LEBAK BULUS (15 Nov 2011) – Brunei avoided the wooden spoon tag from Group B of the men’s football event this year when they played perhaps their best game to beat the Philippines 2-1 at the Lebak Bulus Stadium this evening. The Sultanate side who were embarrassed 8-0 by Vietnam in their previous game were…
JAKARTA (15 Nov 2011) – With their first game against hosts Indonesia in the men’s Futsal event just days away, Philippines chief coach Esmaeil Sedigh has promised a sterling performance. The Futsal event at this year’s SEA Games will kick off on 17 November 2011 but the Philippines will have a rest day instead which…
LEBAK BULUS (15 Nov 2011) – Myanmar delivered what was expected of them this afternoon at the Lebak Bulus Stadium – scoring a close 1-0 win over Timor Leste to ensure that they took control of Group B at least for the next 48 hours. With current group leaders Vietnam on the same ten points,…
JAKARTA (15 Nov 2011) – Whatever happens later today in their match against Brunei, one thing which is certain is that the current Philippines team will be kept intact for the next edition of the SEA Games in 2013. “We will keep the team and make it ready for 2013,” said Dan Palami, the team…
JAKARTA (15 Nov 2011) – Singapore will host the 28th SEA Games in 2015 to mark the country’s 50th anniversary of independence. Gen Yutthasak Sasiprabha, president of the National Olympic Committee of Thailand, said after this week’s meeting of chiefs of member countries that Singapore had been overwhelmingly approved to host the Games. It will…
JAKARTA (15 Nov 2011) – Indonesia’s talismanic striker Bambang Pamungkas admits that the four successive losses they suffered thus far in Group E of the third round 2014 World Cup qualifiers is an embarrassment. Bambang or Bepe as he is more known as made the statement ahead of Indonesia’s clash against Iran later night at…