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The Sun
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Faisal ready to repay national coach's trust if included in lineup
NATIONAL player, Faisal Halim, is determined to repay the trust of head coach Peter Cklamovski by helping Harimau Malaya achieve success if given an opportunity to join the squad for upcoming matches. According to Faisal, he is 100 percent ready and will give his best, acting as a morale booster for the team to play with more spirit and achieve encouraging results. The Selangor FC winger said this is the second call-up from the Australian-born head coach, and he feels it was time for him to regain what he had missed previously. 'Alhamdulillah...I received another call from coach (Cklamovski) and I am determined to rediscover my previous rhythm of play... in fact, now I am more enthusiastic and want to forget the dark moments that happened. 'However, I leave it to the coach... if he (Cklamovski) feels I'm not ready, I have no problem, but as a player, I will give my best,' he told reporters at a press conference for the Tier 1 international friendly against Cape Verde and the second Group F match of the 2026/2027 Asia Cup Qualifiers at the National Stadium. Faisal added that the match on May 29 is also an important one for the squad as preparation to face Vietnam, a team ranked higher than the national team, and demands a better performance. 'That's just ranking, we will display quality performance on the field later, we will be able to gauge the team's performance whether we need to improve or if we are ready enough to face Vietnam,' he said. Meanwhile, Cklamovski said he was happy with the training held in Johor Bahru which was divided into three phases and has now entered the second phase with more focus on forming game formations and tactical implementation, this time involving several Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) players. He also commented that Endrick Dos Santos' presence in the training camp seemed less fit and only trained for one day and needed to be rested for a while to undergo the recovery process, while goalkeeper, Ahmad Syihan Hazmi Mohamed, reported himself in satisfactory physical condition. 'For the presence of legacy players Rodrigo Holgado and Gabriel Palmeiro who first joined the Harimau Malaya training camp in preparation for the match against Vietnam in the third round of Group F of the 2027 Asian Cup Qualifiers, it is still too early to evaluate players who have just undergone training. 'For goalkeepers, five players were called up for training but only four people underwent training for the second phase before facing Cape Verde on May 29. Haziq (Nadzli) will be released for a while to join the Asian All-Stars squad against Manchester United, on May 28 and will be called back,' he said.
The Sun
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Faisal ready to repay coach's trust if included in lineup
NATIONAL player, Faisal Halim, is determined to repay the trust of head coach Peter Cklamovski by helping Harimau Malaya achieve success if given an opportunity to join the squad for upcoming matches. According to Faisal, he is 100 percent ready and will give his best, acting as a morale booster for the team to play with more spirit and achieve encouraging results. The Selangor FC winger said this is the second call-up from the Australian-born head coach, and he feels it was time for him to regain what he had missed previously. 'Alhamdulillah...I received another call from coach (Cklamovski) and I am determined to rediscover my previous rhythm of play... in fact, now I am more enthusiastic and want to forget the dark moments that happened. 'However, I leave it to the coach... if he (Cklamovski) feels I'm not ready, I have no problem, but as a player, I will give my best,' he told reporters at a press conference for the Tier 1 international friendly against Cape Verde and the second Group F match of the 2026/2027 Asia Cup Qualifiers at the National Stadium. Faisal added that the match on May 29 is also an important one for the squad as preparation to face Vietnam, a team ranked higher than the national team, and demands a better performance. 'That's just ranking, we will display quality performance on the field later, we will be able to gauge the team's performance whether we need to improve or if we are ready enough to face Vietnam,' he said. Meanwhile, Cklamovski said he was happy with the training held in Johor Bahru which was divided into three phases and has now entered the second phase with more focus on forming game formations and tactical implementation, this time involving several Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) players. He also commented that Endrick Dos Santos' presence in the training camp seemed less fit and only trained for one day and needed to be rested for a while to undergo the recovery process, while goalkeeper, Ahmad Syihan Hazmi Mohamed, reported himself in satisfactory physical condition. 'For the presence of legacy players Rodrigo Holgado and Gabriel Palmeiro who first joined the Harimau Malaya training camp in preparation for the match against Vietnam in the third round of Group F of the 2027 Asian Cup Qualifiers, it is still too early to evaluate players who have just undergone training. 'For goalkeepers, five players were called up for training but only four people underwent training for the second phase before facing Cape Verde on May 29. Haziq (Nadzli) will be released for a while to join the Asian All-Stars squad against Manchester United, on May 28 and will be called back,' he said.
