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Royal Bees miss out on podium

Royal Bees miss out on podium
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national netball team missed out on a podium finish for the first time after losing all of their matches at the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand. Brunei had managed to take home bronze medals in the last three editions where the sport was contested since they made their…
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Royal Bees place seventh at Asian Netball Championships

Royal Bees place seventh at Asian Netball Championships
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national netball team secured a seventh place finish at the 13th Asian Netball Championships after defeating Maldives 53-41 on Sunday. The latter has the better start and led by as many as five points and closed out the opening up 14-9 at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium in India.…
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Young Bees place seventh at Asian Youth Netball Championships

Young Bees place seventh at Asian Youth Netball Championships
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national under-21 netball team secured a seventh place finish at the Asian Youth Netball Championships 2023 in Jeonju, South Korea. The result sees them slip down a rung from the previous edition in Kashima, Japan in 2019. The Young Bees began their Group B campaign at the June…
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Royal Bees finish sixth at Asian Netball Championships

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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Know Your Athlete: Nur Hafizah Hj Abdul Sidek

Know Your Athlete: Nur Hafizah Hj Abdul Sidek
Nur Hafizah Hj Abdul Sidek is the vice-captain of the national netball team and is a three-time SEA Games bronze medallist. She not only represented Brunei in netball but also had stints with the national basketball team. We at BruSports News took a timeout to find out more about her. Q: Let’s begin by introducing…
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Royals Bees begin SEA Games campaign against Thailand on Tuesday

Royals Bees begin SEA Games campaign against Thailand on Tuesday
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL netball coach Jane Searle (pic R) is in an upbeat mood ahead of making her debut at the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines. The Australian only returned to Brunei in June - after coaching Brunei for the Asian Netball Championships last year - knows that there will be no…
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Football and Netball teams off to 30th SEA Games

Football and Netball teams off to 30th SEA Games
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI’S chef de mission to the 30th SEA Games Hj Muhd Zamri Dato Paduka Hj Hamdani hopes that it will be smooth sailing after touching down in the Philippines. The first batch of the Brunei contingent, a total of 52 members which included the football and netball teams, departed the Sultanate…
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Brunei athletes for 30th SEA Games

Brunei athletes for 30th SEA Games
Picture: Courtesy of jbs.bn Polo HRH Prince Hj 'Abdul MateenHRH Prince Hj Jefri BolkiahHRH Princess 'Azemah Ni'matul BolkiahYAM Pg Muda Abdul QawiYAM Pg Muda BaharColonel Hj Mohd Huzaimi Pehin Datu Harimau Padang Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Hj HusinHj Abdul Azeez Pehin Orang Kaya Lela Pahlawan Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Hj Mohd…
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87 athletes to represent Brunei at 30th SEA Games

87 athletes to represent Brunei at 30th SEA Games
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI will be sending a 140-member contingent - 87 athletes competing in 14 sports - to the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines at the end of November. This was revealed during a press conference at the Lecture Theatre of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Berakas earlier today. Present at…
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Thilaka to leave Brunei to chase World Cup dream

Thilaka to leave Brunei to chase World Cup dream
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN OUTGOING national netball coach Thilaka Jinadasa is returning home to chase her dream of an INF (International Netball Federation) Netball World Cup appearance. She had previously coached the Sri Lanka national team back in 2009, when they last won the Asian Netball Championships, but didn’t go to the World…
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