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Onto its ninth season now, the all-electric racing series Formula E has been picking up steam with its mission to race through the streets of the most iconic cities in the world - to show just what sustainable mobility is capable of and how driving electric vehicles can make for a better, cleaner future. One of the top teams in the series, Jaguar TCS Racing - has been growing from strength to strength, ending up second in the driver's championship & fourth in the constructors championship in the 21/22 season.

With the electric revolution picking up for commercial vehicles, we get an insight into what Formula E is all about and the nuances of electric-motorsport by speaking to the major players from Jaguar TCS - first driver Mitch Evans, team principal James Barclay & technical engineer Phil Charles.

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Over the weekend, badminton history was made as national men's doubles Aaron Chia & Soh Wooi Yik etched their names into sporting folklore by becoming the first ever Malaysian world champions after their exploits at the 2022 BWF Championships in Tokyo. The much-maligned duo silenced their critics - shaking off the so-called 'semi-final' curse - by taking down the experienced Indonesians & 3-time world champions Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan in straight-sets 21-19, 21-14.

With the duo now at the pinnacle of men's doubles badminton, we recount their historic feat and project what this would mean for the future of local badminton.

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Eight years after arriving on our shores, Australian coach Brad Maloney leaves Malaysia to be at the helm of the Australian U-17 team. Leaving with a wealth of experience, the 50 year old - who spent his playing career with top A-league clubs and has represented Australia alongside the likes of Mark Viduka - was primarily in charge of youth football development in Malaysia, having groomed the likes of Luqman Hakim, Safawi Rasid and more, during his tenure as the U-19 and U-23 national team.

He joins us on the programme, as this week we reflect on his time working in Malaysian football.

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At the recently concluded 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, the Malaysian team put in a solid shift - surpassing the six gold medal target set for the contingent - coming home with seven gold, eight silver & eight bronze. New stars were born too with names like Ng Jo Ee (rhythmic gymnastics) & Ng Tze Yong (badminton) introducing themselves onto the international stage to great effect.

The young squad - eight out of the 28 athletes under the age of 21 brought home medals - with Malaysia ending up 10th on the overall standings, being the second highest Asian team after India. Twentytwo13's Haresh Deol joins us on the program, as we review the Birmingham campaign.

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After winning the inaugural para-badminton gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, national shuttler Cheah Liek Hou has been going from strength to strength - currently on a 56 match winning streak & his eleventh consecutive championships, after his heroics at the at the 4 Nations Para Badminton International 2022 in Ireland.

Gaining national prominence after the Tokyo win, he joins us on the programme as we explore his 20 year career, the role his coach Dato Rashid Sidek played, para-badminton's debut at the paralympics and many more.

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For years now, Stadium Shah Alam has been plagued with structural issues due to a lack of proper maintenance, so much so that the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) deemed the iconic landmark unsafe, forcing their home team, Selangor FC to move out for this season's Super League. Amidst public uproar of an initial proposal to demolish the stadium - as revealed by Selangor MB Amirudin Shari - local football fans can breathe a sigh of relief now, as the state govt has announced a public-private partnership with Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) to refurbish & enhance the historic sporting site.

With costs to the tune of RM787mil, Stadium Shah Alam and its neighbouring sporting complexes - namely Stadium Melawati - are set for a new lease of life, to restore the glory days of what was once the biggest stadium in Southeast Asia. Padangbola Sepak's Khalilul Rahman joins us on the program as we ponder on the future of the stadium.

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Recently, discussions at the highest level of sports administration revealed proposed plans to grade sports facilities & venues around the country. With an aim to make sports more accessible and to increase the number of grassroot talent, the plan takes a page out of restaurant/hotel grading which would suspend low-grade facilities forcing them to improve to a satisfactory level of quality. How would this impact patrons & operators alike? Twentytwo13's Haresh Deol joins us this week.

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After 18 long years donning the Jalur Gemilang at the highest level, national high-jumper Lee Hup Wei hung up his spikes in March, calling the curtain on his illustrious athletics career. The experienced 35 year old will be part of the national setup grooming the next generation of high-jumpers. He's the first Malaysian track and field athlete to reach the final at the 2019 Doha World Championships & a 4 time SEA Games gold-medalist. Hup Wei joins us on the program, as we reminisce on his years of service.

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With the Hanoi SEA Games come & gone, our young Malaysian contingent surpassed the medal-targets with 39 gold, 45 silver and 90 bronze medals – however a feat that only put us in sixth-place in the standings - which is our worst results in the SEA Games for 40 years in terms of final-rankings. However, a campaign that had its silver-linings as well, sports journalist Nicholas Anil joins us on the program as we review this edition of the biannual Games.

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The golden-era of 1992 was the last time Malaysia lifted the prestigious Thomas Cup as part of only five nations that have won it. It's now six nations, where over the weekend - India created history clinching their first-ever Thomas Cup (and medal). The Zii-Jia led Malaysian contingent left much to be desired, going down to the eventual champions in the quarter-finals after a strong group-stage. We will have to wait another 30 years? Fabian Mark Peter joins us on the program this week as we dissect the Malaysia's performance in Bangkok at the Thomas/Uber Cup.

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