Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI got one foot into the final round of the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 after a 6-2 win over Timor Leste in the first leg of their qualifier on Saturday. The duo of Azizi Ali Rahman and Razimie Ramlli each bagged a brace. Azwan Salleh and Wafi Aminuddin…
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Wasps prepared to sting
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national football team are in high spirits ahead of the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup qualifiers. The Wasps will take on Timor Leste in a two-legged qualifier - with the winner joining the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia and Thailand in Group A. Despite being contested in a home and away format,…
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Chiew bags The Golf Nation Cup
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRYAN Chiew defeated 133 other golfers to emerged overall gross champion of the inaugural The Golf Nation Cup on Sunday. He carded a total of 74 during the Saturday morning session to land the title at the Royal Brunei Golf and Country Club in Jerudong. Chiew was delighted to…
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Weightlifting: Liyana shines at Asian Championships
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN LIYANA SIDEK made history as she became the first Bruneian woman to compete at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Manama, Bahrain recently. She set a new national record in the women's U-55kg category after lifting a combined total of 125kg (snatch and clean & jerk). The result betters…
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Anaqi bags bronze at Bogor meet
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL fencer Md Anaqi Danish returned with a bronze medal from the Knight Fencing Championship in Bogor, Indonesia in early October. He had placed 12th after the first round before winning the next three matches in the men's individual sabre event. Anaqi then fell 15-10 in the semi-finals against…
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Pang lifts BNS to 3×3 title
Yee Chun Leong TUTONG VANESSA Pang came through in the clutch to lift BNS to the women's title of the Aldric Construction Tutong 3x3 Challenge on Sunday. Pang, who was names the MVP, scored her side's last five points in the final to lift BNS to an 11-9 win over Tuffa. BNS had led 4-1…
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Brunei hold off Laos for victory
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Brunei won their first international game in over three years after holding on for a 1-0 win over Laos in their Tri-Nations friendly game on Tuesday. Naziruddin Ismail's goal in the first half separated the two sides at the Balapan Track & Field in Berakas. The Wasps' last win…
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Wasps fall to Maldives
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national football team slipped to a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Maldives in the Tri-Nations opener on Wednesday. The hosts saw plenty of the ball in the opening stages at the Balapan Track & Field in Berakas. Skipper Md Hendra Azam Md Idris hit a freekick from…
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Brunei powerlifters produce good showing at SEA Cup 2022
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN IT WAS a memorable international debut for the Powerlifting Federation Brunei Darussalam (PFBD) as they returned with 18 medals from the recently concluded Southeast Asian Cup 2022 in Malaysia. Held in Trove Hotel in Johor Bahru, six Bruneian athletes - coached by Mateen Amirrudin - brought home a haul…
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Royal Bees finish sixth at Asian Netball Championships
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL netball coach Nur Hafizah Hj Abdul Sidek was satisfied with the Royal Bees finishing sixth at the Asian netball Championships 2022 in Singapore. Brunei secured the position after defeating Maldives 51-42 in their final game at the OCBC Arena on Sunday. Fizah revealed that they had targeted to either…
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