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1. Mekdi National Takraw League 2026 a top platform for grassroots players, says national coach

   6 days ago Harian Metro McDonald's Pantai Sentral Park, Kuala Lumpur 8.2 km

   National sepak takraw head coach Ahmad Jais Baharun says the Mekdi National Takraw League 2026 is the best platform for grassroots players to gain competitive experience. The league, jointly organised by McDonald's Malaysia and Harian Metro, opens in Seremban, Sungai Petani and Gong Badak next month before the final in Kuala Lumpur in November.

2. Jimmy Liong faces US teen Shimabukuro in KL Cup last 16

   6 days ago New Straits Times The Hood, Kuala Lumpur

   Malaysia's national No. 1 Jimmy Liong meets 15-year-old American Tama Shimabukuro in the round of 16 of the Leapmotor Kuala Lumpur Cup at The Hood tomorrow. Liong says singles is his strongest discipline and he is studying Shimabukuro's game before their first meeting. Several other Malaysians lost in the earlier rounds.