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Brunei-Muara A target knockout rounds in National Basketball League

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI-Muara A are aiming to at least make it into the knockout rounds of the inaugural National Basketball League. They will open their campaign against Kuala Belait when the competition tips off today at the BBA court in Batu Bersurat. Head coach of Brunei-Muara A Pong Bing Chau is targeting…

April 6, 2019

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Thank you coach Kwon!

Brunei will bid farewell to long time national football coach Kwon Oh-son after his contract ended last month. The Korean had spent more than 14 years in the Sultanate and brought us our only Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy (HBT) title in 2012. The 60-year-old and his son Hyuk-soo (who assisted with translation) took some time out…

April 5, 2019

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Two national open records broken at 4th Brunei Open & Masters C’Ships

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWANPictures: Courtesy of BASA TWO national open records and 14 championship records were broken over the weekend during the 4th Brunei Open & Masters Swimming Championships. Fourteen-year-old Emma Yusuf, swimming under the banner of Hammerheads Swimming Club, set a new national open record in the women’s 200m breaststroke event. She bettered her…

March 21, 2019

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Brunei shine at Special Olympics World Games

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWANPictures: Courtesy of SOBD SPECIAL Oympics Brunei Darussalam (SOBD) will return from the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi with one gold, two silver and three bronze medals. Muhammad Haziman Azrul Muhd Nurudin was the biggest winner after he won the country’s only gold medal in the 200m event…

March 21, 2019

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BSRC Sports Camp from March 18-22

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN ARE your kids spending too much time in front of screens and not getting enough sun? Sign them up for the BSRC (Brunei Shell Recreation Club) Sports Camp happening from March 18-22 at BSRC in Panaga. BSRC have teamed up with sports provider Omni Sports Sdn Bhd to bring their sports programmes…

March 19, 2019

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Bruneian fighters shine at STRIKE:Redemption main event

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN ALL three of Brunei’s fighters in the main event of STRIKE:Redemption’s Kickboxing Tournament finished at the winning end last night. Wali Rahman of Silverback Muay Thai was the first to taste success by claiming the STRIKE 73kg K-1 title with a second round TKO against Kenny Jafili of Team Karabaw (Malaysia). https://www.instagram.com/p/BuznXT6hKRA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link…

March 10, 2019

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Positivity key to Maziah’s strong comeback

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN MAZIAH Mahusin never backed down to her injury and is approaching full fitness once again. Having suffered from Calcaneal spurs on her right heel from 2010, Brunei’s first female Olympian finally underwent successful surgery to have them removed in July 2017. She is now back to fully competing and is…

March 8, 2019

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National Basketball League tips off next month

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE National Basketball League is finally happening! The Brunei Basketball Association, in collaboration with the Belait District Basketball Association and Tutong Basketball, will be hosting the inaugural National Basketball League early next month. The competition is set to replace the annual Inter-district Basketball Tournament and is slated to begin on April 6.…

March 6, 2019

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MS ABDB bag fourth straight DST Super League title

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN MS ABDB secured their fourth consecutive DST Super League crown with two games remaining after a 2-1 comeback win over Kasuka FC tonight. The Armymem are now on 43 points from 16 matches while Kasuka follow in second, with a better goal difference than Wijaya FC, 12 points behind. Kasuka got off…

March 3, 2019

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STRIKE: Redemption to feature 63 fighters

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN HAVE you purchased your tickets to STRIKE: Redemption yet? We are now just less than a week away from Brunei’s second regional amateur boxing and kickboxing tournament to be held at the Jerudong Park Amphitheatre. Supported by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and sports and sanctioned by the International Sports…

March 3, 2019

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