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Italian rider Marco Simoncelli has died after a horrific crash at the Malaysian MotoGP in Sepang. The race was stopped after four minutes when Simoncelli’s bike veered across the track at turn 11 into the path of Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi. The 24-year-old had his helmet knocked off and was hit by both other … Read more

*** WARNING video not for the faint hearted. The race was stopped after four minutes when Simoncelli’s bike veered across the track at turn 11 into the path of Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi. The 24-year-old had his helmet knocked off and was hit by both other riders. He was taken by ambulance to the … Read more

New MotoGP champion Casey Stoner, who clinched the title on with victory at home circuit Phillip Island on Sunday, will be searching to equal his own 2007 record of 10 victories in one season. Stoner is on a high after his title success, having won nine times this year and reached the podium at every … Read more

Defending champions Malaysia have been drawn in the “Group of Death” in the men’s Under-23 football competition for the Indonesia SEA Games next month. Malaysia will have to contend with hosts Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and Cambodia in Group A. Vietnam, who finished as runners-up to Malaysia at the Laos SEA Games in 2009, have a … Read more

Wayne Rooney made two penalty kicks Tuesday to lead 10-man Manchester United of England to a 2-0 victory over Otelul Galati in a UEFA Champions League match in Bucharest, Romania. Rooney opened the scoring in the 64th minute of the Group C match, but Man U captain Nemanja Vidic was sent off two minutes later. … Read more

South Korea’s Na Yeon Choi won the LPGA Malaysia on Sunday for her first LPGA victory of the season and fifth in three years, closing with a 3-under 68 to beat top-ranked Yani Tseng by a stroke. Choi finished at 15-under 269 at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club and earned $285,000. She birdied the … Read more

An IndyCar champion was killed today after his vehicle burst into flames following a high-speed 15-car pile-up. Briton Dan Wheldon died while competing in the Las Vegas Indy 300 where drivers reach speeds of up to 222mph. The 33-year-old’s Dallara-Honda car was catapulted over another racer and hurled into fencing, where it went up in … Read more

Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam went down softly to a Rio Ferdinand challenge in the 66th minute in the hotly contested match against Manchester United at Anfield. Eventhough there was no contact from the Manchester United defender, the referee nevertheless gave the freekick which resulted in Steven Gerrard opening the scoring with a well placed free … Read more

A big round of congratulations goes out to Malaysia’s own Safee Sali who has been appointed as team captain for Indonesia’s Pelita Jaya for the 2011/2012 season, he is also the first Malaysian footballer to be promoted as captain of a team outside of Malaysia. Taniah! Source

Malaysia has been selected as the next host for the Red Bull Tri-Nation Futsal Cup after the successful holding of the inaugural tournament, here, yesterday. The hosting of the annual tournament will be conducted on a rotation basis among the three participating countries – Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore. Red Bull regional marketing director Jyn Wee … Read more