Barnama
6 days ago
- Sport
- Barnama
Faisal Ready To Repay National Coach's Trust If Included In Lineup
JOHOR BAHRU, May 25 (Bernama) -- National player, Faisal Halim, is determined to repay the trust of head coach Peter Cklamovski by helping Harimau Malaya achieve success if given an opportunity to join the squad for upcoming matches. According to Faisal, he is 100 percent ready and will give his best, acting as a morale booster for the team to play with more spirit and achieve encouraging results. The Selangor FC winger said this is the second call-up from the Australian-born head coach, and he feels it was time for him to regain what he had missed previously. "Alhamdulillah...I received another call from coach (Cklamovski) and I am determined to rediscover my previous rhythm of play... in fact, now I am more enthusiastic and want to forget the dark moments that happened. "However, I leave it to the coach... if he (Cklamovski) feels I'm not ready, I have no problem, but as a player, I will give my best," he told reporters at a press conference for the Tier 1 international friendly against Cape Verde and the second Group F match of the 2026/2027 Asia Cup Qualifiers at the National Stadium, here, today. Faisal added that the match on May 29 is also an important one for the squad as preparation to face Vietnam, a team ranked higher than the national team, and demands a better performance. "That's just ranking, we will display quality performance on the field later, we will be able to gauge the team's performance whether we need to improve or if we are ready enough to face Vietnam," he said. Meanwhile, Cklamovski said he was happy with the training held in Johor Bahru which was divided into three phases and has now entered the second phase with more focus on forming game formations and tactical implementation, this time involving several Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) players. He also commented that Endrick Dos Santos' presence in the training camp seemed less fit and only trained for one day and needed to be rested for a while to undergo the recovery process, while goalkeeper, Ahmad Syihan Hazmi Mohamed, reported himself in satisfactory physical condition.
The Age
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Why this award-winning Fox veteran no longer watches cable news
Washington: David Hill's 2025 began in fear. A Los Angeles resident for 30 years, his home in the Pacific Palisades was nearly eaten up by the wildfire that ripped through the coastal neighbourhood in early January, killing 12 people and destroying thousands of houses. Hill and his wife Joan were evacuated for eight days, but the bricks and mortar survived – thanks to a wind shift, they were told. Many friends were not so lucky. 'It's devastating,' he says. 'You drive through the area and it brings tears to your eyes … Flying out of LAX this morning, there's Santa Monica, and then there's this huge black area where the Palisades were.' But then came better news. In the space of two weeks, the veteran Australian-born sports television producer found out he would receive not one but two lifetime achievement awards; one from the Sports Emmys, the other from industry bible Sports Business Journal. Hill may be American these days, but it's difficult to erase the Australian instinct for modesty. When the Emmys called, he said he was already getting a similar award from the Journal. 'I think you ought to change your mind,' he told them. They didn't. Hill will collect the gongs on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, New York time, respectively, at separate ceremonies in the city. Coincidentally, Wednesday is his 79th birthday. 'It's a massive abnormality for the same person to get back-to-back lifetime achievement awards. To be honest, it's a little overwhelming,' he says. 'I like to keep a low profile and stay under the parapet, but God almighty, this is really putting your head over the parapet.' Hill was born in Newcastle, NSW, and got his start as a copy boy at Sydney's Daily Telegraph newspaper. He worked at the ABC and Seven, but came into his own at Channel Nine, where he shook up the production of sport – including the rebel World Series Cricket – under then station owner Kerry Packer.
Sydney Morning Herald
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Why this award-winning Fox veteran no longer watches cable news
Washington: David Hill's 2025 began in fear. A Los Angeles resident for 30 years, his home in the Pacific Palisades was nearly eaten up by the wildfire that ripped through the coastal neighbourhood in early January, killing 12 people and destroying thousands of houses. Hill and his wife Joan were evacuated for eight days, but the bricks and mortar survived – thanks to a wind shift, they were told. Many friends were not so lucky. 'It's devastating,' he says. 'You drive through the area and it brings tears to your eyes … Flying out of LAX this morning, there's Santa Monica, and then there's this huge black area where the Palisades were.' But then came better news. In the space of two weeks, the veteran Australian-born sports television producer found out he would receive not one but two lifetime achievement awards; one from the Sports Emmys, the other from industry bible Sports Business Journal. Hill may be American these days, but it's difficult to erase the Australian instinct for modesty. When the Emmys called, he said he was already getting a similar award from the Journal. 'I think you ought to change your mind,' he told them. They didn't. Hill will collect the gongs on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, New York time, respectively, at separate ceremonies in the city. Coincidentally, Wednesday is his 79th birthday. 'It's a massive abnormality for the same person to get back-to-back lifetime achievement awards. To be honest, it's a little overwhelming,' he says. 'I like to keep a low profile and stay under the parapet, but God almighty, this is really putting your head over the parapet.' Hill was born in Newcastle, NSW, and got his start as a copy boy at Sydney's Daily Telegraph newspaper. He worked at the ABC and Seven, but came into his own at Channel Nine, where he shook up the production of sport – including the rebel World Series Cricket – under then station owner Kerry Packer.
