Strong Winds Will Make This Year's Langkawi Regatta Smooth-sailing
LANGKAWI, Jan 6 (Bernama) -- Despite lesser participants, the challenge for the five-day Royal Langkawi International Regatta (RLIR 2009) which begins today, promises to be interesting and smooth sailing.

33 Teams For Langkawi International Regatta
LANGKAWI, Jan 5 (Bernama) -- Thirty-three yachts will take part in the Royal Langkawi International Regatta 2009 from tomorrow to Jan 10 at the Royal Langkawi Yacht Club here.

Second-liners For Laos SEA Games Not Confirmed
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 (Bernama) -- The plan to send second echelon athletes to the Laos SEA Games is only a proposal and no firm decision had been made on it yet, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said Monday.

Corporate Sector Asked To Chip In For Local Athletes
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 (Bernama) -- The patron of the National Athletes Welfare Foundation (YAKEB) Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor urged corporate entities to generously donate to the foundation for the welfare of athletes and former athletes.

MSBF Considering Second-liners For Sea Games
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Snooker Billiards Federation (MSBF) is considering sending second-liners to the Laos SEA Games in December in the wake of Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob's proposal to national sports bodies to do so.