01/03/2026

theSun on Sunday MAR 1, 2026

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KBS to ensure no logistic problems for SEA Games

RESULTS & STANDINGS

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE: Wolves 2 (Joao Gomes 61, Rodrigo Gomes 90+8) Aston Villa 0. TOP 4 P W D L F A Pts Arsenal 28 18 7 3 56 21 61 Man City 27 17 5 5 56 25 56 Aston Villa 28 15 6 7 38 30 51 Man Utd 27 13 9 5 48 37 48 CHAMPIONSHIP: Bristol City 1 Watford 2. SPANISH LA LIGA: Levante 2 (Espi 88, 90+7) Alaves 0. TOP 4 P W D L F A Pts Barcelona 25 20 1 4 67 25 61 Real Madrid 25 19 3 3 54 21 60 Villarreal 25 16 3 6 47 27 51 Atleti 25 14 6 5 42 23 48 ITALIAN SERIE A: Parma 1 (Oristanio 83) Cagli ari 1 (Folorunsho 63) . TOP 4 P W D L F A Pts Inter Milan 26 21 1 4 62 21 64 AC Milan 26 15 9 2 41 20 54 Napoli 26 15 5 6 39 27 50 Roma 26 16 2 8 34 16 50

not have a significant impact on the development of football in the country. “We are still waiting for the (decision). At the moment, there is no written statement yet. But whatever decision is made later, I hope it will be the best. The decision is important because it will somewhat influ ence the development of our football, so I hope it can be resolved quickly. “I also hope that the support ers of our national football team remain calm while waiting for the decision and do not make any speculation as it can dis rupt the focus of the national team,” he added. – Bernama

all parties involved, we will be able to do our best as organis ers. Now, we are also in the process of finalising how many sports will be contested at the 2027 SEA Games,” he said. In other developments, he said that the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) needs to remain focused on preparing for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifying match against Vietnam on March 31, even though it is still awaiting the decision on the appeal case of the seven Harimau Malaya heritage players at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). He said that whatever deci sion is made, he hopes it will

going well. We are now in Phase 1, involving the prepara tion of athletes and facilities,” he said when asked about the preparations for next year’s SEA Games. “We will have a meeting with the Masoc to finalise the prepa rations, and updates regarding the SEA Games, including the teams, mascot and others, will be announced from time to time.” He said what is most impor tant is to ensure that there are no logistics issues as the event will be held across four states. “We are confident that with thorough preparations being made, with the cooperation of

THE Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) wants to ensure there will be no logistics prob lems during the country’s host ing of the 2027 SEA Games, considering that it will be held in four states – Sarawak, Penang, Johor and Kuala Lumpur. Its minister, Dr Mohammed Taufiq Johari said that although this will be among the biggest challenges in organising the Games, KBS will ensure it will be well-coordinated. “A series of discussions with the Secretariat of the Malaysia SEA Games Organising Committee (Masoc) 2027 have been held, and they are also

Southern Tigers roar

BUNDESLIGA: Augsburg 2 Cologne 0. FRENCH LIGUE 1: Strasbourg 1 Lens 1.

SUPER LEAGUE leaders Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) continued to strengthen their grip at the top of the standings by maintaining their unbeaten record, defeating Penang FC 4-0 at the City Stadium in George Town on Friday night. The Southern Tigers needed only six minutes to open the scoring through Brazilian import Marcos Guilherme, who cleverly evaded the home side’s defence before beating goalkeeper Mohd Ramdhan Ab Hamid. The visiting team doubled their pressure and managed to add a second goal in the 34th minute through a pow erful strike by Bergson Da Silva, who received a neat pass from Oscar Arribas. As the second half resumed, Bergson again proved his clinical form by netting the third goal of the match for JDT in the 68th minute, before Arribas capped off a glorious night for JDT with a fourth goal via a long-range shot during injury time. Meanwhile, Terengganu FC’s (TFC) hopes of collecting full points at home were dashed as they suffered a narrow 0-1 defeat to Kuala Lumpur City FC (KL City FC) at the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, Kuala Nerus. TFC goalkeeper Suhaimi Husin, returning to action after a long break, initially stood firm in defending the goal against early attempts by Dmytro Lytvyn and Paolo Josue. However, a lapse in the home team’s defence in the 62nd minute proved costly when Antonio Gomes unleashed a low drive that hit the back of the net, securing a valuable victory for the City boys. Turtles acting head coach Tengku Hazman Raja Hassan admitted to being disappointed with his team’s performance and said the players were still repeating the same mistakes by conceding easy goals. “I have told the players that if we play against an experienced and strong team like KL City FC, we cannot make easy mistakes because it will result in us being punished with a goal,” he said after the match. “We defended well before that. But making the same mistake over and JDT tighten grip on league title, no home comfort for Turtles

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JDT’s Bergson Da Silva (front) is challenged by Penang’s Kamil Amirul during the Malaysia Super League match at Stadium Bandaraya on Friday. – BERNAMAPIC

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every game is important. It might be a big stress for everybody. But I think our players did a good job tonight. It’s not easy to play a beautiful game in everytime,” he said. Last night’s victory allowed KL City FC to move up to second spot in the league with 36 points while TFC remained in fifth position with 28 points. In another match at the Selayang Municipal Council Stadium (MPS), Brunei representatives DPMM FC climbed to sixth in the league after defeating Kelantan The Real Warriors (TRW) 3-0. The goals for DPMM were scored by Jordan Murray in the 12th minute, fol lowed by Muhammad Syafiq Ahmad (23rd minute) and Jordan Rodrigues in the 69th minute. – Bernama

over again caused us to lose three points in the match.” Tengku Hazman, however, said his team was still on the right track to fin ish this season in the top five of the league as targeted at the beginning of the year. Meanwhile, the City Boys coach Risto Vidakovic said that despite the narrow win, he was satisfied with the fighting spirit shown by his men. According to him, the victory allowed KL City FC to continue com peting with Selangor FC for the Super League runner-up spot this season. “The three points are very impor tant to us. If we lose today, maybe our chances to fight for a second place would be much lower. “So I think our players know that as we approach the end of the season,

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