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Ryoga’s tale of sheer destination, grit to c’ship titl

IPOH: For Ryoga Kho, his journey to the championship title of the TennisMalaysia Junior 2024 Leg 1 is not without its moment of uncertainty. The 12-year old prodigy from SJKC Stampin Kuching said he almost had to forfeit or give a walkover in his doubles match due to the pressing need to catch a flight […]

Uphill battle for Malaysian juniors

KUCHING: The Malaysia national junior team will face an uphill battle in the group stage of ITF World Tennis Junior Team Competition U14 (Girls) Asia/Oceania Final Qualifying which will be held at the Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA) Centre from March 20 to 26. They have been drawn with fourth seed Japan and eighth seed […]

Ides of March, bad day for 11 top seeded players

KUCHING: The 38th Premier Sarawak Cup ITF World Tennis Tour Junior J300 (J1) day 2 singles action were filled with upsets left and right as 11 top seeded players from boys and girls singles categories crashed out of the tournament on Wednesday. The biggest upset of the day is none other than the Australian first […]

Inaugural Unity Cup Table Tennis Open Teams Championship

BY JAMES WONG AND LEE SHAW WEI KUCHING: More multiracial tournaments and activities should be organised within Sarawak to promote unity, harmony and patriotism among our society in the future. Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap Yau Sin said that sports can serve as a significant platform to create a harmonious and united society. “As we […]

Roger Federer withdraws from Tokyo Olympics due to knee injury

LAUSANNE: Roger Federer has pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics due to a “setback” with his knee, the 20-time grand slam champion announced on his social media on Tuesday. “During the grass-court season, I, unfortunately, experienced a setback with my knee and have accepted that I must withdraw from the Tokyo Olympic Games,” the 40-year-old […]

Djokovic wins Wimbledon, claims 20th Grand Slam title

LONDON: World No. 1 Novak Djokovic won the Wimbledon Championships and his 20th Grand Slam title after beating Italian Matteo Berrettini 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the men’s singles final on Sunday. After the final at All England Club, Djokovic is not only a six-time Wimbledon champion but also a 20-time Grand Slam winner just […]

Nadal crashes out, Djokovic battles into Italian Open semi-finals

ROME: Clay court king Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Italian Open on Saturday, falling to a straight sets defeat to Argentine Diego Schwartzman in a tournament the Spaniard had won nine times. Eight-seeded Schwartzman meted out a punishing 6-2, 7-5 loss in Nadal’s final warm-up before his bid for a 13th French Open, and […]

‘Recluse’ Serena ready for US Open after lockdown

LOS ANGELES: Serena Williams said Saturday she is pressing ahead with plans to play in the US Open despite a wave of player withdrawals from the upcoming Grand Slam event over coronavirus fears. The 23-time Slam winner returns to tennis next week at the inaugural Top Seed Open WTA event in Lexington, Kentucky, relaunching her […]

Major meets to go on

Tennis KUCHING: Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA) will proceed with its three major international tennis tournaments here. The tournaments which are organised by SLTA and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and supported by the state government and Sarawak Sports Corporation (SSC) are the 35th Sarawak Chief Minister Cup (1) ITF World Tennis Tour J1 Sarawak […]