The national football team has missed out on the final of the ASEAN Cup, after going down to Vietnam.

Harimau Malaya lost 2-0 in the second-leg of their semifinal in Hanoi last night, to wrap up a 4-0 defeat on aggregate.

Despite the result, interim coach Tan Cheng Hoe says he’s happy with the commitment showed by his players – who did well against the defending champions and tournament favourites.

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Meanwhile, Malaysia has lost 5-3 to Belgium in their final group match at the FIH Hockey World Cup.

This means the Speedy Tigers miss out on the quarterfinals, and have to settle for a place in the classification playoff.

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In other news, 

Six Malaysian reps, including Pearly Tan-M.Thinaah and Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik will be in action in the last-16 at the BWF World Championships today.

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Arsenal have agreed a deal worth over 50 million pounds for Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa.

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And, Carlos Sainz has signed a multi-year contract to remain with the Williams F1 team beyond 2027.