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Picture by Sinar Harian Former FA of Malaysia ( FAM )  deputy president  Datuk Seri  Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja  Omar passed away at a private hospital in Ipoh this morning. He was 69. FAM general secretary Datuk Hamidin Amin said Raja Ahmad "was hospitalised for several days for high fever and pains in his stomach. "He then slipped into a comma. I've just informed our president (Tunku Ismail Ibrahim) and we're trying to get more details of his death," Hamidin added. Raja Ahmad also best known for being the team manager for Perak in the 90s. He was Director of Lembaga Urusan Tabung Haji and its subsidiaries from 2001 to 2004.  He served as the Larut Member of Parliament from 1999 to 2008. He also served as the Batu Kurau, Perak State  Assemblyman.  .

As published in Malay Mail today Comment by Loghun Kumaran Picture by Farhan Najib mmsports@mmail.com.my AS the wooden tracks at the Velodrome Rakyat in Ipoh lie rotten like the ruins of an ancient village house, the only things that seem to cycle around are the blame game and excuses. For the last two years, the velodrome, built 26 years ago, has been left at the mercy of the elements without adequate maintenance. It was declared unusable in 2013. Could its present state been avoided? Yes, it’s just that no single authority assumed responsibility for its upkeep. And while fingers are being pointed at each other, Malaysia’s first velodrome — built on public donations — continues to rot away. Mailsport exposed its condition last month. On Monday Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin blasted the state government, Malaysian National Cycling Federation and the Perak Cycling Association (PCA) for neglecting the velodrome. These bodies, including Ipoh City Council (MBI) and ...

OLD La Sallians Association of Klang (Olak-PKT) had to bring out their best to edge 1MAS Perak 2-1 in Division Two B of the Junior Hockey League at the Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh yesterday. However, Olak who have 15 points from five straight wins, were unhappy with certain aspects of the match and have sent in a written protest with a RM500 deposit. "Although we won the match, I am unhappy with how the umpires handled the match, and have submitted a written protest to highlight the shortcomings which almost cost us dearly," said Olak team manager Joseph de Silva. Read more in today's NST .   Meanwhile, SS Dhaliwal, a man who knows hockey inside out, took issue over the selection of several fresh faces as coaches on his Twitter account:     HD says: Would the concerned parties care to explain?

It looks like Perak coach Azraai Khor Abdullah has a new job scope - watering the field at the Perak Stadium. The field has not been watered properly, as revealed on the backpage of the The Malay Mail today. I obtained confirmation from Azraai over the poor condition of the field as the team gears up for the Malaysia Cup. The Malay Mail's reporter Fernando Fong, who is based in Ipoh, meanwhile observed that the field is in a poor state. He added the stadium is not maintained properly and there were rubbish everywhere. As the stadium is managed by the Ipoh City Council, it was only right to seek clarification from them. Ipoh Mayor Roshidi Hashim promised swift action. After contacting his staff, he returned my phone call and admitted the council had overlooked the matter and promised to carry out rectification works. "I must thank people like you and the Media generally for highlighting such matters to us. Sometimes such matters are not brought to my attention and...