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Wushu: Medals galore for Brunei

Wushu: Medals galore for Brunei
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Brunei wushu team were the biggest winners of the 1st Brunei International Wushu Championships. The hosts concluded the May 2 - 5 event with a haul of 29 gold, 13 silver and 13 bronze medals at Youth Centre in the Capital. The Australia Wushu Team were second best in the eight-team…
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Top-8 finish for Taufiq at Borneo 9-Ball Open

Top-8 finish for Taufiq at Borneo 9-Ball Open
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN AHMAD Taufiq Murni put up a strong showing at the Borneo 9-Ball International Open Series 2 in Indonesia last week. The national cueist recorded a top-eight finish at the Bacoot Pool & Cafe in Pontianak. He began his campaign at the April 22-27 competition with a nail-biting 7-6 win…
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DPMM FC beat PL Legends in exhibition game

DPMM FC beat PL Legends in exhibition game
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN DPMM FC defeated the PL Legends 4-2 in an exhibition match as part of the Imagine Football Fiesta on Tuesday night. Jermaine Pennant opened the scoring for the PL Legends in the 10th minute with a strike from inside the box. DPMM FC equalised through Rosmin Hj Kamis with…
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Bronze for Wong at International Wushu Invitational

Bronze for Wong at International Wushu Invitational
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL wushu athlete Hosea Wong Zheng Yu did the country proud after a bronze medal finish at the International Wushu Invitational 2024 in China. He managed a score of 9.646 points to place third in the men's taijiquan event at the Culture and Sports Indoor Stadium in Jiangshu on…
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DPMM FC impress in pre-season win over Guangxi Pingguo Haliao

DPMM FC impress in pre-season win over Guangxi Pingguo Haliao
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN DPMM FC got their pre-season off to a good start after defeating 10-man Guangxi Pingguo Haliao 3-1 on Saturday night. It was the first match in charge for new head coach Rui Capela Batista and he was delighted with the showing. "We gave our best eventhough we only had…
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DPMM FC to take on Guangxi Pingguo Haliao and EPL Legends

DPMM FC to take on Guangxi Pingguo Haliao and EPL Legends
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN DPMM FC fans will get to catch the new-look team in action twice in the Sultanate this month. They will begin their pre-season as they face off against Chinese League 1 side Guangxi Pingguo Haliao on April 20th at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Berakas. The 2019 Singapore Premier League champions…
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New records for Liyana at IWF World Cup

New records for Liyana at IWF World Cup
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN LIYANA SIDEK broke the national record in the women's U-55kg category at the IWF World Cup 2024 in Phuket, Thailand on Tuesday. She lifted a combined total of 130kg (snatch and clean & jerk) to better her record by 3kg set at the World Weightlifting Championships in Saudi Arabia…
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DPMM FC new coach Batista begins reign

DPMM FC new coach Batista begins reign
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NEWLY appointed DPMM FC head coach Rui Capela Batista has settled in quickly after arriving in Brunei in the middle of February. The 54-year-old began his reign with their first training session at the beginning of March. "I have good expectations for our team to do a great job…
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Basma shortlisted for The World Games Athlete of the Year

Basma shortlisted for The World Games Athlete of the Year
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI wushu athlete Basma Lachkar has been nominated for The World Games Athlete of the Year 2023. This comes after she clinched a historic gold medal for Brunei at the World Games 2022 after winning the women's taijiquan and taijijian combined event at Birmingham, USA. The 20-year-old followed that…
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Taufiq ends year on a good note

Taufiq ends year on a good note
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL cueist Ahmad Taufiq Murni was the top Bruneian performer at the recently concluded 6th CBSA Chinese Billiards World Championship 2023. In what was Brunei's debut in the event, the 35-year-old finished in 33rd position out of 128 cueists in the main draw at the Yushan Sports Centre. He…
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