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Easyway begin title defence with victory

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN EASYWAY opened their title defence in the YOU.C1000 Cup with a comfortable 92-55 win over Chill in Group A on Sunday night. The defending champions had distributed scoring across the board with five players in double figures. Jakes Chong notched a game-high of 22 points while Ben Sim contributed 21…

June 26, 2022

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TK hold off Fateh for opening win

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN TK TEA House opened their Group B campaign of the YOU.C1000 Cup after hanging on for a 91-81 victory over Fateh on Saturday night. Elvin Requintin led the way for TK with 24 points while William Ching poured in 16. John Pascua was the other in double figures with 15…

June 26, 2022

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Will Easyway talk about six?

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN WILL it be number six for Easyway Basketball?The YOU.C1000 Cup, held in conjunction with His Majesty’s Birthday celebrations, tips off this Saturday at the BBA Court in Batu Bersurat. The five-time winners of the competition will begin their title defence on Sunday against Chill in Group B. Easyway captain Ben…

June 24, 2022

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Nina Juna bags 17th place at CrossFit Games semis

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN IT WAS mission accomplished for Nina Juna as she secured a 17th place finish at Far East Throwdown - the semi-finals of the 2022 CrossFit Games in Busan, South Korea. She tallied a total of 292 points over six events at the June 3-5 event, which featured a total of…

June 21, 2022

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Adi Salihin wins back-to-back SEA Games gold

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN “NEVER stop to make the country proud. Brunei Yakin!” Those were the words from Golden boy Mohammad Adi salihin Roslan after clinching gold in the men’s nanquan event at the 31st SEA Games on Saturday. The national wushu athlete ensured that the Brunei national anthem will be played at the…

May 14, 2022

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SEA Games: Pencak Silat team bag one silver and one bronze

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN IT was a successful campaign for the national pencak silat team at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games as they delivered one silver and one bronze medals. The trio of Anisah Najihah Abdullah, Norleyermah Hj Raya and Nur Wasiqah Aziemah Rosimah finished runners-up in the women’s seni regu event after…

May 11, 2022

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Karatedo team all set for SEA Games

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national karatedo team has worked to their best to prepare for the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam. Brunei will be sending five athletes to compete in the sport at the May 12 – 23 event. Muhammad Sufizan Mohd Sofian, who bagged a bronze medal in the last…

May 7, 2022

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SEA Games: Anisah motivated to be flag-bearer

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL pencak silat athlete Anisah Najihah Abdullah is proud to be named Brunei's flag-bearer at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA Games) in Vietnam. Anisah, who won bronze in the women's tunggal event at the last edition, never expected to be chosen to lead the country out at the opening…

May 6, 2022

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National silat team ready for new rules

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN IT will be a different affair for the national silat team heading into the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam this month. The seni events, which were previously contested in a pool system, has been changed to a knockout system. Brunei returned with one bronze medal in the last…

May 4, 2022

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Know Your Athlete: Nina Juna

Nina Juna, Brunei’s five-time fittest woman, became the latest YOU.C1000 ambassador and became the only Bruneian to make it into the semi-finals of the CrossFit Games 2022. Don’t let her petite frame fool you as the 30-year-old Temburong native can deadlift a weight of 143kg. Despite graduating in Computer Networking from Politeknik Brunei, she decided…

May 2, 2022

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