When athletes are being threatened by persons of authorities
UP until November 2024, out of the 121 cases reported to the Malaysian Athlete, Career and Education (MACE) Unit at the National Sports Council (NSC) since the Safe Sports Code was launched almost two years ago, the bulk of it did not centre on allegations of sexual misconduct.
Bridging the gap through innovation ahead of LA Olympics
IT was an open secret that the National Sports Institute (NSI) were the punching bag in the recent post-mortem analysis on the Paris Olympic Games last year, with the government agency being blamed for the lack of full-time scientific experts in psychology to put the nation’s elite athletes in the right frame of mind during competition.
The day Malaysian icon Robert missed out on training at Real
IT was almost at the tail-end of a whirlwind tour of Europe that Robert Choe, at one time one of Malaya’s most iconic inside-forwards, missed the opportunity to train at Real Madrid’s hallowed ground, the Bernabeu.
A pair of big boots to fill for Joehari in FAM
BARRING unforeseen circumstances, businessman Datuk Mohd Joehari Mohd Ayub will be installed as the president of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) by acclamation on Feb 15.
Sayf’s audacious presidency bid and first foreign CEO — football drama continues
WE shall leave it to the sport of football to hog the limelight as we step into 2025.
Why TMJ is the rightful heir to the FAM throne
WITH the FA of Malaysia (FAM) scheduled to hold their Congress-cum-elections in February 2025, there is no other individual more qualified than the Regent of Johor, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, to run the national body.
Food for thought in preparing the recipe for success at LA Olympics
A FORMER journalist shared with me recently a little nugget of wisdom – on how the first Malaysian sports psychologist attached to the Malaysian contingent at the Olympic Games convinced a high-profile American leader to sample a taste of the spicy chicken satay.
The night Harimau Malaya and Ibrahim got stuck in Senayan
FOR millions of Indonesian football fans, it must have felt that the tsunami hit them twice in a matter of days almost 20 years ago.
After 14 years, an in-depth audit on NFDP must be conducted
THE National Football Development Plan (NFDP) run and managed by the National Sports Council (NSC) must undergo all types of audit after more than a decade in the business.
Shaharudin’s journey from the track into the boardroom
WHILE in Paris for the 33rd Olympic Games, Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh spoke about empowering Malaysia’s former athletes by putting them in key positions that may shape the future.
Carvajal, Rodri and Vinicius should be the top three for Ballon d’Or
FOR 11 straight years, I was privileged enough to be a member of the exclusive club – as a juror of the prestigious Ballon d’Or award.
Time running out for Zaidatul to upstage Shanti as the Queen of Pace
SPRINTER Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli has entered a small circle of elite athletes who have earned the bragging rights as national record holders following her feat in the Perlis Open recently.