Recent Posts Tagged With 'sports'

• Maldives Interested To Learn Malaysia's Sporting Success

  Posted on Friday May 29th, 2009 at 01:06 in sports

  Maldives, overwhelmed by the rapid progress of sports in Malaysia, are keen to establish cooperation in areas involving sports development. National Sports Institute (ISN) Director-general Datuk Dr Ramlan Abdul Aziz said Malaysia's success in estab...

• Maldives run with the wind

  Posted on Thursday May 28th, 2009 at 01:00 in sports, football, fifa, saff, afc cup, ali ashfaaq, ibrahim fazeel

  The tiny Indian Ocean nation of Maldives may be more famous as an idyllic getaway than a footballing powerhouse. However, in recent times football has been taking an increasing hold in the archipelago. Maldives soared nine places to 149 in May's FIF...

• Sriwijaya FC Eyes Osaka Surprise; PSMS Ready for Maldives Mystery

  Posted on Sunday April 5th, 2009 at 14:45 in sports, football

  Sriwijaya FC’s chances of reaching the Asian Champions League knockout phase are remote, but remote does not mean that it’s impossible. Having suffered two heavy defeats, the Indonesian double winner faces its toughest test yet as it travels to f...

• Stoikov Feels Every Match IS Tough

  Posted on Thursday February 12th, 2009 at 23:36 in sports, new radiant

  Former Maldives national football and New Radiant Coach Stoikov said that every match in the Wataniya Dhivehi League is tough and players have to fight at their best to win the match. In an interview to maldivesoccer.com ahead of Friday's clash aga...

• Former Nepalese Coach Thomas Flath To Join Maldives?

  Posted on Tuesday February 10th, 2009 at 00:28 in sports, maldives national team

  Football Association of Maldives (FAM) has confirmed that they are in negotiation with the former Nepalese Football coach Thomas Flath for the National football team. Flath was under eye from FAM after Nepalese team under him had performed improved g...

• Top ten Asian players of 2008

  Posted on Saturday December 27th, 2008 at 01:17 in sports, football

  Asia Editor of goal.com John Duerden rates the best 10 Asian performers of the outgoing year... 10. Ali Ashfaq (VB Sports & Maldives) The Man of Steel was once linked to a move to Europe and although it didn't quite happen, he hasn't looked bac...