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MALAYSIA CUP: KELANTAN 2 - TERENGGANU 0 Kelantan sent their neighbour Terengganu to the bottom of group C after their 2-0 win at Stadium Sultan Muhammad IV , Kota Bharu. The Red Warriors who are looking for their first win in this campaign controlled the game from the kick-off.  Their hard work finally paid off in the 10th minutes as Dickson Nwakaeme headed in for Kelantan 's first from a Badhri Radzi pass. Then Terengganu struggled to find an equaliser, but the home denfence was rock steady. The first half ended with Kelantan in front with a goal lead. The second half saw both teams not giving up to get 3 points from the match. However, disaster arrived again for Terengganu in the 74th minute, Vincent Bikana brought down Nwakaeme at the edge of the penalty box. Zairo Anuar Zalani stood up to smash the freekick into the top corner of Terengganu's goal. Kelantan held on to collect full 3 points at their home ground. Photo: Tigers Super Sports What's your

MALAYSIA CUP: PKNS 2 - JOHOR DT 0 Patrick Ronaldinho was the hero in PKNS FC 's win over Johor Darul Takzim ( JDT ) at Shah Alam Stadium last night. The Liberian born player scored a brace to silent the star studded Southern Tigers . It was a great start for Abdul Rahman Ibrahim squad in the 2013 Malaysia Cup campaign. Ronaldinho opened the scoring in the 19th minutes. The goal shocked JDT and they started to attack on PKNS goal. However, the defenders were in great form denying JDT for an equaliser. The first half ended with PKNS leading with a 1 goal advantage.  JDT started the second half with more determinations. While launching continuous attacks for the equaliser, PKNS upset JDT again with Ronaldinho's second goal in the 58th minute. The desperation continued when JDT goalkeeper was shown the yellow card for handling the ball outside his penalty bow. Despite being backed by the travelling fans, JDT have to accept another unnecessary loss when the

MALAYSIA CUP: SIME DARBY 4 - ATM 3 Sime Darby started their 2013  Malaysia Cup campaign strongly by defeating ATM in a 7-goals thriller at Selayang Stadium . The club side which finished second place in the 2013 Malaysia Premier League displayed a strong attacking play against the more experienced opponents. Togaba Kontiwa opened the scoring with a simple tap-in after receiving a pass from Karlo Primorac , who initiated a counter attack. Armed Forces were back on level terms in the 16th minute after Firdaus Faudzi , who was under pressure, put the ball into his net. Kontiwa added his second goal after beating ATM's goalkeeper Farizal Harun . Then Hadzirun Hamid found the back of the net after a spill by Farizal from Fazrul Hazli Kadri 's long shot. The first half ended with Sime Darby leading 3-1. The second half started with both teams playing high tempo game. Sime Darby strikes again as Fazrul headed in a cross from Amirul to make it 4-1. ATM finally realised tha

Photo: Fadzil /  Tigers Super Sports MALAYSIA CUP: PAHANG 1 - KELANTAN 1 Pahang was almost humiliated by Kelantan at their home ground after earning a draw in a hard fought match tonight. The east-coast derby was an intense affair in front of 25000 strong fans at Darulmakmur Stadium , Kuantan. Kelantan started the match in style when Badri Radzi ( Piya ) opened the scoring in the first 10 minutes. Pahang struggled to find the right tempo to overcome the ambitious Red Warriors . The first half ended with the visiting team leading 1-0. Pahang came back into the second half with a more organized plays. They got the advantage when Fakri Saarani was shown the red card for dangerous play. However Kelantan defended well for despite playing with 10 players. As Pahang were moving into full attacking mode, they were also down to 10 players when Surendran reacted physically to Daudsu challenged. Though, the match wasn't over until Pahang finally found the equalizer in the final mi

Robin van Persie salvaged Manchester United 's pre-season difficulties by delivering the goals that brought David Moyes his first silverware as manager. The Dutchman struck early in each half to allow The Red Devils to repel the threat of an adventurous Wigan and claim the Community Shield for the 20th time. Most importantly, it is the first trophy for Moyes, who is having such a huge responsibility after succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson in May.  The man who scored 30 goals in his first season at Old trafford took only six minutes to get started with a superbly directing header that put United on the way to winning this trophy for a 20th time. His second arrived just before the hour, Van Persie instinctively cut inside and although it took a deflection off Perch to beat Carson , as the shot was on target, it meant last season's Golden Boot winner claimed a double, and Moyes claimed the trophy. After all the unsettled Wayne Rooney 's saga, the unforgiving transfer

The 87th edition of The Malaysia Cup will begin on 20th August with group stage matches and is expected to end on 3rd November with the final which will be held at Bukit Jalil National Stadium . 16 teams have qualified to compete in the prestigious football competition in the country. The teams are drawn into 4 groups of 4 teams. The group winners and runners-up will play on in the quarterfinals. The draws were held in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Last year champion Kelantan will be playing in Group C together with Pahang , Terengganu and Negeri Sembilan . Lions will have to compete with 2013 Premier League winner, Sarawak together with Perak and Kedah in Group D.  32 times champions Selangor will have to face ATM , Sime Darby and Johor in Group A. ATM was the runners-up of the 2012 edition. Big spending JDT was drawn with another 3 club teams, PKNS , T-Team and Felda United  in Group B. Group A Selangor, ATM, Sime Darby, Johor Group B JDT, PKNS,

An incredible Maracana atmosphere spurred Brazil to their third consecutive Confederations Cup , with a brilliant 3-0 win against World Cup holders Spain . Fred grabbed a brace and Neymar scored yet another brilliant goal. Sergio Ramos missed a penalty with his side three down and Gerard Pique then saw red with around 20 minutes remaining. The Maracana celebrated the win with gusto, and the host nation will be hoping that Thiago Silva will lift another iconic trophy in this stadium in just over 12 months' time. Not enough  FOOTBALL ??? Click HERE!