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Brunei swimmers chase Olympic dream

Brunei swimmers chase Olympic dream
Brought to you by Standard Chartered Bank Brunei. We are now just a few months away from the Tokyo Olympics! Brunei last sent a swimmer to the world’s biggest sporting spectacle in 2012 and this was made possible with the International Olympic Council’s concept of universality. This year we got the duo of Muhammad Isa…
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Wardun to retire at season’s end

Wardun to retire at season’s end
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN DPMM FC goalkeeper Wardun Yussof will call it quits at the end of the season. This was revealed by Brunei’s top shotstopper after a training session at the Jerudong Mini Stadium yesterday. “Actually I already decided to retire last year (after winning the Singapore Premier League title) but it is…
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DPMM FC set for pre-season tour in Cambodia

DPMM FC set for pre-season tour in Cambodia
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN DPMM FC will head to Cambodia for their pre-season tour this year. The Singapore Premier League (SPL) reigning champions have two games lined up and will open their tour against Visakha FC on Sunday before taking on PKR Svay Rieng two days later. DPMM FC coach Adrian Pennock, who extended…
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Pegasus to take on PBA Legend Willie Miller-led team

Pegasus to take on PBA Legend Willie Miller-led team
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN PEGASUS Brunei will be hosting two All-Star Gear Up Games next weekend in preparations for their Thailand Basketball Super League (TBSL) campaign next month. This was revealed by Pegasus Brunei founder Samuel Jong during a press conference at the Badi’ah Hotel earlier today. Brunei’s only professional basketball team will be…
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Pegasus unveil roster for TBSL

Pegasus unveil roster for TBSL
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN PEGASUS Brunei unveiled their 14-player lineup for the upcoming Thailand Basketball Super League (TBSL) at the Badi’ah Hotel earlier today. Brunei’s only professional basketball team have signed on 7’1 Serbian Pavle Cevtinovic as their world import and the trio of Filipino imports - Leo Avenido, Patrick Cabahug and Roider Cabrera…
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JCYS hang on to beat Kurapak

JCYS hang on to beat Kurapak
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN JCYS shrugged off a late charge by Kurapak for their first win in the BBA Youth Cup after an 87-77 victory last night. Fourteen-year-old Nathan Chiew came up big for JCYS with 31 points - 13 of them coming in the fourth quarter - at the BBA court in Batu…
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Avenido looking forward to Brunei return

Avenido looking forward to Brunei return
Picture: Courtesy of Lee SueningYee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGWAN LEO Avenido is looking forward to make his long-awaited return to playing for a Brunei-based professional basketball team once again. The 41-year-old has verbally agreed to play for Pegasus in the Thailand Basketball Super League (TBSL) from Feb 15 - March 22 next year. It has been…
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Pegasus to make pro-basketball debut in TBSL

Pegasus to make pro-basketball debut in TBSL
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI basketball is back in the professional scene! It has been seven years since the Brunei Barracudas folded and yesterday saw Pegasus Brunei confirm their participation in the upcoming Thailand Basketball Super League (TBSL) following a signing ceremony at the SD Avenue Hotel in Bangkok. Pegasus will be one of…
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Historic SEA Games for Brunei despite challenges

Historic SEA Games for Brunei despite challenges
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI’S chef de mission to the 30th SEA Games Hj Muhd Zamri Dato Paduka Hj Hamdani couldn’t contain his happiness after the national polo team bagged the country’s second gold medal yesterday. The result means this is Brunei's best showing at the SEA Games on foreign soil - winning more than…
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Taufiq fall to Do in 9-ball quarters

Taufiq fall to Do in 9-ball quarters
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL cueist Ahmad Taufiq Murni missed out on a podium finish at the 30th SEA Games after falling 9-7 to Vietnam’s Do The Kien in the quarter-finals of the 9-ball singles event yesterday. Taufiq look set for his first semi-finals appearance and a confirmed podium finish leading most of the way.…
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