WORLD SPORTS ZONE: June 2011

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

S.K PARIT HAJI WAHAB SPORT DAY 2011

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

UNIKL-IPROM FOOTBALL TEAM 2011

GOOD LUCK MALAYSIA NETBALL TEAM

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia are hoping that they will not end up as wooden-spoonists again when the 13th edition of the World Netball Championship begins at the Singapore Indoor Stadium from July 3-10.

In Auckland four years ago, Malaysia finished last in the 16-team tournament.
Malaysia are ranked 22nd in the world, making them the lowest rated side among the 16 teams competing this time.

Malaysia are in Group D with powerhouse England, Malawi and Barbados.
Defending champions Australia are in Group A with Asian champions Sri Lanka, Northern Ireland and Samoa while Group B comprises New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Fiji and Wales.

Stand united: The Malaysian team that will compete in the 13th World Netball Championship in Singapore. –SHAHRUL FAZRY ISMAIL / The Star

Jamaica, Singapore, South Africa and Botswana are drawn in Group C.
“We are lowest ranked team in the tournament but we hope to put up a good fight and finish among top 14 in the world,” said national coach Choo Kon Lee, Malaysia hope to get their campaign off to a winning start when they take on Barbados on Monday.
“While we stand a 50-50 chance against Malawi, it will be very difficult against England as they are the strongest team in our group,” said Kon Lee.
“We have a young team and most of them will be playing in the world meet for the first time.”
The team have been in centralised training for seven months and were in Australia for a one-week playing tour.

Meanwhile, team manager Datin Seri Shamsiah M. Yasin received the Jalur Gemilang from Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek during a press conference at the National Sports Council in Bukit Jalil yesterday.

THE SQUAD
Aruna Santhappan (capt), Nur Ezzaini Mohd Nor, Norashikin Kamal Zaman, Izyan Syazana Mohd Wazir, Nurul Adha Abu Bakar, Siti Nor Farhana Mustafa, Noramirah Dayana Noor Azhar, Nur Syafazliyana Mohd Ali, Nurul Shaffa Mustafa, Nur Shamilia Mohd Samsudin, Nur Salfarina Mohd Amin, Noor Atika Mohd Radzi.

Source :THESTAR

WELL DONE AZIZULHASNI!!!

PETALING JAYA: A shot at making history as the first ever Malaysian gold medal winner at the World University Games in Shenzhen in August beckons track cyclist Azizulhasni Awang when he makes his much anticipated comeback after the horrific injury he suffered four months ago.

The two-time World Champion-ships medallist spearheads a strong cast of 125 athletes who will compete in 13 sports (athletics, swimming, diving, badminton, archery, cycling, chess, football, gymnastics, golf, shooting, fencing and taekwondo).

It will be the first time he will be racing on the track again since the unfortunate crash in the final leg of the World Cup series in Manchester where his calf was skewered by a 20cm splinter.

Azizul is pursuing undergraduate studies at the University of Deakin in Melbourne where he is based with the elite track squad and hence is eligible to represent the country at the Games.

High hopes: Azizulhasni Awang is aiming to become the first Malaysian athlete to win at the World University Games in Shenzen in August.

Azizul said he accepted the invitation after getting clearance from the National Sports Institute in Bukit Jalil where he has been going daily for rehabilitation.

“I have stayed here longer than I was supposed to because they wanted to make sure I have really recovered from the injury and will not be hampered in any way when I resume my Olympic campaign later this year.

“I have not stepped into the track since the incident and I can’t wait to resume racing again. That’s all I am thinking of and I just hope I can bring out my best effort when the time comes,” said the two-time National Sportsman of the Year recipient.

The 23-year-old Azizul is scheduled to fly back to Melbourne later this week to resume training and wants to use the outing in Shenzhen to gauge his performance level before the track cycling season begins in earnest from October.

The first of four World Cup meets kicks off in Kazakhstan from October and together with the Asian Championships in Kuala Lumpur and World Championships in Melbourne offers ranking points for Olympic qualification for the London Games.

Azizul passed the first half of the qualification stage with flying colours as he held on to the No. 1 spot in the keirin rankings despite missing out on the world meet in Holland in March because of his injury.

”I do not feel any pain when I cycle and the World University Games will be a good place to check out how much effort I need to put into training before my main mission at the Olympic Games next year.”

Besides Azizul, other top Malaysian athletes who have the potential to stand on the podium are New Delhi Commonwealth Games platform champion diver Pandelela Rinong and shooter Nur Ayuni Farhana.

Nur Ayuni partnered Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi to take gold in the women’s 10m air rifle pairs at the Commonwealth Games.

Malaysia have never won a gold medal at the World University Games and their best showing is a silver medal from Che Chew Chan in taekwondo in the 2007 edition in Bangkok.

source : THESTAR