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HCMC clinch Propel Women’s Cup title

HCMC clinch Propel Women’s Cup title
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN HAPPY Claw Machine Corners (HCMC) secured the Propel Women's Cup title after holding on for a 50-46 win over Golden Girls on Saturday. The result meant that they completed a sweep of the six-team competition at the BBA Court in Batu Bersurat. Charina Caballero came up big for HCMC…
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Adi Salihin narrowly misses out on podium

Adi Salihin narrowly misses out on podium
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN MOHAMMAD ADI Salihin Roslan narrowly missed out on a podium finish at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Tuesday. The three-time SEA Games gold medallist finished fourth in the men's nanquan and nangun all-round event after tallying a total of 19.429 points. Adi had placed sixth after…
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Basma dedicates Asian Games silver medal to late mother

Basma dedicates Asian Games silver medal to late mother
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL wushu athlete Basma Lachkar dedicated her history-making silver medal at the 19th Asian Games to her late mother. The 20-year-old placed second in the women's taijiquan and taijijian all-round event at the Guali Cultural & Sports Centre on Sunday. She had lost her mother, Hajah Rosnah binti Awg…
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Golden Girls beat BNS to stay in title hunt

Golden Girls beat BNS to stay in title hunt
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN GOLDEN GIRLS rebounded with a vital 47-34 victory over BNS in the Propel Women's Cup on Sunday. Having fallen to their first defeat against Yokohoma the night before, the win keeps them in contention for the title when they face Happy Claw Machine Corners (HCMC) next weekend. Golden Girls…
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Basma bags historic Asian Games silver medal for Brunei

Basma bags historic Asian Games silver medal for Brunei
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BASMA Lachkar made history as she became the first Brunei athlete to win a silver medal at the Asian Games on Sunday. Brunei first participated in the Asian Games back in 1990 and have a total haul of four bronze medals - three of them coming from karatedo and…
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Yokohama defeat Golden Girls for second victory

Yokohama defeat Golden Girls for second victory
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN YOKOHAMA defeated Golden Girls 43-36 for their second win in the Propel Women's Cup on Saturday. Saralyn Mospa carried Yokohama at the offensive end for a game-high of 22 points. Goh Hui Teng was the other in double figures with 11 to her name in the win. On the…
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Asian Games: Basma grateful to be Brunei’s flag-bearer

Asian Games: Basma grateful to be Brunei’s flag-bearer
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL wushu athlete Basma Lachkar has been selected as one of two flag-bearers to lead Brunei out at the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Saturday. Participating nations will have two flag-bearers - one male and one female - and she is joined by…
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HCMC stay perfect with win over Minimau

HCMC stay perfect with win over Minimau
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN HAPPY Claw Machine Corners (HCMC) eased past Minimau 58-32 to stay unbeaten in the Propel Women's Cup on Sunday. Charina Caballero put up a game-high of 20 points to pace HCMC in their third consecutive win. Karyn Ho added 11 while Nurhidayah Aizam @ Noorul Hidayah Hj Zamain was…
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Brunei Karatekas ready for Asian Games

Brunei Karatekas ready for Asian Games
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI will be represented by four karatekas to the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Farhah Syahirah Mohd Shamrin will contest in the women's individual kata event and then team up with Rodhayatul Adwanna Bakar and Farhana Najeeh Abdul Rahman for the team kata event. On the other hand,…
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Golden Girls surge to second win

Golden Girls surge to second win
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN GOLDEN GIRLS made it two wins out of two in the Propel Women's Cup after defeating Le Doux 52-38 on Saturday. They used an 11-0 run over a stretch of over six minutes in the fourth quarter to surge to victory at the BBA Court in Batu Bersurat. Tong…
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