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Firdaus looks to sprint to new records

Firdaus looks to sprint to new records
Brought to you by Standard Chartered Bank Brunei.Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL sprinter Md Noor Firdaus Ar-Rasyid Hj Mohd Idris has set his sights on some new personal bests this year. Firdaus last competed at the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines in December where he ran a time of 21.84s in the 200m event.…
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Pennock: The health and safety of everybody is more important

Pennock: The health and safety of everybody is more important
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN DPMM FC coach Adrian Pennock is disappointed not to be able to feature in the Community Shield at the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore this Saturday. The reigning champions of the Singapore Premier League (SPL) were initially scheduled to face Singapore Cup champions Tampines Rovers FC but pulled out of…
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Two national open records smashed at 7th Brunei Sprints

Two national open records smashed at 7th Brunei Sprints
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWANPictures: Courtesy of BASA TWO national open records were broken during the 7th Brunei Sprints (LC) Swimming Championships over the weekend. Emma Yusuf (C) broke a 30-year-old record after recording a time of 1:19.74 in the women’s 100m breaststroke event at the National Aquatics Centre on Saturday. The 13-year-old, swimming under the…
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Padrigao: Programme not about winning yet

Padrigao: Programme not about winning yet
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN PEGASUS coach jade Padrigao insisted that winning is not their priority after his side slipped to their fourth consecutive defeat in the Thailand Basketball Super League (TBSL) on Sunday. The Brunei side suffered their largest defeat to date with a 92-42 drubbing at the hands of Luang Prabang on Saturday. They followed…
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SEA Games medallists feted at SPKS ceremony

SEA Games medallists feted at SPKS ceremony
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THIRTY-SIX athletes were rewarded yesterday for their achievements at the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines through the Sports Excellence Incentive Reward Scheme (SPKS). National wushu exponent Mohammad Adi Salihin Roslan was the biggest individual winner after bagging $10,000 for his gold medal in the men’s nandao/nangun combined event during a…
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Pegasus take positives out of TBSL opening weekend

Pegasus take positives out of TBSL opening weekend
Picture: Courtesy of Thailand Basketball LeagueYee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN IT was a good start for Pegasus despite losing their first two games in the opening weekend of the Thailand Basketball Super League. Brunei’s professional basketball team lost 76-58 to the Makabayan Warriors in their debut on Saturday. They followed that with a 107-79 defeat…
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DPMM FC ink new deals with players and sponsors

DPMM FC ink new deals with players and sponsors
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN DPMM FC held their annual players and sponsors signing ceremony earlier today for the upcoming Singapore Premier League (SPL) season. The event at the Red Jade Room of the Centrepoint Hotel was witnessed by the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Aminuddin Ihsan Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok…
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Johnson powers Raptors to win over Pegasus

Johnson powers Raptors to win over Pegasus
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN PEGASUS fell to back-to-back defeats in the opening weekend of the Thailand Basketball Super League (TBSL) after falling 107-79 against Thailand’s Dunkin Raptors tonight. The Brunei side stuck around in the first half before the Raptors pulled away in the third period at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok. Big man…
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Pegasus all set for TBSL debut

Pegasus all set for TBSL debut
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN PEGASUS head coach Jade Padrigao felt that his side got exactly what they needed from their gear up games against Team Miller over the weekend. Brunei’s professional team lost the first match 95-92 on Saturday before falling 102-99 in the second the following day to a team led by PBA…
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Team Miller edge Pegasus in thriller

Team Miller edge Pegasus in thriller
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN TEAM Miller edged Pegasus 102-99 for back-to-back wins in the all-star gear up games last night. Ray Miller topscored for Team Miller with 32 points while Sameen Swint added 29 - including six treys - in the victory at the BBA court in Batu Bersurat. Samuel Jong was the other…
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