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Linktech beat Veteran United in Chairman’s Cup

A Fitness Zone player (green) leaps to score a basket against JHY players (white) in the second match. – KHAIRIL HASSAN

BY Khairil Hassan

THE Chairman’s Cup basketball tournament continued last night at the Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) Basketball Court in Batu Bersurat, Gadong.

The first match saw Linktech beat Veteran United 99-66 in the Veteran’s Category.

Cycling community holds training session to stay fit during Ramadhan

The local cycling clubs in a group photo after their training. – KHAIRIL HASSAN

BY Khairil Hassan

THE Brunei cycling community organised a training session after sunnat Terawih prayer for all cyclists nearby the Youth Development Centre in Kampong Tanah Jambu last Saturday night.

DPMM FC rivals Tampines Rovers suffer AFC Cup exit (2019)

A Hanoi FC player dribbles the ball as Tampines Rovers FC players chase. – AFC

BY Fadhil Yunus

DPMM FC fierce rivals in the AIA Singapore Premier League Tampines Rovers FC narrowly missed out on a berth in the ASEAN Zonal semi-finals of the AFC Cup after they were unseated as the best runners-up team by Becamex Binh Duong on the last day of the campaign.

The Singapore-based side only tasted defeat once in six group stage games but the solitary defeat proved fatal to their hopes of progressing further in the competition.

Gladiators crowned TDAFA League champions (2019)

Gladiators Force FT in a group photo. – NFABD

BY Fadhil Yunus

GLADIATORS Force FT emerged champions of the Tutong District Amateur Football Association (TDAFA) League after defeating Tutong Hotspurs 3-1 in the final match at the Tutong Sports Complex recently.

Tutong Hotspurs opened the scoring in the 24th minute through Hanafizul Helmi bin Hanafiah. However, Mohd Isa bin Haji Bahar replied for Gladiators in the 33rd minute as either side could not be separated at the interval.

Spartan Race competitor eyes US, Greece meets (2019)

Zulkarnean bin Haji Tohara on the podium. – SPARTAN

BY Khairil Hassan

MANY have heard of the Spartan Race and the difficult obstacles that the Spartans had to undergo. Bruneians too have joined the race and even took podium positions.

Zulkarnean bin Haji Tohara, a 46-year-old Production Operations Officer working offshore for Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd, is one of the athletes from Brunei actively participating in the Spartan Race all over the region.