Extreme addiction to online games

KUCHING: PlayerUnknown’s Battleground or commonly known as PUBG, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Call of Duty: Mobile and Garena Free Fire are some of the most popular online games among the community, especially the young. In fact, online games are also recognised as e-sports, an all-encompassing term used to describe online multiplayer video games played competitively […]

Federation cancels three more badminton tournaments

KUALA LUMPUR: Three more badminton tournaments have been called off by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The tournaments are the 2020 Australian Open (June 2-7), Hyderabad Open (Aug 11-16) and also the Korean Masters (Nov 24-29). BWF, in the statement issued Friday, said the Australian Open which previously being suspended due to […]

BWF postpones May-July Tournaments

KUALA LUMPUR: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has postponed all tournaments including grade two and three competitions from May to July due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. BWF in the statement issued yesterday said, the decision was reached after consulting the host countries and also the continental confederations. “The escalation of the Covid-19 pandemic globally has led all parties […]

SM Sains Miri champs yet again

MIRI: SM Sains Miri retained their Cadet Bomba championship title for the second year in a row. Once again claiming their place as champions of the tournament, the school also earned the Top Best awards for the Boy’s and Girl’s categories in a safety and emergency challenge inter-school competition held recently. Amongst the schools that […]

Two badminton tournaments in Europe called off

KUALA LUMPUR: Two badminton tournaments have either been postponed or cancelled amid growing concern of Covid -19 outbreak in the European continent. The Badminton World Federation (BWF), in a statement issued today, stated that the upcoming 2020 German Open, slated to be held in Mulheim an der Ruhr from March 3-8, had been cancelled. The decision was made by the […]