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| Khairy threatens sepaktakraw body with funding cut after shock defeat to South Korea Posted: 02 Sep 2013 08:47 AM PDT It was double trouble for the national sepaktakraw squad after losing 0-3 to South Korea in the Istaf Super Series 2013 final in New Delhi yesterday. Upset over the defeat, Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the Sepaktakraw Association of Malaysia (PSM) might not get any more allocation from the ministry unless it came out with a sound recovery plan. "It's shameful, we lost to South Korea. No more excuses. I'm thinking of what to do with PSM. "With this defeat, I will no longer give them any more fund," he told reporters after launching a netball championship for participants aged eight and above today. Khairy said although the PSM could seek funds directly from the prime minister, he would asked for the fund not to be approved. He said although the ministry had no right to intervene in the administration of a sports organisation, it still had authority over allocation of funds. "This stern action not only applies to PSM, but also to other associations that do not have a good development plan," he said, the PSM received a yearly allocation of RM1 million. On Malaysia's 1-3 defeat to Pakistan for the bronze at the just concluded ninth Asia Cup men's field hockey championship, he agreed with Malaysian Hockey Confederation president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah that the national team lacked strategy and attacking power, and failed to capitalise on penalty corners. However, Khairy was glad that the national team managed to book a berth for the World Cup Hockey Championship 2014. - Bernama, September 2, 2013. |
| Liverpool make Moses third deadline day signing Posted: 02 Sep 2013 03:56 AM PDT The 22-year-old winger, who arrived at Stamford Bridge from Wigan last season, joins defenders Mamadou Sakho from Paris St Germain and Tiago Ilori from Sporting Lisbon as new arrivals on the final day of the transfer window. The Nigeria international scored 10 goals in 42 appearances for Chelsea but faced a challenge to get game time following the arrivals of Brazil playmaker Willian, German Andre Schurrle and veteran Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o. "There are a lot of quality players here – they're winning games and creating chances," he told the club's official website (www.liverpoolfc.com). "It's a massive thing for me to be here." The 23-year-old Sakho is a France international, having played 14 times for his country since making his debut against England in 2010, while 20-year-old Ilori has played for Portugal at age-group level. The pair have lifted the number of defenders signed by Brendan Rodgers during the transfer window to four, although Kolo Toure and Aly Cissokho missed yesterday's 1-0 win over Manchester United through injury. Uruguayan centre-back Sebastian Coates has already been ruled out for most of the season with a knee injury. "I know the history of the club and the Premier League is the best league in the world, in my opinion," Ilori, who was born in London, told the club's official website. "Liverpool, have a great team and I think it's the place for me to be at the moment. "I know there have been some great teams here in the past and the club has won a lot of trophies and I want to be a part of it." No fees were disclosed for the players, who join Toure, Cissokho, Iago Aspas, Luis Alberto and Simon Mignolet as new arrivals at Anfield since the end of last season. "My aim while I am here is to play in the Champions League with Liverpool," Sakho, who made 151 league appearances for PSG, scoring seven times, said. "I remember their teams when they were in the competition when I was younger. "The Champions League is a tournament that all the great clubs in Europe participate in and that's where we need to get to." Liverpool top the Premier League standings with three wins from as many matches to start the campaign. – Reuters, September 2, 2013. |
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