Category: Sports
The Premier Pitch comes to Ipoh
The Premier Pitch, a Singapore-based sports establishment that created football facilities in Singapore, has opened a branch in Ipoh. The establishment was created by ex footballer, Paul Masefield, to enable football enthusiasts to have a game all day long and in any weather. Football fans will know Paul Masefield as the regular commentator on Astro’s [...]
Red Warriors Humble Seladangs
Three months into the season, Perak has little to show in terms of prowess. Against a technically superior Kelantan side, the Seladangs were literally gasping for the proverbial air. Predictably, the Perak team succumbed to a disappointing 2-0 defeat on its own pitch here in Ipoh on Saturday, March 17. The score left them lingering [...]
Ipoh International Run 2012
The 17th edition of the Ipoh International Run (IIR 2012) will be held on Sunday, July 1, in conjunction with Ipoh City Day and Visit Perak Year 2012. There are twelve categories in all based on age groups and gender. A new category, called “Fun Run”, will make its debut this year. Entry fee ranges [...]
PICA/YMCA Chess Tournament
The 15th PICA/YMCA International Chess Tournament was held at the YMCA Ipoh, recently. It saw the participation of 97 players, including national players, a turnout that was better than expected. Time-control was 20 minutes, to ensure that the tournament could be completed within a day. There were a total of seven rounds. There were five [...]
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey Tournament
The 21st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament will be held at Stadium Sultan Azlan Shah from May 24 till June 3. Incidentally, the date coincides with the second school term holidays. This was announced by Perak Hockey Association President Dato’ Abdul Rahim Mohd Ariff. Seven teams, including Malaysia, will be participating this year. They [...]
Northern Paintball Series 2012
The second leg of the annual Northern Paintball Series was held at Taman Rekreasi Sultan Abdul Aziz (Polo Ground) over a weekend recently. The sport has a huge local following. The reason why it was held in Ipoh was to cash in on the on-going Visit Perak Year 2012. The series was organised and sponsored [...]
Seladangs in the Bin
Perak’s edgy season appears to be heading on a downward spiral, after they were effectively eliminated from the Malaysian FA Cup by Terengganu on Saturday, March 10. Despite matching up to Terengganu’s talented team for most of the game, Ashaari Shamsuddin’s goal just before half time was enough to seal the Seladangs’ fate. Perak has [...]
Thunderbolts Win League Title
Tunku Mahkota Ismail Sports School (SSTMI) Thunderbolts won the Malaysia Junior Hockey League crown beating UniKL Young Guns 2-1 at the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Stadium, Ipoh on Sunday, March 4. The final matches were played on the stadium’s newly laid blue pitch, the third of its kind in the world. Thunderbolts took home RM25,000 [...]
Seladangs Struggle
The road to success for Perak is never going to be easy. Despite topping the league table after an impressive victory over Sarawak, the Seladangs’ luck ran out with successive defeats to T-Team in Kuala Terengganu and Lions XII at Stadium Perak. What is the reason for the defeat then? It is not difficult to [...]
Perak Grand Prix Chess Championship
For the third consecutive year, Perak International Chess Association together with Dato’ Arthur Tan Chess Centre, organised the Tan Sri Lee Loy Seng Perak Grand Prix Chess Championship. It is a series of rapid chess competitions that are held in various districts in Perak over the next few months. Top ten players in the open [...]
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