13/06/2026

SPORTS SATURDAY | JUNE 13, 2026

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2026 WORLD CUP

SHORTS

MATCHSCHEDULE RESULTS STANDINGS

All over Down Under MALAY S IA’ S campaign at the Australian Open badminton championships came to an end after the nation’s last two representatives, men’s singles shuttler Justin Hoh and women’s doubles pair Low Zi Yu-Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan, were knocked out in the quarterfinals in Sydney yesterday. Competing in the Super 500 tournament at Olympic Boulevard, Justin was unable to overcome Indonesia’s Moh Zaki Ubaidillah, going down 7-21, 13-21 in just 38 minutes. The 22-year-old Malaysian struggled to find his rhythm against the Indonesian youngster, who dominated proceedings from the outset with sharp attacking play and consistent court coverage. Despite showing signs of improvement in the second game, Justin was unable to close the gap as Moh Zaki sealed a comfortable straight-games victory, where he will face China’s Dong Tian Yao for a place in the final. Malaysia’s teenage women’s doubles pair Zi Yu and Noraqilah Maisarah, were also shown the exit door after losing 13-21, 17-21 to Indonesia’s seventh-seeded combination of Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma and Meilysa Trias Puspitasari. The defeats marked the end of Malaysia’s challenge in the tournament, although the performances of Justin and the young women’s doubles pair provided encouraging signs for the future as they continue to gain valuable experience on the international circuit. Ee Wei hoping for a miracle INJU R ED national No. 1 mixed doubles shuttler Toh Ee Wei is refusing to completely shut the door on a World Championship title defence in New Delhi and the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Ee Wei, instead, said she is clinging to hope for a miracle despite facing a race against time to recover from a partial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee. “I can’t confirm it now (World Championships and Asian Games participation). Maybe I need to pray to God to give me a miracle. As an athlete, of course I want to play, but the injury happened quite close to the tournament, so there is nothing much I can do,” she told reporters when met at the Akademi Badminton Malaysia in Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Ee Wei also said she is still awaiting the MRI assessment before deciding whether to proceed with surgery. Despite trying to stay positive, Ee Wei admitted that the setback had taken an emotional toll on her. “It’s okay; I think I need to move on and do my best for the recovery and return to the court. Everything happened for a reason. Maybe it’s time for me to rest. What I can do is to maintain discipline and follow the instructions of my coach and physiotherapist,” she said. Speedy Tigers crush Scotland THE national men’s hockey squad started their 2025-2026 FIH Men’s Nations Cup campaign on the right foot after defeating Scotland 5-2 in their opening Group A match in Cape Town, South Africa, on Thursday night. Malaysia opened the scoring as early as the fifth minute through a field goal by Mohamad Akhimullah Anuar Esook before Muhammad Azrai Aizad Abu Kamal doubled the national squad’s lead via a penalty stroke in the 34th minute. However, Scotland narrowed the gap five minutes later when Jamie Golden converted a penalty stroke in the 39th minute to make it 2-1. The national team, coached by Brendon Carolan, restored their two-goal cushion when Nik Muhammad Aiman Nik Rozemi smashed in a field goal in the 42nd minute, before Muhammad Azrai once again got his name on the scoresheet through a penalty corner in the 49th minute. Scotland attempted a comeback when Andrew McConnell converted a penalty corner in the 57th minute, but Muhammad Azrai capped off his brilliant night with a hattrick via a field goal in the 59th minute to seal the victory for The Speedy Tigers. Malaysia will face Japan in their second group match overnight. Apart from Scotland and Japan, Malaysia is also drawn alongside New Zealand and South Korea in Group A.

GROUP A June 12 3am Mexico vs South Africa 10am S. Korea vs Czech Rep 19 12am Czech Rep vs South Africa 9am Mexico vs South Korea 25 9am Czech Rep vs Mexico 9am South Africa vs South Korea

GROUP B June

GROUP C June 14 6am Brazil vs Morocco 9am Haiti vs Scotland 20 6am Scotland vs Morocco 8.30am Brazil vs Haiti 25 6am Morocco vs Haiti 6am Scotland vs Brazil

2 0 2 1

13 3am Canada vs Bosnia 14 3am Qatar vs Switzerland 19 3am Switzerland vs Bosnia 6am Canada vs Qatar 25 3am Bosnia vs Qatar 3am Switzerland vs Canada

P W D L F A Pts

P W D L F A Pts

P W D L F A Pts

Brazil Haiti

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Mexico

1

1 1 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 1 1

2 2 1 0

0 1 2 2

3 3 0 0

Bosnia Canada

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

South Korea 1

Czech Rep

1

Qatar

Morocco Scotland

South Africa 1

Switzerland

GROUP D June 13 9am United States vs Paraguay 14 12pm Australia vs Turkiye 20 3am United States vs Australia 11am Turkiye vs Paraguay 26 10am Paraguay vs Australia 10am Turkiye vs United States

GROUP E June 15 1am Germany vs Curacao 7am Ivory Coast vs Ecuador 21 4am Germany vs Ivory Coast 8am Ecuador vs Curacao 26 4am Curacao vs Ivory Coast 4am Ecuador vs Germany

GROUP F June 15 4am Netherlands vs Japan 10am Sweden vs Tunisia 21 1am Netherlands vs Sweden 12pm Tunisia vs Japan 26 7am Japan vs Sweden 7am Tunisia vs Netherlands

P W D L F A Pts

P W D L F A Pts

P W D L F A Pts

Curacao Ecuador Germany

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Japan

0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Australia Paraguay

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Netherlands 0

Turkiye

Sweden Tunisia

0 0

USA

Ivory Coast

GROUP G June 16 3am Belgium vs Egypt 9am Iran vs New Zealand 22 3am Belgium vs Iran 9am New Zealand vs Egypt 27 11am Egypt vs Iran 11am New Zealand vs Belgium

GROUP H June 16 12am Spain vs Cape Verde

GROUP I June 17 3am France vs Senegal 6am Iraq vs Norway 23 5am France vs Iraq 8am Norway vs Senegal 27 3am Norway vs France 3am Senegal vs Iraq

6am Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay 22 12am Spain vs Saudi Arabia 6am Uruguay vs Cape Verde 27 8am Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia 8am Uruguay vs Spain

P W D L F A Pts

P W D L F A Pts

P W D L F A Pts

Cape Verde

0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

France

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Belgium

0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Saudi Arabia 0

Iraq

Egypt

Iran

Spain

0 0

Norway Senagal

New Zealand 0

Uruguay

GROUP J June 17 9am Argentina vs Algeria 12pm Austria vs Jordan 23 1am Argentina vs Austria 11am Jordan vs Algeria 28 10am Algeria vs Austria 10am Jordan vs Argentina

GROUP K June 18 1am Portugal vs DR Congo 10am Uzbekistan vs Colombia 24 1am Portugal vs Uzbekistan 10am Colombia vs DR Congo 28 7.30am Colombia vs Portugal 7.30am DR Congo vs Uzbekistan

GROUP L June 18 4am England vs Croatia 7am Ghana vs Panama 24 4am England vs Ghana 7am Panama vs Croatia 28 5am Croatia vs Ghana 5am Panama vs England

P W D L F A Pts

P W D L F A Pts

P W D L F A Pts

Colombia

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Croatia England

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Algeria

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Congo

Argentina

Austria Jordan

Portugal

Ghana

Uzbekistan

Panama