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​ WORLD CUP FINAL: ARGENTINA 0(0) - GERMANY 0(1) AET Germany finally won the World Cup for the fourth time in a dramatic way after beating Argentina 1-0 score in a high octane match, at the Maracana Stadium . Fresh from beating Brazil with 7-1 score last Wednesday, The Germans showed to the world that they are the new King of of football and Joachim Low have answered his critics by becoming the first man to lead a European team to win the World Cup glory on South American soil. ​ Argentina should have had an early goal but Gonzalo Higuain blew the chance away after the striker shot wide with only the goalkeeper to beat. A few minutes later, he tapped in Ezequiel Lavezzi 's cross but was unfortunate to be caught offside. Then, Lionel Messi sent the ball past Neuer , but Jerome Boateng cleared the ball away. After the restart, Messi threatened the Germany defense again, but his shot went wide. Miroslav Klose record-breaking career ended when he was sub...

​ WORLD CUP SEMIFINAL: ARGENTINA 0(4) - NETHERLANDS 0(2) Argentina scored all four penalty kicks in a shootout against the Netherlands on Wednesday in São Paulo to advance to the World Cup final for the first time since 1990. Lionel Messi made the first and his teammates Ezequiel Garay , Sergio Aguero and Maxi Rodriguez followed suit to earn Argentina a date with Germany in Sunday's final in Rio de Janeiro. The Netherlands missed two of their first three attempts, with first Ron Vlaar and then Wesley Sneijder seeing their shots saved by Argentina's goalkeeper, Sergio Romero . After 120 minutes of scoreless exasperation in a World Cup semifinal on Wednesday that was by turns tense, cautious, clumsy, gripping and stubbornly unyielding. There was little space to move, few chances to score. Sometimes the match was as dreary as the misty evening chill. If it possessed any beauty, it was not in gracefulness but in stark, struggling exertion.  ​ Sergio Rome...

​ WORLD CUP SEMIFINAL: BRAZIL 1 - GERMANY 7 Germany ended Brazil's World Cup dreams in a brutal fashion after a 7-1 humiliation. A stunning performance from Germany and a disgracefully amateur turn from Brazil led to a historic result in the World Cup semifinal at Belo Horizonte. Brazil's players mourned the absence of the injured Neymar before kick-off, but captain Thiago Silva was an even bigger loss. The result was their first competitive home defeat in 39 years, and the end of their hopes of making it to the World Cup final at the iconic Maracana on Sunday. Thomas Muller gave the three-time winners an early lead before a period of utter chaos saw Miroslav Klose break the World Cup scoring record, Toni Kroos add two more in the space of 179 seconds and Sami Khedira net a fifth. Chelsea striker Andre Schurrle , on as a substitute, added two more after the break before Brazil's followers delivered what must be regarded as the defining insult to their na...

​ MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE: SARAWAK 0 - JDT 1   Star-studded Johor Darul Takzim (JDT) clinched the coveted Super League title in style by beating Sarawak 1-0 at the State Stadium in Kuching. Matches played were the final fixtures in the 2014 Super League season which came to a close last night. JDT who finished with 44 points pocketed RM500,000 while second placed Selangor accumulated 41 points while Pahang with 37 points finished third.   Selangor finished as the runner-up after managing only a 2-2 draw against relegated PKNS FC at the Shah Alam Stadium. Argentina import Jorge Pereyra Diaz was the toast of JDT after squeezing in the winner in the 66th. Apart from winning the Super League title, JDT also earned a ticket to play in the Asian Football Confederation ( AFC Cup ) for the second time after 2009. Team MP W D L F A P JDT 22 13 5 4 39 22 44 Selangor 22 12 5 5 2...

​ MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE: PKNS 2 - SELANGOR 2 Selangor failed to win the Malaysia Super League title after they only managed to draw against PKNS FC . The result gave  Johor Darul Takzim  (JDT) their first ever Super League win. The Red Giants came to the stadium with high hopes as they were confident in defeating the home side.  ​ It was a great start for the visitors as their top scorer, Paulo Rangel scored the first goal on the 22nd minute to put them up by 1-0. But The Red Ants did not give up and Patrick Ronaldinho scored the equalizer for them after he managed to beat the offside trap. The Red Giants did not wait too long to score back as Rangel scored from the corner to put his goal tally to 16 goals in the MSL.  ​ Selangor looked certain to win this match with better ball possession until The Fire Ants were given a penalty which was converted by the South Korean, Kim Dong Chen to put the scoreline 2-2 until the end. With the draw, Mehmet Durakovic 's men finished s...

​ MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE: ATM 1 - SIME DARBY 1   ATM and Sime Darby completed their final league match with a draw at the Selayang Stadium yesterday.   Sime Darby were without their super striker Mateo Roskam in the starting line-up found it hard to break ATM backline anchored by captain Hairuddin Omar . The Gladiators took the advantage in the first half when Bruno Martelotto scores from the penalty spot. The goal gave ATM a one goal lead until the end of first 45 minutes. ​  Sime Darby return after the break trailing with a goal down. They looked more organized. Within three minutes after the restart, Mahmoud Al Amna grabs the equalizer from a good finishing. ​  ATM pushed further and started to control the game. Sime Darby held tight to deny ATM's continuous pressures. The match ended with a 1-1 draw. Sime Darby took 5th place the Super League, while ATM escaped relegation by finishing at 10th position. Photos by: Fadzil Hisham / Tigers Super Sports Stay Healthy...

​ MALAYSIA PREMIER LEAGUE: PDRM 2 - KEDAH 3   As expected, PDRM were finally crowned the 2014 Malaysia Premier League Champions. The cops finished top of the 12-team standings with 52 points despite going down to the Canaries. They finished ahead of second-placed Felda United by two points. Felda in their last game defeated Perlis 3-2 in Kangar. ​  At the Selayang Stadium, the visitors raced to a comfortable 3-0 lead with goals from Syazwan Zainon (44th), South Korean winger Namkung Woong (56th) and Billy Mehmet (58th) before Police staged a late fightback and bounced back with goals from Ali Ashfaq (60th) and Fauzi Majid (78th). ​  PDRM and Felda United secured promotion to the Super League next season. Penang and Kedah finished in third and fourth spot with 44 and 38 points respectively. The top four also automatically qualified for the 16-team Malaysia Cup competition, which kicks off in August. Photos by: Moharzan / Tigers Super Sports Follow us on Facebook ! ...