions squad's record of failing to go a long way ahead. Gareth Southgate's squad gathered at their base in Repino, southern Saint Petersburg next week in an effort to end the 52-year drought without a championship in the major championships since raising the World Cup in 1966. Sterling was part of the England squad that had been eliminated at the group stage four years ago and humiliated by Iceland in the last 16 rounds of Euro 2016. However, he does not agree with the assumption that England should be satisfied if they reach the quarter-finals. "No, it's not a good achievement because we want to win it," he said at a pre-tournament media conference in England. "I did not come here for four, five or six weeks in my life to say 'we see wha
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Asian Games: Irfan sports reserve gets a medal. KUALA LUMPUR JUN 5, 2018 : National Irrigation Discus, Muhammad Irfan Samsuddin is the main hope of the Malaysian Sports Union (KOM) to donate medals at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. National sports squad coach Zainal Abas said the national record holders could potentially contribute medals based on their excellent performance after renewing their personal record in several tournaments this year. In addition, he said Seremban's teens were ranked third in the Asian continent in front of two Iranian athletes. "If my medal expectation was to see Muhammad Irfan ... even if he did not repeat the same mistake at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games last April where his throw was canceled. "He is currently in Europe for training sessions and competitions there, and if we look at the past two to three years, he has improved the national record," he said. He said this when met by reporters after handing over
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May 23, 2018: Vivian is confident to appear stronger in 2020 BANGKOK: The country's women's badminton squad need to make more intense planning if they want to go further in the Uber Cup competition two years from now. Yesterday, Malaysia lost 4-1 to China in Group D's second game, closing their hopes for the quarter-finals after losing 3-2 to Indonesia in the opening game on Monday. Team captain Vivian Hoo, who failed to contribute any points, admits the team should work harder and plan for a better plan if they want to get through the group stage. The last time Malaysia reached the last eight Uber Cup group was in 2010 in Kuala Lumpur. "I realized we failed in the quarter-finals, but at the same time I'm proud of the team's spirit," said Vivian. "Maybe our strategy is not, but I think our performance is not too bad at this tournament. "If we are able to keep pace and practice like this, I think we have the chance to
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Rashid's message for the Thomas Cup squad. KUALA LUMPUR Wednesday, May 16, 2018 : "You do not have to be perfect to be a legend." The message was delivered by Rashid Sidek to the national badminton players ahead of the Thomas Cup 2018 in Bangkok, beginning Sunday. Rashid, who was part of the Thomas Cup 1992 winner, said his side was not perfect but managed to create history because of his passion and passion. Unfortunately, since then Malaysia has continued to drought the prestigious title for 26 years. "Do you think we have a perfect squad in 1992? I now admit it, we are not really perfect. "And most disappointingly when we lost to South Korea (3-2) in the group's first debut, a little bit of our motivation was affected but it again burned our spirits to get stronger. "It's not about the spirit of the individual, but rather the team's efforts. "Do not worry about what people are saying, nobody thou
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Rayzam is not depressed. KUALA LUMPUR MAY 9,2018 : Malaysia's national athlete Rayzam Shah Wan Sofian does not want to put himself in the pressure ahead of the Malaysian Open at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium from Friday to Sunday. Rayzam said he only wants to enjoy the run and rivals as well as not wanting to be guilty of injury. "I just want to enjoy the run, so do not put any targets. There is no pressure for me at the Malaysian Open. "But I hope to run under 14 seconds," said a 110 meter (m) gold winner at the SEA Games 2017 Kuala Lumpur when contacted. The event's 100m hurdles event at the Malaysian Open is scheduled to take place on Saturday night. Although the third Malaysian Open tournament was participated this year after the Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Rayzam admitted he still failed to find confidence. So Rayzam hopes to find a rhythm in training and competition in Germany starting next week which is expected t
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MAY 2,2018: BENG CHOO IS NOT AGGRIEVED. KUALA LUMPUR: The Olympic Council of Malaysia (MOM) secretary-general Datuk Low Beng Choo is in disarray and takes an open approach with his assistant Datuk Sieh Kok Chi yesterday. In fact, Beng Choo stressed that each individual has his or her own opinion and has forgotten it and hopes to continue his duties as Secretary-General of MOM, hereafter. "Everyone has the right to speak and this is a democracy, I think everyone has the right to vote, to make their own elections. "But as a lawyer I am familiar with different opinions, maybe others will feel weird, but he is familiar with my profession. "I've been committed for three years and this is my first term, I'm showing that I'm willing to give them time and energy, so I hope sports associations will continue to support me for a new period," said Beng Choo, today. Commenting further, he was not surprised to hear the statement as it was Ko
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Jonathan is aiming to improve personal records. KUALA LUMPUR, April 24, 2018: There is nothing else to play in the mind of state sprint Jonathan Nyepa at this point apart from increasing the speed of running in the event 100 meters (m) and 200m, this season. He also aims to be the best runner among three teammates - Khairul Hafiz Males, Nixson Kennedy and Badrul Hisham Abdul Manap. "What I want this year to break my best personal post in the 100m and 200m events, no matter what the tournament is," Jonathan said. "At the same time I should always be consistent with the time, and I always try to be the best." Jonathan helped Khairul Hafiz, Nixson and Badrul Hisyam go to the final at the Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia recently. Jonathan's personal note in the 100m sprint event was 10.28s created in the Korean Open, last year. While in the 200m event, he recorded 21.18s in the 2016 Malaysian Open Sport Championship.