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Wai Ching sets Exchange Tower climb record NATIONAL tower runner Soh Wai Ching carved a new record in the Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR) after completing the climb of the 106 floors of the Exchange Tower in under 14 minutes yesterday. The Selayang-born runner Earlier, MBOR officer Edwin Yeoh Tiong Chin presented the official recognition certificate witnessed by Deputy Minister of Communications Teo Nie Ching. “The MBOR time record is 14 minutes and below. “If Wai Ching runs more than 14 minutes, it will not be suc cessful. “Throughout the training he aimed to create five more MBOR records this year in addi tion to breaking more records. “Now I have one, five more to go, and I will later reveal the next record,” he said. Meanwhile, Teo congratu today,” he told reporters when met. Wai Ching announced that

RESULTS & STANDINGS ENGLISH CARABAO CUP (Semifinal 1st leg) : Newcastle 0 Manchester City 2 (Semenyo 53, Cherki 90+8) . COPA DEL REY (Last 16 results) : Deportivo La Coruna 0 Atletico Madrid 1 (Griezmann 61) , Cultural Leonesa 3 (Calero 16, 27, Sobrino 41 pen) Athletic Bilbao 4 (Guruzeta 26, 38, Sancet 45+3-pen, Gomez 104-pen) aet , Real Sociedad 2 (Turrientes 75, Zubeldia 90+2) Osasuna 2 (Moncayola 4, Oyarzabal 17-og) aet – Sociedad won 4-3 on pen . ITALIAN CUP (Last 16) : Roma 2 (Hermoso 46, Arena 81) Torino 3 (Adams 35, 52, Ilkhan 90) . FRENCH CUP (Last 16) : Bayeux 0 Marseille 9. BUNDESLIGA: Borussia Dortmund 3 Werder Bremen 0, Mainz 2 Heidenheim 1, Stuttgart 3 Eintracht Frankfurt 2. Top 10 P W D L F A Pts Bayern 16 14 2 0 63 12 44 Dortmund 17 10 6 1 32 15 36 Stuttgart 17 10 2 5 32 25 32 RB Leipzig 15 9 2 4 30 19 29 Leverkusen 16 9 2 5 34 24 29 Hoffenheim 15 8 3 4 29 20 27 E.Frankfurt 17 7 5 5 35 36 26 Freiburg 16 6 5 5 27 27 23 Union Berlin 16 6 4 6 22 25 22 B.M’gladbach 16 5 4 7 22 24 19

completed the climb involving 2,228 steps to the top of the tower, with a time of 13 minutes 07 seconds (s) in conjunction with National Take the Stairs Day which is celebrated in the second week of January.

lated the world’s No. 1 tower runner on his success and hoped that the public could emulate him in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. – Bernama

National tower runner, Soh Wai Ching (left) . – BERNAMAPIC

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Real Warriors show steel Late rally by Sabah FC fail to deny Kelantan three points S ABAH FC’S late-game comeback amidst a spirited fightback were not enough to deny Kelantan The Real Warriors FC a 3-2 victory in their Super

League clash at the Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium in Kota Bharu on Tuesday night. Kelantan The Real Warriors FC opened the scoring as early as the sixth minute through Alexandre Yeoule, who quickly tapped in a rebounded ball after Sabah FC goalkeeper Damien Lim failed to secure an initial strike inside the penalty box. However, Sabah FC did not wait long to equalise, as Darren Lok clinicaly finished a teammate’s cross from the right flank just three minutes later. The home side regained the lead in the 16th minute through a header by Simen Alexander following a scramble in the Sabah FC box, before Asraf Aliffudin added a third goal in the 23rd minute with a calm finish after receiving a long pass inside the penalty area. Entering the second half, Sabah FC, playing in their blue and white stripes, appeared more aggressive, launching relentless attacks into the home team’s defensive zone. Sabah FC’s second goal finally arrived five minutes into stoppage time via a penalty converted by import player Ajdin Mujagic after the ball struck a Kelantan player’s hand in the box. Kelantan TRW assistant head coach Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli said home win was important for his team after enduring a difficult journey and being in a less than satisfactory position at the moment. “This victory will give us a morale boost because previously our morale was at its lowest point when we lost six consecutive matches in the Super League and FA Cup,” he told reporters after the match. “I commend all the players because they showed a pretty interesting game and I hope the momentum of this victory will be used as a catalyst to challenge Selangor FC in Malaysia Cup later.” Currently, Kelantan TRW are in 11th place with 14 points from four wins, two draws and

