National organisations to handle foreign players to prevent repeat of tennis fiasco


  • Nation
  • Monday, 17 Nov 2008

IPOH: Foreign players coming into the country for exhibition matches must go through the respective national sports associations and not through private initiatives.

Commenting on the Kings of Tennis debacle in Penang, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said this was to prevent a repeat of the incident, which had marred Malaysia’s image.

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