Malaysia – The MRT station blocks my view of the city’s velodrome, so I can’t determine how or if the race concludes. Malaysian sports as a metaphor: Haphazard national creations obscure the reality. Malaysia’s uninspired 2021 Hanoi SEA Games. Poor performance. The sports ministry’s spin on 39 golds is misleading. The count needs benchmarks. Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, and Singapore …

Malaysia – With a 3-0 victory against reigning champions Indonesia on February 20, the Malaysian men’s team won their first Badminton Asia Team Championships (BATC) championship. Malaysia’s victory against Indonesia’s second stringers ended their arch-rivals’ hopes of winning the BATC for the fourth time since it started in 2016. Malaysia’s All England champion Lee Zii Jia had a shaky start …

Singapore – Coach Shin Tae-yong challenged his team to play to their capabilities in the final against five-time winners Thailand, saying that just the ambition to win the Suzuki Cup would not be enough to break Indonesia’s drought in the South-east Asian tournament. Due to the pandemic, the regional tournament is being played in a biosecure “bubble” in Singapore, where …