Kuala Lumpur Dragons Emerge As First Malaysian Professional Basketball Club In Asean Basketball League

This October sees the first ever appearance of KL Dragons, Malaysia’s first professional basketball team at the inaugural ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). The stellar cast of basketball players, led by Mr. Goh Cheng Huat is also the first and only team to represent Malaysia in the ABL – an event fully endorsed by the South East Asia Basketball Association (SEABA) and International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia.

KL Dragons is the brainchild of three of Malaysia’s very own young successful entrepreneurs: Mr. Ruben Emir Gnanalingam, Dato’ Wira Dani Daim and Dato’ Robin Tan Yeong Ching, who all share a passion for sports and the expansion of basketball in Malaysia. Dato’ Robin Tan, on forming KL Dragons said, “Basketball has and continues to be a passion of mine. I have been playing the game since my teenage years and am still actively playing whenever I get the time. When this opportunity to participate in the ABL and the Dragons was presented to me I jumped at the chance as I felt that such an endeavor would expose the sport that I love to many more people in the country and the region. Hopefully the ABL will see this sport gaining the exposure it deserves.”

The KL Dragons aims to create regional platforms of high performance sports and will also be building facilities, infrastructure and developing players’ skills. “We hope to create an alternative avenue for kids to participate in a healthy lifestyle and fuel their passion in striving to be the best by giving them opportunities to become professional players,” Dato’ Wira Dani Daim says, who envisions a future where youths chooses basketball as a profession.

For a start, KL Dragons would be organizing an Under-14 and Under-17 league with the objective of nurturing the youth in basketball, developing them into professional players. With teams from five other different countries such as Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Philippines, KL Dragons sees this as a good opportunity to bring international experience in developing the youth of Kuala Lumpur and also Malaysia.

As the sole team participating from Malaysia, the team has vowed to perform their best and do their nation proud. The public is more than welcome to lend their support by watching KL Dragons play at the ABL; lucky participants may even win amazing prizes during half-time.

The KL Dragons will open their season at home against Brunei Barracudas on 14th October 2009, 8pm at the MABA Stadium, KL. For the Dragons’ full season schedule  click here

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ASIA VERSUS RUSSIA.

Catch top stars from Asia – Sania Mirza and Zheng Jie taking on Russian duo Elena Dementieva and Maria Kirilenko in the Showdown of Champions 2009, the Glam Slam.

Endorsed by tennis celebrity, Anna Kournikova, as the event ambassador, the Showdown of Champions 2009 is a star-studded two-night event that combines glamour, beauty, sports and fashion with tennis.

World no 5 Elena Dementiva will join forces with her fellow Russian, Maria Kirilenko, to take on two of Asia’s biggest sporting icons – Zheng Jie of China and India’s Sania Mirza.

Elena is the 2008 Olympic Games gold medallist who enjoys a good record in Asia while Maria, the world No 61, is one of the most attractive and sexiest tennis stars on the planet.

Sania, blessed with Bollywood looks and one of the most recognized personalities in India, is regarded with a passion usually reserved for movie stars and the country’s cricket team. She is currently ranked 58^th in the world.

Zheng Jie, ranked 35th in the world, has the distinction of becoming the first Chinese player ever to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam singles tournament in Wimbledon in 2008 and only the second time a wild-card player has reached the women’s semifinals in the Open era.

The Showdown of Champions 2009, Asia versus Russia – the Glam Slam is brought to you by LD Sports, and supported by Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia.

LD Sports is a leading sports event management company that staged the Merdeka Tennis Festival in 2007 and the 2008 Showdown of Champions with resounding success.

Notes:
Available Show Time: 19th & 20th December 2009

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STADIUM SHAH ALAM, 31 JULAI 2009

The Red Giants will play against Indonesian club Persib Bandung in the inaugural Selangor Cup football match at the Shah Alam Stadium on July 31.

The FA of Selangor (FAS) president, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, said that the Selangor Cup would be an annual affair and future matches may feature world renowned clubs from Europe.

“If the Selangor Cup is well received and we continue to stamp our mark in Malaysian football, there is a possibility of inviting teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona or Liverpool,” he said after the launch of the Selangor Cup in Shah Alam yesterday.

