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The Commonwealth Games 2026 will be taking place next week, after much controversy surrounding its host and whether it would go ahead at all. Glasgow will now welcome athletes to compete in the 23rd edition of the Games, stepping in after Victoria, Australia withdrew due to escalating costs. The number of events has also been drastically reduced, with only 10 events on offer compared to the previous edition in Birmingham in 2022. Do all these issues point to the declining relevance of the Commonwealth Games? We unpack this and assess Malaysia's chances at the Games with Ajitpal Singh, Sports Editor at the New Straits Times.Image Credit: Wikimedia.org

Kita Untuk Kita Juara (K2K Juara), a grassroots-driven initiative to bring football to children from underserved communities, returns for its second edition following the success of its inaugural run. Organised by Think City, Football Association of Selangor, and padangbolasepak.com, K2K Juara is expanding beyond football this time, welcoming participants of all ages. K2K Juara's Project Director Khalilul Rahman joins us to share the lessons learned from the first edition and the initiative's broader mission of making sports accessible for all.Image Source: padangbolasepak.com

Sports commentators are the voices who bring a sporting event to life, making great moments even more iconic and memorable. It's a highly regarded vocation that requires not just a strong command of language, but also a deep knowledge of the sport. Aiman "Sekaiichi" Roshizam, a sports commentator from Astro Arena who started his journey in esports commentary before moving on to conventional sports, joins us to share his story, the work that goes into commentating, juggling two languages, and his ambitions in sports broadcasting.Image Credit: Yan Krukau / Pexels.com

The New Zealand Esports Federation recently embarked on a sports diplomacy tour to learn more about how other nations manage their esports ecosystems. They are here to learn from how Malaysia approaches esports development, and to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Malaysian Esports Federation to foster closer ties between the two nations. We took the opportunity to speak to their CEO, Jonathan Jansen, to find out how the NZESF operates and what the gaming and esports landscape looks like in New Zealand.Image Credit: Yan Krukau / Shutterstock.com

The greatest football competition in the world is finally here! The USA, Canada and Mexico play host to 48 aspiring nations that are competing to be the world’s best. The lead up to this edition of the World Cup isn’t without its own controversies and challenges, and joining us for a preview of some of the narratives surrounding it is sports commentator and pundit, Dez Corkhill.Image Credit: LumoNest / Shutterstock.com

Revealtek is an AI-powered sports technology company that provides a more accessible solution for badminton officiating. Based in Malaysia, Revealtek aims to rival its bigger competitors with technology that's just as sophisticated, but at a fraction of the cost and with minimal setup. Revealtek's CEO and Co-Founder Nizam Mohamed joins us to talk about the company's entry into the sports technology space and why it's important to cater to the underserved segment of the sport — making world-class technology accessible to all levels of the game.Image Credit: Revealtek

The Speedy Tigers qualified for this year's World Cup, but despite that feat, their coach Sarjit Singh was relieved of his duties and replaced by Brendon Carolan. Sandru Narayanan, sports journalist from Scoop.my, joins us to look back at Sarjit's contribution to Malaysian hockey and assess whether Brendon can take Malaysia forward on the field, ahead of the upcoming tournaments and the nation's larger goal of qualifying for the Olympics.Image Credit: sportoakimirka / Shutterstock.com

Aravinda de Silva scored a century in the 1996 Cricket World Cup final against Australia to help his country win its first ever World Cup. Playing a crucial role in that tournament etched his name in Sri Lankan and cricketing folklore. Thirty years later, he joins us ahead of a commemorative exhibition match to share how that victory propelled Sri Lanka to greater heights, and his transition from cricket to becoming a highly successful businessman with multiple business ventures.Image Credit: Ruwan Walpola / Shutterstock.com

F1 roared back to life in May, with Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli leading the championship charge. The prospect of a new champion is exciting, but F1's 2026 season — built around brand new regulations — is proving to be challenging, with drivers and hardcore viewers alike complaining that the racing, while exciting, feels “artifcial”. Instead of going flat out, drivers now have to manage and harvest energy, with the 50-50 split between the conventional internal combustion engine and the electric system proving to be one of many challenges. Racing driver Jazeman Jaafar drops by to share his thoughts on the new F1 regulations, and whether they have taken the fun out of racing at the highest level.Image Credit: Motorsport Photography F1 / Shutterstock.com

The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) is doing its best to ensure our preparation for this year's Thomas and Uber Cup is as thorough as possible, with a centralised training camp held in Herning, Denmark ahead of the tournament — an approach that's slightly different from usual. With a stable doubles lineup, the Thomas Cup squad is banking on an out-of-form Lee Zii Jia to step up as the team's talisman, while the Uber Cup team has to soldier on without Pearly Tan, who was ruled out of the tournament with a back injury. Despite these challenges, will we finally end our drought at this prestigious tournament? Joining us to break down our Thomas and Uber Cup preparations is Ajitpal Singh, Sports Editor at the New Straits Times.Image Credit: ZCOOL HelloRF / Shutterstock.com