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Tuesday, 17 March 2009

ITB gain quarters

INSTITUTE of TECHNOLOGY BRUNEI (ITB) defeated Sultan Saiful Rijal Technical College (MTSSR) 49-36 yesterday to reach the quarterfinals in the UBD Cup 2009 basketball tournament at the UBD Sports Complex at Tungku Link.MTSSR would have to beat ITB by...

Monday, 16 March 2009

Tanchainant captures boys' singles crown

THAILAND'S Nuttorn Tanchainant outclassed Indonesian Michael Tjuatjadarma 6-2, 6-2 to win the boys' singles title in the Brunei Group 4 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Circuit yesterday.It was a comfortable win for the No 6 Thai at the...

RP's Surban tops elite cross-country race

THE Philippines' Nino Surban beat Thailand's Tawatchai Masae by less than a minute to win the men's elite cross-country race at the 1st Asean Mountain Bike Championship yesterday at the Berakas Forest Reserve. Surban, the 2004 Asian Championships...

Sunday, 15 March 2009

Malaysia's Stanly rules downhill

MALAYSIA'S national team downhill and cross-country cycling coach was confident his riders would finish on the podium again today at the 1st Asean Mountain Bike Championship after both of his cyclists in the men's elite downhill event yesterday...

BLGA second in Borneo Golf Challenge

THE Brunei Ladies Golf Association (BLGA) team which competed in Friday's 11th Borneo Ladies Golf Challenge Trophy in Labuan finished the tournament second after their four best players over two days combined for a total of 592 points.Contested from...

Saturday, 14 March 2009

Thailand's Tanchainant gains semis

THAILAND'S Nuttorn Tanchainant is confident of reaching the boys' singles final in the Brunei Group 4 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Circuit Tournament after seeing off the Philippines' Akio Sy 6-0, 6-4 in yesterday's quarter-finals....

Ministry of Home Affairs rule futsal

THE Ministry of Home Affairs beat the Ministry of Development 4-3 in last night's thrilling 15th Civil Service Day Inter-Ministry Futsal Championship open category final in a match which kept the crowd glued to the edge of their seats.After scoring...

Malaysians favoured in Asean Mountain Bike

MALAYSIA will be counting on Stanly Jalip and Ghazali Hakiki Hj Ali Samson for medals in the 1st Asean Mountain Bike Championship men's elite downhill event after the duo finished first and third respectively during yesterday's seeding run.The...

Friday, 13 March 2009

DPMM held to goalless draw against Geylang

DPMM FC'S acting club manager attributed the team's 0-0 draw against Geylang United FC in the Singapore League (S-League) last night down to a lack of luck.Unbeaten in all three matches, the Bruneians went into the match at the Bedok Stadium in...

Alexander gains quarters in Brunei netfest

INDONESIA'S Jason Joey Alexander defeated Chinese Taipei's Lin Chun Yu, 6-3, 6-4, to reach the boys' singles quarter-finals in the Brunei Group 4 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Circuit Tournament at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports...

Thursday, 12 March 2009

Poor result vs Geylang will not affect DPMM

WHATEVER the outcome of tonight's Singapore League (S-League) match against Geylang United FC, DPMM FC know it won't affect the aura of confidence surrounding the team's good start to the campaign.Unbeaten in the first three matches, DPMM are third...

Hsieh ousted in Brunei ITF Juniors

THE top seed in the boys'singles competition at the ongoing Brunei Group 4 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Circuit Tournament was sensationally knocked out in the second round yesterday.Chinese Taipei's Hsieh Cheng-Peng lost to unseeded...

Wednesday, 11 March 2009

Indonesian bikers pull out

THE 1st Asean Mountain Bike Championship, to be hosted by Brunei, has been robbed of one of its main attractions when Indonesia announced on Monday that it would not be able to participate in the event starting on Friday.Organisers of the event,...

Tuesday, 10 March 2009

Bruneians fall at first hurdle

THE opening day of the Brunei Group 4 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Circuit Tournament yesterday saw two of the Sultanate's competitors in the boys' singles event fail to clear the first hurdle.Currently in its 39th edition, the...

Brunei get green light to play

Correction THIS refers to the report on Page 24 titled ‘‘Brunei get green light to play’’ of March 10 publication where it should have read that Pg Hj Metussin Pg Metassan is the former secretary general of the now deregistered Football Association...

Monday, 9 March 2009

Home sweet home for DPMM

GOALS from midfielders Sairol Sahri and Ivan Jerkovic ensured DPMM FC of their second straight Singapore League (S-League) win last night, a 2-1 result against Woodlands Wellington FC at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Berakas.Jerkovic's...

Sunday, 8 March 2009

Why Brunei should join ABL ...

BRUNEI should consider joining the Asean Basketball League (ABL) as it is a good platform to help develop local talent and provide players with exposure by competing with the best in the region.Besides that it would allow the Sultanate to put into...

DPMM FC want revenge

DPMM FC head coach Vjeran Simunic is putting his trust in talismanic striker Shahrazen Hj Md Said to recover in time for tonight's Singapore League (S-League) game against Woodlands Wellington at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Berakas.But...

Charity Golf tourney in April

THE Brunei Ladies Golf Association (BLGA) is organising the Royal Patron's Charity Golf Tournament from April 10 to 12 at the Royal Brunei Golf and Country Club in Jerudong. The BLGA said in a statement yesterday that its Royal Patron, Her Royal...

Brunei prepares for Asean meet

TWENTY-EIGHT members of the Brunei Darussalam Cycling Federation (BDCF) yesterday started a five-day marshalling course in preparation for Friday's 1st Asean Mountain Bike Championship which the Sultanate will host.Entitled 'Course for National...


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