Persib Bandung finished third in the Indonesian League this year behind champions Persipura Jayapura and Persiwa Wamena.

They have several past and present internationals in their ranks, among them striker Christian Gonzales, who is the joint top scorer with Boaz Solossa with 28 goals. And the foreigners in their side are Lorenzo Cananas (Paraguay), Nyeck Nyobe (Cameroon), Rafael Alfes Bastos and Hilton Moreira (Brazil).

The team’s assistant coach, former international Robby Darwis, was among the Indonesian delegation at the launch ceremony yesterday.

Selangor manager Zakaria Abdul Rahman did not rule out the possibility of his team including guest players for the match against Persib Bandung.

“We want to attract more fans and if we get the green light from the FAS president, we will work on it,” said Zakaria of having in their side Indonesians Bambang Pamungkas and Ellie Aiboy, who played key roles in Selangor’s trebles success in 2005.

Tickets for the match have been priced at RM10 (adults) and RM5 (children below 12-years-old).

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LIVE IN STADIUM SHAH ALAM ON 20 May 2009

The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism and comedy. The Globetrotters were created in 1926 in Chicago and have since then played more than 22,000 games in 118 countries with having lost only three matches in their entire history.

Apart from the exhibition game, the Globetrotters’ acts feature incredible coordination and skilful handling of one or more basketballs, such as passing or juggling balls between players, balancing or spinning balls on their fingertips, and making unusual, difficult shots. The whole event is about fun and interaction with the audience, therefore being a truly memorable show for the entire family.

FACTS & FIGURES

• Currently, there are 390 live events, entertaining over 2.5 million fans worldwide per year.
• The audience comprises of 70 % families
• Nelson Mandela, Pope John Paul II and Whoopi Goldberg have been officially named as honorary team members
• In April 2000, during halftime of the NABC All-Star Game, Michael Globetrotters’ “Wild Thing” Wilson broke his own world record in the vertical slam dunk by successfully dunking on a 12-foot (3.66m) basket – a regulation basketball hoop stands at 10-feet (3.05m)
• There were three movies about the Harlem Globetrotters, a further three cartoons and several TV series features including Futurama and Hell’s Kitchen

GREAT NEWS

Due to such overwhelming response, We are happy to announce that tickets for the Harlem Globetrotters Show have been reduced! Below are the new special prices:

1. RM 203 to RM 153

2. RM 153 to RM 103

3. RM 83 to RM 53

Students can purchase their tickets at a special price of RM33 (for the RM53 tickets). A valid IC (for under 18years non university/college students) and/or a Student Identification Card must be presented upon purchase at the outlets or the event venue.

We will reimburse customers who have already purchased their tickets accordingly, based on the new pricing.

Pertandingan Futsal 100 Tahun SIA

HTO De Futsal

Subang Jaya, Selangor

3rd May 2009

Yuran Pertandingan

Terbuka Lelaki : RM100.00
Terbuka Wanita : RM100.00

Hadiah-Hadiah

Lelaki

Juara – Wang Tunai RM 3,000 + Medal
Naib Juara – Wang Tunai RM 1,500  + Medal
Pasukan Kalah di Separuh Akhir – Wang Tunai RM 750 + Medal

Wanita

Juara – Wang Tunai RM 2,000 + Medal
Naib Juara – Wang Tunai RM 1,000  + Medal
Pasukan Kalah di Separuh Akhir – Wang Tunai RM 500 + Medal

Tarikh Tutup

28 April 2009 , 5 Petang

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Hamdan – 018-2208885
Raja Restam – 018-2200072

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AFC CUP 2009 – Johor FC and Kedah FA

The battle lines were drawn for the AFC Cup 2009 with the draw for the group stage throwing up intriguing battles across the continent.

Twenty-nine teams came out of the pots to be slotted into eight groups of four teams each. Three teams from the playoffs for the AFC Champions League will complete the line-up, making this the first time ever the AFC Cup is being played with a full roster of 32 teams with a Round of 16. Five groups are in the West and three in the East.
Johor FC and last year treble champions Kedah FA will be played in Group F and Group G. the match for this two teams are: