It was an emotional start to the Sport Integrity Week 2022 (SIW2022) after Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) chair Franco Frattini announced he will no longer serve the Geneva-based organisation.
Category: Sports
New partnerships on the cards as SIGA Sport Integrity Week starts today
The Sport Integrity Week 2022, organised by Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA), will see a series of agreements signed with the United Nations, the Portuguese Professional Football League, and Eurovision Sport, among others. Twentytwo13 is the sole media representative from the region to be a part of this year’s session.
No sporting activities as mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II died yesterday. There will be 12 days of mourning with several sporting activities over the weekend postponed.
Kick out ‘team collect’, ‘team menang’ terms from grassroots football, inject fun instead
Grassroots football is supposed to be fun with the aim of developing the game. Winning should not be at the expense of these factors, says FA of Malaysia’s head of grassroots, Cameron Ng.
Kuala Lumpur Sports Industry Expo aims to emulate LIMA, MAHA
The Kuala Lumpur Sports Industry Expo, held in conjunction with the National Sports Day, aims to position sports as a vital industry that contributes greatly to Malaysia’s GDP. Plans are afoot to ensure the expo is on a par with the famous Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) and Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism (MAHA) show.
Liverpool lost a cup final but won Helmy Abdul Hashim’s heart
Helmy Abdul Hashim fell in love with Liverpool following its shock defeat to Wimbledon in the 1988 FA Cup final. It is a decision he has never regretted.
BAM medical committee to deliberate best practices following Pearly Tan’s injury at Japan Open
Dr Naharuddin Hashim says valuable lessons learnt from national shuttler Pearly Tan’s painful exit from the Japan Open. The BA of Malaysia’s para-badminton, anti-doping, and medical committee chairman has called for a meeting to discuss best practices for future tournaments.
Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik can usher in new golden age of Malaysian badminton
Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik broke the jinx in the country’s 10th World Championship final. Hopefully, this will be the catalyst for more titles from them and other national shuttlers.
Malaysian Forest fan Romy Jarr Omar hopes Tricky Trees stay rooted in EPL
Seasoned IT guy Romy Jarr Omar says it is surreal that Nottingham Forest is finally back in the English Premier League. He shares his love for the Tricky Trees.
Malaysian athletes, Olympians part of Merdeka Day parade
Olympians and medal winners of the SEA Games, Asean Para Games and Commonwealth Games to join this year’s Merdeka Day parade at Dataran Merdeka.
Diving queen Pandelela launches NFT collectable, hopes to create her own art after she retires
Datuk Pandelela Rinong Pamg believes non-fungible token (NFT) art is a way to engage with fans and be more minimalistic after launching her ‘P.Zero1’ collectable today.
Athletes should get into NFTs as Malaysian market yet to boom, says footballer Safee Sali
Former national striker Safee Sali, a pioneer of non-fungible token (NFT) among Malaysian athletes, hopes to see his peers launch NFT projects as there is plenty of growth in the Malaysian market.
KLBA leads the way via Jejak Juara school project
Kuala Lumpur Badminton Association is working closely with the Education Ministry to unearth talented players from schools in the city.