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SHORTS ThunderStars win Charity Shield TNB THUNDERSTARS managed to deny Terengganu Hockey Team’s (THT) desire of defending the Charity Shield with a 5-4 win at Kuala Terengganu City Council Hockey Stadium on Saturday evening. South Korean Jang Jong Hyun was undoubtedly the man of the match, scoring a personal hattrick in rivetting a match that saw the lead change hands twice as both teams did their utmost to win the first title of the 2026 season. Home team THT managed to rake up an early commanding 2-0 lead when Faizal Saari scored two goals in quick succession, first in the third minute,

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE: Arsenal 1 (Gyokeres 35-pen) Bournemouth 2 (Kroupi 17, Scott 74) , Brentford 2 (Thiago 3-pen, 76) Everton 2 (Beto 26, Dewsbury-Hall 90+1) , Burnley 0 Brighton 2 (Wieffer 43, 89) , Liverpool 2 (Ngumoha 36, Salah 40) Fulham 0. P W D L F A Pts Arsenal 32 21 7 4 62 24 70 Man City 30 18 7 5 60 28 61 Man Utd 31 15 10 6 56 43 55 Aston Villa 31 16 6 9 42 37 54 Liverpool 32 15 7 10 52 42 52 Chelsea 31 13 9 9 53 38 48 Brentford 32 13 8 11 48 44 47 Everton 32 13 8 11 39 37 47 Brighton 32 12 10 10 43 37 46 Bournemouth 32 10 15 7 48 49 45 Fulham 32 13 5 14 43 46 44 Sunderland 31 11 10 10 32 36 43 Newcastle 31 12 6 13 44 45 42 Crystal Palace 30 10 9 11 33 35 39 Leeds 31 7 12 12 37 48 33 Nottm Forest 31 8 8 15 31 43 32 West Ham 32 8 8 1640 57 32 Tottenham 31 7 9 1540 50 30 Burnley 32 4 8 2033 63 20 Wolves 32 3 8 2124 58 17 CHAMPIONSHIP: Coventry 0 Shef field Wednesday 0, Norwich 0 Ipswich 2, Queens Park Rangers 0 Bristol City 0, Charlton Athletic 1 Preston North End 2, Leicester 0 Swansea 1, Middles brough 0 Portsmouth 1, Oxford United 2 Watford 0, Sheffield United 2 Hull 1, Southampton 2 Derby 1, Stoke 1 Blackburn 1. TOP 5 P W D L F A Pts Coventry 42 25 10 7 84 42 85 Ipswich 40 21 12 7 71 40 75 Millwall 42 21 10 11 56 47 73 Boro 42 20 12 10 62 42 72 So’ton 41 19 12 10 70 50 69 LA LIGA: Real Sociedad 3 (Sucic 14, Sivera 27-og, Oskarsson 60) Alaves 3 (Caleta-Car 3-og, Diabate 24, Boye 90+8) , Elche 1 (Cepeda 73) Valencia 0, Barcelona 4 (Torres 9, 25, Yamal 87, Rashford 89) Espanyol 1 (Lozano 56) , Sevilla 2 (Adams 10-pen, Gudelj 45+2) Atletico Madrid 1 (Bonar 35) . TOP 5 P W D L F A PTS Barcelona 31 26 1 4 84 30 79 Real Madrid 31 22 4 5 65 29 70 Villarreal 30 18 4 8 54 35 58 Atl Madrid 31 17 6 8 51 32 57 Real Betis 30 11 12 7 44 37 45 SERIE A: Atalanta 0 Juventus 1 (Boga 48) , Cagliari 1 (Esposito 63) Cremonese 0 , AC Milan 0 Udinese 3 (Bartesaghi 27-og, Ekkelenkamp 37, Atta 71) , Torino 2 (Simeone 6, Casadei 50) Verona 1 (Bowie 38) . TOP 5 P W D L F A PTS Inter Milan 31 23 3 5 71 26 72 Napoli 31 20 5 6 47 30 65 AC Milan 32 18 9 5 46 27 63 Juventus 32 17 9 6 55 29 60 Como 31 16 10 5 53 22 58 BUNDESLIGA: St Pauli 0 Bayern Munich 5, Heidenheim 3 Union Berlin 1, Wolfsburg 1 Eintracht Frankfurt 2, RB Leipzig 1 Borussia Moenchenglad bach 0, Borussia Dortmund 0 Bayer Leverkusen 1. TOP 5 P W D L F A PTS B Munich 29 24 4 1 105 27 76 Dortmund 29 19 7 3 60 29 64 RB Leipzig 29 17 5 7 56 36 56 Stuttgart 28 16 5 7 56 38 53 Leverkusen 29 15 7 7 59 39 52 FRENCH LIGUE 1: Auxerre 0 Nantes 0, Rennes 2 Angers 1. TOP 5 P W D L F A PTS Paris SG 27 20 3 4 61 23 63 Lens 28 19 2 7 54 27 59 Marseille 29 16 4 9 58 38 52 Rennes 29 14 8 7 49 41 50 Monaco 29 15 4 10 50 43 49

