Losing a “New Found” Friend in Aik Mong

By Yong Soo Heong Shuttler Tan Aik Mong’s sudden demise in the evening of May 31, 2020 was indeed shocking, to say the least, for me. One...

Ah Mong the Giant

By Sylvia Ng I first got to know ”Ah Mong”, as he was always referred to that way, during our first MSSM (Majlis Sukan Sekolah-Sekolah...

Bunker King Nellan

Bunker King Nellan By George Das In the background, Jim Reeves was crooning “I Won't Forget You”. It seemed so apt, this country ballad, befittingly played...

Indian Football’s Three Aces

By Shyam Ghosh (Shyam Ghosh, cricketer turned sports journalist was Sports Editor of The Statesman, Kolkata. Has covered 7 FIFA World Cup, 4 Olympic Games...

I Am Golf!

I AM GOLF By George Das He was just not any ordinary golfer All about him was golf A local legend Father of Malaysia's professional golf An epitome of golf A...

Breakfast Time Bore!

By Colin Hart: My enduring memory of Muhammad Ali’s world title defence against Joe Bugner was that it was a crushing breakfast-time bore. Along with the 22,000 fans in...

A Class of Their Own

By Terence Netto: Most Malaysian sports fans who lived through the period would be apt to argue that the era between 1966, when we earned an...

Truly Incredible!

By R.Velu: When I was asked to write an article for this Malaysian sports book of untold stories, reminiscences, personalities and events, I was a bit...

How I Outfoxed Them

By S.Sabapathy: I was nearly outfoxed by ‘athletics politics’ for a place in the 4 x 400m relay team to the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. The relay...