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Tuesday, 21 October 2008

Brunei held in AFF Qualifying Cup

NATIONAL striker Shahrazen Hj Md Said once again proved why he is the country's most deadly player in front of goal after finding the back of the net in Sunday's 1-1 draw against the Philippines during their first match of the 2008 Asean Football...

Monday, 20 October 2008

Pro golfer not satisfied with Brunei coach

BRUNEI'S only professional golfer Pg S Hassanal Al Haj yesterday lashed out at national golf coach Fabian del Rosario claiming that the Filipino has not given him any attention for the past 15 years.Pg S Hassanal claimed he was not given enough...

Brunei cruise to title in Penang

THE national softball team will receive a hero's welcome at the Brunei International Airport tomorrow when they return as champions of the 2008 Malaysian Intranational Open after blowing past Penang Vipers 10-0 in yesterday's final.Prior to leaving...

Sunday, 19 October 2008

Softball: Safri puts Brunei in semi-finals

A GRAND slam home run by Mohd Safri Julai in yesterday's group stage match of the 2008 Malaysian Intranational Open in Penang against home-town favourites Penang Vipers has ensured the national softball team of a berth in today's semi-final.Down 4-0...

Meet Brunei's history man

br />Q: You are the first Bruneian to make the cut in an Asian Tour event (during August's Brunei Open), do you see yourself as a celebrity?A: Something like that (chuckles). Everywhere I go people will congratulate me. It's good, I guess, as I...

Maria's Indian adventure

NATIONAL swimmer Maria Grace Koh will have to try harder next time after an average performance at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India, which ended yesterday.Maria, 15, is already considered a veteran of the national team...

Saturday, 18 October 2008

Faiz, Wira to join Singapore Open

LOCAL golfing heroes Faiz Hj Damit and Ak Wira Hadi Kuzuma Pg Salleh has confirmed participation in the 61st Singapore Open Amateur Championship held at the Tanah Merah Country Club, Singapore on Nov 4-7. "I took two weeks off and have only started...

Brunei off to a winning start

THE national softball team couldn't have asked for a better start to their 2008 Malaysian Intranational Open campaign in Penang, beating Perlis Reds 11-1 in the first match of the tournament on Thursday to get off on the right foot.With three more...

Bali, here we come!

THE Sultanate represented by a 17-member contingent yesterday left for the First Asian Beach Games in Bali, Indonesia, with nothing to prove as most athletes at the tournament will compete on sand for the first time.All 45 Olympic Council Asia...

Friday, 17 October 2008

Hockey: Late goal breaks Panaga's hearts

BRUNEI'S Panaga Hockey Team suffered a late heartbreak last Sunday losing the final of the Zuid Oost Azie Toernooi (Southeast Asia Tournament or ZOAT) field hockey tournament in Singapore to a local Singapore ZOAT team 3-2 in the last minute.Panaga...

Thursday, 16 October 2008

Tennis medal dream in India smashed

THE Sultanate's hopes of a medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games tennis competition in Pune, India was dashed yesterday when the Bruneian duo of Mohammad Aiman Abdullah and Asher Jeremiah Khan fell 6-0, 6-0 to the New Zealand pairing of Logan...

Wednesday, 15 October 2008

DPMM FC head to Cambodia

A FLAG handing over ceremony was held yesterday for DPMM FC at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium. The football team set to represent Brunei embark today for Cambodia to compete in the Asean Football Federation's (AFF) Suzuki Qualifying Cup.The...

Tuesday, 14 October 2008

Starry, starry opening night

THE third Commonwealth Youth Games began with a gamut of colours, fireworks and performances from Bollywood stars Hema Malini and Shreya Ghoshal at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi, Pune, in India, on Sunday.The weather seemed to...

Games: Good start for Brunei

THE first day of the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India, on Sunday saw both of the sultanate's tennis players advance to the second round of the tournament.A mini version of the Commonwealth Games that cater solely for Under-18 athletes,...

Monday, 13 October 2008

Brunei softball team eye Penang glory

THE national softball team, who will leave for the 2008 Malaysian Intranational Open in Penang tomorrow, are aiming to use the tournament to prove that the sport can bring glory to the country and with good reason.Finishing third during the 34th...

Sunday, 12 October 2008

Sultan Cup test for national cagers

THE national basketball team will participate in the upcoming Sultan Cup and are practising hard for the tournament, which will be held early next month at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat.A total of 10 teams will be...

Brunei won't compete in Sabah

Shuttlers to focus on Bimp-Eaga Games THE sultanate will not be participating in next month's 2008 Badminton Malaysia International Challenge because its players will be too busy preparing for the Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the...

Saturday, 11 October 2008

Working hard during Raya

DPMM FC players training hard for AFF Qualifying Cup DPMM FC head coach Vjeran Simunic yesterday said his team were not 100 per cent prepared for next week's Asean Football Federation's (AFF) Qualifying Cup in Cambodia, where they are set to...

Brunei keeps Coach del Rosario

THE Brunei Darussalam Golf Association announced yesterday that it is renewing the contract of national golf coach Fabian del Rosario.Association committee member Seruji Hj Setia, who is also the country's top golfer, said yesterday the 58-year-old...

Friday, 10 October 2008

DPMM FC step up Shukor chase

DPMM FC have opened talks with Muhammad Shukor Adan in an attempt to sign the 29-year-old midfielder.The former captain of the Selangor team and the skipper of the Malaysian national squad, Shukor is currently a free agent.Shukor captained the...


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