of the match (60’) to secure victory and the Charity Shield. Zii Jia in Thomas Cup squad PROFESSIONAL men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia has been named in Malaysia’s squad for the 2026 Thomas Cup in Horsens, Denmark from April 24 to May 3. The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), in a statement, said that the Olympic bronze medallist will spearhead the singles challenge alongside Leong Jun Hao, Justin Hoh and Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin. The inclusion of the 28-year-old is expected to strengthen Malaysia’s bid to reclaim the title, which they last won in 1992. In the men’s doubles, the challenge will be led by world No. 2 pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, alongside Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun and professional duo Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Mohd Rumsani. Malaysia have been drawn in Group B together with Japan, England and Finland. Meanwhile, in the 2026 Uber Cup, Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah return as the mainstay in the women’s doubles, alongside young pair Ong Xin Yee-Carmen Ting and Low Zi Yu-Noraqilah Maisarah. In the women’s singles, K. Letshanaa will lead the charge, supported by Wong Ling Ching, Siti Zulaikha Azmi and Goh Jin Wei. The women’s team have also been drawn in Group B, alongside Japan, Turkey and South Africa.

the second a minute after, but the visitors managed to close the gap in the 16th minute when Jong Hyun scored a penalty corner. TNB ThunderStars then managed not only to equalise but take the lead through Muhammad Adam Ashraf in the 30th minute and then Mohamad Akimullah Anuar Esook in the 33rd minute. Penalty corner expert Jong Hyun then got his second personal goal of the match in the 44th minute, but THT rallied to even things up at 4-4, first with Samkelo Mvimbi’s goal in the 48th minute then THT captain Mohd Fitri Saari’s equaliser in the 52nd minute. But it turned out to be TNB ThunderStars’ day as Jong Hyun scored his third goal in the final minute

Terengganu’s Diego Landis (left) and JDT’s Bergson da Silva challenge for the ball during the Super League match in Sultan Ibrahim Stadium on Saturday. – BERNAMAPIC

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Turtles hold hold Tigers Tigers JDT coach Munoz calls draw against Terengganu a wake-up call

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J OHOR DARUL TA’ZIM FC (JDT) head coach Xisco Munoz has described the 1-1 draw against Terengganu FC (TFC) in the 2025/2026 Malaysia Super League as a “wake-up call” for his side after they failed to capitalise on several clear scoring opportuni ties at Stadium Sultan Ibrahim in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, on Saturday night. Munoz said JDT created enough chances to put the game beyond doubt but were unable to convert their dominance into a win ning margin, allowing the visitors to remain in contention throughout the match. “When you don’t kill the game, you are playing with opponents. Sometimes you are not mature in important moments,” he said in a post-match press conference, stressing the need for greater composure and better deci sion-making in decisive phases of matches. He said the team must take full lessons from the result and respond with improved focus and intensity in the remaining fixtures of the season. “It’s a wake-up call. Today we need to wake up a little bit, put more focus and improve for the next match,” he added. Munoz said JDT will look to respond strongly, maintaining high performance stan dards and mentality as the season reaches its final stage, while continuing to push for maxi mum results in the remaining matches. Despite dropping points, he emphasised that the team’s approach remains grounded in discipline, mentality and consistency as they look to finish the campaign strongly. JDT, who have already secured the league title, remain unbeaten in the league this sea son and still have three matches remaining in their campaign. The draw ended their run of 20 consecutive league victories. Meanwhile, Terengganu FC assistant head coach Tengku Hazman Raja Hassan was satis fied with the commitment shown by his play ers despite admitting that there were some missed opportunities in the match.

“Overall, I am satisfied with the commit ment shown by my players and I think it was more of a blessing this evening. “We can see many chances that the JDT team got and we also had some chances, and overall with the players we have, I am very sat isfied with what they contributed to the game this evening,” he said. Tengku Hazman also praised the players’ discipline in defending and their team’s ability to absorb JDT’s pressure, besides stressing that each player understood their role when defending and attacking, thus helping the team remain competitive throughout the match. The Southern Tigers controlled the tempo of the game from the start with several danger ous moves, but failed to break the deadlock in the first 20 minutes. Terengganu FC remained disciplined in defence while launching counterattacks that tested the home defence, making the match more balanced after the initial phase of JDT’s dominance. The deadlock was finally broken in the 22nd minute when Bergson da Silva finished off Mohd Afiq Fazail’s pass to put JDT in front. However, the advantage only lasted 13 minutes when Terengganu FC equalised in the 35th minute through Ehson Panjshanbe who met Gervane Kastaneer’s pass before fir ing a powerful shot past the home goalkeeper Ahmad Syihan Hazmi Mohamed. The second half saw JDT continue to increase the intensity of the game with more dominant possession of the ball, while Terengganu FC remained dangerous through quick counterattacks. JDT almost created the winning goal in the 77th minute when substitute Muhammad Syahmi Safari fired a powerful shot in the pen alty box, but the attempt only hit the post before the ball bounced out. The match ended 1-1, with both teams sharing one point. – Bernama

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