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Kelantan’s Alexander Lyngbo (right) celebrates with teammates after scoring in the Malaysian Super League match against Sabah FC at Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium on Tuesday night. – BERNAMAPIC

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that were instructed to the players were not implemented properly, especially when they let the opposing players to roam in our half.” In the other Super League match, Terengganu FC (TFC) successfully collected three points after a narrow 1-0 win over DPMM FC at the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium in Kuala Terengganu. As the first half neared a scoreless conclusion, the home side stunned DPMM FC with a goal in the 42nd minute by Engku Muhammad Nur Shakir Engku Yacob, following a solo run from midfield. In the second half, the squad coached by Tengku Hazman Raja Hassan, nearly added a second in the 52nd minute, but Shervoni Mabatshoev’s attempt was saved by goalkeeper Muhammad Haimie Abdullah Nyaring. – Bernama

nine losses. Sabah FC assistant head coach Alto Linus said the defeat was due to his team losing several key players due to suspensions and injuries. “Losing key players has had a significant impact on this match, especially when playing away from home. “Everything did not go as planned, in fact the players did not follow the instructions they were given, conceding three goals to the home team,” he said. He said the three early goals scored by Kelantan TRW in the first half had killed the team’s rhythm. “They (Kelantan TRW) were smart enough to take advantage of my players’ mistakes to score three goals, so for me this mistake needs to be corrected because several things

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Jun Hao, Justin crash out of India Open

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MALAYSIA’S challenge in the men’s singles event at the India Open 2026 ended early after Leong Jun Hao and Justin Hoh were both eliminated in the first round at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi, India yesterday. Jun Hao was forced to retire in his Round of 32 match against Japan’s Yushi Tanaka after trailing 5-21 in the opening game and 3 8 in the second. The reason for the retirement was not disclosed with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), stating only that

Tee defeated compatriots Nur Azriyn Ayub-Tan Wee Kiong 21-16, 21-15 in the men’s doubles first round on Tuesday night. In the last 16 today, Wei Chong-Kai Wun will take on French pair Christo Popov-Toma Junior Popov who defeated Malaysian duo Choong Hon Jian Haikal Nazri 21-11, 21-19. World No. 32 pair Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi were meanwhile outclassed by 62nd-ranked home pair Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun in straight games of 21 15, 21-18. – Bernama Kai Wun

The defeat levelled the head to-head record between the two pairs at 1-1 after Tang Jie–Ee Wei had previously beaten the world number 16 pair at the Korea Open 2024. With this loss, only Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jemie Lai are left in the mixed-doubles category. They will take on Oupthong Ruttanapak Sudjaipraparat in the last 16 of the World Tour Super 750 tournament today. No Malaysian pair has won a mixed-doubles title at the India Open since its inception in 1973. Separately, Man Wei Chong

Jun Hao was forced to retire during the second game allowing Tanaka to advance to the round two and meet either Jason Teh from Singapore or Indonesian player, Jonatan Christie. In another men’s singles tie, Justin Hoh went down 17-21, 15 21 to China’s Lu Guang Zu in their first-ever meeting by ending his campaign at the same stage. Meanwhile, Malaysia also suffered a setback in the mixed doubles event when fourth seeds Chen Tang Jie–Toh Ee Wei fell 16 21, 19-21 to China’s Cheng Xing– Zhang Chi in a 40-minute contest.

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