Sports leader, teacher and patriot, A Vaithilingam’s journey shows how one man’s passion became a nation’s pride.

Sports leader, teacher and patriot, A Vaithilingam’s journey shows how one man’s passion became a nation’s pride.
For athletes in individual sports, this would be on top of the RM10,000 they would get if they finish first.
Olympic Council of Malaysia ordered to act as mediator between Taekwondo Selangor and Taekwondo Malaysia after failed internal processes.
The law graduate and UiTM sports alumni icon previously served with the National Sports Council.
The capital New Delhi, which hosted the 2010 edition, is being considered as host city.
As Malaysia debates buying glory, hockey legend K Balasingam grows champions at home.
An investment group led by Bill Chisholm, a self-described ‘die-hard Celtics fan’ took over the helm of the team.
Formerly with the JDT Under-18 & 23 teams, the 18-year-old is now in the first 11 for Vizela Football Club in the Portuguese Division 2 league.
The Egyptian scored 29 goals and made 18 assists to help Liverpool win a record-equalling 20th English top-flight title.
The Swedish international broke his silence on the transfer saga amid speculation of a record £150 million move to Liverpool.
The 40-year-old striker provided an assist as Al Nassr beat Al Ittihad 2-1 in the Saudi Super Cup clash.
The in-demand 22-year-old Belgium winger signed with the Bundesliga side in July.
The football associations of both countries have been in talks to fix a date for a match in Luanda.
The winger suffered a strain to his right calf during Sunday’s 2-0 Italian Cup win over Bari.
The expansion of most of the Masters events to 96-competitor draws has increased earning opportunities.
With the US Open set to start in three weeks, the Serb’s pullout leaves him without match play since his Wimbledon loss.
The former world No 1 will work with Polish coach Tomasz Wiktorowski on a trial basis after ending the short-lived partnership.
Emma Raducanu neared her first WTA final since 2021, defeating Maria Sakkari 6-4, 7-5.
The 45-year-old defeated world No 35 Peyton Stearns to claim her first singles win since 2023 in Cincinnati.
The 45-year-old former world No 1 teams up with Hailey Baptiste to win their doubles match at the Washington Open.
The world number six revealed she’s been battling ‘persistent pain’ in her right elbow, affecting her play in training and matches.
The other three are former Telekom Malaysia Bhd CEO Shazalli Ramly, EPF investment panel and board member Gooi Hoe Soon, and lawyer Sunil Abraham.
The top seeds lose in the semi-final, missing a clash with compatriots Jimmy Wong-Lai Pei Jing in the mixed doubles.
The Malaysians beat 16th ranked Indonesians Amri Syahnawi-Nita Violina Marwah in straight games in their semi-final clash.
The Malaysian, ranked No 45 in the world, beats India’s Tharun Mannepalli in his best World Tour outing to date.
Two mixed doubles pairs, two men’s doubles pairs and singles player Justin Hoh qualify for semi-finals.
The women’s singles title decider saw second-ranked Wang Zhiyi defeat number four Han Yue 21-8, 21-13.
The world No 2 pair fail to win their first World Tour Super 1000 title, losing in straight games to Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian-Shohibul Fikri.
The Piastri Grandstand will face the pit lane at Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit, home of the championship leader.
The Italian had to battle through the Q1 qualifying session to secure the final Q2 spot before clocking 1:28.060s.
Connor Zilisch fell from the roof of his car after climbing onto it to celebrate a win.
Zak Brown said partnerships and fan engagement make Cadillac financially beneficial without diluting resources.
The 40-year-old Briton’s season swings between despair and hope, with mixed messages and emotional highs and lows.
The seven-time world champion cuts a despondent figure after finishing 12th and suggesting Ferrari should seek a replacement.
George Russell was a distant third, 20 seconds down the road, to complete the podium.