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Buriram United FC and Công An Hà Nội FC meet again on Wednesday in a high-stakes ASEAN Club Championship Shopee Cup™ Group A clash, a rematch of their dramatic final six months ago. Coach Mano Pölking admits the game is “do-or-die” for both sides as they struggle for form early in the campaign.Công An Hà Nội lost their opener to BG Pathum United but edged DH Cebu to reach three points, while Buriram sit one point behind after draws with Selangor and BG Pathum. With only two teams guaranteed a semi-final spot, Pölking expects a tense battle, especially with Buriram playing at home.

Korea’s Heemin Chang fired an impressive eight-under 64 to lead day one of the Bharath Classic 2025 at Kensville Golf Resort, despite seeing the course for the first time after arriving late. He sits ahead of India’s Pukhraj Singh Gill, Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond and Poosit Supupramai, and fellow Korean Wooyoung Cho, all on 66. A large group—including Ajeetesh Sandhu, Udayan Mane, Chan Shih-chang, Sean Ramos and recent Taifong Open winner Ekpharit Wu—are tied for sixth on 67.The US$500,000 inaugural event is joint-sanctioned with the new Indian Golf Premier League Tour and serves as the penultimate stop of the Asian Tour season, with players battling for crucial Order of Merit positions. Chang, currently 127th, said he adapted quickly to the slower greens and built confidence from his recent top-six finish in Taiwan. His back nine surge featured an eagle on 15 and birdies on 16 and 18.

The Pickleball Celebrity Slam by Panas Express & Astro will make its debut as a sports-entertainment-lifestyle event, taking place on Dec 6-7 at 9Pickle, Setia Alam. The tournament will be broadcast live on Astro Arena (Channel 801) as well as on Astro GO and sooka.Six teams will compete across four categories — Men’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Open Doubles and Singles — with team owners including Datuk AC Mizal, former national shuttlers Tan Boon Heong and Chan Peng Soon, entrepreneur Meri (Azzim Zahid Azim), SVG Worldwide founder Ashraf Anuar and Panas Express founder Vincent Siow. Celebrities and ex-athletes such as Adlin Aman Ramlie, Sharif Zero, Datuk Minarwan Nawawi and Koo Kien Kiat will also take part.

Desaru Coast, together with Boxxtomoi Asia, will launch Coastal Combat 2026 this January, an international Muaythai weekend that kick-starts the 2026 events calendar and supports the Visit Johor 2026 campaign. The initiative strengthens Desaru Coast’s position as a regional multi-sport and events destination, blending combat sports with a scenic coastal resort environment.The weekend festival will feature markets, activities and entertainment for families, highlighting the destination’s ability to host world-class sporting events, corporate gatherings and leisure experiences within one integrated venue. The main event, set for 23–24 January, brings together fighters from five countries and is expected to draw up to 300,000 YouTube viewers, boosting Desaru Coast and Johor’s sports tourism profile.

The Omoda 7 arrives with a clear mission: to push smart mobility into its next chapter by offering one of the most capable and adaptable intelligent parking systems currently available. Its suite of features, driven by APA (Automatic Parking Assistance) and RPA (Remote Parking Assistance), is designed to tackle everything from tight parallel spaces to awkwardly angled slots and even narrow residential lanes.The system supports custom parking paths, memory reverse, and remote straight-in or straight-out manoeuvres, allowing the car to operate confidently even in tricky environments. It has also been calibrated for more than 1,000 real-world scenarios across different markets, giving it an edge in both efficiency and versatility.