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Historic Malaysian Win Over Palestine

Sep 09, 2025

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The national football team has continued its unbeaten run under head coach Peter Cklamovski…after a 1-0 friendly victory over Palestine.

Harimau Malaya have now gone four matches without defeat, since the Australian took over in January.

Their latest win is also their first over Palestine in 24 years.

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The Malaysian women’s hockey team has missed out on a place in the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup…after going down 5-0 to South Korea in their final group game.

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Still on our athletes, national shuttler Toh Ee Wei has been given a 50 thousand ringgit special incentive by the Melaka state government, for winning the mixed doubles world title alongside Cheng Tang Jie recently.

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In other developments…Nottingham Forest has sacked Nuno Espirito Santo, after a breakdown in the relationship between the manager and the owner of the EPL club.

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Tunisia has booked its place at next year’s World Cup…joining Morocco as the first two nations from Africa to qualify for football’s showpiece event.

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And, Inter Miami striker Luis Suarez has been slapped with a three-game league suspension, for putting an opposition player in a headlock and spitting at a team official during their recent tie against the Seattle Sounders.