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The 2026 World Cup is less than two months away, and yet Malaysia still does not have an official broadcaster for the greatest football tournament on the planet. The broadcasting rights for the tournament are reported to be around RM200 million, with FIFA citing an expanded field of 48 teams, up from 32, and 104 matches, up from 64, as the reasons behind the high fee. With local broadcasters struggling to manage the high costs amid economic uncertainty, will Malaysians end up missing out on the World Cup altogether? To break it all down, we're joined by Sandru Narayanan, news and sports journalist from Scoop.my.Image Credit: Soumith Soman / Pexels.com

Tennis legend Andre Agassi was in town recently as part of the Joola Titans Tour 2026, alongside world-class pickleball players including Ben Johns, Anna Bright, and Tyson McGuffin. He sat down with Audrey Raj to talk about swapping the tennis racquet for the pickleball paddle, how the sport is perceived by its critics, and what keeps him going at this stage of his career.

Miles Karu of Malaysia Pro Wrestling returns to the show to break down his routine as a professional wrestler. What does he do in the gym and in the ring, and what's the balance like between the two? He walks us through it all ahead of New Breed 4, Malaysia Pro Wrestling's first show of the year.Image Credit: Miles Karu, Malaysia Pro Wrestling

Wrestling is part of many people's childhood, and while some grew out of it, there are others who continued watching well into adulthood. Then there are also those who pursue the dream of becoming wrestlers themselves. That's the case with Miles "Lyrical Lightning" Karu, who turned his teenage interest in wrestling into a career. He joins us ahead of Malaysia Pro Wrestling's first event of the year, New Breed 4, to share the path he has taken so far — flexing both his physical and creative muscles — as well as the realities of professional wrestling in this region.Image Credit: Miles Karu, Malaysia Pro Wrestling

Datuk Kenny Goh, Secretary-General of the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), joins us to talk about its plans to work closely with independent shuttlers for the Thomas Cup and beyond. We also hear his thoughts on the recent changes announced by the BWF. In the second part of the show, he talks about Tangkis 2030 — BAM's five-year strategic plan, unveiled by BAM president Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz last year — and how it will hopefully revamp the way Malaysia manages and grows its badminton industry.Image Credit: Anan Kaewkhammul / Shutterstock.com

2025 was a remarkable year for Malaysian wushu. At the World Wushu Championships in Brazil, the team brought home 8 medals, and a fantastic showing at the SEA Games rounded off the year in style — putting the sport firmly back in the spotlight. One of its rising stars, SEA Games gold medalist Mandy Cebelle Chen, joins the show to lift the curtain on this athletic and graceful sport and share her journey so far.Image Credit: Mandy Cebelle Chen

BWF recently announced some sweeping changes to their tournaments, set to take effect in 2027. Among the changes is the addition of another Super 1000 tournament, with the Denmark Open joining the Malaysia Open, All England Open, China Open, and Indonesia Open. Team events - the Thomas Cup, Uber Cup, and Sudirman Cup - will also see an expansion, growing from 16 to 24 participating teams. A group-stage phase will also be introduced before the knockout rounds. How will these changes, and others, affect the badminton world? Kirubashini Rasalingam, a sports journalist from The Star, joins us to unpack the announcements and share her thoughts.Image Credit: farzand01 / Shutterstock.com

Retired bowler Esther Cheah joins us again on the show to talk about her fitness routine during her bowling days. She shares her training routine, balancing work in the gym and on the bowling lanes, as well as what her fitness routine will look like now that she's retired.Image Credit: Aiman Khair / Shutterstock.com

After more than 20 years on the bowling lanes, Esther Cheah has recently decided to call it a day, retiring with numerous accolades safely tucked under her belt. Despite already achieving so much, it was not an easy decision to make as she passes her mantle to the younger generation of bowlers in the country. She joins us in the studio to candidly talk about her decision to retire and look back at a career filled with many successful moments - from becoming Malaysia's first Singles World Champion during her debut year in 2005 to winning gold for the country across many different tournaments.Image Credit: Esther Cheah

A comment by our shuttler, Aaron Chia, about having to play the Malaysia Open, a Super 1000 tournament, just two weeks after the previous year's final tournament has sparked a larger conversation about the BWF's tournament schedule and how packed it is. Sports Editor at the New Straits Times, Ajitpal Singh, who wrote an article on this issue, joins us on the show to discuss the topic.Before we get to that, sports writer T. Avineshwaran joins us to share his thoughts on the FAM Exco mass resignation.Image Credit: tewpai dechpitak / Shutterstock.com