Category Archives: Netball

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Angel Net Team crowned Jubilee Emas Netball champs

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN ANGEL Net Team were crowned champions of the Golden Jubilee netball tournament after holding on for a 40-35 victory over MS ABDB (Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council) today. Angel Net Team had booked their berth in final with a 53-24 victory over Red Butterfly in the semi-finals in…
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Jinadasa praise Royal Bees for improved performance

Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL coach Thilaka Jinadasa hailed her charges’ improved performance at the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur after finishing with a shared bronze medal for the second straight time. The Royal Bees ended their campaign yesterday at the Juara Stadium in Bukit Kiara with a 70-28 defeat to…
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