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‘Malaysia Boleh’ cheers accompany 16th gold in Jakarta

LOUD CHEERS of “Malaysia Boleh” echoed through GOR Pulo Gadung as national mixed doubles pair Edmund Teo Seng Keong-Boon Wei Ying fought back with extraordinary spirit to defeat the host pair, clinching the much awaited 16th gold medal for the Malaysian contingent at the SEA Deaf Games 2025. In the thrilling final, the Malaysian duo came out strong from the start to overcome Indonesian pair Christian Agustinus Abas Dzakiyya Amalia Ma’ruf, who were also silver medallists in the 2022 edition, with a 21-7, 26-24 victory to ensure Malaysia reached the target of

full of emotion. Even sweeter, the mixed doubles’ triumph came as Malaysia still have chances to add to their gold medal tally through the ongoing bowling and chess events. With this historic achievement, the Malaysian contingent not only fulfilled their promise but also proved that the fighting spirit of the nation’s deaf athletes can elevate Malaysia’s honour and reputation on the international stage. – Bernama More on page 31

thought not to be pressured, to stay focused and believe we could win. Thank God we finally managed to bring home the gold for Malaysia,” he said emotionally. For Malaysia’s Chef de Mission Sarkunan Balakrisnan, the historic moment was one of immense pride after long awaiting the milestone of achieving the 16-gold target. “I am truly proud … today’s badminton match with Indonesia was extremely intense. My wish for the 16th gold medal has finally come true. This is the greatest success we have achieved in bringing glory to Malaysia,” he said

16 golds set at the beginning of the Games. This golden moment not only ended the wait for the contingent’s 16th gold medal but also injected new spirit into the entire Malaysian squad to continue to shine in Jakarta in the remaining events. Edmund, when met by reporters after the match, described the victory as the result of their confidence and determination to fight until the very end. “The match against Indonesia was indeed very intense, especially in the second set when they changed their playing style. But we just

City rocked Guardiola’s Cityzens’ troubles reappear as solid Spurs go top

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M ANCHESTER CITY’S troubles from last season were exposed once more in a humbling 2-0 home defeat to Tottenham on Saturday that raised questions over their quest to regain the Premier League title. Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha struck for the Europa League winners just before “Extremely proud of the players, exceptionally good performance,” said Frank. “The mentality is the key thing. We need this mentality to win games like this.” City’s run of four consecutive titles came to a spectacular end last season as they finished a distant third behind Liverpool and Arsenal. A 4-0 thrashing of Wolves on the opening weekend of the campaign showed glimpses of a new-look City back to their best. However, a series of defensive issues remain unresolved, while man ager Pep Guardiola must decide on who will be his number one goal keeper going forward after a day to forget for James Trafford. “We missed the simple things,” lamented Guardiola. “Of course we have to improve, but I said the same after Wolves.” Trafford retained his place in goal despite the return to fitness of Ederson. The Brazilian is reportedly on the verge of joining Turkish giants Galatasaray, which would free up City to make a move for out-of favour Paris Saint-Germain ‘keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. City’s failure to get those deals done before the final week of the transfer window came back to haunt them in a familiar tale for Guardiola’s men against Tottenham. half-time as Spurs went top of the table, making it a perfect start for Thomas Frank after two league games in charge.

The Dane was also impressed by how his players quickly learned from their experience against PSG in Udine, Italy, earlier this month. After quick goals from Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha put Spurs two in front before halftime, the visi tors were rarely troubled in the sec ond period by Pep Guardiola’s men. “From every game you learn and games where you don’t get the result you learn even more,” he added. “Defensive principles and the mentality is the key thing. We need this mentality to win games like this.” Tottenham’s fine start on the field has constrasted with supporters’ frustration at the club’s dealings in the transfer market. Eberechi Eze’s proposed move from Crystal Palace this week col lapsed when the player instead decided to join north London rivals Arsenal. Frank raved about the impact made by new signings Mohammed Kudus and Palhinha and believes he has a squad to compete in both the Premier League and Champions League this sea son.

In the last 13 Premier League m e e t i n g s between the sides, City have won just four despite several

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changes of manage ment at Spurs in that time. Frank hailed his side’s defensive improvement just three games into his reign. Victory propelled Spurs to the top of the Premier League after they also kept a clean sheet in beating Burnley 3 0 on the opening weekend of the season. Former Brentford

boss Frank was also minutes away from seeing his side shut out Paris Saint

Germain in his first game in charge until two late goals let the Eu r o p e a n champions prevail in the Uefa

“It is extremely important that we understand we have a good group of quality players that I am very pleased with. “We brought in two good players to help. If we can improve it? Perfect.” – AFP

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on penalties. Tottenham’s win against an out of-sorts City at the Etihad last season but that was just one of six clean sheets all campaign in the Premier League as they finished 17th. “The clean sheet

Man City’s Rodri (right) in action with Tottenham’s Rodrigo Bentancur

makes me very happy. It is a big thing we’ve been working on, the defensive side of the game,” said Frank. “(With) clean sheets you are closer to win the game.”

during their English Premier League match on Saturday. – REUTERSPIC

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